Heads Up (Death from Above EP)

Heads Up
EP by
Death from Above
ReleasedDecember 15, 2002
RecordedSeptember 11, 2001 – September 11, 2002
StudioKimagure Sound
Genre
Length13:51
LabelAche
ProducerAl-P
Death from Above chronology
Heads Up
(2002) 		You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
(2004)

Heads Up is the first studio release by Canadian rock duo Death from Above. It was released December 15, 2002, through Ache Records. The album was produced by Al-P who would later work alongside Jesse F. Keeler in the electronic music duo MSTRKRFT.

Background

Allmusic states the band takes cues from bands such as Lightning Bolt, Liars, and electroclash and describes the album as "minimalist, danceable racket with enough rock sensibilities for the indie kids and enough Throbbing Gristle for the art-noise lovers."[2]

The song "Dead Womb" is notable for the intro with an electronic voice saying: "La cocaina no es buena para su salud (Translation: Cocaine is not good for your health) La cocaina is not good for you." Before the song dive bombs into a punk sounding song. Sebastien Grainger actually said the intro was an old text-to-voice program on one of his older computers that did that voice. Apparently the program had weird choices like "little boy" and such, and it just stuck.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net83%[3]
Fakejazz[4]
Punknews.org[1]
Semtex Magazine[5]

Tyler of Punknews.org concluded his review of the album saying "If you are looking for something fresh, raw, energetic and also unbelievably good to go running to, then get a "heads up" on this record immediately."[1] He also compared the tracks to "techno-style sounds of synthesizer" and "blistering dance-punk"[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dead Womb"2:06
2."Too Much Love"1:48
3."Do It!"2:30
4."My Love Is Shared"1:51
5."Losing Friends"3:01
6."If We Don't Make It, We'll Fake It"2:36

Personnel

Album personnel as listed in the 2005 reissue CD liner notes.[6]

Death from Above
  • Jesse F. Keeler – bass, vocoder, additional percussion, additional vocals, Illustration
  • Sebastien Grainger – drums, vocals, additional percussion, additional vocals
Additional personnel
  • Al-P – recording, additional percussion, additional vocals, layout

References

  1. ^ a b c d Punknews.org. "Death from Above 1979 - Heads Up". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  2. ^ a b "Heads Up - Death from Above | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  3. ^ AbsolutePunk review
  4. ^ Fakejazz review
  5. ^ "Semtex Magazine review". Archived from the original on 2011-08-07. Retrieved 2005-05-28.
  6. ^ "Death From Above 1979 - Heads Up". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-10-27.