Alternative China – 6th March 2013

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Jue Festival, Feima, Astrofuck, SVRO, Livinglovingmaid, Rainbow Danger Club, Wang Xu, The Gar, Zhang Shouwang, Michael Pettis, Danwei, Carsick Cars, The Agenda, White+, Alpine Decline, China Radio International, Ivan Belcic, Death To Giants, SMZB, Wuhan, Morgan Short, Beijing Cream, Fanzui Xiangfa, Nevin Domer, Chui Wan, Lin Xinyu, Yan Yulong, Club Niubi, Jonathan Campbell, Subs, Black Snakes, Bluoinartinfo, DS-13, Zhang Sian, Djang San, The Amazing Insurance Salesman, Time Out, Ricky Maymi, Slinkrat, My Bloody Valentine, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Yantiao, Colourful Z-bra, Belly Mountain, Islet, Chinese Football, The Fuzz, Round Eye, Cheesemind, Your Boyfriend Sucks, Naohai, Lowbow, Next Year’s Love, Thruoutin, LuXinPei, The Last Three Minutes, Splice Today

Daighila/Grinding Halt – 28th January 2013

Cat #: 120TZM

Daighila from Malaysia delivers two tracks of early Envy inspired hardcore mixed with some Neil Perry in the mix. You know the stuff when screamo wasn’t a curse word yet and this sort of music was delivered by punks. Well. It’s still around. Hectic, fast, melodic and with passion.

This will be Grinding Halt’s 2nd split 7” this year and here they deliver their longest and heaviest track to date. Three riffs is all it takes really. Think Eyehategod with heavy, distorted vocals. Blunt and without any thrills.

Split label release with Graanrepubliek Records (Netherlands) and Bullwhip Records (Malaysia)

Dying Livers/Secular – Quiet Steps – 15th November 2012

Cat #: 116TZM

Credits for Dying Livers:
Recorded at Sun Distortion Studios in mid 2012. Mastered by Carl Staff. Art and Design by Errol Hoffman.

Credits for Secular:
Recorded by David Williams at Wavelength Recording Studio and VIA Studios. Mixed by David Williams. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, New Windsor, NY.

Performed by Leon Perkin, Robb Perkin & Joshua Strange. Additional instrumentation by David Williams and vocals by Rob Schlegel in the track ‘Secular’.

Thanks to all our families, friends, partners, bands we’ve played with, Shaun Tenzenmen, Chris Brownbill and Errol Hoffman.

Bamodi – Smell Heaven – 2nd October 2012

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.