Active Agents and House Boys, by British Murder Boys

Active Agents and House Boys

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releases June 14, 2024

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	1.	The Set Up Man
	2.	Killer I Said
	3.	This Is A Calling
	4.	What You Hide
	5.	You Said You Want To
	6.	Keep It Down
	7.	It's In The Heart
	8.	We Will Show You
	9.	Now, This Is You 06:01

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14th May - 'It's What You Hide' released.
14th June - Full album released.

Britain's best loved absurdist space-rock duo.

Renowned for their explosive live performances, British Murder Boys released a slew of influential 12"s in a short intense period between 2003-2005 on Child’s Counterbalance and Regis’ Downwards labels, before reuniting for a 12” on Mute’s Liberation Technologies imprint in 2012. Recent releases have been sporadic, and include a recent cover of Lou Reed ‘Real Good Time Together’ and a limited-edition cassette documenting their residency at Dutch studio Willem Twee.

Their long awaited but entirely unexpected debut full length album finds Child and O’Connor take somewhat of a departure from the heavy Industrial sound they originally made their name on from 2003-2005, but the album is no less murderous. Across 8-tracks the duo have delivered a stripped back return to the raw sound of the ‘90s warehouse scene.

O'Connor channels 70s New York via Alan Vega through the haze of a King Tubby style echo chamber. These tunes are no less propulsive than anything on their classic run of 12"s, but rather than coming straight at your gut, they rain down a filthy ‘90s brand of funk from above. ‘You Said You Want To’ places O'Connor's urgent vocal cadence in a broken Dancehall zone. ‘Keep It Down’ sees the two chasing each other through a maze of ricocheting pinprick electronics. ‘It's In The Heart’ returns to familiar four on the floor territory, but with a cosmic trail left by the FX drenched vocals.

Active Agents and House-Boys sounds unlike anything these two have done together or across their own prolific careers, and is all the better for it.

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releases June 14, 2024

P & C Downwards Records 2024.
All tracks written and produced by Anthony Child and Karl O'Connor.
Anthony Child - Electronics. Karl O'Connor - Voice.
Distribution boomkat.com
Design by Claude Eden.
Recorded and produced in the British Midlands.
All rights of the producer and the owner of the recorded work reserved.
Birmingham, England.

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There’s no doubt that British Murder Boys laid down the blueprint for the current techno sound and it’s never been bettered.

They continue the Great British traditions of the ritual accumulation of sexual energy, punk attitude, black humour, provocation, angst music for sex people and not taking yourselves too seriously while taking things very seriously indeed. ... more

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