RED GHETTO SUN
Rocket To Samarkand EP
A1. Rocket To Samarkand
B1. Murder
SuperFi's first release featured a trio all the way from San Fransisco. After placing ads asking for demos influenced by "Kyuss, Coalesce and Fugazi", the only ones who came even a little bit close were Red Ghetto Sun, whose groove-heavy, sludgy hardcore mainly recalled The Melvins and Helmet. A couple of songs were grabbed off the seven-track demo, and the rest is history. Each sleeve was a hand-assembled, spray-painted, stamped and stickered tracing paper affair. Final vindication came when "Rocket To Samarkand" got played by John Peel on his radio show one time!
Released January 1st, 2000.
Limited to 302 copies on thick, translucent red vinyl.
Red Ghetto Sun | Joe Pacheco, Ian Pettitpren, Mike Carlington
Reviews
This is a fantastic little 7" that really captures the DIY spirit. The thick red wax (so fucking thick, it makes a thud when you drop it onto the turntable) contains a couple of tracks from San Fransisco's Red Ghetto Sun, who play short, sharp and solid hardcore that binds together heavy and choppy riffs with a really clever vocal interplay thing going on. One singer has a pretty smooth and indie-sounding voice, whereas the other is way more shouted hardcore guy and they slot neatly together. It's like a cross between say -16- and Helmet with the odd rocking groove thrown in for good measure. This is all packaged inside a hand-made sprayed tracing paper sleeve that all looks rather suave. Great start for a new label.
- Fracture