Bloc Party - Intimacy CD
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Bloc Party on Essexista, Englannista kotoisin oleva vaihtoehtorockia ja indie rockia soittava yhtye. Yhtye perustettiin vuonna 1998, jolloin yhtyeeseen kuuluivat Kele Okereke (laulu, rytmikitara) ja Russell Lissack (soolokitara). Myöhemmin yhtyeeseen ovat liittyneet myös Gordon Moakes (basso) ja Matt Tong (rummut).
1."Ares"3:30
2."Mercury"3:53
3."Halo"3:36
4."Biko"5:01
5."Trojan Horse"3:32
6."Signs"4:40
7."One Month Off"3:39
8."Zephyrus"4:35
9."Talons"4:43
10."Better Than Heaven"4:22
11."Ion Square"6:33
Band
- Kele Okereke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, loops
- Russell Lissack– lead guitar
- Gordon Moakes – bass, backing vocals, synthesizer, glockenspiel, electronic drums, sampler
- Matt Tong – drums, drum machine, backing vocals
Brass section
- Avshalom Caspi – brass arrangements
- Guy Barker – trumpet
- Paul Archibald – trumpet
- Sid Gault – trumpet
- Derek Watkins – trumpet
- Christopher Dean – trombone
- Roger Harvey – trombone
- Dan Jenkins – trombone
- Colin Sheen – trombone
Chamber choir
- James Jarvis – music director
- The Exmoor Singers of London – sopranos, altos, tenors, basses
Intimacy is the third studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded in two weeks at several locations in London and Kent during 2008 and was produced by Jacknife Lee and Paul Epworth. Inspired by the release options available in the Internet age, the band members made the album available for purchase on their website as a digital download on 21 August 2008. Minimal promotion was undertaken in the UK. The record was released in compact disc form on 24 October 2008, with Wichita Recordings as the primary label. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and entered the Billboard 200 in the United States at number 18.
Bloc Party wanted to create an album that further distanced the band from the traditional rock set-up by incorporating more electronic elements and unconventional musical arrangements. As the record's title suggests, its tracks are about personal relationships and are loosely based on one of frontman Kele Okereke's break-ups in 2007. Three songs were released as singles: "Mercury", "Talons", and "One Month Off"; the first two tracks entered the UK Top 40. Intimacy was generally well received by critics.
