SURPRISE 005 | LOSER LIFE - FRIENDS WITH A DEMON LP
LOSER LIFE are back with their 2nd full length LP! After several months of touring, a handful of 7"s, a 12" and an album on MAGIC BULLET they have mastered their Chicago meets DC by way of Bakersfield sound. This time some darker elements and a great recording take things to the next level. An explosive mix that brings to mind bands like ARTICLES OF FAITH, NAKED RAYGUN or BORN AGAINST. LOSER LIFE comes from a place called Bakersfield, California, an area the band has numerously described as “the armpit of California”. This is what LOSER LIFE is influenced by and the band's sound makes their pleasant description seem all too realistic. LOSER LIFE is dirty, grimy, filthy and fucking pissed off at their little hole in the world and the world in general. They play music with a glass half-empty feeling with a glass overflowing the brim spirit.
First press are 1000 copies, 800 on black vinyl (mourning the late Farrah Fawcett) and 200 on sick looking silver wax (available only in the TBSR mailorder or from LOSER LIFE on their upcoming European Tour) housed in a massive gatefold jacket with artwork by DEREK ERDMAN (www.derekerdman.com). I can't be happier with how this record came together.
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AUTISTIC YOUTH - SARTRE SHIRT
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LOSER LIFE HATE THE POLICE SHIRT
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SURPRISE 004 | LOSER LIFE - MY HELL 12"
Euro Repress as a one-sided 12" with silkscreen art on the flip. Scheduled for February 2009. On MY HELL, the Bakersfield Four blast through 5 tracks of melodic hardcore punk a la NAKED RAYGUN, ARTICLES OF FAITH, LEATHERFACE, etc. After a handful of EPs, an LP on MAGIC BULLET and a few thousand miles worth of touring, it is clear that LOSER LIFE have mastered their Chicago meets DC by way of Bakersfield sound. With lyrics focusing on disconnection and the inability to function properly in a relationship without falling into the realm of self pity, MY HELL is perfect punk music for when the skies are cloudy and gray!!
First press will be 750 copies - 550 on black, 200 on limited white vinyl available for mailorder onlyl!
Both bands have 2 songs on this one. Raging KBD tunes by COLA FREAKS from Aarhus, DK recorded by Mr JAY REATARD and AUTISTIC YOUTH return with two melodic smashers that will blow you away. This record is a cooperation with SABOTAGE RECORDS, NARSHARDAA and BLACK WATER RECORDS. The first press will be 1500 on black vinyl.
Portland's jailbait hook-core ragers AUTISTIC YOUTH were just here on tour with DEFECT DFEFECT, but unfortunately I missed them due to being in Scotland. Their atmospheric, moody anthems would have been the perfect soundtrack to the cold, grey landscape of my trip. COLA FREAKS' hyperactive jerky, upbeat punk provides a less depressive compliment to the AUTISTIC YOUTH side. Only two tracks each, but you'll keep flipping it over and over again. (AM) - MAXIMUM ROCK'N'ROLL 309
Autistic Youth: This band has definitely been doing its share of touring and releasing records as of late and if you haven’t checked them out yet, now would be a good time. Their brand of moody, mid-tempo punk is leveling listeners everywhere. These songs are so epic and atmospheric while still being melodic, they could easily fit as background songs in a movie, which at first turned me off from their recent 7” on Rock Bottom Records, but now I’ve accepted it and consider myself a fan. Cola Freaks: If the Ramones had actually all been brothers and raised in a circus that traveled the European countryside, I have the feeling they would have sounded like the Cola Freaks. Their tracks were recorded by the always eccentric Jay Reatard. Don’t let this release slip past you. –Daryl Gussin (Blackwater/ Taken By Surprise/Sabotage) - RAZORCAKE
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SURPRISE 002 | THE OBSERVERS - DOWN ON TODAY 7"
This record features 4 songs from the first OBSERVERS demo recorded in 2003. Tracked in Colin's room and mixed in Doug's this 4 track demo was first released on tape and then on CD-R. It was only sold at the first shows THE OBSERVERS played. Tracks are: SHORT DAY, DOWN ON TODAY, CAN'T BE SAD and STATE OF DECAY. This 7" will be pressed for one time only wrapped in a silkscreen cover. There will be 1000 copies, 800 on black and 200 on green vinyl.
Here is the original demo from the now-defunct OBSERVERS, pressed into 1000 pieces of vinyl with spooky, shimmering silk-screened covers. It's got four fast, raw jams that were recorded on a four track in a damp Portland bedroom in 2003 and were later re-recorded for other releases. This recording is exactly as under-produced and sloppy as I wish some of other OBSERVERS records were and it has some of the best stuff I've heard from them. Even in the beginning, they played great, up-beat, catchy punk, but the melodic aspects of their music shine through way less on this superbly fuzzy and trashy recording, and despite a couple of moments of off-key singing, it's an excellent EP. (DA) - MAXIMUM ROCK'N'ROLL 309
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SURPRISE 001 | AUTISTIC YOUTH - LANDMINE BEACH LP
Hailing from Portland, Oregon these 4 youngsters are influenced heavily by classic 80's bands like the WIPERS or ADOLESCENTS but also more recent outifts like THE OBSERVERS or THE EXPLODING HEARTS. On this LP they deliver 11 songs of anthemic and heartfelt punkrock that will make you dance dance dance! The first press will be 1000 copies, 800 on black and 200 on orange vinyl. All of them will have a silkscreened cover. First press is sold out, second press is available! 1000 copies in regular jackets on black wax. In cooperation with the cool cat from SABOTAGE RECORDS!
Out now!!! Gyalazat/Assassination hungary fast h/c grind v.s swedish fast and agresive scandi crust split cd, now available in Dybbuk recs, trades are welcome listen here www.myspace.com/dybbukrecords
We updated our myspace and you can now listen to "It Always Feels Good To Remove Scabs", another song from our forthcoming album "The Artificial Truth". Make sure to share your thoughts about the song with us and check our myspace for the tour schedule updates.
Tim Vantol's "Road Sweet Road" LP is finally here. Nine folkpunk themes from a modern beatnik man. Haze colored 12" vinyl. 300 hand numbered copies, with four colored hand screened sleeve. Comes with a MP3 download code.
Visit myspace.com/ thegreatestrecords to get your copy!
MONGREL ZINE #7 IS OUT NOW
The new Halloween issue of Mongrel Zine is full of spooky delights!
Haunted George schools us on Halloween sound effects and his
Garagepunk podcast Haunted Shack Theatre, King Louie charms us with
tales of stealin’ Lil Wayne’s wardrobe girl and drinking with Fats
Domino, Vancouver’s newest garage band Indian Wars find the best
skateparks, Inservibles tell us about Mexico City’s best tacos from
what is a shitty mechanics workshop during the day and taco stand by
night, a rare interview with the late Billy Van from The Hilarious
House of Frightenstein, vintage Halloween collector Mark Ledenbach,
plus Box Elders, The TVees, Hard Feelings, HYPSTRZ, The Orpheans,
Corpusse, Telekrimen, and tonnes more…
This issue includes Mongrel Zine Vol. 4 CD Comp with 28 tracks
including Bloodshot Bill’s “In the Graveyard…!” written especially for
this Halloween issue of Mongrel Zine!
Sie wollen Mumia Abu-Jamal umbringen – wir alle gemeinsam können das verhindern!
Wenn die Richter des Supreme Court das Todesurteil bestätigen, wird 3 Tage nach dieser Entscheidung in München um 12 Uhr eine Mahnwache vor dem US-Konsulat (Königinstr./Von-der-Tann-Str.) und um 18 Uhr eine Demonstration durch München stattfinden.
Tag und Ort der Auftaktkundgebung und andere aktuelle Entwicklungen erfahrt ihr unter www.mumia-soli-muenchen.tk
Wenn bis dahin keine Entscheidung gefallen ist, gibt es am 5. Dezember eine Demo durch Haidhausen, Auftaktkundgebung um 14:00 Uhr, Wiener Platz. Und am 9. Dezember 2009, 12 Uhr: Mahnwache vor dem US-Konsulat (Königinstr./Von-der-Tann-Str.)
The soundtrack for the wedding party of anger & gloom. Traktor from Sweden, which are not only highly considered in circles of connoisseurs because of their extraordinary live qualities, perfect their grim chaos-core on their first full length, entitled Lights. The typical Traktor sound from the early days with indigestive breaks and dissonant guitar riffs in the vein of famous San Diego bands like Drive Like Jehu or Swing Kids is getting enobled with dark & calm passages. Although the album was mastered in the much sought-after Tonteknik-Studio in Umeå, the regulary comparisons to Refused or early JR Ewing are less present, then genre bulks like Lack or Breach. Lights is an album designed for a cheerless winter, post-hardcore between aggression & depression.
Botox Combo (23 Uhr) Subnotes (22 Uhr) Stars in the sky (21 Uhr) Brainbucks (20 Uhr)
Natürlich bist Du recht herzlich eingeladen. Wir sind ab 18 Uhr vor Ort, trinken Bier und reissen dumme Sprüche. Wir würden uns ein Loch in den rechten Schuh freuen, wenn Du kommst.
Samstag, 24. Oktober 2009 1 Jahr Beat!Club // 1 Jahr Sick in the City - 22Uhr
Los jetzt! Kerzenausblasen - eine für den Beat!Club und eine für Sick in the City. Die stattlich hüftende Tanzrocksause mit The Aguileras feiert ebenso das Einjährige wie auch der Beat!Club. Also, bitteschön rein in den feinen Zwirn und abgehen wies Zäpfle zu Pop'n'Roll, Indie, Alternativen, Tanzrock, Punkerei und full-on Ballsaalbrechern von your favourite DJ Team The Aguileras a.k.a. Frank Gasoline & Sad Sir alias Gundula Kleber & Claus Gause. Getränke gibt's vorne links, beziehungsweise hinten rechts oder oben unten - je nach Blickwinkel.
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