Mapmaker

by Parts & Labor

Mapmaker cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 May 2007
  • Label: Jagjaguwar
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:25
  • Community rating: 3.18/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Brooklyn outfit merges relentless, anthemic punk energy with squalling electronic dissonance on their third album. Driven by hyperactive drumming and heavily processed synthesizer lines rather than traditional lead guitars, the record achieves a surprisingly melodic and uplifting brand of abrasive noise rock.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy

Tracklist

  1. Fractured Skies (4:01)
  2. Brighter Days (3:04)
  3. Vision of Repair (3:36)
  4. The Gold We're Digging (2:59)
  5. New Crimes (3:02)
  6. Long Way Down (3:56)
  7. Ghosts Will Burn (3:50)
  8. Unexplosions (4:55)
  9. Camera Shy (1:08)
  10. King of the Hill (2:31)
  11. Fake Rain (3:15)
  12. Knives and Pencils (6:03)

Credits

  • Parts & Labor - primary artist, performer, written-by
  • Christopher R. Weingarten - drums
  • D. Boon - written-by
  • Sam Kulik - trombone
  • Brett Deschenes - trumpet
  • Joe Kremer - guitar
  • Natalja Kent - vocals, vocals [megaphone], flute
  • Jeff Ottenbacher - percussion

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