We Love Our Enemy EP
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Record Label: Actors&Actresses
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If Sigur Rós gives us the sounds of glaciers grinding together, what KC's Actors & Actresses - whose moody post-rock is in some ways similar but more direct emotionally and less majestic overall - offer up is more intimate, somewhere between icebergs and ice cubes, the aural equivalent of something hard and frozen bobbing in water warmer than itself.
It's the sound of melting.
The trio's songs start with what seems like chilly restraint, a sound sometimes plodding and distant. But, as the slow riffs repeat, Andrew Schiller's guitar thickens and Scott Bennett's vocals lift into a warm falsetto. Best is the stately psychedelia of "Poverty," a seven-minute grind that seems slight at first but eventually makes you sweat.
For 25 minutes, these four tracks swell and sulk, accumulating power through the band's skillful repetition, each building to climaxes both meditative and muscular, each a mellow roar.
- Alan Scherstuhl, The Pitch music review 12/05
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The 4-song 26-minute We Love Our Enemy EP was recorded to tape at Great Western Record Recorders in Tolono, IL at the end of January 2005. Engineered by Paul Malinowski and mixed at Westend Studios in KCMO.
Actors&Actresses may appeal to fans of bands like:
Radiohead
Low
Juno
Explosions In the Sky
Godspeedyoublackemperor
Sigur Ros
Swervedriver
My Bloody Valentine
Actors&Actresses are:
Scott Bennett - bass/vocals
Andrew Schiller - guitars
Dave Sumner - drums/samples
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It's like being hugged by a building...
author: J.neil
A&A have created a masterpiece EP. Thick, beefy bass lines are draped with eerie guitar and perfectly accented drums. They're all mixed so well, do to Malinowski's brilliant engineering. Scott Bennett's ethereal melodies will stick with you and will keep you humming for days. Buy this EP now.
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Thick, slithering indie rock worthy of listening to
author: Mike
I hear elements of Interpol, The Cure, Slint and Mogwai that permeat this cinematic, lush music that demands attention spans and appreciation of pace - the songs are slow, brooding and ultimately rewarding with dynamics, craft and volume. Make no mistake - these guys love taking their time, but they slowly build to a deafening blast that pays off like a prison congugal visit. The last minute of abandoned release is worth the price of admission alone. Huge theatrics await...
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