HÜSTLER - s/t LP Minimal

HÜSTLER - s/t LP MinimalBoth of Hstlers cassette releases for Sorry State Records sold out almost instantly, so compiling those two cassettes for Hstlers first vinyl record was a no brainer. Hstler burst through the gate on their first tape with one of the most distinctive voices in the contemporary underground, smashing together elements of punk, death rock, and metal into a sound that is both anthemic and intense. Their second tape only upped the ante, widening their

with the album closing off with a remix by Sapphire Slows

"Sono Pronta A Morire" is their first pulverizing full-length following last year's 7" "Community Psychosis"

' which completely goes against the grain by only having cortner and baker on the track - the latter simply performing acoustic guitar

Imagine Tim Buckley sitting in on the first Cluster recording session or Neil Young with the Taj Mahal Travelers as Crazy Horse covering Popol Vuh and you are almost there

channels Mark Knopfler

the recordings for ‘telegraphs…’ again took place within the confines and strongly influential character of a specifically chosen environment

And it's all totally replete with attitude

Completely devoid of any trashy attempts at the commodified "corny-framed sunglass garage pop

Brigitte Fontaine

In keeping with the album’s stark lyrical content

from whence came Califone’s founding members Tim Rutili and Ben Massarella and its longtime producer Brian Deck

and even a few majors labels tried to wrestle away