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KILDUFF, Cory - When It All Gets To Be Too Much - Vinyl (LP)
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November 13, 2021
Start Date:
February 28, 2019
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Cory KILDUFF When It All Gets To Be Too Much (limited coloured splattered vinyl LP + insert + MP3 download code) Burning Witches US
Cat: BW 018LP. Rel: 4 Mar 19
Coldwave/Synth
Side 1 - Track 1. Jericho's OpeningSide 1 - Track 2. Not Like The OthersSide 1 - Track 3. False AlarmSide 1 - Track 4. VacancySide 1 - Track 5. Chestnut HillsSide 2 - Track 1. PatternsSide 2 - Track 2. PortacarreroSide 2 - Track 3. Higher EducationSide 2 - Track 4. Hayden SphereSide 2 - Track 5. 16 Seconds
Cory Kilduff is probably best known for being the synth-wielding singer from experimental electro-punk fusionists The Rise. Here he goes solo, delivering his first full-length "proper" following an ultra-limited, self-released debut cassette back in 2016. "When It All Gets To Be Too Much" was apparently inspired by "Molly Ringwald's roles in John Hughes movies" of the 1980s. Kilduff certainly nails the polished-but-lo-fi feel of synthesizer-heavy music of the period, serving up 10 hugely entertaining synth-scapes that touch on a variety of moods. Compare and contrast, for example, the rushing, kaleidoscopic cheeriness of "Not Like The Others", the melancholic instrumental synth-pop sorrow of "Chestnut Hills" and the church organ-fired horror soundtrack chic of "Higher Education".
