I've written before that Late Of The Pier are worthy of a post of their own so here it is (and they'll probably demand another when their album finally comes out). 'Space and the Woods' is a re-release of their first single and sounds like it was heavily inspired by Gary Numan, it's a very good track but it's also very difficult to appreciate when it's on the wrong side of the record. I say 'wrong' because Focker is on the other side and it's oh-so right, it seems to contain the same heavy synths and guitar riffs of 'Space and the Woods' but just employs them differently, i don't think i can accurately explain how genius this track is. I've never really understood 'stadium rock', i grew up amongst a group of friends who were into Metallica, Guns 'n' Roses and Queen but i failed to understand the fun in seeing a band at a huge arena where you need binoculars to see what's happening on stage. 'Focker' changes all of that, i don't even know what Sam Eastgate looks like but i can already imagine him rocking out atop a massive stack of speakers on a huge stage in front of thousands of people (me included) screaming the vocals and moshing their necks off. If you manage to survive the first two and a half minutes without violently nodding your head or playing air guitar then the last 30 seconds will get you and that's a promise. Sometimes (or in my case frequently) other people just say things better than i could so in the words of my housemate 'It's the first song in ages i've had to listen to twice in a row'.
It's produced by Erol Alkan which may explain some of the brilliance but certainly not all of it. The other tracks on the single that unfortunately pale in comparison are a Switch remix which is unusually electro for him and a mysterious Rolmops (i can't find any info on him/her) remix that just appears to be 'Focker' in reverse - weird. It's available on CD, 7" and 12" but the bigger you buy it, the bigger you get the lovely mock gold leaf artwork.
Late Of The Pier - Focker
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Have you seen the video for this? They play until both their instruments and apparently their faces melt, then for the last 30 seconds the ultimate music robot emerges from a crack in the wall and beats them to death with its swirly drumsticks
Late Of The Pier - Focker (video)
I hadn't seen that!
Apparently the reason bands don't normally make a video for their B-side is because there isn't any budget left.
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