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Vortura [Vinyl]

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Although "Vortura" may not be as smashing and essential as "Robot World" it still contains some unforgettable tunes where Alister's sugar sweet vocals are complemented with a blazing wall of noise which makes damaging your eardrums an almost pleasant activity. No discography of Bailter Space should leave "X" and "Shadow" unmentioned. Songs which made me want to go and see them live and ever after. I loved this album back in '95 when I bought it and I still love it now.

bailter space is the first new zealand band i ever heard...bought their _wammo_ after hearing a song i really liked on a matador records compilation. this is supposed to be their masterpiece, but i can't really get into it. when i bought it, i was already in the thick of my kiwi rock obsession (i still am), and this just kinda pales in comparison to the really great first wave of kiwi underground acts, like the chills, the bats, the verlaines, and the clean. it's very spacey, very guitar-oriented, and deserves a few more listens. it's a good record, if a slight disappointment.