It was initially released in early 1996 as a four track 7”/EP. The truth, as I very-soon-later worked out, is much less exciting. What the heck going on? Well don’t mind all that, because it turns out I’m just a fucking idiot. (Author/Idiot’s Note: Back when I was first getting into Converge, this record initially confused me, because I was never sure if it was actually an album or not – as a teenage kid, I was reading that it was an EP, but also a compilation album, and also a normal LP too.
Favourite tracks – Shallow Breathing, Two Day Romance, Becoming a Stranger, Divinity, Down Summary – A sorta quirky hardcore record with some good moments.
Every track on it apart from Exhale also ended up on later compilation records anyway.
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It’s out of print (they only did one run of 1000 copies) and so difficult to get hold of, but someone has graciously put the full thing on YouTube. Check out this album if you want some decent, lo-fi hardcore, or you wanna hear some primeval Converge. This record isn’t much of an essential listen in the Converge canon, so don’t feel you have to rush to listen to it. I’d love for Converge to re-record some of the tracks on here though because with a bit of work they could become colossal. It’s still enjoyable though, it’s a cool hardcore record to blast in the background when doing other stuff. There are a lot of great ideas and moments for sure, but as an overall record it’s sometimes lacking in energy and isn’t super captivating imo. It’s super raw and primitive, and you can definitely hear the initial roots that’ll soon blossom into Converge’s core sound - particularly with Jacob’s voice and Kurt’s weird little guitar bits - but it’s a release that more so displays Converge’s potential rather than actually achieving it. Their debut – it’s, uh, not their best work, let’s say. The remaining albums are covered in the next part.
This section will cover Converge's ALBUMS from 1994's Halo in a Haystack up to 2001's Jane Doe. If you'd like to start from the beginning, click here.
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