All grime/eskimo/garage/two-step/urban/what-you-call-it joints. Girls Against Boys. Timbaland. Gay for Johnny Depp. Ron Artest. Jandek. Ed Hochuli. etc.
YES... I MEAN, NO 72 on Rock Sound's Top 75 Albums of 06 5 on The Boston Phoenix's Boston's 10 Best Winner of the Local Debut Album Of The Year Boston Music Award
The Campaign for Real-Time might be the greatest band of all time. The question is what era?
They claim they're time travelers and their music reflects it. Discorporate melodies that reference every song you think you've already heard before, but you haven't yet. Or maybe you already have, and you didn't know.
Their songs could call home anywhere and anywhen. When we say they're firmly entrenched in the 80s revival, it could very well be the spirituals of 1880s, or the 2080s. In their world the Amen Break beat nestles gently alongside vicious bass, psychedelic guitar freakouts, gurgling moogs, and angelic choirs. This is post-iPod playlist rock. Their music is equal parts new wave, no wave, Delta blues, freak folk, rocksteady, arena rock, Brit-pop, yindie, big beat, acid jazz, jungle, singer/songwriter, IDM, hyphy, grime.
The Phoenix said: "Any band who can combine hip-hop, rock, metal, and all the other stuff that goes into a typical C4RT tune and sound like more than the sum of their disparate parts has gotta be doing something right. This was one campaign out of Boston that was a winner all the way."
"I can't stop playing this track at home. It sounds like one man's attempt to make sense of the landscape around him but it's just one of the most intense, compelling songs I think I've heard in ages." -- Steve Lamacq, BBC 1 DJ, 12/4/06
Kerrang! said: "imagine if you will, Fugazi playing Prince songs with The Neptunes producing and you come close to the sound achieved on C4RT's (as they're known) debut. A melange of '80s electro funk, falsetto and all manner of bleeps and squeaks, 'Yes...' is an uplifting party album that effortlessly mixes soul, punk, funk and pop without ever appearing contrived."
Rory Stark (singer, guitars, programming) leads his band of world-weary warriors: Poet/filmmaker Colonel Panic (drums, programming); Expressionist painter P-MIDI (keyboards, programming); International Playboy MAGNET (bass, vocals); Lorry driver Elton Steel (keyboards, vocals); and introducing Lux Lockhart (keyboards, vocals)
so i was about to whine about want/need conflict with my saturday night (aka wanting to catch tonight at great scott, needing to work out a lesson plan for the physics class i'm teaching tomorrow) and beseech you to play at least one more local show before august...
...but shit, you're playing next weekend - and on my side of the goddamn river. good looking out! ;)
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hi guys, this is jonny. i also play in secondmonday (remember that awesome tour?!?!) but seriously. - you are a band made for the stage and to see you are supporting the streets at wembley! thats amazing for you so congratulations and hope it goes well...
If I come over in March, play lots! And in a puff of smoke I will appear at a show. Or perhaps without the smoke. I'll see if my imaginary wizard training has finished by then.
