Locrian - Rhetoric of Surfaces

Burying The Carnival

#112) Locrian - Rhetoric of Surfaces (2008)

 1. Drosscape
 2. Burying the Carnival
 3. Gruen Transfers
 4. Visible/Invisible
 5. Chladni
 6. Amps Into Instruments


Rhetoric of Surfaces is a compilation album.

tracks 1,2 & 4 were recorded on Something Else WLUW 88.7 (1,2 in 2008 and 4 in 2007)
1 is a previously unreleased track
2 was released on a split c30 with Continent
4 was released on a split c40 with Colossus

track 3 was recorded on Pure Hype WHPK in 2007 and was released on the No More Noise comp

tracks 5 & 6 were recorded by band member T. Hannum at 2 live gigs in 2006 and were released on II

the first 5 tracks are the more experimental noise/drone side of Locrian. while guitars are heavily prevalent in these tracks, they don't have the "metal" feel that's heard later on Drenched Lands, it's more experimental guitar noise than actual riffs. there are also no vocals. regardless, i'm not complaining, these are very cool tracks. the last track is more on the "metal" side of things. it's a great track and probably my favorite on the album. i hope these guys do more of these "rarities" type collections in the future considering how hard it can be to find their stuff (see my post on Drenched Lands to get an idea of what i'm talking about)