IODINE RECORDINGS TO RELEASE GREGOR SAMSA’S 40:13.5 ON VINYL MATERIAL HAS BEEN LONG OUT OF PRINT + IS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER “Gregor Samsa features many of the stronger characteristics of vocal post-rock: hushed beauty, dark, dense melodies, and soft, co-ed vocals. They excel at building tension through a use of negative space” — Pitchfork GREGOR SAMSA are a post-rock band that began in Richmond, Virginia in early 2000. The band made a big impact on the genre through their use of haunting co-ed vocals and expansive dark melodies.They are masters at building tension in their music through use of atmospheric minimalism that slowly climbs to a crescendo of layered instruments and noise. Their sound is perfectly woven into songs that are beautiful and powerful. Gregor Samsa came up alongside artists like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions In the Sky, and ISIS, the latter two having done tours with Gregor Samsa. They would later prove to be a hugely influential band in the genre with numerous U.S. and European Tours in the early ’00s. They released two EPs on Iodine Recordings, which were denoted by only their time signatures (18:06 and 27:36), and two full-lengths on The Kora Records (55:12 and REST). They also notably released a split EP with Los Angeles’ Red Sparowes on Robotic Empire Records. The band eventually migrated to Brooklyn, New York, where they became somewhat of a collective organization with building a cohort of over a dozen musicians, including several members of the avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot. Iodine Recordings will release 40:13.5 on vinyl for the first time in over 23 years; it features Gregor Samsa’s first 2 EPs. The material has been completely remastered by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, King Woman) with updated artwork. The release is extremely rare and in high demand for fans and collectors. Pre-order it here. All audio is now available at DSPs, with the physical street date set for January 31. 40:13.5 TRACK LISTING:
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Champ Bennet — Vocals + Guitar
Nikki King — Vocals + Piano
Earl Yevak — Drums
Rick Alverson — Guitar
Bobby Donne — Bass
Nathan Altice — Guitar
Nick Wurz — Bass | 
