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Length
  
79:02

Focus Level (2008)
  
Full House Head (2010)

Release date
  
17 June 2008

Genre
  
Blues rock

Producer
  
Nicolas Vernhes

Artist
  
Endless Boogie

Label
  
No Quarter Records

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Released
  
June 17, 2008 (2008-06-17)

Recorded
  
Rare Book Room; Stanton Attorney

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Focus Level is the debut studio album by American rock band Endless Boogie. It was released on June 17, 2008 through No Quarter Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Focus Level generally received positive reviews from music critics. Allmusic critic Tim Forget noted the influences of "the heavy Texas rumble of ZZ Top, the Woodstock noodling of Canned Heat, and the brown acid haze of Blue Cheer," stating that the album's pleasures rest in "the band’s ability to crawl inside these sounds and explore them." Noel Gardner of Drowned in Sound commented:"Endless Boogie’s industrial strength record shelves are raided hungrily and consistently throughout Focus Level." Pitchfork critic Aaron Leitko described the album as "rock minimalism at its most casual-- austere repetition and art noise that's good for both the bong-water soaked psych-cognoscenti and the chili cook-off." Leitko further wrote: "The four-sided record is the hallmark of classic-rock over-indulgence, and the extension of that indulgence is Endless Boogie's whole show. But it can be a hard show to sit through." John Mulvey of Uncut wrote: "There’s a real sense that Endless Boogie have exploited the affinities between fiercely disciplined, linear southern jams and motorik."

Track listing

  1. "Smoking Figs In The Yard" – 7:23
  2. "The Manly Vibe" – 9:39
  3. "Bad River" – 3:02
  4. "Executive Focus" – 11:34
  5. "Gimme The Awesome" – 5:21
  6. "Steak Rock" – 7:28
  7. "Coming Down The Stairs" – 5:17
  8. "Jammin' With Top Dollar" – 10:21
  9. "Low-Lifes" – 16:19
  10. "Move Back!" – 2:38

Personnel

Endless Boogie
  • Paul "Top Dollar" Major – vocals, guitar
  • Jesper "The Governor" Eklow – guitar
  • Marc Razo – bass
  • Chris Gray – drums
  • Technical personnel
  • Nicolas Vernhes – recording, production
  • Mike Fellows – additional recording
  • Songs

    1Smoking Figs in the Yard7:24
    2The Manly Vibe9:39
    3Bad River3:02

    References

    Focus Level (album) Wikipedia