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First There Was the Emptiness CD

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First There Was the Emptiness CD (Secretly Canadian Records 2005)
The long-awaited reissue of the debut full-length by THE pre-eminent noise-rock/post-hardcore band from the Midwest.
An awesome debut, First There Was the Emptiness captures the band at a time when they had two vocalists (founding member Mike Anderson and Witching Hour Records creator Chris Williams) and were at their hungriest and most anxious to prove themselves. On this album, Racebannon established themselves as an instantly important group with an enormous amount of audacity and personality. No other band was able to so fluidly terrorize their audience while luring them in for more - while attracting a crowd that normally paid no mind to avant-hardcore music (including the folks at Secretly Canadian). At the time of this album's release, Racebannon were getting banned from almost every club and established basement venue that they played in. Dozens of PA systems were destroyed within minutes of them plugging their noise-rig in and shredding through their explosive set. In their wake they left many a neutered punk-rock club, yet they kept getting invited to play at new clubs. Such is the paradox of Racebannon. The band is a cross breed of Gravity hipsters Antioch Arrow, Captain Beefheart/Mr. Bungle controlled spontaneity, Melvins/Blue Cheer sludgy heaviosity, and Melt Banana-like noisy spazz.

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"...masters of reinvention and one of the noise genre's most unpredictable sonic architects..." - Decibel Magazine

"Racebannon claw through avant-hardcore like a pack of rabid mice through cheese-flavored poison, sputtering and cranking the guitars, sound-effects and thunderous white noise..." - Alternative Press
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