{"product_id":"the-clean-unknown-country-cd","title":"The Clean - Unknown Country (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e FN349 The Clean - Unknown Country (1996)‎\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecorded and mixed in two sessions during 1996,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eyet again prove to be masters of musical innovation, three guys who can only amaze when they come together and throw all their ideas down on tape. And as a mood of supreme grooviness is all-pervading on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnknown Country\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, this is\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat their most timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnknown Country\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecould well be\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Clean\u003c\/strong\u003e's best album ever. The odd pop songs focus on the tension and the release that characteristic of psychedlic rock although 'Champagne and Misery' stays close\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Clean'\u003c\/strong\u003es canon, 'Wipe Me I'm Lucky' experiments shyly, and 'Walk Walk' is warped like a cartoon soundtrack.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Pierre Scaruffi, The History of Rock Music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Kilgour on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnknown Country\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Clean always wanna try something different, but on this LP, we were obsessed with the idea. Tracks like “Wipe Me, I’m Lucky” and “Franz Kafka at the Zoo” are fine examples of the approach, I reckon. Quite a long way from “Tally Ho!” and “Beatnik”!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI remember we generally left vocal ideas to last, after the tracks were recorded, so we never really knew where we were headed. Might also explain all the instrumentals!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMade during the Balkan War, hence the reference. And for the freaks, I think “Balkans” is the only Clean track ever to not actually feature The Clean playing. It’s all Alan Starrett, as we removed the backing track.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Scott on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnknown Country:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis album is very different from our other albums. We didn’t go into the studio with many “song” ideas—a lot of it was written on the spot. I really enjoyed recording this as it was free of expectation. We weren’t playing much live at the time. It does contain some of my favourite Clean songs such as “Twist Top,” “Wipe Me, I’m Lucky,” and “Valley Cab.” Certainly our most experimental album.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Wipe Me, I'm Lucky\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Champagne \u0026amp; Misery\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Changing Your Head\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Balkans\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Clutch\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Franz Kafka At The Zoo\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. Whisk\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e8. Indigo Blue\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9. Chumpy\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e10. 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