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Blowoff
After helping define the sound of alternative-rock with H?D?the '80s, fronting the power-pop band Sugar in the '90s and fusing hard-rock and heavy electronica in his last solo release, Body of Song, in 2005, Bob Mould is now redefining pop music with Blowoff, his collaboration with producer/remixer extraordinaire Richard Morel. Blowoff, named after the deciding fight in a pro wrestling match, melds together Mould's angry, angular power-pop tendencies with Morel's hazy, house-fueled electronica. The result is nothing less than a superb self-titled first album that offers the listener a level of musical adventurousness and stunning songcraft that has no equal in the pop, rock or dance music worlds today. Blowoff marks the first project in which both Mould and Morel have taken equal turns in writing, playing the guitar and keyboards, creating rhythm tracks and breathing into the mike. As listeners will hear from the album's very first track, "Hormone Love", Blowoff is an impressive merger between two highly independent musicians whose individual virtuosity is unparalleled and whose musical roots span rock, punk, funk, pop, electronica and deep house. Mould and Morel will be taking their famed Blowoff party, held once a month at DC's famed 9:30 Club, on the road in support of this release. Featuring both men DJing, as well as performing a live set as Blowoff, these parties attract a wide cross-section of people from all walks of life, providing a rare meeting ground for everyone from music-loving hipsters to beer-drinking men's men to dance music enthusiasts. Standard Jewel Case.
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