Coto Normal | ru

...so who are NORMAL POSITION? They are James Cameron, Alex Martin and Frankie Binnes. They released a stunning EP in 2002 on DEEP-WATER which was highly acclaimed in Ministry and DJ magazines as well – it was also played on BBC Radio 1. Their debut album "Rave Killed The Romance" hints at the likes of Vibert, Herbert and Four_Tet, with a distinctive eccentric Englishness reminiscent of The Streets. .

Formed in 2007, Brooklyn, New York, United States duo Talk Normal have already been compared to 1970s No Wave. Indeed, the scratchy guitars of their debut mini-album Secret Cog evoke the mangled bursts of DNA’s Arto Lindsay, and their spilling songs reach the structured abstraction of No Wave’s most unclassifiable group, Ut. A lot of other rock history comes into play. The clipped tension that connects Sonic Youth, Pylon and Erase Errata comes through in the chiming chords and sharp rhythms of “Eureka” and “Lemonade”. Unlike with those groups, there’s not much to dance to here. Their grinding, ghostly music...

Formed by Jean Smith and David Lester in 1984, Mecca Normal is a two-piece indie rock band from Vancouver, Canada. Smith writes lyrics and sings in a style that is often confrontational and laced with feminist themes; Lester's melodic yet dissonant guitar swirls and loops around her vocals. In 1985 they formed their own record label Smarten Up! to release their debut album. Since then, Mecca Normal are perhaps the only band to have full-length releases on three of the largest indie labels of the 90s, with albums on K Records, Kill Rock Stars, Matador Records, and Smarten Up! and...