: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Civic Center : Album.......: The Ground Below : : Label.......: American Dreams Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Industrial : Catnr.......: 5ADR . ' Source......: CDR , ; Rip.date....: 2020-07-25 Str.date....: 2020-06-26 Quality.....: 255kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://civiccenter.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. High Beams 3:38 2. Fly On The Wall 3:10 3. What We're Made Of 4:22 4. The Prophet 4:08 5. Golden Days (Interlude) 2:31 6. You Know What This Means 3:11 7. Study Of Light (Interlude II) 3:09 8. Pencil And Pad 5:22 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 29:31 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 56.74 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: In the brief time theyÆve been around, Chicago industrial trio :, : Civic Center has dropped five collections of seething electronic : :' music, but itÆs all led up to their debut LP The Ground Below ': ,: in which they take the most thrilling aspects of their creative :, : process, up the production value, and add a slight pop : :' sensibility. ôMusically we're constantly striving to find the ': ,: harmony and disharmony between electronic and organic elements,ö :, : explains frontman Jack Brockman, ôtrying to inject something : :' unusual into industrial.ö ': ,: :, : Brockman, who also painted the albumÆs cover, nods to : :' disenchantment as a dominant theme - the vapidity of social ': ,: graces, the catch-22Æs in hive mind morality, the intersection :, : of ethics and brutality. That explanation, while prescient, : :' fails to mention the groupÆs collaborative and community-driven ': ,: efforts. Civic Center is comprised of three individuals central :, : to Chicago label and arts collective Chicago Research. Brockman : :' plays music as Understudy and does much of the labelÆs visual ': ,: art, bassist Clementine Wink plays as Hen of the Woods, and :, : synthesist Blake Karlson is the de facto head of the imprint. : :' The label functions family style - Chicago Research whips out ': ,: out batches of tapes from close friends, throws parties, and :, : creates an inclusive environment for populations who have : :' historically been othered by industrial culture. ': ,: :, : Like Chicago Research, Civic Center balances bleakness and : :' persistence - The Ground Below is emblematic of that duality. ': ,: On ôFly on the Wall,ö the trio take their industrial trappings :, : to a kinetic place - a compulsively danceable beat and pulsing : :' bassline hold the track down until its catchy, synth-heavy ': ,: chorus rears its head. ôSix times is never enough/Fly on the :, : wall,ö Brockman moans deeply. Civic Center is always groovy, : :' even when the tempos slow down, and songs like ôHigh Beamsö and ': ,: ôPencil and Padö are ideal for head bobbing and subtle sways, :, : adding atmospheric wind instruments to BrockmanÆs low wail. : :' ': ,: Civic Center maintains a firm hold in the industrial tradition, :, : and their music may be dark, but it isnÆt nihilistic. On The : :' Ground Below, they still exist in the shadows, but the shadows ': ,: have never looked more alluring. :, : : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 2 0 \/