Car Crash
“Execution”, “I Don’t Care” b/w “Bright Future”
scum stats: 200 copies on black vinyl
I am shocked to see that this record was released in 2015. That feels like eons ago. I’m pretty sure I was hipped to this by the K Records email list but instead of buying it straight from the source I put it on a running list of “need to purchase” items that I kept in my pocket for a few months. This copy came straight from Grimey’s, the record store down the street from TMR that is always happy to special order items of this nature when I request them on the regular. These three tracks have been sitting contently in my “to listen to” pile for at least a year. I’ll get better, I promise.
Jams here are gems, all high energy punk ’n’ roll, a vibe that feels properly updated from the mid-90’s heyday when Rip Off Records was king. Tight, lockstep, there is absolutely nothing wrong or out of place on this record. I could (and should) listen to shit like this for days without ever tiring. I feel like my tastes exist in a previously undefined ether-region where something of the approach/style/tone needs to be vaguely familiar, yet anything slavishly rehashed or redundant throws up immediate red flags and shade. Such a fine line and Car Crash is on the proper side of it. Sold out from the label, it’s worth the troll around to find one elsewhere in the bottomless pit internet. I believe the band is Japan and that should only further your appreciation.
I love 45’s existing as 8 minute time capsules into an exact period. No fussing about, make a statement, make it quick and leave it behind for the rest of the world to uncover. I’m STILL turning up wonderfully brilliant 45’s, forgotten for decades, quite regularly. Outside of love for my family and time spent with them, it is no doubt my absolute favorite thing to do.
I’ve no indication that this band is not absolutely killing it live. In my mind, they do. Highly recommended you search this one out..
SIDE NOTE: I guess I’ve been writing about records here for just about 52 weeks, only missing a handful of times when travel or fatherhood became prohibitive. Hooray for me, hooray for you. I’ve got an extra copy of a wonderful book called “Why Vinyl Matters” by Jen Otter Bickerdike that features stellar interviews with all sorts of folks in the “biz” speaking about vinyl. Including yours truly. So in the comments here, in the spirit of the book, these weekly missives and everything we do at Third Man, let us know your thoughts on WHY VINYL MATTERS. I’ll pick the winner, as objectively as possible, and they’ll get the book mailed right to their door. How cool is that?
Thanks for reading for the past year and here’s to another 52 weeks.
Vinyl matters, just as print matters. It encapsulates, a time and a place. The smudges. The smears. The pops, snaps and hi and lows, are there for the world to enjoy day after day. Timeless
Zach Cowie says vinyl matters because he likes to touch the things he spends money … he also says about 5000 more interesting things here that pertain to vinyl …. do not miss this vital third man coconspirator feature… whew!!!! Getcha red hot vinyl right here kid…. http://dustandgrooves.com/zach-cowie-los-angeles-ca/
Vinyl matters because it’s Groovy , plain and simple …
oh man…. yet another reason why ts vinyl does matter… vinyl captures truth as it is just like the time signatures on those posts indicated that each of those posts happened in exactly the same se ond and instant….. no way i could fake that or pull that off save for the fallability of digital compromise…. yep… this thread proves it…… the authenicity and and priority of whole sound of conjoined souls playing together as call and response producing arcs of tone is divine compared to sounds which seek to limit the artistic expression of breathes and pauses found in each exact moment like a hollow mockery seeking to flaunt imitation for the sake of stacking deep the randomly split uniformity compressed amongst other fractured files …….. so many of these personally meaningful posts and reasons WHY vinyl outstrips its successors in the market place alone is proof of why VINYL MATTERS ….. THESE ARE THE VINYL MATTERS in and of themselves…. ……. to bring the point home…… ive seen people shed tears over their brutally hacked up vinyl collections destroyed in fits of rage by unreasoning persons who knew just how to destroy a persons sanctity had no other form of letting the owner know know that it was wrong to care more for objects than the people around them… i have never seen a single tear shed for a cd collection or some spotify playlist…. even though i respect the medium far to greatly to do such a thing myself as a reasoning being….. that is yet another way that i can share how much vinyl matters…. honestly though ben.st.louis……. dont let it bring you down…. Vinyl mattress was truly funny…. i just thought it was a funny enough as spell check incidence to mention given how youre nearly aways down my throat when it comes to making sense of some verbal/literal topical notion… later dude… enjoy the cave
Vinyl matters because it creates a community of collectors and oddballs who love all types of music. It brings different people, with different beliefs and backgrounds, together for one single love: music. Go to any record store or (even better) record show and you’ll suddenly be surrounded by several people who share a passion of finding that grail or simply picking up the latest release by their favorite band or artist. It’s always nice to know there are other people like me who live in this world. Vinyl validates that, even when we might not agree on what is good or bad. We can always agree that we love listen to music and we love finding it in places.
Vinyl matters because it brings the fans closer to the band/musician. More than other formats, vinyl puts you in the studio, or in the crowd. You open a gatefold record and you’re absorbed by the pictures, the liner notes tell a better story, and they are cooler to display. It is special when it is shared with friends – I’ve gotten records from friends 20+ years ago, and spinning the record reminds me of them. I’ve got close to 2,000 records, and I could tell you where I got almost all of them, what time period from my life I bought it, and probably some sordid tale to go along with it.
bwahaha, try to show off and correct my simple spelling error, by posting the same thing 3 times and then blame someone hacking your phone for that mistake….this is why vinyl matters, IT CAN"T BE HACKED
Does vinyl matter? It is actually a terrible medium. Records are non-biodegradable and kind of a waste of money. In the grand scheme of things, isn’t there something more important to spend your money on?
Does vinyl matter? It is actually a terrible medium. Records are non-biodegradable and kind of a waste of money. In the grand scheme of things, isn’t there something more important to spend your money on?
Vinyl matters because my hearing is in Analog, not Digital.