have these made it down under yet? i won't get a copy until next week

It's ominous and dark, and while the record doesn't quite capture the same punk spirit that the band manages on stage, it's still excellent.

i wholeheartedly agree with this. i only heard this song for the first time at the SWH launch and was completely blown away. hearing the studio version for the first time a week or so ago, i was a bit disappointed. there was no attack, it lacked the frenetic energy of the live version, and al's guitar doubling up on the synth melody was alarmingly absent. however after a couple of listens this version has really come into its own. i love how deadpan the lyrics sound. reminds me of later era mekons. they were good. i'm sure this blurb has been incredibly informing and exciting to read.

hey mempis, send some our way!

XLNT

Missing Link will have these in on maybe Wednesday, or Thursday at the latest!

Does anyone have a spare copy of the second 7'' they wanna offload?

Repressed Records in Sydney will have copies of this record. Just sorting out the final details with the label, shipping etc.

This is really sick now I have to buy the record to hear the B side, kool band!!!

WOW! This sounds great! I have a much more intense live recording from the Super Wild Horses CD Launch, if anybody is interested. Total Control - Paranoid Video @ Victoria Hotel, Swanston Room, Melbourne (31st July 2010)
http://www.vimeo.com/13791995

Repressed Records will have the new Total Control 7'' on Friday! We'll also have the Soviet Values ''The Sight That Harms / Gaze That Harms'' 7'' EP, a band that James of Total Control used to play in. A Perth four piece (vox/guitar/guitar/drums) playing jittery punk in the vein of Wire, Mission of Burma and The Buzzcocks.

great fucking record!
copies available for mailorder now at
www.nopatience.org/store

radness

not all youtube comments written by dumb arse racists;

''Witnessed Total Control in Chicago a few days ago. I was more than impressed-- I was struck dumb! I had to check myself numerous times as my mouth was frozen wide-open and I had started to drool. What a surprise! Total Control had all of the elements I crave in high energy rock and roll wrapped into a burrito of their own individual creative power. I was reminded happily of many of my favorite bands. A tea-spoon of Negative Approach, a table-spoon of The Screamers...''

Haha the best youtube comment I read was a black guys account of buying a Gary Numan record off a confused sister in the 80s.

song of the century pretty much.

Ken oath, this thing was in my head for a whole month during my time in the US.

Seeing them on a weekly basis was incredible, i demand these boyz play more in 2011!

Just got the white vinyl repress. Selling here: stainedcircles.com
or at Missing Link.

Pyre Island 7'' out now.
will be at Missing Link as of tonight.
or from stainedcircles.com as of now.
and will also be on the table at the shows over the next couple weeks.

Absolute Body Control - Waving Hands

Pyre Island listen here

saw the show in geelong with thee oh sees, my god. absolute killer.

anyone know if this 7'' is still available anywhere?

pretty sure missing link still has copies.

missed em in geelong :(

Copies here: stainedcircles.com

???

weird, pretty cool!

Haha I thought there was a nun playing table tennis, but one f the guys just has a towel around him.

such a great song.

Copies here: stainedcircles.com

Ah cool. Said it was sold out when I was looking the other day.

yeah also got told it was sold out, bummer

Fixed.

reminds me of something I heard on a vice cd about 5 years ago...