Codeine are another early nineties American post-rock band recently rediscovered, like Bitch Magnet, by young people, ravenous for sacred sources, and caught in the time-collapsing vortex of the internet’s immediate availability of everything.
Here’s Codeine’s slender oeuvre in one luxurious package, simple crunchy chords sliding into empty spaces over then radically restrained beats, their glacial display of punk minimalism now one of many standard modern moves.
Codeine’s defining imperative, to play melodic hardcore at abjectly funereal tempos, might seem arch, but the music itself remains uniquely open-hearted, unaffected, and honest, undiminished by distance.
Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Brighton Argus
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Bosco239, youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube