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Light Asylum's debut LP came out in 2012, a time before streaming really gained critical mass and before vinyl came back in a big way. It was a weird in-between era, like both the recent past and ancient history. History has been kind to Light Asylum. For one, whatever limited vinyl copies were pressed in the initial run fetch stupid prices on Discogs. And the critical shrug that welcomed it's now seems irrelevant. This is top-notch, black-clad, spiritually punishing synth-pop, perfectly and carefully programmed and soaring on the back of lead singer Shannon Funchess' superhuman voice. Side A, with rampages like InchIPC,Inch is heavier and faster than Side B, which opens with a slow, serene, goosebump-inducing track titled InchAngel TongueInch and finished with the near ecstatic InchA Certain Person.Inch The DFA braintrust always maintained a deep love for this record, and we wanted vinyl copies of it for ourselves that didn't cost so much money. So, we asked if we could reissue it, get Bob Weston to recut it, and press it at a really nice plant like Citizen Vinyl. That's this version right here. Album Tracks 1. Hour Fortress 2. Pope Will Roll 3. Ipc 4. Heart of Dust 5. Sins of the Flesh 6. Angel Tongue 7. Shallow Tears 8. At Will 9. End of Days 10. A Certain Person
