Decliner – Cut Rate on Texture Records

Texture Records continues its run of quality releases with “Cut Rate” from Decliner: 8 tracks of indie dance. Spanning 67–130 BPM across its 8 tracks, this release gives DJs flexible tempo options for different set moments.

Cut Rate – Indie Dance Release Details

Behind the Indie Dance : Release Notes

Cut Rate is the debut LP from Detroit-based techno punk band Decliner. Written and recorded over the span of several years, the music reveals a sludgier, darker, and more industrial sound, representing a marked departure from their raw and thrashy roots. Cut Rate is an album that lives at the edge of potential… a fever-dream where danger, uncertainty, and reckless hope collide. With dark humor, underdog grit, and flashes of raw beauty, it moves like someone risking everything – bravely, boldly, sometimes foolishly. Intimate yet volatile, Cut Rate balances vulnerability and strength, chaos and tenderness. It unfolds like a roll of the dice, a shot in the dark, a chance that you can’t walk away from. Produced by Steven Stavropoulos, the record delivers hellish, intricately designed soundscapes that establish the bedrock of each track. Tim Barrett’s guitar adds a dense layer of emotion throughout, elevating the music and further establishing the record’s stylistic ambiguity. Rob Luzynski’s vocals are at once tortured, brazen, and ridiculous, an anti-hero winking at the abyss, telling stories that no one should live by but that we all may learn from.

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Tracklist – 67–130 BPM

1. Decliner – $5.99 Special Original Mix

   Indie Dance | 90 BPM | D Major | 4:45

2. Decliner – Roulette Original Mix

   Indie Dance | 98 BPM | E Major | 5:08

3. Decliner – Pull Tabs Original Mix

   Indie Dance | 127 BPM | B Major | 3:50

4. Decliner – Capsized Original Mix

   Indie Dance | 130 BPM | G Major | 6:13

5. Decliner – Lighter Than a Breath Original Mix

   Indie Dance | 67 BPM | Db Minor | 4:32

6. Decliner – Slipped Gear Original Mix

   Indie Dance | 110 BPM | E Major | 4:24

7. Decliner – Honky Tonk Boy Original Mix

   Indie Dance | 88 BPM | A Major | 4:23

8. Decliner – Dead End Original Mix

   Indie Dance | 117 BPM | Gb Minor | 2:50