2 A.M. Wakeup Call

Tweaker - 2 A.M. Wakeup Call

2 A.M. Wakeup Call
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Artist: Tweaker
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-04-20
Music Label: Reincarnate Music
Soundtracks:
  1. Ruby
  2. Cauterized
  3. Worse Than Yesterday
  4. Truth Is Tweaker
  5. Remorseless
  6. Pure Genius
  7. It's Still Happening
  8. 2 a.m.
  9. Movement of Fear
  10. Sleepwalking Away
  11. The House I Grew Up In
  12. Crude Sunlight

Free Music Notes for 2 A.M. Wakeup Call

Free Music Review: powerful stuff - my favorite release of 2004
Hit: 5 Stars

. . . and the best album I've heard in a long while.

"ruby" - sounds like an uncertain netherworld that lies between consciousness and sleep. Employs a style similar to my still favorite tweaker track ("linoleum") which involves punctuating a gorgeous song with roaring guitars. This one's a killer, and Will Oldham has such a haunting voice. ***** INCREDIBLE

"cauterized" - an ominous instrumental. Creating palpable atmospheres you can virtually slide into doesn't get any better than this album . . . *****

"worse than yesterday" - Chris Vrenna is so much more than a mere percussionist, but the electronic rhythms he creates are in a class of their own. This particular song is a real downer, but a beautiful one. ****1/2

"truth is" - this slinky track features Robert Smith in a somewhat tragicomic serial-seducer mode, like a misogynist buttering up his prey. Unlike some other reviewers here, I'm a HUGE Cure fan. Obviously Chris Vrenna is as well, and many of the excellent electronic sounds used here were pioneered by the Cure. I'll concede that The Cure's latest self-titled release was a disappointment (and the singing was harder than ever for Cure detractors to take), but Smith pulls off a luscious lower key register on "truth is." The track is loaded with dripping electronics and pounding drum muscle at the chorus - it's one of the coolest tracks I've heard Smith on in a while. ****1/2

"remorseless" - a jarring, infectious techno track. ****1/2

"pure genius" - is a further exploration of what is probably a diabolically psychotic mind. Or maybe it's about a master card shark . . . gotta say, I really love Vrenna's taste in music and/or guest singers - David Sylvian's discography is another one of my obsessions. "pure genius" has a really sexy lounge-jazz feel to it, but it's also kinda creepy . . . *****

"it's still happening" - this song is HIGH: it's my favorite track on 2 A.M. WAKEUP CALL. Worth the price of admission alone . . . the singer has an otherworldly, almost Middle-Eastern voice and the vibe is ecstatic. ***** TIPS THE GOD SCALE

"2 a.m." - what will really blow you away is the incredible musicianship all over the album. This particular track has tuneful, twinkling guitar and out-of-this-world orchestration. Peaceful and uplifting. *****

"movement of fear" - written in part by Daniel Ash and Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets - yet more artists I love). This song comes from the days they were together in Tones On Tail. The singer sounds like Daniel Ash, but he isn't credited (- who's singing?). Thundering atmosphere with synths that drip like hot glue, an excellent Spanish-tinged trumpet - this song is yet another highlight in an album of highlights. *****

"sleepwalking away" - sounds like it could've been a great Siouxsie B-side (some of her best songs are "downside up") - polyrhythms abound and the chorus is fantastically punky. But the singer is actually Nick Young - clearly a new voice to listen for. *****

"the house I grew up in" - we're getting deep into the night as indicated by some random network on T.V. signing off into the wires with "America the Beautiful," followed by static and Johnny Marr's expertly strummed acoustic guitar. Marr certainly proves he is still in the upper echelon of guitarists on this track. It's an extremely moving instrumental. *****

"crude sunlight" - a record needle repeating the rhythm of a run-out groove gets transformed into a sensuous snare drum, then guest singer Jennifer Charles uses her oh-so-sexy voice to slice open her heart for us and pour out her darkest recesses. This cut squeezes my soul - it's also the best track on the album. ***** TRIP-HOP IN SEVENTH HEAVEN ECSTASY

. . . destined to be an all-time favorite.

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