We tried to make an organic-style record, but all
electronic, God Lives Underwaters Jeff Turzo says
of their 1500/A&M debut album Life In The So-Called
Space Age. Thats what were about. We made the
whole record in our bedroom. I would liken us more to
Radiohead or David Bowie or Pink Floyd than any
techno band. We just use the same tools as techno
bands.
While Jeff and David dont consider themselves part
of the techno scene, they look at hardware-generated
music not as a genre of its own, but another level of
music altogether, explains co-founder/ frontman
David Reilly.
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There are still guitars on this record, but not like on
our other albums.
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God Lives Underwater started out in rural
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania and then moved to Los
Angeles. GLU have previously released a self-titled
EP 1994 which originally was their demo and
followed it up with the full-length Empty which
featured the track No More Love.
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With Life In The So-Called Space Age (produced by
GLU themselves and Gary Dobbins), the band holds
true to their roots, while stretching further into
experimental territory. The first single From Your
Mouth is an excellent example of how GLU writes
songs by deconstructing standard pop notions then
reconstructing them in their signature manner.
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The song is so personal I cant even talk about it,
says David.
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There are about 20 people who are asking if I wrote
it about them. David doesnt like to specify about his
lyrics. The songs are going to mean something
different to everybody who listens to them. I dont like
to tell people what the deal is, because it pigeonholes
the experience of understanding what the songs
about.
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Live, the band has already criss-crossed the country
a dozen times opening for everyone from the Sextasy
Ball tour with Lords of Acid and My Life With The
Thrill Kill Kult (it brought out the deviants in every
city says Jeff, clearly meaning this as a good thing)
to KMFDM, Spacehog, Filter and Korn.
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With Life In The So-Called Space Age, GLU continue
to forge a unique identity, using technology to create
passionately visceral music that hits the gut as well
as engages the synapses. Disliking the often sterile
studio atmosphere, GLU plan to make music at home
forever.
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You dont really have more toys, you have better
toys, Jeff explains, but weve never liked anything
weve done in a studio. I think you dont allow yourself
the time and detail because you always feel like you
have to hurry up.
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Theres also a hint of lo-fi in recording at home, no
matter what kind of technology you have. You could
make a much more pristine record with the gear that
we have, but we didnt. Thats just the way our music
works out.
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With Life In The So-Called Space Age, God Lives
Underwater are ready to embark on the next stage.
Taking them to places familiar and unfamiliar, worldly
yet not of this world. Tune in. Turn On. Blast off.
