#Electrelane

[radiophd]

electrelane -- the lighthouse

[bandcampsnoop]

5/10/24.

I'm going to guess that The Garrys don't sound like any other band ever to come out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They sound like a combination of 60s girl band with surf music. In fact, in the Bandcamp notes for "Get Thee to a Nunnery", their style is described as a combination of "The Ventures, the drama of Ennio Morricone’s spaghetti westerns, the dreamy psychedelia of Kurt Vile, France Gall’s brand of mod-pop cheek, and the lo-fi garage noir of Los Saicos."

I would add Electrelane and Barbara Manning to that description.

The Garrys are made of up of the three Maier sisters and they have releases going back to 2015. They have a new single, "Cakewalk" which may signal a new release in the future.

"Get Thee to a Nunnery" and many of their other releases are through Saskatoon label Grey Records (the label has also released work from Shirley & The Pyramids).

[mykristeva]

Como aquel que en soñar gusto recibe Su gusto procediendo de locura Así el imaginar con su figura vanamente su gozo en mí concibe Otro bien en mí, triste, no se escribe Si no es aquel que en mi pensar procura; De cuanto ha sido hecho en mi ventura Lo sólo imaginado es lo que vive Teme mi corazón de ir adelante Viendo estar su dolor puesto en celada; Y así revuelve atrás en un instante A contemplar su gloria ya pasada ¡Oh sombra de remedio inconstante Ser en mí lo mejor lo que no es nada!

[On "Oh Sombra!" the Spanish lyrics are a sonnet by 16th century Catalan poet Juan Boscán Almogáver.]

[twinkandwink]

Being very selective about gigs lately but despite being fatigued I made an exception for Memorials. Still making up for the times that  I never got to see Electrelane.  Verity Susman (Electrelane) & Matthew Simms (Wire) gave us a superlong set with Moogs, pop songs and  experimental tape loops.  I think this is the only band I've seen where the drummer plays the drums and guitar at the same time.

Pics & Track - Lamplighter

Memorials - Louisiana, Bristol 18th October 2024

[radiophd]

electrelane -- the invisible dog

[maquina-semiotica]

“ On Parade”, Electrelane

[cannotbetrusted]

[reversioning]

Electrelane - On Parade

[manysmallhands]

Reblogging for FearOfMu21c day 22

#29: Electrelane - To The East

Released - March 12th 2007

Highest UK Chart Position - Did not chart

First Heard - Cheap CD, 2017

I had a kind of mini-breakdown a few years ago, and one of the records that I listened to a lot thru that time was Electrelane’s last album, No Shouts, No Calls. Not because the subject matter had anything to do with what was going on (it didn’t), but because it’s a record with a powerful emotional wallop and that was what I needed to prop me up back then. To The East is one of the best songs on that album and while it’s not really a happy song and certainly one that I associate with an unhappy time, I only have good memories of it: it seems to warp reality around itself.

It starts with just a kick drum and a single repeated bass note, but builds gradually and gains pace as it gets wrapped up in Verity Suzeman’s plea to an absent lover. I think the key to its greatness is that, though her longing is unmistakable, she never sounds very convinced that it will change anything: you can tell that it’s a waste of time and yet she does it all anyway, she really can’t help herself. And so, when the song takes off in the chorus, the burst of emotion that breaks is like a dam-burst, an uncontrolled flood of wailing which eventually just couldn’t be contained. Backed by a step change in the music, as the guitars kick up and the group harmonies storm in behind her, it forms a kind of knock-out blow: its effect on me is very similar to being hit in the head with a frying pan.

Part of the process of picking these songs has been walking around with them on a big playlist, which got revised whenever something wasn't good enough. While at times that approach hasn’t always suited To The East (it benefits more from being played over the speakers) I’ve never seriously been tempted to not include it here: it simply means too much to me. Before I wrote this, I got the CD out and put it on the stereo, the idea being to make a few notes (for the notes) to guide me. By the end of the first chorus I was already in floods of tears and they didn’t let up til the end: I guess that To the East still feels like a lot sometimes. It’s a song that was a friend to me at a time where I didn’t have much hope and its central idea, that the singer absolutely knows that everything is fucked but is determined to pretend that it might come good, is something that still feels very familiar.