Negative Approach - Tied Down Many Moons The overall feeling is lost

The overall feeling is lost love

Driven by Tom Verlaine's raw-nerve songwriting and both his and Richard Lloyd's guitar playing - dual strands of slashing hooks and cathartic riffs - their music is spare yet structurally complex

rastafari and gospel music - charting the earliest recordings produced by Clement Dodd

and you’ll hear what Brian Eno fondly calls “the sound of failure” - thrilling

The series would run throughout the 70s and become a ubiquitous feature of the label

Negative Approach - Tied Down Many Moons The overall feeling is lostBorn in 1981 in Detroit, MI, Negative Approach were the undisputed champs of Midwestern hardcore in the early to mid '80s. Led by John Brannon's hoarse wail, with OP Moore on drums and brothers Rob and Graham McCulloch playing guitar and bass respectively, the band concocted an extreme sound devoid of frills. This was first documented on their 10 Song 7" released on Touch and Go Records in 1982. The band released the more metallic sounding Tied Down