CM-228 - CD & Vinyl Release Date September 12th, 2006
Land Shark "Land Shark"
Le Shark
Dangerous
Indecent
Shake Me
Forces
Fear Of The Remake
Tie Me Up
Riot
Inter-Transmission
Fear (& Loathing)
Can You Relate
Slippage
Slated for worldwide release September 12, 2006 the self titled, full
length album from Land Shark a.k.a. Lance DeSardi on Coco Machete/OM
will shake up any preconceived notions held by fans of all dance, rock,
electro and alternative sounds. The Land Shark project is an edgy departure
from Lance's previous projects as an underground house music mainstay.
Still deeply rooted in dance rhythms, Land Shark takes derailing hard
left turns into the sonic realms of industrial, punk and electro.
The Shark's vocal performances vary greatly in range from aggressive screams
on "Shake Me" to hushed whispers on "Dangerous" and melodic chants on "Riot" taking
the listener to the depths of an unsound mind that is Land Shark. From the opening
lines of 'Dangerous', 'We'll here I am again contemplating what I did wrong',
to 'Tie Me Up' dropping a clever a Vanity reference with 'You say you like it nasty,
you say you're a nasty girl, well if you're so damn nasty then step into my world' and
'Fear And Loathing' with 'something I ingested is instilling a fear', a murky picture is
painted of a world defined by sacrifice, prey and ultimately, abandon.
The music itself, drenched in angular synths, gravelly basslines, hypnotic live and
electronic drums, defies genrefication, just like the label from which it spawned.
Coco Machete Records, launched in the summer of 2002, has spent it's four short years
defying the standards of modern dance music in its attempt to collapse the walls of genres
imposed by media, retail, clubs and DJs themselves. With 12' dance releases fusing elements
of hip hop, disco, rock, electro, pop and soul, Coco Machete has been embraced by adventurous DJs
worldwide. DJs afflicted with Cojonitos (small balls) need not even approach the listening booth,
Coco Machete is for those with Big Nuts and Big Knives.
The Coco sound has been defined heavily by seminal releases 'Shake Dat Booty' by The Three Kings
which is now being re-released in the UK on Defected Records with Sonar Kollectiv remixes and Land
Shark's 'Tie Me Up' which was licensed to PIAS for Europe and remixed by The Chicken Lips . 2004 saw
the release of Coco 's first compilation 'A Night Called Thatch' mixed by Lance DeSardi and label
owner Sean Holland. 'Thatch' garnered tremendous press for it's rebellious edge, blended seamlessly
with that New York block party vibe. Reviews and features appeared in both URB and XLR8R in the US
as well as being the only CD to be awarded 'pick of the month' in both UK mags DJ and IDJ.
Land Shark's first album also sees a perfect partnership between New York City 's Coco Machete and
San Francisco 's OM Records. Both labels being anomalies in the dance world having focused more on
artist development and strong branding rather than a proliferation of nameless, beat driven, underground
club tracks. The most obvious reason driving this partnership is that Lance himself is an artist on
both labels having released a mix on OM 's series entitled 'San Francisco Sessions.' This mix also in
2004 brought Lance to the forefront once again with most of the press focusing on his dirty grinding
soundscape which was an intentional departure from the smoothed out sound typical of San Francisco.
Be on the lookout for the full length album on CD, Vinyl and Digital formats as well as a release of the
first single 'Shake Me'. The single will feature remixes from Sweetlight who has previous releases on Trevor
Jackson's Output Recordings and David Duriez's Freak N' Chic imprint.
Impossible to escape this realm on CD it will also be delivered as a live performance with a fall tour
backing up the release.