Everyone Must Touch The Stove

by Lorelei

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1.	Today's Shrug 03:39	buy track
2.	Quiet Staid Debt 05:28	buy track
3.	Thigh For A Leg 06:24	buy track
4.	Throwaway 05:37	buy track
5.	Inside The Crimelab 06:28	buy track
6.	Day 02:39	buy track
7.	Newsprint 08:40	buy track
8.	Windmill 03:22	buy track
9.	Stop What You're Doing 03:50	buy track
10.	Pillar 07:29	buy track

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Building on the work laid-down by their "Asleep" EP, Lorelei went back to the woodshed to self-record this remarkable full-length album. The songs got kinkier, the arrangements denser, the sound palette larger, the ambitions greater. "Everyone Must Touch The Stove" is a brave album, blending together a vast array of sounds into a bold statement of the possibilities of pop and rock, heading off in a hundred different directions at the same time, but still remaining a cohesive whole. In case you haven't guessed, we think this album rules!

The thing that strikes you about the songs on this record are the orchestrations - each track is carefully constructed from bits of noise guitar, dubby bass, thundering drums, strings, marimbas, maracas, timpani and other exotic instruments, bringing out the unique flavor of each song. The song structures are even more fragmented than before, challenging the listener to take a step back and take it all in. Even a straight-forward Wedding Present-style rocker like "Stop What You're Doing" or "Newsprint" has a twisted breakdown, a place for the players to stretch out. The overall effect is akin to an Elephant 6 band that grew up listening to Bailter Space rather than the Beach Boys - it's quite psychedelic without hewing to any 60's ideas of what that should mean.

And of course the playing is amazing. Davis' drumming is varied and powerful while still being sensitive to the songs. Stephen's bass is an awesome amalgam of dub dynamics and mellifluous melodic chording, underpinning Matt's free-flying guitars with a rock-solid bottom. We could go on all day about this record (and I guess we almost have!), but if you like experimental stuff and a listening challenge, then be sure to check it out.

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released September 12, 1995

Edited By – Robert Salsbury
Mixed By – Geoff Turner, Lorelei
Performers – Davis White, Matthew Dingee, Stephen Gardner
Producer – Geoff Turner, Lorelei
Recorded By [Original 16 Track] – Davis White
Art – Colby D. Caldwell, Sam Serafy
Technical Help – Charles Bennington, Ian Jones, John Evans, Mike At Alpha Beat, Steve At Avalon, Tony At Avalon
Written and arranged by – Lorelei

Produced and mixed February and July 1994 at WGNS and Avalon Studios. Original 16 track recordings at Oxford Street and Heaping Teaspoon Studios. Edited at Evil Genius Digital Audio Labs.

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Lorelei Washington, D.C.

Lorelei is a three piece group that created a blueprint for post-rock with the "Everyone Must Touch the Stove" full-length lp/cd on Slumberland Records. Fractured song structures and a dynamic sonic pallette have helped Lorelei stand the test of time.

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