This cult favourite double album from our very own Southern noise masters the Dead C has only seen one short-lived reissue since it arrived to devastate the planet in 1992. Now, Siltbreeze are doing the honourable thing and pressing Harsh 70s Reality once more, with close-to-the-original packaging and a tasty new insert. Tune in and find out why one reviewer described the sound of this great gem of Aotearoa noise as “a garbage truck backing over the abyss", in a good way! - Flying Out
Originally seeing the light of day in April of 1992, Harsh 70s Reality was not just a high water mark for that year, but for the ages. Technically this was the band’s fourth long-play outing, and as a double-album, it followed two formidable dual juggernauts of the early 90's: Twin Infinitives and Lake. But it was Harsh 70s Reality that left the decade stronger and more resonant than it came in. A 2012 anniversary edition-replete w/gatefold jacket-came & went fairly quickly, so in 2023 it was agreed that it should stalk the earth yet again, this time akin to original packaging & viola; this time w/a flat matte jacket finish, insert + updated audio shepherding courtesy of Josh Stevenson (Cindy Lee, Famous Mammals, Puppet Wipes, Alastair Galbraith, etc). To hear it is to understand why one scribe back in the day referred to their sound as “a garbage truck backing over the abyss.”
Tracklist:
1. Driver UFO
2. Sky
3. Love
4. Suffer Bomb Damage
5. Sea Is Violet
6. Shark
7. Constellation
8. T. Is Never Over I & II
9. Baseheart
10. Hope
