An Industrial band from Kent, Ohio from 1987-1997, members: Mike Crooker (gtr, keys), Clay Vause (vocals), Gerard Dominick (bass), Bob Szeles (drums).
You might call this a belated follow-up to an Indian Rope Burn single I flung out here in 2012. I must have enjoyed it, because I went to the effort of tracking down more stuff by them. The Kent, OH band in question was a trio at the time of this nineteen-song disk, and sad to say, it really doesn't contain any phenomenal or must-hear selections, but occasionally some good ones including "Stranger" and "Have You Heard."
There's a post-punk, anglophile modus operandi running amok here, bringing to fruition what a Yankee version of Love and Rockets might have amounted to - that and a watered down spin on Red Lorry Yellow Lorry on some of the album's later selections. It would appear that all three gents in IRB contribute vocals. Problem is, no one in this Buckeye skeleton crew possesses the melodic timbre to propel these songs into the endearing and memorable thresholds they sometimes teasingly suggest. The percussion sounds robotic, and it was no surprise for me to learn the band adopted a more industrial tack on subsequent records. Perhaps Indian Rope Burn will grow on me, but for now, you be the judge.
Track listing
01. "Disjointed" - 4:34
02. "She's Helpless" - 3:46
03. "Stupid For You" - 3:55
04. "Two Steps" - 3:50
05. "Flying Past The Window" - 3:26
06. "Blood" - 4:26
07. "Close The Door" - 4:31
08. "Part 2" - 1:40
09. "Say, When, Now" - 2:58
10. "Love Problems & Pipe Bombs" - 1:53
11. "Stranger" - 3:32
12. "Dead Man's Body" - 5:09
13. "Horror Show" - 4:15
14. "Daydreaming At Night" - 3:35
15. "Spider Web" - 3:02
16. "Looking For Home" - 4:50
17. "Alex" - 4:08
18. "Mystic" - 2:39
19. "Have Your Heard" - 3:39
Credits
Band, Bass, Vocals – Clay Vause
Band, Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Effects, Keyboards – Mike Crooker
Band, Keyboards, Vocals, Drums – Rob Crossley
Coordinator – Jim Clevo
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Pete Tokar
Engineer, Mixed By, Producer – Mike Crooker
Management – Ray Carmen, Reuben Kinkaid
Written-By – Vause, Crooker, Crossley
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Uneven Tracks
Mixed At – Right Track Studios, Cleveland
Manufactured By – Digital House Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – GGE Records
Notes
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop, Industrial, Indie Rock
Length: 69:51
(C) 1990 Indian Rope Burn
Label - GGE Records
There's a post-punk, anglophile modus operandi running amok here, bringing to fruition what a Yankee version of Love and Rockets might have amounted to - that and a watered down spin on Red Lorry Yellow Lorry on some of the album's later selections. It would appear that all three gents in IRB contribute vocals. Problem is, no one in this Buckeye skeleton crew possesses the melodic timbre to propel these songs into the endearing and memorable thresholds they sometimes teasingly suggest. The percussion sounds robotic, and it was no surprise for me to learn the band adopted a more industrial tack on subsequent records. Perhaps Indian Rope Burn will grow on me, but for now, you be the judge.
Track listing
01. "Disjointed" - 4:34
02. "She's Helpless" - 3:46
03. "Stupid For You" - 3:55
04. "Two Steps" - 3:50
05. "Flying Past The Window" - 3:26
06. "Blood" - 4:26
07. "Close The Door" - 4:31
08. "Part 2" - 1:40
09. "Say, When, Now" - 2:58
10. "Love Problems & Pipe Bombs" - 1:53
11. "Stranger" - 3:32
12. "Dead Man's Body" - 5:09
13. "Horror Show" - 4:15
14. "Daydreaming At Night" - 3:35
15. "Spider Web" - 3:02
16. "Looking For Home" - 4:50
17. "Alex" - 4:08
18. "Mystic" - 2:39
19. "Have Your Heard" - 3:39
Credits
Band, Bass, Vocals – Clay Vause
Band, Guitar, Vocals, Drums, Effects, Keyboards – Mike Crooker
Band, Keyboards, Vocals, Drums – Rob Crossley
Coordinator – Jim Clevo
Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Pete Tokar
Engineer, Mixed By, Producer – Mike Crooker
Management – Ray Carmen, Reuben Kinkaid
Written-By – Vause, Crooker, Crossley
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Uneven Tracks
Mixed At – Right Track Studios, Cleveland
Manufactured By – Digital House Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – GGE Records
Notes
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop, Industrial, Indie Rock
Length: 69:51
(C) 1990 Indian Rope Burn
Label - GGE Records
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