I am excited to announce that the long-awaited 6-track SPLIT EP featuring 3 songs from The Filthy Dix and 3 songs from Disfunction will be released shortly through the Necro21 label ON CASSETTE! (Vinyl, CD, & Digital may follow) … I engineered all 6 songs on the EP.
The cover art, featuring a “split” skateboard has been designed (see snapshot above). A fun fact of this release is that both bands contain members of the original DISFUNCTION SKATEBOARDING TEAM (Josh, Seth, and Dave) that evolved into the horror-punk/thrash band we have today.
I play guitar and perform some backup vocals on the Disfunction tracks of the SPLIT, and I also wrote the song, “Road Warrior” and co-wrote the instrumental “Influx I” with Disfunction’s previous drummer, Tiffany. Our new drumer, Jon, has a take on the song that is reminiscent of the slower side of crossover-style DRI, which fits Disfunction like a glove. A new version of “Necro-Viral Frenzy” is also included. Jon, who has played drums with Disfunction for nearly 2 years, also played guitar on the Filthy Dix tracks. (In fact, he came to be our drummer following his guitar recording sessions for this split about 2 years ago!) Disfunction’s tracks here have a raw, gritty, and direct hardcore punk/thrash sound, closer to the 2016 ‘More Than Meets The Eye’/’Paranoid’ single than the ‘Horrorpunks in 21’ ep in tone, but harder-hitting. I am especially excited to see the release of this new recording of ‘Road Warrior’, which closes the split.
On the Filthy Dix side of the SPLIT, I am happy to report that the recordings capture their energy and spirit along with the best performances I have ever heard from them. Drummer Dave did a great job laying down the drums, which were captured on a Roland machine by Seth and Josh of Disfunction alongside a BBQ party. Subsequent sessions with Jamie (bass) and Jon (guitar) were filled with exuberance, and I was impressed with Jon’s application of “Greg Ginn” buzzsaw rhythm and somewhat improvised lead parts. The Split EP starts off on the Dix side with “You Can’t Kickflip” – a fan favorite and a fitting beginning for this skater-oriented release. The building and cathartic “Show The Boss” contains some funny one-liners and mob-style vocals from everyone involved in the making of this Split. The surf-style instrumental that follows begins with an off-mic guitar riff and closes out the Dix’s side with a showing of the fun and throwback “drunk punk” nature that really marks their performances and differentiates them in the Orlando/Sanford, FL punk rock scene… Flip the tape over, and you hear the the opening sounds of Disfunction’s “Influx”…
After many performances together, two of Sanford’s favorite local hardcore/punk bands are finally publicly releasing their Split EP to commemorate the creativity and fun times we’ve had together at DIY punk rock shows over the past few years. I am very happy to have helped to put it together.
