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album cover PLEASURE FOREVER Alter (Sub Pop) cd 13.98
Cup was absent when this album arrived back in May, and now upon compiling her best of the year list -- on which it is included -- felt it deserved a revisiting... Live and on record, Pleasure Forever draw you into their lair. Many make it only to the threshold, and choose to go no further believing they've got this band figured out. For instance, you might've seen their name lumped in with the dime-a-dozen Birthday Party / Nick Cave / These Immortal Souls wannabes, but David Clifford (drums), Joshua Hughes (guitar) and Andrew Rothbard (vocals, keyboards) achieve so much more than a mimicry of style. There may be some sonic similarities, but their sound is more concentrated and elusive with more far-reaching reference points. They simply cannot be pigeonholed so easily. Allow yourself to immerse deeper and a whole fantastic (in the true sense of the word) world unfolds before you. The lyrics alone conjure images of the grotesque and the elegant meeting in the folds of slightly threadbare velvet drapes. Layer upon layer of intricate effected guitar haze, roar and searing shards build and crash, a gorgeous web of keyboard melodies, and a thunderous dynamic relationship between drums and keyboard bass - indeed, they are a group whose art is capable of kicking your ass with just one initial listen, but also rewards the listener each subsequent spin. Quite simply, few bands approach the intensity, complexity and conviction of Pleasure Forever. There's a tangible chemistry between the three gents (not at all surprising as they've been linked together through three musical incarnations, previously The VSS and Slaves). Each knows when and where to make space for the others, and when to lock together in a full-on empassioned assault. Their heights are nothing short of glorious, their depths are darker than most would dare to go. Case in point? The third song, "Aeon Flame". It all begins calmly enough - some warbly vibes introduce a sumptious candlelit cabaret scene - only to have an ominous figure drift over to hiss heavy predictions in your ear as his accomplices close in with deep bending notes and imposing clouds of distortion. Alter is drenched with tarnished opulence: delirious visions of calliopes, wickedly decadent crowds of grimaces and howls, a piano pirouetting endlessly. Intoxicating. Stunning. Recommended! Note: Recently there's been rumors of a breakup, and if they are in fact true, then we'd best be making the most of two P.F. albums in existence, shan't we?
MPEG Stream: "Aeon Flame"
MPEG Stream: "Axis Exalt"

album cover PLEASURE FOREVER Bodies Need Rest (Conspiracy) cd 14.98
Over the course of only a few brief years and two albums, these fervent music makers drew an equally fervent following. So many hands were wrung and much despair was expressed when word got out that Pleasure Forever had disbanded a few years ago. Granted the individuals have continued on making stellar music separately as Andrew Douglas Rothbard, Rabbits and Red Sparowes, but... it's just not the same! Which brings us to this posthumous Pleasure Forever release. We welcome it with open arms and eager ears. Bodies Need Rest is comprised of equal parts originals (previously unreleased numbers, rarities and compilation tracks) and covers. Throughout these eight tracks which span the band's existence, the trio maintains their trademark piercing focus while perpetually on the verge of spinning wildly out of control. They fuel Black Flag's "The Bars" with their own rage, then just as ably enter irony-free into tender territory with their hazy dream rendition of ABBA's "Honey Honey". Drums, guitars, vocals and keyboards come together, a musical tempest as fierce as it is beautiful. Recommended.
MPEG Stream: "King Cobra In The Guts Of Valhalla"
MPEG Stream: "Honey Honey"

album cover PLEASURE FOREVER Bodies Need Rest (Conspiracy) lp 15.98
Over the course of only a few brief years and two albums, these fervent music makers drew an equally fervent following. So many hands were wrung and much despair was expressed when word got out that Pleasure Forever had disbanded a few years ago. Granted the individuals have continued on making stellar music separately as Andrew Douglas Rothbard, Rabbits and Red Sparowes, but... it's just not the same! Which brings us to this posthumous Pleasure Forever release. We welcome it with open arms and eager ears. Bodies Need Rest is comprised of equal parts originals (previously unreleased numbers, rarities and compilation tracks) and cover versions. Throughout these eight tracks which span the band's existence, the trio maintains their trademark piercing focus while perpetually on the verge of spinning wildly out of control. They fuel Black Flag's "The Bars" and The Germs' "Our Way" with their own rage, then just as ably enter irony-free into tender territory with their hazy dream rendition of ABBA's "Honey Honey". Rounding out the for covers is a searing, snaking spell of Alice Cooper's "Black Juju". It's a musical tempest as fierce as it is beautiful. Recommended.
MPEG Stream: "King Cobra In The Guts Of Valhalla"
MPEG Stream: "Honey Honey"

PLEASURE FOREVER s/t (Sub Pop) cd 15.98
Combining beautiful harmonies and heartbreaking epic songs, the debut album from Pleasure Forever (formerly Slaves) displays elements of the Doors if they were good and the gutwrenchingly despairing parts of great eighties rock such as Swans or the Birthday Party. The recording itself is so complex and layered it's hard to believe this band is a 3-piece. Their music has a magickal force all its own. Don't miss.
RealAudio clip: "Any Port In A Storm"

album cover I AM SPOONBENDER W/ KID 606 AND SLAVES/PLEASURE FOREVER 'Telekinetic Disassembly' 2001 Show Poster (IAS) poster 4.98
These limited edition posters were designed by IAS for their first ever headlining show at SF's Great American Music Hall. Very few copies remain. 11"x17" cardstock.

album cover I AM SPOONBENDER W/ PLEASURE FOREVER 'Ouija Board' Poster (1st North American Tour, 2001) (IAS) poster 4.98
These limited edition posters were designed by IAS to commemmorate their first U.S. tour back in the spring of 2001. Very few copies remain. We've heard reports that some clever folks have laminated theirs for use as table placemats! 11"x17" cardstock. Planchette not included.

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