Album
Slave Ambient
2011 · Rock
32 collectors on Gatefold own this
Slave Ambient is an Alt/Indie album by The War On Drugs, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked, owned by 32 collectors.
About
Philadelphia’s The War On Drugs hold the perfect balance of classic rock and spaced-out indie rock. Members Kurt Vile, Charlie Hall and Kyle Lloyd departed the band at the end of 2008, leaving founding singer and guitarist Adam Granduciel to recruit drummer Mike Zanghi and bassist/guitar player Dave Hartley. Yet somehow, 2011’s <i>Slave Ambient</i> sounds a lot like 2008’s <i>Wagonwheel Blues</i>. “Best Night” sets the tone like <i>Nebraska</i>-era Springsteen as accompanied by the musicians who played on Spiritualized’s <i>Songs in A & E</i>. Throughout <i>Slave Ambient</i> there’s also a prevalent lean on Krautrock-inspired repetitions, immediately noticeable during the first song’s end jam and in the hypnotic “It’s Your Destiny.” The consecutive pulsing speeds up on “Your Love Is Calling My Name” where Granduciel’s nasal-toned croons recall a young Tom Petty under driving indie-rock oscillations braided together with some dream-pop ambience. Fans of the band’s previous penchant for anthemic epics will feel right at home with the uplifting “Come to the City.”
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Best Night
- A2Brothers
- A3I Was There
Side B
- B1Your Love Is Calling My Name
- B2The Animator
- B3Come To The City
Side C
- C1Come For It
- C2It's Your Destiny
- C3City Reprise #12
Side D
- D1Baby Missiles
- D2Original Slave
- D3Black Water Falls
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- holographic
- hypnotic
- cinematic
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Includes a download card for a free high-quality digital version.
Each record is in a printed inner sleeve.
Recorded 2008-2011 at Uniform Studio (Philly), Echo Mountain (Asheville, NC), AG's joint in Philly.
Photography:
Cover - Zaragoza, Spain, Drugs Tour, July 2009
Inside - Livingston, MT. Violators Tour, October 2009
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adam GranducielEFFECTS , HARMONICA, TAPE ORGAN , SYNTHESIZER , SYNTHESIZER , TAPE , EFFECTS , EFFECTS ORGAN, SYNTHESIZER , TAPE , EFFECTS
- Chad StockslagerUPRIGHT PIANO
- David HartleyBASS BASS, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR BASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Jeff RyanDRUMS
- Jeff ZeiglerDRUM PROGRAMMING, EFFECTS , ELECTRONICS
- Jesse TrbovichSAXOPHONE
- John AshleySYNTHESIZER
- Kim RoneyPIANO
- Kurt VileELECTRIC GUITAR
- Michael JohnsonDRUMS EFFECTS , SYNTHESIZER
- Michael ZanghiDRUMS DRUMS , DRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Robbie BennettPIANO PIANO, ACOUSTIC GUITAR SYNTHESIZER
- Steven UrgoDRUMS
32 collectors on Gatefold own this · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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