P.H.F. - PUREST HELL
$10.00 - $40.00
P.H.F. - PUREST HELL
$10.00 - $40.00
P.H.F. is the recording project of Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland, NZ) songwriter and producer Joe Locke. From its origins in Locke’s 2008 bedroom productions, P.H.F. has gone on to collaborate with artists like Clairo, Rew and ARTHUR, toured and recorded globally, and had music released on pioneering vaporwave label Crystal Magic, before settling at its current home, US artist-run label Danger Collective Records. More than a decade in, and with a prolific release schedule encompassing studio albums, remixes, acoustic sessions, and esoteric Soundcloud drops, Locke’s music is difficult to categorise in terms of genre. What does link the bratty punk of Mall-O-Caust (2012), the intimate synth-pop of Soft (2015), and the heavy eclecticism of most recent release New Metal (2020), is a palpable emotional directness. “With P.H.F. I want people that listen to it to feel like they’re being held,” says Locke, “or if you feel like shit, hopefully this makes you feel a little better.” By focusing on the pain, boredom, and joy of the everyday, Locke’s songwriting strikes a difficult balance between the universally familiar and the poignantly personal.
P.H.F’s highly anticipated 2022 LP Purest Hell stands as a love letter to Locke’s close friend and essential collaborator Reuben Samuel Winter (milk, Totems) who passed away in September 2020. Expanding on the genre-bending ambition of New Metal, Locke uses musical experimentation as a way to process grief, incorporating shredding guitar, careening breakbeat chops, and heavy electronics as a way of paying tribute to, and feeling closer to Winter. While tracks like Skincare and A Letter From Purest Hell draw power from a deep and impactful sense of loss, the album is more than just an elegy, but a celebration of life of a beloved friend and musical innovator. Locke rises to the occasion, and with the help of collaborators Fantasyluv, Rew, and fellow 909 Worldwide members 99jakes & Forcefeeded, crafts his strongest and most affecting suite of songs to date.
Track Listing
- THEME SONG
- SPECIAL
- DOLL
- SKINCARE
- BAITER CELL
- TREAT ME
- SABBATH SHIRT (ft. fantasyluv)
- NOTHING AT ALL
- NO1 TRIES (ft. Rew)
- PLAGUE DOGS
- SEMI TRUCK (ft. fantasyluv)
- HELLO MY DESTROYER (ft. 99jakes & forcefeeded)
- A LETTER FROM PUREST HELL
Pressing Information
12" Vinyl (Baby Pink)
-140 gram 12" vinyl
-Limited edition Baby Pink color vinyl
-1st pressing limited to 1,000 copies
-Includes 11X17 lyrics poster
Cassette
-White cassette shell w/ black ink imprint
-Limited to 250
2x 12" Vinyl Bundle - New Metal (Orange) + PUREST HELL (Baby Pink)
New Metal
-1st pressing on 140 gram Translucent Orange vinyl
PUREST HELL
-140 gram 12" Baby Pink color vinyl
-1st pressing limited to 1,000 copies
-Includes 11X17 lyrics poster
2x 12" Vinyl Bundle - New Metal (White) + PUREST HELL (Baby Pink)
New Metal
-1st pressing on 140 gram Opaque White vinyl
PUREST HELL
-140 gram 12" Baby Pink color vinyl
-1st pressing limited to 1,000 copies
-Includes 11X17 lyrics poster
3x 12" Vinyl Bundle - Anthology (Red) + New Metal (White) + PUREST HELL (Baby Pink)
Anthology
-1st pressing on Translucent Red 140 gram vinyl
-Double-sided foldable insert
-Includes a bonus holographic Anthology sticker by P.H.F.
New Metal
-1st pressing on 140 gram Opaque White vinyl
PUREST HELL
-140 gram 12" Baby Pink color vinyl
-1st pressing limited to 1,000 copies
-Includes 11X17 lyrics poster
