The second post of four in the "WTF?" posts of the week....
So this was just another one of the many groups that I sampled my Freshman year in college. An Australian band through Canada's Netwerk label, Single Gun Theory can be best described as Synth-Pop with a hint of Gothic/Industrial darkness. Sort of Darkwave or the likes. And, they have some great female vocals.
Originally, I just had the CD single of From A Million Miles, and I played it over and over and over. That song was on many of my compilations from that time period and I once included it on a "soundtrack" that I made for a story I wrote for my Creative Writing class called "Edge To Life". (Name that artist and album...and guest-vocalist).
It has a very Post Punk/Synth/psuedo-Industrial feel that samples a lot from Indian music which has been stated by the band as a direct influence. The exotic melodies and instruments intermixed with an almost Manchester-y House-y synthesizer sound and wonderful female harmonies make a lot of the music almost hypnotic at times.
I only had the CD single for the longest time, and finally purchased the CD used at a shop in Omaha Nebraska some time in the mid 00s. The two singles are obvious stand-outs in quality and pop-influence, but the album as a whole has a magnetic quality that's hard to break.
Now, I have to go pick my son up from Swim practice, so I'll see you all tomorrow...
