Various - It's Over, We Don't Care
CD from Spanish Magic (SM004)
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This is one of the early releases on Spanish Magic... 2005? fuck that was a while ago...
here's what someone else had to say:
"This new compilation CD from the excellent Australian imprint, Spanish Magic, contains a great combination of old favorites and new faces. These 12 tracks are put together in a way that makes this feel less like an assembly of random tracks, and more like a complete album. This is definitely some of the best music Australia has to offer.
Kicking things off is the always great and vastly underrated, Hi God People. This group has been around since the '90s, spewing forth their pop-infused sonic goodness. "Egil Rotunda Mural," their contribution here, is the perfect opener. It's upbeat drums and extremely catchy keyboards & synthesizers set the mood for the rest of the compilation. You'll be tapping your foot in no time, ready for the sun to rise again. Beautiful music but an absolutely great, great band.
Following this is the digital glitchery of Pimmon with "Sea Boy, Kol Kol." It's like hearing the ocean if it were electrified. The beauty here is in the subtleties. The somewhat post rock-ish aspects of II's "There Were Lakes" lasts just long enough to leave a good impression. Not the best track on the compilation, but nice enough.
Next comes one of my absolute favorites, Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood. The brother-sister duo of Michael & Kristina Donnelly set the world ablaze last year and haven't let up since. This stellar sacrificial lamb, "Circle of Eyes," is an organic spell cast to haunt the corners of your dreams. Bowed guitars and a heavy dose of reverb give you a full-on black forest blast. Over it's six minutes, this piece will melt all your skin away. Easily one of the compilations finest offerings.
Keith Mason's '70s psych infusion, "VTR," pierces your eardrums next. As the longest track on this compilation, it unfolds slowly. Raucous electric guitars explode on contact while Mason's ritualistic vocals are trapped underneath the massive, distorted wash. It's a great piece that feels like it was rescued from another time entirely. The only track that can compete with this one for true sonic decadence is "Burning Eastor" by Hiss. Death noise at its finest, this track will kill you. It's fucking great. Anthony Guerra & Peter Biamey also get into the action with the loud and abrasive "#3." These feedback walls are more delicate, though, as if one tiny crack could bring the whole thing down. Guerra & Biamey utilize very subtle shifts to their advantage here, keeping this track moving along at a steady, but slow speed.
Castings, who are the guys behind the Spanish Magic imprint, give us a short dose of their disjointed goodness. Electric guitars and minimal percussion are dragged through the mud by rusty chains, making sure that every inch is covered in dust. At just over 2 1/2 minutes, you get a quick taste of what this great band has to offer.
There's also a bevy of quieter tracks that really push this compilation over the top. The Garbage & The Flowers give us "Elisabeth," a lovely duet that is taken from a Herman Hesse poem. The male/female vocals are lovely, and once the whimsical violin comes in, I will submit. This is a great piece. Not to be outdone, Rand and Holland's "Shanghai Lady?" closes the album in impressive fashion. Brett Thompson's quiet vocals lull you to sleep. The track is short, but sweet and the lyrics are great. Excellent song.
"It's Over, We Don't Care" is a very good compilation with a great mix of artists and styles. For those wanting to hear more of the burgeoning Australian underground, this is certainly a great place to start. 9/10 -- Brad Rose (31 October, 2005) "