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Codeine & Bedhead

Atmosphere / Disorder

    Twin readings from Joy Division’s post-punk gospels, on 7” for the first time. Codeine’s 1994 take on “Atmosphere” were the New York slowcore band’s final recorded moments, a glum, if not melodic, take on the Salford quartet’s requiem to solitude. On the flip, Dallas’ Bedhead tackle the opener for Unknown Pleasures, reimagining “Disorder” as jangly indie rock.

    TRACK LISTING

    A1 Codeine - Atmosphere
    B1 Bedhead - Disorder

    Codeine

    What About The Lonely?

      Captured direct from the mixing board at a stop on Codeine’s November 1993 swing through the Midwest opening for Mazzy Star, What About The Lonely was recorded at the group’s live zenith. The trio of Stephen Immerwahr, John Engle, and Doug Scharin are joined by Gastr Del Sol’s David Grubbs on two of this album’s eight songs, cutting through a crowd of chatty midwestern 120 Minutes fans at Chicago’s notorious Lounge Ax.

      TRACK LISTING

      Side A
      Cave-In
      Loss Leader
      Jr
      Pickup Song

      Side B
      Ides
      Tom
      Wird
      Smoking Room

      Codeine

      The White Birch - 2023 Reissue

        A white ship sailing in a sea of blackness, Codeine’s swan song arrived in 1994amid grunge’s ascension to alt radio’s godhead status. John Engle’s guitar alternates between crystalline and sludge, and Stephen Amersham’s distorted bass floats on top of punishing drums from newcomer Doug Scharin (Rex, June of44), resulting in nine perfect meditations on the loneliness and uncertainty of early adulthood. “Codeine’s unyielding numbness creates its own kind of warmth — the feeling of cold water running for so long that it suddenly feels hot.” —Spin

        TRACK LISTING

        1. Sea
        2. Loss Leader
        3. Vacancy
        4. Kitchen Light
        5. Washed Up
        SIDE B
        6. Tom
        7. Ides
        8. Wird
        9. Smoking Room

        Codeine

        Frigid Stars - 2023 Reissue

          The drowsiest and earliest inklings of the slow core movement can be traced to Codeine’s 1991 debut. Combining the Louisville scene’s relaxed tempo with doom metal’s distorted slurry, the album is a depressing masterpiece of hushed vocals, noisy guitar, and punishing drums. Remastered from the original analog tapes and recreated in painstaking detail, Frigid Stars LP is the NYC trio’s fuzziest and most affecting work. “A deft musical approximation of the sound of water turning to ice, the guitars are so weighed down with distortion that they struggle to march from one chord to the next.”—Pitchfork

          TRACK LISTING

          1. D
          2. Gravel Bed
          3. Pickup Song
          4. New Year’s
          SIDE B
          5. Second Chance
          6. Cave-In
          7. Cigarette Machine
          8. Old Things

          Codeine

          Barely Real - 2023 Reissue

            After the scrapped Dessau sessions in1992, Codeine returned with an EP of icy and effervescent tracks. Clocking in at a brisk 25 minutes, the six-song 12” features drummer Chris Brokaw’s final recordings with the group, plus noisy guitar from Bitch Magnet’s Jon Fine and a solo piano arrangement from Bastro’s David Grubbs. Remastered from the original analog tapes and recreated in painstaking detail, Barely Real is the slow core classic your therapist warned you about. “As far away from traditional rock & roll heart as a post-stellar universe is to the Big Bang.”—The Quietus

            TRACK LISTING

            1. Realize
            2. Jr
            3. Barely Real
            4. Hard To Find
            5. W.
            6. Promise Of Love


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