{"product_id":"mission-for-christ-the-complete-sessions-cd","title":"Mission For Christ ‎- The Complete Sessions ‎CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eEktro Records\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cpre class=\"msgPlainWrap\"\u003eIn the pantheon of obscure U.S. punk, Mission \u003cbr\u003efor Christ has remained an intriguing mystery. \u003cbr\u003eAside from stray blogs hyping the group's \u003cbr\u003einfamously scarce 7-inch, \"Pennies from Hell,\" \u003cbr\u003eplus a cursory reference in Steve Blush's \u003cbr\u003ebook American Hardcore, precious few online \u003cbr\u003eor printed recollections of the band have \u003cbr\u003esurfaced. Until now, all anyone knew was \u003cbr\u003ethat the shadowy participants hailed from \u003cbr\u003eWashington, DC, and that they were close \u003cbr\u003eassociates of the city's most antagonistic \u003cbr\u003emusical export, the notorious No Trend.\nFor summer 2012, Ektro Records is shedding \u003cbr\u003esome much-needed light on the subject. \u003cbr\u003eCommissioned by the label with curatorial \u003cbr\u003eassistance from yours truly, The Complete \u003cbr\u003eSessions reprises MFC's nine-song 1983 demo \u003cbr\u003ecassette (which spawned the aforementioned \u003cbr\u003esingle) and adds six previously unheard \u003cbr\u003ecompositions dating from the following year. \u003cbr\u003eExtensive audio restoration vivifies the \u003cbr\u003eunruly material, while detailed liner notes \u003cbr\u003eplace the names behind the noise in a \u003cbr\u003ehelpful historical context.\nCentered around bassist John Gibson (aka \u003cbr\u003eJC Agnatha), MFC featured a rotating cast \u003cbr\u003ethat was equally well-versed in \u003cbr\u003efull-throttle punk, go-go funk, and \u003cbr\u003eart-damaged junk. Active when DC was too \u003cbr\u003eoften portrayed as an urban wasteland \u003cbr\u003esplit by racial and geographical divides, \u003cbr\u003ethis loose-knit project flaunted an absurd, \u003cbr\u003etopical, and gleefully bizarre mesh of \u003cbr\u003estyles that recklessly disregarded \u003cbr\u003esubcultures, colors, and easy definitions. \u003cbr\u003eIts personnel casually bridged the \u003cbr\u003edisparate scenes that boiled over in \u003cbr\u003etheir backyards, using dissonance, dub, \u003cbr\u003eand Dadaist nonsense to aesthetically fit \u003cbr\u003ein with the varied likes of Bad Brains, \u003cbr\u003eScream, Void, 9353, Half Japanese, Outrage, \u003cbr\u003ethe Psychotics, Trouble Funk, Rare Essence, \u003cbr\u003eand anonymous street-corner percussion \u003cbr\u003eensembles.\nAlas, nobody could locate tapes of MFC’s \u003cbr\u003efinal incarnation from 1985, after No \u003cbr\u003eTrend mastermind and guitarist Frank Price \u003cbr\u003ehad come aboard. Still, we're damn lucky \u003cbr\u003eto have rescued the 15 fantastic tracks \u003cbr\u003ecomprising this CD (produced by Government \u003cbr\u003eIssue's Tom Lyle), and we're eternally \u003cbr\u003egrateful to Gibson for being gracious \u003cbr\u003eenough to share them with us.\u003c\/pre\u003e","brand":"Revelation Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48692272463,"sku":"CDM783457","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1491\/5680\/products\/R-4324268-1362080139-9676_jpeg.jpg?v=1503719957","url":"https:\/\/pnvdistribution.com\/products\/mission-for-christ-the-complete-sessions-cd","provider":"pnv distribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}