New Arrivals January 2008
Here’s a list of new stuffs at the shop, so do come over and check it out. Reviews of these releases will be here as soon as my workload lessens, I hope! This list will be updated as it goes.
STRUGGLE AGAINST
Vision Of Strength CD
(Embrace Records)
A brief from Embrace Records: “Denmark’s only old-school HC act – honest, passionate, original and intense; positively bleeding commitment – leaps and bounds beyond the raw aggression of those late 90’s European HC bands such as Mainstrike, Reaching Forward, etc.”
According to their myspace site, STRUGGLE AGAINST had just split-up after being on and off together since 1999, so this could be your last chance to experience the band’s excellent old-school youth-crew trip.
Sample their song Breaking Apart below:
RM16 + free poster at the The Ricecooker Shop
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ELEMAE
Popular Misconceptions of Happiness CD
(Embrace Records)
from the Embrace site: “…by far the most ambitious alternative rock album in 2005. With a breathtaking wall of sound and emotionally depth passionate vocals display in melodic heaviness, it’s definitely a refreshing break from all the current wave of indie mediocrity.”
New Jersey indie-rock with roots going back to post-hardcore and emo. Available in digipak packaging with enhanced-CD including 2 extra songs & a short documentary video.
Here’s a song, Soulsweeper from the CD
RM16 + free poster, sticker and postcard at The Ricecooker Shop
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
A Youth Of Today Tribute: Standing Hard CD
(Embrace Records)
22 bands playing songs by the long-gone master of late 80s posi-core.
A smorgasbord of youth crew / straight-edge heaven, featuring locals such as SECOND COMBAT & NOSTALGIA and tonnes more bands from all over the world, all presented in a nice digipack and a free poster to boot.
Sample a version of Wake Up & Live by Florida’s YEARS FROM NOW below
RM16 + free poster at the The Ricecooker Shop
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PROLETAR
Back to Hatevolution CD
(multiple-labels split-release)
According to tolivealie.com, this is: “Brutal old school grindcore from Jakarta, Indonesia. This discography release spans from 2000 on, and contains more than fifty songs in over 70 minutes from tape EPs, demos, their full length album, splits, and some unreleased, live, and cover songs. Comes in an (silver) embossed 7″ sleeve”
Yeah, nicely packaged in a 7″-style sleeve!
RM15 at the The Ricecooker Shop (note: ONLY 4 copies left!)
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
New Names For Old Desires 4-Way Split-CD
(Major Malfunction / Delusion of Terror / Takefour Collective)
Featuring four of the best and hardest bands in the Philippines Hardcore Punk community. With Cavite’s NUCLEAR PUNISHMENT (a mix of Obituary & Gehenna), Manila’s ISVARAH (dark, brutal hardcore), Baguio’s PRAYER OF ENDURANCE (modern metallic HC) and Batangas’s FORGIVENESS DENIED (metallic HC).
RM15 at The Ricecooker Shop (again, limited copies, only four copies!)
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