All-around Breakdown: Tashme EP Breakdown with Canadian Hardcore/Punk Band's Frontman Lautaro C. (High Fashion Industries)

"I will try to keep this breakdown brief. It seems fitting, as our songs themselves are short and fast. We're a Hardcore Punk band from Toronto, Canada. We have been a band for over two years and have a few tapes that we have self-released, but this is our first proper EP. Our sound takes influence from everything we like to listen to, but is most often, and obviously, compared to 80's US Hardcore. We love US bands like Void, YDI, Jerry's Kids, and Cro-Mags, etc. but also, listen to Punk from all over the world. [We] especially enjoy Japanese Hardcore bands from the 80's and Burning Spirits bands. We also, like Metal.

The entire EP was recorded in Boxcar Studio in Hamilton, Ontario by Sean Pearson in one day, before we headed out to play a show in Kitchener, Ontario that night. A key to "good" Hardcore is playing fast and to the point; this is also, reflected in our recording process. The production on the record is pretty much the same song-to-song. There's not much to say about it, other than we wanted it loud. Give it a listen! I'll go into lyrical content for individual songs, [but] you're better off listening to the EP, than reading anything I could say about it, musically."

- Lautaro C. (Tashme)

1. "09/11/1973"

"The first song is about the 1973 Chilean coup d'etat. The coup and military dictatorship that followed drastically impacted the lives of both my parents. You can research the atrocities of the regime. The lyrics touch on the experiences of my parents and how that has shaped me and my identity."

2. "Last Laugh"

"Sh*tty conservative positions and attitudes that hurt people."

3. "What's It Worth?"

"It shocks me how many systems we have in place to protect property versus how much more we could have to protect people. No one is around forever; the best we can do is be good to each other. It's easy to lose sight of what's actually important, when everyone is worried about owning the right things and their position in social groups."

4. "Stagnant"

"Feeling stuck in a rut..."

5. "Where You Fall"

"Whenever you haven't been open-minded or open to learning about something you don't agree with."

6. "Information"

"In part, this song is about the lack of caution we take in how much we give away about ourselves on social media. It's also, about how these platforms make interactions with others a much more flattened and empty emotional experience. I use social media myself. I'm not trying to say I'm better than anyone or that you shouldn't use it; just pointing out that it's scary how much we let people and companies monitor us."

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