Even closer!
Robedoor / Hauntings split cassette. Recorded in the Summer of 2006 in a hot and sweaty apartment in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. I was living there for a couple of years. This was the first legit release I did with Hauntings after a series of CDr’s that were passed out to friends.
After moving to LA I ended up playing in a band with Britt and Amanda from Not Not Fun Records and a slew of bands along with Bobb Bruno who is now doing Best Coast. Cory, who is now doing Demonologists, originally suggested the split with Britt and Alex. They were all for it, Cory released it on his old label, and the rest is near-forgotten history.
“The New Order was a one off release mostly consisting of a field recording. The name was most likely chosen to protest the pop group New Order using that name (it was originally the name of a post-Stooges group) and cause confusion. Likewise, William Bennett added extra names to the cover. Genesis P-Orridge was certainly not involved, and was very mad about the release - making it a point to visit shops and destroy the covers. It is questionable whether Steven Stapleton was actually involved in the release either.”
Given their relationship, I’m sure this isn’t the only time Bennett got his troll on at Orridge.
