Be Gentle With The Warm Turtle

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Total Tracks: 7   Total Length: 48:00

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Tim Chester

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04.22.11
Guitar-abusing drone from Pacific Northwest post-rock explorers.
2005 | Label: Strange Attractors Audio House / IODA

Kinski were allegedly first formed in a pub when bartender and drummer Dave Weeks heard two people discussing the merits of digital vs. analog and butted in to declare the latter ruled. At the time of this release (their second album) Kinski weren't aware of the great things that lay ahead of them. Their next album would be recorded for Sub Pop and a tour and split release with legendary Japanese psych freaks Acid Mothers Temple beckoned. Listening to this early album demonstrates why they got so much attention. "New India" is an intense eight minutes of the kind of guitar-abusing drone that Kawabato Makoto and his cohorts in AMT have made their name upon; "One Ear in the Sun" boasts a guitar wallop that comes out of nowhere before getting lost in swaths of feedback. This merits repeated listens.

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MP3s messed up?

Foxymophandlemama

Seems to be a constant popping noise throught most of the songs on the album (you can hear it in the samples). I'm doubting this is supposed to be there. Look for a better copy of this album.

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pensacola

joeyallred

I enjoyed them at the Tool show in Pensacola last night. If anyone reading this lives in Pensacola, please contact me. www.myspace.com/migrainemusic

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Saw them with Tool

MiDoJo

Went to the Tool Concert last night. Kinski opened (yeah the band was pretty surprised too according to their webpage). They're a Solid Rock Quartet (Drums, Bass 2 Guitars) and are mostly instrumental (though there was a Microphone on stage I don't believe they used it except to talk to the audience). A lot of Stomp box and feedback effects, but I was impressed enough to track them down on Emusic. I, too, believe that Newport is NOT the best song on the album (strange how it seems to be the ONLY Vocal track Maybe the reviewer who said that it was the best needs to be versed in Universal Instrumental Rock) Oh yeah and I found Some secret Kinski (and Sigur Ros) Tracks on the Shanti Project: Collection 3

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Fanfriggintastic!

endlessspiral

Great ambient laced rock! Songs start quiet and pensive and then explode out of nowhere! Most of these tracks have little to no vocals which is fine by me. I f you're going to get any Kinski, this is the album to get. Reminds me of Explosions in the Sky or Mogwai, except a little harder like Mono. It also reminds me of late 80's Sonic Youth ala Daydream Nation. Listen to this whole album just three times and tell me you aren't hooked.

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Depends on your expectations

Germanprof

I read a review of this that said New India was the weakest track and praised Newport. My sense is exactly the opposite, which says something about reviews. Probably depends if you're looking for a conventionally structured rock song (Newport is certainly the closest to that) or more freeform emotive music (of which New India is a great example; I love One Ear in the Sun also). The samples are next to useless for this album, since apparently quiet, pensive ambient tracks suddenly explode into heavy rock mode and vice versa, so the opening 30 seconds is not a good guide in many cases. If you are open to both meditative and rocking-out flavors, the mix is rather wonderful - one of my favorite albums right now.

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