{"id":2729,"date":"2016-10-24T23:12:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T23:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/?p=2729"},"modified":"2024-02-14T19:18:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T19:18:12","slug":"razor-penguins-discography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systemsofromance.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/razor-penguins-discography\/","title":{"rendered":"Razor Penguins- Discography"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the wind picks up and the sun sets earlier, I find myself clutching my post-punk records close to the chest. What better time than to post the full 7” discography by US goth\/post-punk band Razor Penguins. Though they sound inspired by both the UK scene as well as the budding LA “desert-goth” scene at the time, the band hailed from Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n

These two releases appeared with a five year gap in between, quite a long time to wait for a follow up… The first 7” is incredible, both tracks gloomy and incisive as ever. “Paris” sounds right at home with Lung Overcoat, another US band with a similarly UK-inspired sound. The flip is far gloomier, with a nasty churning guitar working its way throughout much of the backing track. The second 7” is a bit more of an instrumental affair, though their style hadn’t changed much in five years. The title track has a bit of spoken word vibe throughout, while the second song is a straight instrumental, akin to the likes of the recent Savage Republic reissues which stripped their otherwise classic material of vocals.<\/p>\n

I’ve also included a demo tape that’s been floating around the web elsewhere, in case you may have missed it on other blogs… I can’t take credit for the cassette rip, which is extremely murky and is very likely a transcode, but in case you want more Razor Penguins, this cassette features seven unfamiliar songs that may have been slated for a full length record. The only track that appears in duplicate here is “The Math Professor,” which may explain the single’s otherwise demo-esque vibe… I don’t have a year on the cassette, but I reckon it was recorded between 81 and 85…<\/p>\n

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Razor Penguins- Paris<\/em> 7” (1981)
\n1. Paris
\n2. Indifference<\/p>\n

Razor Penguins- Demo<\/em> K7 (???)
\n1. The Math Professor
\n2. Less
\n3. Tides and the Moon
\n4. Untitled 1
\n5. At All
\n6. Exchanges
\n7. No Expectations
\n8. Untitled II<\/p>\n

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Razor Penguins- The Math Professor<\/em> 7” (1985)
\n1. The Math Professor
\n2. August<\/p>\n

*download all three here<\/a>*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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