Remains Of The Day [USA] †

Portland, Oregons, Remains of the day. One of a handful of noteworthy bands that inspired a wave of melodic, emotive crust in the early 2000’s along with the likes of Tragedy and early From Ashes Rise. They emerged from late 90’s crust, metallic hardcore and anarcho punk, perhaps taking influence from such bands as HIS HERO IS GONE, AMEBIX, and early NEUROSIS; and yet they created something quite unique. Their crushing, chaotic d-beat crust is interspersed with moments of profound melody and silence, and an evocative sense of ennui, adding to this desolation with the presence of violin with wonderful melancholy effect. Despite these fleeting moments of beauty and grandeur ’An Underlying Frequency” never stops being punk.

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Records on Alerta

AA134. Remains Of The Day - Hanging On Rebellion LP (Out July 2018)
AA134. Remains Of The Day - Hanging On Rebellion LP (Out July 2018)
AA133. Remains Of The Day -  An Underlying Frequency LP (out July 2018)
AA133. Remains Of The Day - An Underlying Frequency LP (out July 2018)

AA134. Remains Of The Day - Hanging On Rebellion LP (Out July 2018)

AA134. Remains Of The Day - Hanging On Rebellion LP (Out July 2018)

Released in 2003, Remains Of The Day followed up “An Underlying Frequency” with ‘Hanging on Rebellion.” Where their previous effort was despairing landscapes of dereliction, interspersed with moments of hope, ‘Hanging on Rebellion” focuses on that desperate, frantic hope; the melody is heightened, the pace is quickened, the violin ever present yet out of reach in waves of heavy reverb over far more melodic post punk inspired guitars, howling screams and low growls and the very prominent pummelling d beat. It is this juxtaposition of almost etherial and intricately delicate melodies and the underlying crushing crust hardcore that is so evocative. Remains of the day perfectly captured the sound of an abandoned world of forgotten things; of expanses of pylons and withered trees, of cities lost to nature. Together with the likes of His Hero Is Gone. Madame Germen, Ekkaia and Tragedy, they would inspire a decade of epic, emotive crust. 

Pressing Details: 100x limited and 400x black Vinyl, 180gram Vinyl, Artwork by Alex CF

Tracklist:
A1. Dreaming Drowning
A2. Therapy For The Appointed Man
A3. Depicting The Subtleties
A4. Only To Infinity
B1. Comb Of Prestige
B2. Prop
B3.  The Curse On Us
B4. At The Threshold
B5. Elusive Reflections

AA133. Remains Of The Day - An Underlying Frequency LP (out July 2018)

AA133. Remains Of The Day -  An Underlying Frequency LP (out July 2018)

Released in 2001, “An Underlying Frequency” is the first full length LP by Portland, Oregons, Remains of the day. One of a handful of noteworthy bands that inspired a wave of melodic, emotive crust in the early 2000’s along with the likes of Tragedy and early From Ashes Rise. They emerged from late 90’s crust, metallic hardcore and anarcho punk, perhaps taking influence from such bands as HIS HERO IS GONE, AMEBIX, and early NEUROSIS; and yet they created something quite unique. Their crushing, chaotic d beat crust is interspersed with moments of profound melody and silence, and an evocative sense of ennui, adding to this desolation with the presence of violin with wonderful melancholy effect. Despite these fleeting moments of beauty and grandeur ’An Underlying Frequency” never stops being punk. 

Pressing Details: 100x limited and 400x black Vinyl, 180gram Vinyl, Artwork by Alex CF

Tracklist
A1. Under A Banished Sky
A2. Synopsis For The American Dream
A3. This Is Living
A4. Remains Of The Day / Betrayal
B1. High-Class Antics
B2. Overflowing The Masses
B3. Adhominem Abusive / Dusk
B4. Crutch