The Believers: Memo From Otter - VINYL LP

The Believers: Memo From Otter - VINYL LPTitle: Memo From Otter Artist: The Believers Label: Feeding Tube Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 019962207525 Genre: Rock Release Date: 2017 02 10 Number of Discs: 1 "The Believers were, in many ways, the flagship band of the Apostasy Recordings empire. Their roots were in the Hampshire College based experimental outfit, Son Of Earth Flesh in Bone Trio (generally shortened to Son Of Earth), via Matt Krefting and John Shaw. Also on board were Anna Klein

Title: Memo From Otter
Artist: The Believers
Label: Feeding Tube
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 019962207525
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2017-02-10
Number of Discs: 1

"The Believers were, in many ways, the flagship band of the Apostasy Recordings empire. Their roots were in the Hampshire College-based experimental outfit, Son Of Earth - Flesh in Bone Trio (generally shortened to Son Of Earth), via Matt Krefting and John Shaw. Also on board were Anna Klein (player with many woefully under-documented ensembles) and Jessi Swenson, Esq. (who was associated with various Scott Foust projects, and would go on to 50 Foot Women). But much of this other work was abstract weirdo-ism. The Believers were, more or less, a rock band, and they kinda fucking ruled. They recorded an album for Ben Chasny's planned label almost a decade ago, but the release never ended up happening, and the Believers split into their component parts not long afterwards. But our memories of their throbbing presence and carefully planned wardrobe choices would overwhelm us some nights, and we'd find ourselves startled awake, covered with sweat, thinking we had missed several important boats by not documenting their passage in the proper way. In the intervening years, the four Believers have gone off to different pastimes. Some are related to music, some are not. And it took some wheedling on our parts, but we finally got this live LP out of them. And it cooks. One side was recorded in '04 at the old Flywheel in Easthampton, and provides a rather clear portrait of their sweetly thuggish pop dynamism. The flip was recorded at the same venue in '06, with guest squeedle provided by Conrad Capistran and Joshua Burkett (aka Tarp). Although we often think of Tarp's sound as retiring, here it is aggressive. And it adds a strangely perfect width to the droogly and angular lurch of their inventions. A beautiful album. Long overdue." -Byron Coley, 2016. Edition of 400.

Tracks:
1.1 Theme
1.2 120 Days of Organization
1.3 Yesterday
1.4 Shady Afternoon
2.1 Deliver the Future
2.2 Lake Song