Name: Haha Sound
Brand: Broadcast

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Catalogue number

LP-WRP-106R

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2015-03-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

801061810610

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Broadcast

Genre US

Electronic

Label US

Warp Records

<p>Hailing from Birmingham, Broadcast is an experimental pop band formed in 1996. The band consists of Trish Keenan (vocals), Roj Stevens (keyboards), James Cargill (bass), Tim Felton (guitar) and Steve Perkins (drums). They gained recognition with their EP "Accidentals" and went on to release several more EPs and albums, including "The Noise Made By People". Their unique sound draws inspiration from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Ennio Morricone, and John Barry. Despite the tragic loss of lead singer Trish Keenan in 2011, Broadcast's music continues to captivate audiences.</p>

'Haha Sound' is the band's second album from 2003 and it steadfastly continues their mission to walk the tightrope between wilfully obscure experimental sounds and melodious, accessible pop, fusing obscure cinematic influences with the kind of sounds others would try and lose - analogue synths, grainy feedback, scratchy electronica, etc. Via these ensnaring soundscapes, the band veer mellifluously from the fairy-tale escapism of 'Ominous Cloud' to rhythmically pulsing material like 'Pendulum' (which sounds like Kraftwerk colliding with their fellow Teutonic innovators Can), via a host of carnivalesque atmospheres and hall-of-mirrors style contours. There's a spot of darkness and contrivance to prevent us getting too comfortable, but Broadcast still make us feel as if we're looking at our own world like aliens peering through a sonic goldfish bowl, with everything seeming familiar but surreally warped and alluringly weightless. With Keegan's glacially delivered vocals providing the pure-white icing on the crazy cake, 'Haha Sound' is a consistently beguiling album - and is certainly no laughing matter.LP - Vinyl re-press of the second album by Broadcast, originally released in 2003. Comes in a 60s-style tip-on sleeve, plus download card.

Haha Sound

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