Hefty September

September 02, 2024 by David Norman

As our slow month concludes we enter the very front-heavy September schedule which is thus:

ZBR:

September 5th = BLOOM DREAM 'It Didn't Have To Be This Way' cd/cassette EP: Holy freakin' smokes is this one bad-ass release. Brooding, massive, sexy, and melodic stuff from Miami with beefy four-minute jams. Pressing on 100 cds and 50 cassettes. For fans of: Othiel, Hawak, and Crowning

September 17th = HALLAM FOE 'Funkapokalips' 12" lathe EP: This Indonesian four-piece have been making waves for years, so we are stoked to bring you their brand new 6-song EP 'Funkapokalips' on one-sided 12" lathe. Still screamy, sassy, and heavy, the band embraces some moshier and experimental moments on this one. Pressing on 25 clear and 25 black lathes. For fans of: SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Piri Reis, and Heavy Heavy Low Low

September 30th = FEBUARY 'February' cdLP: It doesn't get more screamo than this - become a sick screamo band, build hype with live shows, record a single batch of incredible songs, break up. Goddammit. Pressing on 100 cds with gatefold digipak. For fans of: The Lazurus Plot, Clay Birds, and Montcalm.

TOMB TREE:

September 10th = SPLIT SILK 'Bitter' cassette EP: Following two very promising EPs is this new, full-band (solo project no longer!) release shows heaps of progress. Featuring two new songs and an additional two live recording jams, the band's angular, noisy, rock is as refreshing as it is piercing. Ex-Under A Sky So Blue. Pressing on 80 cassettes: 35 red glitter swirl, 30 red, 15 white/red swirl, and 5 test dips w/matching swirl case. 4 songs. For fans of: Burial Etiquette, Against Me, and Unwound.

SOFTSEED MUSIC:

September 6th = LEAVS 'Natura Universal' 12"LP: This Spanish shoegaze/alternative band boasts ex-screamo alumni from Tropical Ice Land, and this album hits just as hard - but in a different way. It's gorgeous, heavy, melodic, and catchy. Plus the music video rules and it's embedded below. Pressing on 300 12" records but Softseed will only have 25 copies. 8 songs. For fans of: Slow Crush, Julie, and Smush.

A few VHS tapes of 2024 remain in the US store. Click this text to snag. New uploads to Youtube below and includes bonus footage!!!

Out Past the Rings is back with it’s 186th release and first wax mage ‘Cinq’ the five-way split between Jeanne, Potence, Tropical Ice Land, Les Deux Minutes De La Haine, and Yarostan. There’s a ton of juicy info in this one!!! A final copy remains on bandcamp!

Click here for the entire batch of reviews!

Crossed Letters gave some love to Fallingwithscissors and Llewelyn, the former of which we’ll have some cds from and the latter we still have tapes for. Jam below but access the full article by clicking on this text or the picture above!

The newest Mathcast dumps heaps of praise for Onewaymirror. Obtain a 7” below before we sell out.

Hillsboro got some attention from The Bad Copy with their newest EP release which has tapes on Softseed Music. CanaDave is in a new band with one of these dudes! Click on the text here to go to the full article. Jam/buy below!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HEAVEN THROUGH VIOLENCE = Incredible debut EP from members of And Its Name Was Epyon and Dysthymia!

2024 - 01 - 16 /// OFIAAS is out, Edhochuli single, Llewelyn music video

January 16, 2024 by David Norman

Our Future Is An Absolute Shadow’s debut 12” ‘LP’ is officially out and making the rounds. It’s on Bandcamp right now with Spotify and all other platforms on January 20th. You can snag a black vinyl /100 if you dig the songs, and it comes with an insert so you can find out what the hell we’re all screamin’ about. Not Just A Phase gave a very awesome review which you can check out by clicking on this text or the pic below.

Edhochuli’s new single is out! Playing off the “Totally Caveman” title, “Questionably Paleo, Incontrovertibly Neanderthal” is a seven-minute romp through treacherous rock’n’roll mixed with hardcore and screamo. It’s a fantastic time that you can purchase in full February 12th on 12”!

Llewelyn released ‘Disposable Culture’ late last year on Tomb Tree and they recently released an official music video for the title track. Watch it above and jam/buy the EP below!

Tomb Tree will be dropping the Carrion Spring cassettes for ‘How It All Falls Away Petal By Petal’ tomorrow aka Wednesday January 17th at 9am PST / 11am CST /12pm EST. Above is the primary variant /60 reveal! Jam/download below :) Catch’em at ZBR Fest 2024!!!

Inosuke 12”s just came in, we’ll have pics shortly and start shipping later this week/next week. Bandcamp/Canada store orders will take an extra week whilst the US Store ships them to Canada. This Noise Is Ours gave them an excellent review that you can read by clicking on this text or the pic above. Jam/buy below!

Mathcore Index did their list of best stuff from 2023 and our Euclid C Finder (obviously) made the list, along with Closet Witch’s sensational return, Telos’ ‘Delude’ and the In Loving Memory EP ‘A Gentler Sun’. Click on this text or the pic above to go to the full lists.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: KNUMEARS = When this band releases a new album we’ll all lose our minds. So good! (pronounced “NUM-ears”)

2023 - 12 - 14 /// ZBR Fest 2024 Early Birds tomorrow!

December 14, 2023 by David Norman

Woah nelly lots of news again. First off, the Gifts From Enola discography set is coming out in exactly one week. One box. Four cassettes. Over five hours of incredible music.

ZBR Fest 2024 early bird tickets + Wave 1 releases tomorrow! Be sure to snag cheap tickets and wear a chin-guard, cuz that jaw is gonna drop. You can access the site now, but no bands are listed and the tickets go live at 10am PST / 12pm CST / 1pm EST. Click on this text to go to said site.

Blind Girls fuckin’ flew yesterday, my god. No mages left. No nebs left. We’re down to just random color and we had way less of those to begin with than the nebs! I think we had 18 over two stores!!! Links to purchase on our bandcamp <3

Out Past the Rings #179 and Tomb Tree Family Tree TT005 is (I think) the last joint release between ZBR and Tomb Tree, the truly incredible ‘Believer’s Hit’ by Nerver! Watch CanaDave go skinface in this ridiculously wretched episode. Now my face is cold all the time. Goddammit. Listen/download/buy here!

Tyler (bass) from Llewelyn did a podcast with Edie of Middle Man Records! That EP is truly remarkable stuff for fans of Transistor Transistor, Unwound, The Catalyst, and Hot Snakes. We’ve got it digitally and for sale on tape by clicking on this text.

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: SINEMA = Some incredible new throwback emo/post-hardcore in the vein of Saosin and Thursday. Yummy.

2023 - 11 - 27 /// Podcasts, Interviews, & Bandcamp updates

November 27, 2023 by David Norman

CanaDave spent the week scrounging through old boxes and his once stupid personal variant collection in order to update the ZBR Bandcamp stock with tons of long sold-out and in some cases never before seen variants!!! Click this text to go there. Crowning and Dave Cullen come back tonight so US orders will start shipping again mid-late this week as he attempts to shed the regret of post-tour life. During our little break Onewaymirror 12”s finished up so those should be ready for sale mid-December. Othiel’s 12”LP releases this Friday! Get stoked. Not stoked enough? Podcast. Too stoked? Podcast. Embedded below or click on the pic above to go to the full post.

Idioteq.com did a massive 12-band Coma Regalia cover compilation interview! We’ve got about 25% of our stock left and would love to clear it out and send Edie the last of the money (first chunk already sent). You can read up on it by clicking on the pic above or this text. Jam/buy below.

Obroa-skai got some serious understanding and praise from DIY Conspiracy. We released ‘Science Progresses One Funeral at a Time’ recently so be sure to jam it below. You can go to the review by clicking on this text or the pic above.

Llewelyn’s amazingly versatile and kickass new EP ‘Disposable Culture’ did a track-by-track interview with none other than our rock Idioteq.com which you can access by clicking on this text or the pic above. Jam/buy it in all its gloriousnessness below. Yes, that is a word.

CanaDave made some ridiculous new shapes in the Out Past the Rings for New Forms’ debut EP ‘I don’t want to live my life again’. With the new LP dropping but a month ago, this was impeccable timing! There is one copy left below!!!

sold out

NEW FORMS - I don't want to live my life again (cassetteEP)

CA$17.50

NEW FORMS - I don’t want to live my life again (cassetteEP) (ZBR178)

For fans of: Ampere, Loma Prieta, Dim Into Dross and Capsule.

I loved it. You loved it. The internet publication Deli Magazine loved it. And for all these reasons we needed to do a second pressing. Chaotic, claustrophobic, cathartic. Any adjective that begins with C describes this release. "I don't want to live my life again" fills all the space in the room the way bands like Ampere, Capsule, and Loma Prieta do. And we have two options because we know you love options A gorgeous fully enclosed O-card with a new murky blue/green/yellow color scheme and dark blue cassette. download code included. Or standard Jcard with pink/blue swirl cassette that matches the art. download code included.

48 on blue w/o-card
20 on pink/blue swirl

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/i-dont-want-to-live-my-life-again

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Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: JORNADA DEL MUERTO = This full length came out earlier this month and kicks major butt.

2023 - 11 - 11 /// Llewelyn

November 11, 2023 by David Norman

Llewelyn’s ‘Disposable Culture’ released yesterday on Tomb Tree and we have a limited amount of tapes, including the bulk of the 20 swirled copies and all of the test dips. The band’s noise-rock is on the heavy side (there’s a lotta screamin’) and certainly dabbles in post-hardcore, packing all five songs with serious punch. Jam/buy below!

Othiel will follow Obroa-skai’s ‘Science Progresses One Funeral at a Time’ 12”LP, with the latter releasing November 17th and the former December 1st. Jam the two singles above and below this text, fans of Crowning will be fucking stoked.

The Quietus lay down some nice words about Closet Witch’s ‘Chiaroscuro’. I think at this point if you listen to heavy music you’ve already been floored by this, but in the off chance you missed it here’s another opportunity to snag arguably the best release of 2024. Click on the pic above or this text to go to the review.

The second Out Past the Rings for the Meditations In Affinity split 7” series is here! 100 copies lost! Alternate art! Ninjas! Etc. Watch above and/or listen below. Sold out!!!

Operation X-Ray had another banger of an episode playing Storm{o}, Llewelyn, and Obroa-skai!

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: HORSEWHIP = We released the stellar Horsewhip/Yashira split earlier this year and now the band has unleashed their brand new 12”LP and it blows the previous one out of the water. Some lineup changes have resulted in a seriously incredible record.