The first song of our brand new 7”/cassette ‘ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT’ that will soon be released on Ruin Nation Records and Punx Wi Dubs on vinyl and Prejudice Me on cassette. Many thanks to all involved. Recorded, mixed and produced by Andy Dazzler and mastered by Matt @ M.O.A.
Autonomads formed in 2007 when the tide of gentrification that can be seen today had already begun to engulf the city. Hulme is a district of Manchester that lies just south of the city centre and has a long history. A history of deprivation, demolition, re-development and then deprivation, demolition and re-development and over and over and over. However the most important and relevant part of this districts history is its community (especially today when the government forces are doing all they can to destroy inner city communities). These communities started in the ‘slum’ terrace housing that lived and died before our time and then extended to the squatters and travellers (also before our time) and now teeters on the edge of total envelopment by developers and yuppy flats that look more like tupperware boxes than homes. Over the years a number of us have lived in Hulme and too many of our friends to count have also. This song is our show of love and solidarity with a part of the city that has shaped us and a scream of rage against the gentrifiers.
In the wise words of Iggy ‘ALL ROADS LEAD TO HULME’
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