since i fell in love with allocation's 10" 'corvus corax, corvus corone [soul birds]' i wanted the rest of their stuff available. speaking of that there was a split 7" with a band called raindance. just like the 10" i ordered this split directly from the ugly and proud bigcartel shop. the allocation songs are just lovely! dark, depressing tunes from these belgians. raindance is a band from massachusetts. they contribute only one song to this split and i don't like it. they are compared to strife and 108. i cannot endorse the comparisons made but i have to admit that i'm not too familiar with those bands.
again an allocation release comes with a nice artwork. it was made by a guy named volker henze. in regard to the name this seems to be a german guy. i googled the name and an artist from berlin was the first hit. couldn't find any link between him and that release so i can't be 100% sure. if you consider that this 7" is a co-operational release by ugly and proud and zwarte dood records this is an all international thing. a band from the states + a band from belgium + a label from bulgaria (ugly&proud) + a label from belgium (zwarte dood) + presumably an artist from germany.
this is the complete artwork unfolded. additionally i got a short note by niki - the guy running ugly&proud. i love stuff like this. makes you feel like being part of a big hardcore family ;-)
a pretty cool effect emerges when held against the light. nice marbled vinyl. 100 copies made. another 100 on clear vinyl. ugly & proud records/zwarte dood recordings. 2011.
