{"product_id":"chris-connelly-war-poem","title":"Chris Connelly 'War.Poem'","description":"\u003cp\u003e“WAR.POEM” was recorded at THE ROCK NOIR studio in 2025\/2026 as a reaction to a piece I read on the Israeli military use of FLECHETTE SHELLS in Gaza, this led to a much deeper study of the 20th\/21st century history of war. The album was composed entirely using a TAPE O MATIC 710 reel to reel from 1958, a 1960’s mayfaair JVC reel to reel, aa 1965 G.E. solid state portable reel to reel from 1965, a portable 1970’s Panasonic cassette player, a ring modulator as well as various other effects and synths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe loop that is the basis for WAR POEM ZERO which takes up the whole of side one, happened by accident when I put a reel on the wrong way up, it produced aa sound of such great melancholy and beauty, I just let it play…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album owes a debt to “SWANSONG” by NURSE WITH WOUND from the album “A MISSING SENSE” where experimental sound is used as an anti war protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris Connelly 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou are unlikely to hear a record of such brutal intensity, or indeed authenticity as this. To call it “old school industrial” would be to do it a disservice, but also not THAT wide of the mark. It is packaged sympathetically to Chris’ previous release for the label, the long sold out LP “White Phosphorous”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is limited to 300 copies pressed in military grey vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklisting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWar Poem Zero\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWar Poem 1 \u003cbr\u003eWar Poem 2 \u003cbr\u003eWar Poem 3 \u003cbr\u003eWar Poem 4 \u003cbr\u003eWar Poem 5 \u003cbr\u003eWar Poem 6 \u003cbr\u003eWar Poem 7\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirter Promotions","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP - Military Grey","offer_id":63914069852537,"sku":"DPROMLP177","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0238\/8053\/files\/chrisconnellyDPROMLP177.jpg?v=1784543913","url":"https:\/\/cargorecordsdirect.co.uk\/products\/chris-connelly-war-poem","provider":"Cargo Independent Distribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}