2% out of Sync is the first album by One Thousand Motels, a collaboration project of Rat Scabies (The Damned) and Chris Constantinou (The Wolfmen, Sinéad O'Connor, Adam Ant, The Mutants).
| 2% out of Sync | ||||
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| Released | September 24, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | 2020 | |||
| Genre | rock, psychedelia, punk, funk, blues, rock and roll | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Cleopatra | |||
| Producer | Chris Constantinou, Rat Scabies and Nicholas De Carlo | |||
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Background
editThe bassist/multi-instrumentalist Chris Constantinou and drummer Rat Scabies collaborated for some years as core members of The Mutants rock supergroup. When making the fourth Mutants album, Rat noticed also some other demos Chris was working on and this turned into the project One Thousand Motels, involving only the two of them (quicker and easier to put in practice, considering the logistics around The Mutants musicians as a supergroup).[1] In September 2020, they released the first album 2% out of Sync.[2]
Reception
editThe album was noticed in reviews as forging new ground with only a customary nod to the past of the two musicians.[3][4] A Vive Le Rock article characterized the music as "upbeat rock songs with a twist in the lyrical tail"[5] and the review of the same magazine gave it a 7/10 rating, describing it as a high spirited, elaborated album.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beautiful Losers" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Definition" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Gone" | 2:57 |
| 4. | "Rain" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Kings X Guru" | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Andy's Wonder World" | 5:17 |
| 7. | "Kill Me If You Love Me" | 2:47 |
| 8. | "2% Out" | 4:50 |
| 9. | "I Like the Sex in the Suburbs" | 3:14 |
| 10. | "Gerry's Ashes" | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 38:29 | |
References
edit- ^ Mick Burgess (21 January 2021). "Bass ace Chris Constantinou on his life in music, from Adam and the Ants to Rude GRL & CC, via The Mutants, The Wolfmen and much more". IPA Music. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "2% out of Sync by One Thousand Motels". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Peter Dennis (19 December 2020). "One Thousand Motels – 2% Out Of Sync". The Midlands Rock. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Martin Chamarette. "One Thousand Motels – '2% Out Of Sync'". RPM Online. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "One Thousand Motels – Country Rock Psychedelia with Rat Scabies on drums". Vive Le Rock. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Paula Frost. "One Thousand Motels – "2% Out Of Sync" review". Vive Le Rock. Retrieved 22 March 2021.