{"product_id":"exek-a-casual-assembly-lp-5766100811","title":"Exek - A Casual Assembly [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwelve inch vinyl pressing. Right on the heels of their Ahead Of Two Thoughts LP released earlier this year, A Casual Assembly is the 2018 offering from Melbourne's Exek. The EP coalesces around a stirring theme for synthesizer, trumpet and bass, bringing together reference points to Laurie Spiegel, Jah Wobble and The Velvet Underground's \"The Gift.\" Frontman Albert Wolski's disembodied narration - at times reminiscent of Samuel Beckett or Robert Ashley - unfolds over a series of dark vignettes set in a dystopian near-future. Autotune has been banned, secret police patrol the redoubts of the wealthy, and world beaches have been cleared of their sand for the construction of enormous ur- ban prisons. As these events turn more fraught and absurd, Wolski reveals just how much is gained through Exek's stripped-down arrangements and dreamlike tones. A Casual Assembly echoes like the lost soundtrack to a Kubrick or Jarman film. Recommended for fans of Normil Hawaiians, Jenny Hval and Harmonia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWithheld From The Cycle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Home Of The Architect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAerospace And Defence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Mental Note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMenthol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Commoner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Physicist\u0026amp;#39;s Issue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere The Milk Was Spilt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Fax Back From The Architect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"39","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50560427819304,"sku":"85766100811","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/waterloorecords.com\/products\/exek-a-casual-assembly-lp-5766100811","provider":"Waterloo Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}