{"product_id":"various-artists-killed-by-deathrock-vol-1","title":"Various Artists - Killed By Deathrock: Vol. 1","description":"\u003ch6 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eBefore deathrock became a neatly defined genre, it existed in scattered pockets of post-punk darkness across the world. \u003cem\u003eKilled By Deathrock Vol. 1\u003c\/em\u003e digs deep into those shadows.\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReleased by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSacred Bones Records in 2014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKilled By Deathrock Vol. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grew out of label founder Caleb Braaten’s years of hunting down rare and largely forgotten \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003epost-punk, deathrock, and dark punk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e records. Braaten began assembling material for the project in 2007, borrowing its title and crate-digging philosophy from the legendary \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKilled By Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e punk compilation series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than collecting the familiar names of early goth, the compilation focuses on bands whose records often disappeared into obscurity after tiny original runs. Scotland’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwisted Nerve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contributes the brooding “When I’m Alone,” Sweden’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKitchen and the Plastic Spoons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bring the wonderfully strange “Liberty,” while Italy’s elusive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMove\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appear with “Casa Domani.” France is represented by Bunker and Baroque Bordello, Germany by Taste of Decay, and the American underground by Your Funeral, Afterimage, Screaming for Emily, Glorious Din, and The Naked and the Dead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat international scope is what makes the record so compelling. These bands weren’t necessarily part of a single movement, yet the same ingredients continually surface: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003enervous basslines, skeletal guitars, primitive electronics, icy synths, tribal rhythms, theatrical vocals, and the raw energy of punk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Heard together, the eleven tracks reveal how musicians in different cities were independently pushing post-punk toward something darker and stranger during the late ’70s and ’80s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHighlights abound, from Your Funeral’s “I Wanna Be You” and Taste of Decay’s “Factory” to Afterimage’s “Satellite of Love,” Glorious Din’s “Tenement Roofs,” and The Naked and the Dead’s “Carousel.” The complete collection spans eleven tracks, with Sacred Bones describing the artists as overlooked but essential pieces of deathrock’s history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor anyone interested in digging beyond Bauhaus, Christian Death, and the better-known corners of early goth, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKilled By Deathrock Vol. 1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an exceptional excavation of the underground: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eraw, obscure, international, and gloriously bleak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47878940852278,"sku":"SBR3014LP","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/2592\/7222\/files\/va-killed-by-deathrock.jpg?v=1790385520","url":"https:\/\/greycatrecords.com\/products\/various-artists-killed-by-deathrock-vol-1","provider":"Greycat Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}