{"product_id":"the-aberrant-years","title":"the Aberrant years","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith \u003ccite\u003ethe Aberrant years\u003c\/cite\u003e, Sub Pop finally realizes our goal of releasing feedtime, a longtime staff favorite and a huge influence on the label’s early artistes. From 1978 or 1979 (dates are hazy) until the breakup of their classic lineup in 1989, Sydney, Australia’s feedtime—no, that’s not a typo, the ‘f’ is lowercase—shoved their mutant fusion of early American blues, stripped-down hard rock and minimalist punk on an often-hostile music scene. Their raw vision of rock music and disdain for trendy music-biz maneuvering earned them little in the way of mainstream success, but it did get them a rabid underground following (notably Sub Pop’s very own Mudhoney) and the support of seminal Aussie indie label Aberrant Records, Amphetamine Reptile Records and Rough Trade US.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eThe sound of feedtime was like nothing else in Australia: a vintage blues swagger via roots rock and the late ‘70s that didn’t come from an established clique, a pure strain of rock and roll with a relentless mechanical propulsion. It was the perfect symbiosis of syncopation, minimalist rock that carried a thunderous atmosphere of reckless intoxication and intense personal pain but with a self-assured “ease” amongst the chaos. The sound was both Zen-like transcendence and a form of self-defense from psychic scum. Impenetrable, yet welcoming. Guitar noise you could dance to with lyrics cut straight from experience, tradition and dead crazy urban confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003e\u003ccite\u003ethe Aberrant years\u003c\/cite\u003e collects the entire output of feedtime’s 1978-1989 lineup, including their self-titled debut, \u003ccite\u003eshovel\u003c\/cite\u003e, \u003ccite\u003eCooper S\u003c\/cite\u003e and \u003ccite\u003esuction\u003c\/cite\u003e, plus gobs of rare bonus tracks and a full-color booklet with extensive liner notes by band biographer Leon O’Regan.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eThis is perfect sound and pure art. Avant-garde pub-rock. All hail the concrete urban blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eAvailable as a 4 LP or 4 CD box set. The vinyl version includes a download of all the rare single and compilation tracks that are included on the CD version as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"feedtime","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl Box Set","offer_id":49049100222649,"sku":"huu1788117975872","price":25.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital","offer_id":49049100255417,"sku":"ayw1788117975873","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD Box Set","offer_id":49049100288185,"sku":"rmh1788117975874","price":14.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0760\/4666\/3865\/files\/the-aberrant-years_1.jpg?v=1788117979","url":"https:\/\/nuvtale.com\/products\/the-aberrant-years","provider":"Nuvtale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}