Rotary Club

Rotary Club

Sphere Of Service

Iron Lung

***Somewhere in the vast and harsh regions of dusty old Reno NV, a group of telephonic examiners stay busy putting the scopes to the world with all its communication, wonder, existence and technology… all through the oft misunderstood lens of Killed By Death punk. And like true scientists they question EVERYTHING with an unbiased ear and curious humor. “What is a Frogrammer?” “How can one be 7 years old and dying of old age?” “Why couldn't it have been Barry Manilow?” In that spirit, ROTARY CLUB asks you to consider this: “There was a time when all callers were unidentified. When the phone rang, there were two options: answer it, or let it ring through into silence. Curiosity? A fear of missed opportunity? The compulsive craving for social stimulus? We do not pretend to know. What we know is, often, the call was answered. Perhaps one has questions that need resolution. Perhaps one is seeking a particular type of clarification. Indeed, we, too, have questions. “What is the ITU? What does it do? Does the efficiency gained from touch tone technology warrant the costs and pitfalls that may arise? If in the circuit there is power, does it necessarily follow that in the system there is trust Though we do not have the answers, we hope to be useful in providing context and perspective.” Includes insert and hype sticker. FFO: The guitar solo in "Band Aid" by The Trend. The drum fills at the end of the chorus...

Rotary Club

American Tower

Iron Lung

***"As a massive early Killed By Death style punk fanatic, constantly in pursuit of the ever elusive records and one-off-obscuro sound, I frequently turn up my nose at modern bands playing the style. You can't just crap out a poorly recorded generic riff punk track, slap a 'KBD' label on it and expect me to fall for the ruse. I mean bands have done that and had varying degrees of wool pull—see The Uncalled 4's 'Grind Her Up' 7" for the best success of this—but it doesn't usually work out. What I particularly enjoy about Rotary Club is that they rework the lyrics into all things landline telephone while heavily referencing the riffage from the genre's top tier tunes, twisting them just enough to make them their own. A refreshing and well executed take to say the least.—Jensenensen Rotary Club is from Reno, NV. This is their first ever vinyl record, the only format that matters. 4th of 5 in the Systemic Surgery series each hand numbered and limited to 200. Hand stamped labels on black vinyl housed in a custom die cut sleeve with a risograph print hand glued to the front. Tracked, mixed and mastered by Tim Green at Louder Studios. Artwork by Jawsh Hageman. Classy.