A Laughing Death in Meatspace

A Laughing Death in Meatspace
Studio album by
Tropical Fuck Storm
Released4 May 2018
Recorded2017–2018
StudioDodgy Brothers Studio (Nagambie, Victoria)[1]
Genre
Length47:18
Label
Tropical Fuck Storm chronology
A Laughing Death in Meatspace
(2018) 		Braindrops
(2019)
Singles from A Laughing Death in Meatspace
  1. "Chameleon Paint"
    Released: 22 September 2017
  2. "Soft Power"
    Released: 17 November 2017
  3. "You Let My Tyres Down"
    Released: 30 January 2018
  4. "Rubber Bullies"
    Released: 11 April 2018

A Laughing Death in Meatspace is the debut album of Melbourne-based supergroup Tropical Fuck Storm, formed by members of The Drones, Palm Springs and High Tension. The band, wishing to step away from the more rock-centric sound that The Drones were known for prior to their final pre-hiatus album Feelin Kinda Free, utilized a range of obscure digital guitar effects, synthesizers, drum machines, and DAW software such as ProTools to create the music. Finished less than eight months after their first few live performances, the speed at which the album was recorded also had a heavy influence on its idiosyncratic sound, which combines genres such as punk blues, art punk, psychedelic rock and noise rock with influences from pop and electronic music. Written by Liddiard with contributions from other members, the lyrics have been described as apocalyptic and darkly humorous; tackling subjects such as technological advancement, political polarization, socioeconomic inequality, xenophobia, culture wars and many others. The album title links a Silicon Valley slang for the physical world with the neurodegenerative disorder of kuru found in the Fore people of Papua New Guinea.

Four singles were released from the album over late 2017 and early 2018. Music videos for each of them (including the track "The Future of History") were also made available on the band's official YouTube channel. Shortly after its release, the band signed with Joyful Noise Recordings, who were responsible for distributing the album in the US. The album enjoyed a "generally favorable reception" internationally, garnering praise for both its raw and unusual style as well as its lyricism. Several noteworthy musicians such as Thalia Zedek and Britt Daniel have also expressed their love for the album since its release, and it went on to appear on numerous year-end lists from publications around the world.

  1. ^ "Tropical Fuck Storm - Flightless Records". Flightless Records. Retrieved 7 July 2020. Their new record Braindrops is the follow up album from Tropical Fuck Storm's 2018 debut A Laughing Death In Meatspace and similarly, written and recorded in the bands [sic] home 'Dodgy Brothers Studio' in regional Victoria.
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  3. ^ a b "Tropical Fuck Storm - A Laughing Death in Meatspace". 15 November 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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  5. ^ Handel, Kris (19 November 2018). "Tropical Fuck Storm - "A Laughing Death In Meatspace" | Album Review". POST-TRASH. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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  7. ^ Greame Wiggins (23 December 2019). "Idles: Most Groundbreaking Punk Band of the Decade". BeatRoute. Retrieved 8 June 2020. In the last few years, there's been a resurgence of the post punk genre, with bands like Savages, Shame, and Tropical Fuck Storm bringing the genre back to the surface.