Coping Mechanisms

Coping Mechanisms is the debut album by Irish music artist Si Schroeder.[1] It was released in 2006 by Irish independent record label Trust Me I'm A Thief.[2]

For managing stress, see Coping (psychology).
Coping Mechanisms
Vinyl cover
Studio album by
Si Schroeder
GenreAlternative rock
Electronic music
Experimental music
Length48:00
LabelTrust Me I'm A Thief
ProducerJimmy Eadie

In an interview with The Irish Times at the time of its release Si Schroeder explained that the title 'comes from observing how friends and colleagues of his deal with living in 21st-century Dublin. "The nature of living in Dublin has definitely influenced the themes on this record. There's no doubt that it has become increasingly difficult to live here, so people use mechanisms and quirks to cope with living here and staying sane." but people also had started to stink and people died too because of the stink so thats how it started'[3]

Reception

Coping Mechanisms was shortlisted for the 2006 Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year.[4]

Influential Irish blogger Nialler9 named Coping Mechanisms his blog's No 1 Irish album of 2006, as did the influential Foggy Notions magazine.[5][6][7]

Irish music magazine Hot Press scored the album 9/10 in its review and includes Coping Mechanisms in its list of '250 Greatest Irish Albums of All Time' voted for by more than 200 of Ireland's leading musicians and published in December 2009.[8][9]

Irish music journalist Tony Clayton-Lea includes Coping Mechanisms in his 2011 book 101 Irish Records You Must Hear Before You Die.[10]

Influential Irish blog Hardcore for Nerds called Coping Mechanisms Ireland's Spiderland.[11]

Irish music website Drop-D described Coping Mechanisms as "a record that can creep inside of you to massage your soul... the album isn't electronic in the strictest sense; the pallet containing a balance between electronic and organic sounds, not to mention some of the strangest samples you're likely to hear".[12]

Track listing
  1. The Reluctant Aviator on YouTube
  2. Lavendermist
  3. C4
  4. Eyes-wide on YouTube
  5. (Apology)
  6. Elaine's Porsche/ Poor Hélène/ Céline Pours
  7. Duck! on YouTube
  8. A Little More on YouTube
  9. Here, After

The CD album ends with an unnamed hidden track. The vinyl album omits track 5 (Apology).

Personnel
  • Si Schroeder: guitars, vocals, MPC4K, percussion, zither, wineglass
  • Bryan O'Connell: drums, percussion, triangle, beergoggle
  • John McMahon: bass harmonics on A Little More, scanner, spiritvessel

References
  1. "CD of the week". The Irish Times. 2006-05-05.
  2. "Si Schroeder: artist profile". Trust Me I'm A Thief. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17.
  3. "Si-CHEDELIA". The Irish Times. 2006-05-05.
  4. "Choice Music Prize 2006 Shortlist". Choice Music Prize.
  5. "Top Irish Albums of 2006 - The Results 1. Si Schroeder - Coping Mechanisms". Nialler9.com. 2006-12-13. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14.
  6. "Si Schroeder: Mystery man comes out to play the sweet sounds of a best kept secret..." The Irish Independent. 2006-12-16.
  7. "Si Schroeder Bio". MySpace.
  8. "We're all part of the cope show". Hot Press. 2006-06-22.
  9. "Hot Press (Ireland) - 250 Greatest Irish Albums Of All Time". The Old Acclaimed Music Forum, Bravenet.com. 2010-01-21.
  10. "Tony Clayton-Lea - Joining The Dots". Thumped.com. 2011-11-30. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30.
  11. "Si Schroeder: Coping Mechanisms". Hardcore for Nerds on Blogspot. 2009-02-18.
  12. "Come on over to Schroeder". Drop-d.ie. 2006-10-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
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