{"title":"Chain and the Gang","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/chainandthegang04_for_Weblog_480x480.jpg?v=1564608641\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eIan Svenonius\u003c\/strong\u003e is an inadvertent pioneer. His career has been a studied attempt to advance the history of punk rock, using influences as tools to build with rather than styles to flaunt and discard.” (\u003cem\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"klp203","title":"Down With Liberty . . . Up With Chains! [KLP203]","description":"\u003cp\u003eEverywhere that liberty goes, it leaves a path of destruction. Fast food, bad architecture, materialism, rampant greed, environmental destruction, imperial conquest, class struggle; these phenomena, when combined, seem to be synonymous with \"Liberty.\" So just as it's called \"liberty\" when war and greed stalk the land, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/ian-svenonius\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Svenonius\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/make-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMake Up\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cb\u003eNation of Ulysses\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWeird War\u003c\/b\u003e) calls his band \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/chain-and-the-gang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChain \u0026amp; the Gang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Like a true chain gang, they're on the road to confront and defy any freedom-lovers that come across their path. They shuffle, manacled, across railway yards, and through graveyards; they're on the side of the road, picking up the garbage as they walk, as people drive by, yelling at them. All they can do is become a chorus of metal meeting metal, hands hitting hands and a collective voice louder than one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs they have created on\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ci\u003eDown With Liberty … Up With Chains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e [KLP203] are sing-alongs; a call and response in the tradition of gospel tunes, work favorites and the girl groups and vocal aggregates that once dotted the corners of the Mid-Atlantic United States. It sounds as natural as a freak hail storm or the roar of a lion on the veldt. The album is cunningly constructed – like a series of tone poems or work songs; the remnants of time served, a universal debt paid to society. It started with one lifer (Svenonius) and grew to include a gang of small time bandits with \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalvin Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cb\u003e Brett Lyman\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eBad Thoughts\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003cb\u003eSarah Pedal\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e Faustine Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/the-curious-mystery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Curious Mystery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e),\u003cb\u003e Brian Weber\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/dub-narcotic-sound-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDub Narcotic Sound System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003cb\u003eVeronica Ortuño \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003cb\u003eFinally Punk\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003cb\u003eNicolaas Zwart\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/desolation-wilderness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDesolation Wilderness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/karl-blau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarl Blau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChris Sutton\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/hornet-leg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHornet Leg\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), \u003cb\u003eSixx\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/the-vibrarians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Vibrarians\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e),\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/arrington-de-dionyso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Arrington de Dionyso\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAaron Hartman\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Hartman\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/old-time-relijun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOld Time Relijun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do they describe their sound? Something they just found. They dug it up from the ground. Essential to that soil: guitar, drums, organ, saxophone and chants; paying off our collective debt to the universe. There are songs with a driving locomotive engine (\"Reparations,\" \"Interview with the Chain Gang\"), a full-on choir of the disenfranchised (\"Cemetery Map,\" \"Deathbed Confession,\" Trash Talk\") and disentangled, soul-influenced invitations to a celebration (\"Room 19\" and \"Unpronounceable Name\").\u003ci\u003eDown With Liberty … Up With Chains\u003c\/i\u003e is simple and profound, the way a pebble on the beach is. There are no song cycles, sample beats, sequencers or baby pictures of the artist as a tot. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ian Svenonius is an inadvertent pioneer. His career has been a studied attempt to advance the history of punk rock, using influences as tools to build with rather than styles to flaunt and discard.\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Wire \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbandcamp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chainandthegang.bandcamp.com\/album\/down-with-liberty-up-with-chains\"\u003eThe digital version of this album is available from Bandcamp.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/bandcamp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctracks\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChain Gang Theme (I See Progress)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCemetery Map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrash Talk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReparations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat is a Dollar?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with the Chain Gang\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeathbed Confession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoom 19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Lookin' For a) Cave Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnpronounceable Name\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/tracks\u003e","brand":"Chain and The Gang","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":151104112,"sku":"KLP203","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":151104102,"sku":"KCD203","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/klp203.jpeg?v=1320040655"},{"product_id":"klp220","title":"Music's Not For Everyone [KLP220]","description":"\u003cp\u003eEveryone on Earth might own a personal listening device, or a state of the art Hi-Fi listening unit. They might have compiled a home library of records, compact discs, ticket stubs or concert set lists … but\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/chain-and-the-gang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chain \u0026amp; the Gang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e might not be included in all of them. Their delightful racket isn't for everyone. Is it for anyone? Possibly. But maybe those people live in a galaxy far, far away. In fact, rumour has it that\u003cb\u003e Chain \u0026amp; the Gang\u003c\/b\u003e's new long-player\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ci\u003eMusic's Not For Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e[KLP220] is the sound on everyone's Hi-Fi 2,000,000 light years away from here. It's played at pool parties, proms and pizzerias. These beings or entities dig the hard-edged dance groove of \u003cstrong\u003e\"Livin' Rough.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e They think it sounds real \"earthy.\" They love \u003cstrong\u003e\"Detroit Music\"\u003c\/strong\u003e (but they think it refers to a particular kind of space cake). They've chosen \u003cstrong\u003e\"Not Good Enough\"\u003c\/strong\u003e to be the anthem for their Football Team when it competes in inter-stellar tournaments. It really psyches out the competition. And they know that \u003cstrong\u003e\"Youth is Wasted on the Young\"\u003c\/strong\u003e expresses a sentiment that we are only beginning to understand here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut that's a more advanced society of course. It's a place where people have good taste and a sense of humor and like music that's exciting, simple and full of vitality. On Earth? Some don’t even know what they’re listening to. To them music is a sense of security, and nothing more. They like it because it means they don’t have to interact. They might say, “Hey! It’s my friend’s birthday; we wanna hear some rap!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChain \u0026amp; the Gang\u003c\/b\u003e knows they have a long way to go before they're accepted back here on on Earth. But they have a strategy: maybe if someone heard their music, they would like it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo they're sending out promotional \"previews\" for DJs and reviewers with a little written explanation, which reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eChain \u0026amp; the Gang\u003c\/b\u003e is a group with a new record on \u003cimg alt=\"K\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/logo_47f30eda-aa21-425e-b4c7-8776b0b21d46_450x_icon.png?v=1479793619\" style=\"float: none; margin-bottom: -3px;\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\u003e, which features \u003cb\u003eIan Svenonius\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eNation of Ulysses\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/make-up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMake-Up\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWeird War\u003c\/b\u003e, host of\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoft Focus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Psychic Soviet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e). \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic's not for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is their new album, following their 2009 opus \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/products\/klp203\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDown With Liberty ... Up With Chains!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e [KLP203]\u003c\/a\u003e. This Music is pithy and succinct. It features roaring organ solos, shredding guitar, and plomping percussion by an all star cast (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/city-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/arrington-de-dionyso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eArrington de Dionyso\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBrian Weber\u003c\/b\u003e) complete with call and response vocals by fabulous back-up singers such as \u003cb\u003eVeronica Ortuño\u003c\/b\u003e, (\u003cb\u003eThe Carrots\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFinally Punk\u003c\/b\u003e), \u003cb\u003eSara Pedal\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003cb\u003eSeahorse Liberation Army\u003c\/b\u003e) and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/tara-jane-oneil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTara Jane ONeil\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat just might do the trick. Or, it'll prove that music isn't for everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbandcamp\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chainandthegang.bandcamp.com\/album\/musics-not-for-everyone\"\u003eThe digital version of this album is available from Bandcamp.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/bandcamp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctracks\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot Good Enough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor Practical Purposes (I Love You)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLivin' Rough\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's A Hard, Hard Job (Keeping Everybody High)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetroit Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetroit Music Pt II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic's Not For Everyone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Get Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(I've Got) Privilege\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYouth Is Wasted On The Young\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot Good Enough (Dub)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBill For The Use Of A Body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Not Pt III\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/tracks\u003e","brand":"Chain and The Gang","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":154184882,"sku":"KLP220","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":154184802,"sku":"KCD220","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/klp220.jpeg?v=1320040673"},{"product_id":"ipu130","title":"(I've Got) Privilege (IPU130)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you heard? Grandma's doing the bird to the latest rock-breaking teen sensation, the wig-flipping \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/chain-and-the-gang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eChain \u0026amp; the Gang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \"(I've Got) Privilege\" is the latest volume in our \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/international-pop-underground\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Pop Underground series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003eof 7-inch 45 rpm records, following their debut album \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/products\/klp203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown With Liberty... Up With Chains! \u003c\/i\u003e[KLP203]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoung and old alike love the beat, the cranked riffs, just the overall vibe! You may, too, as soon as this package slides under your door. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/ian-svenonius\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Svenonius\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and chums have really come up with a winner of a dance task master, a real double-A side plate. \u003cb\u003eChain\u003c\/b\u003e (Ian) croons on the first side; espousing the joys of being part of the privileged class. Then he gets real confused about the relationship between cars and music (isn't it obvious?) on \"Detroit Music .\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"(I've Got) Privilege\" was recorded by \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCalvin Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e at \u003cb\u003eDub Narcotic Studio\u003c\/b\u003e here in Olympia, Wash. Breaking all the chains, in the best possible way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Vol. CXXX \u003cspan\u003ein \u003cimg alt=\"K\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/logo_47f30eda-aa21-425e-b4c7-8776b0b21d46_450x_icon.png?v=1479793619\" style=\"float: none; margin-bottom: -3px;\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\u003e's \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/international-pop-underground\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Pop Underground Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctracks\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrivilege\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetroit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/tracks\u003e","brand":"Chain and The Gang","offers":[{"title":"7 inch","offer_id":141738882,"sku":"IPU130","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/ipu139.jpeg?v=1318450817"},{"product_id":"dbn119","title":"Cry, Cry, Cry (DBN119) 7\" 45rpm","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile recording their first album at \u003cb\u003eDub Narcotic Studio\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/products\/klp203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDown with Liberty…Up with Chains!\u003c\/i\u003e [KLP203]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/chain-and-the-gang\/\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Chain \u0026amp; The Gang \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e had so many good, extra songs and radical ideas, it became obvious that it would spill over onto a \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/dub-narcotic-disco-plate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDub Narcotic Disco Plate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e 7-inch single.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChain \u003c\/b\u003e(aka\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/ian-svenonius\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e Ian Svenonius\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) croons on “Cry, Cry, Cry (Over You)” – culling inspiration from background vocals by \u003cstrong\u003eSixx\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/products\/ipu122\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Vibrarians\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e), and a stinging piano solo by \u003cb\u003eBrian Weber \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/dub-narcotic-sound-system\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDub Narcotic Sound System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e). Extra strong, no cream, in a word: classic. On the other side, \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/selector-dub-narcotic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSelector Dub Narcotic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (aka \u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/calvin-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eCalvin Johnson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e) adds his own variation to the theme, and voila! you’ve got the brand new Chain \u0026amp; The Gang 45 rpm Dub Narcotic Disco Plate. A logical link from \u003ci\u003eDown with Liberty…Up with Chains!\u003c\/i\u003e [KLP203]\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eto the Chain \u0026amp; The Gang long-player, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/products\/klp220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic’s Not For Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e [KLP220]\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chain and The Gang","offers":[{"title":"7 inch","offer_id":226299012,"sku":"DBN119","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/dbn129.jpeg?v=1318450838"},{"product_id":"klp240","title":"In Cool Blood [KLP240]","description":"\u003cp\u003eAre you planning to purchase the classic \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shops.krecs.com\/collections\/chain-and-the-gang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eChain \u0026amp; the Gang\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e recording, out on \u003cimg alt=\"K\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/logo_47f30eda-aa21-425e-b4c7-8776b0b21d46_450x_icon.png?v=1479793619\" style=\"float: none; margin-bottom: -3px;\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\"\u003e? If so, you might be wondering about Chain \u0026amp; the Gang's startling sound. Does it shock you? Is it frightening? Good. That's rock 'n' roll, baby. And unlike a lot of modern imposters, Chain \u0026amp; The Gang ain't afraid to shake you outta your Lay-Z-Boy and make you feel something a little peculiar... something hot and breathless. Fans and foes alike have lusted after Chain \u0026amp; the Gang recordings before, but none have ever sounded like this. The truth is, these crazed primeval sounds were captured \"monaurally\"-- that's \"MONO\", for short. Stereo babies hold tight. This is single channel rock 'n' roll --- Like you've never heard it before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith new LP \u003cem\u003eIn Cool Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eChain \u0026amp; The Gang\u003c\/strong\u003e sounds like a psychotic jungle cat automobile --- not something you'd wish to take home to mother. Longtime Chain singer \u003cstrong\u003eIan Svenonius\u003c\/strong\u003e and newcomer \u003cstrong\u003eKatie Alice Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e are a tag-team of snarling bandits--- they sure don't sound like they're looking for friends, but perhaps \"Hunting for Love\". On guitar is \u003cstrong\u003eBrett Lyman\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \"man of few chords\". Some say he's a player who's stark, mean, and grotty. Others say he's sent more than a couple studio hacks home in tears after wailing through a wolfman's solo on a single string. He says he only plays \"Certain Kinds of Trash\". A nihilist on the fretboard, who knows what will happen when he finds \"Something to Do\". At the drum kit, \u003cstrong\u003eFIiona Campbell\u003c\/strong\u003e is certainly \"Not Interested\" in anything but beating skins and screeching tire rims --- unconfirmed sources are quick to peg Campbell as ringleader in a dangerous auto-theft ring in her spare time, but these \"Free Will\" recordings only suggest she'd ever commit crimes \u003cem\u003eIn Cool Blood\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"If I Only Had a Brain\", I'd have started a band long ago and begged international bass playing casanova \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/hornet-leg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eChris Sutton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to join, but he's \"(Living in the) Panther's Cage\"\" with this biker band, low-ending sounds that haven't been heard since Altamont in '69. Spooky stuff. Nasty and sassy. Mean to the very core.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn hand for various duties and extra-special appearances are the Biff-Pow-Blam-tacular \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/city-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFred Thomas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAmber Fellows\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Brian Weber\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.krecs.com\/collections\/basemint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eSpencer Kelly\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eAustin Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e. The scene of the crime: notorious \u003cstrong\u003eDub Narcotic Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e where the usual recording gizmos take a backseat to baby oil, dowsing rods, and talcum powder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a live act, Chain \u0026amp; The Gang are already feared by other groups as the most fiery, provocative, and showstopping outfit onstage today. Everyone wants to see them, no one wants to follow them. With the \u003cem\u003eIn Cool Blood\u003c\/em\u003e LP, now the other vinyl records are scared of the new kid in the bin. Chain \u0026amp; The Gang simply has what the other groups don't: carnal thrills, tough dancing rhythms, audience involvement, show business panache, and hard-to-beat underworld connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan you hang? Can you dig it? \u003cem\u003eIn Cool Blood\u003c\/em\u003e bears an invisible addendum on the sleeve: Not for the faint at heart. It ain't your grandpa's bop and it don't play by the rules of today's lame game. It's a sound for the other kind, the dirty one-percent on the lost highway. If you can swing, don't wait for \"Heavy Breathing\" after the telephone rings. \"Nuff Said\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbandcamp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chainandthegang.bandcamp.com\/album\/in-cool-blood\"\u003eThe digital version of this album is available from Bandcamp.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/bandcamp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctracks\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHunting For Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertain Kinds of Trash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Will\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNuff Said\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurprise Party\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Not Interested Pt. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Not Interested Pt. 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere Does All The Time Go?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e(Living In The) Panther's Cage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavy Breathing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Better Find Something To Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf I Only Had A Brain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Cool Blood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/tracks\u003e","brand":"Chain and The Gang","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":216326180,"sku":"KLP240","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":216326182,"sku":"KCD240","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/products\/klp240shopify.jpg?v=1337025261"}],"url":"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/chain-and-the-gang\/ian-svenonius.oembed","provider":"The K Mail Order Department","version":"1.0","type":"link"}