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The Debt Collection
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Track Listing
- Slingshot
- Sven Rokk
- Is It Any Wonder
- Better Than Bad
- Repeat To Fade
- Heap Of Other
- Roadside
- Head To Fill
- Figures Of 62
- Just Goes To Show
- In Your Debt
- Yr Room
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #89415 in Music
- Released on: 2005-07-25
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .15 pounds
Editorial Reviews
CD Description
'The Debt Collection' is the debut album from London-based trip-hop revivalists The Shortwave Set. A beguiling mish-mash of influences ranging from Nancy Sinatra and Saint Etienneto Beck and Portishead, their unique sound has been described by some as 'Victorian Funk'. Includes the single 'Is It Any Wonder'.
Customer Reviews
Debt Collection Not Short-Changed
Hailing, I think, from SE London, this band perform what they call "Victorian Funk"- electronic clash with a strange collection of tinpot instruments and samples. Spot the meodica, banjo, zither, indian shruti box. spot the samples from Millican & Nesbitt (seriously!), Englebert Humperdinck and The Beach Boys.
An album that doesn't take matters forward, particularly, but which does make 40 minutes pass very pleasurably indeed. Highly recommended
album of the year
this is one of those albums which you just know is destined to be a classic after the first listen. and after the second listen it's even better than that.
i've never heard a record that so effectively combines the ultra modern possibilities of cut and paste technology with the virtues of songs so fantastic they would make lennon blush. they also manage to throw so many sounds, textures, and references into 45 minutes that it makes you dizzy.
in an age where every tom, rick and harry thinks they just need to rehash a popular look and sound of yesteryear to propel themselves to "classic" status, this sounds like the future of music. it's disorientatingly new yet comfortingly warm and organic.
album of 2005 - no question.
jenny frogatt - w. yorkshire.
Shortwave Success
Put this CD on in the company of almost anyone and it will be enjoyed. It's a refreshing change from the beard-stroking rut in which much of the electronic music scene resides these days. It's very musical and melodic, with some fairly dark lyrics keeping it on the right side of twee. Quite hypnotic after a few quarts/bales of your favourite poison.
