FANTASIEROCK “Fantasierock” (Insufferable Sound)

Hot on the heels of the Insufferable Sounds One compilation, the Rock of Fantasie come correct with a little bit of “look at that girl with the blasé suit on” and a lot of “Come on Y’all” at the brittle break beat bowling alley. These dudes bring a whole lot of Fisher Price fidelity, 1990s hero ballad reconstruction surgery, and fine teak woodwork for all of your household storage needs.

Casios get a make-over as sitars, or it’s just a sweet preset. This is the new Dodecahedron City DJs mixtape, please advise. Sitting on the passenger side, finding a rubber chicken in the glove department, trying to holler at me.

Ever been to the Prince of Persia Mall? Raise your charisma, ask a gentlewoman for directions when you get lost after circling around the Rocky statue four times, be brave. She wears tangerine dream lipstick but speaks with a sapphire tongue. Basically, you take Throckmorton all the way to the end, take a right onto Smithers, then the fourth right onto Wellington, keep going about 568 feet, when you see the rundown coffee shop called Grounded for Life, take that left, that’s L’Avenue D’Fantasie Roque Fantastique. Don’t worry if you dent the Citroen, it’s what we use to store oranges and lemons. Fancy a marmalade tart?

Get ready for the ultimate four part harmony, Frogs fans. It’s a record to behold.

http://insufferablesound.com
https://fantasierock.bandcamp.com/album/fantasierock

--Adam Padavano

VARIOUS ARTISTS “Insufferable Sounds One” (Insufferable Sound)

Last April (2014), Chapel Hill, NC’s Insufferable Sound saw the release of its own Insufferable Sounds One, a compilation of the finest feathered fragments in the land.  Before I listened to this orange oracle, I was already thinking about salad bars and all they have to offer.  I tend to approach the buffet scenario with a bit of a strategy, going for the more nutritious options, darker leaves for the greens, etc.  Then there’s the magic that happens with prepared options like potato salad and pickles.  All the other stuff, dressings, garnishes, bread, are designer decorations for the palate and the greedy stomach.

There truly is a lot of material on this one, and it starts with a few rock tunes, kind of heartfelt and kind of joke-rocking around.  This slowly transfers its energy into more ambient pastures, the contributions seamlessly blending into one another.  Cacophony reigns supreme in the research triangle.  Lots of time to think, lots of time for brain massage.  Take some time to figure it out.  Picture yourself as a boat in a train yard… that’s how it goes right?  Who cares? 

Remember when you could go to the candy store around the corner and buy three sour patch kids for five cents?  Selling in bulk, saving on packaging, giving the kids what they want after a hard day at school.  I think if you buy one of these tapes you get to carve the date of your last compression into the tree featured on the cover.

http://insufferablesound.bandcamp.com/releases

http://insufferablesound.com/isc002/

--Adam Padavano