“... repeated listenings provide glinting, glancing pleasures”
Irish Times, Tony Clayton-Lea
artwork courtesy Garrett Phelan
Irish Times, The Ticket, 12 january 2007
Thread pulls
Fluorescent 1/2/3 9-pt Records ***
Dublin band Thread Pulls don't do things by halves - these three simultaneous releases are in limited editions of 100 copies, and come with individual artwork by artist Garrett Phelan. Collectors of individualistic music, therefore, will have a field day, while fans of music that is neither soft nor safe also may find something to treasure here. The musical blueprint appears very much in tune with the likes of This Heat, The Fall and various Krautrock acts; sounds jumble one into the other, melodies drift, tunes meander, vocals enter and then exit. It might sound like drab experimentation, idiosyncrasy for its own sake, but repeated listenings provide glinting, glancing pleasures. The releases are on sale at Thread Pulls (rare) live gigs and from their website. Tony Clayton-Lea