Athousandangelsandseven 7"s + Big Stuff Thing #7!

September 12, 2025 by David Norman

Okay y’all got some sick updates for you. First, we’ve got Big Stuff Thing #7 goes live at the same time as the Athousandangelsandseven 7”s release this Sunday September 14th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. You’ll find Sinema, Emma Goldman 12”s, Nuvolascura cds/12”s, Lastima 12”s, Othiel cds, Mis Suenos x Burial Etiquette tapes, etc.

Oh, and here’s our Sept/Oct release schedule!!!

Sept 22nd = Mourn Recif x A Recorded Dawn split cd /100

Sept 26th = Demersal 12”EP /250

Oct 3rd = Lucidity x Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow split 7” /100

Oct 6 Tamsen x Oshera split cassette /50

Oct 13rd = Usurp Synapse ‘Disinformation Fix’ 2x12” /500

Oct 20th = Shesmadefromsuede ST cassette /75

Oct 27th = Coup D’etat cd /100

Serrate got a wicked review from This World Scares Me. Lotta hype around this new/debut full length from North Carolina’s best new screamo band. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review and listen/buy below!

Mourn Recif and A Recorded Dawn are playing Good Party tonight at 8:00 and 8:30 in Victoria. We’ll have a box of ZBR distro with us as well as Mourn tapes and Not Just A Phase tapes. Did you miss the big news above? Scroll up, baby! Jam a new ARD song below which you can see ripped live tonight! Email or Insta message us for the address.

Magana is releasing ‘Teeth’ on Softseed Music! This LA-based solo project is incredible, and I’m super stoked to be helping her out with this and literally any release she takes part it. This 12” lathe (20 black and 20 clear) releases Tuesday September 16th, and we’ll have a few copies in both ZBR stores as well as the Softseed Bandcamp. Check out the “Paul” music video below, as it’s a phenomenal song!

Bok Suna was on the Spare Notes podcast with Jonah Evans. Really cool conversation about the album and Yuri’s life in general. Snag a 12” or tape below! Listen to the podcast above or by clicking on this text.

The Heaven Through Violence x Rosemary Nods Upon The Grave split 7” got some love from Rockambula, and we appreciate it <3 There’s a good list of wicked releases so be sure to scope the entire thing by clicking on the pic above or this text. Listen/download/buy below.

We’re about halfway through the individual/extra ZBR Fest 2025 videos releasing, today's bands include Fallingwithscissors and Apostles Of Eris (we still got some 12”s w/Gossip here) and Febuary. Individual band videos from ZBR Fest will continue popping up, some of which have additional videos that weren’t included in the full fest documentary. You can access more via our Youtube channel.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DEATH GOALS = This new EP is amazing. Pricetag is a bit high for digitals but I snagged it nonetheless.

2025 - 08 - 26 /// Emma Goldman tapes + Usurp Synapse pre-order on Fri!

August 26, 2025 by David Norman

Emma Goldman tapes are live! After burning through our 200 vinyl copies of ‘all you are is we’ it was apparent that the demand remained, so to get something in time for the band’s most recent Eastern Canada tour we cooked up 100 of these babies, with 50 going to the band (and are probably gone/near gone) and the remaining 50 getting split up among the ZBR stores. Snag one now, you know they ain’t gonna last!

Avery Friedman’s ‘New Thing’ 12” vinyl arrived yesterday and holy sheeat do they look sick. There’s clear pavement blue /100 and stupid fancy /30. Gorgeous, dreamy, singer/songwriter indie rock from New York.

Running low? You betcha. There’s single digit copies left of the ZBR swirl and blue, test dips are gone, and there’s about 20 of the butterfly swirl and apricot left. Gonna make more? Nope, that’s not how this comp rolls. Once it’s gone it’s gone. If they sell out soon Rob from Not Just A Phase will down a spicy Paqui on camera. It’s a win/win, baby. This killer 24-track tape (one song is a cassette exclusive) is bursting with previously unreleased tracks from: Captain Jazz, Claire Voyancé, Coup D’état, Demersal, Drought, Gil Cerrone, Floating Woods, Garland Briggs, Geronimostilton, Heavens Blinding Hue, Hynoki, Lagrimas, Leda, Letterbombs, Módulo Lunar, Mourn Recif, myhateisabeautifulexistence, Of Death…, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow, Retratros De Heroína, and Youth Novel.

Okay, we’re doing it. Friday August 29th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST is the Usurp Synapse ‘Disinformation Fix’ pre-order. The 2x12” releases on 500 units of hand-poured colored vinyl with lazer-cut gatefold covers. Please remember these WILL NOT SHIP UNTIL NOVEMBER. That includes orders with additional items in the order, the entire order will be held until November. Just a heads up, the unreleased This Endless Breath CD songs will not appear on the release as it enabled us to keep it to two 12”s instead of three.

Individual band videos from ZBR Fest have started popping up, many of which have additional videos that weren’t included in the full fest documentary. For now here’s Black Nail and Poetry Of Torch, but you can access more via our Youtube channel.

The new Operation X-Ray snuck in Demersal and Geronimostilton jams from the recently released Not Just A Phase Vol.3. Check it out below!

Bok Suna’s ‘Carnate’ is in. Black copies obtained. Stupid Fancy arriving any day. Full release is Friday August 29th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. Jam the “honest person” single below. Watch the music video for “doghorn” above.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MALEVICH = Our good friends in Georgia’s finest sludgy, blackened, noisy hardcore/screamo/metal band released their newest record recently, scope it!!!

2025 - 08 - 23 /// Not Just A Phase Vol.3 + Usurp Synapse update

August 23, 2025 by David Norman

The Not Just A Phase Vol.3 compilation released yesterday! Some variants are already gone so don’t sleep on this killer 24-track tape (one song is a cassette exclusive) bursting with previously unreleased tracks from: Captain Jazz, Claire Voyancé, Coup D’état, Demersal, Drought, Gil Cerrone, Floating Woods, Garland Briggs, Geronimostilton, Heavens Blinding Hue, Hynoki, Lagrimas, Leda, Letterbombs, Módulo Lunar, Mourn Recif, myhateisabeautifulexistence, Of Death…, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow, Retratros De Heroína, and Youth Novel.

Usurp Synapse’s ‘Disinformation Fix’ is just waiting on an updated/final invoice then we can release the pre-orders. This will likely be next week but I’ll have a proper update here first with an actual date and time. The 2x12” releases on 500 units of random colored vinyl with gatefold covers and die-cuts or perhaps laser cuts (that’s the last thing we’re deciding on). Please remember these WILL NOT SHIP UNTIL NOVEMBER. That includes orders with additional items in the order, the entire order will be held until November. When’s that? Shipping in November. Okay, got it. November.

Speaking of little delays the Twins pre-order and music video were pushed back a bit in order for the video production team to not be rushed. More info on that as it becomes available.

Serrate released their final song via a brand new music video yesterday! Check it out below. Full release on September 8th, 2025 - we’ve got the 12”s already in hand! Shit is fucking fire. Ouch our sensitive hands!!!

Operation X-Ray played Piri Reis (which was actually a premiere when it first went up!), Sininen and Shoganai (which is running very low) as well as a plethora of other bangers. Check it out below!

Click here for the full podcast post with links and lotsa info!

Softseed Music has so much ridiculousness in the pipeline that it’s insane. Besides the Avery Friedman 12” and Bok Suna 12”, I’ve got Magana 12”s coming in October, Fainting Dreams tapes late October and Dollie Rot tapes in November. After a pretty quiet year I’m gonna blow up the end of 2025! Dollie Rot podcast and info are linked via this text + the pic above, or you can just listen to it via the embed below.

Avery Friedman shipped to me on Friday! The 12”s will be pictured early next week after arrival then I can finally start shipping out these pre-orders. There will also be a US store link. Snag one above and jam that shit above. In other awesome Softseed Music news the Bok Suna 12”s are on press as of Friday! The 12”s should be in hand for the full release on August 29th. Jam the single and/or pre-order super limited tapes below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: I STARED INTO THE FOREST = Wicked new track from Romania. Radar ears on.

2025 - 07 - 07 /// Nuvolascura tomorrow!

July 07, 2025 by David Norman

Nuvolascura releases in less than 24 hours! Holy crap we’ve been waiting 5 years and the time is finally here!!! Goddamn we’re excited, and you should be too. If not, check back tomorrow morning at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST and bring an ice pack cuz that jaw gonna pop the fuck off. Release notes:
500 vinyl: 300 blend (swirl) and 200 half’n’half, includes insert
100 cds: house in a dvd case with insert

Jam the music video for the closing track “polar destinies” below!

Mourn Recif played their release show this past Saturday which I compiled some clips for below, including videos from Internal Dialogue, Androgyne, and the almighty Emma Goldman for which we have more info below. Mourn’s next show is opening for Drive Your Plow Over The Bones Of The Dead in Vancouver on July 25th!

Emma Goldman also played that Mourn Recif show and there’s a full song in the teaser video above. Angry Metal Guy also reviewed their newest album of which we are 95% sold out. Get those last red copies or forever hold your peace. Click on this text to read the review.

Stuntman first album in 10 years is making the rounds, this time garndering Group of the Month on Core & Co. with a whopping 9.5/10!!! Click on this text or the pic above to read the review and jam/buy tapes below!

The sixth ZBR release got a review 11 years later, woot woot longevity! I think we have like 5 copies of this split 7” left. Our Amber + Locktender split can be jammed/purchased below, with the review being linked to this text and the pic above.

Operation X-Ray played a ton of bangers on their most recent episode including Serrate, Coup D’etat, and Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: FEBUARY = The ultimate homies from Nevada dropped their new EP and it’ll bring a smile to your face, cuz goddamn that band rocks and I’m so fucking glad they got back together.

2025 - 07 - 02 /// Zampler #25 then Nuvolascura!

July 02, 2025 by David Norman

Zampler 25 is out and boasts 35 incredible tracks including seven previously tracks by Twins, Letterbombs, Mt. Ida, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow, A Recorded Dawn, Serrate, and Lucidity.

Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow has a new music video for their new song on the Zampler titled “Lisa’s Hitz4Hits Extravaganza”. Check it out below or click on this pic above or this text and you’ll get the full blog post premiere with extra links and info via (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))). Direct embed below.

Victoria three-piece needed a second press of tapes (as did we) so those are out in the world and definitely won’t hang around long! New art color for the tapes, too. The bandcamp copies are gone but the links to our stores are on that page, and we got a few copies left there.

Hayley is the bassist for Emma Goldman, and CanaDave recently chatted with her on the OMSB Podcast which is embedded below. You can check out the full post with additional info and links by clicking on this text. There’s also the Mourn Recif release show this Saturday in Victoria and Emma Goldman is playing!

Crossed Letters recently reviewed that stellar Reverie + Put Purana split 12” that we released on Tomb Tree. There aren’t many copies left so scope’n’grab if you haven’t already. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam/buy below.

Nuvolascura is next on July 8th and we’ll have both 12” variants and the cds going up alongside the digital album. Five years coming, time to rejoice! Brooklyn Vegan listed ‘How This All Ends’ in their most antipcated releases list which you can check out by clicking on this text or the pic above.

In the most recent Operation X-Ray show Andre played NaufrAAge which will be coming out on Tomb Tree, and was originally slated for release last month but has been pushed to September. Check it out!

I just came across this good Othiel interview and left a comment for the Weezer lover. I think we’re officially out of cds!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: CAUTION CHILDREN = New album recorded by Kurt Ballou is up for digital pre-order on The Ghost Is Clear!