Labels
Contraszt!
- 01. Hallow Water
02. Glass On Ice
03.Rose In Bend
04. Whip Hand
05. Dreamer
06. In Silence
07. One Step
08. Cabinet Of Masks
09. The Fool
10. Waking Things
11. HuskARCTIC FLOWERS
Straight To The Hunter
Die vierte Scheibe von Portlands female fronted Postpunk Geschoss. Ein moody Bastard mit hintertückischen Gitarrenriffs, einer pumpenden Rhytmussektion und verführerischen Vocaleinlagen. Ihre Mischung aus Punk, Goth, Deathrock und Anarcho klingt heuer deutlich aufgeräumter als bislang und zeigt die Band definitiv auf der Höhe ihrer Zeit. 11 Tracks ambitious, challenging, and rewarding. FFO PLeasure Leftists, Don´t, Wipers,- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 29.06.2019
- 01. Infinite Void - Face in the Window
02. Arctic Flowers - The FoolARCTIC FLOWERS / INFINITE VOID
Split
[engl] Melbourne’s post-punk favourites INFINITE VOID have teamed up with Portland, OR’s dark-punk masters ARTIC FLOWERS for a special split 7?.- Format
- 7''
- Release-Datum
- 06.07.2016
- 01. Through the Tendons
02. Insulation of the Silence
03. Mayn Rue Platz
04. The Hyde Mansion
05. The Unconscious Echo
06. Brittle Bones
07.The One to the East and WestCINDER WELL
The Unconscious Echo
[engl] Cinder Well is the project of multi-instrumentalist Amelia Baker. In the early twenty-tens when she lived in Santa Cruz, CA, she played in the dark-folk group the Gembrokers and was a member of Blackbird Raum. Both bands were touring the emerging anarcho folk scene in Europe in 2013 when they met the folks of Lankum. This encounter proved quite influential and after collaborating on an album together Amelia eventually moved to Ireland to study Irish traditional music. By the sound of it alone, a voice, two violins, resonator guitar, its folky instrumentation and traditional feel ‘The Unconscious Echo’ could be described as a ’timeless’ folk record. But the slower pace and drawing out of tones with a shruti box and long stretched string sounds, make it a dark and modern variation on a traditional theme. It is also a record (and this might sound hyperbolic, but just wait for it) that could have only been made after the Holocaust. In the title track Amelia lets us in on what she has come to understand about the passing down of generational trauma. That is what the ‘Unconscious Echo’ is, and what it is echoing with is truly horrific. Amelia describes herself and her music as antifascist, she shares a personal perspective coming from a non-religious Jewish background with a keen understanding of white/cis/privilege. This activist approach is very intrinsic to the kind of musical and political scene she is a part of, like Vradiazei, and Anna Vo and her former Gembrokers’ band mate Burl Wood of Byssus. ‘The Unconscious Echo’ is a beautifully arranged and very deliberate record. There’s parts where you can almost hear the space surrounding the musicians. And there’s big crescendo’s with Amelia’s voice filling the room right after it with the same intent. There’s so much beauty and elegance in her painful storytelling, you feel like it’s not a safe place to go at all, but it’s definitely safer with her. ‘This record is for you if you like your lyrics dark, your folk doomy, your melodies haunting and your musicians outspoken.’- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 12.03.2021
- 01. Crevasse - Addendum
02. V0nt Out Distance
03. V0nt
04. V0NT BrundibarCREVASSE / V0NT
Split
Die ungewöhnliche Kombination der zwei Bands dieser Split macht das durchaus Sinn. Obwohl Crevasse als Punkband und V0nt als Elektroact bezeichnet werden könnte, sind Samples, Noise und aggressive Vocals auf beiden Seiten dieser Platte zu hören. V0nt sind ein Trio aus Prag. Ihre Songs bestehen aus schlagkräftigen Post-EBM-Beats, schweren Synthies, Lärmwänden und wütenden verzerrten Vocals. Textlich befassen sie sich mit der dunklen Seite des menschlichen Verhaltens - Angst, Vorverurteilung und Tod. Crevasses Track hingegen ist eine bizarre zwölfminütige Collage aus Lärm, sich wiederholenden Beats und nervenaufreibenden Spannungen. Mit dieser Veröffentlichung entfernt sich die Band von ihren Hardcore-Punk-Wurzeln. Keiner der schnellen, D-Beat-getriebenen Songs ist auf diesem Release zu hören. Stattdessen ist dieser eher atmosphärische und laute Track voller Wiederholungen und Samples (einige davon stammen auch von V0nt).- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 11.02.2019
- 01. Blank Faces
02. Obsolete
03. Nothing
04. The PainDARK MATTER
s/t
Aus dem Umfeld des Ungdomshuset in Kopenhagen kamen schon immer grandiose Bands mit politischen Anspruch und Message. Zuletzt begeisterten ASSASSINATORS mit ihrem eingängigen Punkrock. Dass es sich bei DARK MATTER um ein Folgeprojekt hiervon handelt, hört man direkt nach den ersten Umdrehungen dieser kleinen Platte. Vier Songs. Fantastische Melodien, die direkt ins Herz und in die gestreckte Faust gehen. Toll!- Format
- 7''
- Release-Datum
- 20.10.2015
- 01. Doomed from the Start
02. Barrels
03. Wuornos
04. The Mother
05. People Like Hayley
06. Until i'm More
07. In the Toybox
08. Corrections
09. I don't remember your face anymore
10. Hidden from the sunDIPLOID
Is God Up There ?
[engl] Melbourne’s Diploid fuse elements of screamo, black metal, noise rock, and powerviolence to create caustic new forms of sonic violence. Their experimental approach sears the psyche with bursts of swirling blackened noise, crackling feedback, and distorted screams. Heavy stuff!- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 31.03.2017
- 01. The Waters Of The Earth Turn Black
02. Embodied Spirits
03. Fear In A Handful Of As
04. The Truth Reveals Itself In The DarkFELSENMIRROR
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[engl] “When we got the word a new group had been assembled out of the ashes of some serious past hitters, we knew the result would be just as thick with fury and power as their previous outfits. Portland, Oregon’s new all-star team in the atmospheric metal arena is @_felsenmirror_ , uniting crushers from the likes of Augurs, Usnea, and Atriarch just to name a few. Just when you thought the Pacific Northwest extreme metal scene was in a recession, the torch bearers make a prodigal return with plenty of genuine novel sonic territory to explore and exploit. The album is one continuous block, a concept encapsulating the stages of grief, only to once again wind up at the last stage of acceptance and all it has to offer. The passages ebb and flow with the aid of violin with as exactly as much anticipation for the next shattering riff sequence thoroughly wiping the slate clean before reminding us of the annihilating pain that can all but extinguish us on this side of the grass. The drumming is exquisite in execution and far more dynamic than your average stoner doom, which is even more surprising when you realize the vocalist screaming his head off and drummer are the same person. This album leaves no dark metal motif unexamined and is a paramount testament to the region’s past two decades of esoteric, star-gazing, nature freaks that get the fuck down with gravely horrendous aural landscapes. Check the album out here and keep an eye out for more from these harsh visionaries."- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 11.05.2023
- 01. Never Stop Your Anger
02. Twist & Turn
03. Hungry Heart
04. No Love Left Behind
05. A Wasting Disease
06. Fibre
07. Crucial Times
08. Heaven is Wasted On The DeadFINISTERRE
s/t
Wow! Eine neue FINISTERRE LP. 4 Jahre nach der Split EP mit GERANIÜM und der "Hexis" 12" auf Twisted Chords, kommt nun das selbstbetitelte Album. Und es hat sich einiges in der Zwischenzeit getan: der brutale, D-Beat angetriebene Crustcore ist düsteren Klängen gewichen. Düster-HC mit Post-Punk Versatzstücken und zwischendurch wieder Geschwindigkeitsausbrüche, die die Platte unglaublich abwechslungsreich gestalten. Dazu noch Manuelas wütender Gesang, der Wut, Verzweiflung und Hoffnung verkörpert und politische Themen aufgreift und angreift. Wer Alpinist, Fall Of Efrafa mag, wird sicherlich auch Finisterre kennen- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 21.08.2017
- 01. Happy Few
02. Rotten Friendship
03. Imprisoned By Appearances
04. Interlude
05. Puppet Parade
06. Debout Les Damnés De La Terre
07. Us vs. The World
08. Fear Is the Enemy
09. Their JusticeGERANIÜM
Fear Is The Enemy
GERANIÜM aus Strasbourg/Besancon (Frankreich) feiern dieses Jahr ihr zehnjähriges Bandbestehen und beglücken uns nach zahlreichen Splits endlich mit ihrem zweiten Album. Zwar gab es zuletzt einige Umbesetzungen, ihrem unverwechselbaren Stil sind sie aber auch auf “Fear is the enemy” treu geblieben: So gibt’s auch auf der neuen Platte eine gnadenlose Melange aus düsterem Crust, 90s Screamo und Black Metal. Anstatt stumpf draufloszuknüppeln, wird hier langsam eine leidenschaftliche Soundwand entfaltet, deren ungezügelte Vehemenz einen atemlos zurücklässt. Sucht man nach musikalischen Einflüssen wären hier sicherlich ALPINIST, FINGERPRINT oder MADAME GERMEN zu nennen. Aber wozu? GERANIÜM sind Garant an sich. Wer sich in den letzten Jahren ungefähr in diesem Kontext bewegt hat, der*dem wird die Band aus Frankreich sowieso längst ein Begriff sein.Die Platte kommt in einem wunderschönen Dreifach.Falt.Siebdruckcover.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 25.11.2018
- 01. Sprit Crusher
02. Forever is the wind
03. IHYSM
04. Your terms
05. I laugh blood
06. The calm before the storm
07. Disacchords
08. Destination regret
09. The trashcan ode
10. Tigers
11. So right
12. Lydia
13. Your pickles taste better than mine
14. Into the wild
15. Turning cursive letters into knives
16. Mt. Ashtray
17. Vertigos
18. Fullthrottle
19. Scentless ApprenticeGLASSES
Compendium
[engl] There was a time when there was no way around GLASSES. I think everyone who’ve been involved in the European hardcore scene around the year 2010 was totally blown away by their furious fast Hardcore Punk and their excessive live shows. In the short time of four years they recorded two 12” Records and a split 7” with Comadre, which they shared the tour van not only at one occasion. Formed by (ex-)members of Trainwreck, The F.A, Perth Express and The 244GL they brought together the passion for dark and crushing Hardcore with a good sense of metal infused still driving riffing, heavy drumming and powerful vocals. With vocalists Sam moving to the US it became a bit quiet around the band in the last years. During the months of the pandemic they started being creative again, writing and recording new stuff. Contraszt! Records is excited to the bone to release their complete musical output - now remastered and remixed. “Compedium” is a collection of their work between 2008 and 2020 and appears on heavy double 180gr. 12” vinyl with stunning new artwork by Samantha Muljat.- Format
- DoLP
- Release-Datum
- 25.06.2021
- 01. The Black Side
02. Behind these doors
03. Like Ghosts
04. Paper Plane Revelation
05. Silent Cries
06. Conspiracy
07. Morbid Play
08. Under a Red Night Sky
09. Don't Look Into My Eyes
10. The SpectreGLOOM SLEEPER
A Void
[engl] "Street Eaters are a truewave/punk band from Berkeley+Oakland, CA that has drawn a range of sonic comparisons to bands from Wipers to Masshysteri, Autoclave to Drive Like Jehu, Huggy Bear to KARP, Sonic Youth’s Bad Moon Rising to Warsaw. After years of relentless international touring on the heels of their well-received album ""Blood::Muscles::Bones"" (released on Nervous Intent in the U.S./Contraszt! in Europe), Megan March and John No returned home to troubled times in their immediate bay area underground punk community/family and the world at large. True to form, the band sought to come to terms with this changed landscape by diving deeply into their own recording studio to create a new record with an expansive new vision. This record, ""The Envoy"", is a concept album based on famed dystopian, gender revolutionary, anti-authoritarian author Ursula K. Le Guin's influential books ""The Dispossessed"" and ""Left Hand of Darkness"". Songs are at the heart of the album and keep its momentum and energy high, atop a shifting musical landscape underpinned by tension, fierce resolve, isolation, and the vastness of mental and physical space. Directly inspired by Le Guin’s radical speculative fiction and analytical lens on the world around us and beyond it, Yes - GLOOM SLEEPER are very late to the post-punk party, but they don't particularly sound like the contemporary and earlier bands of the genre. Nothing from this release sounds dated or trite. GLOOM SLEEPER's style extends from post-punk to new wave, from gothic atmosphere builders to upbeat guitar pop. The band used the recording session to create a textured sonic art that married a breath taking understanding of atmosphere (without loosing its punky edge) with a sense of emotional fury. The music soars where it should and drifts when the listener needs a break from the intensity. The layered, jangly guitar releases liquid notes, the dedicated bass player pumps out rhythms, the fairly powerful drum section bites and the somewhat gothic styled vocals mixed into the songs take everything to a higher level. These guys from Bielefeld, Germany are creating their music based on the sound made popular by British bands like THE SOUND and ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN or THE WIPERS from the other side of the pond. At the same time, the influence of today's THE ESTRANGED or TERRIBLE FEELINGS is obvious. The result is a unique sound that is somehow beyond mere words – A VOID feels entirely cohesive and unified. The inventive arrangements and intricate playing can't take the catchiness out of these 10 songs: Limited colored (semitransparent turquoise) vinyl comes with a heavy printed innersleeve and includes a digital download card. A VOID will leave you re-playing to excess!- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 17.04.2016
- 01. Lifestyle verpflichtet
02. Kreuzgang
03. Aua Aua
04. Woher diese Liebe
05. Und woher der Hass
06. Ringwelt
07. Tonalität
08. Die Hoffnung
09. MarktversagerINFANT SANCHOS
s/t
Drumcomputer und Synthesizer. Stumpfer Bass, Arbeitslosengeschrei, anspruchslose, aber wirksame Tonfolgen. Mentale Hygiene der Generation Mischgetränk. Vom Bodensatz des Kreativmilieus, zwei Renegades, aus Neukölln, aus Langeweile.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 19.06.2019
- 01. Der Kaiser
02. Massereiche Objekte
03. Unter Wasser
04. Übersprungsgeräusche
05. Angst im Hellen
06. Satanspunk
07. Hybris
08. Schäume
09. Die FreundinINFANT SANCHOS
Schäume
[engl] Berlin-Neukölln 2022. The smoke of burning oscillators rises above the rooftops. It stomps, screams; in the distance, a saxophone bawls through the street canyons. What the world needs now is another record by Infant Sanchos, those sympathetic relegation figures without tenure. Look no further, you humiliated, despised, downtrodden and abandoned creatures: incriminating music is danceable again.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 27.12.2022
- 01. Dark Dreams
02. Fading Light
03. Wax Apple
04. Halping Hand
05. Face in the Window
06. The Long Night
07. Reflection
08. Even Ground
09. Ways to Understand
10. Endless Waves
11. ImmersedINFINITE VOID
Endless Waves
Bevor sich Infinite Void Ende 2017 leider auflösten, haben sie noch ein nagelneues 11-Song-Album aufgenommen, was jetzt posthum erscheint. “Endless waves “ist für alle, die auf Wipers, For Against, Sleater Kinney oder Sonic Youth stehen. Ganz großartiger (Post-)Punk aus Melbourne / Australien und es ist jammerschade, dass die Band Geschichte ist. Passt im Plattenregal direkt neben Estranged oder Spectres, ganz groß!- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 09.07.2018
- 01. Add 60 sec to the Bechdel Test
02. The Beauty of Absenteeism
03. Time Trap
04. HysteriaKENNY KENNY OH OH
s/t
Die vier Leipzigerinnen mit einer Expat in Berlin (Jetzt Köln) machen seit drei Jahren zusammen Musik und haben in dieser Zeit unz ählige AZ’s, Bauwagenplätze und Kneipenkeller beschallt. Jetzt ist die erste EP da. Irgendwo zwischen Riot Grrrl und Knüppelpunk schrabbeln sie sich souverän durch ihre Zweiminüter, bei denen man die Hook mitschreien oder auch mal über die ein oder andere Textzeile länger nachdenken kann. Schlagzeug, Gitarre und Bass verstehen sich hörbar, es sitzt alles an der richtigen Stelle, es darf gepogt werden.- Format
- 7''
- Release-Datum
- 01.10.2013
- 01. Intro
02. Ziemia Ginie
03. Siostro
04. A Ty?
05. Mi?o?? To Mi?o??
06. Brud I Brokat
07. Druga Po?owa
08. Klatka Po Klatce
09. Harmonia
10. Pekniete Serca
11. OutroLIFE SCARS
Pekniete Serca
[engl] There is a certain melancholy in the music of life scars that speaks of tenderness and confidence. The beauty of the rebellion and the clarity of the critique are empowering in the face of a dying world. Originally founded in 2008 and based in the most eastern part of Poland, Life Scars became one of the most active and consistent bands in the polish DIY Punkscene. “P?kni?te Serca” (broken hearts) is their fourth record and by far their most remarkable and impressive one. Six years after their previous output, they developed their sound further, adding a second guitar, more crust riffs appearing now in their simple punk sound. It is a political album that confronts the misery of the world without losing one’s tenderness. Captivating, melodic, danceable - but always with the fist in the air.- Format
- LPcol
- Release-Datum
- 15.09.2023
- 01.Koniec kraju Polska
02.Kury
03.Kompromis
04.Moment
05.Noruj mysliwego
06.WCSP
07.Cebulaki
08.Ale
09.Wiecej i wiecej
10.Dobre rady
11.The OdeLIMP BLITZKRIEG
Koniec kraju Polska
Seit ihrem Debüt 2016 haben sich Limp Blitzkrieg aus Warschau als fester Garant für einschlägigen, politisch direkten Hardcore-Punk erwiesen - mit klarer antifaschistischer und feministischer Message.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 27.10.2018
- 01. Nergenst
02. Are We Going Somewhere?
03. Het Wandeling Van Het Vandaal
04. We Don't Belong Here
05. Adulthood Is A Farce
06. Gewoon Mee
07. Meaning Nothing
08. Resist
09. Eindeloze Winter
10. Wachten
11. Crazy As Our Dreams Can BeLITOVSK
s/t
[engl] Hailing from the coastal town Brest in the far north-western corner of France LITOVSK deliver a fulminant and outstanding debut album. Eleven songs of dark and gloomy Postpunk/Wave. You could say, you've heard it before and yes, you proabably have: Some of the songs were taken from their 2014 Demo Tape. Rumbling and driving basslines, straight drumming topped by partly wavey guitar riffs: simple, clean and honest while retaining a good portion of frenetic power and energy. Think of THE ESTRANGED, NEW FLESH or RED DONGS. A Band to reckon with: LITOVSK is defintely one of the best Postpunk coming from Europe these days. On this records they manage to give an extra vibe to the last wave and created eleven hymns to dance and sing along with.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 17.04.2017
- 01. Provare Ancora
02. Arianne
03. Stanchi
04. Contemporaneitee
05. Realtà
06. Dialogue
07. Attaccati a nienteMORGANA
Contemporaneità
[engl] Morgana is a four piece post punk/cold wave band born prior to the pandemic. Originating from the vibrant DIY counter culture that is the city of Firenze, Italy. Morgana’s vocals are in both French and Italian- punctuating the melodic guitars with articulated, thought provoking lyrics which encapsulate the post punk spirit; alongside a healthy distaste for the world as it stands. The “Contemporaneità” album is a mix of re-recorded demo tracks, two singles and a brand new track "Arianne"- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 07.09.2022
- 01. I Won't Be a Slave
02. The Sum of Every Mistake
03. Sea of Desire
04. No Longer Afraid to Fall
05.Return to Glory
06. Mesmerized
07. When You're Beside Me
08. I'll Never Go Back AgainNICI
Return To Glory
[engl] "Debut album by this solo project from Leipzig Connewitz. 8 Tracks of charming DIY Synth Wave Pop. Highly danceable. Highly enjoyable. Best soundtrack for your next party. File under: Punks doing 80s Wave/Pop. Ffo: Riki, Nuevo Testamento, Ritual Veil, Prospexx.- Format
- LPcol
- Release-Datum
- 23.05.2024
- 01. Orang
02. Interlunar Drips in my Shirt
03. Let's Keep Talking to Plants
04. Grooming my Hair with a Snake-Shaped Comb
05. You're all the Same (Ceremony)
06. Saigon-Sex-Weather
07. I Wish My Psychotherapist was an Alien
08. The Dick-Pic I Never Received
09. OrangORANG ORANG
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Hinter Orang Orang verstecken sich Mitglieder:innen aus einigen der besten Bands Kassels, Bielefelds und Göttingens. Ursprünglich als Kurzzeitprojekt für einen Auftritt beim Fluff Fest angedacht, jetzt doch aufgenommen und auf knallig oranges Vinyl gepresst. Die neuen Songs liefern einen teils obskuren, noisig-kantigen Hardcore-Punk der bisweilen an die frühen Ceremony oder Trash Talk erinnert. Was sie aber von den genannten abhebt sind die Vocals. Diese strotzen vor Durchgeknalltheit und Coolness, geben dem Ganzen einen düsteren Touch Pop mit. Hat irgendwas von Karen O von den frühen Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Nur eben auf Hardcore.- Format
- 12''
- Release-Datum
- 17.08.2018
- 01. 10 Cup Bait
02. Rerun
03. Bongga Ka Dai
04. A Few Reservations R Connect
05. Numbers
06. Buy Buy Buy
07. Pen Pen De Sarapen Yellow PerillelPOSY
Bongga Ka Dai
[engl] Posy is a Band from Olympia, WA. Uncomfortable Noisepunk that leaves you stunning and speechless. Crusty and crunchy. Bratty and brilliant.Fresh, inventive and constantly surprising, this is heavy music done right. Ffo:Cerce, Huggy Bear, Early 90s Riot Grrrl Punk etc.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 27.12.2022
- 01. Never On Time
02. Mouse Trap
03. Uppercat
04. No Means No
05. Fake As Fuck
06. Afraid To Die
07. Worst FriendRADICAL KITTEN
Uppercat
[engl] Radical Kitten is a queer and feminist Punkband from Toulouse / France. On their second album “Uppercat” the trio explores more pop and nuanced sounds while retaining a good dose of energy and aggression. The themes of the 7 songs navigate between feminist and queer commitments, touching on consent and empowerment, but also more trivial and universal themes such as the relationship with confinement, delays etc…- Format
- LPcol
- Release-Datum
- 21.02.2024
- 01. Invocation pt. 2
02. Wash Away
03. Nameless Constellation
04. Alive
05. Frail Flame
06. Tired
07. The FieldRAGANA
Wash Away
[engl] Queer antifascist black metal/doom from so-called oakland, ca & olympia, wa. An expansive, stunning masterpiece of left-field black metal and doom, Wash Away is the first vinyl release from RAGANA, a female two-piece whose members alternate duties on drums, guitar, and vocals to produce some of the most unique and affecting dark music being made today. Originally coming together in the queer punk scene of Olympia, Washington, Ragana draw upon a number of influences from the flora and fauna of their Pacific Northwest origins to the darkly nostalgic folk of MT. Eerie and, yes, their Olympian forebearers Wolves In The Throne Room, synthesizing them into an experimental, highly idiosyncratic take on black metal. Held together by an intense focus on raw emotion and haunting atmospherics, Ragana shifts seamlessly from tender, mesmerizing vocal harmonies to piercing, heart-ripping shrieks and back again. Following up on two immensely popular full-length cassettes, Wash Away represents a major leap forward for the band, their first vinyl release complemented by the massive production of GREG WILKINSON (Brainoil, Noothgrush, Vastum) and mastering by JAMES PLOTKIN (Khanate).? Originally released by An Out Recordings in 2015.- Format
- LP
- Release-Datum
- 25.11.2022