“Fear the other. Fear the difference. Wielding power minus love.” Released by New Age Records in 1996, Redemption 87’s self-titled debut LP was, like Fastbreak’s earliest material, at the vanguard of the first youth crew revival. Eschewing both the thrash-infused crossover of the early ’90s as well as the heavier mid-paced sound of Undertow and Chokehold, Redemption 87, as the name points towards so directly, sought to reanimate the still-warm corpse of NYHC glory days, channeling all the bands that made Revelation Records great. Tracks like “Rumor Mill” and “Blind Participation” are a continuation of the project started by Youth … Continue reading “Basic Humanity Disappears”: Birdleg’s Visions Beyond the Ape Cave