Sunday, April 3, 2022

Purplene - Purplene (2004)


A near-perfect swan song from this short-lived Australian group. Elements of emo, math rock, and post-rock coalesce in a warm, strangely meditative sound powered by tasteful, angular guitar work, understated vocals, skittering drumming, and subtle, thoughtful compositions.

Track listing:
1. Love: Western
2. Swords Down
3. Lyonhardt
4. The Battler
5. Second Shift
6. Scares for Sores
7. Cahoots = 1
8. Watch the Watch


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5 comments:

  1. great band ... thanks for the hint

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  2. Hey, by any chance do you have Cosmic Ecstasy by Daniel Kobialka?

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    1. https://mega.nz/file/xocy3AhQ#BHJVDW1dmFaY1AkgRfs3qg9hRMtfHGDN_EtvH19VSd4
      I actually posted Cosmic Ecstasy years ago but Kobialka himself emailed me asking me to take it down. He also was convinced that I was affiliated with some mp3-selling site that I'd never heard of, and seemed pretty mad about it.

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  3. such an underrated, forgotten gem. albini nailed the recording, great room-sound throughout

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  4. Purplene were amazing! Got to catch them play a few times around the time when this came out too. 100% one of the best live bands in the country at the time. If you like this you should check out a Melbourne band called My Disco as well.

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