Route One Or Die Three Trapped Tigers SKU: BSCTS011LP Barcode: BSCTS011LP 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Blood & Biscuits Released Date: 30th May 2011 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info When told to expect only the unexpected, the average listener will leap to a conclusion that, actually, what\’s about to unfold within their ears is merely a trite retelling of something heard before. As such, surprises in contemporary music are at a premium – while technological innovation expands the musician\’s palette, frequently inspiration is left lagging. This is not true of London\’s Three Trapped Tigers, however. This is a band whose embracing of the experimental has guided them to a debut album rich in blindsiding blows built from a set of blueprints entirely theirs alone. It wasn\’t always so – every band needs a firm footing from which to develop their sound, and Three Trapped Tigers\’ original modus operandi of taking Warp catalogue-style electronica and translating it into a live, drums-and-guitars-and-keys set-up was theirs. A trio of EPs – tracks numbered, sequentially, from 1 to 12 – allowed them to gradually grow in confidence, within the skin they\’d assigned for themselves initially, and later into brave new forms. Jazz, rock, electro, dance, metal – elements of conventional genres could be heard in their music\’s DNA; but as time passed, it became apparent that Three Trapped Tigers weren\’t about pigeonholes. There was no check-list of traits to cram into a four-minute composition. So, freedom took hold and the ultimate result is Route One or Die, a collection of inspirational instrumentals with no tick-boxes in mind. The music finds its own way. And it does so from simple beginnings – the majority of Route One or Die\’s numbers started life as melodies played out on Tom\’s piano. Then these skeletal pieces were introduced to Matt and Adam, who added their elements. While this might seem like a compartmentalised process, the intent is always to be able to take the pieces into the live arena. As such, tracks have a focus and ferocity more commonly associated with acts whose material comes together in a practise space. And anyone who has seen the band in the flesh to date can certainly testify to their remarkable power as a live act. Adam\’s drumming – incessant, covering every square inch of his kit, arms like pistons – provides each piece\’s solid but snaking backbone; around him, Tom\’s keyboards – sci-fi skronk and celestial chimes – and Matts nimble, precise and punchy guitar work paint the kind of pictures that a thousand words just wouldnt do justice. That they can generate just as much energy in the studio – evident throughout Route One or Die – as they do on stage is the mark of a truly remarkable act. A remarkable act with incredible ability, a studied edge that sets them aside from any peers you might want to (probably wrongly) peg them beside (please, this is unquestionably not post-rock). Best of all, their exploration of new textures and insatiable ambition to go further never gets in the way of the desire to rock out \’til all are a mess of sweaty grins and clenched fists. And that, perhaps, is what\’s most brilliantly unexpected about Route One or Die: you might well start the album thinking it\’s fare for weirdo-beardo types with catalogue numbers ingrained on the brain, but you\’ll come away moved, touched by a record with a great human heart at its core. Sure, it fizzes and crackles, pulses and groans, robotics churning – but underneath its sharp, steely exterior there\’s a rawness and passion that can\’t be denied, let alone defined by categorical customs. \”Twinkles and booms like a star being born, this feels like being hugged by a computerized god. This\’ll make fans of Lightning Bolt, Battles and Aphex Twin cream themselves.\” NME \”Music without fear, and such audacity should only ever be celebrated\” BBC \”This loud and twisted trio are the safest bets to take death-improv to the masses\” Time Out Artist Three Trapped Tigers Genre Rock And Pop Label Blood & Biscuits Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings 1) Cramm 2) Noise Trade 3) Creepies 4) Ulnastricter 5) Zil 6) Drebin 7) Magne 8) Reset Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Three Trapped Tigers and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Three Trapped Tigers Silent Earthling Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 2LP, CD Released 1st April 2016 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Three Trapped Tigers Silent Earthling £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music SKU: 88875198091 Formats: 2LP, CD Released Date: 1st April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bryan Ferry Bitter Sweet Jazz | BMG Rights Management | 180g, 2LP Released 26th November 2018 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bryan Ferry Bitter Sweet £25.00 Genre: Jazz Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538448238 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 26th November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rickie Lee Jones Traffic From Paradise Rock And Pop | Analogue Productions | 1LP, 200g Released 14th September 2012 £50.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rickie Lee Jones Traffic From Paradise £50.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Analogue Productions SKU: APLP24602 Formats: 1LP, 200g Released Date: 14th September 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bad Company Burnin’ Sky (Atlantic 75 Series) Metal / Classic Rock | Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released 25th December 2025 £75.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Bad Company Burnin’ Sky (Atlantic 75 Series) £75.00 Genre: Metal / Classic Rock Label: Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) SKU: AAPA 057-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 25th December 2025 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Vanessa Fernandez Use Me Rock And Pop | Groove Note | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 12th January 2015 £73.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Vanessa Fernandez Use Me £73.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Groove Note SKU: AGRN 1050-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 12th January 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Crazy Horse Crazy Moon Americana / Country | Dust Bug | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd September 2016 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Crazy Horse Crazy Moon £26.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Dust Bug SKU: DBVR003 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Califone Villagers Rock And Pop | Jealous Butcher | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 19th May 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Califone Villagers £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Jealous Butcher SKU: LPJBR228C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 19th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow Rock And Pop | Analogue Productions | 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 8th April 2013 £56.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow £56.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPP210945 Formats: 200g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 8th April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nirvana Unplugged In New York Rock And Pop | Geffen | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 20th February 2013 £26.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Nirvana Unplugged In New York £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Geffen SKU: GEF24727 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th February 2013 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Hatchie Sugar & Spice EP Rock And Pop | Heavenly | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 7th September 2018 £11.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Hatchie Sugar & Spice EP £11.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Heavenly SKU: HVN437 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 7th September 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Velvet Underground, The Live At Max’s Kansas City Rock And Pop | Rhino Atlantic | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 5th January 2024 £39.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Velvet Underground, The Live At Max’s Kansas City £39.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rhino Atlantic SKU: 0603497828579 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 5th January 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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