Product Description

'War Stories' is the third album from electronic duo Unkle.Featuring guest appearances from Josh Homme, The Duke Spirit and Ian Astbury, the album is yet another thrilling foray into the darker side of electro. Includes the tracks 'Hold My Hand', 'Restless' and 'Price You Pay'.

Track Listing

1. Untitled - UNKLE
2. Chemistry - UNKLE
3. Hold My Hand - UNKLE
4. Restless - UNKLE & Josh Homme
5. Keys To The Kingdom - UNKLE & Gavin Clark
6. Price You Pay - UNKLE
7. Burn My Shadow - UNKLE & Ian Astbury
8. Mayday - UNKLE & Duke Spirit
9. Persons And Machinery - UNKLE & Autolux
10. Twilight - UNKLE & 3D
11. Morning Rage - UNKLE
12. Lawless - UNKLE
13. Broken - UNKLE & Gavin Clark
14. When Things Explode - UNKLE & Ian Astbury

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2809 in Music
• Released on: 2007-07-02
• Number of discs: 1

MIXMAG
part producer, part dj,part day dreamer, james lavelle could be
about to become dance musics tarantino, thanks to his inspired move of
drafting in the cults near forgotten ian astbury ( of "she sells sanctuary"
fame) for the albums epic first single.

OMM album review
say what you like about unkle main man james lavelle but his
ambition is imposossible to fault. on 1998's debut album psyence fiction he
persuaded turntableist dj shadow and the verves trad cheer leader richard
ashcroft to pu aside any sonic differences.here, on unkle's first album in
four years,lavelle recruits ex-cult front man ian astbury, whose presence
betrays a blustery edge to the duo`s sound. "twilight" by massive attack's
3D, proves that lavelle can reimagine 'soul' like no one else.

About the Artist
About UNKLE UNKLE: the production collective that defies definition with its blend of electronic, hip-hop, dance and rock music. UNKLE albums have featured collaborations with vocalists such as Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Richard Ashcroft (The Verve), Ian Brown (The Stone Roses), Ian Astbury (The Cult), Mike D. (The Beastie Boys) and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age). UNKLE single Eye For An Eye off the album Never, Never, Land was nominated for Best Video at the 2003 MTV Europe Music Awards.

UNKLE has to date produced two full artist albums, Pysence Fiction and Never, Never, Land, collaborated on numerous mix albums, produced other artists (eg South, Oasis), recorded music for movies (The Incredibles, Sexy Beast, GOAL) and is one of the biggest remix names in the world. Mixes have been commissioned by Queens Of The Stone Age, Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Beck, Oasis, Robert Plant and many more. Look for a new UNKLE album early 2007.

Customer Reviews

Good, but a change in direction for UNKLE
I am a fan of Psyence Fiction and Never Never Land, not least because of their blend of hip hop, breakbeat and rock. War Stories is more of a straightforward guitar rock-based album vaguely reminiscent of Primal Scream, but it contains several memorable tracks so, whilst I don't rate this as highly as their previous work (because of the abandonment of beats and breaks), I like it all the same. Stand out tracks are "Chemistry" and "Burn My Shadow". Talking of which, please bring back DJ Shadow for the next effort!

loved it
Without a doubt it's the best album i've heard in the last couple of years. "Burn my shadow" is the standout track on this superb album. Fans of the previous albums won't be disappointed with this offering. The australian remix of this album is ok but you'd be better sticking to this one to be honest.

Chilling
I bought this album after hearing "Mayday" feat. "The Duke Spirit". There is a good mixture of different sounds in this album, it is quite a dark album but needless to say it's a very good one.