Artificial Peace – Complete Session November 81 LP

Artificial Peace – Complete Session November 81 LP Ian MacKaye: "Artificial Peace lasted barely a year, but in that short time managed to become a leading band in the early DC hardcore punk scene. Pete Murray had played in the short-lived Red C while Mike Manos, Rob Moss and Steve Polcari were in a band called Assault & Battery. "Towards the end of 1981 they formed A.P. and began playing around town. They were tight, fast, and aggressive, prerequisites for most of the DC bands of the time, but also had a unique sound and surprisingly catchy songs. I loved the band and offered to record them at Inner Ear Studios. "A.P. knocked out their 17 songs in almost no time. I think we recorded, mixed, and sequenced the tape in two or three days and were very happy with the results. Flex Your Head was a compilation documenting the DC punk scene and since A.P were one of the great young bands coming up at that time, we included three songs from their session on the LP. "There never was an oppo