Cat #: 093TZM
Weirdly, Beijing glam-punks Rustic won a global Battle of the Bands a couple of years before this. This is their first album.
Torturing Nurse – Survive/Life – 20th April 2012
Cat #: 094TZM
At the end of 2011 contact was made with specialist lathe press label Bubutz Records in Italy to issue a Torturing Nurse recording on one-sided clear vinyl with a light wooden back. The process was derailed slightly as the very hard highband frequencies supplied by Torturing Nurse were damaging the cutting system! The initial run of 30 was reduced to just the 9 requested by Torturing Nurse and tenzenmen as Bubutz didn’t want to risk any further damage to their equipment!
Update 23/9/2012: New versions now available but very limited due to the high cost involved in manufacture. These items made in the USA and only 2 copies of each were ever produced.
Photography: Contiero & Diacci
Design: Antonio Contiero
Alternative China – 4th April 2012
Snapline, Tiny Mix Tapes, Josh Feola, Mao Livehouse, Deadly Cradle Death, Live Music Beijing, Skip Skip Ben Ben, Birdstriking, Chui Wan, White+, Matthew Niederhauser, MDNPhoto, Backyard Surgeons, Shanghai 24/7, Layabozi, Hedgehog, Meat Sucks, Rock In China, Cool Hunting, Xiao He, Yan Jun, Li Daiguo, Tea Rockers Quintet, Torturing Nurse, Deaf Sparrow, Duck Fight Goose, World Of Chinese, King Ly Chee, Shanghaiist, Mr Fossy, Rustic, Pitchfork, Red Rock, Beijing Daze, Jon Campbell, Post Rock, Time Out, Pairs, Foxy Digitalis, UndergroundHK, Bomb Shop, Genjing, SXSW, Core In China
Duck Fight Goose – History – 2nd April 2012
Cat #: 092TZM
Limited release white vinyl 7″ – digital will only be available separately once all the vinyl is sold out.
History taken from upcoming Duck Fight Goose album ‘Sports’. B-side a remix of a track from their debut EP remixed by Brad Ferguson
Bikini Eyebolt – 28th March 2012
Cat #: 090TZM
Bikini Eyebolt (Jace from DEAD, guitar and vocals) existed in Melbourne from 2007 – 2008. They sound a bit like Wire with East Bay Ray accidently walking into the wrong rehearsal room with a touch of 90’s Am-Rep scuzz. Like a bloody good pop record, with lots of good hooks and nifty ideas but nothing like the condescending fake Gang of Four rubbish you’ve been exposed to of late by the likes of Bloc Party. Or do you actually like the Arctic Monkeys? The band broke up too soon but recorded one album, it deserves a listen.
Umpio/Torturing Nurse tape – 22nd March 2012
Cat #: 084TZM
40 minutes of the sounds of a world in fear and pain. Can you bear it?
www.myspace.com/torturingnurseforever
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First in a trio of international split tape releases featuring Torturing Nurse, Umpio, Un and Automating.
22nd Mar 2023 – It was a real pleasure to put together this series of tapes with friends new and old from around the world. Of the three this is probably my favourite – it is brutal and reminds me of my early discovery of Violent Onsen Geisha’s Excrete Music CD.
El Eje Del Mäl/Inquiry Last Scenery – 12th March 2012
Cat #: 027TZM
Our cooperative worldwide DIY network made this 7″ happen with the following record labels input:
tenzenmen (Australia)
Liku-Likuan Hibaran (Malaysia)
Internationale (UK)
I can’t remember why, but this release took a couple of years to complete.
12th Mar 2023 – It took a few years to sell too as both bands weren’t so active around this time. There was a mix of fluorescent covers and the childlike artwork always stood out when flicking through record stacks.
Fanzui Xiangfa 7″ – 11th March 2012
Cat #: 069TZM
This is the first full 7″ from the Chinese fastcore band Fanzui Xiangfa. It’s six tracks of energetic and political hardcore.
FANZUI XIANGFA
Kuang Ma – Drums
Ni Fan – Guitar
Mao Bing – Bass / Vocals
Chong Zhuang – Guitar
Liu Liu – Lead Vocals
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Huo Likao at Jishengchong Studio in the Summer / Fall 2010
PARTNERS
Kawaii Records (FR) / Crapoutlet (FR) / NARM Discos (JP) / World Won’t Listen (US) / Tenzenmen (AU) / Up The Punx (PL) / DIY Records (JP) / Depraved & Devilish (GR)
god bows to math – 10th March 2012
Cat #: 091TZM
“god bows to math” meshes the group’s latest works such as the moody “Slow Decline” and “Paper Trails” (featuring vocals and guitar from Postures front-man Michael Havell) with their older work from previous releases.
An amalgamation of the tried and tested with the new and exciting, which has allowed the band to proverbially stretch their legs – allowing for tracks you may not have expected to emerge from the group.
Licensed from Muzai Records, NZ and released 7th November 2011 over there.
Check out more Muzai goodness at:
muzairecords.com
Recorded by Warner Emery
Mastered by Jason Ward
Alternative China – 1st March 2012
Duck Fight Goose, Morgan Short, Smart Shanghai, Brad Ferguson, The National, Rustic, 2Kolegas, Ningxia, City Weekend, Hedgehog, Pangbianr, Layabozi, Xiao Hong Yu Xiao Xiao Hong, Altered Zones, Sally Can’t Dance, Josh Feola, Zhu Wenbo, Genjing, SMZB, Wuhan, Si Dou Le, Suyin, Joyside, The Scoff, Carsick Cars, Next Year’s Love, Andy Best, Kungfuology, Beijing Daze, The Amazing Insurance Salesman, Residence A, Soviet Pop, Snapline, Deadly Cradle Death, Beijing Underground, Hemispheres Magazine, Omnipotent Youth Society, Time Out
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