SuperFi Records news [Taint / Snowblood / Moss etc.]

[Kunal]

Hi there, apologies if this is the wrong forum to be posting this. Feel free to delete it if so. Anyway, 2008 is already upon us, and in typical SuperFi tradition, a bunch of things are coming out more or less at the same time, so here's a rundown as to what's coming your way.



TAINT - Secrets And Lies 2xLP
First up will be the second album from the UK's premier stoner-hardcore fusion power-trio. The CD version has been out for a few months on Rise Above, and we'll be doing the double vinyl version, hopefully in time for their gigs at the end of January, when they'll be supporting Baroness and Kylesa at various points on their tour. They're also doing some headlining gigs in February. Listen to "Hex Breaker" from the new album on their myspace page. MySpace.com - Taint - Uk tour Jan/Feb + Euro Mar/Apr - Swansea/Cardiff - Rock / Hardcore / Metal - www.myspace.com/taintuk

LINE - They Took Great Proud In Their Work CDEP
Line's recent EP is getting a re-release since the first attempt came out so shoddily. Blame the pressing plant. We'll be sticking it out again as soon as possible, and it'll look better this time round. Those that bought it the first time will be getting a free copy of the new one when it's out. Check them out here: MySpace.com - LINE - bristol, UK - Experimental / Rock / Folk - www.myspace.com/linemusic

THE DEATH OF HER MONEY - Spirit Of The Stairwell CD
Next up is the truly epic debut CD album from these hypnotic Welsh Krautrocking doomsters. That should be out in time for their February tour with fellow countrymen Johnny Mental, and is a split release with Rat Patrol, Calculon and the band's own Suntreader label. Check them out at myspace, and let them know if you can help them with sorting the gaps in their tour out. MySpace.com - THE DEATH OF HER MONEY (Album + Tour in Feb!!!!) - Newport/Rhymney, UK - Progressive / Grunge / Hardcore - www.myspace.com/thedeathofhermoney

SNOWBLOOD - third CD/2xLP
After that will be Snowblood's long-awaited, untitled third album. This one is a real monster, with four songs spanning over an hour, so it's another double vinyl release for us, with a possible CD version to accompany that. Glyn of Scrawled Design is handling the art, so it'll definitely look the business. Once again Lawgiver Records will be helping put this thing out.

GEISHA - Verbrechen Der Liebe
The second album from Bristol's own noise-rockers is awaiting release. Following in their fine tradition of locked-down beats and grooves, swathed in even more swirling noise and effects thanks to the addition of second guitarist Pete. We're working out what format this will come out on, but one idea looks to be an LP with an accompanying digital download for those with mp3 players. SuperFi joins the 21st Century! Crucial Blast should be handling the stateside release of this one.

END THE AGONY - From The Lungs 7"
This Brighton-based, ex-Cat On Form guitar and drums duo (they've recently added a bassist to the line-up incidentally) make a seriously cathartic type of hardcore dirge punk. Think Swans, Dystopia and so on. This one will be a split release with Opiate, Tadpole and the band themselves. Can't wait.

MOSS 7"
This has been in the works forever. Formerly planned to be a split release with Serpents, who promptly broke up, Disclose were up next, but Kawakami-san's untimely demise put an end to that plan. Now it looks like it'll be Moss on both sides, using shorter tracks of their trademark primordially extreme doom sludge from both of their album sessions! Several other labels are involved on this one too, and we'll keep you posted.

AFTER THE LAST SKY LP
This bunch from the UK make an excellent racket that mashes up metal, hardcore, grind and everything in between to construct really memorable and exciting songs. Tons of labels are in on this, and it promises to be a good one. The blackcore revolution starts here!

TRACTOR - Cattle CDR
This is the band I drum for. Imagine Unsane, Melvins, old Helmet, Swans, Butthole Surfers and all that kind of shit. We recorded at the same place "Dopethrone" was done! Let us know if you want a copy, as it'll be free. It'll also be given away with any orders received. Download some songs from TRACTOR

After that? We shall see. Probably a nice long lie-down.



There's a bunch of older SuperFi stuff still available, though some only in limited amounts, so act quick!

ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS - Life Is Cheap CD (available)
ARMY OF FLYING ROBOTS - Discography CD (few left)
ART OF BURNING WATER - The Voyage CD (available)
BIBLICAL PROOF OF UFO'S - s/t CD (few left)
DE NOVISSIMIS / TUNGUSKA - split 7" (few left)
THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE - Turn Illness Into A Weapon LP (available)
FLATLANDS / SUNSHINE REPUBLIC - split LP (few left)
GEISHA - Mondo Dell'Orrore CD (available)
HUNTING LODGE - Energy Czar (available again soon)
JINN - s/t CD (available)
THE MOCK HEROIC - Dignified Exits CD (available)
NARCOSIS - Romance LP (few left)
NARWHAL - s/t 7" (few left)
SERMON - Traitor 7" (available)
SICBAY / VALINA - split 7" (few left)
SNOWBLOOD - The Human Tragedy CD (few left)
SNOWBLOOD - Being And Becoming CD (few left)
SNOWBLOOD - Being And Becoming 2xLP (few left)
SWARRRM / DIMLAIA - split 10" (available)
TAINT - The Ruin Of Nova Roma 2xLP (available)
TRACTOR - 2006 Demo CDR (available on request)
TRACTOR / GEISHA - split 10" (few left)
TRENCHER / ESQUILAX - split 10" (few left)



There's a sale on in our massive hardcore / punk / doom / stoner / grind / noise distro, so pick some stuff up and help fund our new releases. SuperFi Records - Store
Almost everything has been reduced in price, and those who live outside of the UK will find it easier to buy stuff what with the addition of new location-specific PayPal buttons, which look like this:




Recent distro additions:

Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Total Fucking Destruction - Split 7"
Brutal Truth - Machine Parts + 4 7"
Coffins / Anatomia / Grudge - split CD
Dead Meadow - Shivering King And Others CD
Fifty On Red - s/t CD
Highgate - s/t CD
Leng Tch'e / Warscars - Split CD
Lysergene - Critical Mass CD
Paganus - s/t CD
Take A Worm For A Walk Week - s/t CDEP
Take A Worm For A Walk Week / Desalvo - split 7"
Total Fucking Destruction - Zen And The Art Of Total Fucking Destruction CD
Volition - s/t CD

[Kunal]

New distro stuff for this week:

The Afternoon Gentlemen - No Messin' About Style CDR
Arsis - United In Regret CD
Arsis - A Celebration Of Guilt LP
Coffins / Anatomia / Grudge - Split CD
Crowpath - Son Of Sulphur CD
Crowpath - Red On Chrome LP
Electro Quarterstaff - Gretzky CD
In Decades Decline - Duneideann CD
In Decades Decline - Year Zero LP
Kill The Client - Escalation Of Hostility CD
Lycanthropy / Say Why? - Split LP
Man Is The Bastard - D.I.Y.C.D. CD
Old Basford - Red Mist CD
Old Basford / Grain - Split 7"
Sulaco - Tearing Through The Roots CD
Torche - s/t LP
Torche - In Return 10"
Watchmaker - Erased From The Memory Of Man CD
Watchmaker - Kill Fucking Everyone CD

SuperFi Records - Store

[Kenny]

Kunal ventures north. Sort of, in a virtual sort of fashion. Alternative Nation may also serve you well for spreading the good word up here. I didn't know you were in Tractor, I'm looking forward to the HC gig.

[Kunal]

Thanks a lot Kenny, I'm trying to spread the word (i.e. annoy and spam) as many unsuspecting music fans as possible. Will be good to meet you too, and please do talk to me, I'll be sick of my bandmates well before then

[Kenny]

Nice one, dude. High fives will be the order of the day.

[Kunal]

new distro stuff:

Army Of Flying Robots - Life Is Cheap LP
Brain Dead / Rot In Hell - Split 7"
Burmese / Cadaver Eyes - Split CD
Crowpath / Swarrrm - Split 7"
Grave In The Sky - Cutlery Hits China CD
Roadside Monument / Frodus - Split CDEP

[Kunal]

New in:

Iron Lung - Cancer / Life Of Pain 7"
Iron Lung / Agents Of Abhorrence - split 7"
Walls - s/t 7"

[Kunal]

*** TAINT - "SECRETS AND LIES" 2xLP OUT NOW!!! ***


Taint's second album "Secrets And Lies" has finally made it onto vinyl! The follow-up to "The Ruin Of Nova Roma" is a continuation of their unique, organic fusion of post-hardcore and stoner-rock. Like last time, the CD is available on Rise Above, and it's another gatefold, double vinyl affair with amazing artwork by frontman Jimbob.


Listen to the opening track "Hex Breaker" here: http://taint.co.uk/1-Taint_Hex-Breaker.mp3


Head on over to our online store to buy it: SuperFi Records - Store
Email or us if you'd rather send an order through the mail: superfirecords@gmail.com
You'll also find a package deal if you want to buy both the "Secrets" and "Roma" 2xLPs at the same time from us.


Postage costs and exchange rates suck at the moment, and it looks like that situation is going to get worse before it gets better. If you live outside of the UK, you'll be able to pick up copies of the record at a more reasonable price from one of these distributors soon:

Europe:
Agipunk - OUT NOW!!!
Bones Brigade - W W W . B O N E S B R I G A D E R E C O R D S . C O M - ENTER THE TORTURE RING...
Conspiracy - Conspiracy Records - We Are The Children Of The Underworld, The Bitter Venom Of The Gods
E-Vinyl - www.musicfearsatan.com
Throne - [[[ T H R O N E R E C O R D S O F F I C I A L W E B S I T E ]]]

USA:
Robotic Empire - robo robo robo robo robo robo robo robo robo robo
StonerRock - StonerRock.com - Home

This is just for starters, with many more hopefully coming soon!


You can also buy CDs, records and shirts directly from the band: w w w . t a i n t . c o . u k ::
Rise Above have copies of both albums on vinyl too: Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today - Available NOW!


Taint and former SuperFi stars Art Of Burning Water (who are ALSO on Rise Above now!) are playing the following gigs too:

Feb. 13th - Newport, TJ's
Feb. 14th - Brighton, Engine Rooms
Feb. 15th - Sheffield, Casbah
Feb. 16th - High Wycombe, The Roundabout
Feb. 17th - London, Purple Turtle

Taint are playing the Roadburn Festival (which is now sold out) in the Netherlands, as well as hitting Europe again around the same sort of time.




*** OTHER NEWS!!! ***

Welsh Krautrocky doomsters TDOHM's new CD will be out really soon, hopefully in time for their tour at the end of February with Johnny Mental. Have a listen and look at the dates here: MySpace.com - THE DEATH OF HER MONEY (Album + Tour in Feb!!!!) - Newport/Rhymney, UK - Progressive / Grunge / Hardcore - www.myspace.com/thedeathofhermoney

The new TRACTOR "Cattle" CDR is out now also! Imagine dirty noise-rock like Unsane, Melvins and Swans. Let us know if you want one as it's free. Tractor also play some rare live shows in Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh soon. More info and mp3s here: TRACTOR

Cheers for reading!

[Kunal]

new distro stuff for this week:

Alehammer - Mine's A Pint Of Crust 10" pic disc
Forca Macabra - Aqui E O Inferno LP
Giuda - s/t LP
La Piovra - s/t LP pic disc
Ohuzaru - s/t LP
Thou - Tyrant LP
Titan - The Chrysanthemum Pledge LP
Titan / June Paik - Split LP
Tractor - Cattle CDR
Wolfbrigade - Prey To The World LP
Zeni Geva - Maximum Money Monster CD

www.superfirecords.co.uk/store.html

[Kunal]

New / restocked distro stuff:



Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Total Fucking Destruction - Split 7" (Bones Brigade)
Insane pair-up of acid-fried, experimental grind, one drum-machine and Pig Destroyer guitarist powered, one with the Brutal Truth drummer!



Artimus Pyle - Tonight Is The End Of Your Way 7" (Too Circle)
The brutal Seattle thrash legends return on this 7"!



Brutal Truth - Machine Parts + 4 7" (Bones Brigade)
The legendary New York stoner grinders re-release this classic EP together with some live outbursts!



Church Of Misery - The Second Coming CD (Salvation)
The legendary Japanese masters of extreme serial-killer obsessed doom return!
http://www.myownsalvation.com/songs/...othefucker.mp3



Church Of Misery - Live In Red - Eurotour 2005 DVD (Salvation)
The legendary Japanese masters of extreme serial-killer obsessed doom document their European tour from 2005!
YouTube - Church of Misery Trailer Live in Red



Creature - s/t CDR (Basses Frequences)
Packaged in a metal tin, this is 30 minutes of warm guitar drone!
http://www.myownsalvation.com/songs/...ble.mp3%22



Enemy Soil - Smashes The State 2xCD (Bones Brigade)
Huge compendium from this powerful grind band! Features all their tracks bar the ones from the Capitalist Casualties split!



Frogskin / Taunt - Split 7" (Streaks)
A song each from these class doom bands from France and Finland!



Spy Master - A Lost Bird 7" (Too Circle)
This Japanese band sound like Jerry's Kids, The FU's and The Freeze!



Various - Fast Comp Tape (Sassbologna)
33 tracks from 33 bands! American Ghost Band, Brains For Breakfast, Cakewet, Common Enemy, Crackcident, Dick Punch, Duke Nukem Forever, Filthpact, FrankXSinatra, Gorgonized Dorks, Gorilla Pussy, Happy News Please, Hated Principals, Krupskaya, Margaret Thrasher, The Naturals, No More Fun, The Outpatients, PCB, Run Like Hell, Schlapendehonden, Sheeva Yoga, Skate Edge, Take It Back, The Tony Clifton Backup Singers, Toxic Revolution, Trendy Bastard, Under Al Kritik, Vonbash, White Male Dumbinance, Worker & Parasite, xAOAx and Yattai! Phew!

[Kunal]

Just got some of these in the post:


Goslings - Occasion CD (Not Not Fun)
Eight thundering masterpieces of molten slime riff majesty, nightstalker drums, and soaring-into-the-sun female vox that crush the earth in a Skullflower meets Slowdive style! Comes in a nice foldout screenprinted card sleeve!

[Kunal]

Just got some copies of the newest SuperFi release!

THE DEATH OF HER MONEY - "Spirit Of The Stairwell" CD



The Death Of Her Money may not have a great name, but they do have a great sound. The trio from South Wales blend an appreciation for modern, heavy music together with an experimental edge to create a swirling, hypnotic maelstrom of repetitive, naturally grooving stoner-rock, kind of like Neurosis meets My Bloody Valentine meets Sonic Youth meets Can. The simplistic, rock-solid rhythmic base provides a launchpad for Kaskie's inventive, dense, discordant fretwork. "Spirit Of The Stairwell" is their debut CD album, with six tracks in 50 minutes, and follows on from self-released demos and a 7".

Listen to "Scandinavian Accent" here: http://www.superfirecords.co.uk/mp3/...ian_Accent.mp3
Listen on myspace here: MySpace.com - THE DEATH OF HER MONEY (Album + Tour in Feb!!!!) - Newport/Rhymney, UK - Progressive / Grunge / Hardcore - www.myspace.com/thedeathofhermoney

This CD is a split release with the band's own Suntreader label and Rat Patrol Records (www.ratpatrolrecs.com).

SuperFi Records - Store

[Kenny]

"kind of like Neurosis meets My Bloody Valentine meets Sonic Youth meets Can" sounds immense. Must listen when I get home from work.

[Kunal]

New distro stuff, complete with uninspired descriptions:



B'Son / Crowskin - split LP (Vendetta)
Utterly destructive doom drone from these German bands!



Catena Collapse / La Quiete - split 7" (Adagio 830)
Classic emo / screamo split with bands hailing from Norway and Italy!



Glockenspiel - Enspiel CD (Krayon)
Excellent instrumental rocking in a post vein from these ex-Quickspace dudes! Improv-y, jazzy, melodic, superb!



Graf Orlock - Destination Time Tomorrow 10" (Vendetta)
Blazing "cinema grind", a.k.a. melodic and fast tech-metal with tons of samples and ludicrous packaging!



Gruel - Demo CDR (n/a)
Leeds supergroup of nice doomy noise, like a trancy Hawkwind meets Swans!



Minion - Out Of The Carnage LP (Vendetta)
An offshoot band from the seemingly dormant Morser, this is in a similar vein, though even more metal if that's even possible!



Mount Logan - s/t LP (Vendetta)
Utterly destructive doom drone from this German trio!
MySpace.com - MOUNT LOGAN - Hofstetten, DE - Rock - www.myspace.com/mountlogan



Perth Express - Harrow And Wealdstone LP (Vendetta)
New release from the Germanic raging hardcore metallers, like His Hero Is Gone meets Mastodon!



Thin The Herd - Mournful And Overcast LP (A Wrench In The Gears)
Excellent raging d-beat crust hardcore with male and female vocals and loads of groove in a gatefold sleeve!
MySpace.com - Thin the Herd (Shirt + LP = $8) - Chicago, Illinois - Punk / Hardcore / Southern Rock - www.myspace.com/thintheherd



Year Of No Light - Nord 2xLP (E-Vinyl)
From the French metal underground comes the colossal dirgecore of YONL!
http://www.crucialblast.net/mp3/03-y...-traversee.mp3