Consolidated

We’re Already There


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Consolidated, the political dance/industrial music band from the early 90ties joined again for a studio session in San Francisco last summer, resulting in a new album. 'We're Already There'. The first release on Consolidated’s own label 'The End Of Records'. What else to expect, the new recordings are an innovating mix of industrial, to hip-hop, to rock and funk with mixtures of live instruments and electronics. Topped with left political activism and politically radical lyrics address issues such as America, Covid and ecocide with song The Flood, demand *‘Free Music, Stop America’* with Musica Sin Frontieras & welcome guest vocalist GRETA THUNBERG on the track The ‘ol Mass Extinction Blues.

The album starts in 'traditional Consolidated groove' with the song 'Capitalism A.F.', a mix of beats, industrial sounds and hiphop. Followed by funkypop songs, danceable industrial jams, techno beats, reggae and blues influences plus a remarkable noise track. Main musicians are Adam Sherburne (guitar/vocals) and Mark Pistel (synths/beats) backed by Lynn Farmer (Meat Beat Manifesto) on drums, who replaces the original drummer Phil Steir. The complete album is recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Pistel at 'Room 5' in San Francisco. The cover shows art paintings from Ayelet Hay (front) and William Kendall (back). On 'We're Already There' Consolidated plays more music than ever.

“I have zero interest in being in a band, especially my own…”  “I had to develop a different way to be involved with music for aesthetic and mental health reasons…”  “FREE MUSIC! is not to the detriment of artists, it’s literally the end of artists-as anyone perceives them in the last 500 years” -Adam Sherburne - Consolidated are known for their live performances, in which a microphone is passed among audience members to discuss, rebut, argue or elaborate on song topics.

Tracklist

Capitalism A..F.
The Flood
Two Minutes To Midnight
Riffin On Jimi
De-escalate and Dialogue Now
Music Is The Sound Of Life
Internationalism, Mutual Aid, Weed
Lamenting Autotuned Life
Musica Sin Fronteras
Noise Dancer
Who Controls The Past
The Ol’ Mass Extinction Blues
Robot Flamenco Shit
The Chickens Are Coming Home
THE Machine
From Civilization To Barbarism