New Music: The Suicide of Western Culture

  By Éilish Burke | February 8, 2011 - 7:29 pm | Music

Proving that it’s not just the Nordics of our Euro brethren that can release electronica ready to crawl into your earhole and linger there, is the duo from Spain known as Suicide of Western Culture.

Although recorded over a year ago now, their eponymous debut album is beginning to take flight with high praise in Spain and a slot at what is shaping up to be one of the best festivals this year, Primavera Sound. All in all it looks like 2011 is going to be the breakthrough year for the pair with a penchant for Daft-Punkish facial anonymity. And it’s no wonder with tracks as lovely (and punchy) as This is The Last Time I Shake Your Hand:

Taking their DIY ethos seriously and inspired by bands like Godspeed You Black Emperor the album was created in a London youth hostel using a super limited roster of equipment including the kind of Casio keyboards that might still be lingering in your attic since 1987 and some second hand foot pedals. The sounds they’ve managed to create with these basic tools are anything but simple. Multi-layered and complex it’s reminiscent of Fuck Buttons and The Field - which is pretty darn good for a debut album in my book. The full album can be streamed on their MySpace page. Go check them out before all your hipster friends know who they are.

About Éilish Burke

Éilish writes the Ad Nauseam series of posts for Culch.ie as well as some other bit and bobs. She used to work in adland and still likes to dissect the advertising she comes across, though these days mainly from the comfort of her couch and in the form of angry tirades while her flatmate rolls her eyes to heaven. She secretly harbours smug feelings that instead of saving and putting a deposit on a house she spent all her life savings on extravagant holidays and has therefore escaped a lifetime in negative equity. She co-runs a company called Amp Music Marketing. You can get in touch with her at eilishburke{at}gmail{dot}com or follow her on Twitter.

One Response to New Music: The Suicide of Western Culture

  1. Kasek says:
    February 9, 2011 at 2:09 pm

    you guys should go and see them playing LIVE! They’re absolutely mazings!