{"product_id":"spirit-of-the-beehive-entertainment-death-vinyl-ltd-ed-blood-red","title":"SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE - ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH VINYL (LTD. ED. BLOOD RED)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLIMITED EDITION BLOOD RED VINYL\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease Date: 22th October 2021\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Ever since SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE released their self-titled debut in 2014, they’ve developed a reputation for being your\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efavorite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eband’s\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efavorite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eband. Theirs is the music of immersion, of confrontation, the kind that makes a listener stop and wonder, “How are they even doing that?” And as the years wear on, that sense of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eba\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas made room for SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE to quietly but steadily ascend, with their most recent album, 2018’s Hypnic Jerks, leaving them poised on the precipice of wider recognition. On April 9th, SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE will release their fourth album and Saddle Creek debut, ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH. The album signals new chapters for the band on multiple fronts, being the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto feature their new three-piece\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elineup\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, as well as the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto be entirely self-recorded and produced. Guitarist\/vocalist Zack Schwartz and bassist\/vocalist Rivka\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRavede\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare now joined by new member Corey\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWichlin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a multi-instrumentalist who relocated from Chicago to the band’s home territory of Philadelphia last year. In the spring of 2020, the trio began to write their new album at a distance by emailing les back and forth. “The process of making this album was basically the exact opposite of our experience creating Hypnic Jerks,” Schwartz explains. “We had to record that in seven days, because that was the studio time we had, whereas ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH was made over the course of three, four months.” An abundance of time wasn’t the only\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edi¬erence\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Recording remotely\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eo¬ered\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe band an incentive to experiment with new possibilities for their sound, resulting in an album that is unlike any SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE has released before. Once the band\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enished\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erecording and mixing the album digitally, they mastered it to tape, lending the collection a textured, dimensional quality. “We knew we wanted to use some new instrumental elements on this album,”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWichlin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esays. “We're not going fully electronic,” Schwartz adds, “But guitar, bass, drums just get kind of monotonous.” Though ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH doesn’t cohere in a single, unifying theme, the band samples old obscure commercials throughout, many of which guided the process of writing a song instead of serving as an appendage. Schwartz describes his\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003esongwriting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eprocess as a stream-of-consciousness, while\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRavede\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003easserts that she doesn’t typically write vocal parts with any\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003especic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eintention in mind. “When I write, the narrative usually doesn’t present itself until after the song is done. And even then, it depends on how the listener interprets the words,” she\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ereects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Regardless of how dreamlike SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE’s lyrics can be, reality rears its head throughout ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH. The album isn’t a metamorphosis, it’s simply the newest iteration of a longstanding project. “There’s a line in the Bee Gees documentary that I think applies to us. I’ll paraphrase: ‘We may not have always connected, but we always stuck around,’”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRavede\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esays. Schwartz jumps in, “SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE: we’re still here.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW781103 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":240}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VENUS VINYL","offers":[{"title":"LTD. ED. BLOOD RED","offer_id":41476981850370,"sku":"VEV-09108","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0003\/6395\/4238\/products\/TheSpiritOfTheBeehive-Entertainment_Death.jpg?v=1616625771","url":"https:\/\/venusvinyl.com\/products\/spirit-of-the-beehive-entertainment-death-vinyl-ltd-ed-blood-red","provider":"VENUS VINYL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}