{"product_id":"speed-only-one-mode-cassette","title":"Speed - Only One Mode CASSETTE","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo catch everyone up: Australian hardcore band Speed \u003cspan\u003eis putting their foot down on the world. For hardcore kids \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom Sydney, which is where Speed's from and what they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003erepresent, this is a first. Everyone in the band has been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egoing to shows for years-'real moshers,' always up front, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edancing. (The full lineup: Aaron Siow and brother Jem, on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebass and vocals respectively, Josh Clayton and Dennis \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVichidvongsa on guitars, and Kane Vardon on drums.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring a lull period in their home scene-'there were no \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enew bands going on'-the guys stepped up and tapped in. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeed decided to start out hard and traditional-a highlevel aesthetic decision that, every five years, an all-time \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehardcore band does. A reset. For their first year, the group \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereferred to itself on flyers and in interviews as two words, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Speed HARDCORE,' to make things extra simple. This is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhat they're about: hardcore, played hard, played fast, 'for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eus, by us'-explicit, immediate, definitive-hinting at all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe crucial bands that have come before them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir new debut full-length, Only One Mode, exemplifies \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheir growth and distillation. It's a concept album in one \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esense: a manual that explains, directly, Speed's beliefs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe five guys' personalities, what they bring to the table, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand what's special about their scene. Topics are sharp: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Real Life Love,' about the loyalty and realness they've \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elearnt from hardcore, shows how Speed connected \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethrough showing up; a depth of expression and emotion \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eset against very punishing music. 'The First Test' is full of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edynamics-held notes, a tasteful flute break-and speaks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon finding oneself as a marginalized individual-in Siow's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecase, as an Asian-born Australian: striking out alone and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egrowing in a beautiful and ugly world. 'Kill Cap' displays \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereal vulnerability-heartache, regret, spiritual themes, an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehomage to the friends and family lost to suicide. Lyrics on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnly One Mode embrace perspectives, pore over big ideas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand small detailed moments. About the tunes on the record: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarder than the single-more breakdowns, and longer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eones; it's heavy '90s metallic hardcore, in conversation \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith HATEBREED, MERAUDER, BIOHAZARD. There are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore groove parts; vocals are tough and emotive, there \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare none of the longer melodic parts that hardcore bands \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoccasionally give in to when they rise to a popular level; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eall artistic decisions that are new for hardcore bands from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout that popularity: It's new for a hardcore band to be \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebig, unprecedented for one from Australia. Big in two \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eways-for hardcore kids from Sydney, playing good shows \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eworldwide, proudly representing their scene. And second, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efor any band from the scene playing hard music, crossing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eover hard into the larger world. It's quick work to find \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeed doing both: headlining shows in England, New York, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapan, globally, turning in blazing sets at Sound \u0026amp; Fury \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand This Is Hardcore, among other massive heavy-music \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efestivals. Seven-figure viewed videos-their set at S\u0026amp;F, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eshort films for their songs-and tunes headlining video \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egame soundtracks. Famous folks wearing their jerseys, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epeople new to the scene showing up to more gigs. Speed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eknow that because of these global crossover moments, they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emight be some people's first hardcore band; the idea is that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethey'll get introduced not only to Speed, but also to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003escene and the people behind it. Find Speed, and you'll find \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSydney hardcore; find a band making hard music, find more \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eenergy back home. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhich is what's happening. Only One Mode, like their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eprevious records, is being released on Last Ride and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlatspot Records, their homes from the start. The album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas produced by Elliott Gallart, Siow's oldest high-school \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efriend. Jack Rudder, a longtime partner and collaborator, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas directed all of Speed's music videos. The cover photo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas taken by James Hartley, the prolific Australian hardcore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephotographer from the 2000s, when Speed first started as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyoung hardcore kids going to shows. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpeed isn't 180-ing, but is going deeper into hardcore, into \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSydney-now the world has caught up. This is a hardcore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eband from Australia who surpassed what they thought they \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emight do at the start, and has since doubled down, Only \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne Mode, as fast and as hard as possible. Speed is doing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhat they do for the love of their friends, family, and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eculture of Australian hardcore. They're under the global \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003espotlight for now, bright enough that their whole scene's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eright there with them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTRACK LIST \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1. Real Life Love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2. Don't Need \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3. No Love But For Our Ow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4. Only Foes... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5. The First Test \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6. Kill Cap \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7. Send Them 2 Sydney \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8. Shut It Down \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9. I Mean It \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10. 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