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With their second album, Larvae strip their music out of the genres they had
been associated with, and focus on a sincere reflection on their musical roots,
their position as a band, and their place in the musical landscape. Integrating
guitars on most tracks and vocals (by Jessica Bailiff, Shadowhuntaz, Hope For
Agoldensummer and Scalper), Larvae give here birth to a very soulful and
wonderfully produced album which can not be overlooked, a work of great
substance and talent.
"Dead Weight", Larvae's second album, is a work of deep introspection and the
result of a long reflection about the origins and the paths threaded by the band
so far. Following the appraised "Fashion Victim", several successful tours in
Europe and North America and the important stir caused by the "Empire" 12",
Larvae approached this album more as an indie band than an electronic music
project, and walked out of most paths they had been known to thread. Having
proved themselves on record and on the road and worked with highly regarded
musicians and friends, Larvae decided to measure themselves to a new challenge.
A lot more acoustic-sounding than its predecessor, this album combines therefore
the longing of artists constantly on the road, the powerlessness towards the way
their work is reflected in the media, as well as their peculiar position as a
part acoustic, part electronic band in the southern United States. With this new
work, the band's purpose is not any more to pay homage to cultural entities or
to measure the group in the light of a precise musical genre, but rather to
extirpate the superfluous and to reduce the sound to a direct expression of the
musician's experiences and tastes.
Mixing the song writing of Jessica Bailiff (Kranky, Anticon) and of the local
singers Hope For Agoldensummer with the twisted rapping of the Shadowhuntaz (Skam)
and Scalper (2nd Gen's live singer, Novamute), and venturing in a territory
inhabited by long guitar tracks and electronic percussions, "Dead Weight" is not
only the album with which the masks are taken down, but also the purest and
deepest portrayal Larvae could give of themselves.
Honesty is the key word of "Dead Weight". Stripping their music to its core, and
separating it from any genre-related expectations, Larvae's sophomore album is a
passionate and authentic one. More than a year in the making, the result of the
collaboration of very talented musicians and a highly detailed production, "Dead
Weight" is an album Larvae can be very proud of, and one which will leave its
mark. Released on Ad Noiseam and available June 21st, 2006.
1. Banjos & Brimstone
2.
Airplanes (featuring Hope For Agoldensummer)
3. Less Than Now
4.
Warding
5. Nation of Bling (featuring Non of Shadowhuntaz)
6. Telecast (featuring Jessica Bailiff)
7. Raindelay
8. Bubastis
9.
Thanks for playing (featuring Jessica Bailiff)
10.
Dead Beat
11. Art of War (featuring Scalper)
12. The Logical End
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