Death From Above 1979 "Romantic Rights" LP /274 Lightning Bolt Hella MSTRKRFT
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Death From Above 1979 "Romantic Rights" LP Sound Virus SNDVRS 16 (US)
Vinyl is NM, Jacket is VG+!
Pressed on Clear Wax!
Limited to /276 copies on Clear
Out of Print!
Track Listing:
A1 We Don't Sleep At Night 1:56 A2 Romantic Rights 2:57 A3 Pull Out 1:56 B Romantic Rights (Girls Are Short Remix) Remix – Girls Are Short 6:10Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-base Canadian alternative rock/noise rock duo. Their only full-length album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.
History
Death from Above 1979 members are Jesse F. Keeler on bass, synths, backing vocals and Sebastien Grainger on vocals, drums. Without the help of a lead guitarist they play loud, heavy metal influenced dance-punk, in a unique bass and drums combination. They were signed to Last Gang Records in Canada, Vice Recordings in the U.S. and 679 Recordings in the UK.
Although they reportedly met at a Sonic Youth concert, Keeler and Grainger sometimes jokingly claimed to have met in prison, on a pirate ship, or in a gay bar, leading some journalists and fans to believe these hoaxes. They also claimed to have lived in a funeral home at one time. In 2005, the video for "Blood On Our Hands" won a VideoFACT award at the MuchMusic Video Awards. They played "Romantic Rights" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, with Grainger drumming for the first half of the performance and Late Night's Max Weinberg on the same drum set for the second.
Name change controversy
The band was originally named "Death from Above," a name which appears on their second recording, Romantic Rights EP. The duo changed their name after a legal dispute with New York City dance music label DFA Records.
The reason for the seemingly arbitrary date of 1979 comes from Sebastien Grainger's birth date. Sebastien responded to being asked why they chose 1979 by saying "1979 is the year of my birth, 1979 is the year of Off the Wall, 1979 is the year of The Pleasure Principle, 1979 is the last year of the last cool decade, 1979 is scratched into my arm, 1979 is scratched into my arm, 1979 is scratched into my fucking arm."
He also stated in an interview given to MTV: "I was born that year, and it's never going to be wrong."
It is possible that the seemingly random year comes from Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 classic Apocalypse Now. The words "Death from Above" can be found on a logo on the Huey Helicopters that carry Martin Sheen and his crew to the infamous beach in Vietnam. However, Grainger claims this is simply a coincidence.
Breakup
As of August 3, 2006 the band officially disbanded. Jesse F. Keeler posted the following message on the official Death from Above 1979 forum:
“ I know its been forever since I wrote anything on here. I'm sure by now most of you assume the band isn't happening anymore since there are no shows, no work on a new album, etc. well. I wanted to let you know that your assumptions are correct. We decided to stop doing the band... Actually we decided that almost a year ago. We finished off our scheduled tour dates because there were good people working for us who relied on us to make a living and buy Christmas presents and pay rent etc. We couldn't just cancel everything and leave them out to dry... Plus I think we wanted to see if we would reconsider after being out on the road. Our label was really hoping that we would change our minds, so they asked us to keep quiet about the decision for at first. Well, it's been quite a while now and we are still very sure the band won't happen again, so I guess it's time to say something.(...) ”—Jesse F. Keeler,
On MuchMusic's television program The New Music, Keeler further explained why the band split. He claimed it was due to disagreements with bandmate Grainger on many levels, including creative differences, music style, and more.
2011 reunion
On 4 February 2011, Sebastien Grainger officially announced, on the band's website, that the band was reforming. Along with this blog post, the band's official website was updated. The band performed a new song while performing at EdgeFest on July 14, 2012 at Downsview Park in Toronto. On September 18, 2012, a Canadian tour was announced; the band revealed that they had written new songs, but needed to perform them live in order to "make them any good."
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