"Oceans with No End" is a single by the American synthpop band Cold Cave. The single was released in 2013 through Deathwish Inc. — a label co-founded by Jacob Bannon of Converge.[4] "Oceans with No End" was also the first release from the band following the death of former Cold Cave contributor Justin Benoit.[5][6][7]
| "Oceans with No End" | ||||
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| Single by Cold Cave | ||||
| B-side | "People Are Poison" | |||
| Released | 2013 | |||
| Recorded | December 2012 at Wes Eisold's home in Hollywood, California[1] | |||
| Genre | Synthpop, gothic rock,[2] electronic rock[3] | |||
| Length | 4:35 | |||
| Label | Deathwish (DW144) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Wesley Eisold | |||
| Producer(s) | Wesley Eisold | |||
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Critical reception
editIn his track review, Ian Cohen of Pitchfork wrote that "the track draws from Cherish the Light Years' potent and extremely loud alchemy of goth-rock and jock-jams." He also stated: "Befitting its lower-stakes release, "Oceans with No End" is a little more brittle and streamlined than "The Great Pan Is Dead", but it regardless captures that all-consuming sense of ambition and yearning contained within the latter."[2] On the b-side "People Are Poison", Cohen also stated: "'People' allows a more exploratory approach to finding new angles on tried and true influences, turning the shuffle in DM's ten-gallon hat goth into something more linear while adding the grainy, brittle distortion of early Jesus and Mary Chain."[3]
Track listing
editAll songs written, recorded and performed by Wes Eisold.[1]
- Side A
- "Oceans with No End" – 4:35
- Side B
- "People Are Poison" – 3:57
Personnel
edit"Oceans with No End" personnel adapted from liner notes.[1]
- Jacob Bannon – art design[8]
- Wesley Eisold – recording, composition, all instruments, art direction[8]
- Kris Lapke – mixing, mastering
- Dan Rawe – photography
References
edit- ^ a b c Oceans with No End (PDF). Cold Cave. Deathwish Inc. 2013. Digital liner notes. DW144.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Cohen, Ian (February 27, 2013). "Cold Cave - "Oceans With No End"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
- ^ a b Cohen, Ian (March 19, 2013). "Cold Cave - "People Are Poison"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ^ Pelly, Jenn (January 29, 2013). "Cold Cave to Release Oceans With No End EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (February 25, 2013). "Cold Cave: 'Oceans with No End'". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ McGovern, Kyle (February 27, 2013). "Cold Cave Rebound From Ex-Member's Death With 'Oceans With No End' EP". Spin. Spin Media. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ Roffman, Michael (February 26, 2013). "Listen to the driving title track off Cold Cave's new EP, Oceans With No End". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ a b Bannon, Jacob. "Sight: Oceans with No End". Jacob Bannon's Official Website. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
