Coping Mechanisms (Si Schroeder album)

Studio album by Si Schroeder

Coping Mechanisms

Vinyl cover

Studio album by

Si Schroeder

Genre| Alternative rock
Electronic music
Experimental music
Length| 48:00
Label| Trust Me I'm A Thief
Producer| Jimmy Eadie

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]

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

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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[8][failed verification] 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.[citation needed]

Irish music journalist Tony Clayton-Lea includes Coping Mechanisms in his 2011 book 101 Irish Records You Must Hear Before You Die.[9]

Influential Irish blog Hardcore for Nerds called Coping Mechanisms Ireland's Spiderland.[10]

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".[11]

## Track listing

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

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

A clip from Coping Mechanisms track C4

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## Personnel

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* 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

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1. ^ "CD of the week". The Irish Times. 5 May 2006.
2. ^ "Si Schroeder: artist profile". Trust Me I'm A Thief. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
3. ^ "Si-CHEDELIA". The Irish Times. 5 May 2006.
4. ^ "Choice Music Prize 2006 Shortlist". Choice Music Prize.
5. ^ "Top Irish Albums of 2006 - The Results 1. Si Schroeder - Coping Mechanisms". Nialler9.com. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011.
6. ^ "Si Schroeder: Mystery man comes out to play the sweet sounds of a best kept secret..." The Irish Independent. 16 December 2006.
7. ^ "Si Schroeder Bio". MySpace.
8. ^ "We're all part of the cope show". Hot Press. 22 June 2006.
9. ^ "Tony Clayton-Lea - Joining The Dots". Thumped.com. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
10. ^ "Si Schroeder: Coping Mechanisms". Hardcore for Nerds on Blogspot. 18 February 2009.
11. ^ "Come on over to Schroeder". Drop-d.ie. 1 October 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.

## External links

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* Official Si Schroeder Facebook page
* Si Schroeder is on Twitter as @sischroeder
* Official Si Schroeder Myspace page
* Si Schroeder on Trust Me I'm A Thief
* Coping Mechanisms review in The Irish Times
* Coping Mechanisms review in Hot Press magazine