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RROSE/BOB OSTERTAG - The Surgeon General



Artist: RROSE/BOB OSTERTAG  Receive an e-mail alert when this artist releases a new title
Title: The Surgeon General
Label: EAUX  Receive an e-mail alert when this artist releases a new title
Cat: EAUX 191
Format: white vinyl 12"
Released: 23 July, 2012
Price: $7.88
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Availability: Out of stock

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#Samples Title
Side 1
1. Bob Ostertag - The Surgeon General (1977) - MP3 Sample Preview Bob Ostertag - "The Surgeon General (1977)"
Side 2
1. Rrose - The Surgeon General (No Child Left Behind) - MP3 Sample Preview Rrose - "The Surgeon General (No Child Left Behind)"
2. Rrose - The Surgeon General (Her Insides Laid Bare) - MP3 Sample Preview Rrose - "The Surgeon General (Her Insides Laid Bare)"

  • played by:Exium, Brian James, Kr!z (Token Records), Billy Nasty, Dave Miller, Kone-R (Uncharted Audio), Marcel Heese, Jinno(Enable Recordings/Japan), Juno Recommends Leftfield, Jamie Behan (Bastardo Electrico), Nick Dunton, Bas Mooy, Slydex (Modal Analysis)


  • Review

    The Surgeon General sees the mysterious Sandwell District alumnus Rrose launches a new imprint in typically unconventional style, once again working with iconic synth musician Bob Ostertag. Surgeon General was recorded by Ostertag a quarter of a century previously and it starts with what sounds like the forlorn whistle of a steam train, weaving its way in and out of silence for a few minutes. Then there follows a deconstructed rhythm that drips like rivulets of water down a wall and bursts of eerie ambient sounds. Despite the fact that Ostertag used basic equipment and the composition predates contemporary electronic music, it has aged extremely well. Rrose's creepily titled "Her Insides Laid Bare" remix is an atmospheric ambient arrangement, with the occasional anti-rhythm clanging away in the background. He/she adopts a different approach on the "No Child Left Behind" reshape. There, dreamy, filtered chords unravel over a skipping rhythm and pinprick beats, as a swirling but nonetheless forceful filter lends it the requisite momentum. If Surgeon General is indicative of where Eaux is heading, then he is clearly seeking to use his new label to push experimental electronic music.
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