Still Nothing Moves You

VINYL FORMAT. Still Nothing Moves You was recorded with Dan Rathbun at Polymorph studios in Spring of 2008 in Oakland, CA. Rathbun's previous work with Tragedy and From Ashes Rise was the perfect blend of a professional and powerful recording with enough grit that wouldn't compromise the vision of the band. The result is an album that takes hardcore and makes it unsafe and noisy. It's not a casual listen. There is a structure and penchant for arrangement that makes Still Nothing Moves You a 21 minute experience that is not just a blitz of 21 minutes at one speed – it is incredibly dynamic. From the brooding, discordant, and ominous intro to "Dead Moon California" throughout the album and ending with "Learn/Without" the band gives you time to breathe throughout, but it's not long before you're grabbed by the ears and shaken with shouts of "I sleep with women I don't deserve/wretched/unstable/vulnerable." Still Nothing Moves You doesn't have singles and it doesn't have singing. With lyrics like "I won't be skullfucked by faith" (from "He-god-Favors Our Undertakings"), Still Nothing Moves You is pure venom and unrestrained anger. It's hard for a band to follow up with a new album after their previous efforts have been thought of as 'masterpieces', but after two solid years of plotting, planning, and writing, Ceremony made a record that will undoubtedly shake things up in an otherwise stale, predictable, and safe punk/hardcore scene.