soundscapes and ditto beauty

recorded and mastered by Robby Hanes at Strange Magic Recording in Chicago’s Logan Square

Foregrounded by the hyper-bare instrumentation (minimal acoustic guitar)

Drops is both one of the best and least acknowledged artefacts in Derek Bailey’s incredible body of recorded work from the 1970s

The album features white-hot guitar action

SWEAT / NEGATIVE BLAST - split 7" Hip Hop soundscapes and ditto beautyThe key to any great split EP is that both bands share the same kernel of inspiration, which they have then evolved into something not entirely disconnected, but certainly recognisably distinctive. And that is exactly what Sweat and Negative Blast deliver here. Both bands deal in swaggering rocknroll infused hardcore, brimming with garage punk energy and classic 1970s rock finessing. But whereas Sweat then infuse this rollicking blend with infectious