Label: RRRecords – RRR 022, Dom Elchklang – 001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1987 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: New Wave, Minimal, Post Rock, Leftfield
Debut LP from cult Chicago poetry-music duo Algebra Suicide - the husband / wife duo comprised of Lydia Tomkiw and Don Hedeker.
Been wrapping my brains for the last 30 minutes trying to think of a band that better encapsulates that irresistible blend of Mid-Western disaffection and distain, to no avail. Tomkiw’s half-sung / half-spoken wordplay is delivered with a near-emotionless 100-yard stare, deadpan and detached, whilst Hedeker’s backing track of cheapo rhythm box, Casiotone MT-40 and other budget equipment solidifies the feel of cool detachment and mundanity. But there’s beauty in the banal, the short songs are addictive and Tomkiw’s unusually bouncy vocal cadence keeps you hanging on for the next worldweary bout. The pair separated in the early 90s and sadly Lydia passed away in the late 00s but The Secret Like Crazy endures as one of the great outsider records of its age. Near perfect copy. (NM - with printed lyrics insert)
Tracklist A1 Little Dead Bodies 4:45 A2 Somewhat Bleecker Street 1:30 A3 Gist 2:24 A4 (A Proverbial Explanation For) Why No Action Is Taken 2:28 A5 Father's By The Door 2:45 A6 Tractor Pull 2:20 A7 Tuesday Tastes Good 2:50 A8 In Bed With Boys 2:07 A9 Sinister 3:20 B1 True Romance At The World's Fair 1:42 B2 Tonight 2:12 B3 Please Respect Our Decadence 2:15 B4 Heat Wave 3:05 B5 No War Bride 1:25 B6 Let's Transact 2:23 B7 Lethargy 2:12 B8 Amusing One's Self 2:15 B9 Recalling The Last Encounter 1:43 B10 Seasonal Zombies 3:00 B11 Agitation 1:28
