Listen up: CIGAR’s ‘Speed Is Relative’ is back on vinyl—finally!
Alright, listen up. CIGAR’s debut album, Speed Is Relative, is making a comeback! Yeah, you heard that right. This 1999 banger, originally dropped on Theologian Records and produced by Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise, has long been out of print. Well, today it’s finally getting the vinyl treatment it deserves. If you’re into face-melting riffs and sticky melodies, do yourself a favor and grab the FAT vinyl pressing of this classic. It’s available now and will ship out faster than a Rami guitar solo. Speaking of Rami, he shared a little behind-the-scenes magic from the Speed Is Relative recording days:
"I went from jamming Bad Religion, NOFX, and Lagwagon songs in my bedroom to suddenly working with Fletcher Dragge and Darian Rundall in Fletcher’s studio in Redondo Beach. Mind-blowing doesn’t even begin to cover it. I’ll always be grateful for the chance to collaborate with such talented musicians and to get our first album out there under Fletcher’s wing. But here’s the thing: no one warned me about Fletcher’s... unique management style. Let’s just say, if he ever locks you in a bathroom, threatens to punch a hole in the wall, and starts waving around a fire extinguisher to suck all the oxygen out of the room—don’t stick around to see what happens. Just PANIC."