{"id":304,"date":"2006-10-02T23:20:06","date_gmt":"2006-10-02T22:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=304"},"modified":"2006-10-02T23:20:06","modified_gmt":"2006-10-02T22:20:06","slug":"sukpatch-twenty-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ireallylovemusic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"sukpatch &#8211; twenty three"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">is this the longest gestation period for an album  on <STRONG>moshi moshi<\/STRONG> ?<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">i&#8217;m sure that one of the labels first releases in  1998 was a <STRONG>sukpatch<\/STRONG> record, and now 8 years later comes the  bands&nbsp;debut album. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">with a minimum of fuss and detail there is very  little to tell you, other than the band seemed to have been part of the collapse  of the excellently eccentric <EM>grand royal<\/EM> label bankruptcy fallout (just  how much did that online auction for the <EM>grand royal<\/EM> archive go for  ?)<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">but, i can reveal that the cover is red,&nbsp;with  <\/FONT><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">some very stylised artwork with a defined  owl-like creature, along with the fact that the band comprises of 2 blokes from  colorado called&nbsp;<EM>chris heidman <\/EM>and<EM> steve cruz, <\/EM>and that&#8217;s  about it.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">the music is bedroom lo-fi guitars entwined with  sweaty beatbox loops and plenty of&nbsp;nu-era electronica noises, along with  the slacker sanctioned lazy hazy can&#8217;t be arsed vocals. <\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">sometimes the mood is all late night and mellow as  on the sweet-n-innocent&nbsp;<EM>natural thing to do, <\/EM>whereas a mere few  moments later during <EM>wrrrt <\/EM>the baggy styled beats are&nbsp;having it  large, the guitars&nbsp;fuzzed up to the max, and reverb pedals are&nbsp;given  an almighty kicking, and memories of long lost <STRONG>t-rex<\/STRONG> b-sides  are exhumed for the benefit of those who enjoy glammed up pop music. to put it  simply, fans of <STRONG>simple kid<\/STRONG> should definitely hunt this unloved  album down. after a few quiet laidback tracks,&nbsp;the vibe is given  a&nbsp;spit and polish, as in the&nbsp;second half the guys really let rip with  their effects pedals like some shy scenesters trying to rediscover their  long&nbsp;lost noise pedal yet not wanting to completely fall into the  shoegazing trap. check out the album closer <EM>radon <\/EM>for the most perfect  album closer with its processed guitars, <STRONG>jesus and marychain<\/STRONG>  styled melody and nonchalant attitude. with all these elements i cannot  help&nbsp;but love it.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">thankfully, the songs never drift along into an  excessive yawnfest, instead these short sharp snappy songs (11 songs all done  and dusted in a mere 37 minutes) are a perfect antidote to all that is angular,  electro enhanced post punk and as such, means that the album will easily outlast  many&nbsp;peoples current playlists.<\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">out now on <STRONG>moshi  moshi<\/STRONG><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT><\/STRONG>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><EM>more detail<\/EM><STRONG> <\/STRONG>: <A href=\"http:\/\/www.moshimoshimusic.com\">here<\/A><\/FONT><\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV> <DIV><FONT face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/FONT>&nbsp;<\/DIV><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; is this the longest gestation period for an album on moshi moshi ? 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