CATHARSIS - Light from a dead star II. DLP Art Book ” Anderson and Tyler’s lullabye-like

” Anderson and Tyler’s lullabye-like counter melodies lace around one another with the gentle ease of a friendly embrace

This was the sound of 1983 New York City: nothing like London where punks were starting to scrub their faces and sounds to get on Top of the Pops

Romantic synth lines submerge free jazz drumming

troubled minds

CATHARSIS - Light from a dead star II. DLP Art Book ” Anderson and Tyler’s lullabye-like4th press, yellow vinyl Three decades ago, before the music industry began to colonize it, the do it yourself underground was a space of exodus and experimentation, often in violent opposition to the rest of the world. This was the context in which Catharsis appeared, one of a new wave of bands to meld metal drama with the raw urgency of hardcore punk. They quickly distinguished themselves by an almost self destructive intensity and uncompromising