- 7inch
- Recommended
- New Release
The Frenzied Bricks
(Can I) Bridge The Gap/Entropy
Efficient Space
- Cat No: ES025
- updated:2022-02-25
A limited 7-inch reissue from 〈EFFICIENT SPACE〉, the label run by Michael Kucyk of NOISE IN MY HEAD, a key figure in Melbourne's music scene.
Track List
Crossing over to Adelaide, odd wave minor players The Frenzied Bricks completely bypassed the history books with indifference. This madcap union of school friends Chris Merchant and David McCarthy cut void-entering motorik and weirdo monologues in bedrooms and suburban rehearsal studios. Rumoured to be an individual, they never bothered to disprove the gossip with live perfor-mance. They did however submit aspiring demos to community radio station 5MMM, where they were fortuitously stored for four decades.
The 7” marks the non-band’s debut release, combining two should-be classics from the vault. ‘(Can I) Bridge The Gap’ apathetically tunnels with Neu! Order energy, dual bass and McCarthy’s laconic vocal delivery, while their only instrumental ‘Entropy’ calls in guitarist and unofficial Brick Dave Warren to send the TR-808 into the stratosphere. Unknown until now, this is down under synth-wave at it’s fin-est.
The Frenzied Bricks is pressed in an edition of 327 hand stamped white labels, wrapped in white ink printed coloured card.
The 7” marks the non-band’s debut release, combining two should-be classics from the vault. ‘(Can I) Bridge The Gap’ apathetically tunnels with Neu! Order energy, dual bass and McCarthy’s laconic vocal delivery, while their only instrumental ‘Entropy’ calls in guitarist and unofficial Brick Dave Warren to send the TR-808 into the stratosphere. Unknown until now, this is down under synth-wave at it’s fin-est.
The Frenzied Bricks is pressed in an edition of 327 hand stamped white labels, wrapped in white ink printed coloured card.
THE FRENZIED BRICKS, a virtually unknown duo from Adelaide, Australia. EFFICIENT SPACE unearthed these recordings, which the pair sent to local community radio station 5MMM and which were miraculously preserved for 40 years. Beatbox, TR-808, dual bass and an ironic vocal style — new wave and experimental sounds that hint at the influence of NEU! and NEW ORDER. (Original Japanese text by Saito)