 To celebrate Alan Vega of Suicide's 70th birthday, Blast First (Petite) are releasing a an EP series of Suicide covers.
The series starts on July 28 with a 10" vinyl/digital offering featuring the Boss' take on "Dream Baby Dream", a Suicide live track, and a cover of "Mr. Ray" from Ms. Shilpa Ray of NYC's Beat the Devil.
Eleven more EPs will follow, one each month, boasting covers from the likes of... get this... Liars, Spiritualized, Grinderman, O))) (with Pansonic), Klaxons, Primal Scream, Lydia Lunch, Peaches, Julian Cope, Vincent Gallo, and hey, Bruce Springsteen. Wow wow wee wow.
There will also be offerings from The Horrors, Effi Briest, No Bra, HTRK, Nik Void (aka ex-Kaito lady Nikki Colk), Xvectors, S.C.U.M., and Justin K.
Each EP will feature Suicide covers by an "established" act and an "up-and-coming" act with a previously unreleased Suicide track 'from the archives'. The 10"s are limited to just a few thousand copies though the EPs will be available digitally as well. 'Citing. |
