Jackson & His Computer Band - Smash

Jackson & His Computer Band - Smash

Label:
Catalog#:
WARP CD 137
Format:
CD
Country:
UK
Released:
19 Sep 2005
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
IDM, Experimental

Tracklist

1   Utopia 5:52 X
    Choir - Paula Moore
2   Rock On 3:58 X
    Backing Vocals - Paula Moore
3   Arpeggio 4:04 X
    Drums [Timpanies And Snares] - Steve Arguelles*
  Other [Final Assistance] - Tim Paris
4   Minidoux 0:56 X
5   Oh Boy 3:45 X
    Backing Vocals - Paula Moore
  Drums [Timpanies And Snares] - Steve Arguelles*
  Featuring [Storytelling] - Harper Smith
  Mixed By - Quentin Dupieux
6   TV Dogs (Cathodica's Letter) 4:14 X
    Featuring - Mike Ladd
  Mixed By - Stephane Briat*
  Written-By - Jackson Fourgeaud* , Mike Ladd
7   Hard Tits 3:13
    Mixed By - Quentin Dupieux
8   Teen Beat Ocean 4:52 X
9   Promo 0:21 X
10   Tropical Metal 3:36 X
11   Headache 4:55 X
12   Moto 1:11 X
13   Fast Life 5:08 X
    Mixed By - Stephane Briat*
  Vocals - Paula Moore
14A   Radio Caca 4:40
14B   Untitled 14:14
14C   Untitled 1:24

Credits

Artwork By [Inside Illustration & Cover Graphics] - John Sack
Artwork By [Verso Installation & Image Art Direction] - Egospray
Artwork By [Visual Assistance] - Reach
Mastered By - Chab (2) , Jean-Pierre*
Mastered By [Assistant] - Jean SebastiƩn*
Photography [Cover And Cake Photo] - Mick Jayet
Written-By, Mixed By, Producer - Jackson & His Computer Band (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 14C)

Notes

Under exclusive licence from King Productions.

Track 14A features a "secret" track which starts at 18'54" listed here as 14C. Track 14A and 14C are separated by a period of silence listed as 14B.

Inlay folds out into 24cm x 36cm poster.
The first 500 orders from Warpmart came with a free Jackson mix-CD (WARP137S).

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Rated 4/5
Review by scoundrel Oct 08, 2008
Jackson & His Computer Band issue forth _Smash_, a funky album of cut-ups and heavy electro bass. Right from the beginning track, "Utopia," you hear Jackson's gears grinding as he assembles chunks of vocals into a careful construction. Yes, it's similar to Akufen and other microhouse contemporaries, but the underlying darkness suggests a slightly darker worldview. "Rock On" is carried by its deep and heavy drum beat, around which everything seems to fall. Jackson presents some interesting contrasts, juxtaposing the child narrating the story in "Oh Boy" to the fantastical rant that starts off the plodding "TV Dogs." The rhythms of "Teen Beat Ocean" sound quasi-Gary Glitter and the synths help reinforce that impression, while the bizarre twisting steel guitar of "Tropical Metal" seems to come from another planet altogether. But Jackson makes time for lightness as well: the short but melodic "Minidoux" and the delicate voices and piano on "Hard Tits." Jackson makes quite the smash indeed.
Rated 3/5
Review by dimitry_ghost Jul 06, 2008
Whether it reminds Akufen's "My Way" microhouse or Prefuse 73's glitch-hop or even french house scene (Daft Punk, Cassius, etc.) as an inspiration source for this Parisian artist, i feel them being better then this album, which is really glitchy cut-up idm-like wankery with quite questionable portion of funkiness. Anyway fans of such twisted deconstructive sampling approach may be satisfied enough. They say he spent 4 years doing this album, laborious job. Another one personal analogy that comes to my mind is Vernon LeNoir's "YAWK!" working in the same style, it is free mp3 release: go and check it.
Rated 4/5
Review by AlfredPMcLovely Apr 09, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)
If you like Akufen's My Way you should check this album out, and vice versa. This is a pretty fun, upbeat album with more than enough knob twiddling wankery to make my day.
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