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« on: November 26, 2012, 02:11:08 PM »
Reposting for a friend/bandmate:
Greetings friends!
Hope you all had a great restful holiday yesterday, spent with family, friends, and lots of food/drink. Speaking of thanks, now is as good a time as any to thank you each for your support of Tape Drift over the last few years. We know how difficult it is to part with your hard-earned money, particularly in these times. So any support you can provide to the label is massively appreciated. As you may or may not know, we'll be going on temporary hiatus for much of 2013. We'll be back of course, but things will be hold until at least September.
But in the meantime, we will have at least a few final 2012 releases to share with you. The first is a brand new Century Plants one-sided live LP. We're all incredibly excited about this record. The records have arrived, are now being assembled in their jackets with special inserts, and will be shipped to you right away. This is a limited pressing of 100 copies, and we hope you'll love it!
To purchase a copy, simply use paypal to this email (hardiman04@gmail.com) in the amount of $12 if you live in the U.S. If you're in another country, just shoot us an email and we'll figure out the final cost with shipping.
CENTURY PLANTS - s/t (Tape Drift, 2012)
Century Plants deliver the goods here with a one-sided live LP (limited to 100 copies) that is a tribute/homage to British hardcore legends Discharge. A heartfelt and very sincere love letter to the punk spirit of 1982 if you will. It?s a fitting concept, given that Century Plants member Ray Hare was part of that original era, as the lead singer for Washington DC?s Deadline. In fact, Hare?s deep roots in the punk scene (he appears on the seminal ?Flex Your Head? LP) make his vocal homage to Discharge even more appropriate. Musically, Century Plants have updated the sound of 81/82, with a fully improvised approach, fuzz-drenched feedback, and lyrics that draw on several different Discharge songs. Most importantly, the spirit of blistering political dissent and anti-authoritarianism shines through, with Hare snatching Discharge concepts and phrases at will. It all captures the energy and sonic assault of punk, yet filtered through modern-day noise, drone, and DIY strategies as well. A unique item in their catalog, this is the second vinyl appearance for Albany, NY?s Century Plants, following a split LP with Locrian. Usually a duo (Eric Hardiman and Ray Hare), Century Plants are joined for this record by drummer Phil Donnelly. The three also play together as part of the singularly sprawling improv psych rock unit Burnt Hills. Rather than continuing the ominous dronescapes of the split with Locrian, in this live recording Century Plants offer an intensely rockist track, melding several of their core influences (psych rock, punk, noise, and even dub) into one seething, energetic track. Upstate Violence/Upstate Control? PLAY LOUD!
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