BLACK LIVES MATTER and other screamo related news
Where to begin? Fuck white supremacy. Fuck the police. And fuck the governments and corporations that are the brains (ha) of the operation. Here at ZBR we wish a swift death to archaic and unjust systems that oppress, exploit and murder black lives. In addition to helping release quality music with themes that align with this message, we have some contributions in an effort to aid in the fight.
Yesterday we donated our digital bandcamp sales to Black Lives Matter. Throughout June we will be donating 100% of our digital proceeds to Black Lives Matter. In the first week alone we raised $275US and that was before we announced this…let’s see if we can raise $1,000 by the month’s end!
We decided to do something exciting that benefits both those receiving donations as well as those donating. So, we have set up 5 Wax Vessel auctions from the Daves’ person collections on E-Bay and 8 reverse-style auctions on this site, all for charity. Each day the reverse-style auctions will drop by the specified amount, so for example the NUVOLASCURA S/T test press 12” starts at $200 but depreciates at $25 a day, making it $175 on day 2, $150 on day 3, $125 on day 4, etc. until someone buys it. The full amount of the sale will go to charity but the shipping cost will obviously cover your shipping. Below is the list of items, their E-Bay links and the reverse-style auction prices and corresponding depreciation value.
ARMYWIVES ‘armywives’ (rare/2 copper swirl) $50 ($5 deprecation/day)
BONEFLOWER ‘A(r)our’ (test dip/5) $50 ($5 deprecation/day)
CINQ ‘5-Way split’ 12” (test press/not released yet!) $200 ($25 depreciation/day)
DESTROYER DESTROYER ‘Error’ 12” (Presidential)
DESTROYER DESTROYER ‘Error’ 12” (Beaten Path)
DR. ACULA ‘S.L.O.B.’ 12” (Monster Blood)
NUVOLASCURA ‘Nuvolascura’ 12” (test press) $200 ($25 depreciation/day)
ONES & TWOS ‘compilation’ (test dip/5 + matching swirl case) $50 ($5 deprecation/day)
SAWTOOTH GRIN ‘Cuddlemonster’ 12” (Burn Plastic)
SAWTOOTH GRIN ‘Cuddlemonster’ 12” (Cuddlemonster Carnage #000001)
RESPIRE ‘Denouement’ 12” (1st press/red+black splatter) $200 ($25 depreciation/day)
RESPIRE ‘Gravity and Grace’ 12” (2nd press/alternate white cover) $200 ($25 depreciation/day)
SEEYOUSPACECOWBOY ‘Fashion Statements…’ 12” (1st press on pink) $200 ($25 depreciation/day)
Oh, and we have new stuff. Here is our new stuff. The stuff is good.
STORMLIGHT - ‘Natoma’ cassette/12"LP (ZBR200)
For fans of: Ysidro, Elle and Lord Snow.
Holy shit, Sean of Loma Prieta/Mare Island/Elle/Ysidro and Erik of Lord Snow/Lautrec came together years ago to begin the creation of this, the debut LP ‘Natoma’ by STORMLIGHT. These 11 songs are realized as collectively one of the most challenging, immersive and cathartic releases in recent memory. With Sean knocking out dense and emotionally stirring guitar/bass/vox and Erik laying down some of the best drums you’ll ever hear over the course of their 26-minute tenure. Vinyl and tapes come on very rare/sick variants. We are also doing a run of t-shirts that are on a made-to-order basis, with the window closing on June 13th, 2020. If ordering a shirt please indicate size in the order notes, only S / M / L / XL available. Shirts will ship the week of 6/22. This will be a split fountain print, so there will be some variation in its appearance. However, it's going to look much like this mockup, and awesome guaranteed.
12”/225 = black/150, XXX/50 and wax mage/25 with insert. 100 random color 12”s were added to the first run, technically making it /325. Cassettes /110 = swirl/50, purple+blue/50 and gold plated/10. Download code included.
Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/natoma
NUVOLASCURA - ‘As We Suffer From Memory And Imagination’ cassette/12"LP (ZBR193)
For fans of: Blind Girls, Mahria and Lord Snow.
After releasing one of the most progressive and awe-inspiring records of the last decade, California’s NUVOLASCURA are back with their 2nd LP ‘As We Suffer From Memory And Imagination‘ and it’s everything you could ever want and more. Blistering, chaotic, technical, screamy and emotionally draining, these new 13 songs step up their game on every level. Mastered by Jack Shirley and art by Sean Leary. Released in Europe by our good friends at Dog Knights Productions. Cassettes are a ZBR-only release.
12”: First pressing of 500 copies. Housed in reverse-board 300gsm jackets with matt-printed inner-sleeves. Transparent Purple/100 (Zegema Beach Exclusive), Solid Light Pink/100 (Dog Knights Exclusive) and Cloudy Clear/300. Download code included.
Cassettes 1st run: /156 in clear case w/j-card, lyric insert and download code. 71 on ZBR prism swirl, 55 on Nuvo black/yellow swirl, 16 white, 10 gold swirl and 5 test dips. 2nd run: /55, 25 on swirl, 20 on clear, and 10 on halfsies swirl.
CD in 4-panel digipak /100.
Listen here:
https://nuvolascura.bandcamp.com/album/as-we-suffer-from-memory-and-imagination
INFANT ISLAND ‘Sepulcher‘ tape/12" (ZBR188)
For fans of: .gif from god, A Paramount A Love Supreme & Ostraca
A truly incredible leap from their seven-song release, ‘Sepulcher’ has the band firing on all cylinders, somehow managing to conjure up the chaos of .gif from god with the mood of Ostraca. EP of the year? Undoubtedly a contender. Label is variant is red swirl/100 and band is smoke/100, which SOLD OUT. So we now have the updated 2nd leg of the first press, which includes on green smoke and another 50 or stunning Chroma! Oops, now that’s sold out. Okay we got a new pressing, and I wouldn’t expect this leg to last long. And hey hey we also made some more tapes! Get some tapes /50 with an exclusive, cassette-only track before they sell out again! Too late, sold out. 4th tape pressing /110 glitter tapes with etching and etched case!
SOLD OUT Cassette 1st run = /77 (55 purple swirl, 20 gold swirl, 7 purple test dips and 5 gold test dips).
SOLD OUT Cassette 2nd run = /50 (25 chaos swirl and 25 holo chaos swirl)
Cassette 3rd run (4th total run) = /110 (glitter w/etching)
SOLD OUT 12” vinyl 1st run /350.
SOLD OUT 12” vinyl 2nd run /400 (160 purple w/black smoke, 160 orange w/black smoke, 55 negative space and 25 Stained Glass mage).
4 songs (5 on the tape).
Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/sepulcher
MATTACHINE - Isolation as a Form of Torture (cassette/7”EP) (ZBR204)
For fans of: .gif from god, Meth. and Binary.
Surprise, surprise. Infant Island has a side project and it’s called MATTACHINE. Their debut EP ‘Isolation as a Form of Torture’ is one helluva a bangin’ time, featuring four dark, menacing and very self-aware tracks that take a violent stab at our culture and the treatment of the LGBTQ community.
Cassettes come with laser-engraved cases (our first!), a lyric sheet and come on a few great variants:
45 pink triangle (transparent pink)
25 Hot Pank (zbr swirl)
15 Blood & Cum Swirl (black/red/white) BAND variant
5 Silver Wolf (silver plated)
5 Wolf Blood (silver swirl)
7”s come with screened covers that hare hand-numbered on:
52 red/black merge (black jacket/band edition)
54 red/black merge + white splatter (black jacket)
48 stupid fancy (pink jacket)
Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/isolation-as-a-form-of-torture
MAHRIA - Analemma (cassetteLP) (ZBR192)
For fans of: Nuvolascura, New Forms, Rayleigh and Frail Hands.
Recorded in 2014. Band breaks up and it’s shelved. Released digitally in 2017. All sales went to charity. Released on cassette tape by Zegema Beach Records TODAY!!! 7 variants, including 30 Charity Swirls. The blueprint for technical, screamy hardcore in Canada and abroad. Think Ampere, Loma Prieta, Kidcrash and Nuvolascura blended into a fine puree. All digital proceeds go to Edmonton's Treaty 6 Community Outreach, as well as all sales from the 30 Charity Swirls.
100 dark transparent blue (30 available through Polar Summer Records)
30 Charity Swirl (purple)
30 yellow/silver swirl
6 clear
6 transparent yellow
5 test dips (available through ZBR Box Set #2)
3 super special versions
If you are interested in hearing new projects by these members, be sure to check out:
Obroa-skai (Durell) https://obroa-skai.bandcamp.com/
Truster (Stacy) https://truster.bandcamp.com
Feed Dogs (Corby and Stacy) https://feeddogs.bandcamp.com/
Rayleigh (Paul and Michael) https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/last-word
Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/analemma
BLUE NOISE - World of Harm (cassetteLP) (ZBR201)
For fans of: Hope Drone, Serpent Column, Deafheaven and An Autumn Of Crippled Children.
Keeping in line with releasing literally everything this Ann Arbor solo project has to offer, we proudly present BLUE NOISE’s second full length ‘World of Harm’ on cassette. Dark, atmospheric and evil as fuck, the swelling post-hardcore/screamo/black-metal covers a ton of ground over the nine tracks, including gorgeous grooves on “What a Shame”, drone/noise on “Before God/World of Love”, math skills on “Thanks for Trying/World of Harm”, gargantuan climaxes on “Liturgy“ and nearly everything in-between. Maya has also played in: Youth Novel, Monster Bad, Serpent Column, Z.O.N.E, , Bonzo, Johanna B, Death Flags, Vampires, Bonglord, The Virgin Spring, THECHEESEBURGERPICNIC, silt bed, autoeroticcannibalism, Goodthink, Vomit King, Prevenge, Girl Genes and Cheeseburger Picnic.
73 cassettes, 25 on dark blue, 26 on pink swirl, 8 on dark swirl, 5 on clear, 4 on purple/copper and 5 test dips, all w/jcard and download code.
Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/world-of-harm
IN WOLVES CLOTHING - it eats itself (cassetteLP) (ZBR199)
For fans of: Massa Nera, Perfect Blue, Beau Navire, Shin Guard, Mothlight and Apostles Of Eris.
After a very impressive 2018 demo, Richmond, Virginia’s IN WOLVES CLOTHING is back with a truly remarkable 8-song LP titled ‘it eats itself’. Mixing equal parts Cease Upon The Capitol screamo with Edhochuli’s riff city, the band boasts members of numerous notable bands, including but not limited to Mothlight, Yusuke, Gas Up Yr Hearse!, Majorel and Altar Of Complaints. Did I mention that all four members contribute vocals? No? Well hot damn there’s that, too. Too much good for my brain.
50 cassettes, 30 on gorgeous marble swirl, 10 on purple, 5 on blue/gold marble swirl and 5 test dips, all w/jcard, insert and download code.
Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/it-eats-itself
ARMYWIVES - armywives (cassetteEP) (ZBR197)
For fans of: Kidcrash, Dowager, Off Minor and Eyelet.
After more than a decade together, Philly/Brooklyn’s ARMYWIVES have created the ultimate explosive and jazzy release. Captured across four songs, ‘armywives’ creates a mesmerizing amalgamation of styles that are, simply put, mindblowing. After I first heard this I told our other half that it sounded like Kidcrash meets Eyelet, to which they agreed. The album will be available on marble swirl and transparent pink tapes.
75 cassettes, 50 on marble swirl, 20 on transparent pink and 5 test dips, all w/jcard, lyrical insert and download code.
Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/armywives
ORPHAN DONOR - Old Patterns (cassetteLP) (ZBR189)
For fans of: Examination Of The…, Celeste, Malevich and Meth.
The solo project of Secret Cutter and ex-Oktober Skyline drummer Jared Stimpfl’s ORPHAN DONOR debut tape LP ‘Old Patterns’ is like a lazerbeam through the skull. Citing incantations of late 90 and early 2000s screamo, emo-violence and metalcore, the full length catapults the listener through some seriously incredible, unpredictable and downright trippy extreme music.
1st run: 75 tapes on clear w/metallic red liner (45) and on swirl (30) w/jcard and download code.
2nd run: 50 tapes, 25 on Space Shit swirl, 20 on Momentary Mummification swirl (only available as a 12” set) and 5 test dips.
Listen here:
https://orphandonor.bandcamp.com/album/old-patterns