{"id":1026,"date":"2009-03-26T14:46:05","date_gmt":"2009-03-26T19:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hightwo.com\/ht\/?p=1026"},"modified":"2009-03-26T14:46:05","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T19:46:05","slug":"reviews-wc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/reviews-wc\/","title":{"rendered":"Reviews – W+C"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author: Joe Gotschall<\/a>
\nSource: Popwreckoning<\/p>\n

Link to this article<\/a><\/p>\n

Reigning from West Philadelphia\u2019s late \u201cSoft Batch\u201d scene, Whales and Cops is comprised of ex-Man Man members and half-brothers Mr. Nathaniel Cops (keys, bees, bells, percussion) and Finger Julius Mountain (drums, marimba, keys, percussion) accompanied by the multi-talented instrumentalist Otzi Bogman (trumpet, bass, Flugelhorn, keys, percussion) . Shortly after the high velocity exit from Man Man, the Great Bouncing Icebergs <\/em>EP was recorded due to an energetic schedule of immediate rehearsals.<\/p>\n

A little over 21 minutes long, the EP includes five tracks, not including the untitled track number three, which consists of a sixteen second soundtrack to what seems like a carnival ride. The first track \u201cFuturo Futuro\u201d starts off with an in your face polyphonic texture and a mixture of instruments that I just can not put my finger on. It reminds me of a Man Man sound mixed with a less creepy electronic version of The Beatles’ \u201cRevolution #9\u201d, and if you think that\u2019s weird, you should check out the music video.<\/p>\n

After the first track, the EP rounds out with songs like \u201cBosuns o\u2019 the Yard\u201d and \u201cFifty Black Marines\u201d that are slightly mellower Whales and Cops definitely saved the best for last. Bringing up the rear, \u201cBent Cop,\u201d ends the EP on a somber tone with tribal sounding percussion, chilling vocals and a slow tempo.<\/p>\n

After listening to the EP, I\u2019m not sure if I\u2019ll be looking forward to a full length album in the future. This \u201cSoft Batch\u201d genre seems to be a little too much for my liking, but if you are into the genre, Whales and Cops is your man!\u2026man?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Author: Joe Gotschall Source: Popwreckoning Link to this article Reigning from West Philadelphia\u2019s late \u201cSoft Batch\u201d scene, Whales and Cops […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_eb_attr":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[47,94,50,60,93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artists","category-ht023","category-releases","category-reviews","category-whales-and-cops"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1561,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/debut-ep-from-whales-and-cops-ex-man-man-out-in-november-on-high-two\/","url_meta":{"origin":1026,"position":0},"title":"Debut EP from WHALES AND COPS (ex-Man Man) out in November on High Two","author":"Daniel Piotrowski","date":"September 3, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Great Bouncing Icebergs, the five-song EP from Whales and Cops -- a new band featuring former members of Man Man -- is out in November on High Two.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"whalesandcops","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hightwo.net\/two\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/whalesandcops-1024x628.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":386,"url":"https:\/\/hightwo.net\/two\/ht023\/","url_meta":{"origin":1026,"position":1},"title":"Whales and Cops: Great Bouncing Icebergs","author":"Daniel Piotrowski","date":"November 2, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a1Futuro Futuro! 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