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Podcast Episode
Season
Twelve
number
622
Type
Album Review
Post Date
10/18/2022

Soulwax

622 Much Against Everyone's Advice by Soulwax

Much Against Everyone's Advice

Label
Almo Sounds
Release year
1998
Producer
David Sardy
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Before becoming one of the hot remix artists of the 2000s, Soulwax combined crunchy guitars and pop melodies on their 1998 sophomore album

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Soulwax is best known for their remixes of such 2000s artists as LCD Soundsystem, Tame Impala, Gorillaz, Tiga, and more, but the band actually got their start as a catchy alternative rock band produced by the Chris Goss (of Masters of Reality) on their debut and Dave Sardy (Barkmarket) on their sophomore album, Much Against Everyone's Advice. Splitting their sound between chunky distorted guitars on tracks like "Too Many DJs" and "Conversation Intercom" and more a delicate approach on "Overweight Karate Kid" and "Flying Without Wings," it gives the album variety. But depending on which version you listen, the album can run long after an elongated lull in the middle that could be rectified with a reshuffling of the track list.

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Songs in this episode

  • Intro - Much Against Everyone's Advice
  • 14:27 - Too Many DJs
  • 16:48 - Overweight Karate Kid
  • 21:05 - Flying Without Wings
  • 25:13 - My Cruel Joke
  • Outro - When Logics Die

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