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Drawn from a collective obsession with fringe philosophy and post-new-age consciousness, Self Initiation evokes the moods & spaces of 4AD’s early roster (Swans, Dead Can Dance, Cocteau Twins), with a nod to contemporaries The Soft Moon, Factory Floor & Portishead’s ‘Third’. Thick pulsing rhythms erupt into glorious, cascading conclusion; from narcissistic rants, to sickly crooned anthems; from the outer regions of reality to the depths of the subconscious, a white shadow emerging from the process: ASCETIC. .

Formed in late 2008, Ascetic Parade all came together with different musical tastes and backgrounds and they're hoping that things come out as listenable. A mix of NC indie rock, PA pop-punk and USA rock and roll, they are hard at work on their debut album for Death to False Hope records. .