Description:
The follow up to the acclaimed Red Tandy EP (Camera Records, 2005) and the first full album for The Hips since 2001s Green Hills of the Earth. Featuring 12 new songs. Kiss The Crystal Flake reintroduces the world to The Mother Hips own brand of California rock, blending a natural psychedelia with their own 21st century musicianship and songwriting. It is produced by The Mother Hips with Badman Recording Co. founder Dylan Magierek (Mark Kozelek, Call and Response, Erlend Oye.) The package includes a bonus 50-minute DVD providing a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the recording process while also shedding light on the individual personalities of band members and producer Dylan Magierek. Included in the DVD are interviews, videos of six full songs being recorded in the studio and montages of the band working thru song arrangements. Also caught on tape are band injuries and comedic tabloidal portrayals uncovering secrets of each band member. (Megaforce)
