28 November 2013

SIGNAL LOST


I don't know exactly how to describe this band, but Austin's SIGNAL LOST brought something to early '00s punk that was important and lacking. The influences might have been drawn from older punk sounds, but the manifestation was urgent from the very start. As great as this 2003 demo is, it is just a taste of the two superb full length records that this band left us with before they parted ways (2007's Prosthetic Screams is undoubtedly one of the most overlooked DIY records of that decade). These songs eventually made it onto Children Of The Wasteland in a more mature form, though there's a purity to these versions that I still endorse. Members now play in CRIATURAS and ARCTIC FLOWERS, in case you need extra incentive.


6 comments:

Jason said...

The demo sounds fantastic! Prosthetic Screams is my favorite rainy-day record. Thanks for upping this gem.

music not noise said...

one of the best and most influential bands to me in he last decade, thanks for the reminder! I haven't heard this in years

Anonymous said...

thanks much for this. SL were old school in many ways. Even though they sound nothing like Dead Silence, I got the same vibe. Thanks again.

Mid said...

As the kids like to say "I heart Signal Lost". Cheers for the upload, not heard this demo before, ultra bargain! :)

James Hankins Cifuentes said...

Awesome band man. Used to live near Austin and saw them once. Thanks for the upload. Wouldn't happen to have links to the other two CDs?? I live in another country now and it's impossible to find them here. Shit it was hard to get them in Texas.

the wizard said...

Both are available from Prank Records:
http://prankrecords.bigcartel.com/products?search=signal+lost&search-submit=