I tried for years to find the Chemical land showdown EP, and all I was able to scrounge up was a third or fourth generation dub of it on a crappy cassette. Even that wasn't easy, but it was well worth the trouble. When Van Richter decided to re-issue the first DHI album, Machine Alter Transmission, they also dug up three of the tracks from that EP, in woderfully crisp remastered form. If your not familar with the album, it's a solid collection of excellant electronic tracks; slightly funky, and covered in a real atmosphere of angst and despair. It was released originally i… read more
I tried for years to find the Chemical land showdown EP, and all I was able to scrounge up was a third or fourth generation dub of it on a crappy cas… read more
I tried for years to find the Chemical land showdown EP, and all I was able to scrounge up was a third or fourth generation dub of it on a crappy cassette. Even that wasn't easy, bu… read more
Toronto, sweltering summer, 1987. Teenage friends Vicar and Graf begin experimenting with a cheap sampler, synthesizers, and dense layers of effects. Drum machines are purchased second-hand, and with the aggressive accompaniment of Vicar's guitar and voice, the duo commit a handful of ideas to 4-track cassette. On a lark, they decide to partially name themselves after a 1970s BBC sound effects record. As these late-night sessions continue, the newly-minted DHI (Death and Horror Inc.) evolves its early sound, and some truly intriguing compositional ideas begin to appear. Less th… read more
Toronto, sweltering summer, 1987. Teenage friends Vicar and Graf begin experimenting with a cheap sampler, synthesizers, and dense layers of effects. Drum machines are purchased second-hand… read more
Toronto, sweltering summer, 1987. Teenage friends Vicar and Graf begin experimenting with a cheap sampler, synthesizers, and dense layers of effects. Drum machines are purchased second-hand, and with the aggressive accompaniment of Vic… read more