Black Carrot - Cluk
by Maarten Schiethart
published: 6 / 10 / 2005
Label:
Moon City Music
Format: CD
intro
Soothing debut album from new Leicester-based band Black Carrot which looks back to the 70's for its influences
Bless Leicester? Thou shalt. The Black Carrot holds many healthy ingredients and the sounds coming from the Leicester based band by the same name do have a similarly soothing effect on the listener. Its narratives spoil the feeling a bit, yet its pulsating drive, as if we're heading back to the very early 1970s, saves the 'Cluk' album. 'Cluk' touches on the marvels brought back from the times when plucking a bass snare was exciting. In spite of the mutterings in the press release of it being 1970's, influenced by prog music from Deutschland and so on, 'Cluk' veers towards freeform performances with a foothold in rather melodic music, yes, from that era. I haven't heard me Joy Division records for decades but Black Carrot reminds me of them. Listen carefully.
Track Listing:-
1 The Taming Of The Shoe2 The Sweat Of The White Man
3 Cubic Brothers
4 Cubic Brothers (Reprise)
5 Misha Mo
6 A Man Is Not A Spider
7 The Smarmy Marches On Its Hammock
8 Lorelei
9 Our Final Destination
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