THE UNIT AMA - "The Unit Ama" WAAT027
Pressing Information
Beyond their first names - Christian (drums), Jason (bass guitar), Steven (guitar and vocals) - and that they originate from Newcastle, very little is known about The Unit Ama. They came to the attention of Gringo Records via a reputation for jaw droppingly beautiful and intense live performances. They delivered their self-titled album with no fuss or fanfare and slipped back to the North East.
The Unit Ama make music that explodes outward: dense but soothing metronomic pulses morph into a wild fracturing of the traditional rock trio, taking the possibilities of what can be done with guitar, bass, drums and vocals into the stratosphere. Whereas others have saught to push the limits of rock music by intense complication and trickery, The Unit Ama's approach is natural, human, shamanic even.
In addition to appearances on a number of compilations, The Unit Ama’s songs have found a life of their own through the band’s self-released Variations series. Now in its third instalment, Variations allows other artists free range to reinterpret a band’s output as they see fit, further reinforcing the idea that The Unit Ama's music is not their own property, but that it somehow exists without a need for a definitive article and is much yours as it is theirs This free-wheeling approach to music making characterises The Unit Ama’s first album. This is not anthemic, easy listening, but something far more challenging and ultimately, rewarding.
Credits
Recorded and Mixed by W.F. Purser and Mark Simms at Trinity Heights, Newcastle.
Pressing Information
330 copies on black vinyl. Letterpress on to card stock with ribbon.
1000 CDs. Letterpress on to card stock.
International Distribution
Australia - Rocket
Benelux - Suburban
Canada - F.A.B.
Finland - Supersounds
France - Differ-ant
Germany - Cargo Records
Italy - Goodfellas
Spain - Popstock
New Zealand - Southbound
Scandinavia - Border
United States - Red Eye and Forced Exposure
Tracks
- Dead Birds
- Plastique Bertrand
- Governed
- How The Mind Works
- M
- Glass Like Water
- Horses of Northumberland
- Fuck The Critic
- The Ostrich
- And How The Elephants Danced
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