Continuing on the Industrial (and post-Industrial) theme, this album was sent as a promo album to me while I was a buyer for Aron’s Records, the best record shop in Los Angeles before Amoeba steamrolled the competition (and are now, apparently, either no more or barely hanging on in L.A.).
I had known a bit about the Hafler Trio because I was selling some of Andrew MacKenzie’s cassettes and limited edition releases on CD and vinyl, and business was quite good. I was partial to his music, but this combination with Reptilicus, who would become an important force in Icelandic experimental music, caught my attention.
The album wasn’t highly regarded at the time because critics thought there was too much of a ‘rock’ element near the end of the album. It’s something that I quite liked, however, and it motivated me to contact members of the band and end up following their careers.
The record should be released on June 2, 2021, and there will be a limited-edition vinyl run coinciding with the digital release. You can read more about it here on the Reptilicus Bandcamp page.
