Saturday, May 22, 2010

CAPRICORN VERTICAL SLUM

 Various Portals and Sleazo Inputs Vol.1: Tourism - 2010

 01 Desert Dreams
 02 Tangerine Gowns (The Ballad of King Oranj Licht)
03 White Legs
 04 Palatial Estates in Wallpaper
 05 White Gloves
06 The Best Cocaine in the Canyon
07 Two Cathedrals
 08 Period Days

Percolating out of the ether, Capricorn Vertical Slum's "Various Portals..." materializes within a wash of sonic detritus. The record feints at racket and din before emerging with the glam stomp of "Palatial Estates in Wallpaper." And from then on the album subverts expectations and matches every haywire moment with a songwriting gem. An unwanted love child of Ian Hunter and a CB radio, Colin Johnson (formerly of Vampire Hands) sneaks feral and fun hooks that pop in weird places, enriched by a stratum of roiling noise. At 24 minutes, Vol.1 is hopefully a wink at more to come - it has to be, we need more music like this.

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