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moving sale – 20% off on most items

after 10 years I am relocating both personally and with the label and distro. since vinyl Is a heavy format to transport I am happy about every LP I don’t have to move, so you can get 20% off in the shop with the code

move-ya20

the code has a minimum order of 50€ and works for everything (even skatestuff and shoes) except the newly released be safe LP and recent mt oriander distro additions. those records are still being counted for the 50€ minimum though.

please help me reduce the load. thanks.

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be safe LP out now. new vinyl from mt. oriander,

camp trash, thank you I’m sorry,  skymender, lacing and more…

With deeply personal lyrics that drive a story and a delicate soundtrack that paints each scene, Be Safe carry themselves with the pedigree of a band that has been there and is comfortable with their craft

LP version includes one new bonus track that wasn’t on the cassette and download release earlier. Be Safe accomplish a rare feat in that they actually embody what their band name evokes- a feeling of safety that seems to wrap around you like a warm blanket during the middle of a snowstorm in winter while their music keeps you snug. Features members of Perfect Future. colored vinyl sold out within days, don’t sleep on the black ones.

order here

new in the shop:

mt. oriander – this Is not the way I wanted you to find out 7″
the debut of the long awaited solo project from Empire! Empire! front man, Keith Latinen.

mt. oriander – then the lightness leaves and I become heavy again LP
While the album bears Latinen’s hallmark sounds- chimey guitars, intimate drumming, and confessional vocals, it also lauds a more nuanced approach to songwriting.

CYLS split series #5- camp trash / expert timing / mt. oriander / thank you, I’m sorry 7″
It’s been nearly a decade since the last Count Your Lucky Stars 4-way split (the last one dropped 7/3/15), but it’s hard to let a good thing die.

annabel – youth in youth LP
This LP is everything we hoped from them and more. Take their dream-pop and cut it into 11 bite-size pieces. Add a dash of pep and a tad of reflection, and voila- Annabel’s sophomore LP. Best served with the chill of fall.

tobias vokes – becoming all things CD
twinkly emo with an ariy postrocky guitar sound and soaring vocals as if sung to the cealing in the back of the room. gotta love that.

lovelettertypewriter – pia snow CD
you might already know what to expect from a band getting their name from a mineral song, and you get all that, plus more

arms like roses / sinking split CD
a perfectly lawless use of dynamics  in the rhythm section, emotionally introspective, poetic lyrics that tug at the heartstrings and captivating vocals

go white bronco – population ghost town LP
this nine track debut full length is a mostly bleak, sometimes triumphant existential meditation led by three acoustic guitars, crushing lyrics, and soaring multi-part harmonies

skymender – if and only LP
skymender – if and only CD
Skymender’s sounds invite you into a gauzy dreamworld. Their unique palette draws from post-punk, post-rock, emo, and dream pop to create a bright, lysergic-tinged tapestry.

kissed by an animal / the black black – songs about new york split 7″
Sweet new split 7” in stock from Kissed By An Animal and The Black Black, two high-energy Brooklyn bands who just so happen to share a few members.

lacing – never 12″ EP
this is far and away one of Lacing’s most nuanced and balanced collections of songs, measuring equal parts melody and mystery with guitar heft and haziness.

war honey – sweeter than the average fudge CD
This burgeoning young Brooklyn band is driven by the soaring operatic vocals of Gabrielle Dana that incorporate socially conscious and often surrealist lyricism.

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be safe – unwell LP preorders and distro items from slow down records

We started taking preorders for the upcoming be safe – unwell LP
With deeply personal lyrics that drive a story and a delicate soundtrack that paints each scene, Be Safe carry themselves with the pedigree of a band that has been there and is comfortable with their craft

LP version includes one new bonus track that wasn’t on the cassette and download release earlier. Be Safe accomplish a rare feat in that they actually embody what their band name evokes- a feeling of safety that seems to wrap around you like a warm blanket during the middle of a snowstorm in winter while their music keeps you snug. Features members of Perfect Future.

order here

distro news (one copy only for most of these):

lovelettertypewriter – pia snow & magnus spring 2x cassette
onsloow – full speed anywhere else LP
lâche / copper & stars – split seven 7″
what goes up – laws of gravity cassette
summer 2023 compilation: …for a lifetime cassette
summer 2023 compilation: thinking of you… cassette
haunt dog – filbert cassette
probleman – kor har eg vørre i heile mett liv cassette
cubfires – …is an evolving mess cassette
you could be a cop – collected discography cassette
piri reis – ritma cassette
too – landscape cassette
ovak – ひとり cassette
tobias vokes – becoming all things cassette

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amid the old wounds – almost lost CD / cassette out now

and distro news from haru nemuri, necronomidol, sari, les attitude spectrales and more…

spanning over just under 30 minutes ‘almost lost’ is basically a discography of  everything amid the old wounds released between 2020 and 2022, except for cover songs. 10 tracks in total, this release compiles all original songs from the ‘vignette’ and ‘rebreather’ 7″s, split LP with you could be a cop and ‘lend me forever’ floppy disk

both CD and cassette come with a handmade zine with lyrics and recording credits, in white carboard housing, all handmade artwork including taped on paper strips, handstamped.
cassette limited to 40 copies
CD limited to 300 copies

released in collaboration with rufen publishings (japan) and slow down records (norway)

STREAM AND ORDER 7″ HERE

new in the shop:

haru nemuri – lovetheism LP
Back again and infectious as ever: Haru Nemuri fleshes out her sound without overegging the pudding.

haru nemuri – shunka ryougen 2xLP
Blending elements of J-pop, rap, and hardcore, the experimental Japanese artist’s latest album presents a convincing balance of nihilism and hope.

haru nemuri – haru to shura LP (restock)
revolutionary female j-pop from Tokyo, 6th pressing on Hokkaido snow white vinyl

necronomidol – vämjelseriter 2xLP
NECRONOMIDOL return with their fourth album vämjelseriter. It finds the princesses of darkness donning corpse paint and pushing their sound to further extremes to deliver a post-black metal feast of the highest order.

go misawa – devilman – original soundtrack 2xLP
Totally psyched out Anime Soundtrack record by Go Misawa! Originally released 1983.

ogroff aka mad mutilator – original soundtrack LP
droning, minimalist electronic score mixed with ’80s synth pop

la morte vivante – original soundtrack LP
Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Original soundtrack to the 1982 motion picture. La Morte Vivante (also released as The Living Dead Girl) is a French horror-drama film directed by Jean Rollin.

sari – ending LP
Every choice leads to an end.. Acknowledge, look at, and breathe deeply each day to greet each moment with a quiet heart.

les attitude spectrales – songs for no one LPLes Attitudes Spectrales is a psychedelic indierock band based in Rīga, Latvia, formed as a duo in 2014.

ann young & yuji ohno trio – as well be spring LP
Anne Young sings emotionally and lively. The Yuji Ohno Trio that draws out and enhances its charm to the fullest

ORDER HERE

on other news a live session recording of amid the old wounds’ track ‘hypothetically speaking II’ that originally appeared on the emo van podcast is on this cool compilation released by friend club records:

thank you for being a friend compilation

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amid the old wounds – almost lost CD/cassette preorders

and distro news from havarist, löri, my hair is a rat’s nest, pembe and more…

spanning over just under 30 minutes ‘almost lost’ is basically a discography of  everything amid the old wounds released between 2020 and 2022, except for cover songs. 10 tracks in total, this release compiles all original songs from the ‘vignette’ and ‘rebreather’ 7″s, split LP with you could be a cop and ‘lend me forever’ floppy disk

both CD and cassette come with a handmade zine with lyrics and recording credits, in white carboard housing, all handmade artwork including taped on paper strips, handstamped.
cassette limited to 40 copies
CD limited to 300 copies

releases december 5th 2024 in collaboration with rufen publishings (japan) and slow down records (norway), preorders will ship in time to arrive that day

STREAM AND ORDER 7″ HERE

new in the shop:

havarist – es bricht zusammen was zusammen gehört cassette
very poetic screamo/posthardcore from this south german duo. 12 complex, intense and emotional tracks

korasek – bialowieza LP
crust, post-rock and screamo influences, based in Segovia, Spain.

löri LP
LÖRI is a Four-piece DIY hardcore punk band founded in Lima with some members now living in berlin that plays dark emotive blackened hardcore / screamo.

pembe – hepimizin evi LP
post-hardcore/screamo from Turkey

power castle – the metal pilgrim cassette

caged view – demo 2022 cassette
San Francisco’s CAGED VIEW has released two volumes of online demos from 2022 together here on one single tape, totaling seven songs of melodic post-hardcore.

my hair is a rat’s nest – perpetual bittersweet cassette
Lo-fi atmospheric screamo with post-hardcore leanings

after the fall – afaksaakan cassette
metalcore

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beach church/scudici/high dive and amid the old wounds @ the emo van

a couple weeks ago I was guest at the emo van, we talked mostly about amid the old wounds, how it all started, why I am doing what I am doing, how the name came about, what plans I have for the future and emo in general, plus as a real special treat I recorded two songs as a live session which are being aired exclusively in the episode as well. here’s a landing page on linktree as well as their insta.

amid the old wounds the emo van

furthermore there’s two small additions in the shop from erich fried records:

high dive – not so kind these days cassette
clean twinkly and slighty distorted guitars that remind me of classic 2nd wave emo like boys life, spoken words reminiscent of what old gray would do plus roomy trashy drums.

beach church / scudici – demo split ep cassette
garage-y alternative (post-) rock from scudici reminding me of placebo and dirty but dancy poppy postpunk-indie from beach church

that’s all for this month, thanks to you all for your support

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some restocks including leave nothing but footprints… 3×7″ boxes…

… (empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate), coma regalia, mio / duct hearts, ilydaen and more:

I got some items returned from a distributor which they weren’t able to sell, this is usually a double edged sword, it’s kinda frustrating, but sometimes you also get stuff back that is sought after and had been sold out for some time, which is nice.

so these are back in stock for a couple of copies each only:

leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but photographs 3×7″ box
human hands / mars to stay split 7″
leave nothing but footprints, take nothing but photographs – chapter III 7″
(empire! empire! (i was a lonely estate) / your neighbour the liar / smithsonian)
hexis – MMXIV. A. D. XII. KAL. DEC. flexi disc
mio / duct hearts split 7″ 1st press
gillian carter / coma regalia splöit 6″ (green and pink vinyl)
coma regalia – there’s still time LP
ilydaen – veil 2xLP
captain, your ship is sinking / mio split 12″
what of us / coma regalia split 12″ (black variant)
wishes on a plane – this faint line 10″
2 copies of the diecut version of time as a color – X LP

FIND ALL TIME AS A COLOR ITEMS HERE

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mt. oriander / amid the old wounds split 7″ out now!

I’m not going to waltz around facts here, this is a sad record, and once Mt. Oriander’s sole but lengthy song ‚You Chip Away Everything that isn’t an Elephant‘ starts twinkling multiple clean guitars through your speakers or pods, you will be swept away by its melancholy. Before you know it Keith Latinen, well known from his former, genre defining band Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) jumps head first into an instrumental, soaring upbeat part of Mineral-esque or Penfold-ish intensity that sets the stage for a partly twinkly, partly head-nodding and beautifully told story of childhood nostalgia, as if JD Salinger and Douglas Coupland had a love child, a short story, so vivid, you can almost grasp it. The seemingly everyday setting lulls you in, only to break your heart with its final sentence, fully revealing this is about more than nostalgia. 

On the flipside Daniel Becker takes over the narrative of loss and abandonment and turns loss into letting go, and nostalgia into sad acceptance. His first song „Field of View“ is a brooding, slow paced testimony of a man who is beginning to make peace with ending a fight that can’t be won, for the sake of staying healthy, staying alive, but aware of what made him who he is, for better or worse. The short sophomore song „Hypothetically Speaking I“ serves as a passage into Amid the Old Wounds’ contribution to last year’s split 7“ with Australia’s No Action, picking up sentiments of not being accepted and expressing awareness that the life settings we grow up with are ok – potentially required – to be questioned, in order to provide peace for your inner child.

This may not be your perfect soundtrack to this summer’s open window ride to the beach, but let’s be honest, summer is over,  and life isn’t always a ride to the beach, is it? Within many of us lies sadness, lies anger, and very often these are symptoms of trauma response caused by loss or negligence, among others. So if you find yourself dealing with sadness, this record might provide one thought that could be most instrumental in getting through: You are not alone.

Rounded off with remarkably detailed artwork, specifically handdrawn by Tommy Lester aka Diddums Doodles (most prominently known for his work for Chalk Hands) this 7“ is available now, housed in sand-colored paper with a shaped sticker on front, including a lyrics insert and download code in two vinyl variants:
deep blue sea /185 (medium transparent blue with black haze)
shallow waters /370 (milky clear with azure blue haze)

STREAM AND ORDER 7″ HERE

this will also stream wherever you stream music, find some links here or go to your platform of choice directly

 

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postmarked stamps series CDs and jejune/dignity for all 7″

thanks to soul ameria records I have all current editions of the postmarked stamps CD series available. straight from japan!

burial etiquette / undermark split CD (post marked stamps series #1)
sementos / older split CD (post marked stamps series #3)
pyre / biliardo split CD (post marked stamps series #4)
elliott green / futurina split CD (post marked stamps series #5)
石の犬 / shonen bat split CD (post marked stamps series #6) (ishinoinu)
mt. oriander / engagements split CD (post marked stamps series #7)

also a few copies of the classic jejune/dignity for all split 7“, which is an honor!

soul ameria records

FIND ALL SOUL AMERIA RELATED ITEMS HERE

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their something borrowed, glory – s/t cassette out now!

almost two years after the digital release this collaborative project by koenich and amid the old wounds finally gets a physical format on ferro tape cassette, self-released by the artists.

it comes in handmade black cardboard slipcases with a diecut window showing a two-sided card underneath so you can choose which cover picture you prefer. it includes a small insert with recording credits and a download code

STREAM AND ORDER CASSETTE HERE

there’s no other news this time but as always there’s tons of great records in the shop and a handful of new ones being planned, so I’d appreciate your orders to help make these happen. <3