| Aped Flair & Hijacked Ideas | |
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| Studio album by Black Market Karma | |
| Released | 29 September 2022 (2022-09-29) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 53 minutes |
| Label | Flower Power Records |
Aped Flair and Hijacked Ideas is the tenth studio album by English rock band Black Market Karma, released on September 29, 2022, by Flower Power Records.
It was written by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Belton, notable for its return to a guitar-based sound, featuring vocals on every song after their previous album The Technicolour Liquid Audio Machine being fully instrumental and featuring no guitar.
The release has been aligned with the works of Bob Dylan, The Beatles (White Album), The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Spacemen 3, Small Faces, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and early Pink Floyd.
Four music videos were made to support the album's release.
Background
The album title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the concept that no music or art is completely original, that all creative expressions are collages drawn from pre-existing material, i.e. "Influence is an infinite web connecting all art."
The closing track Ace's Trip Through the Cosmic Ether is a eulogy to Belton's childhood family dog, also featured on the inside artwork of the vinyl release.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Clash Magazine | 8/10 |
| Album Of The Year | 80/100 |
| The Wee Review | 4/5 |
The record has received positive feedback with Clash Magazine's Emma Harrison describing the album as "a bold and ambitious body of work; a cacophony of beguiling melodies, killer hooks and an abundance of playfully distorted wobble".
The Wee Review's Zoë White praises the album's dexterity, "Black Market Karma's cerebral tenth project is an impressive display of Belton's infinitely versatile musicianship and vivid illustrations of the human imagination."
Track listing
All songs written by Stanley Belton except for Kong and A Crying Shame, co-written with Finley Belton.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dead Trajectory" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "In My Child Mind (E to A)" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Foresight For Hindsight" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Kodama" | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Jumble Jumble" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Cadet #2187" | 4:26 |
| 7. | "The Sunshine Maker" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Urchin" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Kong" | 6:04 |
| 10. | "A Crying Shame" | 4:29 |
| 11. | "Ace's Trip Through the Cosmic Ether" | 9:34 |
References
- Zivkovic, Ljubinko (October 2022). "Review: UK band Black Market Karma's album 'Aped Flair and Hijacked Ideas'". Rock at Night.
- ^ Harrison, Emma (29 September 2022). "Black Market Karma – Aped Flair And Hijacked Ideas". Clash Magazine.
- Franklin, Dave. "Black Market Karma - Aped Flair And Hijacked Ideas (Flower Power Records)". The Big Takeover.
- "Flower Power Records". YouTube.
- Means-Shannon, Hannah (15 September 2022). "Black Market Karma Channels An Aquatic Feeling For 'Aped Flair & Hijacked Ideas'". Wildfire Music & News.
- "Reviews for Aped Flair And Hijacked Ideas by Black Market Karma". Clash Magazine. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- "Reviews for Aped Flair And Hijacked Ideas by Black Market Karma". Album Of The Year. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- "Reviews for Aped Flair And Hijacked Ideas by Black Market Karma". The Wee Review. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- White, Zoë. "Black Market Karma - Aped Flair and Hijacked Ideas". The Wee Review.