VS Self podcast & tapes tomorrow!

January 05, 2024 by David Norman

Our 2-week break is almost done, with the U.S. store getting the last of the Blind Girls repress 12” and Gifts From Enola boxset by early next week. Speaking of next week, you’ll find the newest Closet Witch music video on Monday, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow cover/tracklist reveal + music video, Carrion Spring cassette pictures, and ZBR Fest 2023 Wave #3. As well as all that ridiculousness, we’ve got the VS Self tapes going up for sale tomorrow, that’s Saturday January 6th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. Speaking of VS Self, the podcast that CanaDave did with Kyle of the band and Self Versed Records just went live, so check it out here in full or above via embed.

Inosuke gave an in-depth interview and track-by-track explanation via the always awesome Idioteq.com. The 12”s should ship to us early next week so we’ll post some pics once they arrive! Click on the pic above or this text to read the full article.

Carrion Spring also got a nice write-up along with additional information about each song on the EP. The tapes are done and ship to the US store today so we’ll put them up for sale on January 17th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. Click on this text or the pic above to access the full read.

Tanner (guitar) from In Loving Memory went on the Everything Remade podcast and gave some very interesting information regarding the band and it’s past. Listen above or jam their new EP below (we still have a few non-swirled tapes left in stock!)

There’s a massive Top EPs 2023 list by Borderline Fuckup that captures an excellent snapshot of emo/screamo/hardcore this past year. Lots of ZBR and Tomb Tree artists on there! Check it out by clicking on the pic above or this text.

Rolling Stone nailed two ZBR releases in their top 10. Rick Carp for president, that guy nails this every year.

Nhomme also appeared on the Heavy Pop EP list, check the full list out by clicking on the pic or this text. Jam that ridiculous music video below.

The Screamo Awards 2023 is still live! Make your voice heard!!! Click below to vote!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DJ 54KURA = This is an electronic/breakbeat EP from Dov (Terrifying Girl’s High School, Diva Plavalaguna) was created entirely on the Sega Dreamcast. Dope + dope + dope = Dov.

2024 - 01 - 01 /// Welcome to 2024

January 01, 2024 by David Norman

This is the last post during our “break”, and we’ll be coming back full force on January 6th with the VS Self tape (pictured below). Until then you can snag some ZBR Fest tickets here, check out CanaDave’s podcast with Ryan of Dreamwell here, or just live your life cuz 2024 is gonna be a rollercoaster. Much love from the Daves.

Zampler #22 ‘86 Percent Combat Effective’ is out and kicking serious ass. 29 jams including 6 previously unreleased by Edhochuli, Terry Green, Gossip, Burial Etiquette, and Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow. Art by Yuri of Bok Suna!

Opheliac + For You, Always For You split cassette just released on CanaDave’s Softseed Music label. Opheliac features Taylor of Burial Etiquette doing some of the most beautiful stuff I’ve ever heard (think Grouper’s more accessible material, but condensed) and Lillyn who you will find hanging out at nearly every screamo fest around doing her best experimental noise/shoegaze/screamo hybrid. If you wanna buy a copy from this store to ship with your ZBR stuff you can find a few copies in the Softseed Section, linked here.

CanaDave has been posting how-to-dip videos on TikTok so if you aren’t following us there you probably should! Starting on Jan 6th you’ll be getting hit with videos about 4-5x per week!

You can also click on this pic to go to our TikTok page!

Edie (Coma Regalia/Middle Man Records) and Seth (Funeral Diner/Repeater Records) had a Best of 2023 chat and holy smokes did our name come up a lot. Lotsa love to you two, and the episode was awesome!!!

And don’t forget that we released the No Heirloom self-titled 7” lathe a few days back! The clears went very quickly and now we’re down to just black, and we’ve got less than 20 left.

Operation X-Ray was at it again, this time giving our Inosuke some love. I’ve been told the Best of 2023 is next so I’m hella stoked for that episode!

Click here to jam/buy that much discussed Closet Witch record!!!

We had some releases show up on a few Best of 2023 lists including Closet Witch on Riff Cult, Closet Witch again on Archyde, and Zmar on Anarchist Federation.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: THE SCREAMO AWARDS = Instead of listening to something new, take a few minutes to fill out this Best of 2023 survey!!! Click on the pic below or this text to put in your two cents!

2023 - 12 - 14 /// ZBR Fest 2024 Early Birds tomorrow!

December 14, 2023 by David Norman

Woah nelly lots of news again. First off, the Gifts From Enola discography set is coming out in exactly one week. One box. Four cassettes. Over five hours of incredible music.

ZBR Fest 2024 early bird tickets + Wave 1 releases tomorrow! Be sure to snag cheap tickets and wear a chin-guard, cuz that jaw is gonna drop. You can access the site now, but no bands are listed and the tickets go live at 10am PST / 12pm CST / 1pm EST. Click on this text to go to said site.

Blind Girls fuckin’ flew yesterday, my god. No mages left. No nebs left. We’re down to just random color and we had way less of those to begin with than the nebs! I think we had 18 over two stores!!! Links to purchase on our bandcamp <3

Out Past the Rings #179 and Tomb Tree Family Tree TT005 is (I think) the last joint release between ZBR and Tomb Tree, the truly incredible ‘Believer’s Hit’ by Nerver! Watch CanaDave go skinface in this ridiculously wretched episode. Now my face is cold all the time. Goddammit. Listen/download/buy here!

Tyler (bass) from Llewelyn did a podcast with Edie of Middle Man Records! That EP is truly remarkable stuff for fans of Transistor Transistor, Unwound, The Catalyst, and Hot Snakes. We’ve got it digitally and for sale on tape by clicking on this text.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SINEMA = Some incredible new throwback emo/post-hardcore in the vein of Saosin and Thursday. Yummy.

2023 - 11 - 15 /// 'Science Progresses One Funeral at a Time' 12"s on Friday!

November 15, 2023 by David Norman

Obroa-skai 12”s are in hand and release/ship this Friday at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST! We did 100 on eco-mix (in this case it turned out blue-ish green) including a two-sided lyrical insert. We’ve got another distro item that’ll coincide with this release, get your cart ready! Also check out that Durell (drums: Obroa-skai, Mahria) podcast with Edie of Everything Remade, Coma Regalia, Middle Man Records, etc.

Closet Witch continues to dominate the review sections, this time in Eklektik Rock! Snag yourself a 12” because Closet Witch rules, landing on both Dave’s top 10 of 2023. Click on the pic above or this text to go there.

Euclid C Finder! and their debut full length is a thing of beauty, and once again Eklektik Rock took notice! Click on the pic above or this text to go there.

There’s not much other news that is publicly available, so thanks for reading and here’s some info! Firstly, I just ordered the Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow 12”LP so that’ll 100% come out in January, probably in the middle of it. Secondly, the plant is showing that Onewaymirror should be completed late December so I’d expect them to go up for sale super early in January. Thirdly, I have no clue when the 300th ZBR release will finish up, but I can say it’s a European emo-violence from years past and it’s co-released with Dog Knights. Mages? Yup.

Also in December = mages of a sold-out release (pictured below), full Othiel 12” release, full Inosuke digital release, Gifts From Enola tape boxset, Zampler #22

Crowning are playing this absolute knock-out of a show a short time before our fest in Chicago.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LOVE SPIRAL = I know I’ve seen this before but it seemed to get lost in the shuffle, and luckily I stumbled across it again yesterday and managed to download it. Amazing stuff.

2023 - 10 - 17 /// Closet Witch pre-order + New Forms is next!

October 17, 2023 by David Norman

Closet Witch music video is out! 12” pre-orders are up! Get the variant you want before it’s too late!!!

U.S.A. store = https://www.zbrusa.com/products/chiaroscuro

Canada/International = https://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/zegema-beach-releases/chiaroscuro

Closet Witch vocalist Mollie Piatetsky was on the most recent Everything Remade podcast, check it out!!!

This Thursday is New Forms day, so this friendly reminder to drop by around 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on October 19th is due. ‘Raising Dust’ will be released on black and blue, each out of 100, and has already been reviewed by Borderline Fuckup. Check that review out above or click on this text.

Euclid C Finder! and their new album is coming up digitally and on cassette just a week after the New Forms 12”LP, so be sure to show up on Friday October 27th at our regular time 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST to snag a tape /50. The /10 variant has boxes from Josh Johnson/Vamanos tapes, pics of those beauties comin’ next week!!!

Social Caterpillar tapes were finished over the weekend so those are ready to ship should you buy one! 12”s should be shipping any day now.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ‘Algunas ideas pueden ser peligrosas II’ = this Latin American screamo comp is fantastic! Check it out.