Expansion Bay

home of the satire boom

Formed in the heart of London’s DIY punk scene

originally released in 1985

Hemphill's debut record

RITES OF SPRING - Six Song Demo 10" Neofolk Expansion BayThese six songs capture Rites Of Spring in their earliest stages with original bassist Mike Fellows and entered Don Zientara's Inner Ear Studios to document the handful of songs they had written before Fellows left. Once the band played out, the songs gained velocity and intensity, but many of the elements that defined their music frenzied energy, sharp melodies and introspective lyrics were already very much in place. The release has been remastered