This is the debut release for San Francisco noise brats Death Sentence: Panda!, a trio comprised of members from Crack: We Are Rock, T.I.T.S., Total Shutdown, and Murder Murder. 8 short songs of bastard pop mayhem- spastic drum blasts over flute and clarinet over Kim West’s screechy in your face vocals- this is definitely something to check out.
For fans of Les Georges Leningrad, Total Shutdown, Deerhoof, Numbers, The Boredoms. Check our post on Crack: We Are Rock to hear Kim’s previous project & go pick up ‘Puppy, Kitty or Both’ from Southern Records
The sonic black eye that is the Crack W.A.R. was spawned from a cough syrup-fueled dream in 1995 somewhere in the Midwest. When King Riff, the founder later relocated to San Francisco the line up went through a ton of different members until synthesizer aficionado Obscuratron & vocalists L’Erin & Le Kim signed on.
In 2001 Crack W.A.R. (which stands for Crack We Are Rock) released their debut album, a split 12″ with Wolf Eyes & Ann Arbor. In ‘02 Tigerbeat6 released Silent Fantasy & the next year “Cosmic Mind Flight’ & had ‘Animal Trap’ remixed by Tommie Sunshine.
The act later disbanded for unknown reasons. Kim West is now in Death Sentence: Panda! which we will talk about in a future post. Unsure what the other Crack: W.A.R.er’s are up to. We’ll keep you posted.
