You Suck

So i am proud to announce this is the latest tape from my wee label ZX Tapes. Crushing fast and super heavy straightedge powerviolence that leaves you breathless and ready for war! The recording of this is top notch and fucking loud and gives you a feel for the passion and power of this great band.

This tape is limited to 40-50 copies and will cost 5 Dollars (US), 3 Euros, 2.50 (UK) So message me on my myspace page for payment details! Hurry up they are going quick!

You Suck Myspace - Check out Typical as it is the first track off the tape.

ZX Tapes Myspace

And for a little treat for you all here is You Suck's first ever gig on film for you all to enjoy! - You Suck First Gig

So come by and grab a tape!!

Sorry, New Stuff Will Be Up Soon!

There shall be some new stuff on it's why very soon, so hang in there. Plus news on the new ZX Tapes releases, which promise to be very very good indeed.

Super 90's Emo/Hardcore Post

Now here's a great little treat for all you real emo/hardcore fans out there (myself included). I found this on the Collective Zine forum, it's a huge list of download's that someone kindly put up featuring hundreds of old emo bands from Baby Harp Seal, Across Five Aprils and many many more. I am slowly working my way through the list and there is some real outstanding stuff on here. So get on it.

Real Emo/Hardcore Super List!

Shotmaker

Easily my favourite emo hardcore band of all time. Nothing quite compares to the raw emotion and energy of what these 3 guys did, with simple song structures and a pounding bass through out each track then they really stood apart from other bands that where flying around at this time. So here is their discography which is an amazing listen everytime you put it on.

Discography

Dr Robotnik

Bored of standard set music that goes through the motions, endlessly repeating the same bland set routines. Well take a look at these guys. Noise filled improvised music that bends through time and space to smack you in the face and show you that not everything is as it seems. The band is compiled from two bands Electric Free Time Machine and Lazer Bones and each are worth a check out on their own.

Influences ranging from Captain Beefheart to Kraut Rock in all many forms and many many more then you should all go and have a look at their track they have put up on their myspace and make an appointment with Dr Robotnik.

Myspace

Cantank

Nerd cockrock from Scotland. All tracks are done by one patient guy (as i hear the drum programming can be a nightmare). This is the kinda of music you can listen to when getting ready to play Afterburner or Golden Axe as it sounds just right for that era. So get out your Master System or Amiga and whack on some classic games and grab the track below and live like it's 1993!

MYSPACE

Tyris Flare

Summer Vacation

Just received a message from these guys asking if i would do a post for their second Demo, odd as i was going to ask them. But anyway Summer Vacation are great, poppy/post punk and would be right at home doing a house show i reckon. It's the kind of music you can put on at anytime of the day or year and be happy you did, truly infectious and amazingly catchy.

I have put up their 1st demo for download, but they have a second Demo you can buy off their Myspace. So if you like what you hear go and get a copy.

MYSPACE

Do Me A Favour Demo

Impetus Vol.1

So here is something that you all should grab a copy of. Impetus Vol.1 is the first part of the muligenre, anti fascist compilation. With music ranging from Hardcore/Powerviolence/Noise/Punk then it has something for everyone and all the bands/artist's pretty much cover the globe. The comp features such bands/artist's as:

Animal Machine
xHaroldshitmanx
Burt
Sleepers
Paregorik
M!

So what are you waiting for go, go buy or trade a copy from the following people:

Puzzle Records
Thrashfuck Records
Frozen Tendril Records
Meziproster Blog

Leaving Songs

So here's a great little band for you all to keep an eye out for this year, Leaving Songs! Playing some really nice screamo/emo tunes that are both heavy and uncompromising to slowing it down for the great break downs before charging head forward to the pacey parts. Clever, clinical and clearly love what they are doing, then all welcome Leaving Songs.

Watch out for their self titled EP coming out with in the next month on the ever impressive Mayday Mayday Records.

Plus they will be doing a 17 days East Coast (US) tour with Merchant Ships, so go to their Myspace and check them out now!

MYSPACE

Into The Storm

Hard to pin point who these guys sound like but who cares! Styles ranging from screamo/hardcore/metal all mixed together with almost perfection. The sound of these guys is like the clash of thunder before the storm and at points almost the complete opposite. Each track is pretty different from the next and creates a great all round atmosphere, something that does lack from previous stated genres. I can't rate these guys highly enough, so git some.

MYSPACE

Amidst a Sea of Chaos

Song of the Day!

So i have some time while the new tapes for ZX Tapes is drying in the kitchen so thought i would go through today's play list and SONG OF THE DAY!

The good thing about having a data entry job is that you can spend the day listening to music, so here's what has ticked my fancy today:

Down - Nola
Des Ark - Loose Lips Sink Ships
Racecar - 12" Any emo kids these fellows are worth a check out, the track Fashioning Arrows From Olive Branches is super.
Piglet - Lava Land
Fang Island - Sky Gardens EP
Beastie Boys - Recheck Your Head. A remix of the Check Your Head album, saw this on I Found This Song on the Road blog and worth a check out.
25 Dollar Massacre - The 2 Year EP
Actress/Rollergirl Tour Split
Phoenix Bodies - Mutton Dagger

But the song i listened to most today was by On The Might of Princes, i have always been hit and miss on this band but when they do a good track my do they do a good track. From the Sirens album (which is my favourite one!) the track Here Comes The Sirens is my track of the day! YAY!

On The Might of Princes - Here Comes The Sirens

Paradise

I love Paradise! I really do. Coming straight out their garage in Los Angeles and playing super reverbed, instrumental surf rock then what is there not to like. Super clean music coming straight out of the 50's/60's with more intelligence and better all round skills. This is a MUST! So grab it and look out for them as they are writing a new album Huarrah!

MYSAPCE

EP

Classic Tribe

Great little band that got in touch with me to put something up for them and hurrah i did! And listening to the tunes, it was my pleasure. Coming from Long Island, New York these guys play some great indie/pop kind of grove. Upbeat like an injection of sugar straight to the veins then it is quite addictive, with the good, clean guitar bouncing over the top and the funk ridden bass popping around in the background then it creates quite a sound. The vocals clear and add something different to a few other similar sounding bands, and hell that's a good thing. So here is the Classic Cat EP, it is rather good.

WEBSITE

Classic Cat EP

Peter Broderick

Here's some i really love. Peter Broderick from Berlin, Germany. Plays lots of interesting styles from acoustic to classical to folk. But i have uploaded the awe inspiring Float album, it's quite a sparse music wise with mainly piano pieces and some with strings and a full band. He paints such beautiful landscapes with his music and once you start to listen to it you are stuck there until it finishes, and only then do you understand how powerful it is. Really, really good stuff!

MYSPACE

Float

Motherboard Compilation

My friend told me about this a few months ago so i checked it out. It has 27 great hip hop tracks from all over the world including, Wormhole, Selfhelp, Sneaks and Moshe amongst many many others. So if you are looking for new underground good Hip Hop then it's worth a check out for sure.

Compiled By Secret Cloud

Motherboard Compilation - Intel Inside

In First Person

I got into these guys/girls at the start of last year and soon after they split up, which was a great shame but in the three years they were together they put out quite alot releases, and each one was absolutely top notch. Bonecrunching heavyness with their pretty unique sound ranging from punk/screamo/hardcore and just goodness. If i could make my guitar sound like anything then it would be In First Person.

I have put up their Demo as a good starting point for anyone who never came across this brilliant band. Enjoy.

DEMO

Lion of the North

Possibly one of my favourite bands of the last few years, but sadly now parted ways. Powering out brilliant screamo tunes with ultimate precision and energy in my mind made them stand out with quite a crowded genre. The song structures are pretty flawless, bouncing in and out of fierce, fast paced music to slower, technical sections all with the overture of crushing vocals and amazing drums then if you haven't heard of these guys then you should. Some members are now in the great Grown Ups and Staph.


The Compass Calls
Split With Mans

Duke23

I got a CD in the post from this guy the other week and put it straight onto my MP3 player and as i watched the snow fall i listened in amazement to the sublime, ambient hip hop that came out of my headphones. The tracks roll along at a more relaxed pace, with clear and precise rhymes over the top. It transports you to another place where time stands still as the music breathes over and over you. This is really a powerful and brilliant piece of Hip Hop and would urge you all to grab a download and watch the snow fall.

MYSPACE

EP

Ungovernable Resistance DIY Radio

This is one if not the best DIY radio show i have heard in a long while. Pumping out the best DIY punk from all over the world from straight old school punk to sludge/powerviolence/hardcore/D-Beat punk. This is how radio should be no bullshit, no pandering to fads or whats commercial viable, just real underground punk music that has a real voice and stands opposed to the shitty world that surrounds us.

The show is broadcast every Wednesday at 7pm (UK Time, See his profile for other world times). If you have any questions about the show then you can contact Gazz at ungovernableresistance@goglemail.com and for any other questions or to tune in then go to the Myspace link below.

MYSPACE

Switzerland

I came across these fellows a few months again and have a constant place on my MP3 player. Playing upbeat indie/emo/pop tunes then you can't go round and picking up where alot of great British bands have left off. It really is a refreshing listen that keeps you foot tapping and head bobbing through out, and they are all still wee small kids too so hopefully will hear more good tunes from them in the future. But you wont have long to wait with their first full release coming out real soon!

MYSPACE

Veteran EP