“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.” – Andre Gide
Cat #: 118TZM
Bamodi’s 19‐track second LP Smell Heaven (tenzenmen) is just under half an hour of throat‐banging punk rock that flirts occasionally with power violence, pop and greyhound racing. There are some slow songs, fast songs, and an unlikely cover version of Beat Happening’s Ponytail.
Recorded by Wil Hooper and Matt Bairstow at Stable Sound. Mastered at Chicago Mastering Services.
Cat #: 114TZM
After Michael Crafter toured South East Asia, they met SMG and fell in love, decided to make things official (grind-style) and release a split 7″. Both sides features songs written and inspired by the S.E.A. DIY scene. For lovers of mincing, power, mincecore, violence and vibes.
Cat #: 079TZM
Greek and Malay hardcore punk rock 7″ released with DIY cooperation with multiple labels.
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.
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)
Cat #: 068TZM
In early December 2011 64 music fans at a punk charity concert in Banda Aceh’s Tamen Budaya park were violently arrested by the Shari’ah police. The were not (and cannot) be charged with any crime but were forced to undergo religious education which included their heads being shaven and forced into the lake to bathe.
“The presence of the punk community is disturbing, and disrupts the life of the Banda Aceh public. This is a new social disease affecting Banda Aceh. If it is allowed to continue, the government will have to spend more money to handle them. Their morals are wrong. Men and women gather together, and that is against Islamic Shariah. We will keep conducting raids until they’re all caught, then we’ll bring them for re-education here. Aceh is a Shariah region. Everyone should obey it and the punk community is clearly against Shariah. This training will be an example in Indonesia of the re-education of the punks.”
The religious police have threatened a continuation of arrests and re-education against the punks “until they are better.” When questioned about the targeting of punks due to their cleanliness the Police Chief justified the actions by drawing a distinction between them and “the clean punks that exist in different classes.” Asked why the police aren’t then targeting the homeless he stated “there are no homeless in Aceh, there are only punks.”
The Governor of Aceh has denied that the punks were even arrested saying, “the truth is that police are helping them develop (their skills).”
Human Rights Watch have pointed out the multitude of ways the authorities have abused the rights fo the detainees including the violation of freedom or expression and not receiving proper legal treatment. They are understandably concerned that this treatment will continue unless the case is processed legally.
“What did we do to deserve arresting? We didn’t steal and we didn’t bother anyone. The punk community in Banda Aceh is not involved with criminality. So what’s the crime that justifies us being brought to this camp? This country hasn’t yet made it illegal to express yourself, right?”
The Stay Together compilation CDs exemplify the support the punks show for each other, in Indonesia (where the bands are from), in Australasia (where all the record labels involved in the release are from) and in the worls (where the punk community has come together to help). As part of this community, tenzenmen offers this release with 50% of physical and 100% of digital sales going to help the punks in Aceh. Available via mailorder and digital download at www.tenzenmen.com and in the best selected independent music stores around Australia.
Cat #: 060TZM
International co-operative split CD.
The bands:
97-Shiki (US)
Bare Arms (Australia)
Inquiry Last Scenery (Malaysia)
Milvains (Italy)
The labels:
Bullwhip Records (Malaysia)
Quiet.Still.Dead Records (Malaysia)
Cactus Records (Malaysia)
tenzenmen (Australia)
Cat #: 062TZM
“The cover of the new spilt by Chinese Demerit and German thrashcore outfit SS20 is a throwback to that 1980s nuclear holocaust imagery—toxicity, flames, decay: the stuff of urban nightmares. A bulldozer covers a panel van with toxic ooze and trash; smoke billows in the background. People run for cover.
And like its imagery, this three-song split from Demerit—their first release since 2008—channels bands from the era, including Misfits, Motorhead and Iron Maiden.
The Beijing-based trio have come a long way since 2006—the 1000 BPM street punk microbursts of old have been replaced by increasingly-mature efforts like “Childhood Nightmare,” where a chanting chorus gives way to speed metal harmonizing guitar work before a delicate acoustic outro, accented with shuffling drums and babbling children, cleans the palette—think of it like wine tasting with the Misfits in that playground scene from Terminator II.
“Barefaced Lies and Bullshit Peace” utilizes that same catchy speed metal riffing and gruff vocal posturing, while “Out of the Fog” is pure melodic thrash—laser-sighted guitars cut a clean swath through a murky punk undergrowth.”
-Nevin / Genjing Records
“SS20 – presenting crushing punk and hardcore that mixes memorable riffs, aggressive vocals and metal-tunes. These three new songs sound’s way darker, more mature and textured. The lyrics are straight, facing the personal and emotional content. The vinyl keeps pushing, is still snotty and raw and has the power and energy of the debut 7”
-Ronny / W.I.F.A.G.E.N.A. RECORDS
Cat #: 058TZM
The songs tell the story of a private man who is equally compelling and complex; “Chicks Dig Me” explains Michael Crafter when asked to delve deeper into his 7 inches of powerviolence glory, obviously struggling with his raw talent and the mistakes that nearly cost him everything.
Out now through tenzenmen limited to 100 hot pink and 150 black vinyl.
Recorded at 301 studios, 18 tracks of positive brutality.
Cat #: 032TZM
Originally released in Australia in an addition of 50 with 2 different types of inserts. Long since sold out (as has the original self released version the band made).
I could only find mp3s of these tracks so have converted them back to wav’s hopefully helping replicate the feel of an old tape recording!
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