Source: Not sure - got from someone affiliated with one of the two bands in 1997 when this came out.Attractively packaged on CL (which if my memory serves, stood for 'Cheese Log') Records, this split 7" is highly conceptual, see? It comes with a classic DIY 7" booklet containing photos and lyrics, rendered in near-unreadable fonts and handwriting, and a explanation on the back of the big concept behind this record. Because a split 7" is such a crazy, unique idea, isn't it? The '85 tracks sound a million times better than on their debut though maybe this is due to better mastering and pressing. The drums, they sound like drums, and the vocals have their proper screamy yelling quality that they deserve. The songs, well they're in the same manner as the first record: musical confection for those who snack on angry Northern white men, one foot in the post-hardcore camp and one foot still in art school. Pressgang, who we'll visit again when we get to the Ps, are somewhat more in the punker camp, though the guitar riffs (and lyrics) suggest influence from Mission of Burma, Moss Icon, etc. Growled vocals occasionally doubled by a female drive it along and cut against the occasional sunshine seen in the chord changes. The female takes lead for the last track but sounds she's struggling to stay out of high tide.
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