THEY TORE THE EARTH AND, LIKE A SCAR, IT SWALLOWED THEM | VINYL RECORD (LP)
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THEY TORE THE EARTH AND, LIKE A SCAR, IT SWALLOWED THEM | VINYL RECORD (LP)
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Release Date: 12/02/2014
"It is with regret I have had to record the existence of such large areas of desert land encountered in my travels in Australia." -Australia Twice Traversed (1889), Ernest Giles (1835-1897). They Tore the Earth and, Like a Scar, It Swallowed Them is a very physical negotiation of territories voided by history. Forged from the historical dynamics of the settler colonial trope, the album plays out across four scenes, through the eyes not of the invaded but of the invaders of a harsh and unforgiving land. Visceral psycho-geography of settler colonialism rendered via field recordings gathered over 12 years in over 30 remote locations across Australia, mixed and expanded within immense, shimmering harmonics wrought via pipe organ, guitar feedback, dubplates, turntables, and low frequency oscillators. Amidst the heat and the dust, in a landscape populated only by the insinuation of characters, settler colonialists' blind enactment of will and violence against and into an unforgiving, arid interior is a manifestation of a mortal struggle - a starkness dwelling within an unable to fill horizon. Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dub plates & Mastering. Released on red transparent vinyl.
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Tracklist Preview
- Scene 1. Scattered to the Wind, the Fortunate
- Scene 2. Only the Dogs and the Fires on the Horizon
- Scene 3. the Heat at Their Necks
- Scene 4. And When the Storm Came, They Were the Storm
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Product DESCRIPTION
Release Date: 12/02/2014
"It is with regret I have had to record the existence of such large areas of desert land encountered in my travels in Australia." -Australia Twice Traversed (1889), Ernest Giles (1835-1897). They Tore the Earth and, Like a Scar, It Swallowed Them is a very physical negotiation of territories voided by history. Forged from the historical dynamics of the settler colonial trope, the album plays out across four scenes, through the eyes not of the invaded but of the invaders of a harsh and unforgiving land. Visceral psycho-geography of settler colonialism rendered via field recordings gathered over 12 years in over 30 remote locations across Australia, mixed and expanded within immense, shimmering harmonics wrought via pipe organ, guitar feedback, dubplates, turntables, and low frequency oscillators. Amidst the heat and the dust, in a landscape populated only by the insinuation of characters, settler colonialists' blind enactment of will and violence against and into an unforgiving, arid interior is a manifestation of a mortal struggle - a starkness dwelling within an unable to fill horizon. Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dub plates & Mastering. Released on red transparent vinyl.
Tracklist Preview
- Scene 1. Scattered to the Wind, the Fortunate
- Scene 2. Only the Dogs and the Fires on the Horizon
- Scene 3. the Heat at Their Necks
- Scene 4. And When the Storm Came, They Were the Storm
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Backordered Items
Some items may be available on Backorder if inventory is temporarily unavailable.
When purchasing a backordered item:
- Payment is collected at checkout
- Your order secures a place in the fulfillment queue
- Items are fulfilled in the order they are purchased
Most backorders are fulfilled within approximately 3–6 months, though timelines may occasionally be longer depending on supplier manufacturing, distributor allocations, repress schedules, or inventory availability.
Backordered items may ship separately from other items in your order.
You can monitor, manage, or cancel eligible unfulfilled backordered items anytime through your customer account portal.
Preorder Items
Preorder items are upcoming releases scheduled to ship on or around the official release date provided by the label or distributor.
Release dates may occasionally change due to manufacturing or supplier delays.
Preorder items follow the same fulfillment and account management process as backordered items.
Additional Fulfillment Information
Orders containing multiple inventory types may ship separately as items become available.
Estimated fulfillment timelines are provided as general estimates only and are not guaranteed.
When will I receive a tracking number?
We provide tracking for every order. Tracking will be available once your product is shipped. All of our products are shipped out of our warehouse in Westlake Village, CA. You can track your order through your account on our website, via any of the shipping confirmation emails we've sent you, or through the Shop App.
Can I cancel my order?
Customers may cancel eligible unfulfilled items at any time before they enter the shipping process directly through their customer account portal. Once an item has entered shipment processing or has shipped, it becomes subject to our standard Returns & Refund Policy.
