ANTARCTICA - 23:03 (1998) & 81:03 (2000)

Antarctica were a post punk / electronic band that within there short tenure produced possibly one of the best albums of their genre at the time. The band formed in New York after Eric Richter decided to leave his previous band CFD (Christie Front Drive).

Their first three track e.p [23:03] - released in 1998, and which is actually twenty three minutes and three seconds long - reminds you of the Joy Division or Sonic youth. All three tracks move at the same pace slow, almost dubbed out vocals and the gentle, floaty reverb on the guitar give you the sense that you are in a very peaceful lonely place, a vast beautiful wasteland almost like you're in Antarctica - and suddenly the name of the band almost becomes apt.

Their second and unfortunately last release,  [81:03] - a double album released in 2000 still features a very similar sound to that of the first E.p but with electronic instruments having much more of a significance, the synth action just adds to the beauty of their music - real cloud music - for eighty one minutes and three seconds you are shut out from the rest of the World and face to face with some of the more beautiful images that music can conjure.

Listen to track below [Return To Omma Dawn]