On September 25 Extasy Records International will release the label debut from Abandoned Pools entitled Humanistic. This stunning album is Tommy Walter’s first project after departing the influential band, eels, where he was an original member.

Humanistic is co-produced by Walter and the Boston–based team of Paul Q Kolderie and Sean Slade (Hole, Radiohead) and mixed by Chris Lord Alge (Green Day, Replacements). Walter, a multi-talented instrumentalist, plays the majority of instruments on the album. Josh Freese (A Perfect Circle, The Vandals) added drums while Frente’s Angie Hart sings back-up on several tracks.

Extasy Records International was formed in Los Angeles in 2000 by theJapanese artist, producer, label owner, composer and writer Yoshiki.Extasy Records-Japan was started in 1986 and became Japan's larges tindependent record company. Yoshiki's band, X-Japan, was Japan's most successful rock band in history when it disbanded in 1995. Yoshiki has produced, written and played on cds whose sales have passed 55 million units. Extasy Records International is distributed in North America by Warner Bros. Records.

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