{"title":"VR Sex","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"b-vr-sex-b-br-i-traffic-jam-clear-pink-vinyl-i","title":"VR Sex - Traffic Jam [Clear Pink Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormat \/ \u003cstrong\u003eLP Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eReleased \/ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCatalog \/ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBarcode \/ \u003cstrong\u003e638126003522\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eArtist \/ \u003cstrong\u003eVR Sex\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLabel \/ \u003cstrong\u003eDais Records\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGenre \/ \u003cstrong\u003ePop \/ Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Secretly Canadian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14182673186877,"sku":"POP-638126003522","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/4550\/products\/2414cb134e17d38444543b04c8411b02.png?v=1557454462"},{"product_id":"vr-sex-human-traffic-jam-13618609","title":"VR Sex - Human Traffic Jam on Dais Records","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVINYL CONDITION: VG+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOVER CONDITION: VG+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTES: 2019 pressing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecords are graded using the Goldmine system, shown below for reference:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSealed\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJacket sealed in shrink wrap or other original packaging. The vinyl in this case is sold as-is or not graded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eNM (Near Mint)\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNo visible defects. No writing, stickers, spindle marks, or any other imperfections on label. Appears unplayed and unhandled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVG++\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: May have some light wear including sleeve scuffs or other superficial marks that will not affect play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVG+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Will have some light wear that may include sleeve scuffs, very light scratches, or other superficial marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Similar imperfections to a VG+ record, but they're either more pronounced, or there is a higher number of imperfections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVG-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Many light scratches or scuffs. Any record with an isolated defect such as a single scratch that can be felt with a fingernail will have a VG- grade or lower. The record will not skip but some noise is expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Many imperfections, including but not limited to scratches that can be felt with a fingernail. A lot of background noise, clicks, and pops should be expected with this grade.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40725144076349,"sku":"PLAID422275","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1487\/4550\/files\/MBL_0364_b6198128-1484-46c3-8c9f-93d2a71eef57.jpg?v=1709734277"},{"product_id":"vr-sex-hard-copy-black-clear-vinyl","title":"VR Sex - Hard Copy [Black \u0026 Clear Vinyl]","description":"\u003ctable cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\" width=\"580\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr title=\"START VR SEX Hard Copy\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"10\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\u003cimg data-bit=\"iit\" class=\"CToWUd\" border=\"0\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NbNE0Ovw_mQ0XzNKpInhU6fctdy0zLjOnWNpFsecl4LWOCK1k2WDAJ-h7rcfMBdF5wt3wApacfxez0s7adHBUZfcrNBOUZSmHVz4EQ14MI=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/scjag.com\/mailingassets\/_resources\/scd_spacer.gif\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"380\" valign=\"top\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eVR SEX\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard Copy\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease date: March 22nd 2024\u003cbr\u003eFormat: CD \/ LP \/ Black in Clear Vinyl LP-C1\u003cbr\u003eCatalog number: DAIS224\u003cbr\u003eLabel: DAIS Records\u003cbr\u003eUPC: 683950557048 \/ 683950557086 \/\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003e683950557109\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrice:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$8.50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$13.50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\/\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$14.50\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing 2022's Rough Dimension LP, Noel Skum – aka Andrew Clinco of Drab Majesty – made the radical leap of expanding his psychedelic post-punk vehicle VR SEX into a fully collaborative five-piece band. To christen the new group's camaraderie, they booked a block of studio time in Glassell Park, swapped skeletal iPhone demos, and \"did that classic thing of a band making the exact record they want without any interference.\" Working 12-hour days, they banged out the basics in a week, then tracked the rest over a month, fine-tuning it with flourishes, FX, and amplifier experiments. Hard Copy is the result – 10 tracks of sneering psychedelic punk streaked with Chrome-damaged freak-outs and snotty power pop harmonies chronicling sex doll love affairs and glue-sniffing fatales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMixed by guitarist Mike Kriebel – an accomplished engineer with dozens of credits across the punk, goth, and garage underground – the album is dense, rich, and spatial, spurred by Clinco's muse of \"reckless abandon.\" Shadows of Chrome, Stickmen With Rayguns, Japanese psych, and loud-quiet-loud grunge anthems flicker here and there, but ultimately VR SEX's mode is more sardonic and saturated, oscillating between ripped leather riffing and space echo meltdowns. Banning plug-ins was a mission statement, with most instruments tracked direct into the board, then guitars added via a daisy chain of amplifiers, panned and mixed and matched for maximum intoxication: \"My goal is always to load up every take with as much sound as possible in one pass.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyrically, the record revisits the project's perennial fascinations: twisted lust, cheap thrills, dirty money, doomed delinquents, and ruined romance amid the creeps and cracked dreamers of gritty city voids. 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