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The EP’s stunning closer “Only A Memory” is a collaboration with Lloyd Swanton of renowned Australian minimalist trio The Necks, recorded in NSW’s Blue Mountains. “Out In A Burning Alley,” the EP’s lead single, combines Beach’s soulful abstracted lyrics over two minutes and fifty eight seconds of blazing garage-rock, where the sounds of the Melbourne and Oakland \/ Bay Area underground collide. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goner","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50456243437899,"sku":"1163313","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/269a3997-e3b5-4f3f-b70f-09ac8a4aace8_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727197210"},{"product_id":"dream-violence","title":"Dream Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDream Violence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Beach\u003c\/strong\u003e's fourth full-length album, is an epic exploration of the duality of the human condition. Beach, known for his work with the Australian guitar pop band Thigh Master and the late Israeli guitarist Charlie Megira, creates a sound that is both well-built and ramshackle, straightforward and complex, out of the norm yet familiar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDream Violence\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds like a revelation, with sonic references to artists like Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, the Velvet Underground, and the Go Betweens. Influences from Megira to Glenn Branca to the Oblivians are combined to create a new, exhilarating sound, continuing Beach's musical evolution since 2008's \u003cem\u003eBlood Courses\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA veteran of indie rock roundups, Beach distills the best of his early albums and adds sharpened intent in \u003cem\u003eDream Violence\u003c\/em\u003e. Recorded on two continents during Beach's move from Oakland, California to Melbourne, Australia, the album captures his journey navigating a new music scene, bureaucratic red tape, and ultimately, citizenship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eParts of the album were recorded and mixed at Tiny Telephone Recording in Oakland, with Kelley Stoltz producing. 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The songs here aren't stick-and-poke songs that will dry and fade on the skin, aimless prayers for jams; Beach has been making deliberate things for decades. \u003cem\u003eBig Black Plume\u003c\/em\u003e is a record about connections, mercurially curated, transforming individual contributions into something strikingly communal. Equally informed by the songwriting of Bill Fay and Peter Laughner, the minimalism of Tony Conrad and Terry Riley, and the rock and roll heart of the Goner Records roster, \u003cem\u003eBig Black Plume \u003c\/em\u003eprovides deliberate compositions adorned with genuine madness. The songs on this album range from spare, textural ballads to spiralling psychedelic overtures connected to a propulsive cosmic pulse.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Poison City \/ Goner","offers":[{"title":"LP - Purple Haze","offer_id":52515107799371,"sku":"R6564-6337","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2000x2000bb_89e255c2-846c-496e-b69a-90a8bface641.jpg?v=1750836278"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/michael-beach.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}