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Homestead's US issue of Compilation in the late '80s and Merge's double-disc Anthology from 2002 both laid out a complete rulebook, and a pretty in-depth one at that. Nevertheless, if someone else compiles them again in 2015, it's going to resonate just as strongly. Simply put, the music of the brothers \u003cstrong\u003eKilgour\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eBob Scott\u003c\/strong\u003e holds up pretty damn well in 2009 for anyone checking them out for the first or 5,000th time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tf1wzg4rdE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat's the sound? It's completely theirs but draws on everything from the psychedelic paste of Barrett\/early Floyd to vintage Velvets propulsiveness to almost everything else under the sun. In the case of the live staple \"Point That Thing Somewhere Else,\" here is a song that levitates any room in a way that makes you swear the band just stepped out of Conny Plank's studio in Germany with all the bulldozing power of Hawkwind. Their jubilance at times (the organ-laced \"Tally Ho,\" \"Beatnik,\" \"Whatever I Do\") makes the Banana Splits sound like Bauhaus while simultaneously exhibiting dark undercurrents, making Bauhaus sound like the Banana Splits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey created both full studio sound and lo-fi recordings before, during, and after the various waves of the 4-track revolution, making both recording modes work with no loss of the band's identity. 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Anthology serves as a celebration of The Clean, a band whose influence extends so far beyond their New Zealand home that even if you have never heard of The Clean before, you have surely heard of some of the bands (Pavement, Yo La Tengo, and Superchunk, to name a few) who have been influenced by their unique blend of homemade garage rock, hook-filled melodies, and psychedelic experimentalism.
The album is a compilation of songs from acrossThe Cleanslegendary musical career, which began in 1981 and continues today.
HamishandDavid KilgourformedThe Cleanin 1978.Hamishplayed drums, andDavidpicked up a guitar and figured out how to play it as he went along. Various other folk passed through theKilgourbrothers orbit during the first two years or so beforeRobert Scott (The Bats) joined on bass.Hamish, David, and Robertall wrote songs and sang in The Clean, who made their first recordings for the renowned New Zealand labelFlying Nunin 1981.
Anthologykicks off withThe Cleanscall-to-arms debutTally Ho!; the story of the infectious tracks $60 recording bill is now legendary. From there, it continues with the early EPsBoodle Boodle BoodleandGreat Sounds Greatin their entirety. The hitsAnything Could Happen, Beatnik, and Getting Olderandlive favorites likePoint That Thing Somewhere Elseand instrumentalsFish and At the Bottomall serve up memories of the joyous noise that characterizedThe Cleanof that time. These recordings, mostly made by the band withChris KnoxandDoug Hoodat the helm of the 4-track, capture the bright, raw sound of a classic garage band.
After a brief breakup, the band recordedVehicle, their first full-length, in 1989.Vehiclewas made in three days and engineered byAlan Moulder(later to become one of the top producers of the alternative era, recording theSmashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, and My Bloody Valentine). The sounds ofVehicleand the two albums that followed it,Modern Rock(1994) andUnknown Country(1996), make up the bulk of discs 3 and 4 of the vinylAnthology.The Cleanused organ and other keyboards to mix bouncing pop tunes with continued experimentation.
In addition to selections from these full-length recordings,Anthologyincludes two songs released only on an American 7-inch and two that appeared on a bonus flexi-disc with theModern RockLP.
The Cleansstory is on-again/off-again purely by design. It suits the trios creative desires and keeps them clear of the machinery that threatened to interfere with that process from the moment they threatened to get awfully popular awfully quickly over thirty years ago.The Cleansmodern age has seen them splitting time and hemispheres:David Kilgourhas a reputable solo catalog;Robert ScotthasThe Bats; andHamish Kilgourhas been an endearing and enduring fixture in New York City, playing with assorted combos.
Tracklist A1 Tally Ho Engineer – Arnold* Organ – Buzz (20) A2 Platypus Recorded By – Paul Kean A3 Billy Two A4 Thumbs Off A5 Anything Could Happen A6 Sad Eyed Lady Backing Vocals – Chris Knox B1 Point That Thing Somewhere Else Written-By – David Kilgour, Hamish Kilgour, Peter Gutteridge B2 Fish B3 Flowers B4 Side On B5 Slug Song C1 Beatnik C2 End Of My Dream C3 On Again/Off Again C4 At The Bottom Mixed By – David Kilgour, Tom Bell* C5 Getting Older Backing Vocals – David*, Martin Phillipps, Bob* Trumpet, Viola – Robert* C6 Scrap Music D1 Whatever I Do It's Right D2 Two Fat Sisters (Live) D3 Odditty D4 Quickstep (Live) D5 At The Bottom (Live) E1 Drawing To A Hole E2 I Wait Around E3 The Blue E4 Someone E5 Big Soft Punch E6 Diamond Shine F1 Big Cat F2 Outside The Cage F3 Safe In The Rain F4 Secret Place F5 Do Your Thing G1 Linger Longer G2 Too Much Violence G3 Trapped In Amber G4 Psychedelic Ranger G5 Late Last Night G6 Ludwig H1 Wipe Me, I'm Lucky H2 Franz Kafka At The Zoo H3 Clutch H4 Balkans H5 Indigo Blue H6 Chumpy H7 Twist Pop
