David West (rank/xerox

Minimum Table Stacks is proud to present this amazing artifact from one of our favorite eras of independent music ever

despair and renewal

a thing we made in the midst of communal mess

HORRID RED - Celestial Joy LP Surf David West (rank/xeroxOn the San Francisco via Aachen, Germany bands Myspace, Horrid Red cites a sizable lot of avant punk, kraut, and industrial acts as influences: from Cabaret Voltaire to The Savage Republic to the Fall to PIL to Can. And while those influences can all be heard loud and clear on Celestial Joy, the omission of Joy Division, New Order, or even The Cure among them is confusing, since those bands immediately come to mind. Shit, the sets title track could