Shake the Shudder

by !!!

Overview

Crafted over a course of months of sweaty rehearsals and recording sessions, then blown up and recorded quickly over a three-day span, Shake the Shudder has all of !!!'s trademark fierceness, dancefloor-filling rhythms, and boundless energy. This time maybe it's more focused and direct, with beats that slam into the back of the skull like jackhammers, and a parade of guest vocalist who join Nic Offer to hit home their message of inclusiveness and hope in the face of uncertain times. Longtime producer Patrick Ford is on hand to help the band hone things to a fine point, as are a bunch of other guys, including dance music gurus Joakim and Phil Moffa, engineer Matt Wiggins, and the team of Matt Gerhard and Mark Bengston, who gave the album an extra polish. The result is an effort that's a little slicker and less punky than !!!'s usual sound. In return, it's also the most danceable and dire album they've done. Kicking off with the powerful stuttering "The One 2," the album rarely lets up, jumping from one wall-shaking jam to the next. Offer sounds unhinged half the time, while the rest of the band attack their instruments with precise aggression and the synth sounds are suitably squelchy throughout. The many guest vocalists give things an extra boost, with Lea Lea taking a star turn on many tracks, and everyone's deeply powerful vocals balancing well with Offer's. !!! have come a long way from their beginnings but also stayed remarkably the same. Shake the Shudder is the work of a band that know exactly what works for them, while still being willing to try new things. It's a winning combination of past, present, and future that bodes well for !!!'s future making plenty more great albums like it as they continue to be one of the last great dance-punk bands of the '90s left standing. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	05/19/2017
Label:	Warp
UPC:	0801061028312

Tracks

1. The One 2
2. DITBR (Interlude)
3. Dancing Is the Best Revenge
4. NRGQ
5. Throw Yourself in the River
6. What R U Up 2Day?
7. Five Companies
8. Throttle Service
9. Imaginary Interviews
10. Our Love (U Can Get)
11. Things Get Hard
12. R Rated Pictures

Album Credits

Performance Credits

!!!   Primary Artist
Robbie Lee   Clarinet (Bass),Flute (Bass),Flute
Molly Schnick   Vocals
Meah Pace   Vocals
Sam Kulik   Trombone
Cameron Mesirow   Vocals
Lea Lea   Vocals
Guadalupe Cohen   Vocals
Nicole Fayu   Vocals

Technical Credits

!!!   Producer,Engineer
Rafael Cohen   Composer
Mario Andreoni   Composer
Patrick Ford   Producer,Engineer,Composer
Justin van der Volgen   Mixing
Dan Gorman   Composer
Joakim Bouaziz   Mixing,Producer
Nic Offer   Composer
Matt Wiggins   Mixing
Josh Bonati   Mastering
Chris Tabron   Engineer
Paul Quattrone   Composer
Caleb Halter   Design
Matt Gerhard   Additional Production
Phil Moffa   Mixing
Mark Bengtson   Engineer,Additional Production
Andreas Guettel   Cover Image
Guadalupe Cohen   Composer
Paul Bennett   Assistant