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The Locust (Safety Second, Body Last) Backyard Surgery Green Vinyl

• Limited to 200 copies world wide

2005 saw the Ipecac Recordings/Radio Surgery release of The Locust’s “Safety Second, Body Last,” the follow-up EP to their acclaimed album, “Plague Soundscapes.” The concept for SSBL has been explained as one 10-minute song split into two tracks, each of which is further dissected into separate movements. The result is a timeless sci-fi onslaught described in reviews as an “elegant mind-fuck of organized noise” and “a fascinating contrast full of viciously dadaist musical fragments and surreal, perceptive lyrics.”
The now well-recognized cover art is a piece titled “Treatment” by Neil Burke, a member of likeminded experimental band Men’s Recovery Project.

Track Listing:

1. Armless & Overactive
2. Who’s Handling The Population Paste
3. Invented Organs
4. New Tongue Sweepstakes
5. Consenting Abscess
6. One Decent Leg
7. Movement Across The Membrane
8. Oscillating Eyes
9. Immune System Overtime
10. Hairy Mouth