Something didn't click about Post-Modern Sounds the first time I saw them-- most likely part of it was them choosing to do a DK's cover ("Moon Over Marin")-- but after seeing them again last night and listening to their new "Literal Tension" EP on constant repeat, their Wire-slash-Minutemen-slash-Gang of Four style of post punk is finally starting to sink in with me.
Not that Post-Modern Sounds need my approval; they've already been hyped up by the local art weeklies and such on account of how young they are (they're all like eleven*, apparently) and for sounding like a bunch of bands that all broke up before they were even born.
In any case, "Literal Tension" finds Post-Modern Sounds sounding way past their years, even though their live set is still pretty much a energetic punk rock shambles. One of the reasons I'm starting to like these guys a lot is that they seem to have figured out what they want to do from an early start and are capable of pulling it off, even if they're probably still too young to have heard a Mecht Mensch record yet.
*just kidding
Post-Modern Sounds -
"Proctor! Proctor!"
(this file is now listen-only)
8 comments:
thanks for reviewing this CD, I put it out! I'm glad these kids are getting some appreciation.
-jeremiah/diet folk
Hey, Jeremiah, I've been meaning to mention that you killed me with this one:
"CD's are cheap and accessible in ways we couldn't have imagined back in those days, and vinyl and cassette are obscure and pricey formats used mostly by wealthy and upper-middle class collector types. Many people don't have and can't afford the equipment needed to even play these formats nowadays. It strikes me as false and a little sleazy for bands to be consciously (very much so, with their career in mind) projecting an image of poverty and anti-materialism while in reality playing snobby rich kid record collector games. We all know who the real bands are; they're the ones with enough money to afford runs of colored vinyl."
That's great...
Hey, what's the "Consolation Prize" song that's up on the Kids Called Crazy myspace now? It's not on the CD I have, but it's fucking cool. Jerk.
That was the last thing we recorded before (very shortly) before KCC called it quits. We actually finished it after our last show I think. It is going to be on a Manchester Punk zine/comp that is taking me forever to finish.
Great song. I gotta remember to get one of those compilations.
In order to avoid the wrath of The Man (just kidding - I'm freeing up more file space), the mp3 file on this post is now a listen-only (non-downloadable) file. You can also find the other 5 songs from "Literal Tension" on my Vox account, accesible through any of the listen-only links.
Buy this rekkid, OK:
Diet Folk Records
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When you erased those files, I was mere seconds away from unleashing a swarm of lawyers from the Diet Folk corporate office to shut down your website. Curses!
Man, hounded by the higher-ups again.
Coincidentally, I was just listening to "Consolation Prize" again last night. Great song.
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