| MCH001 Plasma ECTOPLASMA Tracklist |
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Uncovered master tape of family funded Rochdalian/Canadian
kick ass proto-metal surf instrumentals... The Plasma erupts via
the first 45rpm EP on Finders Keepers Records' MAN CHEST
HAIR project.
Sharing a micro heavy psych scene alongside bands like Tractor
and Boadicea in the remote Northern town of Rochdale the
doom unit known as Plasma were mutated and misformed from
the remains of local hard rock combo Screw. A truly unique outsider
item comprising of just a Canadian raised lead guitarist
with a first time unrehearsed drummer, the Plasma EP follows
the groups 1974 residency at The Seven Stars Hard Rock
Disco which earned them a weighty reputation despite being
held back by their reluctant and oft kidnapped singer and irregular
rotating bass player. Plasma only made one shoe string studio
trip which saw the bands driving force James Charles
Hodgson running high on energy but low on budget, resulting in
the sessions ending before the vocals were put down.
A masterclass in outsider hard rock naivety this behind-thescenes
visit into the deep Northern proto-metal scene renders
three "heavy psych pop instrumentals", a format which was seldom
adopted by the larger music industry standards and a welcome
addition to Finders Keepers' new archive of totally unreleased
outburst of testosterone from the 1970s Mancunian rock
underground.