(3) new CD's available in the last couple of weeks, in case you missed them. ROYAL DRUG - DEFEND DEGENERACY CD Excellent Hardcore Punk from Albuquerque, NM. in the vein of Siege and Infest. A sense of urgency permeates all tracks (15 tracks/15 minutes), and they get straight to the point. Groovy in spots and full of that ABQ sun-baked angst. 4-panel Digipak. MACRONYMPHA - LIVE IN PITTSBURGH CD Document of a live show on 6/16/22 at COLLISION in Pittsburgh, PA, featuring Joe Roemer, John Grimaldi & Henry Rial as MACRONYMPHA. Harsh and heavy as to be expected. Hand-numbered edition of 200 in a 7" sleeve. MO*TE - KILL THE SUN CD A 60-minute long epic track diving...
Limited edition RABIES CASTE t-shirts & hoodies are being produced and should be available some time in December or early January. Multiple cassette titles have been retired. IYWTYHT. The new T.E.F. CD has been delayed while Kevin works on new material. It's been delayed for a while. I'm just now getting around to telling you. Perfection is an art and Kevin is a master so it'll be done when it's done. 2022 should see it's earhole blasting release. Multiple releases from acts that have been commissioned are schedule TBD, but should surface some time next year if completed, including a CD from Japanese noise-grinders NAPALM DEATH IS DEAD, a CD from electroacoustic artist (and resident Dada art collaborator)...
HEAT SIGNATURE BRAIN ON WAR C-60 & ASSOCIATED ITEMS/PACKAGES ARE SOLD OUT. (5) OF THE CANVAS POUCHES WERE DAMAGED DURING PRINTING AND WILL BE RE-DONE. THESE WILL BE REPOSTED WHEN THEY ARRIVE AS THE LAST AVAILABLE COPIES. TOTAL BLACK IN GERMANY & OUTSIDER ART IN THE UK WILL HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF COPIES OF THE HEAT SIGNATURE WITHIN (2) WEEKS. THOSE IN EUROPE MAY INQUIRE WITH THEM TO RESERVE/PICK UP A COPY. TOTAL BLACK WILL ALSO HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF COPIES OF THE SUNK COST WAVE OF MUTILATION RELEASE. HEAT SIGNATURE BRAIN ON WAR C-60 DD71 Straight from the dirt of the Rust Belt and the byproduct of a classified ground OP, Ohio's Heat Signature unleash a...
I recently did an interview with Patrick Higgins of the Fort Worth Weekly which turned into a feature in the Music section of the Fort Worth Weekly print and online edition. A few mistakes ended up in print, probably due to miscommunication, but overall a good interview and I thank Patrick for his time and attention. He had a good demeanor and really seemed interested.
For those interested the online edition is here: Fort Worth Weekly
Available today are (3) new releases on LP & CD, all from Japanese composers/sound artists. Hiroshi HasegawaLive in Texas Double LP A double LP from none other than Hiroshi Hasegawa, recorded on his sponsored March 2019 tour of Texas. 4 sides of excellent sound totaling over 90 minutes that captures each of the 4 stops the tour made (Austin, San Antonio, Houston & Denton) in full, mixed and mastered for LP by Hiroshi after he returned to Japan. Originally planned for early 2020 as a double CD, right as work was getting started on it the world went nuts and it had to be put on hold. During the ensuing months I decided to make it a double LP to...
