Die Princess Die is next + Coup D'etat released

December 13, 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!!!

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!

Click here for the full OMSB post + links!

Josh Johnson of Vamonos Tapes joined CanaDave on the OMSB podcast and both Coup D’etat and Green Blue Grey premiered new tracks from the Tomb Tree roster, while Josh played a brand spankin’ new Holly Caught A Contact High jam! Click on the pic above or this text for the full post with links, or just listen to the embed below.

The Crowning/Oaktails split got some love from This Noise Is Ours. Tapes and vinyl comin’ 2025. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review. Jam below!

Exclaim Canadian albums you may have missed this year, leaves out some solid shit but at least they got Terry Green’s ‘Provisional Living’ but that shit is sold out till 2025. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the list, jam it below.

Senza’s ‘Celestial Body’ made it onto the Everything Is Noise November feature. Check it out by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam the EP below with links to our stores, two out of three variants are already almost gone!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SHOGANAI = Holy shit this is amazing!

2024 - 12 - 04 /// Febuary round two on Friday!

December 04, 2024 by David Norman

Is Canada Post still on strike? You betcha. So that means that most of Bandcamp and this store’s orders just can’t ship out. Once that gets settled I’ll blast all these waiting boxes outta here so fuckin’ fast. I promise.

We’ve got some goodies to close out 2024 including a second run of Febuary cds, ‘What Happens After the Epilogue…’ cassettes from Coup D’etat, a limited Die Princess Die discography tape, the GreenBlueGrey + Black Nails/Sharp Teeth split tape, and the 24th installment of the Zampler with a sac fulla unreleased jams and spectacular cuts! Oh happy d…month!!!

As stated we did another run of digipak Febuary cds, this time 200 copies instead of 100 cuz they barely lasted 15 minutes last time and also the band is back together!!! 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on Friday December 6th, all stores + bandcamp. Tell ya friends.

Gxllium! 2nd/final run of cassettes for ‘Breakup songs’ came out last Thursday and shit be flyin’. Two variants are already sold out with the next few teetering on the brink. Catch the band on tour right fucking now!

Mathcore Index did their 124th Mathcast and gave Senza hella love. Watch the entire thing but if you’re short on time jump to 16:26 as that is when the Senza discussion begins. Snag a 12” below!

November 22nd episode of Operation X-Ray played a brand new jam from Coup D’etat, Mau, Fallingwithscissors, and Kid Feral - all bands we have partnered with or will be partnering with.

Softseed Music’s releases were finally put in the US store so you can access them all by click on this text. Included are releases from Leavs, Social Caterpillar, Soul Crusher, Uno Lady, Opheliac, Ramona Cordova, Charger Port, Mel*N, Hillsboro, etc. All of these releases are listed in this store under the Softseed Music tab.

Speaking of Softseed, CanaDave had two members of Hillsboro on the OMSB podcast for their sophomore discussion and new EP. Nima and CanaDave also play together in Wollruss. Click on this text or the pic above to go to the full post or just stream that sucker below.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ORISKA = Ex-Dispensing Of False Halos doing a dark, epic, posty thing and it rules!!!

2024 - 11 - 14 /// Le Blast now, Fingerswoventogether tomorrow

November 14, 2024 by David Norman

What the fuck is uuuuuuuuuup? Hope you’re doing good. Here’s the schedule for November and December:
November 28th = GXLLIUM! 'Breakup songs' cassette REPRESS: 150 cassettes right in time for their U.S. tour in December. For fans of: Me And Him Call It Us, Rex Kwon Do, and The Great Redneck Hope.

December 6th = FEBUARY 'February' cdLP REPRESS: Oh wait...they're back together?!?! Rejoice!!! 1st pressing was on 100 (sold out in 15 minutes), 2nd pressing on 200 cds with gatefold digipak. For fans of: The Lazurus Plot, Clay Birds, and Montcalm.

December 23rd = DIE PRINCESS DIE 'Discography' cassette: We've been in love with this band for two decades, so getting to make this discography cassette with new art of our favourite sassy, drunken, danceable post-punk/post-hardcore/emo/experimental/rock band feels like a blessing. Pressing on 50 cassettes with expanded j-card. For fans of: At The Drive In, Indian Summer, Four Hundred Years, and Slint.

Jan 1st-3rd (tentative) = KERATIN 'Death & Rebirth' 7"EP: The Australian band's sophomore effort and it's fantastic. Pressing on 150 black vinyl. For fans of: Suis La Lune, and Gil Cerrone.

TOMB TREE:
November 15th = FINGERSWOVENTOGETHER 'Three song demo' format EP: First demo that sounds more like a sophomore EP to me, wildly mature and writhing screamo that the kids are currently eating up. Pressing on 60 cassettes. For fans of: Onewaymirror, Spirit Of Versailles, and Widowdusk.

December 13th = COUP D'ÉTAT 'What Happens After the Epilogue...' cassetteLP: This Victoria BC-based Canadian band is going to make some waves with their debut full length. For fans of: Fall Of Troy, Circle Takes The Square, and Envy. Pressing on 60 cassettes.

December 27th = GREENBLUEGREY + BLACK NAILS / SHARP TEETH 'Split' cassette: The second split from these projects has them dropping in with a whopping 9 tracks each...totaling just over 20 minutes, so you know these absolutely blast through with extreme violence. Pressing on 40 cassettes. For fans of: Fallingwithscissors and thecheeseburgerpicnic.

Tomb Tree made 60 tapes for the Fingerswoventogether ‘3 song demo’ and it’s fantastic, but for a demo it reigns supreme! This sucker releases tomorrow, November 15th @9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST on swirl, random opaqaue, and bright blue.

sold out

AU BOUT DE MES LÈVRES - Malgré la nuit (7" lathe)

CA$20.00

We snagged a big box of Le Blast cassettes which include restocks and a buncha new titles. They line the top of the New Items/Specials section along with a single copy of Naedr’s 12”LP and an the OG In Loving Memory discography 12” (which you can link directly to via this text).

If you want Le Blast tapes from the USA store just click on this sentence.

NAEDR - Past is Prologue (12")

CA$35.00

NAEDR ‘Past is Prologue‘ 12” Dog Knights edition

For fans of: State Faults, Mortar and Heaven In Her Arms

An astounding debut full length by Singapore’s NAEDR (member of Bethari). This truly incredible collection of 9 songs titled collectively as ‘Past is Prologue’ will have fans of Envy and Heaven In Her Arms in a frenzy. Ranging from epic post-hardcore to shrieky emo-violence and coming on both 12” vinyl and cassette variants, there’s something for everyone. One of the most complete, visceral and engaging releases of 2020, without a doubt.

ONE COPY IN STOCK!!!. 9 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/past-is-prologue

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IN LOVING MEMORY - Discography (12")

CA$32.50

For fans of: Widowdusk and The Hareste.

Early discography 12” from this legendary band. Released by Init Records.

12” on black vinyl with lyric insert. 14 songs.

Listen here:
https://initrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-discography-2

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Concealer is getting mad love, both from The Pitch of Discontent (starts at 15:49 above) and Get Alternative (linked to this text) in both weekly roundups. Jam/buy it below, tapes are gettin’ low and most variants only have 1-2 copies left (if they aren’t already sold out).

Febuary has…I think…officially got back together. At the very least they played a reunion show and we’ve got 200 more cds comin’ your way in early December so if you missed this, NOW IS THE TIME. Click on this text to go to the full review and jam that shit below.

Envy/Love was the subject of a Youtube video from a channel I’d never seen before. They discuss it and play two tracks, and if you need it in English you can auto-generate subtitles. We started with 333 copies and we’re down to our last 30 now!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DRIVEYOURPLOWOVERTHEBONESOFTHEDEAD = My friends over here in Vancouver just released the best emo-violence record of 2024, hands down.

2024 - 11 - 04 /// Senza released!!!

November 01, 2024 by David Norman

Senza’s ‘Celestial Body’ is officially out! 500 copies over 200 pink/blue/black merge, 150 pink, and 150 blue, all with etched b-side and 12-page lyric book. Merges are definitely the hot ticket item and are moving hella fast. UK/EU customers snag from Dog Knights unless you’re placing a multi-item order.

Concealer is the next ZBR release and it’s this Friday! ‘Heartfelt Entries’ includes two brand new songs and the ‘dissonance [all that keeps me away]’ EP on one convenient cassette. Jam the already released EP below!

Coup D’Etat has an 8-song cassette full length releasing Dec 13th on Tomb Tree but the first single is up on the artist’s Bandcamp page. The metallic screamo three-piece from Vancouver Island has been kicking ass at shows since I moved here and we are hella excited about it.

Hallam Foe got some serious love from Everything Is Noise with their epic piece about how fucking exciting this 12” lathe really is. Read all about it by clicking on the pic above or this text. Experience the brain-fuckery below, and pick up a copy before they’re gone if you’re so inclined.

Orphan Donor’s ‘Old Patterns’ was the subject of the most recent Out Past the Rings. A reminder that 1) there are two tapes left in stock and 2) the packaging says ZBR188 but it’s actually ZBR189.

Vi Som Alskade Varanda Sa Mycket’s debut 12”LP is officially 10 years old! Holy crap I remember finding out about them beforehand and getting ZBR’s hand in juuuuuust before the 12” went to press on Blood Of The Young. Nick was truly welcoming and working with him was a downright amazing experience, RIP my dude <3 Click on this text or the pic above to go the Idioteq.com piece that also serves as an interview with vocalist and my friend Arvid (vocals).

We sold out of that beautiful thing ages ago, but we do have a few copies left of their 8-way 2x12” ‘Eight Feet Under’ (with two exclusive/amazing tracks, embedded below) and their full length follow-up ‘Det onda. Det goda. Det vackra. Det fula.’ (embedded above).

Eklektik Rock rounded up a buncha September releases and included our Bloom Dream in their monthly review. I’m pretty sure we’re sold out, but if not snag a cd asap, as I know the tapes are gone. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the list of reviews. Jam below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: TERROR CELL = Oooooo yooooo the new Terror Cell LP is phenomental. Get on it!