“As an aural document, it's kinetic and crackling, a live recording that captures the excitement of a concert. As a complete piece, it says something powerful; it's a call to arms for old punks, unrepentant artists, and assorted freaks, all pushing against the tides of modern life.” – Pitchfork. In July 2015, with the help of 75 die-hard mekons fans, MEKONCEPTION took place at the Jalopy Theater in Red Hook, Brooklyn, an event dedicated to creating a new record in real time around a single microphone. “Why should a record take more time to record than it does to listen to?” was the concept. Born were twelve brand new mekons songs, created live in one take – part album, part performance art, part art-ifact, all mekons. Originally released as a highly limited edition book and CD only available through the band and long sold out, due to popular demand Bloodshot Records is proud to have a hand in releasing the stand- alone CD component from this historic mekons event.
