Off! – “First Four Eps” – [Vice Records]

As I placed the first 7″ on the turntable and the music began to play I was transported back in time. Then it ended no more than 3 minutes later. And the next 7″ & the following one all did the same thing. I was no longer in my living room, but just off the hound and hitting the streets of LA in the late 70′s early 80′s and wishing for a way out of this hell and high on trash. Then, *pop* it’s 2009 and all the raging had been done and all the battles fought. The war ship was now worship. What better way to make it happen all over again? Grab the hippest and meanest magazine(VICE) to put out your release with cult artwork (Raymond Pettibon) after a show in the most indie scene of them all(SXSW) let it all hang out(4 7″ box set). G’job boys. Exactly what it sounds like and featuring exact members of.

-courtesy o wiki:
Off! was formed in Los Angeles, California in late 2009 by Circle Jerks/Black Flag singer Keith Morris, Burning Brides frontman Dimitri Coats, Redd Kross bassist Steven Shane McDonald, and Rocket From The Crypt/Hot Snakes drummer Mario Rubalcaba. The idea to form the band came after Coats had worked as producer on a Circle Jerks album which fell apart. During that time, Coats and Morris had written several songs together which they used to start Off!. The group made its live debut at the 2010 South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Off!’s first Los Angeles show featured an original art installation by Raymond Pettibon at a downtown warehouse space. The first release by Off! is a 7″ vinyl EP called 1st EP, which debuted on October 13, 2010. That EP, along with three more EPs, were later released as a four 7″ vinyl box set entitled First Four EPs on December 14, 2010. The collection contains sixteen songs and features artwork by Raymond Pettibon.