Exotics – Library
Experiments With Ice were a short-lived English coldwave band that released one self-titled album on United Diaries subsidiary Experimental Records in 1981. Not much else is known about the band. Their sound relies heavily on complicated drum machine programming and ARP synthesizer. Highlights include A1 “Tokio” which bounces along a bubbling one-note synthesizer sequence and a similarly repetitive, but seriously addictive bassline groove. B4 “Circus Circus” centers around a hypnotic ARP synth melody with some piano and guitar stabs cutting through at key moments. There’s also an uneasy sort of dissonance in some of the sections that perfectly encapsulates the mad circus vibe.
Recommended – A1 Tokio, B4 Circus Circus
Tags: Coldwave / Electronic / Minimal / Post-Punk
Tracklist:
A1 Tokio
A2 Lambs And Bats
A3 Walk On Furniture
A4 The Definition (Of Culture)
B1 Toy Joy
B2 Red Bible
B3 Hollywood
B4 Circus Circus
B5 O-Kee-Pa Pain
Credits:
Arranged By – E.W.I.*
Bass, Bass Vocals [Bass Voice] – Phil Rose (3)
Composed By – Jiggens*, Patriachaeos*
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Robin Knapp
Engineer – John “Penguin” Middleton*
Graphics – Robin Knapp
Keyboards, Synthesizer, Backing Vocals – David Jiggens
Lacquer Cut By – Rays*
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer [ARP] – Nicky Patriachaeos
Lyrics By – Jiggens* (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5), Don Blanding (tracks: B3), Patriachaeos* (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5)
Painting [Cover] – Stefan Knapp
Producer – Nicky Patriachaeos
