Canadian
electro label Artoffact Records have announced the release of
recently-discovered Rational Youth live recordings from 1983
containing complete shows from Winnipeg and Ottawa, including
live versions of tracks which were never recorded or released.
The recordings were
found, along with other rare demos, out-takes, and remixes, in a band
member's basement, and over three hours of rare material will be
cleaned, remastered and finally released as
part of a 'Rational Youth Live
+ Archives Collection'.
As part of the
promotion for 'Live 1983...',
Rational Youth has reformed as a five-piece
live act and haveconfirmed two shows in Sweden in 2014. Reunion shows
in Toronto, Montreal, as well as in Norway and Germany are also in
the works.
Tour
Dates:
Gothenburg, Sweden (May 2nd,
2014)
Stockholm, Sweden (May 3rd, 2014)
Rational Youth will
release 'Live 1983 + Magic Box'
as a three-CD set on Artoffact
Records on 5th
November 2013. For
more information on the band, please visit their official website.