Future Shock (EP)

Future Shock
EP by
The Gordons
Released1980
StudioSausage Studios[1]
GenreIndie rock
LabelGordons – GORDON 1
ProducerThe Gordons, Simon Alexander
The Gordons chronology
Future Shock
(1980) 		The Gordons
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Future Shock is an EP by New Zealand band The Gordons, released in 1980.[1][3][4] In contrast to much of the independent New Zealand rock of the time, the sound of the EP was more noisy and distorted.[5]

The EP was reissued by Flying Nun Records.[6]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that it "matched progressive punk songwriting and aggression with an uncategorizably deliberate yet extreme wall of flailing sheetmetal guitar."[3]

Track listing

Side A

  1. Future Shock

Side B

  1. Machine Song
  2. Adults And Children

Personnel

  • Brent McLaughlin (drums)
  • Alister Parker (guitar, vocals)
  • John Halvorsen (guitar, vocals)

References

  1. ^ a b Greene, James Jr. (6 October 2017). Brave Punk World: The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442269859 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Future Shock - Gordons | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b "Gordons". Trouser Press. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. ^ Thompson, Dave (24 July 2000). Alternative Rock. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306076 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Goddard, Michael; Halligan, Benjamin; Spelman, Nicola (18 July 2013). Resonances: Noise and Contemporary Music. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781441118370 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "In Love With Those Times: Flying Nun and the Dunedin Sound - Article - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.


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