Few are the bands who get to inspire an iconic tabloid headline in their lifetime. The morning after their Today programme appearance in 1976, the Sex Pistols managed to do it when the Daily Mirror shrieked “The filth and the fury!” Three decades on, with the release of 'It is too difficult to be worth the effort', Neozoic also managed it. Trumpeting “Ban this apathetic inspiration”, The Mail on Sunday went all out to stop neozoic in their tracks. Instead, this tabloid vilification had the unexpected effect of allowing the rave outfit to make their mark on the social fabric of this country.
Neozoic have gone all out to be decisively apathetic with their latest offering. At first sight the band certainly seem to be apathetic about their album sales, there are just 5 tracks, one of which is 4 minutes and 35 seconds of silence.
However once you have listened to 'Beats on Toast' the second track on the album you will be convinced to remain very much on your sofa. The stark sparadic beats are only offset by by the samples from the 80s tv show Button Moon.
'C Sharp B Blunt' is the track the papers want you to hate. Encouraging their fans to simply not care about anything, except that is, to be 100% positive that you do not care.
On reading the album insert the mystery of the 4 minutes and 35 seconds of silence 'Accoutic Angles' becomes clear. The silence was recorded at 5:30 am in a warehouse which justs twenty minutes earlier had been echoing at 100db with Neozoics less mainstream tunes. The silence was the result of a police raid, Neozoics response then is to do what they do best - nothing, 4:35 seconds of nothing to be precise. This apathetic protest should be an inspiration to us all.
Neozoic, It is too difficulkt to be worth the effort - availble for download 09/03, out in the shops 17/03.
Neozoic have gone all out to be decisively apathetic with their latest offering. At first sight the band certainly seem to be apathetic about their album sales, there are just 5 tracks, one of which is 4 minutes and 35 seconds of silence.
However once you have listened to 'Beats on Toast' the second track on the album you will be convinced to remain very much on your sofa. The stark sparadic beats are only offset by by the samples from the 80s tv show Button Moon.
'C Sharp B Blunt' is the track the papers want you to hate. Encouraging their fans to simply not care about anything, except that is, to be 100% positive that you do not care.
On reading the album insert the mystery of the 4 minutes and 35 seconds of silence 'Accoutic Angles' becomes clear. The silence was recorded at 5:30 am in a warehouse which justs twenty minutes earlier had been echoing at 100db with Neozoics less mainstream tunes. The silence was the result of a police raid, Neozoics response then is to do what they do best - nothing, 4:35 seconds of nothing to be precise. This apathetic protest should be an inspiration to us all.
Neozoic, It is too difficulkt to be worth the effort - availble for download 09/03, out in the shops 17/03.
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