Controlling Crowds Parts I-III (2024 Remastered Deluxe Edition) Archive

• 1 Controlling Crowds (2024 Remaster) 10:08
• 2 Bullets (2024 Remaster) 05:53
• 3 Words On Signs (2024 Remaster) 03:59
• 4 Dangervisit (2024 Remaster) 07:36
• 5 Quiet Time (2024 Remaster) 05:54
• 6 Collapse / Collide (2024 Remaster) 09:11
• 7 Clones (2024 Remaster) 05:01
• 8 Bastardized Ink (2024 Remaster) 03:33
• 9 Kings of Speed (2024 Remaster) 04:22
• 10 Whore (2024 Remaster) 04:15
• 11 Chaos (2024 Remaster) 05:28
• 12 Razed to The Ground (2024 Remaster) 05:21
• 13 Funeral (2024 Remaster) 07:18
• 14 Times To Kill (2024 Remaster) 03:57
• 15 State Of You (2024 Remaster) 03:20
• 16 Pick A Side (2024 Remaster) 02:14
• Total Runtime 01:27:30

Info zu Controlling Crowds Parts I-III (2024 Remastered Deluxe Edition)

Controlling Crowds (Parts I-IV) ist das sechste Studioalbum der britischen Band Archive. Es bestand zunächst aus diesen drei Teilen:

Teil I: Controlling Crowds; Bullets; Words on Signs; Dangervisit; Quiet Time
Teil II: Collapse / Collide; Clones; Bastardised Ink; Kings of Speed; Whore
Teil III: Chaos; Razed to the Ground; Funeral

Das sechste Studioalbum des Kollektivs um Danny Griffiths und Darius Keeler scheint unter einer Dunstglocke aus Paranoia entstanden zu sein. 13 Stücke und 80 Minuten lang erzählen uns die Macher konzeptionell aufwendig von Endzeit, Kollaps, Huren, Chaos, Tod und Teufel. Ausufernd, niederschmetternd, gleichzeitig jedoch elegisch und voll klanglicher Schönheit. Ein wenig ist der Vergleich mit den wunderschönen Bildern absoluter Zerstörung eines Francis Ford Coppola angebracht, die “Apocalypse Now” zu einem derart verstörenden Film machen. Jenseits dieser Assoziationen schaffen Archive den Konsens zwischen komplexen Strukturen, State-Of-The-Art-Elektronika, effektvoll eingewobenen Raps (von Gründungsmitglied Rosko John) und dem Einsatz von Orchester samt 32-köpfigem Chor. Das waren die Positiva. Denn abseits der zweifellos meisterhaften Inszenierung des Albums – vielleicht der besten Archive-Produktion ever – leidet das Thema der „kontrollierenden Massen“ unter unerträglichen Allgemeinplätzen. Während die Musik ab der Hälfte nur noch als stylisches Möbelstück funktioniert, verschwindet das inhaltliche Konzept komplett in einer Wolke aus Schöngeist. Selten haben einen Visionen der Apokalypse so wenig berührt wie hier.

Archive

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Archive
Trip hop group from the UK. Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths formed Archive in 1994 together with female singer Roya Arab and young rapper Rosko John. Due to some dispute among themselves, the band broke up in 1996. Later (1999), Darius and Danny reformed Archive along with Susanne Wooder and Matheu Martin to produce their second album "Take My Head". After "Take My Head" the line up of the Band changed again including now singer Craig Walker (former front man for Power of Dreams). In 2001 they produced their third album, "You All Look The Same To Me", a more rock oriented disc than electronic or pop. Two years later, "Noise" and "Unplugged" are the follow ups to "You All Look The Same To Me", and they are keeping the same musical formation as before. The band composed also in 2003 the soundtrack to the French film Michel Vaillant.

Archive began their Europe tour in November 2004 without Walker, and without notifying ticket holders. Increasing shouts of 'Where's Craig?" from bemused fans at the concerts in Poland and France finally prompted a notice on the website that Craig absence was "due to unforeseen circumstances". Another statement from Darius Keeler hinted at personal problems keeping Walker from touring. In an interview with the TV station arte in late 2005, Keeler and Griffiths stated that Walker is in fact no longer with Archive and is working on a solo album, whereas Walker has stated that he left Archive due to personal differences with management and other band members.

In autumn of 2004, Archive announced that Dave Pen (Birdpen) would replace Walker on the Noise tour - due to the continuing personal problems between Walker and the rest of the band. During this same tour, Keeler and Griffiths met the singer Pollard Berrier at one of their shows in Vienna, Austria. The three began writing and rehearsing together, and were recording in Southside Studios (4), London, by September 2005.

Finally, in 2006, they release "Lights", their latest disc, including most of the previous line up (with Darius Keeler, Danny Griffiths, Maria Q, who was a chorist on "Take My Head", Dave Penney, singer on "Y.A.L.T.S" and "Noise" and Pollard Berrier).

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