Elder Schoolhouse by DOG DAY

Dog Day linked up with its spiritual forebear, Rick White – whose work with Eric's Trip and Elevator has obviously had a profound influence on the young Halifax quartet – for a few wild days of recording in the country last March, yielding a creepy, slightly tripped-out five-song companion to this year's wicked Concentration album. White has drawn out the more unsettling elements of the band's grimly propulsive post-punk sound, but the melodies are as strong and as memorable as ever. Until you get to the second side, which is a 10-minute experimental noise freakout unlike anything Dog Day has tried before and, perhaps, an intriguing portent of things to come from what is, for my money, the most exciting Canadian act of the moment. Just 400 copies out there on vinyl only. Get your ass to Rotate This before they're gone.

-Ben Rayner (Toronto Star)

Tracklist

1.	Ritual	3:28

2.	Dark Day	3:01

3.	Concentration	2:54

4.	Synastry	3:03

5.	New Beginning	14:31

Credits

released November 1, 2009

Limited editon 12″ 45 vinyl only release. Side one: a recording session with Rick White at his Elder Schoolhouse home studio. The second track Dark Day he wrote specifically for the band. Side two: a 12 minute noise jam between Seth and Nancy in tribute to a lost friend.

Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Nancy Urich (tracks: 1 to 4)
Drums, Percussion – Casey Spidle (tracks: 1 to 4)
Guitar, Vocals – Seth Smith (tracks: 1 to 4)
Organ, Sampler – Crystal Thili (tracks: 1 to 4)
Producer – Rick White (tracks: 1 to 4)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Stan Borden (track: 5)
Mastered By – Seth Smith
Artwork – Yorodeo*

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