Operation Hummingbird

Artist: Death in June
Label: Neroz / Tesco
Category: Music

Average customer rating:

Format: Import
Media: Audio CD

UPC: 017533262324
EAN: 0017533262324
ASIN: B00004SU9D

Release Date: 2000-06-13

Operation Hummingbird

Related Categories:

Ambient

| Dance & DJ | Styles | Music

Folk Rock

| Rock | Styles | Music

General

| Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock

| Pop | Styles | Music

Alternative Folk

| Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music

Experimental Music

| Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Rock

| Imports | Stores | Music

Tracks:

Gorilla Tactics
Kapitulation
Flieger
The Snows of the Enemy
Handrandes and Olympic Flames
Winter Eagle
Let the Wind Catch a Rainbow On Fire

Customer Reviews:

DIJ For the Club Set? Operation Hummingbird - Its Groovy.......2005-01-28

Operation Hummingbird is a great album that is so divergent from Death in June's normal style. The musical score is richer and the synth/sample fusion that Albin Julius whipped up makes these tracks seem like club tunes rather than DIJ. While the lyrics are far more simple and less contemplative or introverted than normal DIJ albums, it does not detract from its greatness. Two years prior to the release of this album at a DIJ show I witnessed Douglass Pierce stop a scuffle in the bathroom at Man Ray in Boston and he exclaimed "I just want to make groovy music man!". Well I guess this album is testament to this. This album is catchy, not too serious and a great listen for fans and others alike.

Many of the samples come from the soundtrack to the film "Alexander Nevsky" composed by Prokofiev (an album which I also recommend). This highly orchestrated backdrop provides a rich backdrop for the rest of the rhythms and Pierce's vocals. I think "Flieger" is the most surprising song. It is some sort of ecstatic imagination of flight in an me262 or me163 German wonder weapon. The song has a great driving sound with a cool feel that keeps it in my play list constantly.

This album is a certain must have for any DIJ fan but I also recommend the album to anyone who appreciates true avant garde masterpieces. Yes, the lyrics aren't exactly PC. But if you don't take it seriously, as Pierce certainly isn't taking it seriously, you will find this album and artistic and amazing experience that will reward the listener time and time again.

-- Ted Murena

Achtung! Faaaaalling in luff, again.............2002-01-08

Addictive but tasteless record. One does not readily associate the Third Reich with bubble gum pop but it's obviously not such a goose step for the most eccentric man in rock (now Viv Stanshall is no longer with us). The first track is a whinge about being banned from performing. A bit like the man who stubs his foot on the bed and curses his wife. Ominous, I thought. That self pitying ranting screwed up Lenny Bruce's career. Sadly, 'All Pig's Must Die' confirmed my fears. This is the CD before the mask finally slipped. Fantastic keyboards, lyrics beyond self parody.

Interesting...........2001-04-25

I love DIJ's patented apocalyptic folk-noir sound from brilliant releases like "Rose cloud of holocaust" and "But, what ends when symbols shatter?", but I really think the input of sound-architect Albin Julius (of Der Blutharsch) makes "Operation Hummingbird" a VERY interesting experience, infusing the DIJ sound with a sublime warped industrial/orchestral feel. A track like "Let the wind catch a rainbow on fire" is just so deliciously twisted, yet at the same time strangly sensual... ..And that goes for a lot of the other tracks as well... The album is a little too short(27 minutes)to grant the 5th rating star, but this release surely wets the appetite for future DIJ/Albin Julius collaborations...

Another glorious album from DIJ.......2000-07-13

Ever since buying "But, What Ends..." (my first DIJ album) I've found his music enthralling, beautiful, wonderful, so I expected as much of "Operation Hummingbird." However, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I loved it-- it's a very short album (under a half hour) and is a followup to "Take Care And Control," assisted again by Albin Julius-- I liked TCC but I actually like this album much more-- it's equally wonderful as a whole album as well as in regards to each song taken individually (whereas with TCC it was more of the former). I've had it for about a month now, loved it from the first listening, and still can't get enough of it-- the music, lyrics, and as always Douglas's voice, are haunting and beautiful-- if these songs are like B-sides then they must be some dang great B-sides! Glorious, enchanting, and darkly beautiful album-- I can't wait to see what is to come, his music continues to be mesmerizing... I couldn't say how good this would be as an introductory album for someone who'd never heard DIJ before, but, I adored it so I recommend it highly!

Music Album:

Music Album

Music Album

Music CD

Dance of the Soul ~ Ramsey Lewis

Duets 2001: Live at the Empty Bottle ~ Fred Anderson & Robert Barry

Prime Time ~ Louis Bellson

Winds of the New Land ~ Roland Guerin

Ballads for Bill and Joe ~ Joseph %22G Clef%22 Cavaseno

Shvaygn = Toyt ~ The Klezmatics

Canta Seus Sucessos Com Ze Dantas ~ Luiz Gonzaga

A Call To Beauty

Un Amor del Novela ~ Limao Com Mel

Echoes of Kampala 3 ~ Various Artists