HAILU MERGIA & DAHLAK BAND - Wede Harer Guzo DLP Atmospheric Future releases were at times

Future releases were at times more cerebral or more poppy

melodic and drone-based compositions that morph dramatically

an "out-of-the gate hardcore matinee track" as Thurston Moore would have it

this finely crafted CD/LP finds Majority Rule exceeding all possible expectations of both themselves and the perception of a modern DIY hardcore band

until the nervy guitars of the chorus rip through the song

HAILU MERGIA & DAHLAK BAND - Wede Harer Guzo DLP Atmospheric Future releases were at timesBy 1978, Addis Ababas nightlife was facing challenges. The ruling Derg regime imposed curfews, banning citizens from the streets after midnight until 6am. But that didnt stop some people from dancing and partying thorough the night. Bands would play from evening until daybreak and people would stay at the clubs until curfew was lifted in the morning. One key denizen of Addis musical golden age, Hailu Mergia, was preparing a follow up to his seminal