Killing Joke, il 27 Febbraio 2026 le rarità mixate da Steve Albini

L’italiana Overdrive Records con l’americana Invisible Records in questo viaggio che parte dai primi demo (mixate da Steve Albini) sino alla notte live del 20 Dicembre 1988 .. Includes digital pre-order of Extremities, The Albini demos and live beginnings ’88. You get 3 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released ..

In the heart of Chicago, Geordie Walker and Martin Atkins turned frustration and distance into pure creative energy, recording the now-legendary “Black Cassette” demos at Albini’s house. Distorted, menacing bass lines, unruly oscillators, and Albini running endlessly up and down the stairs between the basement drum room and the pantry control room defined a sound that was brutally direct and uncompromising. The first interactions with the Yamaha drum machine foreshadowed elements that would later shape parts of the album. Those sessions sparked essential ideas, while the future studio — purchased from Steve and moved to Wabash Ave — would soon become the core of Invisible Records and Killing Joke’s operations.

Un documento davvero raro: estratti dal primissimo spettacolo di Martin Atkins con la band, al Burberries di Birmingham il 20 Dicembre 1988. In un piccolo locale rivestito di specchi, pieno di tensione, adrenalina e inevitabili collisioni con le pareti, Extremities, The Fanatic, Intravenous e The Beautiful Dead vennero eseguite pubblicamente per la prima volta. Not just joy, but a declaration: a giant “fuck off” to the doubters and a prelude of what was about to come. A raw, essential, indispensable testimony: the birth of an era.