Jazz Articles about Operation ID

Operation ID: Legs

by Dave Wayne
August 6, 2012

The cover art for Operation ID's debut CD recalls the work of Raymond Pettibon. whose indelible images burst forth from the covers of LPs by Black Flag, Minutemen, and Saccharine Trust on the iconoclastic SST label, back in the 1980s. Though it's directed toward a different end result, the music on Legs has a relentless energy and DIY attitude that's allied to the SST ethos. These are guys who will do anything to get their music across, and while they ...