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Soundpool

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Collecting the London quartet’s first two EPs as well as their later contribution to the 4AD compilation Lonely Is An Eyesore, Soundpool is an excellent documentation of a still underrated band, whose forceful, often elegant version of instrumental rock had definite afterechoes among many future bands. Possibly only the Durutti Column matched their general goals at points, with a similar sense of postpunk’s mood and exploration, but songs like “Re,” the dub leaning “Heset” and especially the striking conclusion “No Motion” are their own remarkable creations.

Ned Raggett

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