Birth's highly anticipated debut studio album, "I WILL" offers 9
new tracks of raw minimal Los Angeles synthpunk. For those
unfamiliar, Birth (also commonly known as BIRTH!) is Douglas
Halbert, of a Denver deathrocker origin then scraping by
feverishly in LA much of this past decade. His songs are blunt
and driving, and his physical performance is as explosively
engaging as any in the rich/depraved history of Californian
experimental punk. Since the conception of Birth in 2007, Doug
has toured both US coasts (with Realicide and various others),
was featured in a European tour surrounding the Drop Dead
Festival in 2008, has been a consistent figure in most events
bizarre in the LA area, and has had a killer tape of demo
recordings in circulation. For those already acquainted, "I
WILL" shows substantial evolution in this project. Not only is
it Birth's first properly produced work with more layering of
various keyboards and vocal work, but the songs are overtly more
autobiographical. Whereas previous songs dealt in a somewhat
more generalized expression of anxiety, lust, rage, etc. the
content of "I WILL" describes much more personal situations of
loss and the struggle to build a life from an array of very
broken experiences. The album is dark but conveys a determined
optimism, evident not only in the words themselves but within
the unhesitant energy of their delivery. Coming from deathrock
doesn't have to lead to a lifetime of sulking after all! Watch
out for BIRTH! at Drop Dead Fest 2010! Mastered by Mavis
Concave. Full color artwork by Robert Inhuman. CD comes with a
lyrics sheet and 4x4" sticker. 8 February 2010, for Realicide
Youth Records. (1st edition 1,000 CD)
Tracklist:
01 Value
02 Cheated
03 I Said What I Can
04 My Home to Keep
05 Free of this
06 Burning
07 Dead End
08 Vision
09 Arms Crossed
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