Podcasts, Interviews, & Bandcamp updates

November 27, 2023 by David Norman

CanaDave spent the week scrounging through old boxes and his once stupid personal variant collection in order to update the ZBR Bandcamp stock with tons of long sold-out and in some cases never before seen variants!!! Click this text to go there. Crowning and Dave Cullen come back tonight so US orders will start shipping again mid-late this week as he attempts to shed the regret of post-tour life. During our little break Onewaymirror 12”s finished up so those should be ready for sale mid-December. Othiel’s 12”LP releases this Friday! Get stoked. Not stoked enough? Podcast. Too stoked? Podcast. Embedded below or click on the pic above to go to the full post.

Idioteq.com did a massive 12-band Coma Regalia cover compilation interview! We’ve got about 25% of our stock left and would love to clear it out and send Edie the last of the money (first chunk already sent). You can read up on it by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy below.

Obroa-skai got some serious understanding and praise from DIY Conspiracy. We released ‘Science Progresses One Funeral at a Time’ recently so be sure to jam it below. You can go to the review by clicking on this text or the pic above.

Llewelyn’s amazingly versatile and kickass new EP ‘Disposable Culture’ did a track-by-track interview with none other than our rock Idioteq.com which you can access by clicking on this text or the pic above. Jam/buy it in all its gloriousnessness below. Yes, that is a word.

CanaDave made some ridiculous new shapes in the Out Past the Rings for New Forms’ debut EP ‘I don’t want to live my life again’. With the new LP dropping but a month ago, this was impeccable timing! There is one copy left below!!!

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NEW FORMS - I don't want to live my life again (cassetteEP)

CA$17.50

NEW FORMS - I don’t want to live my life again (cassetteEP) (ZBR178)

For fans of: Ampere, Loma Prieta, Dim Into Dross and Capsule.

I loved it. You loved it. The internet publication Deli Magazine loved it. And for all these reasons we needed to do a second pressing. Chaotic, claustrophobic, cathartic. Any adjective that begins with C describes this release. "I don't want to live my life again" fills all the space in the room the way bands like Ampere, Capsule, and Loma Prieta do. And we have two options because we know you love options A gorgeous fully enclosed O-card with a new murky blue/green/yellow color scheme and dark blue cassette. download code included. Or standard Jcard with pink/blue swirl cassette that matches the art. download code included.

48 on blue w/o-card
20 on pink/blue swirl

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-want-to-live-my-life-again

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: JORNADA DEL MUERTO = This full length came out earlier this month and kicks major butt.

2022 - 11 - 15 /// Infall released, Lower Automation premiere

November 15, 2022 by David Norman

Massa Nera releases in just over two weeks! Above is a picture of the cds /100! Holy crap I’m excited, and you should be too. This is some monumental shit. Stereogum knows what’s up. Click on this text to read.

After a most excellent push, Infall’s ‘Far’ is finally out and available for mass consumption! Is this release for the masses? Fuck no! It’s a goddamned clusterfuck of math, chaos, seething rage, breakdowns, and screaming and will probably appeal to about 3% of the population. But if you are part of that 3% you are gonna eat this shit up. For fans of: Converge, Anna Sage, Stuntman, Ed Gein, Zeit, etc.

Lower Automation premiere on (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) for new track “Guzzler”. 12”LPs for ‘Strobe Light Shadow Play’ release next week! Click on this text for the full premiere or jam the new song below.

Ramona Cordova is attempting to undergo gender affirmation surgery and needs help making it happen. All Softseed sales of the Ramona Cordova tapes will go to Ramona, and if you’d like to contribute please click on this text to be transported to the Go Fund Me page.

RAMONA CORDOVA - On Paper (cassette)

CA$12.00

For fans of: The One AM Radio and Denver In Dallas.

This is the most recent album by Ramona Córdova. Originally released in 2017. «On_Paper» invites us into a world awash with sonic nuances, where vocals slash at us with soothing bleeding cuts. A world where the melodies of keyboard, violin and a broken megaphone peak out like soft beams of sunlight from behind an ominous blanket of clouds. 33 cassettes, 32 on white with A/B stickers, and 1 golden tape. Download code included.

Listen here:
https://softseedmusic.bandcamp.com/album/on-paper

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Crossed Letters did a most excellent review of that killer Letterbombs + Portrëit split tape that we released last year. A few copies remain in the best packaging we’ve ever done. Click on this text for the review and/or nab a copy below.

LETTERBOMBS + PORTRËIT - Split (tape)

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LETTERBOMBS + PORTRËIT ‘Split' tape (ZB272)

For fans of: Salt Money, Wolves, Cease Upon The Capitol and Eros + Massacre

An exceptional Finnish/German split with stunning DIY packaging to boot! Finland’s LETTERBOMBS offer up four new tracks of their most chaotic and heavy material to date, while Germany’s PORTRËIT pump out their mathiest/jangliest screamo and even include a fifth track that is a Comadre cover. Each tape comes in a gorgeous outer o-card/box, an inner o-card, four screenprinted picture cards, a two-sided lyric sheet with explanations and ZBR stickers! Co-released with Dingleberry Records. Cassettes /154. 77 silver, 25 red, 36 glitter swirl, 10 blue/red/black swirl and 6 test dips. 4 songs by Letterbombs and 5 by Portreit.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-13

Variant:

Silver (/77) Red glitter swirl (/36) Red (/25) Blue/Red/Black swirl (/10)

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Hiding In The Outpost is back with a ridiculously old release, the Pastel + Merridew split 12”! This silk-screened b-side has an a-side bursting with Italian screamo and gorgeous post-hardcore. Get it. NOW!

now sold out:
Massa Nera 1st 12”
Binary 12”
People’s Temple Project + Sleeper Wave 12”
Sans Visage tapes
Blind Girls ‘Residue’ / Blind Girls ‘The Weight of Everything’ (tapes still available for both!)
Rotting In Dirt 12”

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PASTEL / MERRIDEW - Split (12"LP)

CA$15.00

For fans of: Suis La Lune, Old Gray, Envy and Explosions In The Sky.

This split is like the offset to the Oaken/Marnost split. This is one of ZBR's more chill releases. PASTEL play a beautiful, thick-yet-twinkly style of post-rock/screamo that reminds me a lot of Suis La Lune and newer Death Of Anna Karina. MERRIDEW is a one-man band that plays ethereal instrumental music that combines a lot of layers, relaxing melodies as well as more aggressive moments. For fans of Explosions In The Sky and Tomydeepestego.

Silkscreened b-side on black vinyl/300.

Listen here:
http://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pastel-merridew-split-12

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This past Friday’s Operation X-Ray played more righteous jams including tracks from Thank You Driver and To Be Gentle!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: THE TOTEMIST = Awesome proggy instrumental math/hardcore/metal from a member of Toska and Frog Leap.

2022 - 11 - 13 /// Massa Nera 2nd video/single

November 13, 2022 by David Norman

Massa Nera video unveiled their second music video and single a few days back at Idioteq.com for track four’s “Adrift”, a certifiable banger and video ode to a ton of screamo bands. Check out the full article including lyrical content and themes by click on this text or just jam the video below. Full release is December 2nd and we couldn’t be more stoked!

We dropped the 12” repress of EYELET’s ‘The Devil Shining Out Your Eyes’ and we sold those mages and nebulas in record time. The black with innersleeve splatter are our final copies and we’re down to about 10 copies of those. It was released less than a week ago, so don’t expect these black ones to sit around. Bandcamp page linked here with all the links you need!

Reversal Of Man swirl copies are in! The Red/Black/Yellow is on press expected before the year is done! Quite a wait, but totally worth it. All of these ROM copies go out on Monday. Here is CanaDave with his personal copy. These are fire and look like fire too! Great work Repeater Records!!!

Infall releases tomorrow so get pumped! 12 tracks to smack your brain around and hopefully open your eyes. Here’s what the tapes look like and if you click on them or this text you can go to a nice little write-up from Invisible Oranges.

Lower Automation words from Prog Rock Journal as well as the band! New song this Tuesday on the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) blog! Click on this text for the post or jam that song below.

Paramind Recordings started a Patreon page for live shows, merch and other cool things. They started it all off with a cool full set thingy for Virgin Mother which was released on Tomb Tree tapes recently. There is an unlocked video linked below, and you can access everything for less than $5 a month. Click on this text to go to the Paramind page to get started.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: RORRIM = Yep, that’s Mirror backwards. I know nothing about this project except that it’s from San Francisco and it’s pretty fucking cool.

2022 - 11 - 09 /// Eyelet 2nd press out now

November 09, 2022 by David Norman

Eyelet’s ‘The Devil Shining Out Your Eyes’ pretty much sold out for us in a few weeks so we’ve been planning this alongside the band and other labels The Ghost Is Clear and Icorrupt Records for some time now. Opting for a full handmade set of nebulas /100 on top of 25 color-matching red-in-the-dark mages. All links on our bandcamp page linked here!

Thank You Driver’s new EP ‘Nothing You Do Can Stop This’ was featured on Idioteq.com so take a gander then get pulverized. Tapes way past half gone. Click on this text for the review. Listen below.

Next on the Best Of (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) Podcast was Jack Shirley of Comadre! (cries) here he discusses what ultimately led to the demise of the band and why you’ll likely never get a reunion.

Infall gets a good review from Metal Heads. Here’s a good quote, “An album that is a mess because it is complex.“ Click on the text for the full review.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: пустота = Unreal stuff from Bulgaria. Black metal with lots of screamo infusion!

2022 - 11 - 07 /// Thank You Driver out today!

November 07, 2022 by David Norman

Thank You Driver was premiered yesterday on Mathcore Index (full premiere/write-up/links are here) and then uploaded to our bandcamp earlier today. The Canada/International store only has the primary variant left but there are still some rarer copies in the U.S. store. If you are in BC or the upper west coast of the U.S. and wanna come chill with CanaDave at the Thank You Driver release show on the 19th get yourself here. Variants are pictured under the stream :)

CanaDave spoke at length with Hal Capone via his Chopping It Up Hardcore instagram interview. Twas tons of fun and lots of homies were given props.

With an upcoming secret early 2023 release of the band’s follow-up project, it was a good time for This Noise Is Ours to feature Smile To The Wind aka Улыбайся Ветру on the ZBR Roster Review. And what’s that? We only have one copy left!?!?!?! Holy fuck! Someone pick up this unheralded masterpiece asap before the loss pushes you into a longing spiral. Click on the text for the review and nab the last copy below!

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Улыбайся Ветру - Illusions (12")

CA$23.50

ZBR088 Release date: Mar. 21st, 2018
For fans of: Louise Cyphre, Loma Prieta and Carrion Spring

Flabbergastingly good, this new 11-song 12"LP by Russia's Улыбайся Ветру (aka Smile To The Wind) titled 'Illusions' is a testament to chaotic, mathy, dual screaming hardcore. Seriously this is easily a contender for album of the year and fans of any technical, blazing screamo such as Loma Prieta, Neil Perry, Crowning, Louise Cyphre and Carrion Spring will likely be so happy they may soil themselves. Yep, it's that good. And the art is unreal, created by Ekaterina Zalesskaya. Released by Zegema Beach, Dead Tank, Trace In A Maze and Upwind Productions.

'Illusions' 12" vinyl on blue/300 with insert. 11 songs. Download code included.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/illusions

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Out Past the Rings #132 for the first In Wolves’ Clothing self-titled demo cassette! Got any in stock? Hell no. What about their subsequent full length? Ahahahaha no. Well shit there’s that new Letterbombs split 12” got any of those? Yes! But if history plays itself out again these will be unavailable soon.

Next on the Best Of (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) Podcast was Sean Leary of hmmmmm let’s see…Loma Prieta, Beau Navire, Archeoptryx, Stormlight, Elle, and Jeromes Dream (and that’s not even all of them!). He speaks here about the formation of Loma Prieta, very interesting and very important for the screamo world, although no one knew it at the time.

Operation X-Ray played a list of bangers last Friday including Lower Automation, Thank You Driver, Infall, and To Be Gentle!

Infall continues to get serious press prior to the release of their 12-song cassette full length on November 14th via Tomb Tree. Here’s more love from Metal Epidemic.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: PIQUE = There’s a new Pique 12” from Larry and Illuminate My Heart and it’s really fucking good!