The Damage Manual "1" Invisible Records INV 143 2000 (31:55)
Sunset Gun (4:03)
Damage Addict (4:15)
Scissor
Quickstep (3:29)
Blame
and Demand (4:13)
Leave
the Ground (4:22)
Bagman Damage (4:58)
M60 Dub (6:35)
The Damage Manual: Chris Connelly - vocals, Jah Wobble - bass, Geordie Walker - guitar, Martin Atkins - drums and loops with Jesse De La Pena - scratching and Lee Fraser - synths and tweaks.
The Damage Manual is Chris Connelly, Jah Wobble, Geordie Walker and Martin Atkins. Each member has at least 20 years of music making experience in such bands as: Public Image Ltd., Killing Joke, Invaders of the Heart, the Revolting Cocks, Ministry, Pigface and Murder Inc. and have worked with one another in the past on several occasions. "1" is the debut 32 minute, 7 track EP via Atkins' Invisible Records. Thirty seconds into the first track it's clear that this band intends to rock. And rock they do, in a very dense and melodic manner ... almost as if they're proving a point. "Sunset Gun" is Led Zeppelin for the new millennium as Walker's massive riff and Atkins' heavy handed rhythm explode while Connelly unleashes his poetic primal scream for the first time in several years. The track ends with someone in the studio saying "ok, cool!" I agree. "Damage Addict" is propelled for it's duration by Wobble's big bass groove with Connelly's somewhat buried vocal, jabs of guitar/noise and samples of giggling children. "Scissor Quickstep" is very aggro with an uptempo beat, sporadic riff and Connelly up front yelling like a banshee. "Blame and Demand" is also deep groove oriented with Walker's trademark wall of sound guitar and Connelly's gorgeous extended notes. "Leave the Ground" finds Connelly in double tracked crooner/spoken mode as a static drenched bass line and an incendiary guitar solo blaze atop the beat. Each track is embellished by Atkins' samples, loops and production as well as some additional scratching by Chicago DJ Jesse De La Pena and synth work by Lee Fraser (Bagman, Sheep on Drugs). The final two tracks are good dub remixes of "Damage Addict" and "Blame and Demand" by Bagman and Chris Cookson, respectively. Yeah, this is a monster. And that's not all. The CD-ROM portion has a sharp interface for biographies, lyrics, photos, band members at work video clips and the in the studio shot "Sunset Gun". Very cool. The as yet untitled album and world tour arrive and kick off in June. Don't miss either one ...
The
Damage Manual
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Where did I get this cd? - promo from Invisible Records.