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Alter Natives

New remastered versions of all of our recordings coming February 13, 2026 on Richmond Relics Formed in Richmond, Virginia in 1985, the Alte

Good News: You can now preorder all of the 80s studio recordings of the Alter Natives, the Richmond instrumental band I spent that decade writing, recording and playing shows around the world with. Really happy this music is finally coming out again on Electric Cowbell's reissue label, Richmond Relics.

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The Alter Natives. Summer 1987. Median on Belvedere between Cary & Canal Richmond, Virginia. Photo by Naomi Peterson.

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Alter Natives

Outside SST Offices, Summer 1986 Lawndale, Ca, USA

Naomi Petersen Contact Sheet

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Remastered and available for the first time in the 21st century, “Group Therapy”, the critically acclaimed second full-length release by Richmond instrumental group the Alter Natives, is a speedball combination of punk jazz weirdo inspirations for any and all eras.

This edition of the original 1988 SST release on Richmond Relics features all the original tracks with the addition of trio bass, guitar, and drum versions of each composition.

Get this and all the Alter Natives music at: ALTERNATIVES.BANDCAMP.COM

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Remastered and available for the first time in the 21st century, “Group Therapy” is speedball combination of punk jazz weirdo inspirations for any and all eras. This edition of the original 1988 SST release features all the original tracks with the addition of trio bass, guitar, and drum versions of each composition.

Get this and all the Alter Natives music at: ALTERNATIVES.BANDCAMP.COM

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Alter Natives. Richmond, Virginia, USA. 1988. Photo by Naomi Petersen.

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Alter Natives Fall 1985 On Top of the VCU Sculpture Building (RIP) Broad & Shafer Richmond, Virginia, USA.