Review of Red Vision S/T 7″ on InEffect Hardcore Fanzine
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RED VISION S/T EP
(Edgewood Records, Released April, 2016)
This 6 song debut EP from Red Vision clocks in at just over 7 minutes, but still comes off as a complete release that is worth your time/purchase. Red Vision hails from Richmond VA and plays straightforward, no frills hardcore that is just the right amount of fast. (Like Floorpunch fast vs. bands I don’t listen to.) They fit in well with the RVA hardcore canon while still putting their own stamp on a style commonly played in that area.
I actually turned off Stigmata to review this, which is another testament to the quality of this 7”. The intro itself, which is just called “Intro”, consumes one full minute of this release, and starts off fast up until the slinky part at 0:46. “Intro” leads us into the first track with vocals, “The Other Side”, not to be confused with the Strength 691 tune. This is the first example of Red Vision’s ability to produce complete songs in a short timeframe, as they complete 2 verses and 2 choruses in approximately 40 seconds before moving onto the breakdown. “The Other Side” is followed by “Spoon Fed”, which starts off with a drum part reminiscent of the start of the Outburst 7”. Yet the rest of the song is more Floorpunch than Outburst, followed by a breakdown at 0:47 (Shane Spencer style) that is one of my favorite moments on this record.
“No Question” is less memorable than some of the others featured here, but this record recovers quickly with the menacing opening riffs of “Die Hard”. This one is where I finally also noticed the strength of their drummer along with the riffs and vocals. The slow part with “I don’t give a damn about your social life” reminds me, yet not overtly so, of “I don’t give a fuck about your skinhead pride.” “End It” is a sufficient closer and similar in style to the other songs presented here. Overall this is an energetic and cohesive record for fans of straight-up hardcore. NOTE: This was released online for streaming in April with 7″ vinyl to follow in June.