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The Gatekeepers
Artist
The Gatekeepers
Label
Think Like A Key Music
Catalogue Number
TLAK1136
Release Date
11 november 2022
  • Vinyl 1×LP, Limited Coloured

    $27.00

    Label Exclusive "Creativi-tea" Edition (Hand-numbered #1-100)

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    TLAK1136.1

    • Transparent Blue Vinyl (As crystal clear as your artistic vision... hopefully)
    • Illustrated Lyric Insert (Same creative roadmap, but with a limited edition bragging rights)
    • 3mm Spined Cover, Gloss Finish (Still glossy, still profound)
  • Vinyl

    $27.00

    "The Analog Aficionado's Dream"

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    • + MP3

    TLAK1136.1

    Standard Black Edition (Hand-numbered #101-333)

    • 140g Black Vinyl (Because your music should be as weighty as your thoughts)
    • Illustrated Lyric Insert (For when you need to decode the musical madness)
    • 3mm Spined Cover, Gloss Finish (Shiny enough to see your reflection, deep enough to question it)
  • CD

    $12.00

    "The Compact Disc of Infinite Possibilities"

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    TLAK1136.2

    • 4-Panel Gatefold, Glossy Digi-Ecosleeve (More folds than the plot twists in your average creative career)
    • 10-page Leporello Illustrated Lyric Insert (Unfolds like the layers of meaning in the songs)
    • Bonus Content: 4 additional tracks/remixes (Because creativity knows no bounds, and neither does our CD capacity)

Imagine if the music industry decided to write its own tell-all autobiography, but instead of a book, it came out as a mind-bending concept album. That's "The Gatekeepers" in a nutshell - a 12-song (plus 3 sneaky interludes) odyssey through the treacherous terrain of artistic creation, where marketing cynicism and mainstream appeal duke it out with the pure, unadulterated spirit of creativity.

This isn't just an album; it's a musical funhouse mirror reflecting the twisted path from inspiration to iTunes. It's as if prog rock had a lovechild with satire, then sent it to jazz camp and finished its education in a folk commune. The result? A sonic tapestry that's part "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway," part Of Montreal fever dream, with a dash of Kurt Weill's cabaret, a sprinkle of Canterbury prog, and just enough Zappa to keep your ears guessing.

Mastermind Alex Wroten has assembled a veritable Justice League of musical misfits to bring this saga to life. We're talking vocals by The Residents (yes, those eyeball-mask wearing weirdos), the legendary Shawn Phillips, DIY king R. Stevie Moore, and a host of other voices that read like a "Who's Who" of "Wait, who?" in the best possible way, such as Elaine di Falco (Yugen, Caveman Hughscore), Mont Campbell (Egg, National Health), Bob Drake, Amy Denio, Deborah Perry (Thinking Plague) and CHEER-ACCIDENT.

But wait, there's more! The instrumental cast is equally bonkers. We've got drummers who've kept time for Frank Zappa, guitarists who could outplay your computer, and multi-instrumentalists who probably dream in sheet music. It's like someone raided the green rooms of the world's weirdest music festivals and convinced everyone to join in on the fun.

The result? An album that's occasionally hypnotic (like that one time you tried transcendental meditation), sometimes turbulent (like your last attempt at sourdough baking), and always captivating (like that Wikipedia rabbit hole you fell into at 3 AM). It's DIY meets hi-fi, lo-fi with a high IQ, and proof that you can, in fact, herd cats if those cats are insanely talented musicians.

Digitale afspeellijst

  1. 1 Butterflies 2:33 Kopen

    Butterflies

  2. 2 I Like the Strange Things 3:49 Kopen

    I Like the Strange Things

  3. 3 A Promising Direction 2:57 Kopen

    A Promising Direction

  4. 4 Who Are the Gatekeepers? 3:02 Kopen

    Who Are the Gatekeepers?

  5. 5 The Professional 5:05 Kopen

    The Professional

  6. 6 Ignorance 0:13
  7. 7 The Patron 3:39 Kopen
  8. 8 Anonymity 0:13
  9. 9 The Pundit 3:27 Kopen
  10. 10 I Think I Like the Strange Things? 1:36 Kopen

    I Think I Like the Strange Things?

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VINYL Track List

Side One

  1. Butterflies (Feat. Elaine Di Falco)
  2. I Like the Strange Things (Feat. Renaldo M)
  3. A Promising Direction (Feat. Molly Harvey)
  4. Who Are the Gatekeepers? (Feat. Cheer-Accident)
  5. The Professional (Feat. Shawn Phillips)
  6. Ignorance
  7. The Patron (Feat. the Residents)

Side Two

  1. Anonymity
  2. The Pundit (Feat. Deborah Perry)
  3. I Think I Like the Strange Things? (Feat. Renaldo M & Elaine Di Falco)
  4. Obscurity
  5. The Algorithm (Feat. Amy Denio)
  6. A Compromising Direction (Feat. Bob Drake)
  7. All the Way to the Bank (Feat. R. Stevie Moore)
  8. I Like the Normal Things
  • I Like The Strange Things (Official Lyric Video)

The Gatekeepers

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