{"id":14938,"date":"2021-04-01T05:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14938"},"modified":"2021-03-27T19:09:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T19:09:12","slug":"deniz-tek-take-it-to-the-vertical-wild-honey-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/?p=14938","title":{"rendered":"Deniz Tek &#8211; &#8216;Take It To The Vertical&#8217;  (Wild Honey Records)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41OUtEGDyML._AC_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14981 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41OUtEGDyML._AC_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41OUtEGDyML._AC_.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41OUtEGDyML._AC_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/41OUtEGDyML._AC_-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>American rock and roll guitarist Deniz Tek, most famously known for founding Australian cult influencers Radio Birdman, returns this year with a vinyl re-issue of his 1992 album \u2018Take It To The Vertical\u2019, released through Wild Honey Records. This was his first solo release after his time with Radio Birdman.<\/p>\n<p>The result was, and remains, a fine, lead-guitar driven record which delights in its garage roots, throwing up bluesy moments interspersed with rockabilly and more traditional rock sounds, still with that punk veneer that Radio Birdman had been harnessing from the mid-70s. Now, nearly 30 years after its original release, \u2018Take It To The Vertical\u2019 still beams with boundless energy, making it a joy to listen to.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the liveliness of the record, one other notable thing about this album is how smooth it sounds. From the numerous guitar hooks to the time changes, every song appears almost effortless. \u2018Dead If Looks Could Kill\u2019, for example, is full of clever changes \u2013 one minute sounding like a streetwise strut, the next being interspersed with delicate, flowing piano.<\/p>\n<p>The album is bold and strong throughout. Driving rockers such as \u2018Run Out Of Water\u2019, \u2018Don\u2019t Axe Me\u2019 and \u2018Is It Good Enough\u2019 keep the momentum going, whereas the rockabilly of \u2018Where Dreams Go\u2019, the blues of \u2018Me &amp; Gene\u2019 and \u2018Steel Beach\u2019, and the pop hooks of \u2018Those Times Are Gone\u2019, demonstrate the range of Tek\u2019s creativity and ability.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent a long time out of print, many fans will be happy to get their hands on Tek\u2019s first solo album, and now with added liner notes and never seen before photos. \u2018Take It To The Vertical\u2019 is one in a series of archival re-releases from Deniz Tek.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Buy <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/31fV3cB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: Craggy Collyde<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American rock and roll guitarist Deniz Tek, most famously known for founding Australian cult influencers Radio Birdman, returns this year with a vinyl re-issue of his 1992 album \u2018Take It To The Vertical\u2019, released through Wild Honey Records. This was his first solo release after his time with Radio Birdman. The result was, and remains, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14982,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[3671,87,668,6292],"class_list":["post-14938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review","tag-deniz-tek","tag-garage-rock","tag-radio-birdman","tag-wild-honey-records","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14938"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14983,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14938\/revisions\/14983"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/14982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpmonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}