Rats On Rafts Excerpts From Chapter 3: The Mind Runs A Net Of Rabbit

Black Vinyl With Deluxe Origami Fold Out Sleeve & Obi Strip & Dl Card. Cd Wallet. The Third Album From Dutch Punk-Laced Noiseniks Adds New Maturity And A Conceptual Feel That Pulls The Extremes Of Their Sound Together. A Psyche-Fuelled Journey Into The Id Punctuated With Rhythmic Kabuki Modal Mood Swings, Thunderstorms, Digital Beeps, Traffic Noise, And Just Plain Old Beautiful Cacophonous Reverb-Drenched Sound When Needed.The 'Third Chapter' Refers To The Last Five Years That The Dutch Band Have Spent Creating Their "Difficult" Third Album. Each Song Spins A Yarn; There Are Plagues, Dreams, Wind And Fire, 'Mythical' Characters, And The Search For The Secret Government Warehouse. Lead Single, Tokyo Music Experience, Resonates With A Conveyor Belt-Propelled Modal Guitar, Reflecting The Halcyon Days Of Japanese Super-Productivity; A Mesmerising Mantra, Infected With News Bulletin On-The-Hour Bleeps Underlining Its Time-Sensitive Nature; A Pristine Super-Commercial Anthem To Drive Loyalty And Reinforce Solidarity With The Party!Having Been Described As Creating "Underground Noise With A Bracing, Warped Pop Appeal" (Mojo), Their New Album Is A Coming-Of-Age Post-Classic With A Unique Worldview - Inspired By Van Dyke Parks (Song Cycle) Scott Walker (3 & 4), Moondog (Elpmas), White Noise (An Electric Storm) And Beach Boys (Smile).If Their Previous Effort (Tape Hiss) Was Their Very Own Sketch Of A Sketch For An Incomplete Concept Album, A Noisy Reaction To Their Previous Life, Then 'Excerpts From Chapter 3..', With All Its Interlaced Intricacies, Is The Realisation Of Their Transition From Punk-Spiked-Pop To Psyche-Pop Protagonists.Evolving, Testing, Infectious...