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ONO began Red Summer in 2015 and finished three years later. It is a record about Chicago, racial violence, and the long arm of history, starting with events as distant - and relevant - as 1619, the year the Dutch ship Pearl filled with African slaves appeared on the American East Coast. This is where the record begins - the unsettling, carnivalesque overture Inch20th August 1619.Inch Frontperson Travis begins InchSOLD! 23 'Negars!' N-E-G-A-R-S!! FIELD 'Negars' good as Gold! Money down!Inch It's a jarring moment, but what's not jarring about the arrival of slavery? Ono frequently packages disturbing lyrics or content into absurd, even catchy songs. Take the groovy funk track InchI Dream of Sodomy,Inch an ONO live staple for nearly six years. P Michel's earworm bassline is a persuasive siren, so much so that when the chorus - InchI Dream of SodomyInch repeated multiple times - hits, somehow it's hard1. 20th August 1619 2. Coon 3. BLK Skin 4. I Dream Of Sodomy 5. Scab 6. Sniper 7. 26 June 1919 8. Tar Baby 9. Syphilis 10. Black Stain 11. Sycamore Trees
