No Certain Night Or Morning

Home Video | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Defend Music
• ASIN: B000HCPSRQ
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #163,047 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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About the Artist

It is five in the morning and still dark outside. Your eyes flutter and open heavily. You see a disembodied blue glow pulsating on the ceiling. You have no idea where you are, but you know you are alone. The only sound you hear is the hiss of a nearby radiator, but in the movie version of your life this moment would be punctuated by the music of Home Video.

The first Home Video song came to them in the dead of winter, the blizzard of 2003. As the piling snow erased the landscape outside his window, David huddled over the warm vibrations of an analog synthesizer creating the simple loop that first inspired their minimalist sound. The fear and anxiety of New York's atmosphere at the time had eaten its way onto the pages of Collin's tattered notebooks and became their confessional style of lyrics. Underlined by a thumping, bass-rich beat, the pairing of the two worked well and the song evolved into "Melon," the first Home Video song created and the closing track on the album. Inspired by their new philosophy, other songs quickly followed and the band sent out demos.

Originally discovered by Warp Records, the label released Home Video's first two EPs in 2004, both packaged in sleeves illustrated by Collin's dark, Gorey-esque drawings. That You Might, a 10" single, immediately picked up considerable attention in Britain from BBC Radio 1 and the NME, while the five song Citizen EP earned the band a feature in Rolling Stone.

As electronic-rock producers and performers, they record everything themselves, then adapt it live into a full on rock show with live drums and hypnotic visual projections. After sharing a bill in London at the start of Home Video's 2004 European tour, Blonde Redhead were so impressed that they invited the band to support them for three weeks of shows in North America. They have also opened for such diverse acts as Pinback, Colder, Radio 4, and His Name is Alive.

Surrounded by the trend-infested-quick-high of the New York music scene, Home Video are slow-burning pop that will invade your dreams and memories. The full-length debut album, No Certain Night or Morning, is released October 3rd, 2006 on Defend Music.

Product Description

Home Video's 'No Certain Night Or Morning' has a lilting charm that is apparent from the off - as opening track 'Sleep Sweet' trickles into view. Brimming with deceptively simple sequencers and creaky sampling techniques, Home Video have managed to get real warmth and charm from their equipment that leaks into their entire sound.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Home Video nail it with "No Certain Night or Morning.", October 21, 2006

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This review is from: No Certain Night Or Morning (Audio CD)

"Wow.. what was that ?"I am startled by a sound I didn't hear in the cd the 15 times I played it before. All these electronic sounds, harmonic voices and rhythmic guitars dance into your ears in waves and weaves of morphing, kaleidoscopic texture. And then, humorously...there are the robot guns..in Superluminal and That You Might. As for lyrics, I like to sing Gas Tank out loud with it's funky syncopation. Sleep Sweet and Penguin are romantic, which is refreshing after the monotone and militant Melon. Pidpunk is the new anthem of the under 18 crowd chomping at the bit. We is enigmatic and comforting in a strange sort of way. Dialogue Box is pretty dark and disarming once you read the words. Confession suddenly sheds it's smooth skin to become a rock song, replete with distortion. Much versatility here. Home Video are showing a breadth of talent and originality that were only hinted at in Citizen EP. Don't hesitate to buy this, it gets better and better every time you listen to it.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing album--Defines several years of my life, April 8, 2011

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This review is from: No Certain Night Or Morning (Audio CD)

This is one of those albums that sticks with me. I started listening to these guys during medical school when I really needed something to get me through the days. The music speaks of being in a different place and having to adapt to a new environment. I listen to this when I'm sad, when I'm happy, and when I'm in between. It's perfect for studying, chilling, driving, interpretive dancing...whatever. As a semi-professional musician myself, I can really tell that this duo has some classical training. Listen to it, and get their new album, too.

5.0 out of 5 stars Home Video, July 12, 2010

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I'm an artist, and I love driving beats when I make glass in my studio. This is techno, hip, urban, and beautiful lyrics.