THE SECOND ALBUM recorded by Rudimentary Peni, originally issued on Nick Blinko’s and Martin Cooper’s Outer Himalayan Records label back in 1988, is to be re-issued in January 2023 in a variety of formats.
The ongoing reissue plans were first announced last year, to accompany the release of the band’s latest album Great War.
Sealed Records are releasing Cacophony in vinyl, digital, CD and cassette formats, and in a variety of bundles that include a T-Shirt featuring Blinko’s album cover artwork.
Cacophony is the second Rudimentary Peni album. Released after the band returned from their first hiatus following a series of personal events that changed the band forever. The album has been remastered by Arthur Rizk.
The thirty track LP keeps turning heads 34 years after its release. Far from writing another “Death Church” the band embarked on a truly bizarre quest. To record an album based on the life and writings of horrors absolute king H.P. Lovecraft. A dense cacophony of total free songwriting. Dark, gothic, intricate, unexpected head-scratching punk. The short bursts of music twist and turn at every corner – the vocals are part classic Blinko and part spoken word, the guitar is full of distorted awkward tones and the every inventive bass and drums are locked together creating a truly unique album.
Cacophony is the benchmark of outsider Punk and the influence and cult nature of this album grows with every passing year.
This reissue stays close to the original version, with Nick Blinko’s incredible cover art, including a 11” x 11” 8-page lyric booklet.
Cacophony will be released, in all formats, on 23 January 2023. All versions and bundles are available for pre-order from the Sealed Records Bandcamp site.
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