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ULTRA MILKMAIDS - Pocket Station

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: Ant-Zen act190 Release Year: 2006 Note: their amazing Indie-Rock-Ambience album, feat. CECILE SCHOTT (COLLEEN) on 2 tracks on Violoncello Price (incl. 19% VAT): €13.50 Warning: Currently we do not have this album in stock! More Info ULTRA MILKMAIDS sind eine seltsame Band, nach ihrer frühen "Sturm & Drone"-Phase mit fantastischen Veröffentlichungen v.a. auf Tape & Vinyl folgten Exkursionen in eher digitale glitch-ambient Sphären - und nun klingen sie auf POCKET STATION (zunächst) wie eine Indie-Rock Band mit Kraut- und Psychedelic-Einflüssen, was einen natürlich sprachlos macht, aber dann ertönen gar allerschönste Backwards-Gitarren & drone-ambience und gar FENNESZ-artige Akustikgitarren, immer mal wieder soundscapemässig aufgemotzt, z.B. durch ein herrliches Obertondrone-Cello.... aber insgesamt ist das: ein sommerlich-feines Gitarren-Rock-Album mit wunderbar atmosphärischen Gitarren-Drone-parts auf ANT-ZEN, dem Elektronik-Label par excellence !!! Das wir das noch erleben dürfen! "the ultra milkmaids can be found in unusual places: record stores, stages, maybe even on video covers. the ultra milkmaids can also be discovered in many record collections - if you file your records alphabetically then all their records can be kept in one place. but if you sort by genre... trouble may start. 'peps' for example will be stored where all the 'difficult' stuff is - soundscapes, bits'n'clicks, the 'new music' which is actually fifty years old now (if you know how to spell 'pierre schaeffer') - but we zone out. 'pop pressing', well that's another story. if you enjoyed that record then you will park it not too far from your many stereolab and sonic youth albums. with this release, u.m. has returned to the guitar-oriented basics they originally started with in 1993 but now there is the addition of the experimental sound modifications from the 'peps' days. this new release entitled 'pocket station' is the logical sequel to 'pop pressing'. the band itself classifies the u.m. sound as 'hypnotic and melodic rock'n'roll' - which might look a bit vexing. sure the instrumentation could be used by a 'rock-and-rollband': acoustic drums, electric guitars and bass. however, the use of the sampler and gbf-moog system mentioned in the booklet stops any comparisons to the rock genre. what we have here is a truly fine mixture of post eighties experimental rock (in all its varieties) - augmented with the sound ingredients the milkies are well-known for. 'less dream' with it's long sallow synth line followed by psychedelic backwards-guitars and irritating clicks is a perfect example of u.m.'s ability to mold 'unreasonable' styles into one. there is always a surprising continuation within their songs - 'my star' could be a velvet underground cover (with the residents' vocalist as a guest), but in the end the synth takes over - and believe me, this is not a hawkwind tune... so try this release, let it take over. it might be possible that you will discover new worlds by entering seemingly 'old' ones. file this album wherever you like..."[label press release] www.ant-zen.com