Liberez - Sane Men Surround

Following up their warmly received 2011 Alter debut, "The Letter", "Sane Men Surround" is the second album to emerge from Southend-on-Sea's LIBEREZ. Like it's debut, the 9 tracks here continue to savagely EQ percussion, guitar, violin and electronics into abstraction with tracks like "A Warning" and "My Madness Offends" bearing the industrial, and almost ritualistic, atmospherics of its predecessor, whilst "Nema Te" and "What's Mine Is Mine" introduce a new style of composition and songwriting which pushes the group towards a more bombastic, almost post-punk sound. As ominous as it is seductive, "Sane Men Surround" is a true product of the South-East of England. It is a work of suburban claustrophobia that lurches around Britain's industrial past and glares at its future. It is an album with a brain and a heart, evoking the rumbling lorries of Essex, its scared sober marshlands, and peace riddled battlegrounds. Previously issued as limited vinyl edition of 100 copies on the Savory Days label, this CD edition features a different master to suit the format. Record Label: Alter Style: Independent