October Language

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October Language is an album by Belong, released in on 7 February 2006. The release received positive reviews that mentioned the duo’s New Orleans residence and the My Bloody Valentine or Kevin Shields influence over its sound. Though lacking the pop-rock form of most My Bloody Valentine tracks, the underlying melodies and the detail placed on the texture of the guitars are what place this group somewhere in the realm of the shoegazing sound. Though the album was recorded well before the Hurricane Katrina natural disaster hit New Orleans, it seems to be linked to the event with its harsh and melancholy tone, as well as the overall theme of wreckage and distortion.

Untitled

The album was printed and released on vinyl for the first time in 2009 by Geographic North Records, a label based out of Atlanta, GA.

Track listing

  1. "I Never Lose. Never Really" – 4:43
  2. "Red Velvet or Nothing" – 5:40
  3. "October Language" – 5:29
  4. "I'm Too Sleepy... Shall We Swim?" – 5:13
  5. "Remove the Inside" – 5:59
  6. "Who Told You This Room Exists?" – 5:05
  7. "All Equal Now" – 5:31
  8. "The Door Opens the Other Way" – 7:11

Personnel

  • Turk Dietrich: All Sounds and Production
  • Michael Jones : All Sounds and Production

Production notes

  • Written and produced by Turk Dietrich and Michael Jones
  • Assistance on tracks 2 and 4 and guitar on track 3 by Joshua Eustis
  • Mastered by Turk Dietrich and Joshua Eustis

Gear

  • Sequential Prophet-5
  • Roland Juno-106
  • Nord Micro Modular
  • Sherman Filterbank 1
  • Sherman Filterbank 2
  • Roland RE-201 Space Echo
  • Frostwave Resonator
  • Various Fuzz and Effects Pedals
  • Avalon 737sp with the "Trent Reznor Mod"
  • Drawmer 1960
  • Focusrite ISA 220
  • Soundelux U195
  • Furman RV-1
  • Pro Tools LE, with Digi 001 and a variety of plugins
  • Sony Oxford EQ and Dynamics
  • Native Instruments Reaktor
  • Native Instruments Kontakt
  • General Vibe VectorSector
  • M-Audio Trigger Finger
  • Parker Fly Deluxe
  • Gibson Blueshawk
  • Yamaha NS-10M
  • Sony MDR-V600
  • Grado SR-325

Other Reviews

Car Park Records

Boomkat

5-against-4

Left Hip Magazine