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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RR75411

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

781676754113

Total Cap

RR75412

781676754120

Artist

Geld

Genre US

Metal

Label US

Relapse

RELAPSE

Gary Geld is an American composer, songwriter, author, publisher and producer. Born on October 18, 1935 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is best known for co-writing the popular song "Sealed with a Kiss" alongside Peter Udell.
With a successful career spanning several decades, Geld has made significant contributions to the music industry through his compositions and productions. His talent and expertise have earned him recognition as one of the most respected figures in the field.
As an accomplished songwriter and composer, Geld's work has resonated with audiences worldwide. His ability to craft memorable melodies and heartfelt lyrics has led to numerous chart-topping hits throughout his career. In addition to his musical achievements, Geld has also authored books and served as a publisher.

Newest Listed Items

"If you’ve ever wondered what Catharsis covering The 13th Floor Elevators might sound like, wonder no longer—and that’s only the start!" - Decibel Magazine

GELD make their Relapse Records debut with their third full length, Currency // Castration! The Australian band distills a despairingly hellish vision of the world into a thundering crack to the temple through an unsparing fusion of hardcore’s bleakest violence with metal’s ruthless strength-through-conviction. GELD's abrasive take on the genre is distorted through a lense of fuzzed out psych soundscapes; vocals truly sound like unhinged barks, while guitars, bass, and drums crash against one another frenetically, each track burning brighter and brighter.

Every moment of Currency // Castration is urgent. Tracks such as “Chained to a Gate” edge and scratch at a relief that is ultimately denied, toying with the nightmarish promise of a breakdown that never comes. Elsewhere, "Cut You Down" pulses with frantically itching riffs that stream forth. "Fog of War" snaps and snarls; while "Secret Prison" evinces the honed physique of Japanese hardcore fed through the broken brain of someone on a years-long Rrröööaaarrr-era Voivod spin-out.

Despite the band's innovative approach to the genre, GELD makes no pretensions at being “interesting” for interesting’s sake - As vocalist Al Smith puts it, “One of the most boring things people can do is try to dress up what someone else has already contributed to a genre and make it ‘clever’… We’re more interested in finding our own position.” With Currency // Castration, GELD offers no promise of a higher purpose or resolve. Rather, they lean into dissociation, finding truth and meaning in the transcendental joy of simply escaping, surviving, existing.

Currency Castration

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