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"like a death trip from the cosmos down to the factory floor."
Corker – Hallways of Gray [Splatter Vinyl] – New LP
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$ 22.00
Corker (Cincinnati) drills through the ice into cold asphalt, gravel and concrete...leaves chilled steel splinters in your eardrums...smells like the rust belt in wintertime...maybe built from the frozen blacktop, cobblestones, dirty snow, salt stains, and rusted rebar of the late 1970s/early 1980s in places like Ohio, Pacific Northwest, Norway, UK, and Berlin. -- winch
"like a death trip from the cosmos down to the factory floor."
"Fragments of the past intersect with a dynamic sonic vision on Hallways of Grey, the second full length from Corker. Expanding upon the dense, rhythmic post-punk of their 2023 debut - the Cincinnati group have not only tightened the screws on their repertoire, they've upped the ante significantly. Decamping from drab studio confines to the expanses of an Indiana farm, Hallways of Grey finds the collective style and creativity of Corker flourishing. While the delivery and dark-to-light balance might echo shades of what Adrian Borland patented decades ago, Corker add their own color (more than just grey, mind you) in a convincing manner across the album. Lead cuts, "Distant Dawn" and "Vital Fall" showcase the range and dexterity that Ohio seems to inherently cultivate, but tracks like "Forever Silent" (featuring Angie Willcutt from Artificial Go and ROD) and the finale, "No Necessities", are like a death trip from the cosmos down to the factory floor. It's a focused frenzy towards the finish line, a rush of calculated execution, a mad dash run with style."
released October 18, 2024
All songs were performed by Corker.
"Forever Silent" features Angie Willcutt on lead vocals. Lyrics of "Forever Silent" were written by Angie Willcutt.
'Hallways of Grey' was self-recorded by the band on a family farm in southeastern Indiana in the summer of 2023. "No Necessities" was recorded with Dakota Carlyle at Lambda Research sometime in 2021.
Produced by Jerome Westerkamp III and Corker
Assistant production by Sam Richardson
Mixed by Corker, Jerome, and Sam at Checkered Flag Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio
Mastered by Will Killingsworth
Graphic design by CHUTSKA (Achilles Marionidis) with photos taken by Angie Willcutt
All songs were performed by Corker.
"Forever Silent" features Angie Willcutt on lead vocals. Lyrics of "Forever Silent" were written by Angie Willcutt.
'Hallways of Grey' was self-recorded by the band on a family farm in southeastern Indiana in the summer of 2023. "No Necessities" was recorded with Dakota Carlyle at Lambda Research sometime in 2021.
Produced by Jerome Westerkamp III and Corker
Assistant production by Sam Richardson
Mixed by Corker, Jerome, and Sam at Checkered Flag Studios in Cincinnati, Ohio
Mastered by Will Killingsworth
Graphic design by CHUTSKA (Achilles Marionidis) with photos taken by Angie Willcutt