The processing of bitumen into synthetic crude requires energy generated by burning natural gas, which releases carbon dioxide. For every barrel of synthetic oil produced in Alberta, more than 80 kg of greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere and between 2,000 and 4,000 barrels (640 m3) of waste water are dumped into tailing ponds that have replaced about 130 km² of forest.
Fractal Pattern Synopsis
Basically, we're a group of people from Edmonton, Canada that have been playing music under the name Fractal Pattern for the last 9 years. Our early years were spent writing music and playing over 150 shows around North America. In a fury, fueled by the energy and optimism of youth, we recorded and pressed two records worth of material while pursuing various endeavors, academic and otherwise. During that time, the band learned how to function independent of the mainstream music industry by booking, managing, and organizing themselves into a functional unit with a working-class ethic and progressive agenda; promoting our art in a sustainable fashion while using it as a vehicle for dialogue concerning the environment as well as animal and human rights.
New(er) Recording
Using guitars, bass, drums, a French horn and a variety of secondary instruments, the band recorded and released their second full-length album, Absent From But Entirely Within the Landscape. Their sophomore album intends to challenge the listener not only to open up to songs that deviate from the current punk rock mean, but to question their role as a steward of the planet. While clocking in at just short of an hour, Absent is the best representation of a band that has struggled to find their identity within a musical landscape dominated by the trite output of the commercial music industry, while trying to maintain a positive outlook in creating music that can be seen as something more than a simple commodity. The album was also printed on recycled paper using biodegradable, soy-based inks.
Additional Information
Signs of Life is way sold out, sorry. There are still a few places with copies of No Hope But Mt. Hope, but it's pretty much out of print as well. If you're hard up try Listen Records in Edmonton, or Sonic Unyon might have a couple. Otherwise, please contact us if you'd like a copy of the new record.
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