Future Shock (EP) explained
| Future Shock |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | The Gordons |
| Cover: | Future Shock (EP).jpg |
| Released: | 1980 |
| Studio: | Sausage Studios[1] |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Label: | Gordons – GORDON 1 |
| Producer: | The Gordons, Simon Alexander |
| Next Title: | The Gordons |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
Future Shock is an EP by New Zealand band The Gordons, released in 1980.[1] [2] [3] In contrast to much of the independent New Zealand rock of the time, the sound of the EP was more noisy and distorted.[4]
The EP was reissued by Flying Nun Records.[5]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that it "matched progressive punk songwriting and aggression with an uncategorizably deliberate yet extreme wall of flailing sheetmetal guitar."[2]
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)
Notes and References
- Book: Greene, James Jr.. Brave Punk World: The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off. 6 October 2017. Rowman & Littlefield. 9781442269859. Google Books.
- Web site: Gordons . Trouser Press . 24 July 2020.
- Book: Thompson, Dave. Alternative Rock. 24 July 2000. Hal Leonard Corporation. 9780879306076. Google Books.
- Book: Resonances: Noise and Contemporary Music. Michael. Goddard. Benjamin. Halligan. Nicola. Spelman. 18 July 2013. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 9781441118370. Google Books.
- Web site: In Love With Those Times: Flying Nun and the Dunedin Sound - Article - Stylus Magazine. stylusmagazine.com. 24 July 2020. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724214223/http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/in-love-with-those-times-flying-nun-and-the-dunedin-sound.html. dead.
