Semaphore (album) explained

Semaphore
Type:	studio
Artist:	Fridge
Cover:	Semaphore album.jpg
Released:	16 March 1998
Genre:	Alternative rock, post-rock, indietronica
Length:	61:08
Label:	Output Recordings
Prev Title:	Ceefax
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Eph
Next Year:	1999

Semaphore is the second studio album by Fridge, released in March 1998.^{[1] [2]}

Critical reception

NME wrote: "Fridge have created an album that is deceptive; minimal and monotonous, you coast through a series of seemingly pointless guitar-bass-and-drums instrumentals like 'Teletexed' and 'Chroma' before being softened up for the nerve-rattling sax on the Faust-like 'Low Fat Diet', or the sand-in-your-joints noise of 'Stamper'." The Independent thought that "although there is much rhythmic intrigue here, sometimes the impression is left that the knobs and buttons on synthesizers dictate the melodies."^[3]

Track listing

1. "Cassette" (1:23)
2. "Furniture Boy" (7:09)
3. "A Slow" (4:13)
4. "Motorbus" (7:27)
5. "Teletexed" (4:06)
6. "Chroma" (6:08)
7. "Lo Fat Diet" (6:37)
8. "Swerve And Spin" (4:07)
9. "Curdle" (4:53)
10. "Lign" (0:18)
11. "Stamper" (4:56)
12. "There Is No Try" (1:19)
13. " Knight" (8:32)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fridge Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
2. O'Connell . Sharon . Bits & bobs . Melody Maker . Mar 21, 1998 . 75 . 12 . 46.
3. News: Lewis . Angela . POP: ALBUM REVIEWS . The Independent . 28 Feb 1998 . Features . 36.