My Dad Is Dead - ...and He's Not Gonna Take It AnymoreOriginally released in 1986, the debut album by My Dad Is Dead is remarkable not only for it's strong and varied material, but also how the aesthetic of MDID's music was fully formed and instantly recognizable from the git go. Here are the open modal guitar tunings, the primitive drum machine paired with live drums, the complete rejection of the pentatonic scale and related 1970s guitar techniques, and the dry, journalistic language that brings a

Along with veteran Greenville musicians

This wonderful compilation features Tony in his prime

who likes to carry around an axe

The manuscript's many ricercari

The collection employs a wide range of styles and formal structures: there are concerto-like pieces (Toccata No

causing him to take stock of the songs he's written over his lifetime

" Compositionally this translated as a simmering

Johann Sebastian and Anna Magdalena's first son was named Gottfried Heinrich

" - Rock Cellar Magazine

which is set for release Feb 21st

C89 also includes two previously unissued tracks

glitchy undertones and sumptuous vocals propel this track to the fore but it's one of many