05 September 2006

Album Review
Ghostland Observatory: delete.delete.i.eat.meat...
(indierect records)



RATING: 4.5 out of 5

Ghostland Observatory’s notoriously infectious live energy might not have been so perfectly captured on record by a less capable producer, but multi-instrumentalist Thomas Turner has packed this record with more banging beats and raw sexual energy than any record so far this year. Ghostland Observatory’s debut LP delete.delete.i.eat.meat… powers through a landscape of effects-laden vocals, warm synths, crunching drums, and ethereal guitars. The frantic pacing and variety of the album make selecting a standout track difficult, but “Shoot ‘Em Down” is one song that certainly must not be missed. Singer/guitarist Aaron Behrens purrs the opening chorus over an isolated, slowly bouncing bass line, breaking into the screaming chorus in a transition that carries the same punch listen after listen.
- joaquin black

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