People’s Temple: demo cassette

Description

U.S. HC on GMO’s, fluoride, creatine and harmful levels of PFA’s.

Members of GLUE, GUNN, FUCKIN’ LOVERS, PAWNS

Our take: Peoples Temples demo cassette on Roach Leg Records made the rounds last November, but the initial pressing sold out even more quickly than your typical Roach Leg release (which is saying something!) and we missed out on that batch. Fortunately, Roach Leg pressed up more copies, and we got in on the action. While Peoples Temple has the raw hardcore sound that you associate with Roach Leg Records if youve been following the label, it doesnt fall into the d-beat or noise-punk categories that many of Roach Legs other releases do. To me, they sound like a band that could have come from early 80s California with their sprightly tempos, hint of melody, and nihilistic sensibility. Peoples Temple makes me think of bands like Circle One, Sick Pleasure, or Wasted Youth like those bands, theres a hint of tuneful UK punk in Peoples Temples sound, but its so raw and thuggish that its its own thing. Tracks like Dead Soldiers and LSD & Anarchy (which sounds to me like the hit song of the tape) have big choruses that might remind you of UK82 punk bands, but then a track like Human Livestock has a garage-y feel that reminds me of Formaldehyde Junkies. Peoples Temple is as dirty, raw, and nasty as anything on Roach Leg, but the subtle tunesmithery makes this tape stand out from the pack.