- Coping Mechanisms
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Coping Mechanisms 
Coping Mechanisms vinyl cover
Studio album by Si Schroeder Genre Alternative rock
Electronic music
Experimental musicLength 48:00 Label Trust Me I'm A Thief Producer Jimmy Eadie Coping Mechanisms is the debut album by Irish music artist Si Schroeder.[1] It was released in 2006 by Irish independent record label Trust Me I'm A Thief.[2]
In an interview with The Irish Times at the time of its release Si Schroeder explained that the title 'comes from observing how friends and colleagues of his deal with living in 21st-century Dublin. "The nature of living in Dublin has definitely influenced the themes on this record. There's no doubt that it has become increasingly difficult to live here, so people use mechanisms and quirks to cope with living here and staying sane."'[3]
Contents
Reception
Coping Mechanisms was shortlisted for the 2006 Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year.[4] Influential Irish blogger Nialler9 named Coping Mechanisms his blog's No 1 Irish album of 2006, as did the influential Foggy Notions magazine.[5][6][7] Irish music magazine Hot Press scored the album 9/10 in its review.[8] Influential Irish blog Hardcore for Nerds called Coping Mechanisms Ireland's Spiderland.[9] Irish music website Drop-D described Coping Mechanisms as "a record that can creep inside of you to massage your soul... the album isn't electronic in the strictest sense; the pallet containing a balance between electronic and organic sounds, not to mention some of the strangest samples you're likely to hear".[10]
Track listing
- The Reluctant Aviator
- Lavendermist
- C4
- Eyes-wide
- (Apology)
- Elaine's Porsche/ Poor Hélène/ Céline Pours
- Duck!
- A Little More
- Here, After
The CD album ends with an unnamed hidden track. The vinyl album omits track 5 (Apology).
Personnel
- Si Schroeder: guitars, vocals, MPC4K, percussion, zither, wineglass
- Bryan O'Connell: drums, percussion, triangle, beergoggle
- John McMahon: bass harmonics on A Little More, scanner, spiritvessel
References
- ^ "CD of the week". The Irish Times. 2006-05-05. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2006/0505/1146660071470.html.
- ^ "Si Schroeder: artist profile". Trust Me I'm A Thief. http://www.trustmeimathief.com/artists/schroeders.html.
- ^ "Si-CHEDELIA". The Irish Times. 2006-05-05. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/theticket/2006/0512/1146660074478.html.
- ^ "Choice Music Prize 2006 Shortlist". Choice Music Prize. http://www.choicemusicprize.com/past_prizes_2006.html.
- ^ "Top Irish Albums of 2006 - The Results 1. Si Schroeder - Coping Mechanisms". Nialler9.com. 2006-12-13. http://www.nialler9.com/2006/12/dance-electronic/top-irish-albums-of-2006-the-results.
- ^ "Si Schroeder: Mystery man comes out to play the sweet sounds of a best kept secret...". The Irish Independent. 2006-12-16. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/mystery-man-comes-out-to-play-the-sweet-sounds-of-a-best-kept-secret-64712.html.
- ^ "Si Schroeder Bio". MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/sischroeder.
- ^ "We're all part of the cope show". Hot Press. 2006-06-22. http://www.hotpress.ie/music/reviews/albums/2866379.html.
- ^ "Si Schroeder: Coping Mechanisms". Hardcore for Nerds on Blogspot. 2009-02-18. http://hardcorefornerds.blogspot.com/2009/02/slowcoreshoegazespringtime-post-si.html.
- ^ "Come on over to Schroeder". Drop-d.ie. 2006-10-01. http://www.drop-d.ie/legacy-1128/1472.
External links
Categories:- 2006 albums
- Choice Music Prize
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