GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS AND MAILORDER
Webstore Update / October 24, 2014
Once again I let the new releases pile up over the past few weeks;
but last night I finally got them all up in the webstore so here's
another update for you! Before I get into it, we put out a couple of new
7"s a few weeks back and I strongly suggest you pick them up! We've got
the second 7" EP from Austin's BREAKOUT, and the debut 7" from
Richmond's ASYLUM (on the Vinyl Conflict Label). Considering the two
releases we did prior to these (EARTH GIRLS and SUPERCRUSH) were some of
the catchiest / most melodic releases GM has put out - figured it would
be a good move to change it up with two of the hardest, most abrasive
hardcore punk EPs we've done this year (of course, not including the
ripping CRETINS 7" that came out at the beginning of Summer) …
Anyways, back to the new releases; you can check out both the BREAKOUT and ASYLUM EPs on the Grave Mistake Bandcamp
page - both are up for free download, so head on over and give em a
listen. For the mailorder nerds, I've got a small number of the color
vinyl left of each so if you like what you hear, head over to the store
and grab a copy. Here are links to both, along with descriptions:
GRAVE072: BREAKOUT "True Crime" 7"
BREAKOUT's second single follows their self-released "Razor
Wire" nicely with a strong brand of UK punk-meets-US hardcore pummeling.
Menace-meets-Nihilistics, Ruts-meets-Bad Brains; solid, catchy,
furiously great songs. Amongst the latest crop of punk bands in Austin
(and everywhere else), BREAKOUT is one of a kind and "True Crime" proves
it. 100 copies on Grey Vinyl
VC-005: ASYLUM "S/T" 7"
The debut EP from Richmond, VA's ASYLUM delivers six tracks of
some of the most devastating and precisely executed hardcore punk you'll
hear these days; a brooding hardcore assault powered by the driving
rhythm of Motorhead, layered with buzzsaw guitars that bring to mind
classic Scandinavian bands, and delivered with the non-stop intensity of
Discharge. ASYLUM have grown to become one of the best punk bands
going in our city, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have their first
vinyl output as the fifth Vinyl Conflict release. 100 copies on Pink
Vinyl
Up next is the TENEMENT "Bruised Music Vol. 1" LP singles
collection. We've got the vinyl, covers, and printed inners in house and
we've just got the art for the insert booklet, so hoping to have these
ready to roll by mid November! This project has been in the works for
almost a year now, so of course we are very excited to finally have this
out - everything looks and sounds wonderful!
Anyways, enough label talk, here's what's new in the webstore …
GRAVE MISTAKE WEBSTORE:
WHAT'S NEW FOR OCTOBER 24, 2014:
This webstore update is definitely a bit more of a "mixed bag" than
usual, but I assure you it's ALL 100% quality! Some great new singles
and EPs, including the new AUSMUTEANTS single on Total Punk (haven't
grabbed the new LP yet, soon though!), the 7" debut from RAZORHEADS,
some copies of the WHO KILLED SPIKEY JACKET? "Gluehead" 7", the URBANOIA
7", THE BROOD 7", DAILY RITUAL 7", a nice little restock of the LUMPY
AND THE DUMPERS "Sex Pit" 7", and the 7" reissue of the demo from LUMPY
spin-off, CAL AND THE CALORIES. If you wanna branch out of the HC/PUNK
realm (but not TOO far), I picked up some cool EPs from the Nostalgium
Directive label, like the POPULATION 7" the debut 7" from Baltimore's
WILDHONEY (both of their EPS are HIGHLY recommended!), and a couple
more; plus a couple of essential reissues like the YDI "A Place in the
Sun" reissue and a top notch reissue of the LA PESTE "Better Off Dead"
7" single - a KBD classic! And speaking of reissues, finally got some
copies of the second X (Australia) reissue on Ugly Pop - the "Spurts"
LP, and you should of course pick it up along with the "Aspirations" LP.
Some rad LPs in this update as well, like the debut long player
from Canada's ZEX, the latest UKIAH DRAG LP, and the long overdue full
length from St. Louis' (and Grave Mistake alums) one and only CARDIAC
ARREST! However, if you've hit a fast hardcore/punk overload (hey, it
happens and there's no shame in it) and are are looking to mellow out or
lighten things up with something a little catchier, a little more
melodic - then this update is the one for you! Grabbed some copies of
THE ERGS "Dorkrockcorkrod" LP repress (this, of course, is an all time
personal favorite of mine), the wonderful third LP from Baltimore's
highly underrated DEAD MECHANICAL (along with some other cool releases
from the Toxic Pop Label), the WEED HOUNDS LP on Katorga Works (another
highly recommended release, possibly in my top 10 of 2014), and a bunch
of releases from Run for Cover Records including full lengths from PITY
SEX, TIGER'S JAW, CITIZEN, and BASEMENT.
Finally, picked up a few new tape releases as well including the
"City Baby Attacked By Bats" comp (featuring a bunch of great current
NYC bands), BLACK PANTIES "Dead and Gone" tape, SOME NERVE tape, and DIA
FINAL tape.
Check out the full list with descriptions below, and as always thanks for reading and the support!
Alex / Grave Mistake Records
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New Webstore Titles for 10.24.14:
AUSMUTEANTS "Fed Through A Tube" 7" (Total Punk Records)
Ausmuteants are four Geelong goons who lie compulsively, have a
bad sense of humor, and probably crack up whenever negative things are
written about them on the internet. My kind of guys and an obvious fit
for TOTAL PUNK. Over the last two years they have been putting out
record after record of hook filled punk jams of the devolved variety,
and the new single is no exception. The A-side "Fed Through a Tube" is a
slightly jerky punk ripper about being too lazy to chew your own food
that would make Terri Schaivo proud. On the flip side "Arguements" they
slow things down a bit add a catchy synth line and sing about the joys
of being disagreeable. Oh yeah and did I mention they feature members of
Poison? 100% TOTAL PUNK and not long for this world.
RAZORHEADS "S/T" 7" (Failure Recordings)
The vinyl debut from New Jersey’s favorite punks, Razorheads. If
you’re not familiar, Razorheads play Japanese/Swedish influenced d-beat
in the vein of Anti-Cimex, Disclose, Crucifix, ect. If you like your
hardcore raw, noisy, and loud, then this is for you. This 7” has updated
versions of the songs featured on their New York’s Alright promo
cassette, as well as brand new material.
WHO KILLED SPIKEY JACKET? "Gluehead" 7" (Joe Pogo Records)
Another new 7" from Boston's Who Killed Spikey Jacket, recorded in the same session as their Beerstorm Trooper 7"
URBANOIA "Psykisk Terror" 7" (Solar Funeral Records)
4 ripping furious HC tracks from Norway's URBANOIA. As you can
imagine, since the EP is named after the Norwegian band, Psykisk Terror,
they play hardcore that harkens back to early 80s Norway. Simple, loud,
raw thrash with Norwegian style.
CAL AND THE CALORIES "Demo" 7" (Lumpy Records)
"CAL AND THE CALORIES was formed to play songs that were
rejected by the band LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS for being "too poppy".
Apparently, "too poppy" to them means playing slightly more melodic
music that follows in the grand tradition of Midwestern punk along the
lines of more fucked GIZMOS or THE PANICS after they've been thrown
through a mud puddle."
LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS "Sex Pit" 7" (Lumpy Records)
Here it is, finally...the vinyl debut for St. Louis' LUMPY &
THE DUMPERS. After a couple excellent tapes, Lumpy recruited some local
freaks from bands like SHAVED WOMEN to back him up as THE DUMPERS. The
result has been a string of wild live shows and this here three song 7".
I imagine LUMPY AND THE DUMPERS as an odd growth off some of the
freakier first wave US "KBD" punk bands like THE MAD or GIZMOS. Odd,
creeping tempos and pure snot vocals lurch throughout these three songs.
Excellent stuff that really stands out from the pack, and highly
recommended. REPRESS with paper sleeve
DAILY RITUAL "Depressed State" 7" (4490 Records)
Daily Ritual play a standard style of catchy, melodic punk rock,
in line with such bands as The Observers, Red Dons, Autistic Youth, the
Estranged, etc. The melodies are memorable, the songs are catchy, the
record is fucking good all around. If you are someone that actually
cares about punk on a worldwide scale, this is a good record to scope to
hear something that's currently exciting and relevant in southeast
Asia. This is one of the better (and more popular) releases to come out
of southeast Asia, pick it up and discover what the punks are dancing to
on the other side of the world.
BROOD, THE "Defective" 7" (Self Released)
Debut 7" from this Philadelphia band, and like their killer demo
tape it's a ripping little slice of straightforward, no-nonsense
hardcore. The Brood kind of reminds me of Wasted Time a little bit in
that Poison Idea clearly seems to be the main influence, and there's a
total bulldozer effect to the way that the entire thing comes together.
There are a couple of little tricks here and there to keep your ear
interested... a couple of lead guitar parts, some catchy little stops
and starts... but at the end of the day this is just bruising
hardcore... if that's what you want to hear I'd recommend you pick this
up.
TOTAL ABUSE "Looking for Love" 7" (Deranged Records)
Total Abuse, the ugly boys from Texas return after a two year
hiatus with Looking For Love, a 3 track 7" EP ...Expect dissonant,
debased, sleaze filled dirgy hell tunes... You either love them or hate
them but you know to expect the filthiest ear shredding hardcore around .
Looking For Love is the a search for forgiveness through the trash
filled alley ways and underbelly of a seedy Texas city... Cover art by
Jamie Fletcher... Back cover and an incredible illustrated 10 page
booklet by Matthew Bellosi.
GOLDEN PELICANS "S/T" LP (Total Punk Records)
Remember your creepy uncle that lived in your grandma's basement
and always snuck you beers at Thanksgiving while regaling you with
tales of all the trouble he got into at high school and how "bad ass"
everything was when he was growing up. Well imagine him and all of his
derelict buddies formed a punk band. The Pelicans are that band and
after 3 singles they are back with their first 12". 8 blasts of raging
riff heavy punk action clocking in at just over 14 minutes and 100%
TOTAL PUNK.
UKIAH DRAG, THE "In the Reaper's Quarters" LP (Wharf Cat Records)
The Ukiah Drag has continued to improve with each release, but
nothing could prepare me for how fucking good their debut LP. This is a
monolith of an album that descends through the most drugged-out realms
of desert punk and psychedelia. This will most certainly go down as
being one of the most essential records of the year.
UKIAH DRAG, THE "Jazz Mama is Cryin" LP (Wharf Cat Records)
Wharf Cat has repressed the much sought-after 12" version of
their initial tape release on Ascetic House. This is the band at their
most raw, 4-track glory. They might never sound like this again (which
is both a good and bad thing), but at least this material has been
immortalized on vinyl. Essential!
ZEX "Fight for Yourself" LP (Capitalicide Records)
After releasing Savage City 7" , Wanderlust 7" and having East
Coast US tour, theres a time for a debut long play for Ottawa's punks
ZEX whose sound is a mix of old school punk rock (77-79) influenced by
rock-n-roll and some speed/heavy metal tunes. 10 songs sound really
fresh thats why you gotta hear it!
NOT AFRAID "Locked Out" LP (React! Records)
NOT AFRAID is a Belgian hardcore (super)group featuring members
of True Colors (Packo back in action on vocals, sounding harder than
ever), Justice and Dead Stop. The LOCKED OUT LP is as diverse and
intense as you would imagine from such a cast and brings together the
unique qualities of each band without attempting to recreate them. NOT
AFRAID combines the passion and intensity of True Colors with the
creativity and groove of Justice, stomped mercilessly into the streets
of Antwerpen by the boots of Dead Stop. While definitely inspired by
classic 80's hardcore, the Locked Out sound is difficult to categorize
into a specific subgenre. All things considered, this is a HARDCORE
record, and one of the best you’ll hear all year.
CARDIAC ARREST "In the Mouth of Madness" LP (Lumpy Records)
Cardiac Arrest is back with an all out classic hardcore effort,
picking up and beefed up were last 7"s left off. An old Boston influence
seems to be heard thrue these ears, judge for yourself 12 tracks to
pummel too.
LA PESTE "Better Off Dead" 7" (Wharf Cat Records)
In their brief but storied career, Boston's La Peste put out
only one official record consisting of just two songs. First released in
1978, right between the golden age of East Coast punk and hardcore’s
takeover in the early 1980s, La Peste’s "Better Off Dead" seven-inch was
informed equally by raw 60s rock and roll and the dust-clearing first
wave of punk in 75-76. Hugely influential to post-punk, new wave, and
hardcore punk, this seminal single has a rightful place in the hands of
any vinyl junkie with a taste for the harder underground offerings of
the late 70s. The A-Side’s needling intro bridges post punk and surf
rock before crashing into a Damned-worthy power chord surge that never
lets up or resolves. It’s a perfect sonic balance of CBGB sleaze and
proto-hardcore rebellion — well suited to a tale of underage lust and
parental disapproval. The B is a moodier, bass-driven cut that forges
further out towards punk’s fringe, merging Christian Death’s goth menace
to Gang of Four’s righteous throb. "Better Off Dead" captures a
regional darling coming into its own. It sounds at once intimidating and
scared of its own strength. The record was released to massive acclaim
in 1978 from punk's critical vanguard. Robert Christgau and John Peel
both approved. It quickly became a sought-after artifact, and can still
fetch three figures at auction, long after the band called it quits. The
title track found its way onto a Killed By Death compilation, and the
band’s remaining unreleased material populated several posthumous
compilations (all now out of print). This recording comes directly from
the original 1978 Boston reels, with a light-touch polish from Josh
Bonati of New York’s Bonati Mastering that serves only to preserve the
original sound while cranking the volume. The first 100 records come
packaged with a rare photo of the band previously thought lost, but
tracked down expressly for this release. The limited run reissue offers
the lost punk classic a chance to be found again, sounding as fresh as
ever on vinyl, and presented with an attention to detail that pays
tribute to the original artifact.
YDI "A Place in the Sun" 7" (TKO Records)
We are honored and excited to finally make this classic slab of
brutal 80s U.S. Hardcore Punk available again in its original format!!
In the early 1980s, YDi put Philadelphia on the map with their ferocious
brand of Hardcore. In 1983 they unleashed their debut EP "A Place In
The Sun" on Bloodbubble Records, a label formed by notorious Punk/HC
promoter "Fat Howard" Saunders (RIP). "A Place In The Sun" is a
blistering nine-track blast of HC fury, that holds it's own with "Pick
Your King" the Negative Approach EP, and any other prime example of
early American Hardcore. Unavailable for over a decade on ANY formate,
we are glad to make this vital piece of American Punk history available
again. Be sure to look for the complete YDi discography collection,
coming soon from our friends at Souther Lord Records, but for now, drop
the needle and enjoy some vintage, authentic inner city aggression from
YDi!!
X "Spurts" LP (Ugly Pop Records)
Before their legendary debut LP, X recorded a 1977 demo session
that is a brilliant snapshot of the period, and a treasure for anyone
with an interest in world-wide first wave punk. Ten tracks, perfect
raw/full recording, seething with desperation and urgency, this is the
sound of early AC/DC meets "Pink Flag" with everything cranked. 37
years on, Ugly Pop presents the first ever vinyl appearance of this
seminal document.
WEED HOUNDS "S/T" LP (Katorga Works Records)
Around five years in the making, Weed Hounds has finally
completed their debut full length. This album perfectly captures their
phenomenal blend of classic-era shoegaze and 90s indie pop a la the
legendary Slumberland Records. Unlike a majority of their peers at the
time, Weed Hounds was able to create something far more extraordinary
than the usual, tepid nugaze or faux-twee pop that littered the indie
world. Instead, Weed Hounds stands above the pack with a superior
recording courtesy of Ben Greenberg and, most importantly, a songwriting
ability that exhibits a clear understanding of what this style of music
was meant to be.
WILDHONEY "S/T" 7" (Nostalgium Directive Records)
Baltimore's premier shoegaze act's debut 7". Their last one
really blew me away considering it's a contemporary shoegaze record. I
hate most of the newer stuff, but it really floored me. I went back and
revisited this one that I thought was just pretty good, but it's much
better upon second try. Definitely don't snooze on this one.
NOSTALGIST "Monochromantic" 7" (Nostalgium Directive Records)
Seattle's NOSTALGIST descend into a realm of dark sonics on
their debut release, meshing the cold solitude of '80s post-punk like
SISTERS OF MERCY with the warm, shoegazing heft of SLOWDIVE. Shimmering
melody haunts the slow, reflective trudge of "illusory", while
"twisting, slowly" sticks a lush, dreamy respite in the middle of an
otherwise propulsive charge. Ten minutes of enveloping melancholy.
POPULATION "Relic" 7" (Nostalgium Directive Records)
Chicago's Population channel a citywide darkness with this pair
of atmospheric post-punk tracks. "Relic" cruises at a steady, menacing
pace as vocalist Keelan McMorrow laments a lost love. On "Mourning
Dawn," the band locks in a steady groove as keyboards inject French
coldwave lushness into the band's Manchester-inspired minimalism. In
perfect accompaniment, the record comes packaged in a
hand-assembled/-stamped/-
HOLLOW SUNSHINE "Cold Truth" 7" (Nostalgium Directive Records)
Versatile visual artist Reuben Sawyer (Destruction Unit, Chelsea
Wolfe, GAG) and vocalist Morgan Enos follow their 2013 debut LP with
even catchier explorations of their drone/shoegaze/pop amalgam. Fans of
Jesu and Hum will rejoice in the beautiful contrast of Sawyer's
downtuned guitar mass with Enos' subdued, earnest vocal melodies as the
duo meander pleasantly through two songs of helplessness, departure and
relief. The record includes an exclusive woven patch designed by Sawyer.
DEAD MECHANICAL "OK Night" LP (Toxic Pop Records)
Baltimore's Dead Mechanical offer up their 3rd LP and we
couldn't be more thrilled to bring it to you. This is a band we've loved
from day one and it's been great watching them grow into the band
they've become. Bands like Jawbreaker and Superchunk still hold down the
foundation for the sound here, but this threesome has really come into
their own with their songwriting, both musically and lyrically. This is
easily their best record yet and they show no signs of slowing.
CAPITALIST KIDS, THE / TIGHT BROS Split 7" (Toxic Pop Records)
On one side you've got Austin's The Capitalist Kids churning out
the hits on par with previous releases. Here they give us a love song, a
timely song about government surveillance, and a cover by a band many
would consider the antithesis of punk that they've spun into gold and
worked out a tune that will be stuck in your head long after the record
stops spinning. On the other side we've got three new songs from
Columbus, OH's Tight Bros. This was our first introduction to the band
and we got very excited very fast upon hearing these songs. An easy
description would be something along the lines of a slightly more
pop-punk friendly take on The Marked Men. These are songs for
summertime. We look forward to more from these guys. Comes with a
digital download code.
CAPITALIST KIDS, THE "At A Loss" LP (Toxic Pop Records)
Austin's The Capitalist Kids return with their third album, "At a
Loss". They continue proving their love for classic Lookout! Records
pop-punk band like The Mr. T Experience and Green Day while twisting the
genre up just a bit by alternating between perfectly sweet love songs
and perfectly insightful songs of social critique. The major difference
this time around is the addition of a second guitar player which helps
to make the melodies that much more infectious.
CITIZEN "Young States" 7" (Run For Cover Records)
The material offers a glimpse into the band's impressive and
diverse growth, talent and promise. Tracks like "I Still Shut My Eyes"
and "Untitled" are some of the catchiest uptempo emo/punk songs of the
last decade while "Right Through" has ballad-esque qualities, calling to
mind the slow pop punk classics of bands liek Taking Back Sunday
and Brand New. The two acoustic renditions further showcase singer Mat
Kerkes raw natural charisma and prove that Citizen has a long and
exciting career ahead.
WHIRR "Part Time Punks Sessions" 7" (Run For Cover Records)
Originally released by the band as a tape, this awesome
recording is seeing the light of day on vinyl for the first time on
Record Store Day (4/20/2013). The track list features songs spanning the
band's whole discography, all performed eerily perfect in comparison to
their original, but the raw, live recordings show the songs in new
light.
BASEMENT "Colourmeinkindness" LP (Run For Cover Records)
The young UK band's sophomore full-length is also their swan
song - Basement has announced an indefinite hiatus following record
release shows this winter, and the record burns with the cathartic,
confessional urgency of leaving it all on this one last document. The
album is the perfect blend of Knapsack-esque midwestern emo and
overblown '90s grunge a la Nirvana and Sunny Day Real Estate.
BASEMENT "I Wish I Could Stay Here" LP (Run For Cover Records)
Nestled away in the UK's quiet, picturesque east coast town of
Ipswich, the lads in Basement are conflicted between the comfort of the
beautiful familiar and the allure of escape. As frontman Andrew Fisher's
gravelly, Lifetime-esque yowl skips and stretches over driving rhythms
and poignant guitar melodies, it's clear Basement expertly walk the line
between the contrast of heartrending emo and gruff post-hardcore.
Whether working through a slow, Seaweed-styled mid-tempo burn of
pounding-out driving punk, Basement has a quiet layer of jagged
desperation weaving their songs together under the smooth melodic
surface.
CITIZEN "Youth" LP (Run For Cover Records)
From the first note of "Roam The Room," this album's massive,
towering rock songs bleed emotion through until the tape runs out on the
album closer, "Drawn Out." Ohio natives Citizen have captured the ghost
of Brand New's "The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Of Me" and
reinvented brooding, chorus-driven alternative rock for a new
generation. Beautifully harmonized, half-shouted vocals along with
fuzzy, reverbed-out leads lend weight to the album's mood while also
making it impossibly catchy.
PITY SEX "Dark World" LP (Run For Cover Records)
Hailing from Ann Arbor, MI, Pity Sex specialize in foggy, lo-fi
noise pop and fuzzed-out, blown-speaker walls of sound, all with their
own midwestern emo subtleties. The "Dark World" EP was originally
pressed and sold out on midwest label Forward Records. The record is now
being reissued via Run For Cover Records in advance of the band's debut
LP due out mid-2013. 12"ep includes digital download and is limited to
500 copie
PITY SEX "Feast of Love" LP (Run For Cover Records)
Walking the razor's edge between overdriven, navel-gazing bliss
and perfect pop sensibility, Ann Arbor, MI's Pity Sex has crafted a
breathtaking debut LP that's both awesomely beautiful and deftly
evocative. Massive, harmonically distorted guitars and airy, dual
male/female vocals are hallmarks of "Feast Of Love," all washed in warm,
dreamy reverb. Calling on the infectious, hooky inclinations of the
Pixies, dreary melodies of the Breeders and sonic mass of My Bloody
Valentine, Pity Sex's "Feast Of Love" twists and churns with these
beautiful, yet fleeting, vignettes captured in sound.
TIGERS JAW "Charmer" LP (Run For Cover Records)
Between the power pop melodies of early Saves The Day and the
hard-driving folk rhythms of Fleetwood Mac lies Tigers Jaw, a band whose
raw immediacy is infectious and intoxicating. Shimmering organ
textures, chunky guitar chords, and male/female vocal harmonies show the
Scranton, PA, natives taking rural rock music from its legendary past
to its vibrant future. Among the more innovative acts on Run For Cover
Record's star-studded roster, Tigers Jaw has a profound musical purity
that is as equally stirring in a basement of 40 people as it is in a
club of 1,000.
TIGERS JAW "S/T" LP (Run For Cover Records)
For the past few years, five young friends from Scranton, PA
known as Tigers Jaw have been playing their brand of upbeat, yet
melancholy, indie rock, captivating nearly everyone in the room each
time. The debut from Tigers Jaw may wear its influences on its sleeve,
but instead of a repetitive list of soundalike bands, themes such as
death, friendship and growing up are tackled from an endearing and
hopeful perspective that is almost impossible not to relate to. This is a
reissue of the debut self-titled full-length that served as the
recorded introduction to Tigers Jaw and should tide over fans between
the Balance And Composure/Tigers Jaw split 12" and the band's
forthcoming sophomore full-length due to be released late summer 2010.
TIGERS JAW "Two Worlds" LP (Run For Cover Records)
Aptly titled "Two Worlds," Tigers Jaw's sophomore full-length
draws on the strengths of the band's raw, minimalist atmospheres and
driving grunge-rock rhythms, funneling them into a catchy, brooding and
brilliantly focused album. Firmly planted in their own niche of the
'90s-era Midwestern emo sound, "Two Worlds" probes Superchunk's
indie-punk stylings, Weezer's discordant pop moments and the far edges
of Kurt Cobain's brain while managing to sound almost nothing like those
groups. It evokes many moods the band is known for, but adds a depth
that will leave listeners discovering new reasons to love them with each
new listen.
ERGS, THE "Dorkrockcorkrod" LP (Don Giovanni Records)
10th Anniversary! Back in print! New vinyl master! A
masterpiece of an album, and a fresh vinyl master that sounds way better
than the original pressings. "The three-song suite of "Most Violent Rap
Group," "Pray For Rain," and "Saturday Night Crap-O-Rama" may be one of the best triple plays in all of rock music, let alone pop-punk" - The A.V. Club
SETE STAR SEPT "All is Wrong" 12" (SPHC Records)
What is a "noisecore song" anyway? 10 songs, 100 songs, 1000
songs, everything blurs right by you as brief moments of expression. Our
favorite Japanese grind crew threw two fingers in the air and wrote an
18-minute noisecore song a few years ago and released it as a tape.
Granted the difference between 1000 songs in 18 minutes and one singular
18-minute song may be kinda superfluous in this context, but I have
come to appreciate the nature of this epic noisecore narrative piece.
It's a repetitive song that paints a certain kind of decay and 'falling
apart' feeling that, yeah, really does just feel like musical
destruction. This limited 12" single is a vinyl re-release of this song
that was originally seen as a tape and 3" CD. Normal version on the
A-side, which you can hear in its entirety below, and acoustic remix on
the B-side.
SETE STAR SEPT "Messenger from the Darkness" LP (SPHC Records)
A 12" release of this free-form and improvised recording
session, done with Official Lotus Fucker//SPHC Noise Scientist Mr. Mike
Walls behind the controls, right here in Baltimore in May 2013, right
before Sete Star Sept started their tour. Some tracks even feature Mike
guesting on guitar.
THISCLOSE "One Foot in the Grave" LP (SPHC Records)
What if Cal was the only person in Discharge that thought heavy
metal was cool? (Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing LP music, Grave
New World LP vocals)
V/A "City Baby Attacked by Bats" Tape Comp (Burn Books Records)
DJ Chi2 presents CITY BABY ATTACKED BY BATS Mixtape! Featuring
previously released material as well as some never before heard tracks
by: Anasazi, Aube, Big Bang, Children With Dog Feet, Crazy Spirit,
Creeping Dose, La Cruor, Freak Vibe, G.A.S.H, Goosebumps, Gowanus Mutant
Kommandos, L.O.T.I.O.N, Mommy, Razorheads, Savage Sex Boys, Sex Cross,
Spiderman, Survival, and Warthog! ESSENTIAL NYC PUNK DOCUMENT.
BLACK PANTIES "Dead and Gone" Tape (Lumpy Records)
Brand New 10 Track 'album'. Raw rnr, ungrateful and distorted. You will want these songs out of your head but they won't go.
SOME NERVE "S/T" Tape (Failure Recordings)
Here we have the latest output from MA's Some Nerve. 3 tracks of
hard, but catchy hardcore punk with some serious Poison Idea vibes.
This is one of my favorite demos of the year, do not sleep on this.
Cassette pressing of 150, pro-dubbed, with a doubled sided j-card and
insert.
DIA FINAL Demo 2014 Tape (Demo)
Demo cassette from this new band featuring a bunch of veterans
of the Los Angeles punk scene. This is an absolutely explosive demo
cassette... the music is built around pretty simple 1-2 drumming and
strong and simple punk riffs, but something about the performance here
just jumps out of the speakers. It definitely bears a little bit of
resemblance to the whole Ruleta Rusa / Peligro Social style, but the
production is much more raw, the vocals have more of a kind of snotty,
'77 flavor that recalls bands like the Stitches, and the music is much
more straightforward and stripped-down.
MAXIMUMROCKNROLL #378 - Nov. 2014 (MRR)
Maximum Rocknroll #378, the November 2014 issue, features Part I
of our ex-Yugoslavian history series: an extended Slovenian punk
retrospective. BULDOGI, TOŽIBABE, INDUST-BAG, QUOD MASSACRE, PANKRTI,
GRUPA 92, ŠUND, and KUZLE are interviewed about their roles in the
fertile early Slovenian punk scene, including stories about smuggled
instruments, bootlegged records, and high-school dances, as well as the
legacy of Ex-Yugo bands. Also in this issue, Northwest Indiana’s BIG ZIT
and OOZE stop by the compound on their West Coast tour for a split
interview, and we have the final interview with recently-split Bay Area
band YI. Jason Flower, the man behind the excellent reissue label
Supreme Echo, gives us a window into how he developed his eclectic taste
and clues us in to a few upcoming releases. An in-depth Australian
scene report of punk activities Down Under and a photo spread from
Philly’s recent POC Rockers! show round out the issue. And, as always,
we’ve got all the columnists you love to hate, plus demo, book, movie
and zine reviews and the most extensive punk record review section in
print!
Restocks for 10.24.14:
ANGEL DU$T "Extra Raw" 7"
BIRTH DEFORMITIES "Suburbanized" 10"
BREAKDOWN "Runnin' Scared" LP
COCKNEY REJECTS "Flares N' Slippers" 7"
HOT NASTIES "Invasion of the Tribbles" 7"
IVY "S/T" LP
MASTERS APPRENTICES "Undecided" 7"
NERVOUS TREND "Demo" 12"
RAKTA "S/T" LP
RED DONS "Pariah" 7"
ROCK'N'ROLL BITCHES "Wild West" 7"
VEXX "S/T" LP
