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Villainaire

by The Dead Science

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1.
Throne Of Blood (The Jump Off) 03:39
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2.
The Dancing Destroyer 02:49
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3.
Make Mine Marvel 03:36
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4.
Monster Island Czars 03:41
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5.
Lamentable 02:40
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6.
Death Duel Productions 03:14
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7.
Wife You 04:38
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Holliston 03:46
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Black Lane 03:30
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Sword Cane 04:56
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11.
Clemency 03:31
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about

Seattle-based The Dead Science created a majestic, ornate and soaring collection of post-punk avant-pop on this, their third full-length album, and their first for Constellation. Villainaire is a brilliant song cycle driven by layers of Sam Mickens’ vibrato-laden voice, dark lyricism and sterling guitar work. Bassist (acoustic and electric) Jherek Bischoff and drummer Nick Tamburro anchor the tunes with endlessly inventive polyrhythmic suppleness. Together the trio unleashes a truly unique sound, intensely literate in both word and sound, with a controlled and commanding fury.

The songs on Villainaire range from epic orchestral pop to sinister jazz-rock to weary, soul-bleached balladry. Sam Mickens writes about “moral pragmatism and experimental moral nihilism, black-out drunkenness and its psychic and emotional repercussions, and the continuum of baroque fantasy and stark reality” and offers this up with tremulous, operatic rapture. Mickens mines his childhood obsession with hero-projection throughout the album as well, including a wealth of lyrical references to hip-hop and in particular the warped strains of comic book influenced idolatry/self-mythologisation epitomised by the likes of Wu-Tang Clan and MF Doom (see here for further exploration).

That said, The Dead Science are pure, post-progressive, pummeling art rock. Jump into "Monster Island Czars" or "Death Duel Productions" for an initial taste of how uncategorisably crazed, compelling and complex the channeling of a hip-hop/R&B fantasy-fixation through the minds and loins of three Northwest jazz-damaged white boys in a power trio rock configuration can be.

Villainaire was superbly recorded and mixed by band member Jherek, and features contributions from a number of guest players, including Shudder To Think’s Craig Wedren and Celebration’s Katrina Ford on additional vocals.

credits

released September 2, 2008

PERSONNEL
Sam Mickens: guitar, voice
Jherek Bischoff: bass
Nick Tamburro: drums

GUESTS
Katrina Ford: voice
Lori Goldston: cello
Alex Guy: viola
Morgan Henderson: synth
Paris Hurley: violin
Kate Ryan: voice
Craig Wedren: voice

Engineered and Recorded by Jherek Bischoff at Gallery 1412, Li’lville and Villville. Additional drum engineering by Robb Kunz. Mixed by Jherek at Tallin Tallsman and Sons Mobile Studio. Mastered at Grey Market by Harris Newman.

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The Dead Science began life as the The Sweet Science; singer/guitarist Sam Mickens and brothers Jherek Bischoff (bass) and Korum Bischoff (drums) formed in mid-2000. In late 2004, drummer Korum was replaced by Nick Tamburro. In late summer 2008, the band released Villainaire on Constellation and toured tirelessly in North America and Europe. Who knows where they are now! ... more

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