NIGHT BIRDS will be on WFMU tomorrow, Saturday November 2nd at 5:00pm (EST). This will be NIGHT BIRDS' last live performance of the year, so tune in and check it out! The set will be followed by an interview. You can check out the full info at http://wfmu.org/tt/
DAMAGED CITY FEST 2014 has been officially announced! The fest will take place once again in WASHINGTON DC next April. First round of announced bands include INFEST, BOSTON STRANGLER, RIVAL MOB, BLOODKROW BUTCHER, COKE BUST, CULO, VIOLENT REACTION, BARGE, MERCY KILLINGS, POST TEENS, CLEAR, and More! There will be a few more to be announced, so check out the Facebook Event and stay tuned!
Now let's just get right down to this update ....
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WHAT'S NEW FOR 11/1/2013:
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Finally grabbed some of the brand new HOAX LP, I'm sure I don't
have to tell you about it you just know you need it ... possibly the
best packaged LP of the year, HOAX definitely outdid themselves on this
release.
Scored copies of the brand new RADIOACTIVITY LP, which if you weren't familiar, features some guys from a band called THE MARKED MEN playing some tunes that sound a lot like THE MARKED MEN, and while I'm sure that's a cop out description, if you like THE MARKED MEN then you will like this! Also from Dirtnap grabbed a few copies of the new BAD SPORTS LP and new MIND SPIDERS LP!
Picked up the newest from my wonderful neighbor to the south, SORRY STATE RECORDS, including the RULETA RUSA LP, JOINT D≠ new LP, and THE #1's single which is awesome (all of these are actually great, I just am listening to the #1's single as I type this). Also grabbed a couple of reissues courtesy of No Idea - the CLEVELAND BOUND DEATH SENTENCE LP and the devastating THE SWARM "Parasitic Skies," now on LP format.
A few more titles of note include the TENEMENT / SCREAMING FEMALES split 7", SPINE / THE REPOS split 7" (which is already sold out of first pressing from the label, i have a SMALL number of copies available), HARD SKIN new 7", and some rad demos from the likes of GENOCIDE PACT, NANCY, SMARTSAM UTLOSNING, and more! Full list is below, and don't forget about the killer records from last week's update as well; THE IMPALERS LP, new OBLITERATION 7", two VAASKA split 7"s, and GENERACION SUICIDA LP/CS, to name a few.
That's all for now, thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
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STORE: www.gravemistakerecords.com/
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Scored copies of the brand new RADIOACTIVITY LP, which if you weren't familiar, features some guys from a band called THE MARKED MEN playing some tunes that sound a lot like THE MARKED MEN, and while I'm sure that's a cop out description, if you like THE MARKED MEN then you will like this! Also from Dirtnap grabbed a few copies of the new BAD SPORTS LP and new MIND SPIDERS LP!
Picked up the newest from my wonderful neighbor to the south, SORRY STATE RECORDS, including the RULETA RUSA LP, JOINT D≠ new LP, and THE #1's single which is awesome (all of these are actually great, I just am listening to the #1's single as I type this). Also grabbed a couple of reissues courtesy of No Idea - the CLEVELAND BOUND DEATH SENTENCE LP and the devastating THE SWARM "Parasitic Skies," now on LP format.
A few more titles of note include the TENEMENT / SCREAMING FEMALES split 7", SPINE / THE REPOS split 7" (which is already sold out of first pressing from the label, i have a SMALL number of copies available), HARD SKIN new 7", and some rad demos from the likes of GENOCIDE PACT, NANCY, SMARTSAM UTLOSNING, and more! Full list is below, and don't forget about the killer records from last week's update as well; THE IMPALERS LP, new OBLITERATION 7", two VAASKA split 7"s, and GENERACION SUICIDA LP/CS, to name a few.
That's all for now, thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
Alex / GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS
SITE: www.gravemistakerecords.com
STORE: www.gravemistakerecords.com/
BANDCAMP: gravemistakerecords.bandcamp.
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/
TUMBLR: gravemistakerecords.tumblr.
TWITTER: www.twitter.com/
NEW WEBSTORE TITLES FOR 11.01.13:
HOAX "S/T" LP (HOAX)
"After a slew of well-regarded EPs, here's the debut LP from Hoax. Given the meticulous presentation of their singles, it's unsurprising that the band have taken the utmost care with every aspect of this record. It's an LP in every sense of the word... fully-realized, subtly expanding their sound while giving you everything you want from a Hoax record. The recording is also probably the band's most powerful. Throw in some amazingly complex packaging, including numerous full-sized poster inserts by some of the best and most famous artists in punk, and you have a serious contender for LP of the year. If you have any interest in Hoax at all, then I highly suggest picking up this LP. " - sorrystaterecords.com
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6294
RADIOACTIVITY "S/T" LP (DIRTNAP)
Radioactivity is a continuation of The Novice, Jeff Burke's band while living in Japan. Jeff has since moved back to Texas, and out of respect to the Japanese lineup of the band, has changed the name to Radioactivity. Some of these songs are re-purposed Novice tracks, while others are brand new. Jeff is one of the most distinctive songwriters in the punk rock underground, and these songs will sound instantly familiar to any fans of The Marked Men or Potential Johns. Band members include Jeff Burke, Mark Ryan, and Gregory Rutherford, whose credits read like an all-star lineup of Texas punk and garage rock royalty, including members of The Marked Men, Mind Spiders, Bad Sports, Wax Museums, The Reds, VIDEO, and The Novice.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6293
BAD SPORTS "BRAS" LP (DIRTNAP)
Produced by the Marked Men's Mark Ryan and Jeff Burke, Bras is a major departure from the '77 pop/punk feel of 2011's terrific Kings of the Weekend. This time the band brings a tougher, harder-edged sound and takes on a wider variety of musical styles. While still very much in the classic vein of Texan garage/punk, Bad Sports are also bringing to mind the heyday of New York City punk. With hints of Dead Boys snarl, Dictators thump, and even some artier Lou Reed/Television leanings, this record finds the trio refining its songwriting chops and rocking harder than ever. The album's got a little bit of everything - from booming Cheap Trick style power pop to straight-up catchy garage punk to grimy proto-punk not far removed from Orville's other band OBN IIIs. And while Bras builds on the foundation of previous records, quite frankly it blows away anything else the band has done to date. Scorching tracks like "Washed Up" and "Race To The Bottom" beg to be played at obnoxiously loud volumes, while "Nothing In This World" might be the best pop song you hear this year. Elsewhere, "Get You" and "Terrible Place" manage to satisfy the fan base even as they push the band's sound to the next level. Lots of bands pay lip service to the idea of duplicating the energy of their live shows on record. Bad Sports have gone out and done it! Turn it up!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6292
MIND SPIDERS "INHUMANISTIC" LP (DIRTNAP)
Mind Spiders are back with their 3rd album in 3 years! Featuring a streamlined lineup of Mark Ryan on vox/guitar/synth, Mike Throneberry on drums, Daniel Fried on bass, Peter Salisbury on synth, Inhumanistic finds the band going in a slightly more stripped down direction than previous efforts. The album was written while messing around with different drum machines, and while there is live drumming as well, drum machines play a prominent role as well, which is partly why the record is called Inhumanistic. The recording is very tight, direct, and almost claustrophobic. Influences for this record include Devo's Freedom Of Choice, Wall Of Voodoo and old horror movies (the songs Electric Things is about the movie From Beyond, for example. Inhumantistic is Mind Spiders catchiest, most direct and rockin' (although they also slow it down a couple times, to great affect!) release yet! We've been cranking out Mark Ryan related releases for almost a decade now, and have no plans to slow down anytime soon!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6291
RULETA RUSA "NO AQUI ES" LP (SORRY STATE)
Debut 12" from this San Francisco punk band that first caught my ear on their split 7" with Mexico's Los Monjo. Like Los Monjo (and like singer Jose's old band, Peligro Social), Ruleta Rusa take the big, anthemic riffs of old Spanish punk like Eskorbuto and inject them with the wild energy of 80s US hardcore, sealing the deal with a sprinkling of infectious, rocked-out lead guitar. Whether they're bashing out an upbeat singalong like "La Ley" or a darker, more downbeat song like the title track, Ruleta Rusa fill every moment with maximum power and energy. Recommended for punks who like punk.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6289
JOINT D "SATAN IS REAL AGAIN, AGAIN" LP (SORRY STATE)
The new album from North Carolina's Joint D≠. This time around you can expect the same virtuosic punk you got on their first record, but a better recording (courtesy of Ryan Bell from Bukkake Boys) and a particularly impressive vocal performance from Nick means the intensity level is dialed up several notches. Few other modern punk bands can so successfully combine the fury of raw hardcore and the subtle melodies of more progressive punk bands, but Joint D≠ have done it again.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6290
SWARM, THE "PARASITIC SKIES" LP (NO IDEA)
"Take LEFT FOR DEAD and ACRID and put them in a dependable blender. Set on "Frappe". Total hardcore destruction! Straight Edge Power Violence for the whole family!" THE SWARM is a raging maelstrom of total hardcore destruction! Straight Edge Power Violence for the whole family! Formed from the ashes of LEFT FOR DEAD and ACRID, Chis Colohan (vocals) continued on with RUINATION, CURSED, and now BURNING LOVE.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6288
CLEVELAND BOUND DEATH SENTENCE "S/T" LP (NO IDEA)
"Bands are like romances: when you first get together you don’t know if it will last years or just one night. What seems like a great prospect may prove to be a total disaster, and what begins as a messy mistake may end up with a mortgage and kids.That was the scene in the summer of ’97 when I called up Paddy to see if he’d be interested in starting something new. A mutual fondness had developed between us on trips I’d done with his band, Dillinger Four. I’d roadied for them and played in a band they were touring with. But Paddy and I hadn’t made music together—yet. Cleveland Bound Death Sentence was plagued by annoying tags like “recording project” or “supergroup” right out the gate. Sure, all the members carried baggage as well as influences from the people we’d been with before (among them: Pinhead Gunpowder, Oswald Armageddon, and the Salteens). But why dwell in the past—or predict what might come from a fresh start? CBDS began organically, with songs and friends, like everything good does, and we took it from there. Paddy was borrowed and I was blue, so we brought in Spitball (old) and Emily (new). The songs were the same mix: some that had been kicking around for years and others we pulled out of thin air. We sweated and screamed every night in the basement, and Spitball recorded it all on his broken 8-track. When we were done, THD Records offered to release the results as a 7”. We split up and went our separate ways, but the next spring we were making noise again, and THD released a second EP.What it might have led to, I can’t say. Perhaps our passion was spent, or maybe another reunion was imminent. Before we had a chance, Spitball was sent up the river on a Federal drug charge. Calling his studio “the Methlab” might have been a bad idea after all. He’s been in prison ever since—eleven years! Lookout Records released a posthumous Cleveland Bound Death Sentence CD, but it soon went out of print, as did the original 7”s. Now finally the band’s complete recordings will be available again— on vinyl, and on No Idea, where they belong. Hopefully in a few years CBDS will be playing again. In the meantime, Spitball sits in the pen with a radio tuned to the college station a hundred miles away. Every once in a while a familiar song comes on. “Hey guys,” he says, “that’s my band!” Thanks for listening." —Aaron Cometbus
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6287
SPINE / THE REPOS - SPLIT 7" (BAD TEETH)
It's finally here. Straight from the Kansas City Barbecue Society is SPINE on the A side, Chicago legends from the nuthouse THE REPOS on Side B. This is the record of the summer you've all been waiting for...both bands bust out some of their best material on this slab and it fucking kills. Not your average boring split record with a few minutes of throwaway material that didn't make it onto a better album. This is an album in itself and you need it.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6284
HARD SKIN "WE ARE THE WANKERS" 7" (1234 GO)
A fresh bit of dross and a some old toss from the UK's number one band! Featuring "We Are The Wankers", "Two Bob Cunt" (previously unheard alternate version) and "Fuck It" (previously unreleased). Oi! Oi!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6286
THE #1's "SHARON" 7" (SORRY STATE)
Second single from Dublin, Ireland's mighty The #1s. Power-pop is a genre plagued by weak bar bands trying to cross-market their shlock to punks and/or hacks who couldn't write a great hook to save their lives, but The #1s pull off the near-impossible feat of combining explosive punk energy with the catchiest choruses this side of your local golden oldies radio station. You could file this next to your Protex, Undertones, and Exploding Hearts records (yes, it really is that good), but why file it at all when you could just let this glorious slice of pop perfection live on your turntable for the foreseeable future?
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6285
TENEMENT / SCREAMING FEMALES - SPLIT 7" (RECESS)
We met Screamales a long time ago during their first trip to California. When they recall the story it's just me watching them play while all the other show attendees were outside bbq'ing. I'm pretty sure there were others watching them but I wouldn't know. I ate a special cookie that day and was zoning in on how many pedals the guitar player was setting up. Every time I see that happening with a band, whom I don't know, I always think "Ok they're gonna suck". But the cookie kept me inside waiting for them to play. Half positivity, half too fuckin freaked to go outside where anything could happen. Then the band just exploded into their set. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor, wipe tears off my face,and ask myself tons of questions before I realized what was going on. Tenement's "Napalm Dream" album is on heavy rotation here at Recess. I hate using other bands as references but I wouldn't be going out on a limb if I said that if you like Superchunk you will not hate this. But I won't say that. If I do Stevo will call me out on Punknews or something. If this is considered "pop-punk" then you are all in luck. You no longer have to listen to our contemporaries shovel out the watered down red punch that's nothing better than a 5000 times xeroxed Blink 182. Go ahead and purge! Your hair was in the toilet...DISGUSTING! Feel better? Ok. There's no pretentiousness with this band. The real deal is here. It's your choice to climb aboard or not. You will no longer have an itch to vomit in the back of your mind no more. Sadly enough if Tenement goes to a city like say, LA, I'll have fingers leftover when counting the people who'd care. Is that Tenement's fault? Hell no! That is a big compliment in my book. If Wisconsin was already a great state, Tenement make it even better! Sorry for the geography, but it will make you buy this record right? " -Todd C.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6283
NUTS ZINE - ISSUE #12
Second NYC-centric newsprint blast from the continually excellent NUTS! fanzine. This new issue features exclusive interviews with PHARMAKON, DAWN OF HUMANS, and NOMAD. You also get "NY Rippers '79 punk special" with Spoiler/Omegas, reviews, full page spreads from several NYC artists, and quite possibly the best of all, a full-size poster of Emil from DAWN OF HUMANS. NUTS! #12 might just be the best one yet!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6277
GENOCIDE PACT - DEMO TAPE
A bushel of discontent slammed into a slow cooker and reduced to a grimy ooze of repulsive beats and rhythms only before seen in the paradise that is riff hell. Four tracks of tardy-inspired death metal from DC. 100 cassettes on Malokul. Vinyl pressing in the works for their winter tour.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6282
SMARTSAM UTLOSNING - DEMO TAPE
The SMÄRTSAM UTLÖSNING demo is an international effort from members of Uppsala, Sweden's Agent Attitude and two members of DC's Coke Bust. These five songs pay homage to the members' favorite past and present Swedish d-beat hardcore bands a la Herätys, Totalitär, Dismachine and Mob47 while still maintaining its own flavor. Recorded live in a practice room with a couple of mics, th production is raw in a way that compliments the syle and brings out the intensity. The demo includes a double-sided lyric insert for English-speakers who cannot read the Swedish text. The creepy, desolate lyrics were too good not to translate.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6281
NANCY - DEMO TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
Here's eight super amazing bangers by NY's NANCY. These are a few dudes who have great taste in music and it shows through this tape. This tape is, should we say...perfect? If catchy isn't the word, I don't know what is because these lyrics and tunes will be on repeat in your head all day. Lets simply say there is some influence from THE JABBERS here. If I didn't know they were from here and now, I'd believe this was a re-issue of some old '77 group. It can't be stressed enough, G E T T H I S.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6280
THUMBSUCKERS "BABY IM JUST A THUMBSUCKER" TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
Some new hardcore punk from the ChiZona. Six tracks that are short and upbeat. Buzzy and hollow guitar tone, slightly melodic, fucking crazy. Check these bubuppis out!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6278
BOX HUNDREDS - DEMO TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
This is a little off radar compared to the rest of our releases, but that don't mean shit. BOX HUNDREDS from Albany, NY play a style of music highly influenced by shoegaze. They kind of remind me of WEED HOUNDS, but longer songs and cool freakouts. Even though this is a demo, the recordings are solid. Make this the new soundtrack to your next zine making project or trip out with your lover.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6279
RESTOCKS 11.01.13:
CAREER SUICIDE - CHERRY BEACH 7"
QUANGO - FATALITY 7"
PSYCHED TO DIE - SCATTER BRAINED 7"
SPINE - SUBHUMAN 7"
TWERPS - BLOODSPIT BOYS 7"
IRON LUNG - WHITE GLOVE TEST LP
QUEERS, THE - DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT LP
V/A - SOMEONE GOT THEIR HEAD KICKED IN LP
YOUTH BRIGADE - SOUND AND FURY LP
ATTITUDE ERA - DEMO TAPE
DOWN AND OUT ZINE - ISSUE #26
HOAX "S/T" LP (HOAX)
"After a slew of well-regarded EPs, here's the debut LP from Hoax. Given the meticulous presentation of their singles, it's unsurprising that the band have taken the utmost care with every aspect of this record. It's an LP in every sense of the word... fully-realized, subtly expanding their sound while giving you everything you want from a Hoax record. The recording is also probably the band's most powerful. Throw in some amazingly complex packaging, including numerous full-sized poster inserts by some of the best and most famous artists in punk, and you have a serious contender for LP of the year. If you have any interest in Hoax at all, then I highly suggest picking up this LP. " - sorrystaterecords.com
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6294
RADIOACTIVITY "S/T" LP (DIRTNAP)
Radioactivity is a continuation of The Novice, Jeff Burke's band while living in Japan. Jeff has since moved back to Texas, and out of respect to the Japanese lineup of the band, has changed the name to Radioactivity. Some of these songs are re-purposed Novice tracks, while others are brand new. Jeff is one of the most distinctive songwriters in the punk rock underground, and these songs will sound instantly familiar to any fans of The Marked Men or Potential Johns. Band members include Jeff Burke, Mark Ryan, and Gregory Rutherford, whose credits read like an all-star lineup of Texas punk and garage rock royalty, including members of The Marked Men, Mind Spiders, Bad Sports, Wax Museums, The Reds, VIDEO, and The Novice.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6293
BAD SPORTS "BRAS" LP (DIRTNAP)
Produced by the Marked Men's Mark Ryan and Jeff Burke, Bras is a major departure from the '77 pop/punk feel of 2011's terrific Kings of the Weekend. This time the band brings a tougher, harder-edged sound and takes on a wider variety of musical styles. While still very much in the classic vein of Texan garage/punk, Bad Sports are also bringing to mind the heyday of New York City punk. With hints of Dead Boys snarl, Dictators thump, and even some artier Lou Reed/Television leanings, this record finds the trio refining its songwriting chops and rocking harder than ever. The album's got a little bit of everything - from booming Cheap Trick style power pop to straight-up catchy garage punk to grimy proto-punk not far removed from Orville's other band OBN IIIs. And while Bras builds on the foundation of previous records, quite frankly it blows away anything else the band has done to date. Scorching tracks like "Washed Up" and "Race To The Bottom" beg to be played at obnoxiously loud volumes, while "Nothing In This World" might be the best pop song you hear this year. Elsewhere, "Get You" and "Terrible Place" manage to satisfy the fan base even as they push the band's sound to the next level. Lots of bands pay lip service to the idea of duplicating the energy of their live shows on record. Bad Sports have gone out and done it! Turn it up!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6292
MIND SPIDERS "INHUMANISTIC" LP (DIRTNAP)
Mind Spiders are back with their 3rd album in 3 years! Featuring a streamlined lineup of Mark Ryan on vox/guitar/synth, Mike Throneberry on drums, Daniel Fried on bass, Peter Salisbury on synth, Inhumanistic finds the band going in a slightly more stripped down direction than previous efforts. The album was written while messing around with different drum machines, and while there is live drumming as well, drum machines play a prominent role as well, which is partly why the record is called Inhumanistic. The recording is very tight, direct, and almost claustrophobic. Influences for this record include Devo's Freedom Of Choice, Wall Of Voodoo and old horror movies (the songs Electric Things is about the movie From Beyond, for example. Inhumantistic is Mind Spiders catchiest, most direct and rockin' (although they also slow it down a couple times, to great affect!) release yet! We've been cranking out Mark Ryan related releases for almost a decade now, and have no plans to slow down anytime soon!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6291
RULETA RUSA "NO AQUI ES" LP (SORRY STATE)
Debut 12" from this San Francisco punk band that first caught my ear on their split 7" with Mexico's Los Monjo. Like Los Monjo (and like singer Jose's old band, Peligro Social), Ruleta Rusa take the big, anthemic riffs of old Spanish punk like Eskorbuto and inject them with the wild energy of 80s US hardcore, sealing the deal with a sprinkling of infectious, rocked-out lead guitar. Whether they're bashing out an upbeat singalong like "La Ley" or a darker, more downbeat song like the title track, Ruleta Rusa fill every moment with maximum power and energy. Recommended for punks who like punk.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6289
JOINT D "SATAN IS REAL AGAIN, AGAIN" LP (SORRY STATE)
The new album from North Carolina's Joint D≠. This time around you can expect the same virtuosic punk you got on their first record, but a better recording (courtesy of Ryan Bell from Bukkake Boys) and a particularly impressive vocal performance from Nick means the intensity level is dialed up several notches. Few other modern punk bands can so successfully combine the fury of raw hardcore and the subtle melodies of more progressive punk bands, but Joint D≠ have done it again.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6290
SWARM, THE "PARASITIC SKIES" LP (NO IDEA)
"Take LEFT FOR DEAD and ACRID and put them in a dependable blender. Set on "Frappe". Total hardcore destruction! Straight Edge Power Violence for the whole family!" THE SWARM is a raging maelstrom of total hardcore destruction! Straight Edge Power Violence for the whole family! Formed from the ashes of LEFT FOR DEAD and ACRID, Chis Colohan (vocals) continued on with RUINATION, CURSED, and now BURNING LOVE.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6288
CLEVELAND BOUND DEATH SENTENCE "S/T" LP (NO IDEA)
"Bands are like romances: when you first get together you don’t know if it will last years or just one night. What seems like a great prospect may prove to be a total disaster, and what begins as a messy mistake may end up with a mortgage and kids.That was the scene in the summer of ’97 when I called up Paddy to see if he’d be interested in starting something new. A mutual fondness had developed between us on trips I’d done with his band, Dillinger Four. I’d roadied for them and played in a band they were touring with. But Paddy and I hadn’t made music together—yet. Cleveland Bound Death Sentence was plagued by annoying tags like “recording project” or “supergroup” right out the gate. Sure, all the members carried baggage as well as influences from the people we’d been with before (among them: Pinhead Gunpowder, Oswald Armageddon, and the Salteens). But why dwell in the past—or predict what might come from a fresh start? CBDS began organically, with songs and friends, like everything good does, and we took it from there. Paddy was borrowed and I was blue, so we brought in Spitball (old) and Emily (new). The songs were the same mix: some that had been kicking around for years and others we pulled out of thin air. We sweated and screamed every night in the basement, and Spitball recorded it all on his broken 8-track. When we were done, THD Records offered to release the results as a 7”. We split up and went our separate ways, but the next spring we were making noise again, and THD released a second EP.What it might have led to, I can’t say. Perhaps our passion was spent, or maybe another reunion was imminent. Before we had a chance, Spitball was sent up the river on a Federal drug charge. Calling his studio “the Methlab” might have been a bad idea after all. He’s been in prison ever since—eleven years! Lookout Records released a posthumous Cleveland Bound Death Sentence CD, but it soon went out of print, as did the original 7”s. Now finally the band’s complete recordings will be available again— on vinyl, and on No Idea, where they belong. Hopefully in a few years CBDS will be playing again. In the meantime, Spitball sits in the pen with a radio tuned to the college station a hundred miles away. Every once in a while a familiar song comes on. “Hey guys,” he says, “that’s my band!” Thanks for listening." —Aaron Cometbus
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6287
SPINE / THE REPOS - SPLIT 7" (BAD TEETH)
It's finally here. Straight from the Kansas City Barbecue Society is SPINE on the A side, Chicago legends from the nuthouse THE REPOS on Side B. This is the record of the summer you've all been waiting for...both bands bust out some of their best material on this slab and it fucking kills. Not your average boring split record with a few minutes of throwaway material that didn't make it onto a better album. This is an album in itself and you need it.
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6284
HARD SKIN "WE ARE THE WANKERS" 7" (1234 GO)
A fresh bit of dross and a some old toss from the UK's number one band! Featuring "We Are The Wankers", "Two Bob Cunt" (previously unheard alternate version) and "Fuck It" (previously unreleased). Oi! Oi!
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6286
THE #1's "SHARON" 7" (SORRY STATE)
Second single from Dublin, Ireland's mighty The #1s. Power-pop is a genre plagued by weak bar bands trying to cross-market their shlock to punks and/or hacks who couldn't write a great hook to save their lives, but The #1s pull off the near-impossible feat of combining explosive punk energy with the catchiest choruses this side of your local golden oldies radio station. You could file this next to your Protex, Undertones, and Exploding Hearts records (yes, it really is that good), but why file it at all when you could just let this glorious slice of pop perfection live on your turntable for the foreseeable future?
http://www.gravemistakerecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=6285
TENEMENT / SCREAMING FEMALES - SPLIT 7" (RECESS)
We met Screamales a long time ago during their first trip to California. When they recall the story it's just me watching them play while all the other show attendees were outside bbq'ing. I'm pretty sure there were others watching them but I wouldn't know. I ate a special cookie that day and was zoning in on how many pedals the guitar player was setting up. Every time I see that happening with a band, whom I don't know, I always think "Ok they're gonna suck". But the cookie kept me inside waiting for them to play. Half positivity, half too fuckin freaked to go outside where anything could happen. Then the band just exploded into their set. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor, wipe tears off my face,and ask myself tons of questions before I realized what was going on. Tenement's "Napalm Dream" album is on heavy rotation here at Recess. I hate using other bands as references but I wouldn't be going out on a limb if I said that if you like Superchunk you will not hate this. But I won't say that. If I do Stevo will call me out on Punknews or something. If this is considered "pop-punk" then you are all in luck. You no longer have to listen to our contemporaries shovel out the watered down red punch that's nothing better than a 5000 times xeroxed Blink 182. Go ahead and purge! Your hair was in the toilet...DISGUSTING! Feel better? Ok. There's no pretentiousness with this band. The real deal is here. It's your choice to climb aboard or not. You will no longer have an itch to vomit in the back of your mind no more. Sadly enough if Tenement goes to a city like say, LA, I'll have fingers leftover when counting the people who'd care. Is that Tenement's fault? Hell no! That is a big compliment in my book. If Wisconsin was already a great state, Tenement make it even better! Sorry for the geography, but it will make you buy this record right? " -Todd C.
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NUTS ZINE - ISSUE #12
Second NYC-centric newsprint blast from the continually excellent NUTS! fanzine. This new issue features exclusive interviews with PHARMAKON, DAWN OF HUMANS, and NOMAD. You also get "NY Rippers '79 punk special" with Spoiler/Omegas, reviews, full page spreads from several NYC artists, and quite possibly the best of all, a full-size poster of Emil from DAWN OF HUMANS. NUTS! #12 might just be the best one yet!
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GENOCIDE PACT - DEMO TAPE
A bushel of discontent slammed into a slow cooker and reduced to a grimy ooze of repulsive beats and rhythms only before seen in the paradise that is riff hell. Four tracks of tardy-inspired death metal from DC. 100 cassettes on Malokul. Vinyl pressing in the works for their winter tour.
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SMARTSAM UTLOSNING - DEMO TAPE
The SMÄRTSAM UTLÖSNING demo is an international effort from members of Uppsala, Sweden's Agent Attitude and two members of DC's Coke Bust. These five songs pay homage to the members' favorite past and present Swedish d-beat hardcore bands a la Herätys, Totalitär, Dismachine and Mob47 while still maintaining its own flavor. Recorded live in a practice room with a couple of mics, th production is raw in a way that compliments the syle and brings out the intensity. The demo includes a double-sided lyric insert for English-speakers who cannot read the Swedish text. The creepy, desolate lyrics were too good not to translate.
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NANCY - DEMO TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
Here's eight super amazing bangers by NY's NANCY. These are a few dudes who have great taste in music and it shows through this tape. This tape is, should we say...perfect? If catchy isn't the word, I don't know what is because these lyrics and tunes will be on repeat in your head all day. Lets simply say there is some influence from THE JABBERS here. If I didn't know they were from here and now, I'd believe this was a re-issue of some old '77 group. It can't be stressed enough, G E T T H I S.
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THUMBSUCKERS "BABY IM JUST A THUMBSUCKER" TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
Some new hardcore punk from the ChiZona. Six tracks that are short and upbeat. Buzzy and hollow guitar tone, slightly melodic, fucking crazy. Check these bubuppis out!
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BOX HUNDREDS - DEMO TAPE (EAT THE LIFE)
This is a little off radar compared to the rest of our releases, but that don't mean shit. BOX HUNDREDS from Albany, NY play a style of music highly influenced by shoegaze. They kind of remind me of WEED HOUNDS, but longer songs and cool freakouts. Even though this is a demo, the recordings are solid. Make this the new soundtrack to your next zine making project or trip out with your lover.
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RESTOCKS 11.01.13:
CAREER SUICIDE - CHERRY BEACH 7"
QUANGO - FATALITY 7"
PSYCHED TO DIE - SCATTER BRAINED 7"
SPINE - SUBHUMAN 7"
TWERPS - BLOODSPIT BOYS 7"
IRON LUNG - WHITE GLOVE TEST LP
QUEERS, THE - DAY LATE AND A DOLLAR SHORT LP
V/A - SOMEONE GOT THEIR HEAD KICKED IN LP
YOUTH BRIGADE - SOUND AND FURY LP
ATTITUDE ERA - DEMO TAPE
DOWN AND OUT ZINE - ISSUE #26
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