March 14, 1986 page 11 The song shake the disease by | Depeche Mode itself is great work. = |The camera tricks show interesting & f angles of the band members. The} E video reminds one of Cabaret Vol-@ = taire’s Sensoria (remixed from lastk year’s L.P.). O ‘The story is set in an old house. B where the lead. singer (Dave) sings with great feeling with the other band members standing around outside. There’s one scene where each band opepegs g 5 An index of possibililities (cassette ments and vocals has help from = only) is a collection of the themes first ex-Japan member, Steve Janzen, and Ostarted on the 1984 L.P. called R. Sakamoto (who did the Merry # Brilliant Trees. An index of possibil- | Christmas Soundtrack that David sang ities also contains the 12 inch single Forbidden Colours on). E.P. album Words with the Shaman. | find this collection of musical David recorded most of the new themes very confusing. David and the greten in Berlin and Tokyo with gang go from faster paced sections to Z horrid sound production. Side two is very slow sections and then fast Overy hissy (loads of tape noise). Ahh, again. The record seems to follow no what one must endure to be artsy. guidelines, with David fading in and ‘= member tips over in slow motion and = Although most of the material is! — out. t@= does a 360 degree turn without falling F very very moody and just a footnote of Japan fans and David followers will § “5 Over—quite fantasmagorious. Thef Othemes started on Brilliant Trees, — still enjoy this package for the emo- some of the tracks are very jazzy and tions it makes alone. Even though it in keeping with the current European is somewhat less moving emotionally trend (jazz is in over there). Song than Brilliant Trees, it is still an titles are ignored and the work should artistic masterpiece. An album with be taken as a whole unit rather than vocals is due out in the UK. IN March 3 sections. 1986 with a possible. tour. (I heard 5 There’s an adept attempt to capture _ him say that before.( Enjoy it for what =a certain feeling and mood in the _ it.is...an art piece. sides. Incantation (on side one) starts off very slowly in a sleepy state and B then anyone (could be you or me) comes along and adds drums, etc. (improvisation?@(. Incantation is fol- be with Awakening (words from = band are in colour, while the back- we ground is shot in black and white. (The video was shot on the docks of India). Great camera work. 7 : While the make-up is surely distinct on the members of Depeche Mode, itl = sure is a lot better than the overly made-up Arcadia video with the = always famous poseurs. This videot = isn’t the best that I’ve ever seen, but. it is good, and it doesn’t bore you. | think if Canada gave the band E more of a chance, a lot of people. = would like them. I’m saying this O because this song and most of the; = band’s songs are really good. This z band deserves more. the tree tops) and then by side two. Steel Cathedrals, a very artistic mood- y piece with oriental sounding instru- AUDUDROO ERODE DON OROR ARNE NKDANRRRRAOOUENC DOO NROROONRONKED vc RE PHINDER DULL kk kk kk >) SENATE | eRe , . M hi -MEETING & bir chas March 24 omething*+ S\ for Room 2780 at 4:00 P.M. = everyone(y Come Participate | Ul NO YK great & AY ‘‘Jungles, Prehistoric Animals, Hammerheads and More’’ Bassist Dave Allen (ex-Gang at 4) comments ‘’1 member in Gang at ie we always had people saying that the chap on the road isn’t going to understand. Well that’s crap. That’s kind of like saying he’s not educated enough.” There’s heavy chit chat on jungles, prehistoric beasties, animals and fishes. ‘I think it’s Shriekback’s 3i¢ nachos ¥ -potato skins Aq general awareness of all things Y ti Ski C| b groovy. There’s life under every stone = j i U and we go turning stones over. “‘Nemesis (their 1st single off the LP) is about everything coming back. But there’s this comic book character called Nemesis the Warlock in 2000 AD. It’s on evil and retribution. It draws heavy influence from the literary works of people _ like Nietzsche.’’ “Oil and Gold’’ shines like a beacon or torch in amongst the dark seaweeds that lurk in the deep ocean waters. It yails to sink-it floats up to yw the top slowly with each listen. After : ; hearing brilliant songs like : 29 30 ‘‘Hammerheads’’, ‘“‘Nemesis’’, ’ roe . ' “Faded Flowers’’ and ‘‘Fish Below the Ice’’ it becomes clear that Shriekback aren’t all they seem. On the surface appears an average 4 oop-band from Britian-but below the RK ice lurks something nasty yet beauti- = $55.00 ful like a tiger. A tiger is of course Suiiue vcore Includes: 2 Nights Accomodation, 10% discoun The record sleeve shows fish below os 5 on ps a surface of feathers. On the bri 2 Days Ski INg ; Transpo rtation -for Students mysterious deep — water 464-8th St. ‘ Shriekback is deep, dark, _and fe Defarcup ee aire Gite Phone Marcus at 434-3577 1 !New West: ; Bs : < CX. o ; appreciate and it'll stay with you for BOT OPTI KL 2