PRETTIEST EYES - 'POOLS'

Formats

• CF095 - LP

  814867025706

• CF095CD - CD

  814867025713

Details

“Very pleased to be working with Prettiest Eyes. I first saw them ages ago at the Satellite and they were cake-takers that night. Now, they are stronger and weirder than ever. I couldn’t believe this new batch of tunes and their bananasenergy live show and, their fans are hard-core heads, just a soup of dance and mouths agog. Brutal, fractured, pogoing beats played by Pachy [Garcia], also the singer, belching out vocal smoke rings in the laser light above the din—they are flat out commands, militaristic in their delivery and yet catchy, like you like em. Marcos, an extro-sensual bassist who climbs inside of your mind-clothes while grinding out aggressively greasy throbs and pulls and Paco, the keyboardist, who at times plays reeling wailing lines that could be mistaken for a number of other instruments…and the hair on this dude! I have a hard time remembering how nice his face is offstage, all you can see is a whip wigging out. They are captivating, they are odd, they make strange and interesting choices. Futuristic and yet drawn from the same sonic sludge that all mankind derives from, they live and breathe early Los Angeles-punk vibes while still innovating at every turn. There is electricity in this sound, they simply rule and what a pleasure to hear Pools doesn’t stray far from what makes them just melt it in person. Recorded perfectly to harness the animal on a nice inanimate slab of plastic you can take home. For fans of Screamers, Suicide, Chrome, and yes, a hint of a down unda Birthday Party.” —John Dwyer

Tracks

1. Don?t Call
2. Mire Nena
3. Pools
4. No Hands Pete
5. Dandy
6. Untitled
7. See Saw
8. Gold Snake
9. Let Me Touch
10. Prance
11. Uncut
12. A Sweet Song

Press

For fans of Screamers, Suicide, Chrome,
and The Birthday Party

Audio & Video

BEND SINISTER - 'TAPE2'

Formats

• HOMELESS26 - LP

  9343512009965

Details

Slashing, pummeling, deadpan yelling, and other sonic tortures left by the noise punk guerrillas who later became A FRAMES "TAPE2" is a collection of previously unreleased studio recordings and practice space blastings from 1998-99. South Seattle in the mid-1990s was an industrial wasteland. On Airport Way, there was a large "diesel" sign with the last three letters burned out, leaving giant 10 feet tall red letters that said "DIE". This was the birthing grounds of Bend Sinister, a crucial step in the evolution of A FRAMES and INTELLIGENCE. Erin Sullivan (guitar/vocals), Min Yee (bass), and Josh Turgeon (guitar) had previously tried out the names Impatiens and The Bends, playing their brand of obsessive, noise-drenched punk in some of Seattle’s most notorious dive bars and clubs. In 1997, they joined up with drummer Steve Kaplan and mutated into BEND SINISTER, after a song by The Fall, a key influence. Bonded by a love of black humor and scuzzy, dirgy, hypnotic, aggressive, punk, garage, and noise, Bend Sinister drew from a range of musical influences: The Scientists, The Fall, Stick Men With Ray Guns, Cows, Touch & Go, Halo of Flies, Pussy Galore, Scratch Acid, feedtime, X (Australia), Country Teasers, Electric Eels, The Who, The Damned, Crime, and obscure 60's garage. They performed as a four piece for their first few shows, but then Josh left the band after a year and Bend Sinister was a trio for the next few years. Steve moved to LA after the first tour and was replaced by Lars Finberg. When Josh returned toward the end of 1998, the band began to experiment with modes of all-out noise assaults ("Antibody"), and hyper charged punk adrenaline ("Radiation"). During this era, Bend Sinister earned a reputation as an insanely loud live band even by the standards of the Seattle punk scene. A couple gigs ended abruptly when club owners shut off the electricity and booted them from the venue. Eventually, Josh left the band at the end of their second tour in 1999. Erin, Min and Lars changed the band name to A FRAMES and began focusing on a specific strain of art damaged punk that defined their sound over the next decade. The only official recordings Bend Sinister left behind were two 7” singles (Spork Records, Vague Vinyl) and a self-released CD-R. For the first time, "Tape 2" presents this era of Bend Sinister - the last year before the name change, with Lars on drums, and some tracks are the 4-piece with Josh on guitar, some as just the trio.

Tracks

1. You Wrecked ?em A.L.L. 2. One More Time 3. Better Now 4. YeahYeahYeah 5. Five Days Later
6. Antibody 7. Wrinkles The Clown 8. Death Squad 9. Plastic Doll 10. Sunshine 11. Radiation
12. What You Need 13. Ultraviolent 14. You Can Do It 15. Imitation Now

Press

Limited 400 copies worldwide

Audio & Video