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IN THE RED
Artist: LAMPS Title: Lamps
Format: CD Catalog
Number:		 ITR140CD
Price: $12.00 Label: In The Red
Release
Date:		 7/23/07
***Throwing sparks like two gigantic rocks grinding against each other, Los Angeles' Lamps seem intent on doing things their way. Fronted by the unimpeachable Monty Buckles, the Lamps' music alternately careens, crashes, throbs and urges.

This is mongoloid frenzy music. Are they paranoid, frustrated, or merely disgusted with humanity? The truth is usually somewhere in the middle. When a band has a dash of Necessary Evils, a dollop of Karate Party, and a fairly heaping mound of their own chemical blend, we should always be available. The trio's debut LP had primitive, cavernous aggression that pounded asses into submission, while their released follow-up shows a very nice progression. Phase two of the Lamps' recorded journey is marked by more adventurous and expanded sonic approaches, while retaining the thuggish essence that satisfies the planet of the apes.

30-second MP3 excerpts:

Eliseo
Axis Sally
Bile
Poolfish
Gozzler
Anvil
Fred Astaire
Javelin
Bob The Cat
U.S. Core Complete
Now That I'm Dead
Artist: LAMPS Title: Lamps
Format: LP Catalog
Number:		 ITR140LP
Price: $9.75 Label: In The Red
Release
Date:		 8/20/07
***Throwing sparks like two gigantic rocks grinding against each other, Los Angeles' Lamps seem intent on doing things their way. Fronted by the unimpeachable Monty Buckles, the Lamps' music alternately careens, crashes, throbs and urges.

This is mongoloid frenzy music. Are they paranoid, frustrated, or merely disgusted with humanity? The truth is usually somewhere in the middle. When a band has a dash of Necessary Evils, a dollop of Karate Party, and a fairly heaping mound of their own chemical blend, we should always be available. The trio's debut LP had primitive, cavernous aggression that pounded asses into submission, while their released follow-up shows a very nice progression. Phase two of the Lamps' recorded journey is marked by more adventurous and expanded sonic approaches, while retaining the thuggish essence that satisfies the planet of the apes.

30-second MP3 excerpts:

Eliseo
Axis Sally
Bile
Poolfish
Gozzler
Anvil
Fred Astaire
Javelin
Bob The Cat
U.S. Core Complete
Now That I'm Dead

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Artist: LAMPS Title: S/T
Format: LP Catalog
Number:		 ITR118
Price: $8.25 Label: In The Red
Release
Date:		 2/14/05
***It is with pride that In The Red announces the debut release from Los Angeles-based Lamps. This ten-song vinyl-only debut takes awkward discomfort and good times to new lows. L.A.'s answer to a stupid question, Lamps bring a new definition to the term "power trio," while rewriting the book on "Fuck Everything." There's something of genuine fright, intimidation, and confusion when three completely unassuming, painfully normal-looking young men get on stage and the first thing out of singer Montgomery Buckles trap is, "The next time I see you, I'm gonna push you down the stairs," sung the only way he can-- like the most abused, agitated, salivating pitbull behind chainlink that's ever made your stomach drop. He is angry for too many reasons to name, but you can find one of them in the form of bassist Tim, who does everything in his power to subvert all seriousness by way of extreme clown-like antics of a certain homosexual mental illness, while drummer Josh keeps the best primitive, metronome beat since Nick Knox. This all culminates in some of the best anti-wanking, anti-poetic, anti-anything that'll be taken away from us by the same people who beat us up in high school, irresponsibly mean and ugly music for those of us who are through with trying to be cool cuz tomorrow's gonna suck, regardless.
  • Vinyl-only release
  • Pro-rock, anti-wank
  • "Fuck everything" L.A. power trio

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