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Opposite Sex by Opposite Sex
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- Closed: Wed 15 Feb 2012, 10:34 pm
- Listing #: 447297723
The subversive pop of Opposite Sex will warm the heart of anyone who viewed the heady years of 1978-1982 (Rough Trade Records, No Wave, NME's C81 Cassette and the start of Flying Nun Records in NZ) as a watershed period in alternative music - a time when there were no rules and anything seemed possible.
The sound of the ex-Gisborne, now Dunedin-based trio is, they say, “an absurdist-logico mix of Euro pop, Beat poetry, and subterranean lo-fi adventuring."
This is no retro exercise. The album is their own unique genre-defying trip through the experimental pop underground of their imaginations.
"The new wave of New Zealand pop begins here...For a debut, it's remarkable, leaping from sea-sick waltzes and crunchy post-punk to ADD-pop." 4/5 Uncut (UK)
“a wonderfully spontaneous album... Sitting somewhere between oddball pop and disjointed 1970s No Wave...It’s a debut album that contains all the elements you desire...” 8/10 Kicking Against the Pricks (UK)
"The next wave of swoony Dunedin New Zealand pop" WFMU Radio, New Jersey
"It's absolutely brilliant" Marc Riley, BBC Radio 6
“head-nodding, chanting strangeness – the same eerie shimmer that bands like Black Tambourine and The Raincoats achieved” Volume #15
“Where pop and anti-pop collide... Opposite Sex’s debut album is wonderfully curious and weird.”
Cheese on Toast
“a manic, ever-progressing experiment of peculiar pop." The Corner
"blending French ye-ye pop with classic ’77 artpunk, sugary sweet vocal delivery and tons of waltz. Truly a unique band with a sound completely their own" Art is the Enemy (Sweden)
"the most charming thing you've heard....We thank New Zealand for this gem and exactly what mushrooms the guitarist is on we have not managed to find out yet." Our Favourite (Sweden)
Listen to the album at http://oppositesex.bandcamp.com/
Raincoats, Young Marble Giants, Pop Group, Birthday Party, Television,
The sound of the ex-Gisborne, now Dunedin-based trio is, they say, “an absurdist-logico mix of Euro pop, Beat poetry, and subterranean lo-fi adventuring."
This is no retro exercise. The album is their own unique genre-defying trip through the experimental pop underground of their imaginations.
"The new wave of New Zealand pop begins here...For a debut, it's remarkable, leaping from sea-sick waltzes and crunchy post-punk to ADD-pop." 4/5 Uncut (UK)
“a wonderfully spontaneous album... Sitting somewhere between oddball pop and disjointed 1970s No Wave...It’s a debut album that contains all the elements you desire...” 8/10 Kicking Against the Pricks (UK)
"The next wave of swoony Dunedin New Zealand pop" WFMU Radio, New Jersey
"It's absolutely brilliant" Marc Riley, BBC Radio 6
“head-nodding, chanting strangeness – the same eerie shimmer that bands like Black Tambourine and The Raincoats achieved” Volume #15
“Where pop and anti-pop collide... Opposite Sex’s debut album is wonderfully curious and weird.”
Cheese on Toast
“a manic, ever-progressing experiment of peculiar pop." The Corner
"blending French ye-ye pop with classic ’77 artpunk, sugary sweet vocal delivery and tons of waltz. Truly a unique band with a sound completely their own" Art is the Enemy (Sweden)
"the most charming thing you've heard....We thank New Zealand for this gem and exactly what mushrooms the guitarist is on we have not managed to find out yet." Our Favourite (Sweden)
Listen to the album at http://oppositesex.bandcamp.com/
Raincoats, Young Marble Giants, Pop Group, Birthday Party, Television,
Shipping details
- $7.50 NZ Post Parcel Post
- Seller allows pick-ups
- Seller is located in Dunedin, Otago
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About the seller
- 100% positive feedback
- Member since Apr 2004
Closes: Wed 15 Feb, 10:34 pm.
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