Veered, by The Last Sound

Veered

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1.	Drugged On The Rugged Plain 09:09	buy track
2.	Outskirting 02:53	buy track
3.	Sting Possible Combinations 03:21	buy track
4.	Cold Is The Brittle Hand 02:55	buy track
5.	Regenerative 04:03	buy track
6.	Kicked In 03:48	buy track
7.	Honing 02:50	buy track
8.	Underling 03:13	buy track
9.	DOTRP Macrolabyrinth 07:13	buy track
10.	Engine Clusters Vision 02:33	buy track

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“In Veered, we hear the many facets of Murphy’s sound converge in a kaleidoscopic 10-track blend. From rowdy analogue kosmische (‘Drugged On The Rugged Plain’, ‘DOTRP Macrolabyrinth’) and ecstasy-fueled post-punk (‘Outskirting’, ‘Underling’) to dizzy shoegaze dreamstates (‘Regenerative’, ‘Cold Is The Brittle Hand’), it’s the ideal entry point to his expansive catalogue.”
- Eoin Murray, Anois, Os Ard
anoisosard.substack.com/p/anois-os-ard-march-2024

“untarnished by the passage of time, ‘Veered’, offers a fascinating glimpse into the formative years of one of avant-pop’s most mercurial artists. Superb.”
- Nic Brown, Gonzo Karaoke
gonzokaraoke.wordpress.com/2024/02/15/the-last-sound-veered/

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The Last Sound is Barry M, one half of Irish techno mercurial noiseniks Whirling Hall Of Knives. "Veered" started life in 2006, when the early collaborations that would lead to WHOK were just forming. Until 2010, the bulk of the album was developed in the background but remained unfinished until 2023, when it was dug out of the archives and brought to life in 2024, providing a great document to a period of transition between TLS and WHOK but also standing up as a timeless The Last Sound album.

"Veered is, from a certain angle, a hazy, corroded time capsule filled with darkly euphoric artifacts from the macrolabyrinth...

The first track was started in 2006, roughly around the point when elusive electro/drone don Magnetize suggested trying a one-off live collaboration (this happily developed into an ongoing concern, later named Whirling Hall Of Knives). From then on, broadly speaking as the WHOK sound grew darker, The Last Sound became a bit lighter, incorporating more normal song structures and vocals, so Veered represents this transition period. Nine of the ten tracks are from 2006-2010 (with one replacement added from 2017).

As an album it wasn't shelved but it wasn't quite finished at the time either, so in 2023, rather than dusting it off, some extra dust was added (regular and fairy) to bring it wheezing into 2024. Apart from a 2023 mastering by Alan O'Boyle, most of it is left untouched, but there are EQ enhancements/degradations and other subtle augmentations here and there.

'Cold Is The Brittle Hand' previously appeared on a 2010 EP, and a distorted, looped version of 'Outskirting' appeared in video form in March 2020 as a harbinger of imminent lockdown psychosis. An ever-evolving 'Drugged On The Rugged Plain' became the closer in nearly every one of the few live appearances from 2007 onwards (though the version here is very close to the original), and 'DOTRP Macrolabyrinth' shows some of the paths the original track could have taken. Otherwise, everything else is "new"." (Barry, TLS 2024)

credits

released February 23, 2024

Written and produced by Barry M between 2006 and 2010, except track 3 in 2017.
Additional production on tracks 1, 3 and 8 in 2023.
Drums on tracks 1, 5 and 9 by Bryan O'Connell.
Vocals on track 9 and additional vocals on track 4 by Maria.
Additional vocals on track 4 by H.
Mastered by Alan O'Boyle.

Thanks to Steve Strode, Alan O'Boyle, Bryan O'Connell, Magnetize, families and friends.

©2024 Cruel Nature Recordings / The Last Sound
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"In the time of plenty
Never stop forgetting
This is never ending
Though you need reminding
Lift the lid of willow
Cold is the brittle hand"

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