Future Shock (EP)
Future Shock is an EP by New Zealand band The Gordons, released in 1980.[1][3][4] In contrast to much of the independent New Zealand rock of the time, the sound of the EP was more noisy and distorted.[5]
| Future Shock | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Studio | Sausage Studios[1] | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | Gordons – GORDON 1 | |||
| Producer | The Gordons, Simon Alexander | |||
| The Gordons chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
The EP was reissued by Flying Nun Records.[6]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that it "matched progressive punk songwriting and aggression with an uncategorizably deliberate yet extreme wall of flailing sheetmetal guitar."[3]
Track listing
Side A
- Future Shock
Side B
- Machine Song
- Adults And Children
Personnel
- Brent McLaughlin (drums)
- Alister Parker (guitar, vocals)
- John Halvorsen (guitar, vocals)
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References
- Jr, James Greene (6 October 2017). "Brave Punk World: The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- "Future Shock - Gordons | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "Gordons". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- Thompson, Dave (24 July 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- Goddard, Michael; Halligan, Benjamin; Spelman, Nicola (18 July 2013). "Resonances: Noise and Contemporary Music". Bloomsbury Publishing USA – via Google Books.
- "In Love With Those Times: Flying Nun and the Dunedin Sound - Article - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
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