Clear Licorice - American Crew
Label: Self-released
Format: Cassette, Album, Stereo
Country: Australia, New Zealand
Released: March 28, 2018
clearlicorice.bandcamp.com/album/american-crew
0:00 A1 Sextur
6:47 A1 American Crew
12:28 A1 Up2
17:56 A1 Mark Mothersbaugh (Waikato Museum, 2009, Curated by Leafa Wilson)
21:35 A1 Imperial Safety
24:54 A1 Wave
32:27 A2 O²
39:35 A2 Spinning Coffins (w. DJ Ball)
48:57 A2 R (Sample)
49:08 A2 Ruthless
52:58 A2 Up2 (Dub)
"Adopting his 2015 album title Clear Licorice as his new moniker, the former Wywy Brix’s new album American Crew refracts the squelchy acid funk and DIY house of his debut through a broader range of sonic palettes. From the Jacob’s ladder intricacies of the spiraling title track, reminiscent of sun-worshipping Japanese psych-noise, to Up2’s industrial eskibeat and alt-universe bogan DJ Sprinkles monologue, to Wave’s slip’n’slide Detroit techno momentum, to O²’s machine-translated trance and snares pinballing like splashed mercury, American Crew’s cosmic sympathies and elective affinities see it navigate between the poles of winebox disco-house fantasia and freezing-works industrial techno that dominate New Zealand underground dance music."
- Stevie Kaye
Artwork by Glenn Otto
Mastered by Bevan Smith