IDN Bands: The Black Water

The Black Water

Alternative

Title: Train Man Drunk
Genre: Alternative
© 1998, drowning man records
CD: $9.97

The Black Water - Train Man Drunk

Track Listing:
1. 1. lunar sex (1:15) 2. 2. sun called her (4:29) 3. 3. driver (6:16) 4. 4. blood on the door (3:23) 5. 5. the usher (0:15) 6. 6. hush (3:59) 7. 7. fuck (5:05) 8. 8. opus: tongue (4:46) 9. 9. wonderful (5:39) 10. 10. their numbers came up (4:49) 11. 11. the chase (0:43) 12. 12. he the wolf (4:12) 13. 13. sinking (6:15) 14. 14. blue the goon (1:22) 15. 15. cliffhanger (7:11) 16. 16. suffocate (3:13) 17. 17. gutterworm (5:56)

if this isn't one of the best local records of this year, it's
certainly one of the most interesting and unique. The band
plays a mesmerizing brand of desolate,
apocalyptic art rock -- lullabies for ghouls and reptiles.

The intent here is to create dark and luxurious textures and moods (the portrait on the cover is a stern clue), and in that vein the
band succeeds wonderfully. At times, lead vocalist Shaun Harmontree's lyrics serve better as just more bits of sound in the
black, sonic gumbo than as compositions with a salient point. Other times they boost the dreary atmosphere.

The song titles here -- like "blood on the door," "suffocate" and "gutterworm" -- imply a debt to nihilists like Nine Inch Nails or
even Marilyn Manson (without some of the heavy equipment). But the real debt is to bands like Joy Division, Bauhaus and
early Pink Floyd, who knew what music could do when it creeps under our skin and inside our heads.

tim finn
kansas city star
11/19/97

Listen to sinking

formed in 94 in the columbia mo moved to lawrence ks in 1995 and played with
numerous local bands
released two cd independantly
"train, man, drunk" 1997 and "whores" 1999
please check the website for news and show updates

"Unlikely ambient bong-hitter creep from a kansas foursome."
Your Flesh winter 98/99
"If this isn't one of the best local records of this year,
it's certainly one of the most interesting and unique"
tim finn Kansas City Star 11/19/97
"this is to music, what "the Shining" is to the horror genre : a benchmark.
It has been raised, yet again."
joe fortunato http://www.thezone.org

	hush (MP3)
	sun called her (MP3)
	blood on the door (MP3)
	sinking (MP3)
	driver (MP3)

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Location:
lawrence KS, usa

The Black Water Website
burnt@sunflower.com

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