The Road to Hammer Junkie

by The Chair

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Presented in our Skatehorn-themed 6-panel gatefold digipak. This is a highly collectable CD because we made a... er... *deliberate* mistake in the track listing, which you can read all about at www.lovethechair.com/oops. When we eventually print more of these CDs—ha!—your copy will be a genuine collector's item. Imagine that!

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1.	The Road to Hammer Junkie 04:40	info	buy track
2.	Hup Set 04:56	info	buy track
3.	The Hamars o' Syradale 03:00	info	buy track
4.	The Scariest Room 04:49	info	buy track
5.	Humours 03:49	info	buy track
6.	Keengalee 04:01	info	buy track
7.	Furmiston Ruby 05:48	info	buy track
8.	The Dark Maid 04:12	info	buy track
9.	Knees of Fire 03:30	info	buy track
10.	Armenian 08:45	info	buy track
11.	The Big Set 06:09	info	buy track

about

“With a line up that includes drums, guest basses, with accordion, fiddles and frets, their cues come from Scots bands that have blazed a trail for revved and spiced-up traditional interpretations and own compositions, but rather than a simple emulation, The Chair’s aural landscape is an organic, tactile panorama teasing out the melodies - experimental, challenging, with plenty of light and shade. The fluid lope of Furmiston Ruby before the tempo lifts off being a case in point. That’s not to say that flat-out, heads down attack doesn’t show its face, the heart-leaping, raw power of the Hup Set is one of many covering that base. These are no leaden grooves—there’s something interesting going on here. Beautifully packaged with artwork and design concept worthy of a major label, this is a compelling and triumphant release which places them firmly at the vanguard of where-it’s-at.

'File under Folk/Celtic' the digipak may say, but such pigeon-holing can’t begin to describe the fusion of styles and the energy at work here. I doubt that I’ll hear anything more richly rewarding this year. Kaboom!”
— Clive Pownceby for The Living Tradition

“Anyone who can inject this much heart, soul and spontaneity into a studio album must be unstoppable live. No wonder the ‘Chair men’ are a hit on the festival circuit.”
— Fiona Ritchie, Thistle & Shamrock

“The new Chair CD is the hound’s gonads. I LOVE it!”
— Mike Harding, Twitter

“Never a dull moment”
— The Scotsman

credits

released February 8, 2013

All tracks arranged by The Chair.
Produced by The Chair and Jonathan Ritch.
Recorded at various locations in Orkney.
Engineered by Jonathan Ritch.
Additional recording by Brian Cromarty.
Mixed by Billy Peace, Brian Cromarty and The Chair.
Mastered by Denis Blackham at Skye Mastering.

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The Chair Scotland, UK

Combining a benignly hedonistic version of Viking berserker spirit with a formidable breadth of musicianship, Orcadian eight- piece The Chair deliver a turbocharged mash-up of folk, blues, rock, dub, klezmer and more. Collectively the sound bursts with the energy of a heavy rock gig—a rampant ruckus of fiddles, banjos, accordions and drums—yet remains acoustic at heart. ... more

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