VHS (VIOLENT HUMAN SYSTEM) - gift LP Post-Hardcore "Velvet Arc" finds Johnson returning

"Velvet Arc" finds Johnson returning to territory he explored in bands like Idyll Swords and Spatula

the second album by Johannesburg's Spoek Mathambo (real name: Nthato Mokgata)

Melodic D-Beat / Hardcore from Kristinehamn

only a small group of lucky losers got to witness the birth of THING

after many years in obscurity is a rare event that is still highly regarded today

VHS (VIOLENT HUMAN SYSTEM) - gift LP Post-Hardcore "Velvet Arc" finds Johnson returningGift of Life, the first proper full length by VHS, follows in the footsteps of their previous EPs, with the band self recording their amalgam of Lost Sounds trashy discontent, early Big Blacks trebly guitar stabs, and Only Theatre of Pain era Christian Deaths black reverberations. These are brash and bitter territories to occupy, but the band sees no other choice for their musical direction, citing the daily grind as the impetus behind their music.