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ROUTES, THE

  • 01. Everybody's Looking
    02. Don't Wanna Know
    03. I'm Better Off
    04. Tried So Hard
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    ROUTES, THE

    Everybody's Looking

    [engl] After the great, and almost sold out, instrumental album. The Routes present here 4 original tracks, this time with vocals, back to their primary style. But this 4 tracks are fuzz embeded. Less R&B style, more garage punk. With a style of their own, The Routes makes the diference from almost al l of the bands around. This one is limited edition, we have 100 copies available with a poster (50X30 CM). Art of the poster by Mr Daren Merrinuk himself. Two diferent coloured artwork to. This one is killer, limited to 500 copies, 250 YELOW SLEEVE, and 250 GREEN SLEEVE.
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    18.04.2013
    Format
    7" lim
    Release-Datum
    18.04.2013
     
  • 01. Thousand Forgotten Dreams
    02. Something Slipped Through My Window
    03. Peeling Face
    04. No Permanence
    05. Worry
    06. Make You Hate Me More
    07. Housework In My Head
    08. Oblivious
    09. In Years Gone By
    10. Perfect Hell
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    ROUTES, THE

    In this perfect hell

    [engl] The Routes always seem to be do something different stylistically on every record they release; from their largely R&B influenced debut album “Left My Mind”, to the playful US garage drenched “Alligator”, to the Strummin’ Mental madness of the “Instrumentals” album, right up until “Skeletons” in 2016 which saw them on more of a modern garage punk trip. It doesn’t seem to matter what they do, and who plays in the band; it still unmistakably sounds like The Routes. “In This Perfect Hell”, the fifth album by The Routes, brings you ten original songs. No filler and no covers. From the start, you can tell it’s not going to be your stereotypical garage album. This time The Routes seemed have strayed far from your average garage bands comfort zone. They have stripped everything right down in the playing department, with leader Chris Jack playing pretty much everything apart from the drums. The stripping down seems to have the opposite effect, of creating a huge, thick, heavy wall of sound. The nasty Japanese fuzz pedals, and very simple guitar leads stab through the wall, and stick into your brain. It’s not exactly your typical garage, it’s not exactly psych; it’s not exactly any one thing in particular. Is it a huge mass of perhaps everything Chris Jack listens to? One wonders if he opened the floodgates on his musical tastes and just let it all come through? The brain penetrating heavy fuzz, and Maureen Tucker-esque rhythm of opening track “Thousand Forgotten Dreams”, instantly tells you we are again on a new, different tangent. The hypnotic guitars are actually not unreminiscent of early Spacemen 3 or Jesus and Mary Chain. “Worry” sounds like it could be the cover of a long lost Tamrons acetate, being played by The Fall. You have catchy up-tempo lyrically playful numbers like “Peeling Face” and “Housework In My Head”, sounding like The Kinks meet The Modern Lovers, meet Guided By Voices; “Something Slipped Through My Window” and “Oblivious”, again see the band in fine songwriting form, with The Routes Acetone organ resurrected. The Routes take a heavy trip to Gonn land with “Make You Hate Me More”, yep they always have one “Fuck You” anthem without fail (without actually swearing in the song of course, because the lyrics have more than enough hate in them already). One wonders how many flashbacks were channeled to create the acid tinged freakout that is “No Permanence”? Is this garage punk meets Can’s Mother Sky? You could imagine The Lemon Drops singing “In Years Gone By”, before being having their minds blown away by the trip that is “Perfect Hell”. Are you doing well living in this Perfect Hell? Reading what I’ve written you’d think “That’s ridiculous, how could all that go together, and sound like one band, or one album?”. The answer is; it’s so well done, and so subtle. That my friends is the genius of The Routes. Everything they do sounds like The Routes, and they sound AMAZING!
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    19.06.2017
     
  • 01. Hotwired
    02. Nearly Got Me
    03. Bossa Hossa Nova
    04. Luck Of The Devil
    05. Shove-it
    06. Yeti Spaghetti
    07. Cavalgada
    08. Skuzz Bucket
    09. Smoking Gun
    10. Hang Eleven
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    ROUTES, THE

    Instrumentals

    [engl] That is one of those bands I would love to release myself on VOODOO RHYTHM RECORDS, just to make that clear... I met CHRIS JACK back in Japan when I was touring with my band, THE MONSTERS. The gig in general was amazing and wild. We had naked men and almost naked girls at the show... and a rock’n’roll scene that I dream to have in Switzelrand, with lots of girl's bands. I was super impressed, then Chris told me he had a band. He gave me his recordings and I heard that like 20 times a day... It was something like 10 years after I met The Sonics. FUCKING KILLER. Anyway, time went by and we kept contact all these years... Now THE ROUTES released an album on the fantastic GROOVIE RECORDS, from Portugal. A full INSTRUMENTAL album, a super fox on bass and a animal on drums, with the new Jeff Beck on guitars. That is RAW WILD and OUT OF CONTROL guitar instrumentals with sometimes an EXOTIC touch as in "Bossa Hossa Nova", in "Shove-it" or in the beautiful "Yeti Spaghetti" and SURF instrumentals like "Luck Of The Devil" or the SMASHER "Hang Eleven". This album is a super INSTRO KILLER! If you like The Shadows only, it may not be your cup of tea... but if you live in the gutter and drink booze instead of water, this album will be the HOLY GRAIL FOR ALL YOU SURF PUNKS OUT THERE! (Beat-Man)
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    28.11.2012
     
  • 01. At The Bottom
    02. Don´t Talk On Down To Me
    03. El Asesino
    04. I´ts My Time
    05. Skeletons
    06. Unkind
    07. You Ain´t Got Soul
    08. Day And Night
    09. Better Off
    10. In To a Hole
    11. Don´t Wanna Know Your Name
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    ROUTES, THE

    Skeletons

    [engl] The Routes will always hold a special place in my twisted heart ‘cuz they were the first band to give me a shot at doing their album cover. That was back in 2011 for their second LP, Alligator. That ain’t the reason why I’m trying to sell you the band though. The reason I’m trying to sell you the band is far more simple; the Routes are one of, if not THE best garage outfit out there today, and their new album SKELETONS just confirms it. So forget about the bands hiding their inadequacies behind tons of effects and divert your attention with their flashy costumes. Forget about the bands who claim to be a garage band, but play a wimpy mix of shoegaze and light pop. You can even forget about the multitude of garage bands who got the right idea and gear but fail to deliver. This is the real deal! Eleven songs that only rely on raw talent, raw power, and raw production (and the scuzziest fuzz guitar sound you’ve ever heard) to deliver some of the best garage punk tunes this side of ’66. Yet, unlike many of their 60s counterparts, the Routes managed more than a one hit wonder, as you’ll rapidly realise listening to Skeletons. The album is simply full of memorable tunes, bursting with pissed-off energy and earworm melodies (and the scuzziest fuzz guitar sound you’ve ever heard), and the Routes’ highly distinguishable sound. So play that record already, and get ready to blow the cobwebs off your speakers with the stompin’, grindin’ sound (and the scuzziest fuzz guitar sound you’ve ever heard) of the Routes!
    Format
    LP
    Release-Datum
    30.08.2015
     
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    ROUTES, THE

    Stormy/Willie the wild one

    [engl] The Classic singles collection stills goes on, this time nothing less than the wild and garagers THE ROUTES.Taking influence from amongst many others Link Wray, The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Sonics, The Wailers, The Downliners Sect and Hound Dog Taylor, The Routes distinctive sound featuring Chris' sublime guitar playing is a must-have for any Garage fan. This amazing japanese band, have now two nice cuts at Groovie, for those who like to dance at the sounds of 60's wild garage, this is for you...
    Format
    7''
    Release-Datum
    26.02.2011
    EAN
    EAN 4260016927890