Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future
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Artist: KlaxonsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-03-27
Music Label: Geffen Records
Soundtracks:
- Two Receivers
- Atlantis To Interzone
- Golden Skans
- Totem On The Timeline
- As Above, So Below
- Isle Of Her
- Frailty's Rainbow
- Forgotten Works
- Masick
- It's Not Over Yet
- Four Horsemen Of 2012
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Free Music Review: To quote them, "Magick!"
Hit: 5 Stars
There has been a plethora of great British bands over the last few years; Kaiser Chiefs, the Kooks, Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, Franz Ferdinand, and Hard-Fi to mention a few. Add to that list Klaxons, winners of the 2007 Mercury music prize (they beat out Amy Winehouse's "Back to black" as well as the Arctic Monkey's "Favourite worst nightmare").
"Myths of the near future" (named after a short story collection by J. G. Ballard) is the debut album from the English trio and it comprises 11 energetic (often raucous) songs running just over 35 minutes in total. Everything on this CD is upbeat, and their sound (a hybrid of rock, dance, and electronic) has been labelled Nu rave. Opening cut "Two receivers" has some insistent piano tinkling, set to a hard hitting beat and a buzzing riff, while a klaxon sound runs through the tempo shifting "Atlantis to interzone".
Next up is my favourite, "Golden skans" (fell in love with this when I saw the video), a shimmery song with a very catchy chorus (love those Ooo ooo ooohs running in the background). Lovely! A #7 hit in the UK, this was the biggest hit of the singles.
"Totem on the timeline" is more urgent with buzzing guitars, the Blur-like "As above, so below" sets distorted guitars to a Motown beat, the fuzzy laid back "Isle of her" wouldn't sound out of place on a Gorillaz album, "Gravity's rainbow" has skittery beats, electronic effects and chanted vocals, "Forgotten works" (with a groovy bassline) is dance rock, "Magick" features drum-machine-demolishing beats alternating with a quieter eerie feel, "It's not over yet" (similar to "Golden skans", this is actually a remake of a dance song by Grace), and closing is the fuzzy upbeat apocalyptic "Four horsemen of 2012" with spoken lyrics.
Catchy, danceable, fun filled music, the album made #2 in the UK. Look out for their collaboration on the Chemical Brother's Grammy winning CD "We are the night" (on the song "All rights reversed").
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Flagbearers for the "nu rave" movement they helped found, London's Klaxons make their full-length debut with Myths of the Near Future. Fans of the old rave, initially, will be forgiven for not knowing what all the fuss is about--beyond a dramatically punked-up cover of "Not Over Yet" by '90s chart star Grace, the Klaxons owe precious little to the synthetic rush of UK clubland past or present. Persist, though, because once beyond this realisation, it's possible to appreciate this band on their own merits. "Isle of Her" and "From Atlantis to Interzone" come on like brooding US punks Liars, all thrumming, distorted bassline and a vocal delivery that veers between desolate and manic (although the latter's whirling air-raid siren is very much the Klaxons' own addition), while on the other side of the coin, "Golden Skans" betrays an impressive ability for anthemic, harmony-laden pop. Lyrically, too, it's a confusing and fascinating document, fragments of "peacock's tails" and "madcap Medusa" emerging from the maelstrom. What at first sounds unfocused gradually makes a weird kind of sense; indeed, you suspect the Klaxons planned it that way from the beginning. --Louis PattisonComing to the big city is an oft-yanked rock trope, and it fits with the Klaxons, who met in London and quickly reinvigorated a long-slumbering "rave" scene--even earning the "nu rave" descriptive. Their sonic mix is quickly catholic, grabbing big guitars and sloshing them with keyboards and pianos, high-harmony vocals, sharp drumming, and a bed of rumbling bass. The tunes pulsate, mixing styles and references that show how the metropolis is a giant dazzle where everything from '60s-era psych-rock to Franz Ferdinand--with references to Thomas Pynchon, Aleister Crowley, and William S. Burroughs bounce together for good measure. If sound was light, the Klaxons debut would flash and strobe relentlessly, pivoting on the pin of effervescence and multiplicity. --Andrew Bartlett
2007 debut from this hotly-tipped underground British rock band, who have been dubbed the leaders and innovators of the 'New Rave'/'Flourescent Rock' scene. 2007 could be Klaxons' year, with their stew of cosmic imagery, avant-garde awareness, dizzy melodies and raging energy are set to lead the way forward. Features the singles 'Atlantis To Interzone', 'Gravity's Rainbow', 'Magick' and 'Golden Skans'. Because.
Klaxons Are at the Forefront of the "New Rave" Movement in the UK (Along with the Group S**tdisco) and have Been Widely Trumpted in the Music Press for their Stew of Cosmic Imagery, Avant-garde Awareness, Dizzy Melodies and Raging Energy. The Word "Klaxon" is Derived from the Greek Word Meaning "to Shriek". "Light the Bridges with the Lantern," Says Simon, Ever Wide-eyed and Passionate, Quoting from their Song "Forgotten Works", "you Know Something's Going to Happen". Their Best Known Tracks Are Included, the Majority of which Are Re-records of the Originals with "Atlantis to Interzone" Boasting Additional Production and a Better Mix. The Re-recordings all Add Something Special to the Original Demos Presenting a Wonderful Truly Classic Debut.
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