Title: Regions Artist: Ellis Island Sound Label: Village Green Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5051083075824 Genre: Indie Rock/Pop Release Date: 2014-10-14 Number of Discs: 1 Additional Details: DIGIPACK PACKAGING
Ellis Island Sound comprises the duo of Pete Astor (The Loft, Weather Prophets, Wisdom of Harry, etc.) and David Sheppard (State River Widening, Snow Palms, etc.). Regions is the duo's third album since their inception, and it has already been described as "Afro-Krautrock" and "Teutonic High Life." It is possible to detect the influence of Jean Bosco Mwende or King Sunny Ade's guitars, along with the polyrhythmic ensemble force of Fela Kuti's Africa 70 and T-Funk-period Talking Heads. Sometime-Radiohead-collaborator John Matthias applies vocals to five tracks, coming on like an opiated James Brown channeling Damo Suzuki. For fans of Can, Fela Kuti, Talking Heads and Neu!.
Tracks: 1.1 Nairobi/Koln 1.2 So Much Water Close to Home 1.3 Intro, Airborne, Travelling 1.4 We Do Not 1.5 Offices at Night 1.6 Floating Home 1.7 The Letting Go 1.8 Herr Ya Ya 1.9 Schwitters in Lakeland 1.10 Worlds Ahead 1.11 Ubu Goes to Town
