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Myths Of The Near Future (CD)

By: Klaxons (Artist)

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Klaxons Artist Snapshot:

Based in New Cross, London, the Klaxons emerged at the forefront of the "new rave" movement that sprang up in the U.K. during 2005 and 2006. Citing influences as eclectic as Can, Madonna, and Green Velvet, their debut album, MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE, included a version of "Not Over Yet" by rave act Grace. The Klaxons' siren-infused sound managed to distil the rave experience using standard rock-&-roll instrumentation, much like the Happy Mondays had done in the early-'90s Madchester scene.

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DISC 1 for Myths Of The Near Future (CD) Album By Klaxons (Artist)
1   Two Receivers
2   Atlantis To Interzone
3   Golden Skans
4   Totem On The Timeline
5   As Above, So Below
6   Isle Of Her
7   Frailty's Rainbow
8   Forgotten Works
9   Masick
10   It's Not Over Yet
11   Four Horsemen Of 2012
 

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Review

Entertainment Weekly (p.75) - "[Y]ou don't need a literature degree to appreciate the hooks and glorious, frenetic rhythms of the Gorillaz-esque 'Golden Skans' or 'Gravity's Rainbow'..."
Q (p.99) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[W]afting harmonies over treated indie band arrangements, with literary lyrics..."
Q (Magazine) (p.76) - Ranked #32 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007" -- "[O]ne of 2007's most exciting newcomers."

Title Note

Born in a flurry of N.M.E-derived hype, Klaxons have referred to their music as "nu-rave" or an updated version of the neo-psychedelic dance rock that made Manchester famous. While the Madchester bands were swirling revisions of classic rock--basically the Stones on really good ecstasy--Klaxons' touchstones on their full-length debut, MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE, are all post-punk. If these tracks are rave anthems, they are speedier, more claustrophobic ones, hardly the loose, hedonistic experiments of their forebears.

Nonetheless, MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE's first several cuts are a dance-punk statement of purpose. "Two Receivers" lays groovy overdriven drums under layers of piano arpeggios, while "Atlantis to Interzone" warps guitar and synth lines around a hi-hat and rides it to nightclub nirvana. "Golden Skans" finds singer-guitarist Jamie Reynolds channeling his inner Robert Smith, and on "Totem on the Timeline" the London trio shouts a melody reminiscent of LOW-era Bowie. While MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE treads much of the same territory rhythmically as Britain's recent spate of dance rockers, the intense, psilocybic production values and great hooks keep this collection ahead of the pack.

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