ARAB STRAP Philophobia 2LP CHEMIKAL UNDERGROUND 1998 UK orig+inners CHEM21
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ARAB STRAP
Compelling Scottish band create raw, folk-edged indie music, with occasional elements of dance. Arab Strap's music featured frank, unflinching narratives about sex and drugs spoken/sung in a thick Scottish brogue, backed by drum machines, electronic loops, and sparse guitar melodies. Initially a duo, their sound became richer and more ambitious as they toured and collaborated with additional musicians. A major part of the Glasgow music scene which spawned Belle & Sebastian and Mogwai, they were among Scotland's most acclaimed bands of the 1990s and 2000s.
"PHILOPHOBIA"
1998 2LP CHEMIKAL UNDERGROUND RECORDS CHEM21
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVES
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 5 020667 342119
Label Code: none
LABEL: CHEMIKAL UNDERGROUND - BLACKLABEL w/RED ROSE - WHITE/SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front & spine) CHEM21
Catalog on inners: none
Catalog on labels: CHEM21
DISC ONE Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): CHEM 21 LP A2
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): CHEM 21 LP B2
DISC TWO Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched): CHEM 21 LP C2
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched): CHEM+21+LP+D ORLAKE
Other / Runout (Side A, B, C, Scratched out): MPO
On labels: Chemikal logo & Title
On Inner Sleeves: Lyrics, Tracklist & Credits
On Back Sleeve: Made in England. Distributed by Vital.
C & P 1998 CHEMIKAL UNDERGROUND RECORDS
tracklisting
Side A: PACKS OF THREE - SOAPS - HERE WE GO
Side B: NEW BIRDS - ONE DAY, AFTER SCHOOL - ISLANDS
Side C: THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FUNERAL - NOT QUITE A YES - PIGLET - AFTERWARDS
Side D: MY FAVOURITE MUSE - I WOULD'VE LIKED ME A LOT LAST NIGHT - THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE UNFAITHFUL
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RECORDS EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
With a number of guest performers on keyboards, strings, and other instruments, Moffat and Middleton once again create a series of tense, melancholy, and emotionally eviscerating numbers. Given the album title, meaning "fear of love," it's no surprise that happy-go-lucky tunes aren't anywhere to be found, but then again, that was never the Arab Strap M.O. in the first place. Lyrics as naked, realistic, and ugly as the cover paintings abound, their acid impact again, carefully shaped by the moody arrangements and steady pace throughout. The Albini-tinged production familiar from Week recurs here, but the songs themselves feel perversely gentler on the one hand, more anthemic ("Soaps" being a good example) on the other. The ear Middleton has for astonishing, subtle touches -- the soft reverb guitar loop ending "Here We Go," the combination of hum and crackle on "Islands," the piano/drum arrangement on "I Would've Liked Me a Lot" -- proves its strength time and again on Philophobia...(AllMusic)
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