Monkey christ, by Western Bloc

Monkey christ

by Western Bloc

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1.	Monkey Christ 09:20	buy track
2.	The Last Man to Read All Books 04:31	buy track
3.	Garden of Need 05:26	buy track
4.	Home 03:15	buy track
5.	The Sound and the Beauty 07:04	buy track
6.	A Place I've Never Been 03:05	buy track
7.	Oscar and the Spaceship 03:47	buy track
8.	Were We Even Here At All? 03:19	buy track
9.	Walpurgisnacht Cap 01:59	buy track

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The 3rd album by Western Bloc, Monkey Christ is a darker more experimental album, coming just 8 months after the release of the 2nd album, and opening with the epic title track, this album explores death and existence for your entertainment

A&R Factory said of it "I never thought Glenn Branca would have competition, but Western Bloc’s darkwave avant-garde post-punk composition, ‘Monkey Christ’, parallels the ethereally phantasmic effect in The Ascension" and "It’s got the class, nihilism and theatrical flair....... through consistently evolving progressions".

“Overall, this is a great album. Fans of post-punk, theater of the absurd and a good dose of darkness should love this. Recommended.” - Divide and conquer

"The almost ten-minute opener “Monkey Christ” might be the best song on the album. I loved the dark and dissonant soundscape. Every element is sort of doing its own thing but it still works in unique ways" - Divide and Conquer September 2021

The album was recorded in Calgary, Alberta, between January and April 2021, produced by Marcy Charbtry, and mastered in Brighton, England, in June 2021.

The House Ablaze Records 2021 SOCAN

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released August 31, 2021

All instruments/compositions - Barry James McCarthy
Mixed by O'Shea
Produced by Marcy Charbtry
Mastered by David McCarthy

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Western Bloc Calgary, Alberta

Love, Hope, Anger, Guitars.

As independent as it gets. Influenced by post-punk, this is now an underground music, and that's just fine with me.
Each album sounds different to the next, brilliant songs, awaiting to be discovered. ... more

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