Hooligans, by Lou Kelly

Hooligans

by Lou Kelly

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fertilemyrtle This is an underrated masterpiece woven out of pure genius. It is a perfect piece of music.

Poesy Rider Un savant mélange de métal et de jazz, un album inaugural ! à ranger aux côtés de Peculate, Panzerballett et autres... Favorite track: Deadline Anxiety.

Cyril Glaume Imaginez Wattie (The Exploited), la baguette à la main, face à l’orchestre philharmonique de Sa Majesté la Reine d’Angleterre. Imaginez le mariage de la pompe symphonique et de l’énergie hargneuse du punk. Le tout dans une approche 100% instrumentale, et arrosé d’une bonne louche d’esprit nawak. Là: vous avez un bon aperçu de ce que vous réserve "Hooligans".

Pour en savoir plus: www.coreandco.fr/chroniques/luke-kelly-hooligans-5002.html
Favorite track: Those Goddamn Kids in the Basement.

Pingouin This is some weird avant-gardiste sympho punk gear out there. I totally love it 'cos it definitely remembers me how close to a nervous breakdown I am when the end of the semester comes. Listen to it lads, it's good stuff.

Lekiwi You'd never guess from the manner that this guy disparages his music that he's brimming with talent. I've been following him since I discovered his other album: dotdotdotquestionmark.bandcamp.com. If you're into erratic music prone to unexpected twists and turns, this guy is for you. Featured on my promotional list: www.metalstorm.net/users/list.php?list_id=3313 Favorite track: Grunt and Grind.

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1.	Deadline Anxiety 02:47	info	buy track
2.	Concert Hall Circle Pit 02:50		buy track
3.	Those Goddamn Kids in the Basement 00:58		buy track
4.	Grunt and Grind 03:13		buy track
5.	I'm So Sorry for Kicking Your Teeth in 02:46	info	buy track
6.	Junk City 01:29	info	buy track
7.	Hold On! Wait Up! 03:25	info	buy track
8.	Brood Metal 01:59	info	buy track
9.	Mild Paranoia 01:09	info	buy track
10.	Unsettlingly Familiar Dreams 02:13		buy track
11.	Awkward Angst 02:28	info	buy track
12.	Wolfgang Rotten's Recital 01:27	info	buy track
13.	Plagued With Intrusive Thoughts 01:47	info	buy track
14.	Speak Slowly, I'm a Little Hung Over 01:12	info	buy track

about

My attempt at combining classical, romantic, and contemporary eras of orchestral music, hardcore punk, metal, prog rock, and other tid bits.

This album used to be free but then I got greedy.

ALBUM REVIEWS:

What some people had to say about this album (note: this was before I changed my "stage name"...if that makes a difference to anyone):

"The mindset behind the experiment is so sophisticated that it almost traumatizes the listener experiencing the album."
-IDIOTEQ interview
www.idioteq.com/hardcore-punk-goes-orchestral-interview-luke-kelly

"It’s some seriously strange shit going on in this one."
-Lights Go Out zine (April 2015 issue)

"[In regards to the song - Concert Hall Circle Pit] Loving It! Kurt Weill meets The Clash."
-Someone who may or may not be a notable film composer
www.vi-control.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3814944&highlight=#3814944

Some people I had to twist their arms into listening to it...

"...[T]here is a ginormous amount of substance and gritty beauty...Kelly seems to be able to lead you into the beautifully melodic just as easily as he can flip the switch into masterfully-controlled chaos."
-Sleeping Bag Studios
sleepingbagstudios.ca/luke-kelly-hooligans/

"Prepare to be taunted, pounded, hammered and hypnotized by gushes of symphonic orchestrations, syncopated percussion and intensely driven rhythms that twist and turn harder and quicker than a Charlotte Fury 325 rollercoaster. This is spectacular music-making, full of dramatic emotions and visions!"
-Jamsphere
jamsphere.com/reviews/luke-kelly-hooligans-is-spectacular-music-making-full-of-dramatic-emotions-and-visions

"Anyone who is into punk rock will certainly love this, although the same probably can't be said for traditional orchestra music lovers."
-Some guy's blog
defendpoppunkx.tumblr.com/post/114690877312/the-first-thing-that-needs-to-be-said-about-luke

credits

released January 24, 2015

Please forgive any misspellings or grammatical errors.

As you may have guessed, the person responsible for the music, album artwork, and even this blurb is Lou Kelly. And when I say “responsible for the music,” I mean I haphazardly composed and produced (arranged/programmed, mixed, and “mastered”) from July 2014 to January 2015 (except for Brood Metal which was written and produced sometime in 2013 for the Samplephonics “Design a Genre” competition…which made nowhere near the top 10).

TRACK 5 - Thanks to adriancook for the title suggestion.

TRACK 6 - Years later, I added vocals to this track and developed it into a half-baked afterthought of a concept album (also titled Junk City).
You can find it here:
loukelly.bandcamp.com/album/junk-city

TRACK 7 - A fun bit of trivia: This was originally written to Machine Gun Kelly's isolated vocal track of the song "Hold On (Shut Up)."

If you're at all curious, you can listen to it here:
soundcloud.com/ltkmusic-2/machine-gun-kelly-hold-on-shut-upft-young-jeezy-hardcore-punk-rendition

Also, the stripped rock band version of this track can be licensed over at:
www.productionmusiconline.com/track_detail.php?track_id=2179

Publisher's credit goes to Production Music Online or PMOL for its alternate title, "Off The Hook."

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No living humans were brought on to record for this album. Thank goodness for laptops and virtual instruments

(NOTE: A list of sample libraries/VST plugins used and some Thank You's are included in the document files that come with the album download).

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