28-08-2012, 12:45
online listen
shoegaze stuff I guess
at least that's what I was doin'
didn't understand a word he said, unless it was the title
not my thing but it may be yours
1.0 from me and a converted 2.2 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Things That We Found
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tks3r9QfnSk
released August 21st, 2012
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Bio - from allmusic
Led by former Gordons guitarist Alister Parker, noise rock unit Bailter Space emerged from Christchurch, New Zealand
in 1987. Originally comprised of former Clean and Great Unwashed drummer Hamish Kilgour, Pin Group alum Ross
Humphries on bass, and Glenda Bills on drums, the group issued its debut EP, Nelsh, on the famed Flying Nun label
later that year; both Humphries and Bills departed soon after, resulting in the addition of former Gordons bassist
John Halvorsen in time to record the 1988 full-length Tanker. A tour followed, but when the Clean re-formed, Kilgour
joined them on a permanent basis; his replacement in Bailter Space was Brent McLachlan, also the drummer in the
Gordons.
Despite the restoration of the Gordons' core roster, however, Bailter Space were a clearly distinct entity, their
sound more dense and imposing than in their previous incarnation; the trio resurfaced in 1990 with Thermos, mounting
a tour of the Northern Hemisphere the following year. An EP, The Aim, appeared in 1992, and in 1993 Bailter Space
released Robot World, their most acclaimed outing to date. Their prolific output continued with Vortura (1994) and
Wammo (1995) and then slowed down for the last half of the decade, during which the group issued two albums for the
Turnbuckle label: Capsul (1997) and Solar.3 (1999). In 2004, during a protracted hiatus, Flying Nun issued a self-
titled compilation. Eight years passed before the band released another album, Strobosphere (Arch Hill, 2012).
Album Review - from allmusic
Apparently it's still the 1990s inside the minds of Alister Parker and Brent McLachlan, and that's not at all a bad
thing. Guitarist Parker and percussionist McLachlan have taken Bailterspace back to the recording studio for the
first time since the turn of the century with their 2012 album Strobosphere, and sonically it pretty much picks up
where the group left off in 1999 -- Parker still fashions a massive wall of guitar noise that's rough and tuneful at
the same time, McLachlan still urges the songs along with his simple but implacable drumming, and the sound and
approach of this material recalls those heady days when Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and My Bloody Valentine were
joyously proving that the electric guitar wasn't dead after all. If that suggests this is an exercise in indie rock
nostalgia, a quick listen to Strobosphere confirms that's not the case; Bailterspace are still working within the
same musical framework that they established in the late '80s, but the music sounds and feels as powerful and
engaging as ever, and Parker's many layers of thick, scratchy guitar sounds fit together with the firm snap of a
jigsaw puzzle and a melodic strength that's elegant but powerfully strong. The songs on Strobosphere sometimes seem
like frameworks more than fully formed melodic entities, but it's Parker's guitars that put muscle on the bones, and
from the sounds of this he's been hitting the gym regularly in recent years. The performances sound fresh and alive,
with enough scrap and spontaneity to suggest the dynamics of a live performance (as do the sudden fade-outs on
several tracks), though everything here is purposeful and well focused. Strobosphere isn't a comeback for
Bailterspace, it's a continuation, and confirms one of the great guitar bands of its day hasn't given up on the
mission of discovering how much wonder can be summoned from a few fuzzy chords.
Track Listing
1. Things That We Found
2. Strobosphere
3. Blue Star
4) Polarize
5) No Sense
6) Meeting Place
7) Island
8) OP1
9) Live By The Ocean
10) Dset
11) World We Share
shoegaze stuff I guess
at least that's what I was doin'
didn't understand a word he said, unless it was the title
not my thing but it may be yours
1.0 from me and a converted 2.2 from the pros at allmusic
from the album - Things That We Found
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tks3r9QfnSk
released August 21st, 2012
Bio - from allmusic
Led by former Gordons guitarist Alister Parker, noise rock unit Bailter Space emerged from Christchurch, New Zealand
in 1987. Originally comprised of former Clean and Great Unwashed drummer Hamish Kilgour, Pin Group alum Ross
Humphries on bass, and Glenda Bills on drums, the group issued its debut EP, Nelsh, on the famed Flying Nun label
later that year; both Humphries and Bills departed soon after, resulting in the addition of former Gordons bassist
John Halvorsen in time to record the 1988 full-length Tanker. A tour followed, but when the Clean re-formed, Kilgour
joined them on a permanent basis; his replacement in Bailter Space was Brent McLachlan, also the drummer in the
Gordons.
Despite the restoration of the Gordons' core roster, however, Bailter Space were a clearly distinct entity, their
sound more dense and imposing than in their previous incarnation; the trio resurfaced in 1990 with Thermos, mounting
a tour of the Northern Hemisphere the following year. An EP, The Aim, appeared in 1992, and in 1993 Bailter Space
released Robot World, their most acclaimed outing to date. Their prolific output continued with Vortura (1994) and
Wammo (1995) and then slowed down for the last half of the decade, during which the group issued two albums for the
Turnbuckle label: Capsul (1997) and Solar.3 (1999). In 2004, during a protracted hiatus, Flying Nun issued a self-
titled compilation. Eight years passed before the band released another album, Strobosphere (Arch Hill, 2012).
Album Review - from allmusic
Apparently it's still the 1990s inside the minds of Alister Parker and Brent McLachlan, and that's not at all a bad
thing. Guitarist Parker and percussionist McLachlan have taken Bailterspace back to the recording studio for the
first time since the turn of the century with their 2012 album Strobosphere, and sonically it pretty much picks up
where the group left off in 1999 -- Parker still fashions a massive wall of guitar noise that's rough and tuneful at
the same time, McLachlan still urges the songs along with his simple but implacable drumming, and the sound and
approach of this material recalls those heady days when Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., and My Bloody Valentine were
joyously proving that the electric guitar wasn't dead after all. If that suggests this is an exercise in indie rock
nostalgia, a quick listen to Strobosphere confirms that's not the case; Bailterspace are still working within the
same musical framework that they established in the late '80s, but the music sounds and feels as powerful and
engaging as ever, and Parker's many layers of thick, scratchy guitar sounds fit together with the firm snap of a
jigsaw puzzle and a melodic strength that's elegant but powerfully strong. The songs on Strobosphere sometimes seem
like frameworks more than fully formed melodic entities, but it's Parker's guitars that put muscle on the bones, and
from the sounds of this he's been hitting the gym regularly in recent years. The performances sound fresh and alive,
with enough scrap and spontaneity to suggest the dynamics of a live performance (as do the sudden fade-outs on
several tracks), though everything here is purposeful and well focused. Strobosphere isn't a comeback for
Bailterspace, it's a continuation, and confirms one of the great guitar bands of its day hasn't given up on the
mission of discovering how much wonder can be summoned from a few fuzzy chords.
Track Listing
1. Things That We Found
2. Strobosphere
3. Blue Star
4) Polarize
5) No Sense
6) Meeting Place
7) Island
8) OP1
9) Live By The Ocean
10) Dset
11) World We Share
