Liftmen - Luftwaffe Pond CD (Mega Blowout Sale)
SKU
23-TN 091
“This unlikely group of pond-life obsessives formed in the confines of a Bristolian industrial lift in 2002. The spawn of the Young Marble Giants but sounds a little bit like none of the above.
Luftwaffe Pond sees The Liftmen step out of the shaft and into the light, presenting eleven new shapes in amphibious rock music. ‘Troubled Teens’ is a smart, scuttling intro about religious zealots trying to entice the vulnerable: there are echoes throughout of those fertile times when punk’s brusque energy found its way to more subtle timbres via bands like Gang Of Four, The Bush Tetras and Jozef K, while at points an almost jazzy serenity descends recalling the Chicago school of the nineties… yet just as often this is gleefully ruptured by fuzzedout motorik detours and Deerhoofian thrusts into sonic overdrive. It is those moments that are gloriously expanded upon in their blistering live shows, where they are often joined by fellow Bristolian SJ Esau on sundry electronic devices.”
- LabelTwisted Nerve
- UPC5060099503177