{"product_id":"facs-still-life-in-decay-crimson-crush-red","title":"FACS - Still Life In Decay (Crimson Crush Red)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLP, Limited Edition, Red [Crimson Crush] \u003cbr\u003eTrouble In Mind (2023) US \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything eventually turns to dust. Everyone knows this, but few want to acknowledge that our time on this mortal coil is fleeting, preferring to remain in stasis, in hopes that \"the end\" will pass them by. Chicago trio \u003cstrong\u003eFACS\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitarist Brian Case, bassist Alianna Kalaba \u0026amp; drummer Noah Leger) have been perfecting their brand of intense, cathartic post-punk over the course of four ever-evolving albums, beginning with 2017's \u003cstrong\u003eNegative Houses\u003c\/strong\u003e thru 2021's landmark \u003cstrong\u003ePresent Tense\u003c\/strong\u003e, which saw the trio dig deep into the gaping maw of a black hole \u0026amp; pulling back whatever debris they could grasp onto. Their newest \u003cstrong\u003eStill Life In Decay\u003c\/strong\u003e comes as an addendum to the last album - a \"post-event review\" if you will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStill Life In Decay\u003c\/strong\u003e starts with a squall of white noise before collapsing into the band already locked into \"Constellation\"'s lumbering groove, with Case's guitar a ghostly presence, appearing \u0026amp; disappearing in washes of gauzy feedback throughout the track. FACS have never been more locked in as a unit, and \u003cstrong\u003eStill Life In Decay\u003c\/strong\u003e is a decidedly more focused effort. The apocalyptic chaos that defined their previous album \"Present Tense\" is waved away in favor of an examination of events with cumbrous clarity. \u003cstrong\u003eFACS\u003c\/strong\u003e are a heavy band, but they don’t necessarily FEEL like one (see side two's \"Still Life\", where Case's fluttering, melodic guitar lines are buoyed by the insistent, underlying pulse of the bass \u0026amp; drums). As a rhythm section, Kalaba \u0026amp; Leger dance \u0026amp; twist around each other like a double helix, forming the DNA of what makes \u003cstrong\u003eFACS\u003c\/strong\u003e special. Collectively they approach rhythm from outside the groove as opposed to inside it, creating a lattice where Case weaves guitar lines like creeping vines, which makes the moments on \u003cstrong\u003eStill Life In Decay\u003c\/strong\u003e where the band DOES lock in even more powerful. When the guitar punctures the lock-step swing of \"When You Say\", it hits like a hammer. Case utilizes his lyrics like a person suffering from anterograde amnesia; repeating phrases \u0026amp; holding onto old memories in a desperate attempt to avoid the slide into oblivion. Freeform poetic missives touching on themes of resignation, cynicism, class warfare, and a search for identity \u0026amp; meaning in a crumbling society; A primal desire to hold onto anything in a post-pandemic barrage of sensory overload. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is a decidedly local affair; recorded once again at Chicago's famed Electrical Audio by renowned engineer Sanford Parker \u0026amp; mixed at his Hypercube Studio in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood \u0026amp; mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering Service. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=OLAK5uy_nZa1AG6SASr07K0BtmLaesZ-HxW73JFoE\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FACS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44571442741435,"sku":"","price":28.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0517\/0341\/4971\/products\/FACS-StillLifeInDecay-Red-01.jpg?v=1681315430","url":"https:\/\/bizarromarket.mom\/products\/facs-still-life-in-decay-crimson-crush-red","provider":"Bizarro Market","version":"1.0","type":"link"}