Track 13 from "Let Me..." on "E.S.P. Recordings" - Denmark -1998
From OP: The journey began back in 1997, when members or ex-members of local underground bands decided it was time to pick up on the sounds of their heroes from the garage rock scene, sixties pioneers like The Sonics and The Seeds, and later revivalists like The Fuzztones and ”Inside Out”-era Miracle Workers. Their ’99 debut album, ”Let Me” established the band’s sound: fuzzy guitars, restless Farfisa organ and a churning rhythm section, on top of which, lead singer Mort Harder snarls and growls songs about girls, cars and... Well, girls and cars mostly. The album is brimming with tunes that sound like they have fallen through time and landed on a peculiar spot, right between Innocence and Irreverence. The sudden appearance of the video to the song ”Alright Girl” on several European MTV networks and on Marc Almond’s alternative New Music Television showed that The Defectors were in fact producing material that was – gasp! – appealing to a broader audience. Of course, this came as no surprise to the band, who had seen people go wild to their live shows on a regular basis at this point in time. Some saw the debut as proof that the band was in possession of a time machine. If so, they took said machine to the ’77 punk scene for a few inspirational weeks, before recording their second album, ”Baby Gimme Love” in 2001. The album is harder and more focused, but still takes time off to stray into both darker and more psychedelic territories. The Defectors want to turn us on. Both on record and live. If you listen to the ”Live at Gutter Island” album that followed hard on the heels of ”Turn Me On!”, the proof is in the pudding that they do just that.
Track 13 from "Let Me..." on "E.S.P. Recordings" - Denmark -1998
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The journey began back in 1997, when members or ex-members of local underground bands decided it was time to pick up on the sounds of their heroes from the garage rock scene, sixties pioneers like The Sonics and The Seeds, and later revivalists like The Fuzztones and ”Inside Out”-era Miracle Workers.
Their ’99 debut album, ”Let Me” established the band’s sound: fuzzy guitars, restless Farfisa organ and a churning rhythm section, on top of which, lead singer Mort Harder snarls and growls songs about girls, cars and... Well, girls and cars mostly. The album is brimming with tunes that sound like they have fallen through time and landed on a peculiar spot, right between Innocence and Irreverence.
The sudden appearance of the video to the song ”Alright Girl” on several European MTV networks and on Marc Almond’s alternative New Music Television showed that The Defectors were in fact producing material that was – gasp! – appealing to a broader audience. Of course, this came as no surprise to the band, who had seen people go wild to their live shows on a regular basis at this point in time.
Some saw the debut as proof that the band was in possession of a time machine. If so, they took said machine to the ’77 punk scene for a few inspirational weeks, before recording their second album, ”Baby Gimme Love” in 2001. The album is harder and more focused, but still takes time off to stray into both darker and more psychedelic territories.
The Defectors want to turn us on. Both on record and live. If you listen to the ”Live at Gutter Island” album that followed hard on the heels of ”Turn Me On!”, the proof is in the pudding that they do just that.
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