Keratin premiere

November 25, 2022 by David Norman

Keratin just premiered their final single from the forthcoming ‘Only Eye’ EP on Tomb Tree. 84 release into the wild on December 5th. Truly incredible screamo from Australia! Here’s a pic of one of the /20 with alternate black cover. Click on this text for the full premiere link.

I just received the Infall tapes yesterday after a lengthy delay at customs (they were due here a week ago) and once I swirl the b-sides of 5 of them these will be ready to go aka I’ll ship the US store it’s copies and all Canada/International sales on Monday.

Victor Shores is officially out, making it the predecessor to the above Keratin EP. This album is very different but equally amazing. Super catchy hard emo punk from this Minnesota three-piece. Truly infectious stuff that isn’t repetative or boring in the slightest, and those vocals are just awesome. Tapes ship early December.

Works was on the the CHRW CHIN music radio with the song “The Bend”. 12”s from Tomb Tree still available! Features members of Girl Arm and can be accessed in full by clicking on this text.

Lower Automation came out the other day and pretty much fried everyone’s brain. These twelve tracks have infinite repeat listens because literally so much is happening. Absolutely fantastic stuff and contender for best of 2022 for sure!

Speaking of Lower Automation’s ‘Strobe Light Shadow Play’, here’s a review from Distorted Sound Mag!

Thoughts Words Action did a nice piece on Massa Nera and their newest video for “Adrift”, and some words about the album. Click here for the full post!

Operation X-Ray played Eyelet, Piri Reis, Infall, and Holly Caught A Contact High on the most recent episode. A new episode airs this Friday November 25th!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: UNDER THE PIER = This quartet recently came out with a killer The God Awful Truth split and it’s a righteous, violent, beast.

Click on the pic to go to the show event page!

2022 - 11 - 19 /// Lower Automation premiere + Thank You Driver show

November 19, 2022 by David Norman

CanaDave goes to like…2-3 shows a year so this is big for him. In BC tonight? Go see the Thank You Driver show and say hi to him. It’s technically the band’s release show and I’ll have some serious heat at the ZBR Distro table. Even linked via this text!

Lower Automation fired out their final premiere via Heavy Blog Is Heavy for “Genuflect“, another mind-bending jam to give further insight on the ridiculous 12”LP that releases next Tuesday. Click on this text for the premiere.

We didn’t sell out in 24 hours but Piri Reis’ ‘Ritma’ just sold about 75% of our stock in that time. No way these copies last into 2023.

There will be a podcast going up on Sunday for Victor Shores, just a day ahead of their new/debut full length album ‘Victor Shores’ releasing on tape via Tomb Tree and 12” from No Funeral. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for that. I’ll be posting it after I return from the Thank You Driver show maybe 2pm PST.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: ALGORILLATHYM = Very cool stuff shown to me by Dave of Victor Shores because he mixed it!

2022 - 11 - 17 /// Piri Reispress on Friday!!!

November 17, 2022 by David Norman

Piri Reis repress tomorrow! The first press of ‘Ritma’ sold out in a day and we had 50 copies. Same deal this time but on a new/sick splatter variant. Plus a nice little distro update that includes Daighila’s new 12”LP, Blue Skies Fade tapes, and the new Pique 12”LP.

Me And Him Call It Us were on the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) podcast and Aaron gave Zegema Beach Records some love. This also acted as a soft Lower Automation premiere for their new song “End Scene”, the closer from the Nov 22nd ‘Strobe Light Shadow Play’ 12”LP. Click on this text or the picture below to listen!

Oooo baby Paramind Recordings posted the full Virgin Mother set! 12”s still available through Tomb Tree!

Speaking of full sets, here’s Orphaned’s full set from earlier this month at Saint Vitus. Tomb Tree released four massive songs on the band’s debut cassette, a few copies still remain.

Infall was reviewed on Grind On The Road and got an awesome grade! Way to go fellas! This full length is getting A LOT of attention so nab a tape while you still can! Click on this text to go to the review.

Here’s a мятеж/Samarra review in the ongoing This Noise Is Ours series for the Zegema Beach Records Roster Review. We actually still have tapes of this! Why? I have no idea Samarra was sick as fuck and this is the only place you can actually hear the worst мятеж song ever. Click on this text to read the review and nab a tape through the embedded Bandcamp link below.

Massa Nera’s new single/music video “Adrift” was featured on Destroy//Exist. Check it out by clicking on this text!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DAIGHILA = Malaysia’s longest running screamo band came back this year with a momentous 12”LP that we now have in stock. Jam 3 of the songs on their bandcamp and get a full download if you snag the 12”.

2022 - 11 - 15 /// Infall released, Lower Automation premiere

November 15, 2022 by David Norman

Massa Nera releases in just over two weeks! Above is a picture of the cds /100! Holy crap I’m excited, and you should be too. This is some monumental shit. Stereogum knows what’s up. Click on this text to read.

After a most excellent push, Infall’s ‘Far’ is finally out and available for mass consumption! Is this release for the masses? Fuck no! It’s a goddamned clusterfuck of math, chaos, seething rage, breakdowns, and screaming and will probably appeal to about 3% of the population. But if you are part of that 3% you are gonna eat this shit up. For fans of: Converge, Anna Sage, Stuntman, Ed Gein, Zeit, etc.

Lower Automation premiere on (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) for new track “Guzzler”. 12”LPs for ‘Strobe Light Shadow Play’ release next week! Click on this text for the full premiere or jam the new song below.

Ramona Cordova is attempting to undergo gender affirmation surgery and needs help making it happen. All Softseed sales of the Ramona Cordova tapes will go to Ramona, and if you’d like to contribute please click on this text to be transported to the Go Fund Me page.

RAMONA CORDOVA - On Paper (cassette)

CA$12.00

For fans of: The One AM Radio and Denver In Dallas.

This is the most recent album by Ramona Córdova. Originally released in 2017. «On_Paper» invites us into a world awash with sonic nuances, where vocals slash at us with soothing bleeding cuts. A world where the melodies of keyboard, violin and a broken megaphone peak out like soft beams of sunlight from behind an ominous blanket of clouds. 33 cassettes, 32 on white with A/B stickers, and 1 golden tape. Download code included.

Listen here:
https://softseedmusic.bandcamp.com/album/on-paper

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Crossed Letters did a most excellent review of that killer Letterbombs + Portrëit split tape that we released last year. A few copies remain in the best packaging we’ve ever done. Click on this text for the review and/or nab a copy below.

LETTERBOMBS + PORTRËIT - Split (tape)

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LETTERBOMBS + PORTRËIT ‘Split' tape (ZB272)

For fans of: Salt Money, Wolves, Cease Upon The Capitol and Eros + Massacre

An exceptional Finnish/German split with stunning DIY packaging to boot! Finland’s LETTERBOMBS offer up four new tracks of their most chaotic and heavy material to date, while Germany’s PORTRËIT pump out their mathiest/jangliest screamo and even include a fifth track that is a Comadre cover. Each tape comes in a gorgeous outer o-card/box, an inner o-card, four screenprinted picture cards, a two-sided lyric sheet with explanations and ZBR stickers! Co-released with Dingleberry Records. Cassettes /154. 77 silver, 25 red, 36 glitter swirl, 10 blue/red/black swirl and 6 test dips. 4 songs by Letterbombs and 5 by Portreit.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/split-13

Variant:

Silver (/77) Red glitter swirl (/36) Red (/25) Blue/Red/Black swirl (/10)

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Hiding In The Outpost is back with a ridiculously old release, the Pastel + Merridew split 12”! This silk-screened b-side has an a-side bursting with Italian screamo and gorgeous post-hardcore. Get it. NOW!

now sold out:
Massa Nera 1st 12”
Binary 12”
People’s Temple Project + Sleeper Wave 12”
Sans Visage tapes
Blind Girls ‘Residue’ / Blind Girls ‘The Weight of Everything’ (tapes still available for both!)
Rotting In Dirt 12”

sold out

PASTEL / MERRIDEW - Split (12"LP)

CA$15.00

For fans of: Suis La Lune, Old Gray, Envy and Explosions In The Sky.

This split is like the offset to the Oaken/Marnost split. This is one of ZBR's more chill releases. PASTEL play a beautiful, thick-yet-twinkly style of post-rock/screamo that reminds me a lot of Suis La Lune and newer Death Of Anna Karina. MERRIDEW is a one-man band that plays ethereal instrumental music that combines a lot of layers, relaxing melodies as well as more aggressive moments. For fans of Explosions In The Sky and Tomydeepestego.

Silkscreened b-side on black vinyl/300.

Listen here:
http://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pastel-merridew-split-12

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This past Friday’s Operation X-Ray played more righteous jams including tracks from Thank You Driver and To Be Gentle!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: THE TOTEMIST = Awesome proggy instrumental math/hardcore/metal from a member of Toska and Frog Leap.

2022 - 11 - 13 /// Massa Nera 2nd video/single

November 13, 2022 by David Norman

Massa Nera video unveiled their second music video and single a few days back at Idioteq.com for track four’s “Adrift”, a certifiable banger and video ode to a ton of screamo bands. Check out the full article including lyrical content and themes by click on this text or just jam the video below. Full release is December 2nd and we couldn’t be more stoked!

We dropped the 12” repress of EYELET’s ‘The Devil Shining Out Your Eyes’ and we sold those mages and nebulas in record time. The black with innersleeve splatter are our final copies and we’re down to about 10 copies of those. It was released less than a week ago, so don’t expect these black ones to sit around. Bandcamp page linked here with all the links you need!

Reversal Of Man swirl copies are in! The Red/Black/Yellow is on press expected before the year is done! Quite a wait, but totally worth it. All of these ROM copies go out on Monday. Here is CanaDave with his personal copy. These are fire and look like fire too! Great work Repeater Records!!!

Infall releases tomorrow so get pumped! 12 tracks to smack your brain around and hopefully open your eyes. Here’s what the tapes look like and if you click on them or this text you can go to a nice little write-up from Invisible Oranges.

Lower Automation words from Prog Rock Journal as well as the band! New song this Tuesday on the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) blog! Click on this text for the post or jam that song below.

Paramind Recordings started a Patreon page for live shows, merch and other cool things. They started it all off with a cool full set thingy for Virgin Mother which was released on Tomb Tree tapes recently. There is an unlocked video linked below, and you can access everything for less than $5 a month. Click on this text to go to the Paramind page to get started.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: RORRIM = Yep, that’s Mirror backwards. I know nothing about this project except that it’s from San Francisco and it’s pretty fucking cool.