Shriekback - Oil & Gold
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Artist: ShriekbackEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-06-15
Music Label: Fontana Island
Soundtracks:
- Malaria
- Everything That Rises Must Converge
- Fish Below The Ice
- This Big Hush
- Faded Flowers
- Nemesis
- Only Thing That Shines
- Health And Knowledge And Wealth And Power
- Hammerheads
- Coelocanth
Music reviews of Oil & Gold
Music Review: Shriekback's Artistic Pinnacle
Rating: 5 Stars
When your band is the offspring of Gang of Four and XTC people are going to expect that artistically you can bring the pain so to speak. Without a doubt, Shriekback could bring it. One could argue that Shriekback didn't have the consistency over its lifespan of its parent bands, but for at least 2 moments (this album and 'Big Night Music') it clearly outshined them both. Folks may wonder who Shriekback really was: the sweaty funk of "My Spine (Is the Bassline)", the disposable party-pop of 'Go Bang!' or the lurid alien soundscapes traversed in their more introspective moments? Perhaps I can't answer that question, but I think they will be best remembered for the latter. 'Oil and Gold' contains flashes of the funk but is full of the dark introspection. It stands as their crowning achievement.
The disc kicks off with the fat bass and beats kicking in "Malaria" and "Everything That Rises Must Converge". "Fish Below the Ice" then segues into a slower, moodier section highlighted by "This Big Hush" and the poignant, sensual & brilliantly minimalist "Faded Flowers". The entire section of the album bristles with a quiet, smoldering intensity that the listener senses just has to be released otherwise self-destruction is imminent. Luckily the pressure is all released on the potent dance masterpiece "Nemesis"... a.k.a. the song that you know even if you've never heard of Shriekback. This is as ominous as a dance song can get outside of eletronic industrial. The shrieking chorus of high-pitched female vocals coming over the top of Barry Andrews' baritone makes the vibe almost an orgy of sound and fury. The underrated song here, even by fans, is the Middle Eastern tinged "Hammerheads". The melody is ensnaring to the ear and slithers to and fro like a snake charmer's tune. The album exits with the ambient, chill-out wonder of "Coelocanth", a mysterious slab of subtle shifting tones that make you feel as though you are watching this ancient rare creature navigate the currents in the ocean's deepest, darkest recesses.
Overall a work of extreme originally that manages to be pleasing to the hear while maintaining its experimental edge. The same could be said for 'Big Night Music' too, but not for a gimmick album like 'Go Bang!'. You won't hear many bands in the new-wave retro craze dropping the Shreikback name but they wield greater influence than is realized. Perhaps in time they will get their due.
Description of Oil & Gold
Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of this 1985 album from the British Post-Punk featuring by former XTC keyboardist Barry Andrews and former Gang Of Four bassist Dave Allen. This enhanced edition comes with a newly remastered bonus disc of b-sides, some never before released on CD, as well as a enhanced booklet with new notes. Lemon. 2011.Alternative Rock CDs
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