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Modern Times CD
 
Disque Primeur
format: CD
year of release: 2006

lab price: $9.00
available: yes
item #: cd-2415

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Adam Kesher: An Allegory of Chastity (Snack & C'mish Remix) CD
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  tracklisting + audio producer  
Modern Times  
Voyage Interieur  
Cent Soixante  
You Make Me Feel Immoral  
  Where's My Place?  
 
R E V I E W
LAB EXCLUSIVO. The long out of print debut EP from Adam Kesher gets a special repressing! This CD sold out immediately upon initial release and these tracks are only found on this EP (no vinyl was ever made). Turntable Lab is the exclusive US distributor of this release - you won't find it anywhere else.

Y'all might remember Adam Kesher's first appearance at the Lab from their rock cover of Para One's rave anthem "Dun-Dudun" on Institubes, but this EP is actually the band's first release from '06. Think post-punk meets electro-rock with a bit of Factory Records. Take a listen and you'll find these French rockers got more going for them than the usual rave-banger sounds that their countrymen have blown up so hard lately. "Modern Times(1)" sets the whole thing off like a flaming kick in the ass. Frantic, fast paced drums, screeching guitars, and nasty low end synths make things real hot and sweaty (it's no wonder this track set off a slew of hype remixes). Next check "160(2)" for more on this driving, high energy tip (really reminds me of Gang Of 4 on this one). "You Make Me Feel Immortal(3)" and "Voyage Interieur(4)" aren't bad either, but feature a more mellowed out melancholy vibe. An impressive debut with 5 tracks total.