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"Raise The Alarm" is the last listed track on the album and is another with a great beat and bass-line. It ends with quite a full sound, picking up speed towards the very end, with a lot of experimental noises and a good ending.
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Raise The Alarm!!! Review ofRaise The Alarm - Sunshine Underground (The)by
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Advantages: A new very strong sound, with much variation throughout the album Disadvantages: Maybe not to everyones taste, but definitely a good future for the band
They have been descibed as new-rave, indie, disco but Sunshine Underground can't be put into one scene just like that, there are no limits in the band's music. From the pumping basslines of "The Way It Is" and "Panic Attack", to the enchanting melody and slightly haunting vocals of "Somebody's Always Getting In The Way", each song experiments with something new. After hearing the track, "Put You In Your Place" I immediately took a liking to the band ... ...hoping it would meet my expectations set by the mentioned track. I wasn't dissapointed. The steady but strong bassline and drumbeat starting off the album with "Wake Up", sets the mood of the album perfectly and immediately you know your money hasn't been wasted.
As I have said it is a difficult task to try to give the band a particular scene, and they don't really sound much like any other bands currently around, however in places the album does ...
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Advantages: Great Sounding Album, Sounds Fresh Disadvantages: Hard to tell whether it'll stay fresh...
...rather than filler.
11. Raise The Alarm - The title track, which is always a tricky one. But I'm glad to report they've done it well, with great bass, vocals, lyrics and electronic gimmickry. Feels like the perfect ending to the album…
12. …But there is a hidden track. No idea what it's called but it's a nice addition to the album (even if I hate the compulsory pause to get to the hidden track). Makes the album go out with a louder more aggressive ... ...of the bands of 2007. Considering I bought this album on the recommendation of a drunken rambling student, it has turned out to be a real gem. Full of great rifts, and magnetic bass lines. The vocals might not be to everyone's tastes as they are a bit high, but they suit me just fine. A very clever album that fits in alongside the other new wave of bands nicely, but maintains it's own identity well. A nice assortment of tracks, which seem fresh compared ...
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Label / Distributor: City Rockers / PIAS UK/Sony DADC
Engineer: Steve Dub; Ben Thackery
Producer: Dub; Segs; Robert Harder; Collyer;
Pieces in Set: 1
Studio / Live: Studio
Stereo: Stereo
Format: Performer
EAN: 5055063906030
Additional notes
Album Notes: 'Raise The Alarm' is the debut album from Leeds-based indie dance combo The Sunshine Underground. A winning combination of Happy Mondays-esque baggy, Daft Punk's French house sounds and the pounding melodies of Doves, the band have created an album that defies catergorisation, and one that is sure to light up the dance floor at indie disco's worldwide. Includes the singles 'I Ain't Losing Any Sleep' and 'Put In Your Place'.
Titles on disc 1
1.: Wake Up
2.: Put In Your Place
3.: Dead Scene
4.: Way It Is
5.: Commercial Breakdown
6.: Somebody's Always Getting In The Way
7.: Borders
8.: Panic Attack
9.: I Ain't Losing Any Sleep
10.: My Army
11.: Raise The Alarm
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