I lit a fucking candle, by The Church of Hysteria

I lit a fucking candle

by The Church of Hysteria

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1.	Temporary tattoos 06:30	buy track
2.	No family, no trees 09:26	buy track
3.	Interlude 02:03	buy track
4.	No 06:40	buy track
5.	Godspeed the withering husk of your former self 05:02	buy track
6.	The Church of Hysteria 07:12	buy track
7.	The taste of human flesh 05:07	buy track
8.	No mystery 04:47	buy track
9.	Photocopy 01:51	buy track

about

Selected recordings from the last three gigs performed by the band during the chunk of time in which the bulk of the second full-length release, Argyle, was being refined and recorded.

Tracks 1-2 recorded on Thursday 15th December 2011 at the Noise Bar, Brunswick

Tracks 3-6 recorded on Thursday 12th January 2012 at Brunswick Arts Space, Brunswick

Tracks 7-9 recorded on Saturday 4th February 2012 at Sticky Institute, Melbourne

This is an unmastered digital-only release.

credits

released June 28, 2012

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Luke Sinclair:
Guitar, Vocals

Damien Pitts:
Keys, Programming, Vocals
(tracks 1-6)

John Stevens:
Bass, Keys, Noise, Programming

Pigfucker:
Drums

Guest Noise on tracks 1 and 2 by Wayniac

Cover artwork by Anthony Riddelll

Sound mixing and cover layout by John

Thanks to:
Leigh, for the long-term loan of the guitar amp
Kitty, for the long-term loan of the Roland XP-10 keyboard
Zilla, for the long-term loan of the Casio CT-655 keyboard
Nicholas, for gifting us with the Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR-3 drum machine
Simon Gray, for the use of the title "I lit a fucking candle"

Contacts:
thechurchofhysteria@gmail.com
thechurchofhysteria.bandcamp.com
fb.com/thechurchofhysteria
John Stevens, PO Box 41, Flinders Lane, Vic 8009, Australia
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The Church of Hysteria Melbourne, Australia

"This started as a split-zine project, then things got beautifully out of control..."

Est. April 2009

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