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Beat Pyramid

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Length
  
33:15

Artist
  
These New Puritans

Producer
  
Gareth Jones

Beat Pyramid (2008)
  
Hidden (2010)

Release date
  
28 January 2008

Label
  
Domino Recording Company

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Released
  
28 January 2008 (2008-01-28)

Recorded
  
2007 at Miloco Studios and Metropolis Studios, London; Studio Pigalle, Paris

Genres
  
Indie rock, Art rock, Alternative rock, Post-punk revival, Progressive rock

Similar
  
These New Puritans albums, Indie rock albums

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Beat Pyramid is the debut studio album by British art rock band These New Puritans. It was released on 28 January 2008 in the United Kingdom by Angular Recording Corporation and on 18 March 2008 in the United States through Domino Records. The album was recorded in London and Paris during 2007 and was produced by Gareth Jones in London. The double A-side "Numbers/Colours", "Elvis" and "Swords of Truth" were released as singles.

Contents

Lyricist and primary composer Jack Barnett has claimed that hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan were among the influences for the album, along with electronic music from artists in the vein of Aphex Twin.

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Origins and Recording

These New Puritans' first release was the extended play Now Pluvial, which was a three track long record released in October 2006 through independent record label Angular Records. Despite only being a limited release, the EP attracted good reception from Drowned in Sound, garnering a 9/10 review.

Track listing

All songs written by Jack Barnett, unless otherwise stated.

Personnel

Band

  • Jack Barnett – vocals, guitar, laptop
  • Thomas Hein – bass guitar, sampler, MIDI
  • Sophie Sleigh-Johnson – keyboards
  • George Barnett – drums, loops, contact mics
  • Additional musicians

  • Justyna Borucka – vocals ("..ce I Will Say This Twice"; "I Will Say This Twi...")
  • Killah Doku – guitar
  • James Ford – guitar ("Costume"), keyboard ("Elvis")
  • Thomas Jerome Seabrook – mixer, effects
  • Gareth Jones – desk feedback
  • Production

  • Gareth Jones – producer, mixing
  • James Ford – tape recording ("Elvis")
  • Jack Barnett – additional recording, additional editing
  • DB Cooper – additional recording, additional editing
  • Jeff Knowles – engineer (except "Navigate-Colours")
  • Quentin Leuiller – engineer ("Navigate-Colours")
  • James Aparicio – mix engineer
  • Artwork

  • Matthew Cooper – design
  • Elina Tsompanoglou – design
  • George Barnett – design assistant
  • Jack Barnett – design assistant
  • Songs

    1…ce I Will Say This Twice0:17
    2Numerology (AKA Numbers)3:12
    3Colours2:27

    References

    Beat Pyramid Wikipedia