Simian Mobile Disco - Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release on CD

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While Attack Decay Sustain Release is the debut album by Simian Mobile Disco, James Ford and James Shaw have been here before – before SMD, they were one half of shambling, psychedelic indie outfit Simian. On that band's demise, Ford and Shaw fostered something as a reputation as remixers and producers, tweaking knobs for The Klaxons and Arctic Monkeys. Here, though, they return to the artist's chair in their own right - and if you were one of those people complaining they couldn't hear the 'rave' in new rave, Attack Decay Sustain Release should make you very happy. Tracks like "Hustler" and "Tits & Acid" are unmistakably pitched for the dancefloor, layered constructions of wobbly bass, ecstatic analogue synthesiser washes, and rave blips, presented with a muscle reminiscent of their Parisian rave compatriots Justice. "It's The Beat", featuring Ninja from The Go Team, takes a 'keep it simple, stupid' approach to lyrical ingenuity: "You know it's the one for the treble/Two for the bass/It's the beat". And while in general, there's few signs of any remaining indie sensibilities, "Love" –- featuring guest vocals from Barry Dobbin of Clor – features the sort of choppy punk-funk bass that should keep the Rapture fans happy. An impressive reinvention. –-Louis Pattison Product Description 2007 debut album from this duo of DJs and producers, formerly one-half of the indie band Simian. James Ford and James Shaw started playing Electronic music together before Simian formed and began DJ'ing clubs during in between Simian's touring commitments, eventually combining these two loves and creating their own project. They didn't want their songs to sound too techy and programmed, so they recorded them all on analogue machines, and kept the mistakes. They called up their old Simian mucker Simon Lord and asked him to sing the swirly, Psych-Folk vocal on 'I Believe', just to prove there were no hard feelings. They roped in Barry Dobbin from sadly-missed jerk-popsters Clor to add his unique vocal hooks to the cinematic space disco of 'Love'. They enlisted exuberant Go! Team front woman Ninja to splatter her sassy hip-house rhymes all over irresistible opener 'It's the Beat'. They decided to name the album Attack Decay Sustain Release because it sounded like a good motto to live by. 10 tracks. Wichita.