Standing in the attic... lost and found... "The Truth in dark corners" is a treasure.... Restored by Martin Bowes from recently re-discovered live cassette recordings of the 1985 tours of Holland and the UK....
This album Including two never before released songs from ATTRITION's "Smiling, at the Hypogonder club" period - "In the attic" and "The aftermath"... plus a rare vocal version of the track "The wrecking ground", and radically different earlier versions of many tracks from that album... "Smiling, at the Hypongonder club" was ATTRITION's second album proper and was seen by many as a classic darkwave / industrial record.... The Truth in dark corners" is the perfect accompaniement....
The cover artwork includes rare photographs and sleeve notes by long time friend and fan Justin Mitchel of Cold Spring records...

Side-Line:

This is not exactly a new album, but a live recording from 1985 (!) in The Netherlands. This is the kind of ‘dated’ album that will appeal for the biggest fans of the 80s and the collectors of Attrition. We get a spoken introduction (in Dutch) to the concert featuring nine songs (on this album). It seems that Martin Bowes restored some old demo-recording from this gig in The Netherlands. The songs are mainly taken from the “Smiling, At The Hypogonder Club”-album plus some old singles as well (cf. “Shrinkwrap/Pendulum Turns”). The bonus of this album is for sure the previously unreleased songs “In The Attic” and “The Aftermath”. Both songs are rather experimental, totally fitting to the 80s musical style of early Attrition. The opening song from the concert (cf. “The Drop”) is a bit less experimental and revealing a new-wave touch. The quality of the recording (sound) is quite honest while the songs are showing early tracks like “Pendullum Turns” or yet “Hallucinator” in a different (live) version. This album is mainly recommended for the heaviest fans of the band! Notice that the pictures of the concert (on the front- and back cover) were taken by Justin Mitchell from Cold Spring Records. Back in time he was a big fan of Attrition and finally become a friend of Martin Bowes. This album is pure nostalgia.

Attrition
The Truth in Dark Corners

Release date:July 17, 2011
Catalogue number:VOX8MC
Tape duplication: 50 copies
File under: Darkwave / Industrial
Artwork by: Oleg Galay

Side A
1. Introducing...
2. Mind Drop
3. In The Attic
4. Feel The Backlash
5. The Aftermath
6. Shrinkwrap

Side B
7. Hallucinator
8. Pendulum Turns
9. Fate Is Smiling
10. The Wrecking Ground