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REI COMPACT : 'Breadbath'

by chemical imbalance.

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~ LTD. EDITION OF 30x SEMI-TRANSPARENT DARK RED C60 TAPES FROM THIS MAGNIFICENTLY UNDER-THE-RADAR KIWI DUO, REI COMPACT - A FOLLOW UP ALBUM TO THEIR 'S/T' DEBUT ALSO RELEASED ON CASSETTE, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO..
THIS HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL/EERIE 'N MINIMAL AVANT-POP*, FILLED WITH AMAZING BUT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCURATELY PINPIONT w/o DOING THEM A DISJUSTICE.. I'LL JUST *TRY* NOTE MY THOUGHTS...
WONDERFULLY BLEAK/MINIMAL EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC SOUNDSCAPES, WITH AN OVERALL FEELING OR MOOD OF UNDERLAYING HOPELESSNESS+FRUSTRATION etc. [DONE IN A GOOD WAY, WELL-SUITED TO THE UNCERTAIN TIMES MANY OF US MAY BE GOING THROUGH, OR HAVE RECENTLY COME OUT OF.. WHICH WAS AROUND THE TIME [ie.1st wave of C19, '20] THAT THIS ALBUM CAME TOGETHER..
- ACROSS THIS EXPANSIVE QUALITY 7 TRACK OFFERING, ENTITLED 'BREADBATH', RELEASED BY THE BAND DIGITALLY IN EARLY '21.. CHEM IMBAL IS GIVING IT THE MUCH-DESERVED PHYSICAL TREATMENT IN THE FORM OF A TAPE (Finally!) - AVAILABLE TO ORDER LATE '21! [hopefully ready by early December, ready for Xmas :O] WATCH THIS SPACE!! ~
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released December 5, 2021

** All sounds/ cover art; Ro-R + Olli.

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chemical imbalance. Australia

Sydney based DIY outsider label/ ltd edition tapes, CDRs, vinyl etc/ OZ+NZ "experimental" sounds/ est 2015
-ALL ORDERS shipped w/ tracking
-AusPost have AGAIN hiked up prices [Sept '22]
OUT NEXT;
Rat Filth/Scorched Bogon ‘Split’ C35
The Mermaids 'Calming Shit' 2xC90 RE
Unique Oil Free Air 'Live @ RBM' 3"CDR
Anthony Guerra 'Rain' 7"
V/A 'I.T.O.R - Akemi years' 3CDR comp.
Rei Compact 'Breadbath' C62
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