Supporting Caste

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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.midwesternhousewives.com/2009/03/03/housewives-interview-propagandhi/ |title=Housewives Interview Propagandhi! |date=March 3, 2009 |website=Battle of the Midwestern Houswives}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/31910/propagandhi-announce-supporting-caste|title=Propagandhi announce 'Supporting Caste'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=January 13, 2009|access-date=October 2, 2022}} In February 2009, the band embarked on a tour of Australia and New Zealand.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/31496/tours-propagandhi-australia|title=Propagandhi (Australia)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=December 4, 2008|access-date=June 20, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/31590/tours-propagandhi-adds-new-zealand-dates|title=Propagandhi adds New Zealand dates|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=December 11, 2008|access-date=June 20, 2022}} "Dear Coach's Corner" premiered on BBC Radio 1 on February 2, 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/32175/media-propagandhi-dear-coachs-corner-from-bbc-radio-1|title=Propagandhi: 'Dear Coach's Corner' (from BBC Radio 1)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=February 2, 2009|access-date=October 3, 2022}} The following week, listeners could receive "Supporting Caste" and "Human(e) Meat" if they donated to one of three charities that the band chose.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/32269/propagandhi-offers-two-advance-songs-for-donations-to-charity|title=Propagandhi offers two advance songs for donations to charity|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=February 9, 2009|access-date=October 3, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/31667/line-up-for-2009-harvest-of-hope-announced|title=Line up for 2009 Harvest of Hope announced|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=December 18, 2008|access-date=June 20, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/32038/tours-propagandhi-paint-it-black|title=Propagandhi / Paint It Black|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=January 22, 2009|access-date=October 3, 2022}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://propagandhi.com/music/supporting-caste|title = Supporting Caste|publisher=Propagandhi}} The artwork is by the Canadian artist Kent Monkman, entitled "The Triumph of Mischief".{{Cite web |date=March 10, 2019 |title=Propagandhi, Supporting Caste |url=https://dominionated.ca/reviews/albums/propagandhi-supporting-caste/ |access-date=July 20, 2022 |website=DOMINIONATED |language=en-CA |last1=Parent |first1=Geoff }} Supporting Caste was posted on the band's Myspace on March 3, 2009, and was released on March 10, 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/32558/media-propagandhi-supporting-caste|title=Propagandhi: 'Supporting Caste'|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=March 3, 2009|access-date=October 3, 2022}} The album was critically acclaimed and was voted by Punknews users as the best album of 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.punknews.org/article/36524|title = Your Favorite Records of 2009|website=Punknews| date=January 2010 }} In April 2009, they went on a short tour of the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/31933/tours-propagandhi-uk|title=Propagandhi (UK)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=January 14, 2009|access-date=October 2, 2022}} In May and June 2009, they toured the West Coast and Midwest with Bridge and Tunnel and Strike Anywhere.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/32842/tours-propagandhi-bridge-and-tunnel|title=Propagandhi / Bridge & Tunnel|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=March 25, 2009|access-date=October 4, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/32952/tours-propagandhi-strike-anywhere|title=Propagandhi / Strike Anywhere|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=April 3, 2009|access-date=October 4, 2022}} In October 2009, they played a handful of Canadian shows with support from the Rebel Spell.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/34893/tours-propagandhi-the-rebel-spell-western-canada|title=Propagandhi / The Rebel Spell (Western Canada)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=August 21, 2009|access-date=October 10, 2022}} They closed out the year touring the UK alongside Strike Anywhere and Protest the Hero.{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/35337/tours-propagandhi-strike-anywhere-protest-the-hero-uk|title=Propagandhi / Strike Anywhere / Protest The Hero (UK)|publisher=Punknews.org|author=Paul, Aubin|date=September 25, 2009|access-date=October 12, 2022}}

{{Track listing

| total_length = 52:20

| all_music = Propagandhi

| title1 = Night Letters

| length1 = 3:53

| title2 = Supporting Caste

| length2 = 4:58

| title3 = Tertium Non Datur

| length3 = 3:17

| title4 = Dear Coach's Corner

| length4 = 4:52

| title5 = This Is Your Life

| length5 = 1:04

| title6 = Human(e) Meat (The Flensing of Sandor Katz)

| length6 = 2:48

| title7 = Potemkin City Limits

| length7 = 3:49

| title8 = The Funeral Procession

| length8 = 4:15

| title9 = Without Love

| length9 = 3:50

| title10 = Incalculable Effects

| length10 = 2:09

| title11 = The Banger's Embrace

| length11 = 2:13

| title12 = Last Will & Testament

| length12 = 15:16

}}

• 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.

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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"

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Production{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/supporting-caste-mw0000812194/credits |title=Supporting Caste |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 2, 2017}}

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

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{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.propagandhi.com/records/ Official band website]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090119124322/http://www.g7welcomingcommittee.com/discography/g7058.php Album information at G7 Welcoming Committee Records]

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