Tirez Tirez

Story Of The Year

Label: Numero

Genre: 80s Wave / Rock / Pop / Punk

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Before relocating to downtown new york, mikel rouse led tirez tirez, a kansas city group formed in the mid-1970s that bridged new wave, minimalism, and experimental pop, the band gained early attentioN OPENING FOR TALKING HEADS ON THEIR 1978 TOUR, WITH DAVID BYRNE REMAINING A SUPPORTER AS ROUSE TRANSI-TIONED INTO NEW YORK'S EXPERIMENTAL SCENE, WHERE HE CONNECTED WITH FIGURES LIKE ARTHUR RUSSELL, STORY OF THE YEAR DRAWS FROM RECORDINGS MADE DUR-ING THIS SHIFT, COMBINING EARLIER TIREZ TIREZ MATE-RIAL WITH LATER SESSIONS PRODUCED IN NEW YORK AND BRUSSELS, RELEASED IN 1982/83 ON LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE, THE ALBUM REFLECTS ROUSE'S EARLY USE OF SYSTEM-BASED COMPOSITION WITHIN A BAND FORMAT, INCOR-PORATING LAYERED RHYTHMS AND PHASE-BASED REPETITION THAT WOULD LATER INFORM HIS ROLE IN DEVELOPING TOTAL-ISM. Positioned between kansas city and new york, and between post-punk and contemporary composition, the record captures a moment before rouse's work fully moved into more overtly compositional territory.

Metallic silver vinyl.