N8TRU Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) https://deathwishinc.com/collections/microspy/products/jeromes-dream-lp Available for preorder on opaque blue vinyl through Deathwish through their own label Microspy. "Jeromes Dream was born in 1997 as a result of personal uncertainty, instability, loss, and rage. Jeff Smith (bass, vocals) Nick Antonopoulos (guitar), and Erik Ratensperger (drums) created an aural violence in their dynamic and unpredictable songs. At that time, bands like Orchid, Reversal of Man and Pageninetynine were making similarly polemic music. But JD carved its own path and helped to define the subgenre that would come to be known as emo-violence. The band set itself apart with an enigmatic and visceral approach to hardcore that was markedly different from the other music of its day, culminating in the release of their last record, Presents, in 2001. That same year, JD hung it up and moved on to pursue other personal projects, and after 17 years, the three friends gravitated back toward the shared belief that JD was a sacred space for them to wholly express themselves. Fast forward to 2018 when Jeromes Dream announced that they would reunite and write a new record together, despite now living on opposite coasts of the US. The response was overwhelming, with fans from all over the world hailing the reunion. In March 2019 the band entered the studio with Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Gouge Away, Loma Prieta, Joyce Manor) and created a 12-song untitled LP (to be released on their own label, Microspy, founded by Ratensperger) that forges new creative directions, with expanded lyrical content and the compositional maturity that only experience, tragedy, and introspection can usher forth. Gone are the youthful jaunts of cynicism replete in earlier lyrical content. JD now mine the depths of a pancultural void of empathy and acceptance. JD attempts to reconcile self-interest/awareness with a pervasive inability to affect the global edifices that dominate and influence our every decision. The band seems to have spliced the threads of time from 2001 to 2019 creating a straight line with no stylistic derivations or missteps. The songs and performances evoke a band that never stopped working and writing together. Moments of clarity and serenity that poked stubbornly through the surface on past albums are now further realized and given sarcous life and the dynamism of Jeromes Dream is more powerful, raw, and sincere than ever before. Track Listing: 01. Keep Those Bristles Clean and Closed 02. Drone Before Parlor Violence 03. Pliers Consult with DRR 04. Marrow in the Circuitry 05. With Ash to Drink 06. Reverse in a Valley Combine 07. Cataracts So Far 08. In Taking Twelve 09. Antietam for Breakfast 10. Cognizing Mechanics for Deliberate Machinery 11. In Memoriam: BE 12. Half-In a Bantam Canopy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-23lSZSB5w Edited August 22, 2019 by N8TRU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 This is one band I had always heard being mentioned a lot but never got a chance to really listen to. I am really diggin' the new song. Will have to delve into their catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8TRU Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 18 minutes ago, jhulud said: This is one band I had always heard being mentioned a lot but never got a chance to really listen to. I am really diggin' the new song. Will have to delve into their catalog. Same for me until last year when someone who's heavy into screamo couldn't believe I didn't know them. I was a kid when they were active from 97-01 and unless someone showed me I never would have come across them. Stoked they're coming back and I got tickets for their Philly date (but jealous of the west coast dates with Touche Amore and Dangers...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I still regret to have missed theyr 10" reissue, damn!! Anyway ordered!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchorlessbodies Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 SMMTS is one of the greatest record in screamo history, however the vocal part of the new song is so awful I hesitate ordering... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecayToDeath Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 31 minutes ago, anchorlessbodies said: SMMTS is one of the greatest record in screamo history, however the vocal part of the new song is so awful I hesitate ordering... Sounds roughly the same as on Presents, so I'm not really surprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8TRU Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 This rips so hard. Jeff's vocals were like this for their live set on their US headliner. mizzle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N8TRU Posted April 11, 2022 Author Share Posted April 11, 2022 Per a recent email from Jeromes Dream: // NEW LP IN THE WORKS // We've been working on a new record and will be recording it next month with Jack Shirley, and will be released by Iodine Recordings and Microspy. — More soon, Jeff, Nick, Sean, and Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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