{"product_id":"crisis-actor-limited-hangout","title":"Limited Hangout","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/crisisactor911.bandcamp.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrisis Actor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eare three musicians who simply ask, is there such a state as too paranoid? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailing from Los Angeles, the band has been on the rise relentlessly since forming in 2019 (9 Months or so before the Pandemic), and draws from a collection of members who have all made a name for themselves on their own.  On guitar is \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTony Knox\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e host of the radio program\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"No More Heroes\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eKXLU\u003c\/strong\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon bass is\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eZach Crawford\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewhose been heard deejaying at various shows in the Los Angeles punk scene under the name\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Cinnamon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand on drums is\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Ihejeto\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ea hip-hop artist known as \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJet 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eWhen not busy taking over the world individually, they've been infusing the dark, slashing, pre-hardcore sounds of L.A. punk like Dangerhouse and Slash with the first-person, working-class undercurrents of The Clash or Sham 69. Since releasing their debut LP\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFalse Flag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ein 2022\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/crisisactor911.bandcamp.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrisis Actor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ehave been non-stop and eventually caught the ear of the \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJello Biafra\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewho felt their brand of paranoia would fit right in at\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAlternative Tentacles Records\u003c\/strong\u003e! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eReminding him of OG\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 4AD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, with some\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003es, \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWipers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e High Vis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpiritual Cramp \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003emixed in, he knew they would fit right in on the label.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe result is their new album, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Hangout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e where \u003cstrong\u003eCrisis Actor\u003c\/strong\u003e not only evolved their sound, but stepped even deeper into the themes of chaos and paranoia they had explored on \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFalse Flag,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ecreating the perfect soundtrack to surf the waves of chaos brought on by absorbing successive catastrophes both macro and micro. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Hangout\u003c\/strong\u003e is a reflection of where we are today, and what that sounds like,\"\u003c\/em\u003e reflects \u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIhejeto,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"Hi-hat patterns reflecting the randomized events, melodies that ring deep, and a bassline to solidify its existence, each song is a piece of one common goal evolved, giving a voice to the voiceless, and that’s art.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrawford\u003c\/strong\u003e expands further, \u003cem\u003e“Over the course of writing the musical portion of the record I was interested in expanding further into the experimentation and improvisational jams that we would pull from to compose the actual songs. We would hammer out a 15 minute long session and listen back later for bits that we liked and work on our arrangements, but it was the improvisation that also shaped my approach to the lyrics. The vague sort of powerlessness in existence as history feels like its just going by although our actions do have some sort of bearing and weight\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon things, but more often than not only by sifting through the wreckage of the past things be come clearer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWATCH: \u003cstrong\u003eCrisis Actor\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"The Big Fall\"\u003c\/strong\u003e from \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Hangout \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/37Kfe8GTxJM?si=SyKZSLJIwXow76vF\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We incorporated more diverse sounds in our production on this record, just mixed in with the rest of the music,\"\u003c\/em\u003e says \u003cstrong\u003eKnox\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cem\u003e \"We explored more with call and response and swapping lead vocals between the three of us, often bringing our own unique perspectives to the message of each track we split vocals on, along with our own voices. At the end of it, we felt we came up with something that was chaotic but directed, flowing fast like a flood or a tidal wave. We were just out there surfing it!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe results shine through on \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Hangout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. Bringing together an amalgamation of influences into this new but familiar sound, \u003cstrong\u003eCrisis Actor \u003c\/strong\u003ehas created something that much like themselves, is more then even the sum of it's very considerable parts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I think one of my favorite parts of the now two and half years process of getting the record out has been tracking the starkly different styles we each have has they bounce around each other and make more and more sense each time I hear them\"\u003c\/em\u003e, agrees \u003cstrong\u003eCrawford\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003e\"I’m still able to learn about Tony and Jon even after thinking I knew all there was to know about the songs when we made them.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e**Pre-order \u003cem\u003eLimited Hangout \u003c\/em\u003enow, in stores everywhere on Friday, November 27th**\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Hangout \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eavailable in wide release black vinyl and in limited artist edition on red vinyl available at Crisis Actor's shows and in the Patreon Exclusive Online Store, available by joining the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/AlternativeTentaclesRecords\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlternative Tentacles Records Patreon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at Virus Tier or higher! \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/AlternativeTentaclesRecords\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet more information here! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AlternativeTentacles","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl","offer_id":53667535552801,"sku":"v545-CrisisActor-12Vinyl-Black","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/8940\/9569\/files\/virus545.jpg?v=1790992035","url":"https:\/\/alternativetentacles.com\/products\/crisis-actor-limited-hangout","provider":"AlternativeTentacles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}