4-Way split tape and Le Blast stock!

March 29, 2022 by David Norman

First off in the news is the announcement of this killer split coming out on Tomb Tree featuring two new jams each from Demersal, Piet Onthel, Letterbombs, and Vientre on cassette!!! These tapes have been at the plant for a few weeks and we’ll push out another PremieRing for this via four blogs in mid-late April! Witch Elm Records will be doing a European version of the release as well. We recently released the Demersal 7”, Piet Onthel cassette full length, have Letterbombs stuff in the works as well as helped the two latter bands out via Tomb Tree. Piet Onthel has another 5-song EP releasing in early May on ZBR!!!

Tonight at 6pm PST / 8pm CST / 9pm EST we’ll post our Le Blast tapes in both stores. What’s in there? Besides a ton of obscure/rare screamo tapes beautifully packaged, but we’ll be posting the majority of the Yearning tapes! Numbered out of /30, these will fucking fly and sound incredible. And you know…they’re housed in a j-card and twine…pretty fucking screamo. Fuck.

Our Hundreds Of Au ‘A Briefing on the Human Condition’ 12”EPs have been flying and the entire run of 200 is well over half sold out, and we’re down to our last 25% of stock. If you’re in the EU Dog Knights recently got some copies so feel free to pick some up from them.

Don’t forget that you can catch Hundreds Of AU at Zegema Beach Records Fest Mid-West this summer in Chicago…here’s the facebook group for it!

HUNDREDS OF AU - A Briefing on the Human Condition (12")

CA$30.00

HUNDREDS OF AU ‘A Briefing on the Human Condition‘ 12"EP (ZBR295)

For fans of: Trainwreck, This Ship Will Sink, and Folly

The very prolific HUNDREDS OF AU released this stellar 5-song EP in late 2021 to much acclaim and now it’s arrived on 45rpm eco-mix 12”s out of 200! Co-released with Protagonist Music, the 12” vinyl contains a blazing-yet-controlled metallic hardcore/screamo fusion from members of You And I, Hell Mary, and The Assistant. Although the balance is obvious on all tracks, songs like “Objective Party” and “Afloat” really showcase an incredible ability to sustain melody and progression whilst retaining power and weight. Easily one of the best EPs of 2021.

12”EP /200 on eco-mix vinyl. Includes insert and sticker. 5 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-briefing-on-the-human-condition

We also released that sick Canyons 12”LP yesterday, in case you missed it…here it is!

CANYONS - Stay Buried (12")

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CANYONS ‘Stay Buried‘ 12"EP (ZBR287)

For fans of: Kowloon Walled City, Creeper, Nerver, and Deadguy

Originally released in August of 2020, this bad-ass 12” is finally seeing the light of day today, March 28th 2022 in all it’s gold-speckled glory. Falling somewhere between labelmates Nerver’s brand of dark noise rock, the gargantuan sound of Kowloon Walled City, and the urgency of The Chariot, there is a lot for a lot of people to like about this stellar full length. Co-released with The Ghost Is Clear Records, Forbidden Place Records, Reptilian Records, and Knife Hits Records.

12”EP /300 on gold speckled vinyl, 50 of which have hand-numbered/screened covers. Includes insert. 10 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/stay-buried

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: BAND =

2022 - 03 - 28 /// Canyons 12" today!

March 28, 2022 by David Norman

The new Canyons LP ‘Stay Buried’ has been kicking around for a bit but we just got our copies in, so it’s time! 10 noisy rock/hardcore jams to bang yer head to, and band yer head you will.

CanaDave has started reminiscing about past ZBR Fests in this 2022 Mid-West Fest facebook group for anyone attending or who’s interested in attending. Below is the link!
https://www.facebook.com/events/497781975203060

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MORROW = Massive, beautiful, armageddon - holy shit did this album blow me away. Ex-Light Bearer, Fall Of Efrafa with an insane list of guest appearances.

2022 - 03 - 25 /// New releases, new Out Past the Rings

March 26, 2022 by David Norman

‘The Weight of Everything’ by Australia’s Blind Girls is officially out digitally and to pre-order (we expect to start shipping these out mid-April). 10 blistering tracks sure to light your ears ablaze and tear at your heart. Available on orange (we only have 25) and coke-bottle clear (we have 75).

BLIND GIRLS - The Weight of Everything (cassette/12

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BLIND GIRLS - The Weight of Everything (cassette/12"LP)

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The Crossed pre-order for ‘Morir’ was also released today, although only two tracks are available until April 8th when the full thing is released. We only have 50 copies spread across our two stores and if their first 12” is any indication we will most definitely sell out. Both of our store links are located on our bandcamp page which can be accessed by click this text.

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CROSSED - Morir (12")

CA$25.00

CanaDave said some words about The Ultimate Screamo Band’s 10” ‘Tout Est Fini’ in the 106th installment of Out Past the Rings. We are sold out, but get some insider info including how to paint records!

Vancouver Island’s premiere radio station Tuff City Radio and their Operation X-Ray radio show started a new weekly segment for screamo/skramz and you best believe ZBR is gonna be all over that…including song premieres! Check out the latest episode with our two newest releases as well as Yume! For some reason it won’t embed properly but you can listen to the episode on soundcloud by clicking this entire text box.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: RHA. = This German band released my most overlooked 12”LP of 2019, an amazing work of post-rock, screamo, and metallic hardcore. Think Trainwreck meets City Of Caterpillar and Angel Eyes. Truly incredible.

2022 - 03 - 24 /// Crossed and Blind Girls tomorrow!

March 24, 2022 by David Norman

Tomorrow? Tomorrow…tomorrow…something is definitely happening tomorrow. Hmmmm…oh! I remember! We’re dropping two ridiculous albums on the same day!!! But why, you ask? Because the lord of skramz told us to. Very early in the morning on March 25th, 2022 will see the Crossed ‘Morir’ 12”LP pre-order (ships mid-April) and then at 12pm PST / 2pm CST / 3pm EST ‘The Weight of Everything’ 12”LP by Blind Girls goes up. A most excellent and also very silly day at Zegema Beach.

Speaking of Blind Girls, there was a final track premiere yesterday on the Not Just A Phase podcast that ZBR has also stained with our presence. An awesome hour and a quarter if you have the time. I can’t embed it for some reason but just click this text to go listen.

Okay. So. We have a lot of stuff coming out. A LOT. Like, we already have 5 releases in hand that we’re waiting on to release because we’d prefer to keep it to just two a month. We have about two to three releases arriving every month for the next three to four months. Most of these things are lower runs, with two exceptions including 500 12” records and a run of 250 tapes. You will also see the dwindling of co-releases in the near future as we attempt to avoid scheduling conflicts that are out of our control. This will also enable us to pretty much drop pre-orders altogether because in the end no one really wins with those. The Daves are very stoked on 2022!!!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ATALANTA = Unreal emo/screamo from Chicago circa 2013.

2022 - 03 - 23 /// More new Crossed!!!

March 23, 2022 by David Norman

Crossed just released another new single titled “Lágrima“ from their upcoming ‘Morir’ 12”LP that we’ll have pre-orders for in just two days (March 25th). This album is bonkers and looks incredible. We’ll only have 50 and they’ll sell out much faster than the debut!

CanaDave finally did the dang Out Past the Rings #105 for the Coma Regalia + Drei Affen split 7”, and we’ve only got 4 total copies left across the two stores! Nab’em through our bandcamp page store links.
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/drei-affen-coma-regalia-split

Our Hundreds Of AU 12” and the most recent Tomb Tree release Party Harty cassette are both nearly sold out, which is definitely faster than we were anticipating. Maybe don’t wait another month if you’re thinking about it :) Here are the listen/buy links (store links are at the bottom of our bandcamp pages…always)

HOAU ‘A Briefing on the Human Condition’ 12”LP

PARTY HATS ‘Fatima’ cassette

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LEVEGH = This band was another Le Blast find that we’ll post the tapes for soon. Incredible screamo in the vein of Lakme and Le Pre Ou Je Suis Mort.