Name: Mating Surfaces
Brand: Lithics

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Bonus disc: No

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Limited edition

Release date

2018-05-25

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0759656064613

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Lithics

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New Wave / Post Punk

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Kill Rock Stars

Kill Rock Stars is an indie label co-founded by Tinúviel and Slim Moon in Olympia, Washington. Originally intended as an outlet for Slim Moon's spoken word records, the label quickly expanded into the vibrant music scene of the region. With a focus on promoting female artists, Kill Rock Stars gained recognition as one of the few U.S. indie labels with an all-female full-time staff after Slim Moon's departure in 2006.

Over the years, Kill Rock Stars has been home to legendary Riot Grrl/Indie/Punk Rock acts such as The Gossip, Unwound, Bikini Kill, Witchypoo, and Sleater-Kinney. Their catalog includes a diverse range of releases that have made a significant impact on alternative music.

Note: When adding or updating releases on Kill Rock Stars, please ensure that CD and Vinyl versions have the same Catalog number if they are part of the same release sequence. If you encounter a duplicate warning when submitting changes, simply tick the box and mention it in the Submission Notes without altering the Catalog number format.

Lithics is an American post-punk band hailing from Portland, Oregon. With their unique blend of angular guitar riffs, driving basslines, and propulsive drumming, they quickly gained a reputation for their distinctive sound within the underground music scene. Although they disbanded in August 2022, Lithics left a lasting impact on the genre with their raw energy and thought-provoking lyrics.

During their active years, Lithics drew inspiration from a diverse range of artists including Erik Nervous, Warm Bodies, B Boys, BB Eye, Drahla, Maraudeur, Gee Tee, Hierophants, Vintage Crop, Spread Joy, Smirk,Crack Cloud Stuck,French Vanilla Marbled Eye LIIEK Uranium Club Diode N0V3L and Omni. This eclectic mix of influences contributed to the band's ability to create music that was both familiar yet refreshingly original.

While Lithics may no longer be performing together as a band,Lithic's legacy lives on through their recordings and live performances. Their music continues to resonate with fans who appreciate their unapologetic approach to post-punk and experimental rock. Whether you're discovering them for the first time or revisiting their discography,Lithic's influence can still be felt today in the vibrant world of alternative music.

Mating Surfaces is the second full length from Portland, Oregon's Lithics. Twelve tightly wound fragments of brittle abstract twin guitar, impellent rhythm, and absurd, imagistic lyricism. This is the sound of possibility. A total collaborative vision: Aubrey Hornor’s stark stilted vocals intoning over her and Mason Crumley’s wired guitar parts, like lightbulb flashes and the whir of insects unspooled and playing off each other. Bob Desaulniers’ basslines give both structure and dissonance to the endeavor, and along with Wiley Hickson on drums, this is a rhythm section recalling art-damaged yet danceable noise made in the detritus of failing cities in the late 70s / early 80s (The Lower East Side, Cleveland, Manchester…). Except Lithics is happening now, a continuing part of the vital art punk DIY underground in Portland, Oregon. Lithics create a world that seems like it is collapsing as it’s being built. Mating Surfaces is an unnerving sound, total in its commitment to a specific vision, DIY minimalist art-punk that speaks to the fact that whenever someone says the underground is dead it just demonstrates that they are just too past it to know any better. For fans of 99 Records, Fire Engines, Big Flame, Shopping, Bush Tetras etc.

Mating Surfaces

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