Ripple Music to release »Dominance And Submission: A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult« all-star tribute album in January 2022
Ripple Music announce their all-star tribute album, »Dominance and Submission: A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult«, set to release in January 2022.
The album will feature covers from some of the most revered musicians in the heavy rock world: Mark Lanegan, Billy Anderson, Steve Hanford, Mondo Generator, Zeke, Mos Generator, Great Electric Quest, War Cloud, Howling Giant, Spindrift, Ape Machine, Year Of The Cobra, Fetish, as well as members of High On Fire, Quasi, Fu Manchu, Holy Grove, Witch Mountain, and Wild Eyes.
Courtesy of Purple Sage PR:
Californian powerhouse Ripple Music is proud to confirm a January 2022 release for its anticipate all-star tribute album »Dominance And Submission: A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult«. The album will feature covers by Steve Hanford, Mark Lanegan, Billy Anderson, Zeke, Mondo Generator, members of High On Fire, Quasi, Fu Manchu, and many other names of the heavy rock world.
This special tribute album was initiated by Poison Idea’s departed drummer Steve Hanford, in conjunction with Ian Watts of Ape Machine. Founded in 1967, Blue Öyster Cult are considered pioneers of occult rock’n’roll, marking generations with timeless anthems such as »(Don’t Fear) The Reaper«, »Burnin’ For You«, »Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll« or »Godzilla«. The New York outfit has since then remained a reference act of the 70s rock scene alongside MC5, The Stooges, or Steppenwolf.
The »Dominance And Submission: A Tribute To Blue Öyster Cult« record will highlight some of the finest work from the legendary band, with unique contributions from Mondo Generator, Mos Generator, Great Electric Quest, War Cloud, Ape Machine, Zeke, Year Of The Cobra, Fetish, Spindrift, IT, Howling Giant, members of High On Fire, Quasi, Holy Grove, Fu Manchu, Witch Mountain, Wild Eyes, as well as Mark Lanegan and Billy Anderson. The artwork was designed by Dave Snider. The album will be released as 2xLP, CD and digital, with pre-order starting this fall on Ripple Music.
Full Tracklist:
Side 1:
01. Mondo Machine – ME 262
02. Great Electric Quest – Flaming Telepaths
03. Cosmo-Daemonic Telegraph Company feat. Mark Lanegan, Nick Oliveri and Sam Coomes – Dominance And Submission
04. Howling Giant feat. Bob Balch – Godzilla
Side 2:
01. Tony Reed (Mos Generator) with Thee Slayer Hippy – Transmaniacon MC
02. IT feat. Andrea Vidal – Wings Wetted Down
03. Mondo Generator with Thee Slayer Hippy – Tattoo Vampire
04. Ape Machine – Veteran Of The Psychic Wars
05. Zeke – Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll
Side 3:
01. War Cloud feat. Janiece Gonzalez – Stairway To The Stars
02. Year Of The Cobra with Thee Slayer Hippy – Fireworks
03. Fetish – 7 Screaming Diz-Busters
04. Spindrift – (Don’t Fear) The Reaper
Project initiator Steve Hanford aka Thee Slayer Hippy lived the rocky road of the rock and roll veteran. As Poison Idea’s drummer and producer, he played on two of the most influential hardcore records: »War All The Time« and »Feel The Darkness«. He also worked as a producer on indie rock projects such as Heatmiser (with Elliot Smith) and punk albums for notable names like The Hard-Ons. Due to some struggles with addiction, Steve found himself in prison on multiple occasions, most recently in 2008 for a seven-year sentence after robbing a Walgreens. While in prison, Steve slowly turned his life around. He got a job in a music program where he started an ongoing creative collaboration with fellow musician and Portland native, Sam Redding. Together they recorded 13 albums of finished music (their own and that of other inmates), before being released in 2016. Not long after getting out, Steve jumped on a tour playing drums in The Skull and was soon after introduced to Ape Machine, which he quickly joined on drums, while working as a producer for Darker Seas. While on the road with Ape Machine, Steve decided he wanted to produce a tribute record to one of his favorite bands, Blue Öyster Cult.
Steve had a vision of building a studio and originally wanted to use funds from the sale of the tribute record to get some gear. The goal was to be able to work in his own studio, producing records for other bands. The idea was to have bands come and record Blue Öyster Cult tribute songs in his fledgling studio (temporarily using borrowed gear from Ian Watts) which he would produce, simultaneously making a name for the studio, his production techniques, and drumming skills. Unfortunately, Steve didn’t make it to see the project through to release due to his suffering a heart attack on May 21st, 2020. Fortunately for music fans though, he had completed most of the recording for the project, leaving Ian Watts to gather the final pieces and mix the record. Steve was an accomplished and respected musician and was able to round up a star-studded cast of bands for the tribute.
With Steve no longer being with us, the proceeds of the record will go to benefit his widowed partner, Kitty Diggins who was left with some financial hardships, including much-needed house repairs.
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well