i needed some time to secure me a copy of backtrack's new effort 'lost in life'. i mean, in the first place there was not even the shadow of a doubt that i wanted it. but the fact that bridge9 was releasing this and the fact that they don't have an european shop, i knew i would have to get this either from per koro or from burnout store hamburg in order to avoid shipping costs from the states. checking the presing info over at bridge9 a small problem occured. i have the most limited colour-way of the first record 'darker half' on reaper, excluding the special stuff like fest pressings. it comes on opaque olive green. somehow bridge9 thought it would be a good idea to make the most common colour of 'lost in life' the exact same thing - opaque olive green. and as you know, if one orders from a distro it is very likely to get the most common version of a record.
i mean, i'm a fan of the consistency in cover art but the same colour-way, that would be too much. asking markus at per koro he told me he only got the green version and i wasn't checking in at burnout anytime soon. so the visit at my sister's place in cologne came just at the right moment. i knew i could find some time sneaking over to underdog record store. i already posted about the 'converge - petitioning forever' lp i bought there and among some more i found this. in the racks they just ahd the aforementioned green wax but on the wall, in a display frame hung a copy of the second press. my copy from that on. man, that slab of vinyl looks ace. highlighter yellow with opaque neon green swirl. does this look venomous or what?!
musically they stood true to their sound of the first record. at first i was little bit unsure if i liked this approach or if i found this a bit boring. after repeated listenings i came to the conclusion that i like it. ha, lucky me! so this is really well executed nyhc. no surprises but no disappointments either. check out 'rot in your race' and you'll get a fair idea of what this album sounds like. pretty much standard packaging here. normal sleeve, insert and download code. solid all around. love the backpiece being a real spray painting of the tracklist. second press. 1000 copies made. bridge9. 2014.
