well, I'll be damned but I'm today years old when I found out that NYC's crust gods Flower had demos or any recordings before debut LP "Hardly a Dream".. yes, I know, I'm a fool it's not likely band's first record will come out on Profane straight out of nowhere but I didn't think about that and never heard or remember to look for some eventual demo recordings.. now after few years of enjoying and following all the stuff related to Flower imagine my surprise when I discover those early recordings of which I was completely unaware.. and I'm so glad I stumbled upon them because they are great and it's nice to see how this band was growing and at the end developed in this absolute unit of anarcho crust punk they are nowadays..
first one I found on youtube and this was their self titled cassette from 2018 with 4 songs in great anarcho-punk sound with simple and raw production, according to discogs it was released via Ukrainian label Voice From Inside..
while I was already there, I found another one called "Violent Crusades" with 6 songs from the same year but with almost completely differnt sound, somehow more hardcore-ish if you know what I mean.. tape was apparently self released by the band in US and also on the above mentioned label in Europe.. this one is also available on youtube..
it's interesting that only one song from those two tapes finds it's place on the debut album and this was awesome "Retribution"..
one year later material from both cassettes ends up on one named simply "Two Tapes" which was released on Malaysian label Sickhead..
supposedly there was one more tape released in 2017 called "When God Closes A Door..." but I can't find any info about this one, if anyone knows more or has link where it can be heard that would be great..
anyhow, if you're curious about how Flower sounded like in its beginning, check out those two recordings and enjoy the filth..
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