GROWING
The Social Club nº 8

This is the eigth release in The Social Registry’s 7-inch series, titled The Social Club, which ran from 2007-08. Dispatched monthly via letter-pressed/limited edition 7-inch vinyl and digital distribution, this series presented a full musical array: the established and the obscured, the noisy and the delicate, the tempered and the experimental.

"Brooklyn-based duo Growing outdoes itself again, with another processed guitar onslaught. "Disconfirm" melds layer upon layer of heavy, melodic, noisy, percussive, and mind-altering guitar phases in less than three minutes, while "Horizon Drift" goes back to the Groing of yore, with plenty of kaleidoscopic flurries and interesting effects. these guys continue to slay." - XLR8R

"Telesopes a few things the band does well - a fuzzy rhythm loop, a clattering, organic-sounding synth riff, gradually shifting density - into an easily digestible three-minute chunk of sound." - Pitchfork

Consisting of members Joe Denardo and Kevin Doria, Growing’s already legendary status among ambient and noise-rock circles has solidified their reputation, and this 7-inch marked their first release on The Social Registry. The two songs represent the best of the band, spotlighting their uncanny ability to extract alien and ethereal sounds from the traditional format of the electric guitar.

Though the 7-inch consists of just two songs, and short ones by the band’s standards, it truly illuminates the diverse spread of their ability and the sonic wellspring they draw from. "Disconfirm" is a heady and cerebral affair, a slow-churning exercise in repetition, floating awash in slowly building soundscapes. It’s a rockist’s response to minimal techno. "Horizon Drift," however, is sparse and blip-heavy, punctured by artfully sonic jabs. Both songs presented here do the band’s notoriously loud and transcendent live shows justice.

Catalog Number: TSR058
Release Date: December 4th, 2007
Format: 7-Inch / Digital

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Tracklisting:

1 . DISCONFIRM
2. HORISON DRIFT

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