I don't think anyone preached, J., and I certainly never questioned your punk rock badge of honor. No need to jump down my ethernet hub.
When we originally did this stuff, the band set a very strict 'no edits, no samples' rule. They both knew damn well they couldn't play drums like a pro, and didn't want to pretend like they could. I can understand that. They played a few packed shows around Brooklyn, sold off the couple of hundred CD's they pressed on their own, and then went on to pursue other, much less sloppily played ventures. If nothing else, it was a reaction to over produced, over edited, sample heavy music, and as far as the band was concerned hit the nail on the head. (and it was an excuse to infiltrate a bunch of bed stuy hipster Pratt Institute girls)
That said, I can also understand where you're coming from. However, I'm sure it's tough without any details of the band, its members, the initial intent of the project to understand where I'm coming from.
But if it's not punk rock, what do you call it then?
For those of you tuning the vox - i think it's in D Locrian.