{"product_id":"5070004592004","title":"This Heat - This Heat - Import LP Recurd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Heat\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThisBritishgroupcouldneitherbecalledpost-punknorprogressiverock,yetThisHeatwasoneofthemostinfluentialgroupsofthelate'70s.TheycreateduncannyexperimentalrockmusicthathasmanysimilaritiesinapproachtoGermanpioneerssuchasCanandFaust.OthergroundbreakingindependentgroupssuchasHenryCowandWiremaybetheironlypeers,andmuchlaterThisHeatalsobecameprofoundlyinfluentialonthe'90sgenreknownaspost-rock.Theirangularjuxtapositionsofabrasiveguitar,drivingrhythms,andnoiseloopsontheopeningcut,\"HorizontalHold,\"preemptmuchlateractivityintheelectronicaanddrum'n'bassscenes.Theoutstanding\"24TrackLoop\"isbasedaroundacirculardrumpatternthatcouldhavebeenalate-'90sjunglecutwereitnotrecordedinlate-'70sLondon,longbeforesuchstrategieswereevendreamedofinbreakbeatmusic.Thisalbumisagreatexampleofahead-of-timegenius,workthatdrawsonelementsofprogressiverock,notably\"LarksTonguesinAspic\"-eraKingCrimsonforallitsabrasive,warpedrhythm,aswellasCan,Neu!,andFaust'spioneeringwork--thoughthereislittleelsethatcomesclosetotheuniqueanddistinctiveavantrocksound,anentirelynewtakeontherockformat.Theirself-titleddebutisaradicalconglomerationofprogressiverock,musiqueconcrete,freeimprovisation,andeven--inabizarredistillation--aspectsofBritishfolkcanbeheardinCharlesHayward'ssinging.Thereareveryfewrecordsthatcanbeconsideredtrulyimportant,landmarkworksofartthatproduceblueprintsforanentiregenre.Inthecaseofthisalbum,it'sclearthatthisseminalworkwasintegralinshapingthegenresofpost-punk,avantrock,andpost-rockandlikeallgreatinfluentialalbumsitseemedithadtowaittwodecadesbeforeitscontentscouldtrulybefathomed.Inshort,ThisHeatisessential.~SkipJansen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"This Heat Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52697064309025,"sku":"5070004592004","price":5391.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/5070004592004.jpg?v=1778893215","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/5070004592004","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}