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Make Believe

Shock of Being CD/LP

Flameshovel Records | Polyvinyl Records September 13, 2005

Shock of Being was recorded by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio studio B

The debut full-length from Cap'n Jazz/Joan of Arc frontman Tim Kinsella's Make Believe has significantly more swing than the cathartic punch of their self-titled EP. It's a remarkable leap forward, given that both releases came out the same year. And the jump from "throw it at the wall and see what sticks" to the sophisticated confluence of angular instrumentation and reinvigorated rhythm resembles the artistic evolution of the similarly principled indie band Battles . But SHOCK OF BEING operates with a great deal more minimalism, which cleverly hides a wealth of talent behind the consciously DIY amateurishness.

Track Listing

  1. Amscaredica
  2. His Short Quip When Eddie's Bothered
  3. Say What You Mean
  4. Small Apartment Party Epiphany
  5. Television Cemetary
  6. The Storm on Her Birthday
  7. Can't Tell Cop from Cab
  8. One Zero
  9. A Band Room of One's Own
  10. Wild Science, Wild Signs
  11. Fumio Nambata Had a Farm
  12. Momentum Logic
  13. Boom! Sounds Like --Hiss-- from Inside It
  14. Each Days Is Different And The Same As Cocks (Japanese Bonus Track)
  15. The Vampire's Lament To His Nurse (Japanese Bonus Track)
  16. Bikini 'd And Screaming (Japanese Bonus Track)
  17. Roman Polanski (Japanese Bonus Track)

Artists

Tim Kinsella - Vocals
Bobby Burg - Bass
Sam Zurick - Guitar
Nate Kinsella - Drums, Wurlitzer