Commercial Hippies - If You Can't Stand the Heat...

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Artist: Commercial Hippies

Title: If You Can't Stand The Heat...

Label: Nano Records

Date: 2006

 

1. Loose Control

2. If You Can't Stand The Heat...

3. ...Get Out of the Chai Room

4. Dr. Freakenstein

5. No More Nights

6. 3 Star Hotel

7. Where Dreams Come From (Technological Rennaisance Edit)

8. Organic Machines

9. The Unconventionalist

 

 

 

"It's funny...the world is so different in the daylight. But in the dark your fantasies get so out of hand.
"

 

No. No. No. Don't want any girl scout cookies. Where is your mother?

 

 

Back when Nano records artists didn't make the same track over and over again, they were solid producers of elaborate full-on. Yes there really is such a thing. This is the debut from the Hippies and a decade on it still sounds fresh as a daisy. Back when there was a seemingly never ending tsunami of full-on releases this came along with loads of dynamism. It churns and burns with layers of sound as melodies dance across power rhythms. There's also plenty of effects to give it a lush sound and the sample work is effective without being intrusive. Reminds me of Protoculture and what do you know? His brother is one half of this duo.

 

So based purely on genetics you would assume that he won't be drooling all over the equipment with his underwear on the outside of his pants. Now I cannot independently verify that that didn't happen, but this music is engaging and mostly devoid of what makes people sh*t on full-on. 10 years ago Nano had a great reputation and the other half of the duo is the brother of one of the guys that runs Nano. So to keep peace in the family they're going to bring their best to represent the label. And with quality albums like this you can see why. Can you imagine the dinner convo if one brother's weak effort brought down the other brother's label?

 

Awkward.

 

Very solid and highly recommended!

 

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