Shutdown the Sun/From the Ashes of Electric Elves

Shutdown the Sun/From the Ashes of Electric Elves Artist: Oranger
Label: Jackpine Social Club
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 2


UPC: 646315320527
EAN: 0646315320527
ASIN: B0006SSNV4


Release Date: 2004-11-16

Shutdown the Sun/From the Ashes of Electric Elves


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Tracks:

  1. Cut Off yer thumbs
  2. Going Under
  3. Bluest Glass Eye Sea
  4. Shutdown The Sun
  5. Tree Bent Gun
  6. Just A Little Dumb
  7. Othersider
  8. The Writer (H.F.)
  9. Static On The High Desert
  10. Sweet Goodbye
  11. Delivered By Compass

Tracks:

  1. Up Over The Summer Fields
  2. Pleschette Gun
  3. Shake Yer Leisure
  4. Gorilla In A Rucksack
  5. Butterfly Magician
  6. April Skies
  7. Things I Say
  8. El Cerebro Esta Zumpando
  9. Friend To You
  10. Yard Sculpture
  11. Space Colony Boogie
  12. The Amazing Life Of...
  13. Circle Gets The Square
  14. Bleeding Kneecaps
  15. Bizarro
  16. Monster
  17. Intermission
  18. Winter Gardener
  19. The Rover
  20. Mike Love Not War (Live)
  21. Sleepwalk
  22. Manatee Party
  23. Siamese Fingers
  24. Sugarpop '66
  25. Behold, Mercury!
  26. Outside It's Coming Down
  27. Spy Tactics
  28. And It's Alright
  29. Twenty Three Skidoo
  30. Twenty Three Skidoo
  31. Twenty Three Skidoo
  32. Twenty Three Skidoo
  33. Twenty Three Skidoo
  34. Twenty Three Skidoo

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Ashes" of the "Sun".......2005-07-07

San Francisco quartet Oranger is one of those gloriously offbeat indierock bands, which deserves to be well known, yet somehow isn't. And their third album, "Shutdown the Sun," is an indie masterpiece that goes quietly under the radar, yet is unforgettable when you've heard it.

Oranger slowly builds up to a sweet, bluesy guitar song, which slowly gets wrapped in layers of ethereal keyboard. Some songs, like "Going Under" or the sizzly short "Just A Little Dumb" are made up of dense, danceable fuzz-rock. But with some other songs, there's a more delicate, psychedelic sound. Think the Flaming Lips' earlier work

This is the disc that really hooks you into the Oranger sound -- these four guys have a knack for making 60s-inspired rock'n'roll. They have a little punk, a little psychedelica, and a lot of gritty fuzzy stuff, and their songs are wound tightly enough that it's hard to find individual flaws and weaknesses.

But once the windy rock of "Delivered By Compass" is over, switch discs. There's also a sprawling second CD, "From the Ashes of Electric Elves," packed with rarities, live songs, B-sides and previously unreleased recordings. It's not as tight or rich as "Shutdown the Sun," but its swoony psychpop, catchy pop numbers and angular experimental songs are even more fun.

Sometimes they are great songs, and sometimes the guys just sound like they're messing around. It lacks the moodiness of the first disc. Instead, we have the goofy alien-rock "Space Colony Boogie" and "The Rover," psych-punk "Bleeding Kneecaps," sparkling "Pleschette Gun," and an instrumental goof-off at the finale, "Twenty-Three Skiddoo Takes 1-6."

Although "From the Ashes of Electric Elves" could easily stand as an album on its own, it was wisely paired with a more polished, conventional CD. While both discs are excellent, and show off Oranger at their best, they also show different facets of the rock group's sound -- "Ashes" is more experimental, eclectic and funny, while "Shutdown" is richly dense and steady.

Mike Drake has a nice voice, very drawly and able to stand above the music. He also does some wonderfully low-key work on the guitar, backed by Matt Harris's solid bass, Jim Linday's sharp drums, and Patrick Main's outstanding keybards. They all do exceptional work, and different songs allow them to shine.

Music Album:

  1. Down to Nothing/Kids Like Us ~ Down to Nothing , and Kids Like Us
  2. Way Away ~ Yellowcard
  3. The Caped Collection ~ Rick Wakeman
  4. Olé ~ Tonio K.
  5. Pure ~ Godflesh
  6. Love Your Man ~ Gary Rossington
  7. When Pure Is Defiled ~ Jerk
  8. Alaska/Love Song for the Dead Che ~ Northern Picture Library
  9. Rokenrol ~ Red Elvises
  10. Lonely One ~ The Guess Who

Music Album

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Music CD

On the Rising of the 64 Paths ~ Steve Coleman & Five Elements

Jazz in Paris: Swing 48 ~ Django Reinhardt

Play Lionel Hampton, Vol. 2: Stompin' at the Savoy ~ The New York Allstars

Let's Have a Jubilee - The Music of Alex Hill ~ Rebecca Kilgore

In Concert ~ Nina Simone

Stop and Listen ~ Baby Face Willette

Ganz Tief Ins Herz ~ Frans Bauer

Amor Pra Recomecar ~ Roberto Frejat

Tane I ~ Kazumi Nikaido

Samba E Pagode ~ Various Artists