Betrayal, Fear, Anger, Hatred
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| EP by Nomeansno | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | March 1981 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, noise rock | |||
| Length | 13:50 | |||
| Label | Wrong Records | |||
| Producer | Nomeansno | |||
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Betrayal, Fear, Anger, Hatred is the first EP by Canadian punk rock band Nomeansno. Released in 1981, it and the "Look, Here Come the Wormies / SS Social Service" 7" split single from the previous year are the two official Nomeansno releases from their origins recording in their parents' basement before becoming a live band. Originally self-released in a limited vinyl run, the EP since has been re-released by the band's Wrong Records imprint on 7" and included on reissues of the band's 1982 debut album Mama.
Brothers Rob and John Wright began recording original songs in 1979 on an early TASCAM four-track recorder in their parents' basement, which they called "Subterranean Studios." Although they would later develop their hardcore punk influence, their early songs reflected their interest in musical experimentation and influence from progressive rock, jazz, and new wave. Writing for Trouser Press, critic Ira Robbins described their early recordings as "Devo on a jazz trip, Motörhead after art school, or Wire on psychotic steroids."
Following their first release, the "Look, Here Come the Wormies / SS Social Service" split 7" of 1980, the brothers recorded four songs for a new EP in March 1981. Guest Eric Sinclair contributed saxophone on "Approaching Zero." The song "Forget Your Life" would later be re-recorded with full-band instrumentation on The Day Everything Became Nothing EP of 1988.
The band initially issued the EP themselves in a 300-copy pressing. Although they did not intend for the EP to have a name, it became known by the four words which appear on its cover. Subsequently it has been officially named Betrayal, Fear, Anger, Hatred.
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