BACKSIDE GF ROTORELIEF SILVER SERIES LP
BACKSIDE GF ROTORELIEF SILVER SERIES LP
BACKSIDE
NURSE WITH WOUND
1. Backside
2. Chernobyl Picnic
Tracks include unearthed fragments of BLADDER FLASK by RR, circa ’80
STEVEN STAPLETON, ANDREW LILES, RICHARD RUPENUS
cover: metallic silver gatefold sleeve
1LP: 200 g vinyl record
Limited and numbered to :
> 700 copies in black vinyl
> 300 copies in dark crystal
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As the closest release style-wise to classic old NWW in decades, the album’s opening track ‘Backside’ could almost be a relic of the early 1980s, full of squeaky and crunchy noises, big plate reverbs, lots of plunderphonics meets musique concrete type cut-up work, bizarre vocals and all sorts of unfathomable sonic elements. It’s quite an intense listen, but totally enjoyable. ‘Chernobyl Picnic’ feels more like ‘Cooloorta’-era NWW, as it involves more use of extended tones, with lots of liberally chopped-up and totally messed about sounds, much of it fried and modulated in the most fascinating ways, a kind of harsher and more multi-faceted ‘Soliloquy For Lilith.’ An excellent release, especially for jaded old NWW fans who want more in the style of ‘the good old days.’