Fantasy Black Channel

Spin (p.90) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[The debut] offers a fabulous simulation of '80s new wave, with burping, sputtering synths and sleazy, Bowie-inspired crooning from frontman Sam Eastgate." Alternative Press (p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Late Of The Pier are blatant sonic time-bandits, lifting the best parts of the past 30 years of rock history with the some vintage synthesizers in tow." CMJ - "LOTP utilize staccato guitars and unwavering downbeat drum stomps to set the stage for the over-the-top bombast of spacey synths." Billboard (p.33) - "[T]he angular yet danceable set combines a mixture of menace and fun volatile enough to hint that their live shows must be irresistible." Blender (Magazine) (p.65) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] blue-sky ELO harmonies, Bloc Party/Franz Ferdinand four-on-the-floor punk and a dozen flavors of squishy synth scuzz." Clash (Magazine) (p.71) - Ranked #3 in Clash's "The 40 Best Albums of 2008" -- "FANTASY BLACK CHANNEL is the culmination of trial and error, direction and experimentation, and bold dance and rock ethics."

もはやニューレイヴでもニューノイズでもない!　これはニュータイプのエレクトロ・ポップスだ!!　ノッティンガムから登場した彼らは、全員20歳そこそこの4人組。チープな電子音をパンキッシュでプリミティヴなビートに乗せるその妙技は、遺伝子螺旋が3本あるとしか思えないほどの奇天烈ぶり。80's好きと語っているものの、彼らの場合は2080年を指しているんじゃ!?　恐るべき子供たちになす術もなく身を委ねるしかない。
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