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Doldrums

Desk Trickery

Kranky

catalogue:          Krank 040                     
barcode:            CD   U 7 96441 8040 2 3                 
release date:       01 November 1999
                              
track listing:
1. Office Scene  2. Sparkling Deadheadz  3. Fritland  4. Grill Out Time
5. Free Festival Of The Stonebridge  6. Who Shot J.R.?  7. Godspeed You 
Young Actress!

Doldrums have been working on this album from 1997 to 1999, mostly in
Virginia where Bill Kellum lives and operates the VHF label. The other two
members of the band, Justin Chearno and Matt Kellum would travel from
Texas and New York City, respectively, to record. The final track of Desk
Trickery was recorded at a festival in Denton, TX where the trio made a
rare live appearance.

The title refers to the computer technology applied to the mixing process. 
there's a great deal of computer-mutated guitar damage going on. You may
think it's sampling, looping, sequencing, break beats and the like but it
is actually electric guitar sounds transformed via silicon chips. There 
are also some mighty wah-wah jams, putting that much underused fx peddle
through its paces. Of these seven guitar-powered rave ups, Bill Kellum
sings on two.

Lots of folks may talk about mixing instrumental improvisation and the
transformative capacity of digital technology - Doldrums actually do it.
They've dragged the swollen corpse of prog rock straight into the future,
and brought along some mountain boogie too; courtesy of Matt Kellum's
doubled up drum tracks. No clinical demonstrations of instrumental
technique or digital editing will be found on Desk trickery, just a
commitment to kick out.


Doldrums:
Justin Chearno - guitars
Bill Kellum - guitars, vocals
Matt Kellum - drums

Doldrums discography:
Xa one-sided 7 inch (VHF)
Secret Life Of Machines 12 inch/CE (VHF)
Acupuncture CD (Kranky)
Feng Shui CD (VHF)
"J'ai Obtenu Mon Sang Change En Suisse" on Various It's The Big One CD
(Ptolemaic Terrascope)

Salient Points:
*  This is the second Doldrums album for Kranky records of Chicago,Il.
*  Doldrums bring a new twist to the established conventions of `space
   rock' and `drone rock' with their twin guitars and heavy percussive
   improvisation. 
*  In the past they have been favourably compared to seminal 70's
   prog-rockers Pink Floyd and Popol Vuh as well as 90's practicioners
   like Spacemen 3, Main and Spiritualized. 
*  Doldrums' line-up in VHF Records head-honcho Bill Kellum and
   ex-Pitchblende man Justin Chearno.