THAT FUCKING TANK - "A Document of The Last Set" WAAT056
Pressing Information
A Document of The Last Set is a record released to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Leeds/Bradford-based alternative/noise rock duo That Fucking Tank. The album is a raw account of the live set that TFT have been playing all over the UK and Europe for the last few years, comprising tunes from their back catalogue performed as one unrelenting track. The album was captured by Matthew Johnson (of Suburban Home Studios and the band Hookworms) with the minimum of retakes and postproduction resulting in an authentic document of a band who have upheld a reputation as one of the must-see bands on the UK underground circuit. A Document of The Last Set attempts - in a similar way to the band’s 2004 debut e.p - to translate the energy, volume and pace of a TFT live show to record and in so doing acts as a fitting closure to a decade of DIY ear-destruction.
That Fucking Tank is the duo of Andy Abbott (baritone guitar played simultaneously through guitar and bass amplifiers) and James Islip (minimal drum kit). They formed in 2003 in Leeds, Yorkshire UK and fast became a staple of the city’s vibrant DIY music scene. From the outset TFT toured regularly across the UK and Europe playing unusual spaces and venues ranging from houses, social centres, squats, barns and boats to tours and support slots with contemporaries like Vialka, Lightning Bolt, Q and Not U, Hoover, Foals, Hella, Don Caballero, US Maple, Melt Banana, Whitehouse, The Fall and GI Joe and appearances at large-scale festivals including Leeds and Reading in 2008. Now in their tenth year the band have played countless gigs in numerous countries across the UK and Europe, solidifying an international reputation as one of the most exciting live bands to emerge from the British underground. All the while TFT have upheld a commitment to the DIY ethos of self-management and not-for-profit motivation, booking their own gigs and tours, playing a diverse range of venues and helping demonstrate that some of the best live music experiences are to be had away from the mainstream.
Credits
Recorded by Matthew Johnson at Suburban Home Studio.
Mastered by Joe Osbourne.
Artwork by Kenn Goodall and David Hand.
Pressing Information
500 copies on 180g vinyl in high quality foldover sleeve
International Distribution
Australia - Rocket
Benelux - Suburban
Canada - F.A.B.
Finland - Supersounds
France - Differ-ant
Germany - Cargo Records
Italy - Goodfellas
Spain - Popstock
New Zealand - Southbound
Scandinavia - Border
United States - Red Eye and Forced Exposure
Tracks
- Lovely Lads
- Making a Meal for Beethoven
- Wonderful World Of
- The Rains Travels All The Way From Siberia And This Is Where It Breaks
- NWONWOBHM
- Acid Jam
- Mr Blood
- Bruce Springstonehenge
- Dave Grolsch
- Keanu Reef