It Burns Clean EP

It Burns Clean
EP by Stretch Arm Strong
Released 2000[1]
Recorded October, 1997 - February, 1998
The Jam Room
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Genre Hardcore
Length 11:49
Label Reflections Records
Producer Jay Mattheson
Stretch Arm Strong chronology

Rituals of Life
(1999)		 It Burns Clean EP
(2000)		 A Revolution Transmission
(2001)

It Burns Clean is the second EP by hardcore band Stretch Arm Strong on Reflections Records.[2]

Background

Stretch Arm Strong originally recorded these songs for a split release with Shai Hulud on Stillborn Records; however, it was scrapped before an official release.[3] The band, eventually, sent the unreleased songs out to various labels, catching the interest of both Tooth and Nail Records and Victory Records. They signed to Solid State Records, a Tooth and Nail Subsidiary, in 1999 and re-recorded these four songs for their second full length album, Rituals of Life.

Packaging

The EP contains a written forward, explaining the context of the recordings and thanking the fans for the continued support. Each songs is also given an individual paragraph, after the lyrics, breaking down the meaning of the song and adding any extra thoughts that came to mind. The booklet also features live photos of each member, taken at different shows that the band played.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Stretch Arm Strong. 

It Burns Clean
No. Title Length
1. "Reach Out"   2:56
2. "Pursuit of Happiness"   3:27
3. "All We've Lost / Try To Forget"   5:28
Total length:
 11:51

Credits

Stretch Arm Strong
Production

Jay Matheson - Producer
Artwork
  • Greg Straight Edge - Photography
  • Pär Fridholm - Photography
  • Jason Swisher - Photography
  • Jonathan Rej - Photography

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2000 Reflections Records CD / LP RFL012
Europe

References

  1. ↑ "Stretch Arm Strong - It Burns Clean". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Reflections Records' Releases". Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ↑ It Burns Clean CD Insert. Netherlands: Reflections Records. 2000. p. 1.

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