• LP


Sure Beats Living

  • Cat No: SKALP039
  • updated:2025-08-10

Format

LP 4990 JPY

Formed in Brighton in 1993 and debuting on Skam in 2000, Wevie Stonder made waves in the IDM and electronica scenes — now they break a long silence and return to action with a new release. As the sleeve artwork suggests, this is a world that refuses to be pinned down. Unique stuff.

Wevie Stonder — long silent since their last release in 2009, having worked mainly with 〈SKAM〉, the label run by Andy Maddocks (also a member of GESCOM), releasing on Sonig under the alias Wevie De Crepon, and on 〈Cack Records〉, the label run by member MR.VA ST — are back. Raw, chiptune-esque tones, contemporary-sounding electronics, sound collage, country & western and even drill are all thrown into the mix, making for storytelling with a truly unique worldview. SKAM. Wevie Stonder. Whether you remember them from back in the day or are hearing them for the first time, be sure to check this out. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

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Opener "That's Magic" features a magician talking us through a convoluted magic trick, to a mysterious synth theme that a celebrity conjurer might use to help the pyramids disappear. It's probably one of the only pieces of music to draw influences from Paul Daniels. "Carpet Squares" is a hefty slab of squirming machine bass, acid squidges and clanking industrial drums, its samples extolling the virtues of fitting comfortable flooring, with a voiceover recorded on a Canadian golf course. "Vanja & Slavcho" tells the odd story of twins who have an extraordinary ability to a bustle of spiralling arpeggios and comedic sound effects, while "Tiktaalik" has a glam rock beat, guitar twangs, wild synth runs and dance music drum rolls that build to nowhere, plus processed dolphin noises and a vocal about evolution. Then there's "Piccolo's Travels", a spellbinding mix of classical strings and... is that a malfunctioning Clanger?

"Album Titles" lists rejected names for the record to hilarious effect, with outlandish blips, accordion riffs and bubbling percussion setting the scene, "The 38th Parallel" is a wonky slab of electronica, while "Push It" has everything from rock guitar interjections to explosions and birdsong. If "Customer Services" imagines the bewildering experience of dealing with a sentient automated phone call, then the following "Nothing To Write Home About" is a waltz-time organ piece with a nostalgic, bittersweet air. "Ready?" lists practically every genre under the sun and gives you a burst of it, from drill to country & western, hardcore to Miami bass, and the final track, "The Void", is an AutoTune-laced R&B track with a deep, emotional core.

That's the genius of Wevie Stonder: their ability to make you laugh one minute, and the next transport you
to an atmospheric reverie.

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