catheter-assembly. / 4 tracks / 1993

Recorded at Inner Ear.

Political post-straight edge hardcore from Richmond, VA with some DC and some metal influence. Slow but not really moshy. They owe a lot to Downcast, especially in terms of the insigtful lyric/essay booklet/sleeve. Apparently at least one of the members also spent time in 4 Walls Falling, and slight similarities are detectable, mainly in the singing which isn’t quite screaming, isn’t quite singing, and isn’t quite shouting - it’s some sort of shaky hybrid that actually works well with the music. The best feature of this record is the thought that went into presentation of their political views. [6] (BS)

Politischer Post-SE-Sound mit Einflüssen von DC-Sound und Metal. Beeinflußt von Downcast, auch was die Gestaltung von Cover und Booklet angeht. (BS)

Tracks: we stole this / clench // in theory and in treatment / premeditated