Zampler released + final shirt sale!

July 03, 2026 by David Norman

ZAMPLER #27 released on June 30th! 'Take It Out Easy, Cadet' houses 25 songs including a bunch of previously unreleased stuff from Senza, Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow, Poetry Of Torch, Coup D'etat, The Names Of Our Friends, Hauzu, Empathetic, and Mourn Recif. All bandcamp donations in the first 30 days for this go to the artist, shoutout Sinco from Constrain <3

All orders placed from June 30th-July 6th will include a Zampler cd for free. I heard their might be a golden ticket in there somewhere!!!

Oh shit yo the final T-shirts etc. sale just went up so I’m all outta shirts for sale. I cut down my personal collection from almost 200 to just over 50 so there’s some insanely rare/awesome shit in there. Some cheap…some not so much lol. Click on this text to go to the Shirts section of the store. Remember, each order by July 6th gets a free Zampler #27!!!

Everything Is Noise included the new Mal Criado album ‘Ni Todo La Tierra Entera’ that was released a month ago on Tomb Tree in their monthly blast! Click on the pic above or this text to go there, jam/buy below!

Gus (bass/vocals) from Ostraca joined me on the most recent OMSB Podcast! Check it out, we talked about a bunch of stuff including their sick new record (embedded below), bands that helped form him, his musical journey, and more! Click on this text for the full blog post or just listen/download the podcast above.

Today’s Last Fucking Copy goes to another CanaDave (now just Dave) release, as I am down to the final Apostles Of Eris x Encarsia split cassette. Arguably some of the best AOE material and pretty much the only proper release from the prog skramz gods Encarsia. This will not be made again. Snag it now below or forever hold your peace.

APOSTLES OF ERIS + ENCARSIA - Split (cassette)

APOSTLES OF ERIS + ENCARSIA - Split (cassette)

from CA$10.00

APOSTLES OF ERIS + ENCARSIA ‘Split‘ tape (ZB276)

For fans of: Via Fondo, Majorel, Edhochuli, and Leer

After CanaDave heard the early Encarsia material he flipped his lid and asked the band to do a split with Jesse Mowery and their Apostles Of Eris project. The result is a six-song blast through mega riffage, soaring solos, and shrieky screams supplied by both bands. Imagine Via Fondo meets Cease Upon The Capitol for AOE (also featuring Sammy from Warren Of Ohms on vocals!) and anything mathy/amazing for Encarsia. Art by Joshua Criss @robotarmart.

Cassettes /110 breakdown:
Golden Afterburner Swirl (/70)
Currency of God aka Shit Brick (/25)
Test Dip w/matching swirl case (/5)

All tapes come with two-sided j-card. 3 songs by each band.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-14

Variant:

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MIEKE = This Kiwi all-star just released another new jam, and I have 12”LP for ‘Frau Eva’ on Softseed Music so you can snag it directly from this store!

MIEKE - Frau Eva (12")

CA$40.00

For fans of: Smush, Julie, Bok Suna, and Mage Tears.

I am beyond stoked to announce the pressing of one of my favourite 2025 releases, New Zealand's MIEKE (pronounced "ME-kah") and her genre-bending 'frau eva' full length. This sophomore full length houses 15 songs that range from experimental ("Intro: the garage splits in two") to shoegaze ("Nuclear") to ethereal beauty ("Forest"). The art for this is incredible and includes a full-color inner-sleeve with lyrics. Easily one of the most exciting artists releasing today! And you can catch her at ZBR Fest 2026 in Vancouver as well as her band Wallflower!!!

12”s /243 on clear with six-colour splatter + 5 test presses, includes new art with printed inner sleeve and download code.

Listen here:
https://softseedmusic.bandcamp.com/album/frau-eva

2025 - 01 - 13 /// Återstod + Meißel released

January 13, 2025 by David Norman

The Återstod / Meißel split cassette just released! This incredible new material by both bands (and debut from Återstod) is limited to a very small amount of tapes (77 to be exact), with a mere 40 being in the ZBR stores.

Early bird tickets sold out in a few hours. 100 regular priced 2-day passes still available but dwindling!!!

CanaDave did an interview with Idioteq.com about the history of the Zampler series. Lots of new info you didn’t know (and probably never needed to) as well as thoughts on the previously unreleased tracks that showed up on the 24th edition titled ‘Remember Your Training’. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the interview, jam the Zampler below.

CanaDave interviewed Johnny Whitney from The Blood Brothers just 10 days after their reunion tour finished. Lotsa wicked info in there in addition to some great song choices and how the band helped spawn Zegema Beach Records! Click on this text for the full post or just listen/download below.

The Operation X-Ray Best of Screamo/Skramz released last Friday and it’s literally bursting with amazingness. We got too many artists on their to list <3

Horns Up reviewed Senza in their most recent roundup. Read all about it by clicking on the pic above or this text. Listen/buy the EP below, we gots a few 12”s left!

Everything Is Noise did their top 85 Albums of 2024 and our very own Burial Etiquette ended up on the massive list. Check it out by clicking on this text or the pic above. Jam it below…but we’re all sold out!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: A RECORDED DAWN = Some Victoria pals of mine released their debut EP. Might see a split with one of CanaDave’s bands in the near future!

2024 - 12 - 18 /// Die Princess Die releases Friday then ZBR Fest Wave #1

December 18, 2024 by David Norman

Die Princess Die is releasing their discography via cassette on Zegema Beach Records in one week! Brand new art from Boris Hager! All 22 recorded tracks! CanaDave has been obsessed for literally two decades so this is a treat and then some. It’s like Slint meets Indian Summer meets chaos and it’s on a level all its own. Check out ‘Discography’ on Friday December 20th at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on just 52 tapes!!!

ZBR Fest Wave #1 is coming next week so get those tissues ready for tears or…other liquids. Here are the yearly recaps from 2022-2024.

Edie and Chris hit some ZBR and Tomb Tree releases (Senza, Othiel/Palefade, Terry Green, Basque, and Burial Etiquette) on their end of the year podcast. Listen in full below, lotsa good/new/obscure shit in there!

This Noise Is Ours continued their Zegema Beach Roster Review series with Tröpical Ice Land’s ‘D’ album. And holy shit there’s a single copy left in the Bandcamp store!!! Buy that shit below or click on the this text for the review. Out Past the Rings for said album above.

Concealer’s “ableedingsky” showed up on Singles of the Year on Boolintunes. Some tapes still remain, snag’em below! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full Singles list.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MONDRARY = I totally missed this Mondrary debut back in April but goddamn I’ve delved hard lately!

2024 - 12 - 13 /// Die Princess Die is next + Coup D'etat released

December 13, 2024 by David Norman

Coup D’etat has released their debut album ‘What Happens After the Epilogue…?’ on Tomb Tree and Yetzer Hara Records! This local Vancouver Island trio has been all up in CanaDave’s life in all the best ways, as their release show is tonight and Mourn Recif is also playing. If you ordered stuff from us and will be attending please get in touch so I can physically bring you your order (cuz Canada Post is on strike still). I’ll also have distro!!!

Click here for the full OMSB podcast post!

Coup D’etat was also on the OMSB podcast yesterday so check that out as the album’s companion piece and find out a ton more about the members and band in general! Click on the pic above or this text to go to the full post w/links, or just listen to the podcast below.

Senza got some love from Eklektik Rock which you can read in full by clicking on the pic above or this text. 12” etched copies still in stock, and I’ll be bringing a stack to the Coup D’etat release show tonight!!!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: NDAMUKONG = Absolutely wild shit from New York.

2024 - 12 - 10 /// Coup D'etat release + show on Friday

December 10, 2024 by David Norman

Is Canada Post still on strike? You betcha. Most Canadian store orders and some Bandcamp orders simply cannot go out until it ends. We apologize for any inconvenience but it’s out of our hands. The one thing we can do is ship via FedEx but the costs are much higher, so if you need something by a certain date and don’t mind paying extra just hit up CanaDave at zegemabeachrecords@gmail.com and he’ll let you know the new shipping quote.

Febuary cds came again. And then they went. Sold out in about an hour. We’ll make more, as well as tapes, and be sure that they’ll be ready for early May. Cuz…nevermind ;)

On Friday Coup D’etat releases their debut album ‘What Happens After the Epilogue…’ on Tomb Tree, and they’ve also got a release show with CanaDave’s Mourn Recif band, so we’ll have tapes and ZBR distro at the show! You can scope a new song from each band in the 157th Operation X-Ray radio show embedded below!