The Psychøtic Reactiøn

Because of delays and setbacks in making “proper” band recordings (no Stone Roses/last days of the Roman Empire style self indulgence, but more prosaic reasons like no money, illness, unreliable drummers etc.) we decided to make some of our better or more “unique” demos available, as it was high time people were aware of our presence. The recordings are by no means perfect and you might spot one or two instances of tape hiss, bum notes, and dada timekeeping, but this is all NECESSARY!

We decided to do things for ourselves because this way everything is on our own terms, and for the more practical reason that even supposedly “independent” minded labels can be as unimaginative as the rest (eg. chasing band wagons, trying to second guess what people want etc.) The bottom line is: do you want mass-produced supermarket value sausages (Robbie Williams, Travis, Boyz’R'Us, Boyz-U-Like, Stage-school-reject-of-the-week, Anonymous DJs featuring a histrionic munchkin, lazy sampled bollocks, lame guitar band pastiche etc.) or do you want sausages from a butcher, with no mechanically recovered material and only the finest ingredients? If the answer is “yes”, then consider the following:

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