Title: We're Already There Artist: Consolidated Label: The End of Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 5056321617712 Genre: Electronic Release Date: 2021-04-23 Number of Discs: 2 Additional Details: 2 PACK
Double vinyl LP pressing. Consolidated, the political dance/industrial music band from the early 90s joined again for a studio session in San Francisco last summer, resulting in a new album. 'We're Already There'. The first release on Consolidated's own label 'The End Of Records'. What else to expect, the new recordings are an innovating mix of industrial, to hip-hop, to rock and funk with mixtures of live instruments and electronics. Topped with left political activism and politically radical lyrics address issues such as America, Covid and ecocide with song The Flood, demand 'Free Music, Stop America' with Musica Sin Frontieras & welcome guest vocalist GRETA THUNBERG on the track The 'ol Mass Extinction Blues.. The album starts in 'traditionalConsolidatedgroove' with the song 'Capitalism A.F.', a mix of beats, industrial sounds and hiphop. Followed by funky pop songs, danceable industrial jams, techno beats, reggae and blues influences plus a remarkable noise track. Main musicians are Adam Sherburne (guitar/vocals) and Mark Pistel (synths/beats) backed by Lynn Farmer (Meat Beat Manifesto) on drums. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Pistel at 'Room 5' in San Francisco. The cover shows art from Ayelet Hay (front) and William Kendall (back).
Tracks: 1.1 Capitalism a.F 1.2 The Flood 1.3 Two Minutes to Midnight 1.4 Riffin on Jimi 1.5 De-Escalate and Dialogue Now 1.6 Music Is the Sound of Life 1.7 Internationalism, Mutual Aid, Weed 1.8 Lamenting Autotuned Life 1.9 Musica Sin Fronteras 1.10 Noise Dancer 1.11 Who Controls the Past 1.12 The Ol' Mass Extinction Blues 1.13 Robot Flamenco Shit 1.14 The Chickens Are Coming Home 1.15 The Machine 1.16 From Civilization to Barbarism
