Damned

The Dead C | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 11, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Starlight Furniture
• ASIN: B0000TPARY
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,878 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Truth

2. Atmosphere

3. Holy

4. Heat

5. Provider

6. Casino

Editorial Reviews

A relatively conservative release for the Dead C, The Damned doesn't break much new ground for the band and isn't the logical next step hinted at by the electronic flirtations on New Electric Music. But the band proves it can still turn a tangle of creepy rumblings, dark scrapings, and piercing squalls into art like few other bands can. The leadoff song, "Truth," is just that, a song -- just over three minutes long and maybe their most straightforward attempt at rock in years. But the surprises end there. "Atmosphere" presents a throbbing piece of industrial ambience, and on "Holy Heat" a squealing guitar is kicked along by a stumbling drunk stepfather of a drum kit. Low mumbling and a quiet, steady rhythm underpin a chiming guitar "solo" on "The Provider" before "Casino" kicks the band into a very Can-like groove. The disc ends with an untitled track, presumably a field recording from the streets of some city. It's only interesting in that it shows that, if mixed properly, such a recording can sound the same as two guitarists and a drummer. All in all, there's nothing here that Dead C fans haven't heard elsewhere. On the other hand, The Damned is relatively brief and easy to digest, so it might not be a terribly bad place for the uninitiated to start. ~ Jason Nickey, Rovi

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The New Zealanders don't disappoint!, January 10, 2004

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"yabbee" (Theethertonville) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Damned (Audio CD)

Great new release by this sorely overlooked and underrated group of sound misfits.

Also easier to score than their 2XCD on Language Recordings or their last album, so you got no excuse not to dig into it .

This is an excellent starting place for newbies and a great addition to the collection for those in the know.

The two vocal tracks ("The Truth" and "The Provider") are probably their most successful forays into the realm of songs with words. "The Truth" actually kicks the record off with almost a rock and roll feel, but with a twist. And oh, does it work!

The Dead C are the top of the heap in improv. Drums and dueling, drooling feedbacking guitar scratch. Colossal.