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NIGHT WOUNDS - "Rat Magic" 7" (GGGR-002). OUT OF PRINT.
one time pressing of 650 copies
original artwork by Chris of Steak Mtn (and of course, Combat Wounded Veteran).
425 on opaque pink with orange labels.
125 on opaque pink with red labels.
100 on black with red labels.
40 "early press" versions on black with alternate art.

NIGHT WOUNDS.
Night Wounds are constantly "some people" (always changing) and from "somewhere" (always changing) in the USA. On this recordings, the show up as a three piece offering three completely different pieces ranging from DNA-style no wave outburst to long bizarre Throbbing Gristle mutant club music. Catching and confusing. This was the first vinyl offering from the band, who around the same time had a split 7" with the almighty Coughs from Chicago, another with Black Castle, with an LP/CD (Woodsist / Coreleone) a short time after. The band continues to release a ton of records and destroy rooms on the road, check them out when they come though your town.

select reviews:

Byron Coley | The Wire:
Recent surveys indicate that not a whole lot of people are moving to Maine these days, but that didn't stop Nightwounds [sic] from being part of that trend. More than that, they made the trek to LA, then made a record. And it's very cool. Rat Magic (Gilgongo 7") is a mix of punkish form-collapse and one of the stranger takes on electronics I've heard in a while. Indeed, the side with two dots is a combination of vocals, string plonk, and electronics done in a way that is as sparse as it is weird, reminding me of something like a Residents cover group gone wildly astray.

Aural Minority:
A nightmarish three songs from this Los Angeles-based trio. More "noise" than the band's fucked up punk live show, "Rat Magic" proves it's creators are more like an artcore band than an arthouse noise outfit or straight up post-hardcore musing. Definately try to find these guy's live.