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• shock & awe, conceptual 7", self-released on compact disc (philadelphia, pa, fall, 2003). recorded and mixed by david mccandlish. mastered by peter humphreys. 300 copy release. listen to shock and/or awe.

• the beyond neutrality EP, released by figurehead productions (philadelphia, pa, spring, 2004). recorded and mixed by jeff anderson and david mccandlish. published by mystery hole music (ASCAP 2004). 500 copy release. listen to song two, AKA "post-rock syndrome."

• radical honesty: live on wprb (princeton, nj, summer 2004). recorded and mixed by jon solomon (of my pal god records), mastered by pete cuffari. published by mystery hole music (ASCAP 2004). 200 copy release. listen to live recording on wprb, keeping the score at home.

• thrilladelphia music compilation volume 1, released by figurehead productions (philadelphia, pa, fall, 2004). recorded and mixed by jeff anderson. live recording for the thrilladelphia music festival, alongside regionals white light motorcade and army of me, this radiant boy and dysrythmia.

• welcome, split 7" with dragon city (philadelphia, pa, spring 2005). distributed and produced by extracurricular records. published by mystery hole music (ASCAP 2005). recorded by djxb, mixed by djxb and mad scientist, mastered by joshua meakim. remastered and pressed to opaque red vinyl by musicol recording (columbus, oh). 500 copy release. recording equipment supplied by dr. dog, david mccandlish and jacob blecher.

• live at 50th and willows, split CD with red rocket (west philadelphia, pa, spring 2005). distributed and produced by badmaster records. published by mystery hole music (ASCAP 2005). recorded by badmaster, mastered by pete cuffari. 300 copy release.

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• verse chorus verse magazine, tilted "heart cooks brain." review and interview.

• punknews.org. read the live review here.

• jersey beat magazine (fall/winter 2004).

• toomuchrock.com. live review from boston.

• philadelphia weekly, issue of go magazine (september 2005). read more here.

• the philadelphia independent. scroll down for a review of beyond neutrality.

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west philly's lovably scattershot rock trio the perfection!sts... the band's memorable brand of conceptualism is sure to surface.... leave it to the eccentric perfection!sts to choose a format that's as much a throwback to early-'90s indie rock as their songs: the split 7-inch single. on their side of "welcome" -- released on this radiant boy's fledgling extracurricular label -- the boys batter their instruments and scream through a last-leg microphone, downshifting from complex spazz-core to quiet moments of yearning.

>doug wallen, the philadelphia weekly

the perfection!sts may just be the most conceptual rock band this side of john cage. they speak of percentages of quality, aesthetic synergy, and the tension between their libidnous and intellectual sides. they're also fond of bizarre, thoughtful stage antics that challenge the audience.... beyond neutrality is bracing, tighly wound guitar-pop, infused with all the bitterness of '90s indie rock but blissfully free of dance-punk posturing of so many bands since. there's no shortage of urgency...

>verse chorus verse magazine

genre-defying indie rock with an abundance of impromptu audience interaction... esoteric vocals were delivered in spoken bursts between tumbling, evolving rock compositions. while not exactly math-rock, melody lines continually mutated as rhythms stepped through constant changes... if guitarists/vocalists matt rubin’s and joel blecher’s trips into the audience (and onto the club floor) were jarring and puzzling, their swung guitars were downright dangerous. a dangerous band is a good band.

>toomuchrock.com

the perfection!sts have more on their mind than getting you to sing along. with a chord vocabulary that would impress sonic youth and frequent excursions into prog-rock instrumental passages, there's a lot going on here.

>jim testa, editor of the jersey beat

five stars. the perfection!sts delivered a bizarre but entertaining sound that mixed elements as disparate as the pop group, pinkerton-era weezer, mission of burma, and the cure into their set.

>punknews.org

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