{"product_id":"exek-a-casual-assembly-vinyl-record-857661008117","title":"Exek - A Casual Assembly - Vinyl Record","description":"Twelve inch vinyl pressing. Right on the heels of their Ahead Of Two Thoughts LP released earlier this year, A Casual Assembly is the 2018 offering from Melbourne's Exek. The EP coalesces around a stirring theme for synthesizer, trumpet and bass, bringing together reference points to Laurie Spiegel, Jah Wobble and The Velvet Underground's \"The Gift.\" Frontman Albert Wolski's disembodied narration - at times reminiscent of Samuel Beckett or Robert Ashley - unfolds over a series of dark vignettes set in a dystopian near-future. Autotune has been banned, secret police patrol the redoubts of the wealthy, and world beaches have been cleared of their sand for the construction of enormous ur- ban prisons. As these events turn more fraught and absurd, Wolski reveals just how much is gained through Exek's stripped-down arrangements and dreamlike tones. A Casual Assembly echoes like the lost soundtrack to a Kubrick or Jarman film. Recommended for fans of Normil Hawaiians, Jenny Hval and Harmonia.","brand":"AEC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49209976127730,"sku":"WTTH2506.1","price":23.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/3571953.jpg?v=1778884727","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/exek-a-casual-assembly-vinyl-record-857661008117","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}