Tuesday, 3 May 2011

Super Numeri 'The First League Of Angels' (Ninja Tune, 2005) (mp3)

Twenty-four minutes - yes, twenty-four minutes - of staggering psychedelic/progressive/post-rock madness from this now defunct Liverpool outfit.

Hard to describe but I like a challenge - so it's like Tortoise on cheap speed, Moonshake jamming on laughing gas or Can on a trampolene.

Ambience and harp give way to a steady, cuboid drum pattern while twin basses surround your already-addled head with a widdly-diddly, incessant attack. It's a simply awesome intro that evolves through layers of bendy guitar feedback, the volume and intensity rising as rifling percussion adds to the maelstrom.

At the ten-minute mark it breaks down to a freak-out as an octopus takes the drum stool and the track then flies off the edge of sensibility before breaking down into an oasis of calm. The main riff builds again from scratch with trebly guitar shards arc-ing around it and the drums return with serious intent. We're off into motorik jam, hitting upon a frictionless plateau of mental rhythm and playfulness.

Staggering stuff.

Download Super Numeri 'The First League Of Angels' (mp3) (Mediafire)

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