Pogonophobia Records

Bio:

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POG001 The Exelar - 'Message From A Moving Target." 7"
These guys play chaotic hardcore, which draws its influences from their past bands (I, Robot and Devola, to name two) to more modern bands like Takaru. Really good stuff. We're stoked on this record.

Some reviews

You may well have expected folks from bands like Murdoch and I, Robot to have hung up their screamo sixshooters and traipsed down some mellower musical route like many of their peers, but the Exelar are refreshingly caustic, coming at you with eyes blazing and fangs bared, scrabbling through these six songs much like a rangier version of Takaru or a less weepy Spirit of Versailles. Each one’s a manic blast of scruffy emo-hardcore, chock-full of noisy bangs, scrapes and tumbles that barely keep themselves together for long enough to kick you in the teeth. The experience is a jarring, nerve-shredding one, suggesting a band that’s not just baying for blood but using any means at their disposal to get it. - Alex Deller, Collective Zine.

Contemporary hardcore out of New York, with an appreciation of the post-hardcore DC (Dischord) sound, played with enough bite and bile to be interesting to punks. Some heavy, waltz-timed, screamed vocal parts, but done right with tone-conscious, layered playing and solid muscianship; head and shoulders above most bands who attempt this hybrid sound. Including a lyric sheet would have been a good move - it gets hard to take the sound of the vocal conviction seriously with screamed (often indeciperhable) vocals and no lyrics sheet. - BS, Maximumrocknroll.

XLR WEBSITE - Lyrics, shows etc etc.

Also, they have a record coming out on Shock Value Records with that wonderful band Towers (Botch-esque hardcore), check it out; both bands rule!

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POG002 What Price, Wonderland? - 'Feel, Express, Share, Aid' 7".
These guys used to be in a band called the Snowman, who got pretty good reviews, this incarnation is much better, they play jangly emo. I don't know who they sound like. it's good. check out the mp3!
These Bro's can be contacted through their website. This record was put out by a plethora of different people: SNCL, Somebody's Song, Superfi, Muppet Vision, and us.

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Both records are £3.00 ppd in the UK. - Mail us. - matt.meehan at gmail.com one love.
Or be punk and trade with us. We like that.
In the US; Ebullition, Slave Union, Stickfigure and various smaller distros have this.

Member Since:

March 27, 2005

Sounds Like:

The Exelar; What Price, Wonderland?