
v262 - The Fartz - "What's In A Name...?"
Searing Seattle hardcore pioneers The FARTZ are back with a bang! Like last fall's Ratos De Parao "Sistemados Pelo Crucifa" album, this new Fartz re-recording is arguably more insane than the first time around. That's right, all but one of these songs appeared on the re-issue "Because This Fuckin' World Still Stinks..." LP/CD that we released in 1998. Yet re-done with state-of-the-art kick ass production and delivery most will feel far superior to the original.Blaine's paint-peeling vocals are intact, fortified by the surprise return of the original bass player/lyricist/art "genius" Steve, plus Alex Maggot Brain (ex-Accused) on guitar and Karl Fowler (ex-Detonators, North American Bison) on drums. This live in the studio outburst was set up, recorded, and mixed in 14 hours straight by legendary Seattle knob-twiddler Jack Endino (Nirvana, Mudhoney, Zen Guerrilla, No WTO Combo, etc., etc.,..It features the song Police Force that was on our latest label sampler Ecstasy Of The Agony, as we