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Back 7 or so years, four friends with
no agenda and nothing to lose started this thing that
soon came to be known as Adam Said Galore. Finding themselves
on the wrong side of the liquor and gaming laws allowed
them three years to evolve independently before being
able to lie convincingly enough to play their fist licensed
gigs. Instead of taking notes, they simply let loose
their own abberant tunes, ones that didn't much care
for the curse of isolation that prevailed or copping
some cheap fascimile of a scene or sound with an airmail
sticker attached, theirs made sense of the disparity
of distance that Perth, Western Australia ensures.
Sure, they had influences, but when expressed
in such fractured time signatures, accented rhythms,
intertwining melodies, and with such little adherance
to standard measures like song length and utilisation
of vocals, they had already naturally started to distill
the essence of their sound, that strange dynamic. Early
on it was possible to hear the wilful strains of Pavement,
perhaps later a hint of Polvo, and then as the band
explored new textures, it wasn't unusual to hear Monk,
Sun Ra, Tortoise and Palace all eddy to the surface
within the same set. This is documented on their 1998
release, Domino Comfort, which was recorded in the confines
of the abandoned Fremantle Prison, and is set for re-release
and extra tracks and new artwork on the Redline imprint.
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