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Sabotagerecords Releases: Sabo64: Autistic Youth: Graves 7'' Sabo62: The Estranged: Type Foundry Session LP Sabo61: The Estranged: S/T LP Sabo60:Autistic Youth: Nonage LP Sabo59: Terrible Feelings: Backwoods 7'' sold out right now Sabo58:Bi-Marks: S/T LP sold out right now Sabo57: Bellicose Minds: The spine lp Sabo56: Spectres: Nothing to Nowhere LP Sabo55:White Lung: S/T 7'' Sabo53:Rank/Xerox S/T LP Sabo52:Warsong:The Carvan 12'' sold out right now Sabo51:Mundo Muerto: Entre El Kaos LP Sabo50:Terrible Feelings: Shadows LP sold out right now Sabo49:Bi-Marks: The Golden Years LP Sabo48:Sonic Avenues: Television Youth LP Sabo47:Arctic Flowers: Reveries 12'' Sabo46:Chad Van Gaalen: Soft Airplanes 2x 12'' Sabo45:Crusades: The sun is down and the night is riding in LP Sabo44:Terrible Feelings: Impending Doom 7''SOLD OUT RIGHT NOW Sabo42:Cat Party: Rhapsody in Black lp SOLD OUT RIGHT NOW Sabo41: Sonic Avenues: S/T LP SOLD OUT RIGHT NOW Sabo40: Hero Dishonest: Dangerous LP + CD Sabo39: Union Town: Blinding lights 7'' Sabo38: Autistic Youth: Idle Minds LP Sabo34: The Estranged: The Subliminal Man LP Sabo33: Dramamine: S/T LP Sabo32: Spectres: Last Days LP Sabo31: Polite Sleeper: Lake Effect LP Sabo30: Digger Barnes: Time has come CD SOLD OUT RIGHT NOW Sabo28: The Estranged: Static Thoughts LP Sabo27: Team Robespierre: Everything's Perfect LP Sabo26: Autistic Youth/Cola Freaks: Split 7” sold out at the moment!!! Sabo25: Japanther: ''Skuffed up my Huffy'' LP Sabo24:Autistic Youth: Landmine Beach LP Sabo23:Polite Sleeper: Seens LP/CD Sabo22 Austin Lucas: Putting the Hammer Down CD Sabo21: MoチNnster: Out of Luck 7" Sabo20: Coldbringer: Lust and Ambition 12" Sabo18: Digger Barnes: My Name is Digger 7'' SOLD OUT RIGHT NOW Sabo17: The Now-Denial: Viva,Viva Threatening LP Sabo16: ALLIE & DIGGER SPLIT 7" Sabo15: Polite Sleeper: "S/T" 12“/MCD Sabo14: Austin Lucas: "The Common Cold " CD Sabo13: Hero Dishonest: " When the shit hits the man " LP Sabo12: The Now Denial: " Obey, adapt, shut up and Die" CD Sabo11: Echo Is Your Love: "Humansize" CD Sabo08:The Now Denial: ``Viva,Viva,Threatening Cd www.sabotagerecords.net Taken by Surprise Records Releases: SURPRISE 037 | NIGHT BIRDS: BORN TO DIE IN SUBURBIA LP SURPRISE 036 | BIG EYES: ALMOST FAMOUS LP SURPRISE 033 | CHEMICALS FOR REAL, FOR LIFE, FOREVER, OR WHATEVER LP SURPRISE 032 | DAYLIGHT ROBBERY: ECSTATIC VISION LP SURPRISE 031 | THE CRY: S/T LP SURPRISE 028 | BLANK PAGES: S/T 7'' SURPRISE 027 | NIGHT BIRDS: THE OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS LP SURPRISE 026 | OUT ON A LIMB: DROWNED LP SURPRISE 024 | OBSERVERS:SO WHATチLS LEFT? LP sold out right now SURPRISE 023 | RED DONS:A FORCED TURNING POINT 7'' SURPRISE 022 | W.H.WALKER: DUDS? LP SURPRISE 021 | MOTHERS CHILDREN:ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH LP sold out right now SURPRISE 020 | DEEP SLEEP: TURN ME OFF LP sold out right now SURPRISE 016 | STEVE ADAMYK BAND:DESECRATE 7'' SURPRISE 015 | SONIC AVENUES:S/T LP sold out right now SURPRISE 014 | CANADIAN RIFLE - FACTS 7" SURPRISE 013 | BLOODY GEARS - S/T 7" SURPRISE 012 | RED DONS - FAKE MEETS FAILURE LP SOLD OUT RIGHT NOW SURPRISE 010 | DEFECT DEFECT - S/T LP SURPRISE 009 | NAILS - S/T 7" almost sold out SURPRISE 007 | MARVELOUS DARLINGS - SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER 7" sold out right now SURPRISE 006 | SUSPECT PARTS - MAN EATER 7" SURPRISE 005 | LOSER LIFE - FRIENDS WITH A DEMON LP SURPRISE 004 | LOSER LIFE - MY HELL one sided 12" SURPRISE 002 | THE OBSERVERS - DOWN ON TODAY 7" last 75 copies SURPRISE 001 | AUTISTIC YOUTH - LANDMINE BEACH LP www.takenbysuprise.net Static Age Records Releases: SA002: Noem: S/T 12'' sold out right now SA005: Bellevue: Discography LP sold out right now SA006: P.r.o.b.l.e.m.s.: Make it through the night LP sold out right now SA008: Nerveskade: S/T LP sold out right now www.staticshockmusik.com Erste Theke Tontraeger Release: ETT001: Derby Dolls: Extreme Probleme 12"sold out right now ETT002: Terrible Feelings:Blank Heads EP ETT003: No More Art:Peripeteia b/w Evil Eyes 7" ETT005: Vanna Inget - Jag Ska Fly Tills Jag Hittar Hem 7" EP ETT006:Sedatives - Teenage Runaway b/w Fascists 7" ETT 008: Synthetic ID: Apertures LP ETT010: Cold Circuits : S/T 7'' ETT013: Derby Dolls: S/T 7'' www.erstetheketontraeger.blogspot.de Hardware Records HWR-036 KREMLIN - Will You Feed Me? 7" sold out right now HWR-035 SICKOIDS - s/t 12" SOLD OUT RIGHT NOW HWR-032 BRAIN SLUG - Distort New York 7" HWR-030 OMEGAS - Blasts Of Lunacy 12" HWR-028 DEAN DIRG - Verpisst 12" http://www.hardware-records.com Cut the Chord That …. Records CTCT 021 Valley Boys 12” CTCT 015 Street Eaters 12” CTCT 014 Kohosh - Survival guide 12” CTCT 011 Foreign Objects - mammonism / fable 7'' CTCT 010 Tiny Ghosts - alien in a box 7” CTCT 009 Vaccine - dead inside 7” CTCT 003 Neon Piss – S/T LP http://ctct-records.tumblr.com/ La Familia Releases Bombenalarm/Armageddon - Split EP Bombenalarm/Dean Dirg - Split EP Bombenalarm - No Mistake LP WENIGE - Crude/Selfish - Split EP Crude - Corner LP Deathtoken/Kyklooppien Sukupuutto - Split EP ETÆ – All Possibilities Will Come From There LP Fucked Up - Dangerous Fumes/Fixed Race EP Gewapend Beton - Empty Batteries LP Hellshock - Shadows Of The Afterworld LP Herätys - s/t LP Herätys - Helvettiin Ja Takaisin EP Herätys - Näen Punaista 7inch Hader Tider - Scandinavian Hardcore Insanity Idiots Rule - s/t EP Kylesa - Static Tensions LP Kylesa/Victims - Split EP Manifesto Jukebox - Strain LP Martyrdöd - Sekt CD Martyrdöd - Sekt LP Mönster - Out Of Luck EP Nightmare - Scatterraw LP Nightmare - Refugee Of...EP Paranoia Keeps Crawling - Made To Be Broken LP Pedestrians - Ideal Divide LP Pyramido – Saga LP Skitkids/Nightmare - Split EP Suicide Blitz - Ride The Steel LP Ursut - Dårarnas Paradis LP Victims - A Dissident LP Wasted Time - And So It Goes: The First Two EP's LP Wasted Time - Futility LP Wolfbrigade - Damned LP Wolfbrigade - Comalive LP www.lafamiliareleases.com/ Twin Toe Records TTR10 - Nesseria - self titled LP (clear red 12" vinyl) TTR14 - Tamut Amen - Tamut Amenkind 7" TTR13 - VVhile - Is Vanity 7" TTR17 - The Tangled Lines - 2001 - 2012 Discography Tape TTR16 - Batalj - self titled 7" TTR18 - ◯ - Sea Of Black Trees LP Kitzu - A Swarm Of Details Into Your Umbilical Cord LP You're Next - Rise Up 7" Lara Korona - Land Unter LP http://twintoe.blogspot.de/ SABOTAGERECORDS: Sabo64: Autistic Youth: Graves 7'' 2,50 euro Hot on the heels of their recent NONAGE LP, AUTISTIC YOUTH drop three new smashers for their pretty succesful third European Tour. They continue the path of melodic hardcore with a mature edge. First press is 500 copies on black vinyl. All records come with a coupon for free digital download. PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO DOMESTIC US VERSION OF THIS RECORD! Sabo62: The Estranged: Type Foundry Session Vol. 1 6,90 euro 'Type Foundry Session I' is an LP collection of The Estranged's first recording sessions at Type Foundry Studios in Portland, OR, totalling eight songs, all released as 7" tracks, most of which are now out of print. This record showcases the band's distinct style of omnimous, dark punk at their most raw and urgent, mixing The Cure, Wire, Joy Division and Christian Death and giving the end result a modern feel. LP includes MP3 download coupon. Sabo61: The Estranged: S/T LP 6,90 euro Past and present members of Portland hardcore mainstays such as Remains Of The Day, Hellshock, Warcry, Lebenden Toten, etc pull a 180 and dish out nine new tracks of icy, ominous postpunk. Since their last releases, The Estranged have dialed back the explicit aggression of their early records a bit, and dialed up the textured, atmospheric, layered sounds of prime 80s deathrock/postpunk. A little less US influence, a little more UK. A little less Wipers, a little more Cure/Chameleons UK/Joy Division, etc.. Sabo60: Autistic Youth: Nonage LP 6,90 euro Reigning from the burbs of Portland in late 2003, Autistic Youth has spent the past 10 years touring and releasing records in North America and Europe. After almost three years since their last full length record, Autistic Youth is releasing their junior LP. Drawing from both classic and obscure influences, "Nonage" is more refined, yet remains true to the sound they've had for so many years. "Nonage" was recorded and produced by Autistic Youth, Adam Becker and Matthew Morgan at Red Lantern studios in Portland, OR this past winter. AY's upcoming west coast tour with Freedom Club begins in November with a European tour to follow in February Sabo59: Terrible Feelings: Backwoods 7'' 2,90 euro Someone described the music as “Loud, dark, therapeutic, and rough around the edges” and Anton once said he played “black angst-ridden power pop.” Both quotes sum up Terrible Feelings pretty well. Place their sound somewhere in the wastelands between Wipers, Redd Kross, Ebba Grön and Murder City Devils. The band has to date released three 7”s and one full length album. They’ve embarked on no less than five full European tours and two US tours (one on each coast). They’ve shared stages with bands such as Jeff the Brotherhood, White Lung, Imperial State Electric, Fucked Up, The Raveonettes, and The Babies; and were handpicked by none other than Refused as support in both Europe and Sweden on their final tour. Musically Terrible Feelings has been described as proto punk, dark power pop and gloomy surf, with a tint of both country and 70s hard rock. All descriptions are correct. It’s rock 'n' roll. Sabo58: Bi-Marks: S/T 12'' 6,50 euro 7 new songs from this Portland band who play fast, catchy HC. The foundation is blistering 80s-inspired HC a la DIRECT CONTROL, but they add in some melodies and catchier song structures. It sort of reminds me of a mix between RKL's blistering, catchy metallic punk and the ADOLESCENTS' more refined approach. Basically, though, this is catchy, west coast-style HC delivered with rawness, aggression and intensity. Features members of NERVESKADE and BOG PEOPLE. Ripping!another great split release with static age records. .. Sabo57:The Bellicose Minds: The Spine LP 6,50 EuroBeing lauded as one of the forerunners of the modern day post-dark-goth-punk revival only scratches the surface of this 3 piece band. Brooding music overlayed with despair and anger, attacking aspects often untouched or lost in the a-politcal climate permeating the scene these days. They share similarities in style with bands as far ranging as the CHAMELEONS or early CURE and later T.S.O.L., 45 GRAVE all the while cutting their own path and staying true to their musical/lyrical integrity. This 11 song debut album follows up on their earlier demos and self titled 7" from a few years back. The creativity coupled with the dark and moody atmospheric elements in their song writing raising the bar even higher with this newest release. Sabo56: Spectres: Nothing to Nowhere LP 6,50 euro "Nothing to Nowhere" is the Spectre's second full length release, following up 2010's "Last Days. This new record features ten songs that explore a range of influences from early west coast punk to British post-punk and anarcho, early death rock and new wave." Sabo55:White Lung: S/T 7'' 3 euro Hailing from Vancouver, B.C., high-energy punks White Lung pull references from every era of punk remaining unforgiving yet melodic. Their debut LP It's the Evil (Deranged) was named Punk Album Of The Year by Exclaim! and their sophomore LP Sorry (Deranged) has managed to top the last.Spawned from East Vancouver’s dirty DIY Emergency Room scene, White Lung formed in 2006 with guitarist Kenneth joining in 2009. From the beginning they were road warriors, touring regularly, even contemplating selling their underwear just to get on the road (they eventually opted for the more practical route of saving up funds.) White Lung broke out of their incestuous local scene and brought their music across Canada and the US. They continue to tour fanatically, their live shows have been called, “effortlessly engaging and enigmatic, harnessing a controlled violence that managed to be passionate without going the least bit over-the-top” by Exclaim! Magazine. The band’s disparate influences have resulted in a wealth of comparisons. Stylistically White Lung’s music has been called everything from noise rock to skate punk to post-riot grrl. According to Way, “When you like playing music you just want to learn, and that comes with playing as much as you can. White Lung is a really odd combination of four people who have pretty different influences.” Sabo53: Rank/Xerox: S/T LP 6,50 euro ‘San Francisco’s Rank/Xerox do the future-primitive punk thing so effortlessly well that they would’ve been a perfect addition to Subterranean’s roster some thirty years earlier, fitting snugly between Nervous Gender and Flipper. That’s not to say they sound like either of those bands, though – rather, Rank/Xerox have a visceral-yetmoody texture reminiscent of Feederz, some Rudimentary Peni attitude, and maybe even a little VSS-styled DIY laser light-show action. In all of those classic punk scenes, none of the original bands really sounded like each other anyway, its more of the anxious strumming and frantic percussion that would make them a perfect candidate for any S.F. Underground compilation. The three songs here sound fresh yet classic, and at a total playing time around five minutes, I’d be wearing out the grooves on my copy if it wasn’t for my successful MP3 search. Don’t you dare go looking for them, though – (from yellow green red) Sabo52: Warsong: The Caravan 12'' 6,50 euro Here we go, from the ashes of INSOMNIO and NO ESCAPE comes WARSONG with their second release after their impressive “Ancient times” debut-LP. Five songs: all killer no filler (four original songs plus a Wipers song that hasn’t been covered to death – especially not in Spain). On a good day, this record will make out an instant classic, on a bad day you’ll have to play it twice to discover the depth and richness of this record, but you definitely won’t sell it to anyone else again, because real good records stay forever. If you want to describe the sound of WARSONG, put together a band with a young Clif Hanger (The Freeze) fronting an all star band with the best ingredients from DAG NASTY, ALL, THE WIPERS and the mighty ADOLESCENTS. Your wettest dreams come true, if their subject is pure melodic hardcore-punk in classic 80s style. The more often you play this record the bigger it grows … and it’s damn huge right now.(kalle stille) Sabo51: Mundo Muerto: Entre El Kaos Lp 6,50 The debut lp by California's mighty MUNDO MUERTO! Retaining the melody of the earlier 7" and 12" eps but with a harder, faster edge this lp is by far MM's best material to date. 11 tracks of pure hardcore punk greatness. From the build up on the first track to the last note this smokes all the way through!!!! The Spanish vocals only add to the amazingness of this lp and all the "whoa" parts will have you singing along even if you dont speak the language. Catch the Histeria!!!Split label release with Charged//Distorted(Vancouver, BC)500 copies-random colored inserts. Sabo50: Terrible Feelings: Shadows LP 6,50 After infinite discussions concerning aesthetics, lyricism and musical preferences, “Terrible Feelings” was chosen as the most fitting name for this musical outfit, which saw the light of day sometime late summer 2009, in MalmoチN, Sweden. Whilst the band may have its origins in an eternally blossoming punk scene, Terrible Feelings represents so much more than that. With music and lyrics rooted in 70s devil-worshipping hard rock and 80s spleeny new wave, Terrible Feelings play a sophisticated and gloomy mixture of power pop and punk. MaximumRock ‘n’ Roll had the following to say about their single “Impending Doom”: There is a chance that this may be my new favorite band, which is a bold claim to make from a measly two song record. … It’s difficult to write and produce a two song 45 that people will actually listen to more than a couple times, but this record has me flipping the thing over and over repeatedly because these two songs are both fucking amazing. The music is upbeat and poppy, but the lyrics are about complacency and forgetting about your dreams. This will definitely be one of my favorite records of the year and hopefully there will be enough bleak winter months over there to inspire a full LP. After having been biding time for the majority of 2009 and 2010, the band released not one, but three singles in 2011, on both European and North American shores, to wide critical and public acclaim. The band also completed three European tours that same year, and shared stages with acts such as Jeffthe Brotherhood, YussufJerusalem, and NightBirds, and was hand-picked by Fucked Up to open on the Scandinavian leg of their fall tour. 2012 will see the release of “Shadows”, Terrible Feelings’ debut full length. The album was recorded at Tambourine Studios in their hometown, in January 2012. Co-producer Erik Sunding spurred them to use more than ten different guitars and amps, a quirky violin bass played over a massive amp from the 70s, old beat up drums, farfisa, hammond, piano and tons of rippling percussion. The outcome is 12 quite different songs, somehow all tied together by a common notion; walking hand in hand towards a bleak future. For those with a weakness for melancholic yet danceable punkrock, this record might just prove to be an essential staple in any collection. A US tour is in the works for the summer, as well as more relentless touring all over Europe. Watch out Sabo49: Bi-Marks: The Golden Years LP 6,50 18 blistering tracks of non stop hardcore punk! Once you drop this wax on your turntable you will glue it down for a while. You can't just listen to one song this is an addictive album that just refuses to stop! The gift that keeps giving...Bi Marks! Sabo48: Sonic Avenues: Television Youth LP 6,50 SONIC AVENUES are just four Montreal kids who started riffing punk tunes in 2006, but since getting swept up in the booming punk epicentre of neighbouring Ottawa, they've been catapulted into the ranks of the best pop-punk acts in Canada! After releasing a few singles, SONIC AVENUES dropped a bomb in late 2009 with their debut LP on Ottawa's infamous Going Gaga Records. Within a few short months, the record had sold-out twice, including a European repress by Germany's fine Taken By Surprise and Sabotage Records. Two years later, after obliterating eardrums from stages across North America and Europe, they returned home to record a crushing follow-up, Television Youth, for prestigious Portland-based label Dirtnap Records. Featuring more of the over-driven guitars, infectious harmonized melodies and blazing 2-3 minute songs that powered their debut, the AVES have nonetheless pushed the limits into new territories with this latest offering. In short, Television Youth is punkier, poppier, louder and dirtier than anything they've done before. Armed with this devastating new arsenal, as well as ambitious touring plans spanning the (un)civilized world, SONIC AVENUES are sure to keep fists in the air and beers a-flyin' for years to come. Sabo47: Arctic Flowers: Reveries 12'' 6,50 One of the most well known of Portland’s fertile post punk influenced scene, Arctic Flowers follows up their well received debut EP and split with Spectres. Their sound builds on the foundation of UK anarchopunk meeting their previous work with such bands as Signal Lost and The Observers. This 12″ has 8 songs leaning more towards the hardcore end of the spectrum while throwing in the occasional Mob influenced bit of melodic punk. Sabo46: Chad Van Gallen: Soft Airplane 2x12'' 10,50 Finally the european Vinyl version of Chad VanGaalen’s Soft Airplane CD which got released on Sub Pop Records a while ago. Including 2 vinyl only Bonus Tracks, wrapped in a proper gatefold-cover for the first time with hand-drawn Illustrations from Chad himself on the inner section, this re-release makes a special companion for his Europe Tour in August 2011! A notorious homebody, Chad VanGaalen is well known for rarely leaving his basement in Calgary, endlessly drawing, recording and making art. Fortunately, he has an uncanny knack for creating music that is sweepingly beautiful and undeniably genuine, and with his third full-length Soft Airplane, this celebrated multitalented artist has created his most complete album to date. With Infiniheart (2005) and Skelliconnection (2006), Chad displayed an innate understanding of simple pop melody and a penchant for intellectually playful arrangements. Compiled from years of hidden back-catalogue and lo-fi CD-R releases, both albums went on to receive critical acclaim from across the globe. While his first albums hinted at musical reference points (that even Chad seemed to be reluctant to embrace), Soft Airplane reveals an artist utterly in stride ? confident enough to span genres, while working with a determined and deliberate focus. Sometimes the most powerful of musical expressions come from the most hushed and unassuming sources; with Soft Airplane, Chad Vangaalen has created one of these rare, heartfelt and gripping moments from the depths of his cluttered basement. Fortunately for him - and us. Sabo45: Crusades: The Sun is down and the night is riding in Lp 6.50 To call the Ottawa punk scene incestual makes it sound too wholesome. At this point, a band family tree would be impossible. They’ve crossed the line into band forest territory; new sprouts feeding off the old growth. It’s a successful ecosystem inhabited by amazing musicians. At the end of the day, those people and their bands are releasing the most high quality records, per capita, in the entire world. The newest germination is Crusades’ debut full-length, The Sun Is Down and the Night Is Riding In. In my eyes, all punk worth a damn is somewhat anti-Christian, but Crusades take it to a new level. They combine their disdain for organized religion with melodies four voices deep. Crusades own the night, enlisting the unholy powers of unlikely allies like The Chinese Telephones, From Ashes Rise, and Alice Cooper. Comes in gatefold, reverse board cover, with a download code. Sabo44: Terrible Feelings: Impending Doom 7'' 2,50 Terrible Feelings’ date of birth was sometime during the fall of 2009, in MalmoチN, Sweden. Anton and Manuela had been set on trying out new stuff that was different from their previous band constellations, and recruited Andy and Willy along the way. In April 2010 the band released a four-song demo, to some pretty rave reviews. Since then, they’ve played all over Sweden and Germany, and shared stages with a variety of bands; Cheap Time, Cola Freaks, Screaming Females, and Tyvek, among others. The spring of 2011 saw the release of two 7”s. Tied Up on Timmeheiehumme Records from Germany, and Impending Doom, a co-release between Sabotage Records and Manuela’s own Lack Of Sleep imprint. Someone described the music as “Loud, dark, therapeutic, and rough around the edges”, and Anton once said he played “black angst-ridden power pop.” Both quotes sum up Terrible Feelings pretty well. Place their sound somewhere in the wastelands between Wipers, Redd Kross, Ebba GroチNn and Murder City Devils. In June they’ll embark on a three week European tour, which will take them through Germany, France, Spain and Switzerland. A Japanese release on the label Donuts Pop is scheduled for early fall 2011, and Scotch Tapes from Canada will release the demo tracks on tape and flexi disc sometime soon. Terrible Feelings – Impending Doom (b/w Death To Everyone) Released in April 2011. Vinyl 7-inch single (2 songs, 45 rpm). Sabotage Records / Lack Of Sleep Records. Contact: [email protected] http://terriblefeelings.blogspot.com http://facebook.com/terriblefeelings http://soundcloud.com/terrible-feelings Sabo42: Cat Party: Rhapsody in Black LP 6.50 Cat Party started in 2007. They are a post-punk band from Orange County, CA. Since then they're released a hanful of records and been playing shows non stop. They've played up and down the west coast states as well as the southwest. This year their send full length entitled "Rhapsody In Black" is being released. Sticking to their DIY roots the band is releasing limited versions of the cd while Sabotage records out of Germany is handling the vinyl. Release date for the new record is scheduled to be May 16, 2011. Rhapsody In Black was recorded at Cal State University, Domiguez Hills. Our friend Josh McKendry (Jisaw Thoughts 7", The Aftertaste/Cut City split 7", Heartache Over Headache EP)was finishing up school, getting his bachelors in sound engineering. We recorded everything there as part of his final project and later fixed up 25% of the record (bass/vocals) down in San Clemente at Jasmine Studios. This record was done entirely by Ryan and Roger, Roger on drums and Ryan handling guitar, bass, and vocals. We are very proud of this record. There's some typical Cat Party tunes on here as well as some songs that took on a new direction/approach. I hope everyone enjoys the record, we worked extremely hard on this one. We owe Joshbig time! Cat Party: Ryan Nichols - Guitar, Voice Roger Fowler - Drums Rick Espinoza - Bass Disco: Jigsaw Thoughts/Entitled 7" - 2007 Cut City/Cat Party split 7" - 2008 Cat Party s/t LP - 2009 Heartache Over Headache EP - 2010 Earthmen & Strangers/Cat Party split 7" - 2011 Rhapsody In Black – 2011 web: www.myspace.com/birdsofpreymusic Sabo41: Sonic Avenues: S/T LP 6.50 Formed in 2006, they've been developing their craft over 4 years...preparing, and finally executing...this is the debut album from the Montreal power pop punk combo. This record originally came out limited to 300 pieces on the great Ottawa based Going Gaga label and I am happy to repress this with different cover art. It came out of left field and knocked me out of my boots when I heard it the first time... and still does. Bang on performance, slick punk rock, with a great reverence for pop music songwriting. A totally satisfying sound! A great Friday night solution for any tin-banger, house-spouse or desk jockey!!! again co released with....guess who.... yes.. www.takenbysuprise.net www.sonicavenues.com Sabo40 Hero Dishonest: Dangerous LP + CD + DL 3 Points / 7 Euros Recorded during the winter and spring of 2010, DANGEROUS is the new full length album from Finlands Hero Dishonest. During their eleven years of existence they have put out four lp's before this one, and probably played at a club/bar/squat/punk house near you. Like with their previous releases, DANGEROUS continues to add new elements to the bands hardcore punk based sound. This time more midtempo and melodic influences have been introduced to the bands trademark hyperspeed thrash. During the four years that the record gradually took shape(between tours, jobs, illnesses and changing diapers), the band managed to come up with their most versatile collection of songs to date. The record also includes the Cd version of the Album.... The download version of the album contains a bonus live concert, recorded in Vilnius, Lithuania in the fall of 2009. Again co-released with ifsociety For more information: www.herodishonest.com Sabo38: Autistic Youth: Idle Minds LP 6,50 Euros We've come a long way, baby... Long awaited 2nd album from hardworking PDX youngsters, following up ''Landmine Beach''LP, as well as singles. Driving, melodic punk/hardcore (but NOT melodic hardcore if ya get the distinction) with dark, swirling undercurrents. Catchy but not at all vapid. Sounding like a cross between Portland, Southern California, and Copenhagen, you could compare this to bands like THE OBSERVERS, NO HOPE FOR THE KIDS, REAGAN YOUTH, or ADOLESCENTS, This record is again a co-prduction with, guess who, yeah, of course: TAKEN BY SURPRISE RECORDS in Munich. Our friends Keith (BLACK WATER) and Ken (DIRTNAP) released this album in the Americas. All copies come with a coupon for free digital download. The first press are 500 on black vinyl. Sabo34: The Estranged: Subliminal Man LP 6.50 euro Past and present members of Portland hardcore mainstays such as Remains Of The Day, Hellshock, Warcry, Lebenden Toten, etc pull a 180 and dish out ten tracks of icy, ominous postpunk. Since their last release, The Estranged have dialed back the explicit aggression of their early singles a bit, and dialed up the textured, atmospheric, layered sounds of prime 80s deathrock/postpunk. A little less US influence, a little more UK. A little less Wipers, a little more Cure/Chameleons UK/Joy Division, etc. The Subliminal Man was painstakingly, impeccably recorded at Type Foundry Studios in Portland and features 8 new ones, a re-recording of ''Statue In A Room'' (originally released as a split 7'' with Autistic Youth) and a rather stunning cover of The Flys’ 1978 classic ''Love And A Molotov Cocktail''. You need this. All LPs come with download coupon. This is another coop with NEW DARK AGE RECORDS!!!! DIRTNAP RECORDS from Portland did the US version of this one!! go check them out!!! Sabo32: Spectres: Last Days LP 6.50 euro Spectres were originally formed in 2006 by Brian Gustavson and Steve Hanker in a small town called Coombs, British Columbia. The pair wanted to experiment with peace punk and post punk influences and made a few demos that were mailed out and given away to various friends. Whisper in Darkness label heard one of these demos and expressed an interest in what eventually became the "Cold War" 7". At this point Brian and Steve set about putting together a band to start playing shows, and Heather Szilagyi (drums), Nathan Szilagyi (bass) and Zach Batalden (guitar) were added to the band's roster. Not long after Heather left the band and Steve Gerencer joined to fill in on drums, and this line up went on to make the "Visions of a New World" 7" later that year. The band toured to support this release in the spring of 2008 and Steve Hanker left the band after the tour to persue other projects. Tyler Pilling joined shortly after to play guitar in Steve's place and this line up has been consistently playing shows in the Pacific North West ever since. The band's first LP, "Last Days" began when Spectres partnered with Felix Fung of Little Red Sounds in January of 2009, working in multiple sessions through the next few months to complete their debut full length album. The new record expands the song writing skills from their two previous ep's to include some more angular writing abilies. The vocals are more dynamic and overall better thought out. Being compared to bands like JOY DIVISION and SISTERS OF MERCY is a hard thing to live up to, but they have definitely taken those influences and molded them into something heartfelt and profound. This release is being jointly released by Whisper In Darkness Label in North America and Sabotage Records/New Dark Age in Europe. Www.myspace.com/inlowlight Sabo39: Union Town: Blinding lights 7'' 2.00 euro The ‘Blinding Lights’ EP contains three new Union Town songs that capture the band’s shape anno 2010. The songs were written in the course of a year and were tested on the crowd in different variations during live shows. Raw takes and jams were carefully reshaped and re-recorded in cooperation with Mark van der Male, a friend of the band. Enriched with the artwork of Mara Piccione, who also worked on Union Town’s debut album, the EP will be released as Sabotage Records #34 in May 2010. Comes with a free MP3 download. Sabo33: Dramamine: S/T LP 6,50 euro "Dramamine is a medicament that was converted into active drug usage by some resourceful junkies decades ago. The effect can be described as some kind of escapism into an imaginary world, or – in a positive sense –as some kind of introverted ecstasy. This young band from Germany could be the soundtrack for these specific moods as of now. Loud, noisy, then with a certain pop-affinity, minimalistic, but in the very next second pretentious, doomy and oozing with pathos. A heavy, deep bass, which you will not only feel through your ears; guitars, which you will find hard to classify; a krauty drumming with an obvious love for details – all this put together with resentful, hectic vocals, which will finally leave you asking for more. You’re going to realise very quickly that these musicians have used the years they’ve spend in other bands to learn how to communicate in their own special language – although the sound that we’re talking about here emanates from a different awareness; this doesn’t sound like an intersection of Press Gang, Idle Hands, etc. Here the instruments don’t get touched, they’re being cleaved to. Experience it live or on record, afterwards everything will be quieter. It’s 2010, and you might think that the creative reservoir of noisy and drugged guitar music has been exhausted for a long time now: Dramamine prove you wrong!" www.myspace.com/dramaminedramamine Sabo31: Polite Sleeper: Lake Effect LP 6,50 euro Brooklyn punks continue with the smart bombastic folk! Polite Sleeper follow up last year's Seens LP with nine winter moments put to tape after spending much of last year on tour. Recorded by Aaron Prellwitz (Death Cab for Cutie, Mountain Goats, Erase Errata) at Seaside Lounge, the trio polished the edges and tuned the piano on this one for maximum storytelling. Look for US and European tours this fall. www.myspace.com/politesleeper www.politesleeper.net Sabo30: Digger Barnes: Time has come lp/CD 6,50 euro DIGGER BARNES is a German singer/songwriter, performer and sideman of Chuck Ragan (HOT WATER MUSIC) and THE REVIVALTOUR, an annual traveling alliance of the North American folkpunk scene, where he shared stages with Tim Barry (AVAIL), Ben Nichols (LUCERO), Tom Gabel (AGAINST ME), Austin Lucas, Frank Turner, Jesse Malin and others. With his debut TIME HAS COME he recorded a modern americana-album of great diversity and with strong, dark vibes. Style, taste and musical understatement are the secret ingredients of his very own gumbo out of folk, indie, gospel, rockabilly, pop and country. Stories about loners, losers and shady characters of all kinds build the center of the Digger Barnes World which has a visual counterpart in the paintings of PENCIL QUINCY, Digger' s partner-in-crime for many years. CD comes as digipack, vinyl with badass 350g cover. www.diggerbarnes.net Sabo28: The Estranged: Static Thoughts LP 6.50 euro "PDX 3 piece with a heavy background in the local HC/Crust scenes (members have been/are in bands like Remains Of The Day, Hellshock, Warcry, From Ashes Rise, Coldbringer, and lots more) Icy, ominous post punk ala Wipers, Mission Of Burma, Warsaw-era Joy Division, etc. LPs come with digital download coupon. " for more info check: www.myspace.com/theestranged Sabo27: Team Robespierre: Everything's Perfect LP 6.00 Euro Formed in Brooklyn during the winter of 2005, the members of Team Robespierre were initially connected by their roots - having all grew up in similar punk rock scenes in New York, Denver, Minnesota, Texas, Poland and Jersey, playing in bands like Thulsa Doom, Morning Glory and Hipster Bloodbath. But as Rex, Tom, Ty, Mike and Jim got older their record collections expanded to include noise, indie, electro and new wave among other genres. All and none of these genres can be heard in their recordings or live shows. But what comes across most when seeing these guys is their raw energy and unwillingness to separate themselves from the crowd. With asound that melds the future and the past,the Team brings back memories of 80s new wave and 90s hardcore, with the ability toshare stages with bands as diverse as Dan Deacon, Japanther, An Albatross, LeftoverCrack, Parts And Labor, Best Fwends, USA Is A Monster, Japanther and Kylesa. Having already embarked on 3 tours in 2007, and recently enlisting a live drummer to add another layer to their complex electro-punk arrangements, the Team felt the timing was right to record an album's worth of material. With the help of Colin Marston (Orthrelm, Ghengis Tron, Stay Fucked), Team Robespierre spent most of their summer recording an album and playing dance parties. Powered by a dirty punk rock ethos, synth hooks and programmed dance beats, Team Robespierre has helped resurrect a Brooklyn punk scene that has been waiting to embrace the raw energy of our nation's basements and late night warehouse dance parties. With a sound that melds the future and the past, the Team brings back memories of 80s new wave and 90s hardcore, and after IMPOSE owner Derek Evers saw them play a show in the spring of 2007, he ended up so drenched in beer and human sweat that he had to sign these guys – making "Everything's Perfect" the first official fulllength for both the band and the label. Sabotage is proud to release the vinyl version of „EverythingチLs perfect“ just in time for the upcoming European Tour in Oktober/November 2008. www.myspace.com/teamrobespierre Sabo26: Autistic Youth/Cola Freaks: Split 7” 2.70 EURO SOLD OUT Both bands have 2 songs on this Split 7". Raging KBD tunes by COLA FREAKS from Aarhus, DK recorded by Mr JAY REATARD. If you liked their previous 7"s on HJERNESPIND and LOCAL CROSS you will love these songs, too. www.myspace.com/colafreaks Portland darlings AUTISTIC YOUTH return with two melodic smashers much in the same vein as their great Empty Eyes 7"! Being on the forefront of the new wave of Portland bands alongside THE ESTRANGED or RED DONS, AUTISTIC YOUTH have turned their live audiences into a loyal fanbase. www.myspace.com/autisticyouth Sabo25: Japanther: ''Skuffed up my Huffy'' LP 5.50 EURO 'Skuffed up my huffy, the band`s fifth full-length(twelve tracks at a total of about 27 minutes), there are actual songs. japantherチLs trademark hooks, sing-along choruses and misfity/ramonesy/ronettesy infectiousness has finally crystallized on an album. with the current vogue for shoegaze-inspired noise walls thrust out by No Age and Deerhunter, perhaps this duo can gatecrash theparty. Www.japanther.com Sabo24:Autistic Youth: Landmine Beach LP 6,50 Euro Hailing from Portland, Oregon these 4 youngsters are influenced heavily by classic 80's bands like the WIPERS or ADOLESCENTS but also more recent outifts like THE OBSERVERS or THE EXPLODING HEARTS. On this LP they deliver 11 songs of anthemic and heartfelt punkrock that will make you dance dance dance! The first press will be 1000 copies, 800 on black and 200 on orange vinyl. All of them will have a silkscreened cover. In cooperation with the cool cat from Taken by Surprise Records autisticyouth.com Sabo23:Polite Sleeper: Seens LP/CD 5.00 Euro Polite Sleeper is a folk punk mess and a story about starting over. Jason and Tim met in San Francisco in 2002 and formed The Yellow Press, a Ye! Ye! hardcore/punk quartet that also included Steven Chamberlain on bass. With releases on X-Mist and Day After worldwide, they toured for over two years, opening for the likes of Against Me!, Xiu Xiu, The Thermals and The Hold Steady before amicably disbanding in 2005 following one final European tour. The downtime coupled with one messy break-up saw Jason leaving California for New York, with Tim following soon thereafter. Together that winter they recorded a handful of sparse, acoustic songs in Jason’s Clinton Hill loft space, dealing with friends, lovers, substance abuse, and most notably not having a band anymore.During that period the duo met Michael Curtes, who added piano to a few unfinished ideas and the resulting session was quietly released as a five-song EP and 12” in June 2007. The trio immediately pickedup where The Yellow Press left off, touring Europe and both US coasts in support, and despite few expectations found a surprising balance (and noted buzz) between their punk pasts and the hushed, introspection of the new material. Musically, however, Polite Sleeper is about doing more with less. From three-piece trap kits to playing without a bass, the songs are as divergent as they are raw. Each a story sounding as if John Darnielle was fronting the Microphones or a working man’s Xiu Xiu. Keyboards, banjo and pedal steel might round out a few programmed beats or a piano stomp, otherwise, very little is kept that can’t be performed live. And what started as a bedroom project between friends finally coalesced with a proper full length written and recorded throughout Brooklyn in 2007. More self-assured and playful than previous efforts, the debut balances the whispered lullabies with the screaming sing-a-longs – from country to folk to punk, it’s an authentic, earnest document of where three friends ended up after landing on the East Coast with a new plan. But most important Polite Sleeper is still a punk band. They’re 100% DIY, choosing to record in living rooms and kitchens exclusively. They keep traffic noise and dead notes as reminders of that. They stay true by playing to anyone who asks, and while the songs may be short, the sentiments heavy, their riotous live reputation is a spectacle no one expects from an acoustic trio.Look for Polite Sleeper touring in support throughout 2008. Selected Discography S/T EP CD/12”(2007, Sabotage) Seens LP CD/12” (2008, Sabotage) Single 7” (2008, Problembar Records) politesleeper.com Sabo22 Austin Lucas: Putting the Hammer Down CD 5.00 Euro As many will infinitely attest, it is truly Austin's skillful and soulful homage to his country and bluegrass roots that leave all listening audiences haunted with a stirring sense of amazement. "Putting The Hammer Down" is Austin's second Album. On it, you'll find 8 songs harkening the rich heritage and tradition of great American country and folk music past, rounded out by the strong DIY ethic and punk progressiveness that played a large part in shaping both artist and label over the years. In the end, you're left with an album that reaches across generational and genre lines in a way that few artists could ever dream of or hope for. www.myspace.com/austinlucas1 Sabo21: Mönster: Out of Luck 7" 1.50 Euro 5 new tracks from berlinチLs most stupid punks. songs about love, straight edge, rebellion and friendship. too smart to be meaningless and too funny to take themselves too seriously. musically between rocking d-beat hardcore and lo-fi blues. some ac/dc riff is thrown into there as well. Sabo20: Coldbringer: Lust and Ambition 12" 4.50 Euro "Eight song 12" EP. For those of you not familiar with Coldbringer, they feature members of From Ashes Rise, Hellshock, Call The Police, the Del Toros, and Talk Is Poison. They play a style of melodic hardcore that draws from influences like Naked Raygun, Leatherface, Husker Du and the Wipers, but is all their own at the same time."I’ve been getting a fair number of records these days with hand-screened covers and the LP has some striking artwork. A stingingly melodic punk sound that sounds like a cross between Born Dead Icons’ doomy sound with Leatherface’s tuneful properties. Vocalist John Wilkerson (formerly with From Ashes Rise) has Frankie Stubbs’ timbre, albeit in a lower register. I know comparisons suck but that’s the best way I can describe it. The people in this band have played in more “crusty” or thrashy bands and this marks a departure away from D-beat and epic qualities. A warmth along with the power and vigor. Sabo19: The Now-Denial: Mundane Lullaby lp/cd 6.50 EURO Finally, 3 long years after „viva viva threatening“ came out, the now-denial deliver their 3rd album „mundane lullaby“. And itチLs no surprise, it is a big step forward. They come closer and closer to capture their live-energy on a piece of plastic. The sound is very good, still dirty, but powerful and huge like a bulldozer, with love for the detail, which makes it fun to listen to the record over and over again to smell the diesel and find something new with every listening. Yeah, itチLs still a hardcore/ punk record, itチLs still pissed off, but the limitations are gone. There is rock every now and then and it suits them well. And itチLs good to hear a real 2nd guitar again. On top of 12 great songs, varied in speed and mood,you get a well thought out lsd-influenced cover artwork with rabbits and flowers and lyrics that are far away from your average punk-clicheチL, but still angry and to the point. A record like a journey on the road to nowhere, armed with a smile and a middlefinger up in the air, always pretending to have an insane masterplan up the sleeve Sabo18: Digger Barnes: My Name is Digger 2.50 Euro The Ultimate Drifter`s Manifesto out now on Sabotage records.Digger Barnes' "My name is Digger" is a great melancholic song that displays the singers writing ability and his knack for melody. The song is cold and dusty like a lonely desert night; letting the listener in on this very specific thought and memory. The song's chorus is catchy and memorable and the beautiful stripped down instrumentation of just vocals, acoustic, slide guitar, and a harp bares the soul of the song and its lonely, lonely lyrics. Bside contains Digger`s Version of Social DチLs Reach for the Sky, played with some help from allie total blam blam. The record comes again with a super nice packaging. Sabo17: The Now-Denial: Viva,Viva Threatening LP Repress 5.00 Euro This is the Repress of the second album from the Now-Denial wich was originally released on scorched earth policy a couple of years ago. The record brings 12harsh,pissed off hardcore songs. Soundwise the production of this record is much better and more `` in your face`` than on the first record, Sabo16: ALLIE & DIGGER SPLIT 7" 2.80 Euro ALLIE TOTAL BLAM BLAM feat. DIGGER BARNES ,DIGGER BARNES feat. ALLIE TOTAL BLAM BLAM. TWO LOST KIDS FOUND EACH OTHER TO PLAY "LONER & LOSER".WHILE DIGGER COMES WITH A MELANCHOLIC UPTEMPO-ROCKER CALLED "SAME OLD GAME", ALLIE RECORDED HIS MORE INDIE-INFLUENCED BALLAD "DISTRICTS,PARTS,BELONGINGS".BOTH SONGS HAVE A TOUCH OF COUNTRY & WESTERN, BUT GO FAR BEYOND ANY GENRE.TIMELESS MUSIC FROM THE ROAD BETWEEN CASHVILLE AND OLDHAMBURG. THE 7" COMES ON WHITE VINYL AND A SUPER NICE PACKING. Sabo15: Polite Sleeper: "S/T" 12“/MCD 4.50 Euro Polite Sleeper is the new folk punk, experimental side-project from Jason (guitar) and Tim (drums) of The Yellow Press (Day After). Pretty crazy stuff at times, but the songs are simple and sweet – all about missing one thing or another, about the new challenges and new relationships since moving from San Francisco to Brooklyn, NY nearly two years ago. More important, PS is a punk band. They’re 100% DIY, choosing to record in living rooms and kitchens, exclusively. They keep traffic noise and dead notes as reminders of that, and stay true by playing basements and warehouses, even proper clubs where they don’t quite belong, but take the chance at meeting like minds anyway. They believe it and you should too. The forthcoming CD/EP from Sabotage retains the spastic live energy one expects from The Yellow Press, but unplugs the action, turns down the volume and shakes things to a more folk country tune. Jason and Tim tell stories now. They scream and sing about drinking and missing one thing or another, and with the addition of a full time keyboard player, the whole mess sounds like Xiu Xiu challenging the Mountain Goats or Bright Eyes to a proper pub fight. The band is currently recording their debut full length, due this winter with US and European tours to follow. Sabo14: Austin Lucas: "The Common Cold " CD 5.00 Euro Mixing old time traditional american music along with contemporary indie influences, austin lucasチLnew album „the common cold“ combines the best from multipal generations of american roots music. With driven picking and beautiful vocal harmonies,this album should be a breath of fresh air for fans of depression era country as well as those of lo-fi acoustic indie music.born in Bloomington Indiana, Austin Lucas was taught how to sing by his musician father Robert Lucas before he could even speak. at home or in the car, his family would sing and make music. travelling thoughout the summertime to folk, bluegrass and old time music festivals where his father would perform every year.. as Austin became old enough to attend school he also was sent to the indiana university childrens choir to hone his gift of singing.. although he would stay in this program for 6 years, perform in 3 opera's as well as dozens of classical choral peices; he never learned to love or appreciate this music untill much later in his life.. when he was 12 he removed himself from the choir and went off in search of louder and faster music.. it was in the punk and hardcore scene where austin found himself and has remained for the last 16 years.. playing in crust and grind bands Rune and Twentythird Chapter as well as technical punk outfit K10 Prospect.. Sabo13: Hero Dishonest: " When the shit hits the man " LP 5.00 Euro Finland's hardest working and touring thrash unit, Hero Dishonest, has released its 4th and by far the strongest album of its 7 years long career. After around 300 shows in Scandinavia, middle Europe, UK, Russia and USA the band is tighter than ever and what also sets it apart from the grey mass of today's hardcore thrash, smart in its song writing. "When The Shit Hits The Man" consists of 26 minutes and 21 tracks of raging hardcore punk thrash that doesn't limit itself to just being fast at all times but also knows when to slow down and to bring in the widest influences from the 30 years of punk history. The band doesn't just speed up the old school Black Flag riffs but also nods its head towards both old and new innovators like Big Boys and Wrangler Brutes. After 300 shows, 4 albums and 3 eps (If Society, Combat Rock Industry, 625 Thrash, LaチNjaチN Records, Sabotage Records) the band marches on and is just finishing its second US tour and is getting ready for European tour in spring 2007. www.ifsociety.com/herodishonest [email protected] Sabo12: The Now Denial: " Obey, adapt, shut up and Die" CD 5.00 Euro Infos like this bore me to death, like all this crap bores me to death. Fuck that. The thing you need to know is: it’s a good, fair and healthy thing to like the now-denial. I am sure i don’t have to tell you about the endless glorious, fabulous, not to say heroic stories of this dirty bunch- only for the protocol: they are a five-piece with members of blablabla...BORING. there is no need to tell you about this tracktorpullingdeathmachine from BREMEN/ MUENSTER and BIELEFELD. No need to tell you that this CD is full with 19 songs and videos... that this is their compilation-cd which combines the the vinyl-only releases of the split 7“es with SEEIN RED and HIGHSCORE, unreleased old material, compilation tracks and evergreens of the last five years. Besides the well known “a.c.a.b.”, “the exploration”, “viva viva” and “slaves” there is the hard to find vinyl only compilation track “dusty gunslinger” and the unreleased “outward tolerance”, “shit goes on” and “eraser demo”. All songs have japanese translations printed inside the digipack, due to the split release between too circle rec. in japan and sabotage rec. in germany. As a special bonus there are a couple of live feeds enhanched. We put some footage of the draチNschfest 2004, the turn it down show 2004 (Berlin) and from the vienna “tüwi”show 2003. Sabo11: Echo Is Your Love: "Humansize" CD 6.00 Euro After 8 years, 3 albums and several tours around Europe, Finland's Echo Is Your Love are back with their finest album. Echo Is Your Love was started in early 1998 in Helsinki by four guys who met and were introduced to each others at the first rehearsals. The guitaristチLs girlfriend became the singer. The intention was to practice as little as possible and to record almost everything that comes out. After some 7"s and the debut album ("Sheets of Blank Fucking Paper" 2000) the band got bored of droning the same two chords and being compared with Pardo Bond, Dead C and the likes. The band decided to start rocking. With the 2nd album ("8 Hours" 2002) and tours around Europe Echo Is Your Love ended up playing at punk/hardcore shows to almost 100% punk crowds which made the bandチLs music tighter and more aggressive. On the 3rd album ("Paper Cut Eye" 2004) Echo Is Your Love found its own unique style of mixing hardcore aggressiveness with no-wave guitar madness, post-punkdanceability with indie cuteness and pop melodies.“Humansize” is a tight and unique mix of no-wave guitar madness, dreamy indiepop melodies, hardcore aggression and danceable post-punk rhythms. Haunting female vocals, sometimes angry, sometimes heavenly, wash over shards of guitar noise and shuddering drums, like if the girls from the B-52s were invited to sing with the one band that wants to save the world with its noise. The album will be followed by a US tour. This is not the same old same old. For more information e-mail [email protected] The album is a split release between If Society (Finland), Stickfigure (US), Run Out Records (UK), Unstable Ape Records (Australia) and Sabotage Records (Germany) SABO8:The Now Denial: ``Viva,Viva,Threatening Cd 5.00 Euro We are very happy to release the second Lp from these lovely rockers. The record brings 12 brand new harsh,pissed off hardcore songs. Soundwise the production of this record is much better and more `` in your face`` than on the first record, combined with a really nice 12pages layout, this record is a killer and a must.the now-denial started rehearsing in early 2001 and played first shows in the summer. First planned as a project of longtime friends christian, philipp, jens, soeren and hans to share the love for harsh, pissed off hardcore/ punk, it soon became clear that it had to be more. so they recorded for a benefit split 7" for the criminalized people of the genova protests against the g8 with their friends seein red. it came out early 2002 on tomte tumme tott. the many many shows they played had the result that hans quit due to time problems and his popstarcarreer. but the whole 5 piece recorded the first full-length "truth is on fire" in may 2002 on scorched earthpolicy/ flowerviolence/ damaged records that came out in fall. The now-denial continued as a 4 piece spreading their mixture of live-entertainment, political agenda and a big fuck you all around germany, holland, belgium and austria. the first bigger tour was in march/ april 2003 to france and spain with artimus pyle from okland/ california/ usa. right before the tour another benefit split 7" came out on tomte tumme tott records/ repulsive force (japan). this time with highscore and for the trial costs of people of the gothenburg protests against the european union. the year 2003 has been the busiest for the band so far, because they went on tour in fall again. durango 95 was the partner in crime and they headed to greece, macedonia, bosnia, croatia and austria. after that the preparations for a second album started. tons of shows and a small tour with strike anywhere slowed down the process, but now, finally, the new album "viva viva threatening" is out on scorched earth policy and sabotage records. the now-denial is now working with a new second guitarist robin, who is hopefully ready to join the tractorpulling deathmachine in november as a real 5. member. The Lp version is available via scorchedearthpolicy.de please check out sabotagerecords.net for mp3チLs and more infos about this release. TAKEN BY SURPRISE: SURPRISE 037 | NIGHTBIRDS:THE OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS 6,90 At long last, New Jersey's NIGHT BIRDS deliver the follow up to their 2011 debut LP, "The Other Side of Darkness." "Born to Die in Suburbia" delivers fourteen new tracks - refashioning the dark overtones, surf inflections, and melodic sensibilities of their signature style without dramatically altering their core sound. The result being not only their most diverse and accomplished collection of songs to date, but an output that is more distinctly NIGHT BIRDS than ever. Rife with impassioned social commentary, tales of dysfunction and despair, and lamentations of a culture in rapid decline, "Born To Die In Suburbia" is an instant punk rock classic for this modern world on the verge of a nervous breakdown. SURPRISE 036 | BIG EYES: ALMOST FAMOUS LP The highly anticipated sophomore full length from Seattle's BIG EYES! With a solidified West Coast lineup, BIG EYES have stepped up their game with a more definitive sound and unified vision. "ALMOST FAMOUS" finds the band drawing even more of a hard rock influence, while maintaining both the pop sensibility and punk edge that you've come to know and love. Taking inspiration from a wide variety of bands ranging from 70's rock and roll staples like Kiss and Blue Oyster Cult, 70's and 80's power pop classics like The Nerves, The Shivvers and The Undertones, and 90's pop punk bands like Scared of Chaka and Mr. T Experience, the trio continue to develop their signature style - tastefully embracing the more glamorous aspects of rock and roll without compromising the attitude and grit. SURPRISE 033 | CHEMICALS: FOR REAL, FOR LIFE, FOREVER, OR WHATEVER LP 6,90 EURO For people who’ve invested a lot of time and energy mapping the vast, complicated genome of the local punk community, Portland’s Chemicals are something of a supergroup. Comprising members of Cyclops, Triggers, Sleepwalkers, RIP and Straitjacket—among countless others—the band plays loose-limbed garage punk, free of frills but not without surprises: Check out “No Reason to Stay,” from recently released second album For Real, For Life, Forever or Whatever, with its basically two songs, with two different tempos, ingeniously fused together by a ripping bass solo. It’s powerful stuff, sounding like the product of lifers who’ve been around the dirty, trash-strewn block a few times. SURPRISE031: THE CRY:S/T LP 6,50 EURO THE CRY! is a music sensation emerging from the eclectic arts scene of Portland, OR. With heavy power-pop influences like THE BEACH BOYS, EXPLODING HEARTS and THE SWEET, the band has re-crafted the 2 minute pop song for a new generation. THE CRY! effortlessly merges 50?s style vocal harmonies and the jangle of 60?s pop hooks with the raw punkish emotion of the PDX street culture from which they come. THE CRY! is a music sensation emerging from the eclectic arts scene of Portland, OR. With heavy power-pop influences like THE BEACH BOYS, EXPLODING HEARTS and THE SWEET, the band has re-crafted the 2 minute pop song for a new generation. THE CRY! effortlessly merges 50?s style vocal harmonies and the jangle of 60?s pop hooks with the raw punkish emotion of the PDX street culture from which they come. SURPRISE 028 | BLANK PAGES: S/T 7'' 2.50 EURO After many delays it's finally here! The debut 7" by Berlin based BLANK PAGES. Members were / are active in bands like IDLE HANDS, MODERN PETS, LIES FEED THE MACHINE and DRAMAMINE. They pick up the torch from IDLE HANDS playing meldoic punkrock with a certain WIPERS twist and offer 4 songs on this EP. Watch out for them playing your town soon! SURPRISE 027 | NIGHTBIRDS: THE OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS LP 6.50 EURO At long last, the debut LP from NY/NJ's own NIGHT BIRDS is finally upon us! Following three well received 7" EPs, "The Other Side of Darkness" takes you on on a non-stop demented thrill ride with thirteen raging blasts of high-octane surf-inspired punk that the band has become known for. NIGHT BIRDS have pulled out all of the stops on this long player; honing their hardcore/punk/surf/garage hybrid sound to near perfection, delivering each and every song with urgent and unmistakable precision. With underlying themes of isolation, paranoia, depression, visions of total annihilation, and more horror/b-movie nods and references than you can count, "The Other Side of Darkness" is the ultimate soundtrack to that post-apocalyptic nightmare that you just can't seem to wake up from. SURPRISE 026 | OUT ON A LIMB: DROWNED LP 6.50 EURO GREAT first record of this band from Chemnitz/Leipzig. Complex groovy with wave-guitar sounds and nice melodies and a lot of energetic post-punk influences like WIPERS, JOY DIVISION and THE ESTRANGED. All records include a downloadcode. 300 pressed, 100 on red wax, I only have a few of them, so hurry up. The band and the release partner NARSHARDAA also have em. SURPRISE 024 |OBSERVERS: SO WHATS LEFT NOW LP 6.50 EURO This is my favorite punk record of the last decade and I am more than happy to be repressing it, artwork has been bumped up a notch, so this LP looks better than ever. If you don't like this record, you shouldn't be listening to punk, maybe it's not for you. SURPRISE 023 | RED DONS: A FORCED TURNING POINT 7'' 3.00 EURO Their FAKE MEETS FAILURE LP got some critical acclaim last year and this 7" develops their unique style even further. 2 new songs recorded on their last US tour in Chicago. Housed in a beautiful screenprinted sleeve, finally available! SURPRISE 022 | W.H.WALKER: DUDS LP 6.50 EURO Who would have thought that a group of southern boys, now living in Portland, Oregon, would uncover the future of doo-wop boogie pop, lassoing the soul of 1950 and the hooks of 1970 and dragging those years through the dregs of punk into 2011? DUDS! is the first full length by W.H. WALKER, 10 pop filled anthems featuring a cover of BOBBY DARIN"s DREAM LOVER! Get squeeky clean and buy this record now! SURPRISE 021 | MOTHERS CHILDREN:ARE YOU TOUGH ENOUGH 12''6.50 EURO Canada seems to be the new fertile ground for smashing powerpop. MOTHER'S CHILDREN hail from Ottawa, the same place as great bands like SEDATIVES, STEVE ADAMYK BAND (who they share a member with), WHITE WIRES and many others are from and keep making me go GAGA. This 6 track 12" is the follow up to their well received THAT'S WHO! LP on DERANGED. Dirk Klotzbach from OX put it this way (I fully agree!): I really hope that you all followed my call up from OX # 92 in the meanwhile and have bought yourself a copy of MOTHER`S CHILDREN "ThatチLs Who" Debut LP. So just to make it clear once again, there is no excuse ! The same as great as mentioned LP is this follow-up 12" from the Canadians. Power Pop GlamチLnチLRoll driven to perfection that should be spinning on your record player multiple times a day and that still is on a par with itチLs musical archetypes. Take your personal hits from the first three Powerpearls Compilations add it up with the two episodes of Killed By Glam, listen to "Milk & Alcohol" and "SheチLs A Windup" by DR. FEELGOOD once again, donチLt forget your BOYS, STIFFS and FAST CARS records and imagine you would be warped right back to the Seventies where you would be seeing all those bands live on stage, because this is the moment when you realize that you are dancing and beerspitting right in front of the stage of a MOTHER`S CHILDREN show. Maybe youチLll even meet Noddy Holder or Gary Holton there on your timewarp. SURPRISE 020 | DEEP SLEEP – TURN ME OFF LP 6.50 EUROS Baltimore's finest DEEP SLEEP with their 1st full-length LP. They've been perfecting their dynamic blend of melodic and catchy hardcore-punk on their 3 previous 7"s on Grave Mistake. As expected with this 10 track affair, the band revel in their posi-punk and modest hardcore influences. Taking the pace of proto-D.R.I. and smashing it into hooks culled directly from ADOLESCENTS and DESCENDENTS, every one of these tunes is a rousing excursion into punk-rock's most formative days. Subtly instinctual, overtly melodic and enduringly catchy, "turn me off" is equal parts relief in seeing DEEP SLEEP continue their stellar output and excitement at having a new batch of catchy, upbeat ragers to jam into our subconscious. 500 copies 1st press; all of them in a slick screenprinted sleeve! SURPRISE 015 | STEVE ADAMYK BAND – DESECRATE 7'' 2.50 EUROS Steve Adamyk is the guitarist of the band SEDATIVES who I had the pleasure of doing a 7" with last year. He started the STEVE ADAMYK BAND as a solo project and the line-up now includes Emmanuel and Dave from the SEDZ! This is their 3rd 7" following two great smashers on P.TRASH and RED LOUNGE respectively and their smashing debut LP on P.TRASH. 3 songs on this one now, if you need comparisons before you click on the buy button, ok, I think this sounds like a mix of POINTED STICKS and THE BARRACUDAS. Whoever doesn't like those two bands must feel no joy in life... SURPRISE 014 | CANADIAN RIFLE - FACTS 7" 2.50 EUROS In time for their first European adventure a new 7" by Chicago's CANADIAN RIFLE! Jordan Atkins from their US label put it this way: "Following up their amazing LP last year, this new EP has one of the best songs they have ever written (Blank Trade) and hit it hard with two of the fastest songs they have ever recorded on the B-side." I have nothing more to add. Only 300 pressed on black vinyl so you better hurry up and get it. SURPRISE 013 | BLOODY GEARS - S/T 7" 2.50 EUROS Their 2009 selftitled demo was a breath of fresh air, as the folks at MRR put it in issue # 315: "This band already has a sound that's their own, but likely draws from THE OBSERVERS and LEATHERFACE,and there's something very Midwest about these songs as well, making me think of early ARTICLES OF FAITH and HUSKER DU." I can also hear Greg Sage's WIPERS in those songs. Now their first piece of vinyl sees the light of day. 3 songs of dark.melodic mayhem. 2 new songs and a re-recorded version of TAKE A RIDE from the demo. SURPRISE 012 | RED DONS - FAKE MEETS FAILURE LP 7.00 EUROS SOLD OUT Doug Burns (Lead singer/songwriter/artist of THE OBSERVERS) has a new band, the RED DONS, featuring Daniel Hajji Husayn, Richard Joachim Preinesberger and a rotating cast of characters including Justin Maurer (Clorox Girls), Will Kinser (Born/Dead), Zack Brooks (Soda Pop Kids) and Andy Foote (The Physical Challenge). Named after a group of Cambridge professors that operated as spies for the Soviet Union in WW2, the RED DONS continue where the OBSERVERS left off with added elements of Arabic themes in both the artwork and sound. After the much lauded release of their debut album and successfully touring the US, Canada, Europe, and Brazil, the RED DONS entered a Portland studio to record ten new tracks. On this new album FAKE MEETS FAILURE (DERANGED RECORDS / TAKEN BY SURPRISE RECORDS), the band successfully develops their unique style even further. Coded lyrics about vagabond characters moving back and forth between the lines of the current climate of fear and suspicion that has been brought upon the USA by the war on terror. Again, consistent songwriting and a great production make this record stand out among the current competition. Combining TSOL-like vocals, SoCal punk rage, and the defiant melancholy of Pacific Northwesterners like the WIPERS this powerful release rises above the stack of contemporaries that take on the early 80s punk sound. No retro fashion hype, no flavor of the month. SURPRISE 010 | DEFECT DEFECT - S/T LP 6.50 EUROS Fighting their way out of the basement comes Portland’s DEFECT DEFECT with their best record to date! After two quality Eps and constant touring, Defect Defect hit it just perfect with their catchy-as-hell melodic punk style that hits hard with Colin’s spastic and blunt vocal style with Adam’s excellent song writing. Tracks like Stolen Ground and Post Apocalypse are perfect bookends of this argent and essential LP. Featuring ex and current members of the Observers, Autistic Youth, the Minds, Clorox Girls and the excellent Arctic Flowers this record will stick out over the pile of vinyl coming out in 2010. Do not miss out on this exciting band! SURPRISE 007 | MARVELOUS DARLINGS - SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER 7" 2.50 EUROS Their 7"s on DERANGED and WALLRIDE have been in my Top 10 for a long time so I am really really happy to put this one out! Perfect pop music for the masses! The band's mastermind is Ben Cook, also previously or currently active in NO WARNING, FUCKED UP, VIOLENT MINDS, CRIMINALLY INSANE and also with his great solo project YOUNG GOVERNOR! SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER is a hella 50s groove smashhit and on the B-Side the band rips on I WANT MY BRAND, a poppy punk tune executed in true DARLINGS fashion!! SURPRISE 006 | SUSPECT PARTS - MAN EATER 7" 2.50 EUROS Fronted by JUSTIN MAURER of the CLOROX GIRLS and featuring CHRIS BRIEF of ehm THE BRIEFS on drums, SMAIL from THE SHOCKS on bass and SULLI from RIPCHORD on guitar, they deliver great poppy punkgems with a hint of 60s beat. This 7" is the follow up to their great 17 TELEVISION EP on DERANGED RECORDS. MAN EATER on the A-Side is one hell of powerpoppy anthem and on the B-Side the band blasts through MODERN LOVERS' SHE CRACKED. I can't be happier to have them on the label! SURPRISE 005 | LOSER LIFE - FRIENDS WITH A DEMON LP 5.00 EUROS LOSER LIFE are back with their 2nd full length LP! After several months of touring, a handful of 7"s, a 12" and an album on MAGIC BULLET they have mastered their Chicago meets DC by way of Bakersfield sound. This time some darker elements and a great recording take things to the next level. An explosive mix that brings to mind bands like ARTICLES OF FAITH, NAKED RAYGUN or BORN AGAINST. LOSER LIFE comes from a place called Bakersfield, California, an area the band has numerously described as “the armpit of California”. This is what LOSER LIFE is influenced by and the band's sound makes their pleasant description seem all too realistic. LOSER LIFE is dirty, grimy, filthy and fucking pissed off at their little hole in the world and the world in general. They play music with a glass half-empty feeling with a glass overflowing the brim spirit. SURPRISE 004 | LOSER LIFE - MY HELL one sided 12" 5.00 EUROS Euro Repress as a one-sided 12" with silkscreen art on the flip and an extra song! On MY HELL, the Bakersfield Four blast through 6 tracks of blistering hardcore punk a la NAKED RAYGUN, ARTICLES OF FAITH, BORN AGAINST, etc. After a handful of EPs, an LP on MAGIC BULLET and a few thousand miles worth of touring, it is clear that LOSER LIFE have mastered their Chicago meets DC by way of Bakersfield sound. With lyrics focusing on disconnection and the inability to function properly in a relationship without falling into the realm of self pity, MY HELL is perfect punk music for when the skies are cloudy and gray!! SURPRISE 002 | THE OBSERVERS - DOWN ON TODAY 7" 3.00 EUROS Lead singer and primary songwriter Douglas Burns along with longtime friend and Speds band mate Colin Grigson formed the Observers. The intention of the band was to create a new voice in music that was true to the traditional punk sound of the 70’s and 80’s while remaining contemporary and relevant. The band formed in 2002, but did not play their first live show until March 2003 after settling on their first line-up, which included Muslim on guitar and Skeeter Joplin on drums. Together, this line-up recorded the “Down On Today” demo. This record features 4 songs from said demo. Tracked in Colin's room and mixed in Doug's this 4 track demo was first released on tape and then on CD-R. It was only sold at the first shows THE OBSERVERS played. Tracks are: SHORT DAY, DOWN ON TODAY, CAN'T BE SAD and STATE OF DECAY. SURPRISE 001 | AUTISTIC YOUTH - LANDMINE BEACH LP 6.50 EUROS Hailing from Portland, Oregon these 4 youngsters are influenced heavily by classic 80's bands like the WIPERS or ADOLESCENTS but also more recent outifts like THE OBSERVERS or THE EXPLODING HEARTS. On this LP they deliver 11 songs of anthemic and heartfelt punkrock that will make you dance dance dance! STATIC AGE RECORDS SA008:Nerveskade: S/T LP 7.00 Euros The first full length from Portlands newest generation of young noise punks !!! Manic Hardcore ala Lebenden Toten, Discharge, Confuse and Disorder !!! Brilliant Artwork !!! For Punks Only !!! SA006: P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S: Make it through the Night LP 7.00 Euros Wow! Killer PDX punk rock. Their first LP after a bunch of 45's. All you need to know is that this is some urgent punked out hardcore the way it is supposed to be played. They have slashing guitars with pounding drums that rise out of the discordant noise climaxing into a screaming rant. This is worlds above the other punk out there, being played by folks who have lived it.Ex Detestation, Poison Idea etc... SA005:Bellevue: Discography LP 6,50 EUROS here is annother beautiful piece of punkrock outta Switzerland !!! This time it is the Bellevue Discography Lp 1980 - 1983 Lp!!! Bellevue-Discography LP. Absolutly beautifully packaged collection of the two 7"s of this essential Swisspunk band, some never before released studio songs from the period plus three remastered but still raw live songs. Includes innersleave with Rare pictures, History and Biography !!! Edition of 500 copies only ! During the late 70’s Andrea Hofer and Jürg Grob began to meet for evening sessions of noise at former “venues” such as defunct bomb shelters and parking lots. These nights brought together a wide range of very unique and diverse characters. Names like Marcel Hollenstein (Halle K, Nero’s Dinner), Christoph Hozog (Plaza), Turi Meyer (Sperma), Astrid Spririg (Liliput, Neon) and many many others were also very actively involved. When vocalist Peter Hefti joined in 1980, the name ‘Bellvue’ was adopted. After a handful of shows Jean Bhend left and was replaced by Major Many of the Rebells on drums. Bellevue consisted of former art-school students, looking for a new direction and for those involved who weren’t, Bellvue was a reaction to the stereotypical, chart-orientated music that was dominating the mainstream of that time. Bellevue sang in German and English, lyrically dealing with issues such as government surveillance, the army, drugs and genetic engineering. Besides a handfull of shows across Germany, Bellvue predominately played in their home city of Zürich with the odd out-of-town performance every so often. It all unfortunately came to an end in 1983 after the release of their second 7”, Soldatenlied… SA002:NOEM: S/T LP 6,50 EUROS From the minimal artwork i was expecting minimal music: On the contrary, NOEM are loud, dark and heavy. This EP contains four long, repetitive, grinding jams. Think later, metallic BLACK FLAG with elements of NEUROSIS, and a German SAM MC Pheeters on vocals. Powerful riffing, tweaked solos, and thight, pummeling ryhthms are the order of the day. Think JESUS LIZARD meets PISSED JEANS. Noise Rock tar melting, desperate harmful. Great stuff. Erste Theke Tonträger Records ETT 013: DERBY DOLLS: S/T 7'' 3.00 EURO The 4 new songs come with German lyrics and a solid early NDW background, but with an amazing sound! You will love it! I don‘t know when this band had the time to write a new EP, because two of them are playing constantly with Hysterese. Derby Dolls are always the best happy thing between sweet pop and early Neue Deutsche Welle. With this new 4 Song EP they put some more snotty Midwestern Garage influences into their unique sound and they often remind me of Something Fierce, maybe it‘s the excellent bass sound or just the perfect songwriting?! The guitar lines are jangling and aggressive – but not in a testosteron way. And Helens voice is doing the rest. The debut 12“ was sold out in a few months without the Derby Dolls having played one show. You should buy one of these little vinyl jewels and grab your own copy, because this is another unique piece of fine music, combining the power and the pop when it comes to punk. ETT010: COLD CIRCUITS: S/T 7'' 3.00 EURO Whatever these Bay Area guys secretly mix in their drinks, it seems to bring out an endless flow of brilliant and catchy, yet distinctive songs – in each of their bands. I'm talking about the rhythm section of Synthetic ID with the same guys of this awesome new San Francisco band! Ok, many bands try to do some kind of post punk stuff these days, but in my opinion the Bay Area knows how to do it best! After Rank//Xerox and Synthetic ID, Cold Circuits is the band to listen to right now! Robert Collins said: "UK post punk meets an angular cousin" and he's totally right. There are similarities to Synthetic ID, even though this band is less focused on the vibe and more on driving the listener. Lazy guitar lines weave in and out of logic, while bass and drums keep the whole thing forward with an inevitably urgency. It sounds excitingly familiar and so new in skills and maturity, that you just can't listen to anything similar elsewhere. What can I say?! Get it or not – this thing will explode, without any doubts! ETT008: Synthetic ID: Apertures LP 7.00 Euro There’s a new best band in San Francisco. And this band plays a beautiful cacophony of raw, frenetic guitars, fiercely pounded drums, and jerky yet oddly melodic vocals. Perfect timing and guitar damage reminiscent of the Proletariat underscores a vocal delievery not dissimilar to the Observers but less operatic and more desperate. Synthetic ID sound like Greg Sage, D. Boone, and Colin Newman fabricating the house band for the International Space Station. Or better yet, spending three days in close quarters on an uncharted trek to the Sea of Tranquility. Anxious paranoia dripping from the walls. It's jerky, derailed, and draws heavily from early postpunk, but chugs along at a classic punk tempo, blasting out totally agitated lyrics the whole time. Space madness? Or just a need to escape the surface of this planet, even if it just be through the act of playing two minute punk jams? Either way, it's exciting and different. This record is a tight, fuzzy underground treasure in the waiting. ETT 006:Sedatives:Teenage Runaway b/w Fascists 7" EP 3,00 Euro Yes it is true! The Ottawa Boys strike back! After having given us the first 7''s and the Debut 12" im so happy that they let me put out this new mind blowing 45! The energetic melodies that blast through every Sedatives Song, are simple and mind blowing. This Canadian punk band from Ottawa has released their self-titled album some days ago, and it may just be one of the best things that has ever been produced in the history of melodic punk rock. The harmonizing vocals of the four Gentleman are the perfect balance of aggression and sincerity while the predominant Bass, the Organ and drumbeats keep the motivating energy that drives their music. These four Canadian gentlemen may be held responsibles for having written one of the best songs in ages with ''Slip away'' but this two Songs are also just A - side Songs! Maybe we should mark both Labels with A - Side. The Sedatives dared to go step further and once more set a landmark in the little mundo punko with this new record that will shake your heart and legs!!! You will never be disappointed with this 7" - believe me!!! ETT005: Vanna Inget - Jag Ska Fly Tills Jag Hittar Hem 7" EP 3.00 Euro Vanna Inget is punk with pop melodies and melodic vocals. The inspiration for the album is a jumble of Tant Strul, Pink Champagne, The Go-Go's, old Uggla, Haチ‹kan HellstroチNm and Marked Men. The album "Allvar" is filled with musical spontaneity without studio work with to much choirs and guitars and the new EP will be hold this level. It should sound so sad and vivid as possible. The album was recorded in guitarist Tommy Tift (Sista Sekunden) studio by the band themselves, the EP too. I told you that the new EP is the same level, maybe a little bit more sad and vivid and also amazing! Everyone in the band come from small places around Smaチ‹land, Sweden and the country rather than the town that inspired the band to this EP. But everybody in the band has now moved to the big cities, away from the small town small mind syndrome. Singer Karolina Engdahl sings with a passion of a rare luxury, anxiety squirts out of her jaw. Bass player Johan Ottosson laid his bass with depth and with drummer AndreチLas Almqvist and Tifts guitar; they receive a carpet of beautiful noise. Band members play in or have played in such great bands like Sista Sekunden, A Good Deed, The Confession, Speakeasy, Civilisationen, The Part Timers and Morsans Gula Blend. The band has a sound that Swedish bands like Masshysteri, Knugen Faller, Baboon Show, Invasionen, etc. has conveyed the last ten years. Bands that have given punk a little more melodic vein. Vaチ‹nna Inget have turned down the distortion and added some more minor chords and vocal harmonies but the intensity, anxiety and the energy is there anyway. Sort of like new wave that came after punk explosion in 1977. ETT003: No More Art:Peripeteia b/w Evil Eyes 7" 3.00 Euro The next Release on Erste Theke is ready! No More Art is comprised of people from rather dissimilar backgrounds in music, but the elements are easy enough to lay out. There are the surf-drenched guitars, the complementary female vocals, and the rock ‘n’ roll frenzy of X (Los Angeles), some of what has been brewing in Denmark and Sweden over the last decades with bands like MASSHYSTERI / VICIOUS, and NO HOPE FOR THE KIDS, but also with lots of melody and leads that is reminiscent of 80's LA bands like SOCIAL DISTORTION and ADOLESCENTS, but with a unique sound of their own as well. Lead singer Milo has been paying her dues for some years now as a singer song writer in her own solo project ROSIE TIE. Drummer Juan Miguel has been busy on the heavier side of music, playing guitar in bands like LOS DOLARES, ETACARINAE, and PELIGRO!, in Barcelona over the past decade. Will has also done time in many bands over the past decade with groups BORN/DEAD, DESOLATION, SUICIDE BOMB, DOPECHARGE, and most recently Portland's RED DONS. Recorded by Dennis Rux at Yeah Yeah Yeah Studios and mastered by RED DONS Hajji Husayn in a 80s sound that made you KBD fans out there forget the modern world. Enjoy the first No More Art songs! ETT002:Terrible Feelings:Blank Heads EP 3.00 Euro TERRIBLE FEELINGS are four twenty-somethings from Sweden: Manuela sings, Anton plays guitar and sings, Willy plays bass and Andy plays drums. Together they play absolutely fantastic black angst-ridden power-pop and this is their 3rd - EP ( The 4 songs from the demo in a "new outfit" aka new recorded and mixed etc. ! ) Members of the TERRIBLE FEELINGS play/have played in various other bands and projects, some very cool, some not even good. The hometown of the TERRIBLE FEELINGS is MalmoチN, a world-famous city for cool Punkrock- and Hardcore-bands like FY FAN, SKITKIDS, HERAチNTYS, HAチ‹RDA TIDER, SISTA SEKUNDEN (Andy plays the guitar), DIPPER and SLOチNA KNIVAR. The band TERRIBLE FEELINGS formed in the fall of 2009, and their basic impetus was to do something that was thoroughly thought through and set them apart from other punk bands in their town. The band once described their sound as チtsorta DISCHARGE meets LOST SOUNDS mixed with surf-guitars and 80ies Swedish punkrock. Or something. It's very melodic.チs Rob Seaton from Canada voted them チtAMAZING!!!チs when his band STATUES shared stage with them in MalmoチN. Guess what. .. he’s right! ETT001: Derby Dolls: Extreme Probleme 12" 6.50 Euro After two split EPs here's finally a full length album from Tübingen's 4 head Powerpop Combo. 8 Songs between Buzzcocks and Hans-A-Plast, sounding like the No Fun Records stuff from the early 1980s. The mixed German/English lyrics shuttle between life doubts, adapted subjects and people on the go, always with an irrestistible and beat-twitching tendency to drag you to the dancefloor. You can describe Derby Dolls as "a pleasant surprise" with "a weighty female lead vocal and wickedly tight bass playing". Now come and check it out yourself! ( Review by Sabine Haydl ) PUNK/NDW. After 2 split 7"s here's finally a full-length album from Tübingen's 4 head power-pop-punk and NDW combo DERBY DOLLS. "extreme probleme" contains 10 songs in the vein of NICHTS, HANS-A-PLAST, IDEAL, NEONBABIES and BUZZCOCKS. They're sounding like the good old '80s releases on No Fun and Schallmauer Records with a modern, fresh hint. The upfronted female lead vocal totally reminds of NICHTS singer Andrea Mothes. Limited edition of 300, handnumbered copies on black vinyl. The Derby Dolls - Extreme Probleme 12" is almost sold out! Just 40 copies left. Be smart be quick and get one of the last copies. Why? Here is the MRR Review: Neue Deutsche Welle, meet snotty Midwestern Garage Punk. Derby Dolls manage to take the instantly addictive sounds of bands like the SOVIETTES and infuse them with the dance friendly hooks of german new wave acts like EXTRABREIT and IDEAL. Maybe it`s the other way around, but not matter which came first in this equation, the result is brilliantly written and undeniably good. Female vocals and smart lyrics sit on top of HARDWARE RECORDS HWR-036 KREMLIN - Will You Feed Me? 7" 2,80 Euro New Toronto outfit. Five brandnew slaps recorded after their two devastating demo tapes from last year. Think parts less distorted early DISCHARGE, parts TERVEET KÄDET with hints of Japanese noisecore mongers SEXUAL or early SODOM as heard on ADK Omnibus. HWR-035 SICKOIDS - s/t 12" 6,50 Euro Punishing debut LP by one of the best new hardcore bands to come around in years! An unrelenting, dark, and ultimately raging record that combines the brutal edge of a DIE KREUZEN mixed with the hardcore melody of a ARTICLES OF FAITH. Yet this band sounds new and fresh and not attempting to ape past hardcore genres. SICKOIDS have an incredible driving sound that is harsh but also has a intense controlled chaos. The rhythms are fierce and hit with procession and are brilliantly matched with the chorus style guitar that hits like a knife in the chest. This recording just pounds away at the listener and barely gives you a chance to breath. Tracks like “My Curse”, “Psychic Cold War”, “Bleached Bodies” jump off the record as each song blurs into the next. This dynamic three piece is made up of Vince and Rob from WITCH HUNT and Eric from GOVERNMENT WARNING and DIRECT CONTROL. SICKOIDS are an amazing live band so do not miss your chance to see these guys and pick this record up! Poster included! HWR-032 BRAIN SLUG - Distort New York 7" 2,80 Euro Ill debut 7" by a new outfit from NYC. This one will get you five nasty slaps in the face taking influence from Boston classics like SS DECONTROL on crocodile. HWR-030 OMEGAS - Blasts Of Lunacy 12" 6,50 Euro Montreal-based, lords of slam-skank OMEGAS have to be one of the best bands in hardcore at the moment. Their brand of anthemic hardcore gives devotion to their NYHC and Boston HC influences with a uniquely snarky street punk attitude, all of which is filtered through a little crazy, making the title of their debut LP all too appropriate. BLASTS OF LUNACY is twelve tracks of hardcore wizardry. This particular release sees the band emphasizing their NYHC influences even more than on previous material. With this 23-minute LP, the band has proven that it is able to maintain momentum through an entire full length and that their particular brand of overthe-top hardcore. 4-color cardboard HWR-028 DEAN DIRG - Verpisst 12" 6,50 Euro Man hatte sich ja schon fast damit abgefunden, dass Hardcore-Deutschland von Ohrfeigengesichtern und Handbumsern dominiert wird, da kommen nach vier Jahren des Schweigens Dean Dirg um’s Eck und brettern mit „Verpisst“ die passende Antwort auf peinliche Prolos, blöde Rockerschweine und verklemmte Poser raus. Elf Tracks, die so wild, chaotisch und ausgelassen klingen wie eine Berlusconi Pool-Party und dabei doch so viel Power verbreiten wie Fukushima Eins im Ausnahmezustand. Im Vergleich zu „Raus“ klingen die Tracks wieder deutlicher nach dem seligen Ami-Punk der 80er Jahre und einer Prise wildem Punk Rock...CIRCLE JERKS, DEVO und HENRY FIATS OPEN SORE nennen sich die Asse, die die Asis mit der Lässigkeit eines Charles Bronson Einzeilers ausspielen und dabei eine noch bessere Figur machen als Charlie Sheen im Drogenrausch. Dass es dabei um den eigenen Drogenkonsum der vier Prachtkerle ebenfalls gut bestellt ist, untermalen in beeindruckender Weise drei Elektrotracks, die zwischen 80er Jahre Ping-Pong Soundtrack, Jan Hammer und Daft Punk pendeln, so dass Dean Dirg auf "Verpisst" den beeindruckenden Spagat zwischen AZPissrinnenfeeling und Miami Vice Coolness schaffen. Fazit: Wenn Dean Dirg mit dem Ding nicht die versammelte Punkkonkurrenz Deutschlands durch die Decke klatschen, so will ich, beim Schnäuzer des Propheten, verdammt sein. 11x auf’s Maul, du Hippie! Cut The Chords That..Records CTCT 015 Street Eaters 12” 7.- Euro “Street Eaters (Megan March and John No) live in Berkeley, California and are lifelong residents of the East Bay region. The band strives to wring the absolute maximum sound out of a minimalist setup: Megan plays the drums, John plays the bass, and they both sing. The music and lyrics are written entirely collaboratively by the two band members. There is no one else in the band, and there won’t be in the future. Since their beginning in 2008, Street Eaters have released three 7-inches, a 12-inch EP, and a full-length album on the labels Plan-It X, Bakery Outlet, Starcleaner Dead Broke, and more. A new self-titled 12-inch EP will be released in October 2012 by the German label Cut The Cord That…Records (home of Neon Piss/Hard Skin/Synthetic ID/1981/more…), to coincide with Street Eaters’ first European tour. Megan also plays guitar in Wild Assumptions, and used to drum for Younger Lovers and Neverending Party. John sings for Fleshies, used to sing for Triclops, and played bass in Harbinger CTCT 014 Kohosh - Survival guide 12” 7.- Euro New peace/crust/punk band from Seattle with members of Agatha, Contravene, Creosote, Garmonbozia, and Skarp. 5 powerful songs of female fronted melodic anarchopunk with cello strating where their previous bands started and going into Preying Hands direction. CTCT 011 Foreign Objects - mammonism / fable 7'' 3,50 Euro Boston band featuring former & current members of LIBYANS, CONVERSIONS and AMPERE. The music is simple, catchy and to the point punk in the Dangerhouse tradition, but the vocals are what really sell this... incredibly unique and powerful, like Kathleen Hannah if she were really into "chavo"-era BLACK FLAG. CTCT 010 Tiny Ghosts - alien in a box 7'' 3,50 Euro New 7" by Germanys´ Tiny Ghosts! 3 new songs of Hüsker Dü, Wipers or early R.E.M. influenced post-punk! CTCT 009 Vaccine - dead inside 7” 3,50 Euro This new 7" by Vaccine absolutely shreds. Vaccine is a 4 piece hardcore supergroup from Western Ma. (USA) featuring Will Killingsworth (Orchid, Ampere, Failures, etc),Matt Swift (Relics), Matt McKeown (No Faith), Joe Shumsky (Glue, Think I Care). Dead Inside is Vaccine's follow-up to their 2011 5" Crimes In Blood. Dead Inside features ten new songs of in-your-face, intense, venomous, no frills, blistering, hardcore. Vaccine tear through these ten songs in a little over five minutes. Overall, Dead Inside is another stellar release by Vaccine. CTCT 003 Neon Piss – S/T LP 7.- Euro “Playing music is a challenge…if you want it to be good. If you want your music to mean something, then it needs to speak to people the minute it hits their ears, and that is the challenge. NEON PISS have been crafting their debut vinyl release for nearly two years, but you get the impression that this was an inevitable result - a vision realized when these four dudes started playing punk together. Everything about NEON PISS sounds familiar, you know how you are going to feel as soon as you hear the opening swagger of “Tabula Rasa,” and they are every bit as good as you hope they are going to be. An LP full of songs that will make you feel instantly comfortable - you might have seen this movie, you’ve just never seen it acted quite this well, and the production this time around is sheer perfection. You are welcome to dismiss this as some more of that melodic punk that you are too cool to admit that you like, but you would be a fool. Yes, the songs are catchy, and yes NEON PISS will get stuck in your head and even sometimes put a spring in your step, but this shit is deep and these songs are as close to utter brilliance as I can ever remember hearing.” La Familia Releases Bombenalarm/Armageddon - Split EP - 2.50 EUR BOMBENALARM bring in two songs from the 1st LP recording session (recorded at Sonic Temple in Mallorca). Euro HC/Punk in your face. On the other side we are happy to have our friends from ARMAGEDOM. The Brazilian HC Punks from the first hour deliver 2 new songs mixing… Bombenalarm/Dean Dirg - Split EP - 2.50 EUR BOMBENALARM kick off with 2 aggressive midtempo PunkRock songs and DEAN DIRG take over to bring in 2 songs of their amazing late 70s Punk and early 80s hardcore mix with a dose of garage. Only a few copies in limited colored vinyl left!! Bombenalarm - No Mistake LP – 6.50 EUR 11 new tracks of HC/punk. Blazing melodies, incredible power, outstanding vocals and a great sound and packaging. This is a brilliant second full length of these punks. Crude - Corner LP – 6.50 Euro Hakodates finest are back and still the top of the league. On this beauty in the beast they recorded some raging and rocking songs with blazing melodies on a 4-track to represent the rawness of Crude. 8 Sonx! Deathtoken/Kyklooppien Sukupuutto - Split EP – 2.00 EUR Kyklooppien Sukupuutto delivers the Finnish punk goods in a major way with straight up, raw, fast, distorted hardcore. The Lyrics are bleak reminders of the world's current concrete-obsessed city life and the psychological wars that rage in ones consciousness because of false realities. The EP is worth buying just to hear the band chant their unpronounceable name at the end of their side. Deathtoken is the perfect counterbalance of this seven. They play fast, raw hardcore but with a little less distortion and a bit more rhythm. Their lyrics deal with some of the same issues as KYKLOOPPIEN SUKUPUUTTO, but in a more introspective way; add in a song or two about war and you get the idea. "Chain of Rules/Chain of Fools" is the best I've heard DEATH TOKEN sound and the lyrics are dead on perfect. Get this record if you care about hardcore; you won't find any better examples out there. Fucked Up - Dangerous Fumes/Fixed Race EP 2.50 EUR This is the Euro version of the "Dangerous Fumes" 7inch but with another exclusive B-side track! Like all their songs it is catchy riffs and outstanding uncompromisingly lyrics. A must. Now the 2nd press with shiny black cover. Gewapend Beton - Empty Batteries LP – 5.00 EUR The first 100 copies coming in yellow vinyl! Gewapend Beton are a bunch of teenage squatter punks from Amsterdam. They sound like a brilliant mix of 80s US/European hardcore, 70s pogo punk and the “UK ‘82” sounds from back in the days. For some reference points – think Zero Boys, Poison Idea, Bad Brains, Black Flag, The Partisans and so on – and where that’s often just embarrassing name dropping with most, they really do pull it of! Besides some superb musicianship - these kids come with the required attitude, snottiness and sense of humour. Hellshock - Shadows Of The Afterworld LP – 6.50 EUR Reissue of the 2nd full-length album from Portlands HELLSHOCK which first came out 2005 on BLACK WATER/FERALWARD. Remastered by Frank SAW Bolz and repacked in a heavy gatefold with additional artwork by Caroline and still the orig. frontcover by Mid. Shadow Of The Afterworld is a stunning masterpiece of modern crust. It contains 8 killer tracks of crust-hardcore that sounds as if it were right out of the late ’80s UK crust explosion! Powerful and dark anthems. “If you already love AMEBIX, DEVIATED INSTINCT, DISCHARGE, AXEGRINDER, CRUCIFIX, MOTORHEAD, then add HELLSHOCK to your list of must haves.” Mel Huges / Direct Hit Zine. Hader Tider: Scandinavian Hardcore Insanity LP 6,50 EUR Crime cities hardcore kingpins are back. Like always a destructive mix of Swedish HC and NYHC. Tough as nails with youth crew breakdowns and mosh parts but with a good kang influence and great statements and attitude. This record will make you mosh in front of your stereo. The record comes with great artwork from Erik, an awesome 32-page zine with graffiti shots, packed in heavy cardboard sleeves this is as good as it gets. LFRHC loves CCHC! Herätys - s/t LP – 6.50 EUR Swedish D-beat! The A-side was recorded in 2008 at Said Studio, and the B-side in 2009 at Sceleris by Matte P. which also is an obvious choice of studio. Musically we’re talking raging swedish räpunk in the same vein as Totalitär, with finnish vocals. There’s a slight difference in sound between the two sides obviously, but I can’t really say that one is better than the other. They’re both great in their own way with the basic raw sound of the A-side, and the B-side bringing forth some extra sharpness. A truly brilliant record that holds all the energy, dirt, anger, sincerity… really everything I’m looking for in a record like this. This is a true testimonial that you don’t need a huge thundering sound to make a powerful record – it’s all in the material. Music aside, is it even possible to dislike a band that has a “pick your king” t-shirt design with Jallos face on it? Herätys - Helvettiin Ja Takaisin EP - 2.50 EUR This is blazing Svensk and Suomi Hardcore madness to the max. Six songs on black or on limited pink or purple vinyl. The limited copies include an awesome screenprinted inlay! Herätys really deliver the Scandinavian hardcore as it is ‘supposed’ to be and bring TOTALITÄR and old finish hardcore in mind. I just love it. Herätys - Näen Punaista 7inch – 2.50 EUR The hardcore maniacs HERÄTYS are back but only to say good bye and fuck off. After their ripping debut 12inch and killer 7inch they keep it up and bring you 7 more ragers on this 7inch. Sadly the farewell show of SEEIN RED was also their last live appearance but on vinyl you can get a last fix of this absolute Scandinavian hardcore superiority. Idiots Rule - s/t EP – 1.50 EUR This one rips. Discharge meets Negative Approach. After the well done 'Demo' these german smoking maniacs went back to the studio and recorded a couple more songs for their debut EP. They deliver 6 tracks of straightforward 80´s hardcore with political and personal inyourface lyrics. This one is angry, dirty and straight. If you like the releases on No Way or Deranged Records you should give those german wankers a try! Kylesa - Static Tensions LP – 6.50EUR For fans of Baroness, Cult Of Luna, Isis and Mastodon. Static Tensions also sees Kylesa further progressing with their songwriting, both in terms of the psychedelia suggested on the Time Will Fuse... LP and the sheer brute force and memorable structures they’ve become known for over the course of their 3 albums, split albums and EPs. The at times blackened death metal feel of Said And Done and the piano-laced, middle-eastern tinged Running Red highlight this diversity of sound, yet at all times it remains distinctly Kylesa. The percussion heavy Unknown Awareness is perhaps the most emotionally heavy tune the band has ever written. Comes with 8 page LP size booklet! Kylesa/Victims - Split EP - 2.50 EUR What we have here is a killer intercontinental split 7" between two of the heaviest outfits on the planet: Georgia's Kylesa and Sweden's Victims. 1 Kylesa song on here, 2 Victims songs, just the way it should be. Manifesto Jukebox - Strain LP – 3.00 EUR Their 3rd LP. Raging punk rock with fine melodies and intelligent lyrics from this Finnish punks. Martyrdöd - Sekt CD - 5.00 EUR Two years after "In Extremis" on Havoc Records, Martyrdöd release their new Album named "Sekt". Gotenborg's Martyrdöd hits you like a freight train at full speed. They've been described as a black metalinfluenced version of WOLFBRIGADE and I can't think of a more accurate comparison. It's heavy and D-beatdriven yet retains a sense of dark/cold melodies. Total destruction! Political, social and personal thought are dealt with in the lyrics. The CD contains 12 bonus trax: the long time sold out s/t LP on Plague Bearer Records and the split EP with Sunday Morning Einstein on Instigate Records. 24 sonx of brutal metallic crust! Mönster - Out Of Luck EP - 2.20 EUR 5 new tracks from berlin´s most stupid punks. songs about love, straight edge, rebellion and friendship. too smart to be meaningless and too funny to take themselves too seriously. musically between rocking d-beat hardcore and lo-fi blues. some ac/dc riff is thrown into there as well. Nightmare - Scatterraw LP – 6.00 EUR Vinyl version of their 2005 on Hardcore Kitchen released LP. Full throttle Japanaese HC/Punk with political great content. And believe me this band not only sing about stuff, they life it! Nightmare - Refugee Of...EP - 2.50 EUR New EP from this classic Japanese hardcore band and thankfully this time they left the saxophones at home. Blitzkrieg HC the way that only the Japanese truly know how to do it. Paranoia Keeps Crawling - Made To Be Broken LP – 2.00 EUR They play dark mid-tempo HC somewhere between His Hero Is Gone, Zeroid and 80s US-hardcore. Three people, a fat distorted bass, layers over layers of guitars, two fucked-up voices and a drummer gone mad - a powerhouse among the crusty-noisy-HC genre. Very nice packaging and well thought of lyrics Pedestrians - Ideal Divide LP – 3.00 EUR One of the few truley original punk bands these days, Pedestrians prove their songwriting abilities on this new eight song 12". Comparisons come and go from old Dangerhouse bands, Adolescents, old KBD-type shit, etc because their sound is hard to describe and somehow has managed to appeal to hardcore punks, garage rockers, etc. Fantastic lyrics and musicianship from real DIY punks playing their hearts out, not some major label fencewalkers which seem to somehow be accepted in the complacent punk scene today. That honesty comes through in the songs in which the power is undeniable. Bloodstains! Pyramido: Saga LP 6,50 EUR Another thrilling release of Malmös Pyramido. You get heavily-distorted sludge doom with brute crust/hardcore influence here which sets them apart from most bands in that overcrowded genre. They are a force on vinyl and even more live. Skitkids/Nightmare - Split EP - 2.50 EUR What a hell of a Split 7inch. Two great bands teamed up for the Japan tour and brought together 4 devastating tracks to blow you away. Skitkids with their mix of scandinavian hardcore, crust and AC/DC and Nightmare with a total assault. So lean back and enjoy LOUD. Suicide Blitz - Ride The Steel LP – 3.00 EUR This is pure Punk, intense, catchy, aggressive. 10 powerful punk smashers with a lot of hate. S.B. is an ALLSTAR band which was based at that time in Sweden and Germany with the usual suspects Dadde, Andy, 138, Kelly, Jocke, Kenko and Cornelia. Ursut - Dårarnas Paradis LP – 6.50 EUR Ursut is a four-piece hardcorepunkband from Malmö, Sweden, and consist of members from a.o. Intensity, Kontrovers and Project Hopeless. The band started out late 2009 and was soon to record a well recieved demo. Ripping Scandinavian HC/Punk or D-Beat Punk Rock - 14 straight forward songs with a super tight and powerful rhythm section, shredding guitars, insane throaty shrieking vocals and great lyrics. Completed by great artwork from Steve/fartwork! “Dårarnas paradis” is straight on d-beat hardcorepunk with lyrics in swedish. Victims - A Dissident LP - 5.50 EUR "A Dissident" is the latest album from Victims, recorded by Linus Wiklund with assistance from Nicko from Entombed. When the first chords of opener "Theft" interrupt the album's haunting intro, it's apparent that the years under their belt have only allowed Victims to become even more charged. For nearly a half hour "A Dissident" rages full bore from one punk/hardcore anthem to the next. Songs like "In Control", "We Are Not The Future", and "Nowhere In Time" carry the kind of heavy hooks that most bands can only dream of creating in their tenure. While "Broken Bones" and "Victims In Blood Pt. 6" are flawless examples of the classic hardcore/metal crossover power that they are known for. Victims' unrelenting ferocity, unforgettable choruses, and swedish quest for perfection has pushed the blueprint of their influences (Motorhead, Discharge, etc.) to a new contemporary level. And with the release of "A Dissident", Victims have cemented their place among the leaders, not followers, in today's true underground punk/hardcore scene. Wasted Time - And So It Goes: The First Two EP's LP – 6.50 EUR Contains the long time sold out “s/t” EP and “No Shore” EP. Wasted Time played blistering tracks of violent raging fast and furious early 80′s influenced hardcore with an intense Poison Idea and Boston hardcore vibe and they did it fucking brilliant. Wasted Time - Futility LP – 6.50 EUR The LP version contains blistering tracks of violent raging fast and furious early 80's influenced hardcore, quite reminiscent of early POISON IDEA with a hint of boston hardcore influence ala NEGATIVE FX or SSD. You know exactly what to expect...a nonstop fast and ugly hardcore mayhem. 180 gram vinyl! Wolfbrigade - Damned LP - 6.50 EUR Wolfbrigade - Comalive LP - 5.50 EUR Twin Toe Records TTR10 - Nesseria - self titled LP (clear red 12" vinyl) 7.- euro blood ripping post hardcore monsters Nesseria with their first debute LP (for fans of: Converge, Botch, Dropdead) "Probably still among the strongest acts out of France right now." - www.poisonfree.com "Wenn das der Beitrag zur deutsch-französischen Freundschaft sein soll, muss man sich nicht wundern, wenn es bald mal wieder zu natogipfelmäßigen Ausschreitungen im Grenzgebiet kommt." - www.metal.de http://soundcloud.com/tvvintoe/sets/nesseria-nesseria-ttr10 TTR14 - Tamut Amen - Tamut Amenkind 7" 3 Euros debute release from mixed up black metal hardcore punk magnificent rare sounds with people from Dir Yassin, Mondo Gecko and tons of many other Israel DIY bands you propably never heared off ! - Tamut will be heading Europe for the second time in fall 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTV809xFo_4 TTR13 - VVhile - Is Vanity 7" 3 Euros the debut 4 tracks EP release from the noisy post-punk from Serbia with members of: Let's Grow, Jaibo!, 36 Daggers and Cut Self Not - a wierd reverberating mix of unforgotten sounds from your anti-era, re-calling the common sense of the Wipers and Mission Of Burma, abusement of Black Flag, last days of My Bloody Valentine and sex drive that turned Ian Mackaye to a pop singer. VVhile will be heading off their first center Europe tour this fall of 2012 ! http://vvvhile.bandcamp.com/ TTR17 - The Tangled Lines - 2001 - 2012 Discography Tape 2 Euros What a pitty, germany best 625 inspired fastcore thrashers gonna quit this year with a last germany tour and a last 12'' record called "Stacy". Spastic Fantastic and Twintoe Records proudly present their complete discography including their newest output, their splits with Dick Cheney and The 4 Sivits, the "wash the shit off" ep, as well as several demos, live- and coversongs. All in all 40 tracks of pure and snotty hardcore punk with a great political message and so much fun, that brings tears to my eyes while listening to their funeral soundtrack. Comes along in pink and green tapes, screenprinted in pink or aqua colored cases and a thick cardboard sheet, limited to 300 pieces and hopefully available until their last tour end starting end july 2012. http://spasticfantastic.bandcamp.com/album/the-tangled-lines-discography-tape TTR16 - Batalj - self titled 7" 3 Euro a really long awaited release is the debut solo (finally not a split w/...) release of the 3 way noise-punk-terrordisco, in the vain of 31G records bands - Batalj. The band is a Berlin based from the 2 Swedish(from Gotheburg - Per-guitar & throats, David- drums & synths) and the Australian (Vee - synths and throat). The Release is a co-release between Et Mon Cul Cest Du Tofu ? from Paris, France and Twintoe Records from Dresden, Germany and limited to 500 copies all on black wax. Still dancing to disco music ?! what are you still in the 70's ?! Batalj is the new sound of filthy, trashy and noisy weirdo hardcore http://batalj.bandcamp.com/releases TTR18 - ◯ - Sea Of Black Trees LP 7 Euro ◯ isn´t just the letter. ◯ is the circle symbol and at the same time the name of this six piece band from the border region (Belgium/Netherlands/Germany) around Aachen (Germany). the debut full length from ◯ brings sea of humming sounds through ambient and post rock music which is composed as a story telling of a Japanese suicide forest - 'The Black Sea Of Trees'. ◯ 's aim was creating spherical musical landscapes and taking the audience to a turbulent musical journey somewhere between ambient / postrock and of course guessing their musical roots in punk/hardcore. The vinyl is packed between 2 paper sleeves which has the same artwork only the outter sleeve has a O shaped hole in the middle of it. http://alertaantifascistarecords.bandcamp.com/album/aa79-o-black-sea-of-trees-2 NON TWINTOE: Kitzu - A Swarm Of Details Into Your Umbilical Cord LP 7 Euro the 5-piece experimental post rock second LP was out parallel to their first European tour. the group Kitzu blend a variety of sounds which create a breath taking relaxation in outter space. A rich harmonised songs structure, a good based rhythm-section and a flexible wide range of vocals- are the basics of Kizu in this album (for fans of: Mars Volta, Mono, Blonde Redhead, Jets To Brazil) http://kitzu.bandcamp.com/album/a-swarm-of-details-into-your-umbilical-cord You're Next - Rise Up 7" 3 Euro 6-Track Youth Crew attack by an Hardcore outfit from Tel Aviv/Haifa, Israel. Stormy fast-paced Old school stuff between Ten Yard Fight, Warzone, Sick of it All, Punishable Act, Comeback Kid etc. Lyrics cover political issues, self-aware way of life and counter culture, supporting Veganism and DIY ethics. http://yourenext.bandcamp.com/album/youre-next-rise-ep Lara Korona - Land Unter LP 7 Euro Finally Lara Korona report back! Almost no sign of life of these 4 guys from Dippoldiswalde in the last two years. After the self released Demo-Tape in 2008 and the Split 12“ with Johnny Futuro in 2010 finally the new album is released. Stylistically the band changed their sound massively. The 5 songs on „Land Unter“ are more mature and progressed compared to older songs. Skillfully the band combines a dark and heavy atmosphere with playful parts. To put this into a genre: Post Screamo / Post Hardcore would fit best. Intense and heavy, loud and clear: „Land Unter“ sounds always familiar but surprising at once. The artwork comes in a stylistic black/white cover. . A fine masterpiece record that combines of echoes, delays, some synthesizer, rage and a lot of emotions. (for fans of: Isis, I Hate God, Gospel) http://larakorona.bandcamp.com/
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