Golden Teacher and the Rough Trade shops join forces to offer new ears the opportunity to hear the Teacher’s first three recording efforts on one handy compilation. Recorded between 2012 and 2013 at Glasgow’s Green Door Studio through a state-funded scheme for unemployed young musicians, this release documents the six piece’s interest in the willful naïveté of late 20th century “post-” tendencies, leading France’s MidiLibre to later describe Golden Teacher as “an idiot-savant prototype of dance music in the 3rd millennium.” What that basically means is Golden Teacher kicks ass! They know what makes people dance and they know how to do it.
From the acid go-go of lead off track “Rashomon,” you’re in for a total treat that takes in the synth funk of “Love Rocket!”, the percussive rumble of “Double Bump”, the voodoo drum machine drenched “Like A Hawk” and the atmospheric “Dringhouse” to name but four killer tracks on this amazing set. If you need comparisons think LCD Soundsystem, ESG, Talking Heads, Brian Eno, Pigbag, Trouble Funk, Moroder, DAF and Liquid Liquid. This is the perfect chance to get on point with one of the greatest bands around at the moment and this won’t hang around for long. The band recently released (sold out in an hour) a one-off limited (300 copies) 12″ with unique hand painted sleeve by Oliver Pitt and David Roeder. You’ve been warned, grab a copy quick.
Tracklist:
LP
A1 Rashomon
A2 Party People
A3 Dringhouses
A4 Love
B1 Like a Hawk
B2 Double Bump
B3 Love Rocket
B4 Dante and Pilgrim
CD
01 Rashomon
02 Party People
03 Double Bump
04 Love
05 Castlemilk
06 Silver Chalice
07Like A Hawk
08 Sweat Bath With Saturn
09 Dringhouses
10 Dante and Pilgrim
11 Golden Chalice
12 Love Rocket
