Chinese review of Electric Mourning Blues on othermusick website!

来自澳洲的post-shoegazer 二人组合The Scrapes
的首张大碟是笔者近期听过的众多作品中最值得向大家介绍一下。 The Scrapes 由Adam Cadell和Ryan Potter组成。Adam负责小提琴而Ryan则是结他手兼演奏一种名为”Diddley Bo”的自制乐器度一种类似中国二胡的乐器，能营造出背景层次垫底效果)。Adan的小提琴在每一首曲目中来回穿插，由哀愁的intro至中段的紧迫气氛 节奏营造，配合着Ryan的变种蓝调电结他演奏，犹如电影配乐般带领听众进入一个如CD封面所描绘的冷酷异色境象。值得一提的是在聆听第四首曲 目<>时笔者似曾相识地误以为是往昔Godspeed You Black Emperor的作品。由此可领略Adam和Ryan二人的功架能够营造出如Godspeed这队恐龙级班霸的慑人 post-rock full band 效果！

You can also buy the damn thing at their site or in their shop if you live in Hong Kong. Cheers Calvin!

You can now buy Electric Mourning Blues from us through Paypal

Yes that's right you can indeed......look over there.....to your right....under where it says "About Me".....yeah under that section....you can just click on that button under the album cover and we'll mail it you....

May listening list for Adam...thus far....

Been listening to a lot of music of late: Top - Fenriz's new compilation..epic metal...check it out here http://afistinthefaceofgod.blogspot.com/ FREE DOWNLOAD! Next: Sol Invictus - Trees in Winter...perfect for this time of year if you're in the southern hemisphere...which funnily enough I am! Under those is a Morne EP that is fuckin awesome...go and look at Darkthrone's album of the month if you want to hear about how awesome they are...they've been namedropped on the cover of the new Darkthrone album too for that matter. Next one down is Le Stelle Di Mario Schiffano...awesome Italian record from the 60s very VU. Next is another Italian classic Franco Battiato's Fetus...very weird indeed! Below them is awesome sloppy NWOBHM by Fist..early 80s...dole cheques, drinking and dirty fun. Under that is the absolutely brilliant Braun Buch Zwei by Death in June...just listen to it ok. And below here is a great EP by Agalloch...fantastic forest music.

Also been really diggin Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue Vol. 2...can't recommend it enough!

That is all....

Tony Conrad rules....

Until the Light Takes Us

The best film I've seen on Norwegian Black Metal. Lots of great footage and interviews with Fenriz in particular that are great. The film has a great feel to it and it's been filmed beautifully. Check it out where you can!

The Scrapes April tour is over look out for new shows in the future!

Antarctic Beach. Recorded by Sound Travellers. Live The Cad Factory, Sydney 18/4



Before There's Nothing Left. Recorded by Sound Travellers. Live The Cad Factory, Sydney 18/4



New song, untitled at this time. Live The Troubadour, Brisbane 21/4. Posted by http://eternalsoundcheck.blogspot.com


Thanks to all who came to these shows and to those who filmed these great videos! More to come soon.

Scrapes praise for the Troub show on Wednesday night and Electric Mourning Blues!

"Last night I saw The Scrapes at The Troubadour and my head is still buzzing with their ‘doom sexy’ guitar and violin soundscapes. Their debut album ‘Electric Mourning Blues’ provided the perfect musical backdrop for my travels around Brisbane’s northside today. Closer, ‘Antarctic Beach’ had me reaching for the repeat button… This album after just a few listens would definitely make my Songs To Write To List. The Scrapes will definitely put some poetry in your pencil!"

http://grahamnunn.wordpress.com/

And more from Mr. Nunn here!

"The Scrapes are a relatively new Brisbane band, who have recently released their debut album Electric Mourning Blues. The duo blend feedback drenched guitar with searing violing lines. Of course there are going to be Dirty Three references, but there sounds also channel the western feel of Ennio Morricone. This is a clip of them jamming live in Alchemix studios in Brisbane, so if it takes you somwehere and you are near enough to Brisbane this Wednesday night (April 21), you can catch the band at The Troubadour launching their album and tickets are just a $10′er."

Cheers mate!