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History Missed

by The MOTES

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The Excimer 02:06
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Sirrah 03:13
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Spindle Acre 01:13
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181521520 02:42
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Lab Coat 02:31
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Argot 02:00
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Tre Tre Tre 02:27
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Red Pipe 01:35
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The Framer 01:40
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More Ghosts 02:44
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Road Song 02:14
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Station(ed) 02:48
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Wood Factory 03:19
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R62 02:15
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The 5/8 Type 03:18
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Paper Pilot 04:58
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I 00:59
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II 03:46
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III 02:13
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IV 00:17
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V 04:02
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VI 03:09
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VII 02:24
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VIII 01:51
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IX 01:55

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HISTORY MISSED collects the entire MOTES discography, from 1994-1999.

Previous releases represented here:

2005: The Motes - The Remains of False Starts (CD re-release, Dependent Music)
1999: The Motes - Joe (CD, Ant Records)
1998: The Motes - The Remains of False Starts (cassette, Ant Records)
1997: The Motes - The New Physics (split 7" w/ State Champs, Ant Records / Daydream Records)
1997: The Motes - Trellis I Tripod (cassette, Ant Records)
1995: The Motes - Gesner (cassette, Ant Records)
1994: The Motes - Secret Air Base (cassette, Ant Records)
1994: The Motes - Super Useless Powers (cassette, Ant Records)

The MOTES were:

J. LAPOINTE - song writer #1, dictator, explorer,
guitar, keyboards, vocals

JON HUTT - song writer #2, censor, percussion,
drums, vocals, guitar

CRAIG THIBAULT - bronco wrangler, hermit, bass,
guitar

DAN MacDONALD - driver, consultant, art director,
guitar, bass


"Who knew the mid-’90s Halifax indie rock explosion rocked this hard? Between the years 1995 and 1998, the arty, post-punk lovin’ indie rock quartet known as the Motes released two cassette-only EPs, a seven-inch single and a compilation contribution — 16 songs in all. All of them, plus five unreleased gems (some of them admittedly less fascinating or moving than others here) are collected on The Remains of False Starts, and holy shit have they held up well. This stuff might have been looking back at the early ’80s (and Pavement’s inescapable impact, especially on the surly slow jive of "Sirrah”) when it was first recorded, but man does it come off as being ahead of its time. The brief "Trellis II Tripod” is pure Deerhoof, all drum crunches and stop-starts, while brilliant standouts "Spindle Acre,” "181521520” (which features a refrain repeating "I want to be a robot”) and "Penman, Landed Pilot” are like a more subtle, indie rock version of Six Finger Satellite. Much like that ahead-of-their-time Sub Pop band, the Motes were sorely overlooked (or underexposed) in their era, but can now be enjoyed in light of the developments they so casually foresaw." (Kevin Hainey, exclaim.ca, 2005)

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released September 1, 2010

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