Lower Automation – Lower Automation (Vinyl LP | US & CA Original | 2021)

Lower Automation – Lower Automation is the first full-length album by the Chicago trio, released in July 2021. The band recorded the ten songs themselves in five days in August 2020 in a remote cabin in Michigan. Derek Allen mixed it, Collin Jordan mastered it at Boiler Room. If you're looking for post-hardcore with noise rock and mathcore influences, here is the debut on vinyl.

On offer is the 2021 original pressing for the USA and Canada on Zegema Beach Records (ZBR249) in the “Nebula” variant. The label confirms 100 Nebula copies within a total vinyl run of 225.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Zegema Beach Records – ZBR249
• Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, 45 RPM, coloured “Nebula” vinyl
• Pressing: US & Canada Original; Nebula variant limited to 100 copies
• Country: USA & Canada
• Year: 2021
• Genre: Rock, Post-Hardcore, Noisecore

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Sleeve: NM-

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. 6 Degrees From Phrenology
2. Father’s Shirt Is A Dress On Me
3. Paper Cuts
4. Locust Bean Gum
5. Old Sparky

Side B

1. Dressed In Camo, Hyped To The Teeth
2. Dread
3. Vegan Neuroscientist
4. Combover
5. Ruiner

Personnel

• Derek – guitar and vocals
• Brian – bass
• Andy – drums
• Recorded by Lower Automation, August 2020, cabin in Michigan
• Mix: Derek Allen
• Mastering: Collin Jordan, Boiler Room
• Cover design: Kyle Calvert Design, additional designs by Igor Imbu

Frequently asked questions

Is this the band's debut album?
Yes. The band calls the self-titled album their first full-length. It was recorded in August 2020 in Michigan and released in July 2021.

How many Nebula copies were pressed?
Zegema Beach Records lists 100 copies on Nebula vinyl. The total vinyl run is 225: 100 Opaque Salmon Mix, 100 Nebula and 25 Wax Mage.

Who plays on the album?
The band's album credits list Derek on guitar and vocals, Brian on bass and Andy on drums. Mixing by Derek Allen, mastering by Collin Jordan.

How are the record and sleeve graded?
Both are graded NM-. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Sleeve: NM-

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.