Supporting Caste

Supporting Caste
Studio album by Propagandhi
Released	March 10, 2009
Recorded	October – November 2008
Studio	The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre	Punk rock
Label	G7 Welcoming Committee, Smallman, Hassle
Producer	Bill Stevenson
Propagandhi chronology
Potemkin City Limits (2005) Supporting Caste (2009) Failed States (2012)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolute Punk	(8.9/10) [1]
AllMusic	[1]
Punknews	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]

Supporting Caste is the fifth full-length album by the punk rock band Propagandhi. It was released on March 10, 2009, by G7 Welcoming Committee Records and Smallman Records in North America,^[4] Hassle Records in the UK and Europe,^[5] and Grand Hotel van Cleef in Germany.^[6]

Recording

Supporting Caste is the first Propagandhi release with second guitarist David "The Beaver" Guillas and the first not released on the band's former longtime label Fat Wreck Chords. It is also the third Propagandhi release on their own label and the first on Smallman Records. The album was recorded at The Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado.^[7]

Release

On January 13, 2009, Supporting Caste was announced for release in two months' time; alongside this, the album's artwork and track listing were posted online.^[8] In February 2009, the band embarked on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.^[9][10] "Dear Coach's Corner" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 2, 2009.^[11] The following week, listeners could receive "Supporting Caste" and "Human(e) Meat" if they donated to one of three charities that the band chose.^[12] In March 2009, they embarked on a series of East Coast shows, which included a performance at the Harvest of Hope Fest. They were mainly supported by Paint It Black, with additional local acts on most shows.^[13][14] In part to stop or impede the leaking of the album, the band set up a page with an option to receive two high-quality songs from the album before release by donating as little as $1 to one of three activist organizations supported by the band. This page also linked to various pre-orders of the album.^[15] The artwork is by the Canadian artist Kent Monkman, entitled "The Triumph of Mischief".^[16] Supporting Caste was posted on the band's Myspace on March 3, 2009, and was released on March 10, 2009.^[17] The album was critically acclaimed and was voted by Punknews users as the best album of 2009.^[18] In April 2009, they went on a short tour of the United Kingdom.^[19] In May and June 2009, they toured the West Coast and Midwest with Bridge and Tunnel and Strike Anywhere.^[20][21] In October 2009, they played a handful of Canadian shows with support from the Rebel Spell.^[22] They closed out the year touring the UK alongside Strike Anywhere and Protest the Hero.^[23]

Track listing

All music is composed by Propagandhi

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Night Letters"	3:53
2.	"Supporting Caste"	4:58
3.	"Tertium Non Datur"	3:17
4.	"Dear Coach's Corner"	4:52
5.	"This Is Your Life"	1:04
6.	"Human(e) Meat (The Flensing of Sandor Katz)"	2:48
7.	"Potemkin City Limits"	3:49
8.	"The Funeral Procession"	4:15
9.	"Without Love"	3:50
10.	"Incalculable Effects"	2:09
11.	"The Banger's Embrace"	2:13
12.	"Last Will & Testament"	15:16
Total length:		52:20

• The song title "Tertium Non Datur" is in Latin, meaning, "There is no third [possibility]", i.e. the Law of excluded middle, though Fallacy of the excluded middle better reflects the lyrics.
• On the CD, the final song ("Last Will & Testament") is followed by several minutes of silence, an excerpt from Black House (at 11:06) and a cover version of Black Widow's "Come to the Sabbat" (at 11:22). On the double LP, the two songs are separate tracks, sequenced normally.

Personnel

Propagandhi Chris Hannah – guitar, vocals Jord Samolesky – drums Todd Kowalski – bass guitar, vocals David Guillas – guitar Artwork From Kent Monkman's painting "The Triumph of Mischief"

Production[24] Bill Stevenson – producer Andrew Berlin – mixing, engineering Jason Livermore – mixing, engineering, mastering Emma Goldman – author H.L. Mencken – author Felipe Patino – editing

Charts

Chart performance for Supporting Caste

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25]	86
US Billboard 200[26]	162
US Top Heatseekers	7
US Top Independent Albums	24

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Propagandhi - Supporting Caste". Punknews.
3. Silveri, Alex (March 9, 2009). "Propagandhi - Supporting Caste (album review)". Sputnikmusic.
4. "SUPPORTING CASTE - MARCH 10TH, 2009!!!!". Propagandhi. January 13, 2009. Archived from the original on January 19, 2009.
   - "G7 Welcoming Committee News". G7 Welcoming Committee Records. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18.
   - "Propagandhi announces release of 'Supporting Caste'". Smallman Records. January 13, 2009.
5. "Propagandhi Supporting Caste CD". Hassle Records.
6. "Propagandhi - Supporting Caste". Shop van Cleef. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
7. "Housewives Interview Propagandhi!". Battle of the Midwestern Houswives. March 3, 2009.
8. Paul, Aubin (January 13, 2009). "Propagandhi announce 'Supporting Caste'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
9. Paul, Aubin (December 4, 2008). "Propagandhi (Australia)". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
10. Paul, Aubin (December 11, 2008). "Propagandhi adds New Zealand dates". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
11. Paul, Aubin (February 2, 2009). "Propagandhi: 'Dear Coach's Corner' (from BBC Radio 1)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
12. Paul, Aubin (February 9, 2009). "Propagandhi offers two advance songs for donations to charity". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
13. Paul, Aubin (December 18, 2008). "Line up for 2009 Harvest of Hope announced". Punknews.org. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
14. Paul, Aubin (January 22, 2009). "Propagandhi / Paint It Black". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
15. "Supporting Caste". Propagandhi.
16. "Propagandhi, Supporting Caste". DOMINIONATED. 2019-03-10. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
17. Paul, Aubin (March 3, 2009). "Propagandhi: 'Supporting Caste'". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
18. "Your Favorite Records of 2009". Punknews.
19. Paul, Aubin (January 14, 2009). "Propagandhi (UK)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
20. Paul, Aubin (March 25, 2009). "Propagandhi / Bridge & Tunnel". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
21. Paul, Aubin (April 3, 2009). "Propagandhi / Strike Anywhere". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
22. Paul, Aubin (August 21, 2009). "Propagandhi / The Rebel Spell (Western Canada)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
23. Paul, Aubin (September 25, 2009). "Propagandhi / Strike Anywhere / Protest The Hero (UK)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
24. "Supporting Caste". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
25. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 226.
26. "Supporting Caste - Propagandhi". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

External links

• Official site
• Album information at G7 Welcoming Committee Records