El Ten Eleven - Nowhere Faster - Yellow - VINYL LP
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We like to believe our lives can be shaped into stories-clean arcs, legible meaning-but life refuses the outline. Instead, it moves bluntly and without apology, indifferent to our sense of order. El Ten Eleven's Nowhere Faster, the duo's 16th , was forged within that unease. Across eight tracks, it considers not just nothingness but velocity-the strange urgency that propels us forward even when the destination remains unclear. The 33-minute album slows just long enough to pose the harder questions what are we running from, and what do we think we can outrun?Nowhere Faster emerged from Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty's longest break from touring and recording in their 23 years together, though InchbreakInch is something of a misnomer. Dunn's famously restless creative pace never slowed. Instead, he began writing for not one but two drummers, handing Fogarty one of the most demanding challenges of his career. The record also marks a first for the band, weaving real strings and piano throughout, deepening the palette of what is already one of their most layered works.Nowhere Faster is not a retreat into nostalgia. El Ten Eleven remains invested in risk and reinvention. The record continues to center Fogarty's propulsive drumming and Dunn's bass-driven experimentation the first four tracks (Inchside AInch) feature electric bass, while the latter half (Inchside BInch) shifts to acoustic bass processed through pedals, subtly altering the album's emotional weight.Ultimately, Nowhere Faster is an album about reckoning-about time, endurance, and the uncertainty of how long a band, or a life, can last. We are all fumbling toward finitude. The question is not whether we'll arrive, but what we want to hear on the way there. What will we dance to as the ground begins to shift beneath us? If nothing else, it may sound something like Nowhere Faster. Album Tracks 1. Uncanny Va
- GenreRockDescriptionWe like to believe our lives can be shaped into stories-clean arcs, legible meaning-but life refuses the outline. Instead, it moves bluntly and without apology, indifferent to our sense of order. El Ten Eleven's Nowhere Faster, the duo's 16th , was forged within that unease. Across eight tracks, it considers not just nothingness but velocity-the strange urgency that propels us forward even when the destination remains unclear. The 33-minute album slows just long enough to pose the harder questions what are we running from, and what do we think we can outrun?Nowhere Faster emerged from Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty's longest break from touring and recording in their 23 years together, though InchbreakInch is something of a misnomer. Dunn's famously restless creative pace never slowed. Instead, he began writing for not one but two drummers, handing Fogarty one of the most demanding challenges of his career. The record also marks a first for the band, weaving real strings and piano throughout, deepening the palette of what is already one of their most layered works.Nowhere Faster is not a retreat into nostalgia. El Ten Eleven remains invested in risk and reinvention. The record continues to center Fogarty's propulsive drumming and Dunn's bass-driven experimentation the first four tracks (Inchside AInch) feature electric bass, while the latter half (Inchside BInch) shifts to acoustic bass processed through pedals, subtly altering the album's emotional weight.Ultimately, Nowhere Faster is an album about reckoning-about time, endurance, and the uncertainty of how long a band, or a life, can last. We are all fumbling toward finitude. The question is not whether we'll arrive, but what we want to hear on the way there. What will we dance to as the ground begins to shift beneath us? If nothing else, it may sound something like Nowhere Faster. Album Tracks 1. Uncanny VaArtistEl Ten ElevenTitleNowhere Faster - YellowFormatVINYLLabelJoyful Noise Records
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We like to believe our lives can be shaped into stories-clean arcs, legible meaning-but life refuses the outline. Instead, it moves bluntly and without apology, indifferent to our sense of order. El Ten Eleven's Nowhere Faster, the duo's 16th , was forged within that unease. Across eight tracks, it considers not just nothingness but velocity-the strange urgency that propels us forward even when the destination remains unclear. The 33-minute album slows just long enough to pose the harder questions what are we running from, and what do we think we can outrun?Nowhere Faster emerged from Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty's longest break from touring and recording in their 23 years together, though InchbreakInch is something of a misnomer. Dunn's famously restless creative pace never slowed. Instead, he began writing for not one but two drummers, handing Fogarty one of the most demanding challenges of his career. The record also marks a first for the band, weaving real strings and piano throughout, deepening the palette of what is already one of their most layered works.Nowhere Faster is not a retreat into nostalgia. El Ten Eleven remains invested in risk and reinvention. The record continues to center Fogarty's propulsive drumming and Dunn's bass-driven experimentation the first four tracks (Inchside AInch) feature electric bass, while the latter half (Inchside BInch) shifts to acoustic bass processed through pedals, subtly altering the album's emotional weight.Ultimately, Nowhere Faster is an album about reckoning-about time, endurance, and the uncertainty of how long a band, or a life, can last. We are all fumbling toward finitude. The question is not whether we'll arrive, but what we want to hear on the way there. What will we dance to as the ground begins to shift beneath us? If nothing else, it may sound something like Nowhere Faster. Album Tracks 1. Uncanny Va
Experiencing an unexpected tragedy or loss often provokes a period of self-reflection, a time to contemplate one's own place and purpose in the world. That was true for El Ten Eleven's Kristian Dunn. When a beloved family member passed, Dunn found his own reflections on life emerging in the music he composed. Those expressions led to the creation of Tautology - a sonic meditation on the arc of human life, composed in three parts. Over the course of three discs, Tautology is, in Dunn's words, Incha representation of life from the teenage years, through middle-age, until the end of life.Inch The sounds on the album echo Dunn's own experiences, veering from aggressive metallic riffs to blissful ambient soundscapes. And while there are shared melodies and harmonies through all three records, each one has it's own distinct qualities Tautology I, which represents adolescence, is angsty, aggressive and occasionally depressive; Tautology II is head-noddy and mid-tempo, and represents middle age; while Tautology III, quiet and ambient, represents one's golden years. The music on the first disc, Tautology I, has a heavier sound that might surprise longtime El Ten Eleven fans. InchI wanted to represent what my teenage years were like, when I was full of testosterone and depression, Inch says Dunn. InchWhen you're a teenager everything feels so grandiose and dramatic.Inch The album's second movement, Tautology II, reflects Dunn's current state. InchI'm middle-aged now, and this is the happiest I've ever been. I think that comes across in the music. This record is the one that sounds the most like the El Ten Eleven people are used to.Inch For the final chapter, Tautology III, Dunn composed a transcendent set of ethereal music inspired partly by the loss of a dear family member. InchI don't know what it's like to be elderly. But my grandmother-in-law Frances McMaster was a very in
Experiencing an unexpected tragedy or loss often provokes a period of self-reflection, a time to contemplate one's own place and purpose in the world. That was true for El Ten Eleven's Kristian Dunn. When a beloved family member passed, Dunn found his own reflections on life emerging in the music he composed. Those expressions led to the creation of Tautology - a sonic meditation on the arc of human life, composed in three parts. Over the course of three discs, Tautology is, in Dunn's words, Incha representation of life from the teenage years, through middle-age, until the end of life.Inch The sounds on the album echo Dunn's own experiences, veering from aggressive metallic riffs to blissful ambient soundscapes. And while there are shared melodies and harmonies through all three records, each one has it's own distinct qualities Tautology I, which represents adolescence, is angsty, aggressive and occasionally depressive; Tautology II is head-noddy and mid-tempo, and represents middle age; while Tautology III, quiet and ambient, represents one's golden years. The music on the first disc, Tautology I, has a heavier sound that might surprise longtime El Ten Eleven fans. InchI wanted to represent what my teenage years were like, when I was full of testosterone and depression, Inch says Dunn. InchWhen you're a teenager everything feels so grandiose and dramatic.Inch The album's second movement, Tautology II, reflects Dunn's current state. InchI'm middle-aged now, and this is the happiest I've ever been. I think that comes across in the music. This record is the one that sounds the most like the El Ten Eleven people are used to.Inch For the final chapter, Tautology III, Dunn composed a transcendent set of ethereal music inspired partly by the loss of a dear family member. InchI don't know what it's like to be elderly. But my grandmother-in-law Frances McMaster was a very in
On El Ten Eleven's These Promises Are Being Videotaped (2008) the Los Angeles post-rock duo pays tribute to bassist Kristian Dunn's obsession with his hometown's underground dance scene. Eight songs of electronic glitching (InchJumping Frenchmen of MaineInch), explosive drum soloing (InchFat Gym RiotInch), and blistering rhythms (InchK10Inch). Back in print on Amber Vinyl. Album Tracks 1. Jumping Frenchmen of Maine 2. I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool 3. Fat Gym Riot 4. Adam and Nathan Totally Kick Ass 5. K10 6. Paranoid Android 7. Chino 8. Numb Tooth
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