VINYL FORMAT. The latest from Oakland (by way of Minneapolis) psychticians Clipd Beaks. Influenced by hobo culture, the drugged-out hyphy sound of the Bay Area, and underground "Neu San Francisco" warehouse parties where techno bangers fade into tribal noise jams, the band deliver nine tracks of dark, psychedelic goodness in the vein of Indian Jewelry or Gang Gang Dance. Loud, distorted and freaked out.

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The creation of Hoarse Lords began in the summer of 2005 when Clipd Beaks relocated from Minnesota to Oakland, California. Influenced by hobo culture, the drugged-up hyphy sounds currently dominating Bay Area airwaves, and underground "Neu San Francisco" warehouse parties where techno bangers fade into tribal noise jams, everything on Hoarse Lords is turned up to 11. Harsh and distorted, it's a fitting new sound for a band that references "clipping" in their name, and feel every bit as sick and violent as ...   [ read more ]

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