Album
War Stories
2007 · Electronic
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
War Stories is an Electronic album by UNKLE, originally released in 2007. On Gatefold: 21 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
Perhaps a disappointment to longtime UNKLE fans who favored James Lavelle’s electronic evolution over the years, <i>War Stories</i> is clearly a rock record. “Chemistry” revisits orchestral Britpop of the early ‘90s, weaving guitars, synths and strings into a cinematic, dance-floor dervish, and from there it’s all churning, distorted guitars (“Hold My Hand”), stomping, swirling hard-pop (“May Day” with England’s the Duke Spirit) and anxious unease (“Morning Rage”). The pulsating, ominous “Burn My Shadow” shows Ian Astbury’s voice to be as evocative as it was back in the day (he of The Cult), and the hollow cowbell and stabbing guitar midsection promise a dark end, but “Restless” has the playfulness, chugging energy and edge you might expect from Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme. There’s a gossamer bounce to “Persons and Machinery,” gusts of airy guitar push “Keys to the Kingdom” skyward, and the ethereal “Price You Pay” is a welcome breather. <i>War Stories</i> feels somewhat sprawling but considering the loose theme (of personal “war stories” and change), perhaps that’s only fitting.
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Tracklist
- 1Intro0:24
- 2Chemistry3:24
- 3Hold My Hand5:01
- 4Restless (feat. Josh Homme)5:06
- 5Keys to the Kingdom4:47
- 6Price You Pay6:24
- 7Burn My Shadow (feat. Ian Astbury)4:59
- 8May Day (feat. The Duke Spirit)3:20
- 9Persons & Machinery (feat. Autolux)6:06
- 10Twilight5:23
- 11Morning Rage5:17
- 12Lawless2:38
- 13Broken (feat. Gavin Clark)4:44
- 14When Things Explode (feat. Ian Astbury)13:42
- 2.1Buying a Lie4:29
- 2.2Mistress (feat. Alice Temple)3:49
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Trip-Hop
- layered
- dark
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- 3DFEATURING VOCALS
- Aidan LavelleBACKING VOCALS SYNTH SYNTHESIZER
- Alex GrazioliVOCALS
- Ali LoveGUITAR
- Alice TempleFEATURING VOCALS VOCALS, FEATURING
- Alison DodsSTRINGS
- Andrew SkeetARRANGED BY
- AutoluxFEATURING VOCALS
- Brett ShawDRUMS
- Brian O'ConnorBASS
- Calina De La MareSTRINGS
- Carla AzarDRUMS DRUMS, GLOCKENSPIEL, VOCALS GLOCKENSPIEL
- Chris AllenCOMPUTER , PROGRAMMED BY PROGRAMMED BY PROGRAMMED BY, COMPUTER
- Chris GossBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, GUITAR, SYNTH BASS
- Chris WorseySTRINGS
- Daniel HigginsGUITAR GUITAR, HARMONIUM
- Dave HendersonDRUMS
- David CatchingDRUMS DRUMS, SYNTH GUITAR
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 21 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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