In Case We Die

by Architecture in Helsinki

In Case We Die cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 September 2005
  • Label: Bar/None
  • Country: Australia
  • Length: 41:24
  • Community rating: 3.61/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Phillip Pietruschka, Dallas Paxton, Julie Burleigh, Steve Majstorovic, Monica Sonand, Oliver Mann, Steve Makin, Anthea Caddy, Sam Langer, The Carbohydrates

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Australian eight-piece ensemble crafts an overwhelmingly dense and joyful brand of avant-pop, utilizing a massive arsenal of unconventional acoustic and electronic instruments. The highly energetic arrangements are constantly shifting, driven by collective gang vocals and intricate, almost chaotic compositional structures.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, genre-blending, maximalist, intricate, party

Tracklist

  1. Neverevereverdid (4:49)
  2. It's (2:07)
  3. Tiny Paintings (3:02)
  4. Wishbone (2:26)
  5. Maybe You Can Owe Me (4:02)
  6. Do the Whirlwind (4:34)
  7. In Case We Die (Pts. 1-4) (3:33)
  8. The Cemetery (2:00)
  9. Frenchy, I'm Faking (2:52)
  10. Need to Shout (4:09)
  11. Rendezvous: Potrero Hill (1:53)
  12. What's in Store? (4:26)
  13. Bats and Rats and Murderers (1:25)

Credits

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