Bloodlines, by The North Sea

Bloodlines

by The North Sea

supported by

Distant Animals Theres no shortage of North Sea albums, but this one perhaps stands out for its intensity. Evolving, noisy but not unpleasant growls coalesce slowly across its morose sound-world, with a near total lack of traditional development or structure adding to the overall sense of menace. Favorite track: Missed Court Dates.

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$5 USD or more
Subscription

Subscribe now to receive all the new music The Brad E. Rose Digital Archive creates, including this release and 104 back-catalog releases, delivered instantly to you via the Bandcamp app for iOS and Android. Learn more.

Subscribe Now $45 USD/year or more
Full Digital Discography

106

releases

Get all 106 The Brad E. Rose Digital Archive releases available on Bandcamp and save 90%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Station, Untitled, Tanned Hides, Future Lives, Night Circus, Company Men, Error Rate, Zebra, and 98 more. , and , .
Excludes subscriber-only releases.

Purchasable with gift card

$54.20 USD or more (90% OFF)

	1.	Bloodlines 05:53
	2.	Missed Court Dates 11:02
	3.	Acquiesce 01:37
	4.	Reunion 08:13
	5.	Save Yourselves 10:07
	6.	Counting Down The Days 10:42
	7.	Revelation 05:23

about

Brad Rose is an artist who is notoriously hard to pigeonhole. He might spend his days running the esteemed Digitalis imprint (sidelining the wonderful Foxy Digitalis webzine) but his nights are wiled away chiseling at the petrified corpse of experimental music. Donating sounds to Ajilvsga, Altar Eagle, Sea Zombies and Ossining (among many, many others), he has somehow found time to fashion a new solo work for Type, and it could hardly be further removed from his last outing. Bloodlines is an album rooted in synthesis -- the kind of busted power electronics that emerged in the early 80s with Ramleh, Throbbing Gristle and Whitehouse. This is not, however, simply a noise album -- Brad has anchored his sound in this explorative mode, but uses his expertise to take it far beyond murk, grit and fractured teeth. With the help of Zelienople drummer Mike Weis (who accompanies the entire record on percussion) the record is a gloriously spacious excursion, with the fizzing Radiophonic blips, drones and tones set against gongs, scrapes and clanks. The sounds are dark and often punishing -- torturous and occasionally frightening, but Brad somehow manages to offset it with an occasional flourish of beauty or calm. The record is cut into two distinct acts (split lovingly for vinyl listening) and each "song" blends into the next, giving a true album experience. Bloodlines is not a simple collection of pieces, but a distinct narrative from beginning to end. As it tumbles from '50s sci-fi synth tones into haunting off-world terror, there is a sense of purpose and most of all, place. Brad has created a record that might not be an easy listening experience, but is one which grows on every successive play. It is truly deep and intensely troubling music.

credits

released July 6, 2010

All pieces written and recorded by Brad Rose. Drums/percussion by Mike Weis. Released on Type.

license

about

The Brad E. Rose Digital Archive Tulsa, Oklahoma

a repository for all of brad e. rose's projects, past and current, that are not on the jewel garden.

contact / help

Contact The Brad E. Rose Digital Archive

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this album or account

If you like Bloodlines, you may also like:

The Cancer Ward
by Peak Eloquence

supported by 32 fans who also own “Bloodlines”
go to album
Avenoir
by Charlatan

supported by 31 fans who also own “Bloodlines”
go to album
A Glimpse At Nightfall
by Charlatan

supported by 31 fans who also own “Bloodlines”
go to album
A Maze Of Glass
by Yayoba

New on can’t-miss label Not Not Fun is this eerie, ethereal synth record from Yayoba. Bandcamp New & Notable May 3, 2024
go to album
Your Day Will Come
by Chanel Beads

Straddling the threshold between studio performance and digital technique; the NYC artist applies "fake jazz" principles to synthpop. Bandcamp New & Notable May 2, 2024
go to album
111
by Louis Carnell

A collection of tracks from the singer and multi-disciplinary artist's 111 collaboration series, featuring KMRU, Laraaji, and others. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 25, 2024
go to album
The Jewel Garden
by Charlatan

supported by 31 fans who also own “Bloodlines”
go to album