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Cuts Across the Land [2-disc Limited Edition] [Extra tracks]

~ Duke Spirit
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (16 May 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Extra tracks
  • Label: Polydor
  • ASIN: B0009F9O1W
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 21,746 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Cuts Across The Land
2. Stubborn Stitches
3. Darling You're Mean
4. Win Your Love
5. Hello To The Floor
6. Bottom Of The Sea
7. Fades The Sun
8. You Were Born Inside My Heart
9. Lion Rip
10. Lovetones
See all 13 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Scratching Around (demo)
2. So Good To Hear (demo)
3. Patients (demo)
4. Wooden Heart (demo)
5. The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (demo)
6. Hello To The Floor (Steve Lamacq Live)
7. Lion Rip (Acoustic Virgin Razorcuts)
8. Cuts Across The Land (XFM Session)
9. Win Your Love (Acoustic Virgin Razorcuts)
10. Dark Is Light Enough (XFM Session)

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
This 2-disc Limited Edition version includes a bonus CD of live tracks and rarities. Cuts Across the Land, the debut album by The Duke Spirit, comes with no small amount of expectation, particularly after the release of their promising EP "Roll Spirit Roll" way back in 2003. And on the whole, Cuts Across the Land lives up to the hype. Rather than following the legions of British bands who seem desperate to sound like the Strokes, the Duke Spirit don’t look overseas for inspiration. It’s a raucous rock & roll album, displaying an energy that manages to stay on the good side of shambolic, lending songs like "Lion Rip" and "Love is an Unfamiliar Name" an excitement that’s reminiscent of classic 1960s British groups such as the Rolling Stones and the Faces. And like those bands, The Duke Spirit’s music is steeped in soul and the blues (right down to the occasional--and wholly appropriate--harmonica breaks). Liela Moss is a charismatic frontwoman, somewhere between Patti Smith and the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Karen O, she practically embodies cool in her vocal style. It may seem a bit overlong, but Cuts Across the Land may just demonstrate that the future of British rock & roll lies in its past. --Robert Burrow

CD Description
'Cuts Across The Land' is the debut album from female led rock outfit The Duke Spirit. Produced by the legendary Flood,the album sees the band perfect their mix of sixties rock and garage punk sounding something like Patti Smith fronting The Strokes. The singles 'Lion Rip', 'Love Is An Unfamiliar Name', and 'Cuts Across The Land' are also included. This special edition version includes a bonus CD of album demos andradio sessions.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars An "Oh-so-nearly" Debut Classic, 24 April 2005
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This review is from: Cuts Across The Land (Audio CD)
It seems like (and is) years since the Duke Spirit hype machine rolled into action, but its taken until now to finally release a full length album. Thus, much of the content (Dark is Light Enough, Lion Rip and the fantastic title track) has already found its way into fans singles collections, along with B-Sides such as You were Born. The album remains essential however, with the double disc providing a particularly enticing glimplse at the fantastically raw live sound.

For those of you who do not know the Spirit (so to speak), its safe to say that theirs is a well trodden path of My Bloody Valentine feedback, but there is a clearly defined pop sensibility that sets them apart from morose plagarism. Leila shrieks and purrs in equal measures, whilst the thumping drum and bass cut right through layers of artfully constructed noise. At their best, the band provide hugely powerful and animalistic rock pump, with a live rawness that is translated very well into a fantastic debut album. There are flaws (there needs to be a little lyrical development here one feels, particularly on Lion Rip), but overall this is a confident and coherent bunch of songs from a very exciting British band. And Leila's beautiful.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, 17 May 2005
This is an excellent debut from the Duke Spirit. It had been a work in progress for over a year and many of the songs have already been released on other formats. The songs are a noise-fest of guitars and pounding drums. With the beautiful Leila's vocals over the top they have a distinctive sound and while the record justs fails to match the energy of their fantastic live performances, this is simply an album full of really good songs. The bonus CD is also worth hearing with some fully produced demo tracks and live radio perfomances.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Celtic?, 29 Jul 2007
This review is from: Cuts Across The Land (Audio CD)
When I first heard about this band, I was initially put off by the way people seemed to be permanently referring to the 'Celtic' sound of the guitars, harmonies etc. When I finally listened to them I was completely surprsied because to me, hardly anything on this album sounds celtic. The opener, Medicine, is more post-punk than folk, and the only thing which can be connected to the folk tradition is the rhythm, a kind of guitar based stomp. But then, if you want to call music with a four four beat and loud guitars folk, then almost everything rock-based can be included. The singer has a great voice, she is loud, shouty, aggressive, almost soul in places, and the songs are short and never outstay their welcome. My problem with the album is that there is a lack of variation, a lot of the songs sound pretty similiar, but there are a handful of really good pop songs which thankfully do not feature bagpipes, penny whistles or any other form of Celtic instrumentation.
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