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Excepter - Presidence

Review by Alex Baker

Presidence is Excepter’s eighth album in as many years. A two hour collection of work spanning the last seven years and which lacks direction, focus and anything that could remotely be called musical structure…»

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'presidence' is the eighth album in as many years by excepter. a double compact disc, 'presidence' explores the long-format side of excepter, focusing on continuous live performance and extended compositions. over the course of more than two hours, 'presidence 'spans the full spectrum of the excepter sound, from street-level electro to cosmic synth infinity and beyond. this is the sound of the band leaving earth behind. excepter is a six-member improvisational electronic and vocal group based in nyc. founded in 2002 with the stated intent to use the tools of dance music towards esoteric ends, excepter was behind many of the classic recordings associated with the 00's 'brooklyn noise' phenomenon. excepter's 2008 paw tracks lp 'debt dept' seemed to predict the global economic collapse that followed its release. the excepter live experience remains an unpredictable, mystifying affair - always singular, never the same show twice.
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