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Written by onecaseman   
Thursday, 21 August 2008

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Pivot are the lastest Warp "indie" signing, an Australian three-piece that includes Triosk drummer Laurence Pike. While this is yet another nail in the coffin for the electronic purist Warp fans, the more open-minded may recognize that Pivot is yet another foray into forward-thinking rock category they've explored for years starting with the likes of Tortoise and Broadcast, and more recently with Battles and Grizzly Bear. Maximo Park notwithstanding, Warp have had success when they cloud the genre lines, and I'm glad to say Pivot is yet another success for them. While the style of Pivot's debut Make Me Love You was, let's face it, forgettable, the sound they explore on O Soundtrack My Heart is sure to stay in listener's minds. If I were to describe Pivot with one phrase, it would be synth-based math rock, but that's certainly missing something as some songs have no synths (Didn't I Furious, one of my favorite songs of the year), and some contain no rock (Fool In The Rain). By the time you get to the vocals of "Sing You Sinners" and laptop chill of "Love Like I", you'll be all out of potential comparisons for this album. But with all of the potential variance and din they can and sometimes do stir, it's amazing how chilled the entire listen is. It works as an album, and it's somehow a cohesive statement.

Style: Experimental, Math Rock 

RIYL: Battles, Fridge

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written by gravelheadwrap, October 14, 2008
I finally checked this out after sort of liking the first Pivot release. After listening to a lot of Triosk lately, it made me want to check this one out.
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written by onecaseman, August 22, 2008
I actually really liked the Born Ruffians EP. The album was certainly disappointing, but then again so was Squarepusher's last album. Gravenhurst isn't my style of music, but I certainly wouldn't say it's bad. Flashlight Seasons has a couple of great songs. I also like the DJ Mujava single and a few songs off the Lidell and Leila albums. I think a lot of people look back at Warp and think that every release was LP5 or Geogaddi quality, but they've always taken risks outside their comfort zone, and some have failed miserably (Jimi Tenor) and some have been great (Plone). Now their staple of artists is releasing with less frequency (and quality in my opinion), so they continue to look elsewhere, and I'm actually surprised at how well they've done. I don't know about you, but I'd much rather listen to Pivot than that new Nightmares On Wax they're about to release.

Unrelated, is Jackson coming out with anything soon? Smash was pretty awesome.
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written by playbynumbers, August 22, 2008
i dunno ... i'd say not just maximo park, but they've made huge huge missteps with born ruffians, gravenhurst, !!! (except for maybe two songs), this dj mujava guy, the new stuff by leila and lidell, etc. they've also signed a couple great acts, but the point isn't just that they've 'gone indie,' it's that they've lowered their standards, at least it seems to me. rob mitchell had incredible taste in music.
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