Ken Mode – Null – Vinyl LP
KEN mode return with possibly their most poignant statement to date, blending hints of industrial metal with the already savage noise rock/hardcore clusterfuck they’ve become known for.
“At their core, KEN mode are the constituents of a villainous hardcore hand of the lighest order. Defined by the Venn diagram of adventurous hardcore (Converge. Deadguy. et al) and noise-rock (Today is the Day, Brainbombs, etc.). the trio is nothing it not venomous, leaving it all on the stage in a blaze of freaky-eyed glory." - Revolver Magazine
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NULL, the band’s brand-new aural abrasion, may be the group’s quintessential statement of mental collapse and despair made sonic, a direct psychological reaction to the collective experience of the last two and a half years. Drawing from not only the desperate noise and industrial sonics of the 80’s and 90’s ala Swans, Einsturzende Neubauten, or even a Nine Inch Nails, the band has mixed in a decidedly more desperate tone to their already pointed metal/hardcore influenced “extreme noise rock” (see Melvins, Today Is The Day meets Converge and Botch), that has become their signature.
Featuring 8 new tracks recorded and produced throughout the fall and winter of 2021 by Andrew Schneider, mastered by Carl Saff, with artwork and layouts by the band's longtime collaborator Randy Ortiz.
Recorded October 2021 @ Private Ear Recording in Winnipeg, MB, Canada by Andrew Schneider, cello on 'Unresponsive' by Natanielle Felicitas.
Guilty Parties: Jesse Matthewson, Shane Matthewson, Scott Hamilton, Kathryn Kerr.
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Side A
A Love Letter
Throw Your Phone In The River
The Tie
But They Respect My Tactics
Not My Fault
Side B
Lost Grip
The Desperate Search For An Enemy
Unresponsive
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Artoffact Records – AOF407
UPC: 628070640713
Release Date: 09/23/2022
