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Antietam
Opus Mixtum
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Metal

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Tambo Hope
2. Rpm
3. Shipshape
4. Turn It on Me
5. Miss Me Bliss
6. King Me
7. I Know
8. Steel G
9. Needle and the Eye
10. Emphatic
11. 1-2-1
12. Red Balloon Waltz
13. The Moor
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
1. Hasten
2. It's Not About You
3. Pennants and Flags
4. The Gate Closed
5. On the Humble
6. Arrowhead Syrup
7. Turn the Page
8. That's the Way It Is
9. March Echo
10. Time Creeps
11. Crawl
12. You/I - Antietam, McNicol, Steve
13. Tierra del Fuego

CD Details

All Artists: Antietam
Title: Opus Mixtum
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Carrot Top Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 2/12/2008
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Metal
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 789397004128, 789397004111

Synopsis

Album Description

2008 double CD release from the American band, still creating uncompromising, thought-provoking and soul-stirring music for nearly a quarter century. Antietam play raw Rock 'N' Roll that is nearly impossible to define. Opus Mixtum is Antietam's eighth full-length release. With each album Antietam, Tara Key (guitar), Tim Harris (bass) and Josh Madell (drums), have gotten closer to the essence of what keeps the band vibrant and inspired for so many years. Originally, the double-CD, triple-LP Opus Mixtum was supposed to be two separate, distinct releases -- one a powerful Rock record tracked at Brooklyn?s Seaside Lounge with producer (and now auxiliary live band member) Josh Clark; the other a sprawling, loopy and diverse instrumental album constructed piece by piece in Tara and Tim?s digital home studio. Somewhere along the way the albums became tangled together.

CD Reviews

Indie rock vets turn out a gem

T. M. Orange | 03/17/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Imagine the missing link between Patti Smith and Dinosaur Jr -- huh? -- and that might give you Antietam. Some twenty odd years ago, at a time when women in indie rock (we called it "alternative" or simply "college radio" back then) were nearly non-existent, Tara Key was fronting an edgy, guitar-heavy trio that had, like J Masics and company, debuted on Homestead Records, maybe the most indie important label in this country after SST.

Well, this is maybe Antietam's sixth release since then, but it's still them and they are strong as ever! And the maturity shows, too: amidst the big chunky riffs and catchy hooks there is a probing experimentation evident in the trumpets, strings and piano that appear sporadically on Disc 2 as well sonic explorations of the epic closing track. Best places to start on Disc 1 are tracks 2, 3 or 5 (unless you go for the shoegazing, which is surprisingly close to where tracks 9 and 13 land). Likewise the middle of Disc 2 is just as strong: this is a surprisingly lean 2CD set with little to no filler. And take note of the numerous lovely instrumentals that Antietam spins throughout.

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Art C. Phartsy | Hellameda, CA | 02/23/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I've been following these folks for years and I must say that this is one of their best efforts to date. Out of the 26 tunes on 2 disks, 11 are instrumentals. Disc 2 stands out as my favorite of the 2 with some awesome songs on it. Take some time to check out the song samples. The songs cover a diverse territory. Good stuff!"