Name: Compact Trauma
Brand: Ulrika Spacek

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-TLV-161IE

Colour

Clear

Colour details

Frosted Clear with Black Middle

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Indie Exclusive

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-03-31

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5055869549585

Total Cap

Clear LP

LP-TLV-161

Black

Extended format: No

5055869549592

Black LP

CD-TLV-161

5055869549608

Artist

Ulrika Spacek

Genre US

New Psyche & Psyche Rock

Label US

Tough Love

Ulrika Spacek is an English rock band formed by Rhys Edwards and Rhys Williams. The band emerged from the remnants of Reading band Tripwires, bringing their unique sound to the music scene.
Their music combines elements of shoegaze, post-punk, and indie rock, creating a captivating sonic experience for listeners. With their distinct style and mesmerizing performances, Ulrika Spacek has gained a dedicated following.
Known for their atmospheric soundscapes and introspective lyrics, Ulrika Spacek continues to push boundaries and explore new musical territories. Their innovative approach to music sets them apart in the industry and leaves audiences craving more.

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Nearly five years on from their last transmission, Ulrika Spacek resurface from self-imposed exile with their third album, a collection of songs that function as a chance treatise of sorts for our current collective condition.&nbsp;In its first phase of life, Compact Trauma documented a band striving to perfect an idea while the universe around them seemed to want to shut down. And then, at an impasse and with a record halfway complete, it suddenly did. If they were a band in need of the breaks applying, it was the force of a global pandemic that made it happen. As the world stood still, Compact Trauma was filed away, unfinished and unheard by the wider world, possibly to remain that way forever.As the shutters came back up, they found themselves drawn back towards Compact Trauma. They rediscovered a record that seemed to preempt the shared grief of a global pandemic, addressing existential freak out, displacement, substance reliance and self-doubt.The fear and panic is palpable. Take ‘The Sheer Drop’: a wire-taut exercise in tension-and-release rendered in three parts, a whimsical synth opening giving way to chiming guitars before a nailbiting coda sets its controls for the heart of the sun or the end of the world, whichever comes first. The title track, addressing itself or some unknown assailant, demands they “take your hands and your head off the table”, spiralling around a breathless riff fuelled by infectious anxious energy, before shifting to a lullaby-like finale, concluding with the ominous thought, “compact trauma? Or full blown disaster? I'll be back in an hour (Or so i think)”. It’s a fitting encapsulation of a highly complex record. They could have left it alone, but in coming back to what they knew, Ulrika Spacek found their best work yet.

Compact Trauma

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Discover Compact Trauma by Ulrika Spacek. LP and CD formats available. A highly complex record addressing existential freak out, displacement, and self-doubt. Released by Tough Love.