{"product_id":"british-murder-boys-active-agents-and-house-boys-2lp-copy","title":"British Murder Boys – Active Agents and House Boys [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003eBritain's best loved absurdist space-rock duo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned for their explosive live performances, British Murder Boys released a slew of influential 12\"s in a short intense period between 2003-2005 on Child’s Counterbalance and Regis’ Downwards labels, before reuniting for a 12” on Mute’s Liberation Technologies imprint in 2012. Recent releases have been sporadic, and include a recent cover of Lou Reed ‘Real Good Time Together’ and a limited-edition cassette documenting their residency at Dutch studio Willem Twee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir long awaited but entirely unexpected debut full length album finds Child and O’Connor take somewhat of a departure from the heavy Industrial sound they originally made their name on from 2003-2005, but the album is no less murderous. Across 8-tracks the duo have delivered a stripped back return to the raw sound of the ‘90s warehouse scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eO'Connor channels 70s New York via Alan Vega through the haze of a King Tubby style echo chamber. These tunes are no less propulsive than anything on their classic run of 12\"s, but rather than coming straight at your gut, they rain down a filthy ‘90s brand of funk from above. ‘You Said You Want To’ places O'Connor's urgent vocal cadence in a broken Dancehall zone. ‘Keep It Down’ sees the\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etwo chasing each other through a maze of ricocheting pinprick electronics. ‘It's In The Heart’ returns to familiar four on the floor territory, but with a cosmic trail left by the FX drenched vocals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActive Agents and House-Boys sounds unlike anything these two have done together or across their own prolific careers, and is all the better for it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tralbumData tralbum-about\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bcTruncateMore\"\u003eDownwards, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"naturestripstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45517469909233,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/8859\/0065\/files\/britishmurderboys_activeagents.jpg?v=1725683922","url":"https:\/\/naturestripstore.myshopify.com\/products\/british-murder-boys-active-agents-and-house-boys-2lp-copy","provider":"naturestripstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}