These are the stuff we have for sale in our distro list. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you happen to be interested in any of those listed below!
for information on how to order stuff, please have a look at “HOW TO ORDER?” page above
TRADES? yeah sure, but please have the courtesy to write to us first, maybe we can work things out
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[last updated: 6th February 2012]
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ZINES
Dropping Out (For Students) #1 by Cavegirl/Crimethinc. (30 pages, copied) [RM2]
Forget Terrorism: The Hijacking of Reality/After the Fall: Analysis of the Events of 9/11 by Crimethinc. (22 pages, copied) [RM1]
HOMESICK: A Malaysian Zine Omnibus (Vol. 1) [RM4]
This is a superb effort to combine a bunch of NEW zine writings and release them together. Featuring Abastained Agogo, DRSA, A Dream?, Conscious, Mosh, Adaptation, Ancaman Kecil, Bebal, Qaseh Sayunk, Dead Memories, Hitam Putih, Masked Reader, Sebutir Bintang Merah, Ranjau Di Jalanan and Blur. Punk who love to read, rule and you lose!
MASKED READER #10 [RM3]
Zine from the east-coast of malaysia, by Anix (founder of Crysis Records). This issue features the usual articles, columns, poetry, reviews and also an interview with John D. Madman
SHOCK & AWE #4 [RM7] NEW!
A local collective zine with a lot of interesting stuff. This issue is packed with good columns, interviews (with Daighila and This Is Atlantis), reviews, etc.
The Art of Politics: A Primer for Community Self-Defense by Crimethinc. (14 pages, copied) [RM1]
The Party’s Over: Beyond Politics, Beyond Democracy by Crimethinc. (37 pages, copied) [RM2]
Wasted, Indeed: Anarchy & Alcohol/How Civilization Come to Fiend or How the Fiends Came Be Civilized by Crimethinc. (20 pages, copied) [RM2]
White Shark Tales: Vanarchy in the USA by Crimethinc. (34 pages, copied) [RM2]
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TAPES
97-SHIKI S/T (Revulsion Records) [RM6]
97-Shiki play loud, weird, frantic, angular, underground/rock/punk/hardcore music. Sounding like a mashup of many of their previous bands, Fourth Rotor (Kammy Lee & Douglas Ward), V.Reverse (Patrick Scott and Douglas), Weather, Kill Sadie, My Lai (Patrick), HeWhoCorrupts, Kung Fu Rick (Ryan Durkin) to name a few. It’s a band with four strong personalities that all get their ideas out in their driving, pulsing, cutting tunes. With a long shared background in the Chicago DiY underground music scene, 97-shiki is already touring and self releasing music. Playing out since spring 2008, look for 97-shiki to be making noise and venting their heads in basements, houses, clubs and halls all over the place in the months and years to come. This is the Malaysian pressing of their 7 inch!
[http://www.97-shiki.com] [http://www.myspace.com/97shiki]
DIPLEG Sympathy Without Love (Papakerma) [RM6]
Okayama, Japan’s legendary emotional hardcore band finally release their long awaited full-length. Together for over half a decade, Dip Leg has finely tuned their unique brand of emotional music. Intense instrumentals and desperate vocals create a spirit of revolution on plastic. Recommended for fans of Envy, Yage, or Engine Down.
[http://www.geocities.jp/dipleg2001]
DISCO VOLANTE Blood On The Walls (Revulsion) [RM6]
The full length debut of Swedens fastest and hardest punkrock act is finally out. This is no White Jazz style of Swedish punkrock, this is hyperfast straight in your face brutal punk rock delivered by these girls and boys. Really really well played and good recording. [stolen from Out of Step Records]
[http://www.discovolante.nu/]
JOEY CAPE Doesn’t Play Well With Others (Cellulite Records/Stray Cat & Chocolate Shake Records [RM10] NEW!
Doesn’t Play Well with Others is the second full-length solo album by Lagwagon and Bad Astronaut frontman, Joey Cape. DPWWO stands out in his catalogue because it finds great, subtle, musical textures to support the words and voice. Characteristically, Cape writes about aging, anxieties, relationships, responsibilities—but he throws in a few caustic-but-catchy numbers about white entitlement (“It’s Always Sunny”) and the American war addiction (“Uniform”). The emotional load is lightened by the loving “Montreal” which features soft horns, accordion, and a French interlude a la The Band’s “Acadian Driftwood.” [review by Mike Ostrov, for Ninebullets.net]
[http://www.joeycape.com]
KESUMAT Prison Called Conformity (Self-Released) [RM6]
A very good work from this Malaysian local band. The journey of heavy soundscape, perpetuating a punk rockness in the direction and not forget to mention the intellligent lyrics. This is the perfect blend. Although the sound is raw but the taste is good. Dark, very emotive driven and catchy at the same time. [stolen from Revulsion Records' blog]
[http://www.myspace.com/kesumatband]
RAKUS/SUBSIDICKS split (Sukma) [RM6]
Rakus is a grindcore band from Malaysia. Subsidicks is from Indonesia.[http://www.myspace.com/thesubsidicks] [http://www.myspace.com/rakus101]
REPOMAN South East Sian Tour 2009 Tape [RM6]
Repoman is a punk from Australia, this tape was released in conjunction with their 2009 SEA tour. This piece reminds you of the recent old school American HC revivalists. Does Fucked Up ring a bell anyone? 7 tracks!
[http://www.myspace.com/repomandaggers]
SISTA SEKUNDEN Don’t Blame Us (Revulsion) [RM6]
SISTA SEKUNDEN shows Sweden once more how it can be fun to play hardcore, recycling OUTLASTS old saying “Positive hardcore positive youth” there follow-up to there debute record is way more melodic and with more chorus and sing-a-long parts. They have collected just as much influences from CAREER SUICIDE, OUTLAST of course and even early DESCENDENTS. This is the best record with modern hardcore out of Sweden since OUTLASTS above mentioned album – perhaps even better then that now classic record. The thing that relly makes SISTA SEKUNDEN to stick out is that they sing in swedish. SISTA SEKUNDEN brings energy and positivity back in the hardcore scene. 13 really good tracks (included a DESENDENTS cover sung in swedish). A modern classic! [stolen from Revulsion Records' blog]
[http://www.myspace.com/sistasekunden]
SPIRES Flowers and Fireworks (Pissart) [RM6]
Spires, from Oakland, CA, pour their hearts out on this album, with ten tracks of heavy and melodic hardcore that move seamlessly between hushed tones, spacy guitar riffs and crushing torrents of sound, similar to the sounds of bands like Envy and Burial Year.
[http://www.myspace.com/spiresatwar]
THE BLINDS On Our Own! (Revulsion) [RM6]
The Blinds are a 4 piece punk band from Upsalla, Sweden and they are here to kill. Consisting of all 16 to 17 year old members, they have the youthful energy to destroy everything. Think early US punk/hardcore like GERMS, BLACK FLAG, CIRCLE JERKS or REAGAN YOUTH mixed with Japanese hardcore like LIPCREAM. The recording quality is excellent and the guitar sound is perfect, with a lot of fuzz and treble. This is perhaps on of the best LP’s in this genre so far! [review by Offside Records]
[http://www.theblinds.se] [http://www.myspace.com/theblindshc]
WEOTSKAM Breaking (Nasi Kandar Mosh) [RM6] NEW!
Penang’s Long standing Hardcore/Punk/Fastcore maniacs are back with a new cassette ep titled “Breaking” – dedicated to the breaking of all the things involving racism, fascism, greed, arrogance, lack of respect for each other and conservative thinking in our society. Seven insane trax that will break open all closed minds!
[http://www.myspace.com/weotskam]
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CD
ACTS OF SEDITION The Bush Years: 2004-2008 CD [RM12] NEW!
36 tracks of tight angry political HC punks from Oakland. Acts Of Sedition embody the DIY punk ethic. They rip through with a unique flair, borrowing punk and hardcore sounds from Black Flag as well as modern heavyweights such as Artimus Pyle and Hot Cross with overtly political lyrics. [review stolen from somewhere]
ALWAYS LAST Antidotes (Pissart/Nervhous/Embrace) [RM15]
If Fat Wreck Chords ever opens up a Malaysian office, then Always Last ought to be the first signing. They have managed to distill that signature “Fat Sound” (i.e Bad Religion filtered through the lens of NOFX, ending up like a cross between No Use For A Name, Good Riddance, and Propagandhi), sing in perfect english, and faithfully reproduce the variety melodic pop-punk styles that early randy did so well. Always Last, of course, might scoff at the likes of Fat. The lyrics and liner notes are staunchly independent/diy-’til-death, and the record is co-released by three different Malaysian labels (i just picked one here to list arbitrarily). Personally, methinks it’s pretty excellent all around (a little off-key singing notwithstanding), though its always trifle odd to think of the, ahem, reach of cultural imperialism that such western sounds (and ideas) can be reproduced wholesale. but there you go, that’s internationalism for you! [review by Ramsey Kanaan, Maximum Rock N Roll]
[http://wearealwayslast.blogpsot.com]
BACKSIGHT/KIDS ON THE MOVE Bridging Oceans (Ceasefire) [RM15]
Split release from Backsight (France) and Kids On The Move (Malaysia). 6 tracks each of blisteringly good melodic punk hardcore!
[http://www.myspace.com/backsight] [http://www.myspace.com/xkidsxonxthexmovex]
BIG KIDS Hoop Dreams [RM8] NEW!
Big Kids capture the bliss of playing music with your good friends, touring in a shitty van, playing killer house shows and seeing life through the prism of punk rock. Melodies and dirt, sing-alongs and feedback, relationships and ideas…all are represented on their debut LP, Hoop Dreams. If you dig bands like newer Piebald, Small Brown Bike, Bear Vs. Shark, or New Bruises, this band is already your next favorite. [review stolen and modified from Topshelf]
BROKEN NEEDLE Discography (Lengua Armada Records) [RM20]
This disc compiles 26 tracks from Los Angeles, CA’s Broken Needle, with the eight tracks from their demo, 10 tracks from their Lengua Armada 12″, five tracks from their Schizophrenic Records 7″, two comp tracks and a previously unreleased Uniform Choice cover!
[http://www.myspace.com/brokenneedle]
ELASTICDEATH/OBSESIF KOMPULSIF Thrash Complex (Interior Records) [RM10]
This album describe two groups of young peoples from different parts of the world, highly spirits to playing musical insanity. Elastic Death comes from Brazil play American latino thrashcore and Obsesif Kompulsif from Indonesia play thrash/grind. These materials from both is very fast and wild. [review by To Live A Lie]
[http://www.myspace.com/oxk] [http://www.myspace.com/elasticdeath]
FLAME THE FIRE Buy Everything (Good Times Records) [RM20]
This is the first thing to ever come out from Good Times Records, Australia. Flame The Fire plays some kind of aggrassive and angry hardcore/punk. Awesome shit!
[http://www.myspace.com/flamethefire]
GI + THE IDIOTS Fascinating World Of Garbage: 1985-1996 (Basement Records) [RM10]
Insanely fast hardcore band from the Phillipines from the 80′s. Spastic, noisy, and all around nuts. This CD compiles the pretty much impossible to find “Fascinating World Of Garbage” LP, “Technology Eat The World” tape, unreleased demo tracks, and comp tracks, courtesy of Basement Records. 33 Songs! [review by Stress Domain]
GRAVEDANCERS Morbid Nation (Revulsion Records) [RM15]
The long awaited full length album from the craziest crossover thrash band from Jakarta. For fans of Municipal Waste.
[http://www.myspace.com/arogansibiadab]
GOVERNMENT FLU Fuck Poetics + Demo 2008 CD (Refuse Records) [RM20] NEW!
Polish punk / hardcore “all stars” combo playing early 80s influenced brand of Black Flag, Minor Threat, Faith, Negative Approach, Die Kreuzen, Dead Kennedys, N.O.T.A. influenced music, following the paths of Direct Control, Career Suicide, Government Warning or Citizens Patrol. This CD combines their 1st two 7″ EPs both released in 2009.
[http://www.myspace.com/governmentflufuckyou]
HIT ME BACK Life CD (Refuse Records) [RM20] NEW!
This is full length-release from this Los Angeles band. After two 7′s and two split 7″s we have it here thirteen brand new songs that have more influences of more anthemic and melodic early 80′s punk and hardcore, but still with fast and thrash hardcore parts. You can expect lots of youthful expression and energy coming out of this record. Their lyrics covering personal and social issues, not forgetting about some humor and passions of the band members – skateboarding and records collecting. All the songs were recorded in LA by Craigums (What Happens Next?). CD version contains eight bonus songs. Seven of them are taken from “Only Magic School Bus Goes Back In Time” 7″ep (including Heresy cover) and one coming from the same session, previously never released.
[http://www.myspace.com/hitmeback]
JOHN Q. PUBLIC The Neverending Why (Middle Man Records) [RM20]
Think of Lifetime and Kid Dynamite, and even some Propagandhi!
[http://www.angelfire.com/in/jqpublic/johnqpublic.html]
JOHN Q. PUBLIC/THE FALSIES split CD (Middle Man Records) [RM20]
Look at the description above, and add the fact that The Falsies also play melodic punk rock and reminds a little bit like Gorilla Biscuits
[http://www.angelfire.com/in/jqpublic/johnqpublic.html]
JUGGLING JUGULARS Salute No One (Twisted Chords) [RM45]
Finnish hardcore/punk, super-recommended!
[http://www.myspace.com/jugglingjugulars]
KAH ROE SHI Shi (Cellulite + 12 others) [RM10]
I have heard these guys on a few of their previous releases and have been very impressed by their variety of darkened crust. This full length did not disappoint. It certainly threw me off with the packaging being a mini burlap sack with their name written in Kanji characters. Admittedly, it took me a couple minutes to figure out this was the killer band from Malaysia KAH-ROE-SHI! Dark, heavy and thick crust-core with clear nods to FROM ASHES RISE and HIS HERO IS GONE. The lyrics of this band are especially good with lots of information and details in the booklet. A 13-label Malaysian collaboration. Great! [Reviewed by Nick Mangel on Maximum Rock n Roll #306]
[http://kah-roe-shi.blogspot.com]
MOZAK/ROTTEN CHARLES MANSON Split (Pissart/Nervhous/Steward) [RM10]
A new split CD which really need our attention. RCM from Malaysia plays brutal crust grind while Mozak from Slovenia plays rapid grinding metal crust. [stolen from Revulsion Records' blog]
[http://www.myspace.com/rottencharles] [http://www.myspace.com/mozakcrust]
NINJA HATORI S/T [RM10]
First album from thrash/hardcore/punk band from Depok, Indonesia.
NUISANCE DRILLED All is Well, Euphoric Ending [RM10] (Dogma Artistic Guerilla/Revulsion)
Nuisance Drilled on this recording consists of 3 members of Sarjan Hassan and 1 member from Banzai 606 which both are thrash core bands. But if you think this is another thrashcore band, you might be wrong. This is the debut CD of the heavy hitting, howling sludge violence from the depths of Klang Valley, Malaysia! This CD contains 6 tracks with samples from “Enam Jahanam” movie between each song. A very “artistic” and “conceptual” CD. Come in a digipack with the frontman’s artwork scattered all over the inlay.
[http://www.myspace.com/nuisancedrilled]
PACK/SOL South East Asian Tour CD [RM10]
Fans of crust, meet your new gods. Two of the best bands playing in Europe these days, PACK and SOL are DIY to the bone and both bands play straight-up crust the way it is ment to be played. Damn! PACK belts out the noise mayhem without a pause. They remind me of how crust sounded in the 90s – punk with a metal edge, a ton of distortion, screeching screamed vocals, memorable riffs, and a crazy barrage of drums, all topped by the crucial sound bite clips. SOL shares all the same qualities as PACK, albeit with their own unique style. They’re bit more noisy and it is quite hard to keep up with the lyrics because their two singers seem to say many different lines at the same time (without it getting annoying). Both bands are perfect at what they are doing [review taken from Profane Existence]
[http://www.myspace.com/absolutpack] [sorry no link to SOL]
SLAP THE CULTURE S/T (Cock Suck Records) [RM20]
Reagan era Hardcore by Nakasone era born kids. For fans of Minor Threat, YDI, Negative Approach, Raw Power, Gepopel, Government Warning, and I Object.
[http://www.myspace.com/slaptheculture]
SMG Too Many Human: Double CD-R [RM12] NEW!
For the first time, debut full-length CD-R (double discs). This is not a discography, but a collection of: exclusive new studio tracks from 2009 – 2010 + unreleased/ live/ rehearsal/ rarity/ etc. 2004 – 2010 + bonus tracks from split tape with OWL and TJMS. 49 tracks / over 70 minutes! Grind your fucking head in!
[http://www.myspace.com/smgrinder]
SPERMBLAST/WATCH ME BURN (Rhapsodeath) [RM15]
US psychotic grindcore (WMB) meet Malaysian gore grind (SB)! Well to start off both of these bands kick ass, definitely some of the best grind that I have heard in a while. I don’t have many grind bands send me stuff to review so this is a treat for me. The female vokillist of Watch Me Burn is probably the most extreme female vocalist I have ever heard. Watch me Burn brings a brutal death metal style mixed with grind and a little groove to their sound. Spermblast has more of an old school grind sound that tears through your ears. Both of the bands bring an attack that will leave no survivors at the end of the disc. Watch Me Burn is probably more of my favorite of these 2 just because they add more to their musick. Bottom line: if you love a little vomit in your ears than pick up this split and grind like a mother fucker! (review written by Daniel Damnation, for Tortured Soul Asylum Webzine)
[http://www.myspace.com/sblastshit] [http://www.myspace.com/watchmeburn]
SPIRES Flowers and Fireworks (Pissart) [RM12]
Spires, from Oakland, CA, pour their hearts out on this album, with ten tracks of heavy and melodic hardcore that move seamlessly between hushed tones, spacy guitar riffs and crushing torrents of sound, similar to the sounds of bands like Envy and Burial Year.
[http://www.myspace.com/spiresatwar]
STRAIGHT ANSWER Complete Discography: 1996 – 2007 (Nervhous/Cactus) [RM10]
Straight fucking hardcore. After short hiaturs since the year 2004,
they will hit the pit again. Cactus records proud to release this discography CD that compile all the songs from demo “bangkit melawan tunduk ditindas” (1998), Straight answer is your friends (1999 under movement records), and “kami belum menyerah” full length (2002 under movement records). All in all 18 songs re-recorded back. For all of you who dont know straight answer, they are an Indonesian hardcore band that get started since 1996. Straight forward hardcore with intelligent lyrics and to speak straight answer was among the most respectable band from Indonesia during the late 90′s and early millenium (review stolen from Bullwhip Records)
[http://www.myspace.com/belummenyerah1996]
TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM/THE ANTENNAS Banana Split CD (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Ottawa natives Take One for the Team have teamed up with the now defunct Antennas for a split that proves why Ottawa bands are making their mark as of late. The Antennas put for a good effort, with dueling axes and fast punk beats, although the first song on this release by The Antennas is quite a cheesy love song. Take One for the Team speed things up a little with punk rock the way it should be, and before you know it this split is over. Great release from both bands, with outstanding artwork by local artist Pascale. I really believe that Take One for the Team are one of the better bands coming out of Ottawa right now, check them out. [review by I Lubricate You]
[http://www.takeonethrash.com] [http://www.purevolume.com/theantennas]
TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM Mosh Hard With A Vengeance CD (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Ottawa’s answer to SPAZZ. And they do a good job of it. Power violence to the core. Some INFEST influences, a little NO COMMENT, and loads of humour. They just totally remind me of SPAZZ. There are quite a few references to hardcore in the lyrics subject matter. A gauntlet is thrown down at CRUCIAL UNIT in “Iced Tea in Your Face”. And I think AND THE SAGA CONTINUES gets criticized in “Revenge is a dish best served sandwich”. A zine gets called out in “Moon Conspiracy”, a label in “Good News, Bad News”, and a promoter in “Pay to Play”. The band has advice for the scene in “Sharing Gear is the best”, “DIY not CRY”, “At the Gates of Noise”,”Blackburn”, “TxDxP”, and the title track. “Post Office Core” Is a song that should have been written years ago. “A New Chapter” expresses the satisfaction of quitting a job that we can all relate to. Mexican wrestling masks, boxer shorts, and power violence all from the nation’s capital. Wicked fast and wicked fun. [review by Equalizing Distort, April 2007]
[http://www.takeonethrash.com]
THE APOLEXY TWIST ORCHESTRA/THE KINETIC CRASH COOPERATION !Music Like Chainsaws! (Basement Records) [RM10]
Two of the best screamo-violence bands in Europe, both from Germany. Very intense.
[http://www.myspace.com/theapoplexytwistorchestra] [sorry no links for The Kinetic Crash Cooperation]
THY REGIMENT Forgive & Forget (United Front/Nervhous Records) [RM12]
10 songs of modern passionate hardcore in the vein of Terror and Throwdown. If you’re into those kind of bands, yup those tough-guy hardcore sounds, this one is for you!
[http://www.myspace.com/thyregiment7]
TOXICTOY Amazingly Realistic Puke! (Nervhous Records) [RM10]
Take Hi-Standard, MxPx, and pick one more skatepunk band from the 90′s and blend it together, and the good juice you get will be called TOXICTOY! Very catchy, memorable and makes you smile for the next 24 hours.
[http://www.myspace.com/toxictoypiol]
UN QUARTO MORTO Il Dono Della Sintesi: First Fast Three Years CD (Shove Records) [RM12]
Un Quarto Morto from Italy packed the songs of their three-years-band-history on one CD and released “Il Dono Della Sintesi” as a DIY-production. 24 songs are waiting for you guys, no time to take a rest, this oldschool-hardcore will keep you moving, I promise. Inspired by bands from the late 80s like Minor Threat, Youth Of Today or Black Flag, this four-piece loves their music to be fast and intense. 90-seconds-songs with a real aggressive voice make you finde your way to the dancefloor. Take your time and check out this fine italian Trash-Hardcore-Band!
[http://www.myspace.com/unquartomorto]
VERGE ON REASON/SMG/GORGONOISID/FALLEN WORLD/CANCER CLAN/CAPGRAS SYNDROM Freedom Of Mind, Freedom Of Speech [RM15]
Grindcore! Grindcore! Grindcore!
WPI/DUKE NUKEM FOREVER split CD [RM15]
WPI plays jazz + disco + epic + ska + humor + screaming + punk rock – total rad weird stuff. Duke Nukem Forever is a 300km/ph fast angry thrashing violence. Total of 13 tracks.
[htpp://www.myspace.com/weplayinstruments] [http://www.myspace.com/dukenukemforever]
V/A 49th Parellel (Basement Records) [RM10]
This awesome compilation was released in 1997 by Old Glory Records on vinyl and was pressed in CD format here in Malaysia by Basement Records, features big names of the DIY hardcore/punk such as Submission Hold, Swallowing Shit (Todd from Propagandhi & I-Spy, and friends playing grindcore), Still Life, MK Ultra (ex-Charles Bronson), Acrid, Inept, Resin, Karenza, Tho Ko Losi, The Eliot Rosewater, Three Studies For A Crucifixion and Gates of Dawn. RECOMMENDED!
V/A Bollok Wok, Volume 3 (Nervhous) [RM8]
A compilation of bands from the East Coast of Malaysia, Terengganu. A good effort of documenting the scene there!
V/A Senandung Pawer-Kord (Nervhous) [RM15]
17 Punk Rock/Ska bands doing covers of their favorite 80′s Malaysia pop artists. Bands included: TIM, Carbon 4′Teen, Toxictoy, 679, Half-Asleep, Skunkfix, Killing Steward, The Liberals, Soul Savior, Stick No Bill, Cock Say Cock Dung, Always Last, Sally Faerie, Geng Gemok Keji, Moda Moody, Sleepy Jeremy and Dum Dum Tak. Recommended!
V/A PUNK ROCK PARADOX (Nervhous) [RM15]
This is the 1st installment of a 4 way split series by Nervhous Records featuring SKUNFIX (3 piece melodic punk rock/pop punk in the vein of Screeching Weasel, The Queers and faster version of Green Day), STICK NO BILL (Potshot and Kemuri worshipers), BRAYOK (melodic punk rock/hardcore punk from Ipoh) and THE RAY GRADYS (featuring member of MORNING GLORY, from USA)
[http://www.myspace.com/skunkfix] [http://www.myspace.com/sticknobill] [http://www.myspace.com/brayok] [http://www.myspace.com/theraygradys]
V/A TAKEONEMILLPARTYSORE 4 way split CD (Pissart Records) [RM10]
This is gonna be your new favourite thrash/hardcore/grind/powerviolence split, features TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM (thrash/powerviolence from Ontario), DARKMILL (thrash/grind from Quebec), EYESORE (thrash/grind from Nova Scotia), THE DONNER PARTY (powerviolence from Ontario). All-Canadian fast thrash/powerviolence mayhem! 30 tracks in this are for all you SPAZZ, Infest, Lack of Interest worshipers! Absolutely recommended!
[http://www.myspace.com/toftt] [http://www.myspace.com/darkmill] [http://www.myspace.com/tdpthrash] [http://www.myspace.com/eyesorens]
V/A TIME IS MONKEY COMPILATION (Kampret Records/Nervhous Records/Pissart Records) [RM15]
This is a collaborate effort between 3 labels – Kampret from Indonesia, and Nervhous and Pissart from Malaysia. 23 tracks by bands from around Malaysia, Indonesia, USA, Italy, Germany and UK. Featuring Always Last, Daily Grind, Nonanoskins, Ardana, Middle Finger Salute, Hell Yeah For Nothing, Ishoma, Cock Say Cock Dung, Fellow Mellow, Sunsetdown, Rebecca, Over It, TIM, The Dumbest Rockstar, Ugly Things, Freshmint, Les Aligned, RGB, The Mindless Show, Party Time, Al Was Die, Beverly Hills, Born In June.
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7″ Vinyls
FANZUI XIANGFA/DAIGHILA split (Revulsion Records) [RM16]
This is probably what they call lazy ‘journalism’ but I just can’t help comparing Fanzui Xiangfa with a certain Swedish band that went by the name Demon System 13 (DS-13). It is the kind of hardcore you associate with bandana and skateboard. Thrashcore? Well if you want to be anal about it, yes you can call it that way. Oh yeah, one of the band member is from Umea, Sweden and used to be in some semi well known band. You can thank me if any of that trivial stuff can actually save your life. It would be killer if they can just stick to one thing but maybe they just can’t decide it yet. As long as they can keep the circle pit busy, no one will be complaining, right? Daighila on the flipside present their take on what I would call destructo-core. There’s a little of hardcore, skramz and metal thrown in the mix. The OTT screaming vocals will either drive you into eternal orgasm or maddening rage. Whatever it is, you either like it or not. These guys are pretty raging live and it’s good to at least experience half of it on this piece of wax. If this split was actually a steel cage match, DAIGHILA definitely wins it without any doubt. But since this is not some competition, who the fuck cares? These dudes are upset with a lot of things in life and it is reflected pretty accurately on the two tracks they presented on this slab of vinyl. Hardcore! [review stolen from Revulsion Records]
FLATOUT Westbay Fastercore (625 Thrash/Unholy Thrash/Give Praise/Thrash Mouth) [RM12]
Flatout is totally over-the-top West Bay styled fastcore! Screams and growls round out fast blasting lines, sometimes over-taken by crucial mosh steps and breaks…leading into speedy hardcore!
[http://www.myspace.com/flatoutflatout]
GUNS N’ ROSA PARKS Antifreeze EP (Give Praise Records) [RM12]
Guns ‘N Rosa Parks is a band from the cold depths of Denver, Colorado. Harping in on the cold west hardcore bands, they truly make places like this stand out! Places that are not necessarily made for human people but noted Hardcore/punkrock historians, this maybe the perfect place. These folks plow through the songs with hardcore intensity! Oldschool hardcore blasts, and very catchy punk/hardcore breaks flow into circle pits, just so they can keep warm in the cold Denver weather. Fast and raw! They have been around since ’04 and putting out numerous demos, cdrs, and a split 7″ with In Defence, they are finally hear to dust off the snow and lay out a Full Length EP for themselves. This EP is stop-and-go oldschool hardcore from the start! Angry, and sincere about getting this done right! Also comes with a zine!
[http://www.myspace.com/gunsnrosaparks]
IN DEFENCE/PARTY BY THE SLICE split EP (Berzerker/Crash Assailant/ Goodtimes/Insulin Addicted) [RM15] NEW!
Good luck trying to find seven inches of wax with more fun crammed into it than this split between Twin Cities tacolytes In Defence and Milwaukee pizza-eaters Party By The Slice. Which band delivers the most fun? On “Bromophobia,” In Defence offers this line: “You’re just a boy with a cheesy mustache, Wanda Sykes is going to kick your ass.” On the flipside, Party By The Slice pairs the classic line from Romero’s Dawn of the Dead “When there’s no room left in hell, the dead will walk the earth” with “By the time they make it to the lunchroom, they’ll get their just desserts.” When you’re talking zombies, you’re talking my language. [review by MP Johnson, for Razorcake]
[http://www.myspace.com/indefence] [http://www.myspace.com/partybytheslice]
KESUMAT/THRASH OHOII split 7″ EP (Pissart/Basement) [RM18] NEW!
5 + 5 new energetic no nonsense thrashing and chaotic HC violence, Pissart’s first 7″ releases! come with A3 posters, rad drawings, excessive hard paper usage all in this piece!! This is awesome tight shit!
[http://www.myspace.com/kesumatband] [http://www.myspace.com/txohooii]
NO MANS SLAVE/I RESIGN split EP (Give Praise Records) [RM12]
Made for their Summer ’09 Tour! No Mans Slave is back with even more pulverizing music! Complete with catchy breaks and powerviolence infused blasts, these new songs do not let down. I Resign is new out of Oklahoma City with more of a hardcore approach to the powerviolence spectrum. Fast and over the top, but with some ties into the melodic hardcore feel.
[http://www.myspace.com/nomansslave] [http://www.myspace.com/iresign]
OPERATION EAT SHIT s/t EP (Give Praise Records) [RM12]
9 tracks in 11 minutes of early 80′s sounding hardcore with a real punk edge from France. Fast, raw, snotty, and loaded with catchy riffs and hooks. Put this in with a band somewhere along the lines of Sunpower musically, but with more of a early hardcore sound. This is a combination of their two split 7 inches on one record.
[http://pagesperso-orange.fr/electrikbox/operationeatshit/]
PRIDE OF PLACE/JUDGED BY YOU split EP (Good Times Records) [RM15]
Pride of Place hails from Gympie, Queensland (Australia) and plays fast melodic hardcore in the vein of Judge, Chain Of Strength, Shutdown and Madball! Judged By You hails from Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia) and plays angry melodic punk rock in that suits you Fat Wreck tastes of the 90′s [description stolen from Good Times]
[http://www.myspace.com/prideofplacehc] [http://www.myspace.com/judgedbyyou]
SCHIFOSI/SLACKJAW split EP (Kick Start My Heart Records) [RM15]
Schifosi are a down-tuned punk/crust band from Melbourne and feature members of ABC Weapons, Pisschrist, Nuclear Sex Addicts and Terra Firma. Think of those epic neo-crust bands such as the almighty Tragedy. Slackjaw is a crust/punk band from Adelaide. Super recommended!
[http://www.myspace.com/schifosi] [sorry no link to SLACKJAW]
SMG/MATKA TERESA split EP (Dropout Records) [RM15]
[http://www.myspace.com/smgrinder] [http://www.myspace.com/matkateresa]
TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM/FOREVER ANNIHILATING THE OBESE (FATO) split EP (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Nine Blazing HC tunes in about 4 minutes by Ottawa’s now defunct thrashers Take One For The Team + New songs from Oshawa’s grindcore hooligans FATO. Finally available! Only 300 made including 100 on green vinyl.
[http://www.takeonethrash.com] [http://www.myspace.com/toftt] [http://www.myspace.com/fato]
TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM The Spaghetti Western (Sir Punkly) [RM12]
Now this is right down my throat: killer amp-ed up youth-fest hardcore punk from ottawa punx TOFTT. Dare i say this sounds a hell of a lot like an inbreeding experiment between I SPY and THE NEIGHBORS??? Fast as shit punk with a simple, old school melodic edge that just rages from start to end. I admit, I’m missing out on a lot of the inside Ottawa scene jokes here but these kids make me believe their hearts are and minds are dead-on. DIY and punk as fuck. Rules. [review by Short, Fast & Loud]
[http://www.takeonethrash.com] [http://www.myspace.com/toftt]
URBAN BLIGHT Magnitogorsk EP (React Records) [RM15]
Anarcho-punk from Holland!
[sorry no link to URBAN BLIGHT]
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