Exek: A Casual Assembly - 12-INCH SINGLE

Exek: A Casual Assembly - 12-INCH SINGLETitle: A Casual Assembly Artist: Exek Label: W. 25th Product Type: 12 INCH SINGLE UPC: 857661008117 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2018 10 12 Number of Discs: 1 Twelve inch vinyl pressing. Right on the heels of their Ahead Of Two Thoughts LP released earlier this year, A Casual Assembly is the 2018 offering from Melbourne's Exek. The EP coalesces around a stirring theme for synthesizer, trumpet and bass, bringing together reference points to Laurie

Title: A Casual Assembly
Artist: Exek
Label: W.25th
Product Type: 12-INCH SINGLE
UPC: 857661008117
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2018-10-12
Number of Discs: 1

Twelve inch vinyl pressing. Right on the heels of their Ahead Of Two Thoughts LP released earlier this year, A Casual Assembly is the 2018 offering from Melbourne's Exek. The EP coalesces around a stirring theme for synthesizer, trumpet and bass, bringing together reference points to Laurie Spiegel, Jah Wobble and The Velvet Underground's "The Gift." Frontman Albert Wolski's disembodied narration - at times reminiscent of Samuel Beckett or Robert Ashley - unfolds over a series of dark vignettes set in a dystopian near-future. Autotune has been banned, secret police patrol the redoubts of the wealthy, and world beaches have been cleared of their sand for the construction of enormous ur- ban prisons. As these events turn more fraught and absurd, Wolski reveals just how much is gained through Exek's stripped-down arrangements and dreamlike tones. A Casual Assembly echoes like the lost soundtrack to a Kubrick or Jarman film. Recommended for fans of Normil Hawaiians, Jenny Hval and Harmonia.

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