My Hair Is A Rat's Nest

September 19, 2022 by David Norman

Tomb Tree just dropped an absolutely massive 23-minute song by New Mexico’s MY HAIR IS A RAT’S NEST titled “The Longing Machine”. Check that out if you are even remotely into screamo, post-hardcore, post-rock, and shoegaze, or are a fan of: Life, To Be Gentle, Angel Eyes, and Vi som älskade varandra så mycket.

The Apostles Of Eris + Ennui split 7” was released on Friday and already has a nice big track-by-track write-up by some band members! Check it out by clicking on this text! You can also jam it below.

Let’s start a new segment, shall we? We’ll call it Hiding In The Outpost and it’s where I’ll share products we’re down to just one to two copies of (generally in this Canada/International store, but we’ll see what happens). First up? The stellar 4-way 12” with Massa Nera, Ef’il, Yo Sbraito, and Thisismenotthinkingofyou is down to just a single copy in this store, linked below. Geet eet before eets gone forever!

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4-Way Split - MASSA NERA, THISISMENOTHINKINGOFYOU, YO SBRAITO & EF'IL (12"LP)

CA$20.00

4-Way Split - MASSA NERA, THISISMENOTHINKINGOFYOU, YO SBRAITO & EF'IL 12"LP (ZBR103)

for fans of: Off Minor, Itto and City Of Caterpillar.

Phenomenal new split 12" with all four bands coming from all over the world and kicking major ass. The intensity of this emotive hardcore/screamo record is as palpable as it is varied, with mathy, jazzy skramz all the way to fuzzy, chaotic and ambient screamo.

12" black vinyl /300 with insert. Comes with download code.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/massa-thisisme-yosbraito-efil-split

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Out Past the Rings #121 is for Japanese screamo lovers. If you aren’t yet aware of the incredible screamo scene over there why not start with SANS VISAGE’s ‘moments’? There’s only one cassette copy left! Nab it here!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SOMA = This new UK powerhouse band features members of Ravachol and Crows An Wra!!!

2022 - 09 - 17 /// Ennui + Apostles Of Eris is out!

September 17, 2022 by David Norman

The Apostles Of Eris + Ennui split 7” was released yesterday, time for jamskees! Pick one if you like you what you hear. <3

What releases on Monday? The brand spankin’ new My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest album/song “The Longing Machine” is a 23-minute screamo/post-hardcore opus! Released on just 34 copies, 15 clear box swirl, 15 mystery box swirl (pictured), and 4 test dips in swirled satin bag. 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST

Virgin Mother released another new track of pure fire yesterday via Flood Magazine. The LP releases on Tomb Tree October 14th, 2022. You can click this text or the picture below for the full post.

Out Past the Rings #120 is for the phenomenal (and arguably best Coma Regalia album) ‘The Mirror’ 11”LP. Released back in 2018 over two variants, we still have some of these killer records left!

Operation X-Ray rocked out more sweet Zegema Beach and Tomb Tree stuff on yesterday’s radio show including Girl Arm, Terry Green, Among Light, and our French friends Jeanne!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: WIDOWDUSK = These California youngins released a very sick, lo-fi, screamo EP in the vein of L’Antietam, People’s Temple Project, and Eyes Of Verotika. This song in particular is highly recommended.

2022 - 09 - 15 /// Stickers, patches, buttons, and Charger Port!

September 15, 2022 by David Norman

CanaDave recently came across an old box of stickers, patches, and buttons and then spent way too much organizing, taking pictures, and posting said things. Most of them are $1 and there are things from bands such (but not limited to): Ostraca, Tropical Eice Land, R. Josef, Hedge Fund Trader, gif from god, Lume, Pique, Dog Knights, Nulajednanulanula, Lessener, Millions Of Them, and tons more! There’s even a June Paik and Cassus tote bag in there!!! Go there by clicking on this pic or text.

Tomorrow sees the digital and physical release of the APOSTLES OF ERIS and ENNUI split 7” at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. This is a co-release with Day Zero Collective with them having most of the copies!

CanaDave’s non-screamo label Softseed Music just released some very nice tapes for the mindboggling math-rock EP ‘don’t care - good music’. Three sick songs over three sick variants and there’s also an /1 (bandcamp only) although I did include the only public test dip copy in the Softseed Section of this website! Take a gander at the other variants above and jam it below.

Hope you liked the previous picture for of one of the My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest variants, so here’s another. There are 5 of these test dips in the first ever (?) swirl dipped cassette stain bag. EP releases on Monday!

Out Past the Rings #119 is for the utterly amazing KOMUSŌ self titled cassette EP 'Komusō'. Literally one of the best EPs we’ve ever released. A few copies remain! And they look awesome!

With all of the individual band videos from Zegema Beach Records Fest 2022, I figured I’d include the full recap video from our resident ZBR fella Dave Cullen.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: NIDARE = This German post-black metal band released a new single a few weeks back and I loved it so much I bought 5 copies for the ZBR distro. I expect we’ll have them in late October. So good!

2022 - 09 - 14 /// Apostles Of Eris split? No way! ;)

September 14, 2022 by David Norman

Wait a minute…Apostles Of Eris does split releases? No way!!! (hahaha I’m so funny) But yes, Apostles Of Eris has a brand spankin’ new 7” split with New York’s Ennui! One long jam by AOE and three slaps to the face from Ennui. Digital and physicals release Friday September 16th, 2022 at 9am PST / 11am CST / 12pm EST. This is a co-release with Day Zero Collective with them having most of the copies!

CanaDave’s non-screamo label Softseed Music is releasing some very nice tapes for the fantastic ‘don’t care - good music’ EP from math-rock project Charger Port tomorrow. Three sick songs over three sick variants. Mmmmmmm here’s one titled “DON’T CARE good swirl”.

Here’s a teaser pic of one of the My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest variants for the new cassette releasing next week on Tomb Tree! Without a doubt one of the coolest concoctions we’ve come up with. And the 23-minute song fucking rules!

A reminder that Desolate Hands Move the Hour 4-way split 10” is utterly fantastic. Check the Out Past the Rings video! Nab a copy!

And thus we conclude the beautiful memory trip for ZBR Fest 2022 that were transmitted by the individual band videos. Last one? Hawak. I love Hawak. I love Tom. I love Jon. I love Josh. Brick up, my friends. Brick up. By the way, Chicago was so bricked up on Day 2 of ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 on June 12th, 2022 that when we demanded an encore the band just played the opener again (as they had no more songs ready) and the crowd went even more ballistic. Awesome times. See you in May 2023 <3

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: JEANNE = Holy crap a new EP from one of France’s best screamo bands! Incredible!!!

2022 - 09 - 12 /// Victor Shores music video!

September 12, 2022 by David Norman

Although we’ve just released the Among Light discography tape, I feel it is important to insert an active band at the top of this post, so I’m using this section as a little push for this important announcement…

VICTOR SHORES new album releasing on vinyl via No Funeral Records and cassettes from Tomb Tree! Here’s a brand spankin’ new music video! Yeyeyeye!!!

Today we just released the Among Light discography cassette out of 26! Coming up next for Tomb Tree is My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest cassette for an album yet to be released!

Young Mountain and their expansive, genre-fuck of a record ‘Lost Tree’ was the subject of a recent Out Past the Rings. A few copies still in stock!

Meth…what the fuck? Yep, we even had a little group meeting in front of the stage after their set exclaiming repeatedly, “What the fuck?” and a lot of head scratching and general groin excitedness. The local band played their two EPs in full and absolutely lit the night up, playing one of the best sets I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Mesmerizing. Haunting. Sexy. This kerfuffled day of feelings happened on Day 2 of ZBR Fest Mid-West 2022 on June 12th, 2022.

Operation X-Ray played some unreleased bangers from our upcoming section including Works (formerly Girl Arm), Ennui, and Apostles Of Eris, as well as some Rotting In Dirt!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: AGOSTO NERO = Wtf this is just one guy?!?! ONE GUY?!?!?! Good lord, this is a solo project, and it’s awesome stuff kinda like a more post-rock Joliette with some serious fucking bass drops.