“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” – Andre Gide
Maybe Mars, Snapline, Lolly Fan, Michael Pettis, Carsick Cars, Shanghai 24/7, Yugong Yishan, Hedgehog, Space Bitch, Live Beijing Music, Pacalolo, Baijng Daze, Badr, Andrew Field, Subs, Down, Residence A, D-22, Uptown Records, Sacco, Genjing, Rainbow Danger Club, Duck Fight Goose, The Song Dynasty
Cat #: 078TZM
Hacks exist for brief moments in time on the Sydney underground landscape and during one of of those moments they managed to record these 4 tracks and play a few shows that suitably impressed tenzenmen with their drunken swagger of improvised rock.
Tape and/or CD versions coming sometime when Hacks have been located in the vicinity again.
Gou Ri De, Genjing, Yunnan, Down, Subs, Andrew Field, Jud Willmont, Pangbianr, City Weekend, Chui Wan, Josh Feola, Live Beijing Music, Brain Failure, David O’Dell, Hejorama, Beijing Punk, Shaun Jefford, Jingweir, Beijing Daze, Core In China, Rock In China, King Ly Chee, Wooozy, Nevin Domer, 1724 Records, Zoomin’ Night, D-22
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.
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
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
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
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.
Cat #: 084TZM
40 minutes of the sounds of a world in fear and pain. Can you bear it?
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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.
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.
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