Submariner

Artist: The Dead Science
Label: Absolutely Kosher
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 653225003327
EAN: 0653225003327
ASIN: B0000A9DMI

Release Date: 2003-07-29

Submariner

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Tracks:

Unseeing Eye
White Cane
White Train
Ghost Integrity
Below
Batty
Girl With the Unseen Hand
Threnody
Tension at Pitch
Envelope

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Album Description

The Dead Science was formed in late 2000 in some nameless location in Seattle after all three members had been playing together for a while in various jazz and experimental music groups (most notably the Deconstruction Art Ensemble). The music is jazz-related in conception, but with a solid, aching pop music heart at its core. Defying any easy comparisons, some direct reference points include the art songs of Einsturzende Neubauten, The Bad Seeds, Jimmy Scott, Talking Heads and Blonde Redhead. Digipak. Absolutely Kosher Records. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

I've been knocked down, then sweetly lifted up agian........2006-04-07

I rarely write reviews on anything unless there is a good reason to, or maybe It touches me or somthing like that, but guess what this one did. I just want to say that submariner is probibly the best cd in my 200+ collection, im really glad i had the faith to buy it, having only listened to three of the 10 tracks. song 10 "Enlelope" really struck me for some reason.
that reason is that it is the saddest most addictively grotesque rendition of whatever it is they are explaining I have ever heard in my modest little life. But dont get me wrong the entire length of submariner is not myriads of original heart felt chords and verses that leave you in a sad nostalgic daze. I somtimes wonder if they were on crack when they wrote "batty" its insane sparratic rythme and moving chords give it something most songs lack... super coolness! ha! sadly this is about all the justice my pre school non poetic words can give to this cd. just one more thing though... ive added something to my "to do before i die list" and that is to see them in concert. currently amazon has no sound clips of this one but you can go to www.thedeadscience.com to see if you like it, but im warning you, the tracks listed are not far ahead of the others. THE ENTIRE CD IS THAT GOOD. BUY IT, IT'S THAT SIMPLE!

macabre jazz at its finest.......2006-01-12

Its difficult to determine where to begin when describing "Submariner". This is one of the most richly layered albums I have ever heard, not only that, but there are only three members to The Dead Science. To start off, the brothers Bischoff and vocalists Mickens started off as a arty jazz ensemble hitting the clubs in the Seattle area. Its clear that that jazz background permeates the album but putting your finger on who to compare THIS style of jazz to is very challenging. When one thinks modern day jazz influenced musical acts with dark overtones, a wide variety of artists that may range from Portishead to Nostalgia 77, maybe even Soul Coughing may come to mind. Whats amazing is that each one of these bands/artists have left traces of their jazz lineage DNA, and yet they sound nothing alike. The same is the case of The Dead Science's Submariner. This Album stands apart though by being surprisingly organic. No scratches, no samples (not to say there's anything wrong with those, but) this is an album that relies on its craftsmanship. Let's take track # 7 for example. The song is called Threnody, which literally means song of lament, sometimes used in funerals. This threnody called Threnody would be the best ambassador to Submariner as there is a collective of seemingly sporatic jazz improve. Upon closer listening though, one would be able to glean that this is as simultaneously horrifying and beautiful as a Giger metamorphasis. There is no conflict of musical elements as a double bass vamping is followed by flat rapid precussion artistry, which is needle-and-threaded with lyrics like "Corpses buried on the banks of the Mississippi river" and "Cell wall divisions corroding under falsities". "Below", "White Cane", and "The Ghost Integrity" are also very strong points to this album, although every song works well together as a well oiled submarsable.

sensational.......2004-03-02

Simply put: The entire album as a whole possesses a feel and spirit that is just beautiful, honest, and pure. You can't even really attribute it to any one element, and it would almost be insulting to try. Analyzing it seems rude. This is the kind of hidden treasure album you cherish for years, and don't even know why. It's so sincere and modest. So sincere.

At long last....Submariner........2004-02-20

The Dead Science and their new album Submariner is one of the most innovative and fresh sounds I've heard in a long time. Songs that start sweet and delicate burst into cacophonious expression that are so perfectly orchestrated, you feel madness and tenderness at the same time. Take the finest jazz and mix it with Radiohead then add a dash of punk-rock and you've got Submariner. It's excellent!

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