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

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)

from CA$12.00

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:

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”

Sold out

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

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.

Holy hell that was an overwhelmingly positive response for To Forget’s debut 12”LP ‘Echoes Take Their Place’, as the band received a lot of online love and we’re already 50% sold out in less than 12 hours. Be sure to nab a copy and prepare for the rare /50 cassettes releasing on Middle Man Records in February <3

Catch your breath? No? Well shit, we’re releasing the Letterbombs/Portreit split cassette in just a few short days, Friday Decembery 3rd to be exact, along with our German friends Dingleberry Records. Four new tracks from each band.

As promised, the Lower Automation video for “Ruiner” was premiered by the always lovely Idioteq.com on Sunday. Watch it below!

Like that painted Binary 12”? Well there’s a single copy (this exact copy, actually) posted just for you, right here <3

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: LOWER AUTOMATION = If you like this label there’s very little chance you missed this, but just in case, I strongly urge fans to comb through the band’s entire discography.

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

2021 - 12 - 03 /// The new LETTERBOMBS/PORTRËIT split is out! / Bandcamp Friday!

2021 - 11 - 30 /// To Forget is out!!!