Blake Karlson’s label Chicago Research has had a fairly quiet last 12 months, the highlight of which has been vinyl reissues of Club Music and Rottweiler. Now the label’s main act Civic Center (featuring Karlson on synthesizers) is coming to a close with their second and final LP. Settlements is an amalgamation of all the things that has made the label a revered name across the globe. Noise, electronics, vocals straight from the darkest corners of post-punk. And of course the great art of vocalist Jack Brockman. The 9-track LP is out on Chicago Research as of yesterday.
