message to our bandcamp subscribers, June 8th 2021:
A DOUBLE THROWBACK SUB-RELEASE
jdgfdf + BAEN-olithic
jdgfdf has been regarded as a fav EP over the years and held up as a rep of our definitive sound. 808+VOX+DRM . Had to keep this safe with y'all.
As for BAEN-olithic... this refurbished throwback is the combination of BAEN, Bipolarfairy and Neolithic (except one song left behind on Neolithic with intent to re-record for a near-future studio album)
"The bane of Bae = Baen, the last trim off 4ourIVer as we prepare for it's release. But do not consider this a random assortment of B-sides. Baen's tracks all contain the very same signature struggle with ego, identity, and belonging. This leaves the victorious material to our fourth self-titled album; 4ourIVer drops in less than a week on 1/1/2017. "
-Vantana Row (about BAEN, December 29, 2016)
"We really didn't think Neolithic was going to be anything. We thought it was going to be super b-side whateverness, but it surprised us with how good it feels." -Volly (about Neolithic, March 6, 2017)
"This is the first album recorded with van-drums (two-piece kit recorded in the van). The van-drum sound hasn't refined much at this point, but Neolithic was the necessary platform for experimenting with it." -Jamey (about Neolithic, March 6, 2017)
"This album is based on real shit, people get sexually assaulted regularly and sometimes they don't recover. If you ever need a friend to talk to, you can hit us up on instagram. @vantanarow If you're hurting please don't hurt alone. Rest In Power Moose" -Volly (about Bipolarfairy, November 21, 2018)
BAEN-olithic is currently sent exclusively to Instagram music, TikTok, and y'alls subscriber-collection here on Bandcamp
BUT
Wouldn't it be random if in 2023 or something, we just refilmed new music videos for all these songs, manufactured an XCD (fictional new music medium made available in 2022) and toured on only BAEN-olithic songs (with some requested oldies). ? Like tf did u come up with that idea? Just sounded fun..... And honestly, I think anyone would agree: we have enough songs that, doing this would be as refreshing as it would be unexpected.
This album is dedicated to Moose aka bipolarfairy - we miss u
Vantana Row is an American Cybergrind duo, posted in SF Weekly, East Bay Express, and WorldStarHipHop for their gimmicky drive-by performances and living in their van. That's pretty much it