See you after ZBR Fest

May 02, 2023 by David Norman

Okay what’s up? I’m about to head to the airport, that’s what. So no updates here, follow our instagram Zegema_Beach and our facebook page for any news regarding anything. Lates.

P.S. Perfumed Saturnine Angels (a project that I do vocals in and we will be releasing on May 22nd) song premiere at (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))). Click on the pic below or this text to go there.

Yuki releases on May 12th via 20 tapes (10 of each, pictured above). You can jam a song below and if you’re at ZBR Fest we’ll have a couple for sale!

Melissa Lynn from Heavenly Blue and Mel*N spoke with CanaDave on the (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) podcast. The band is playing ZBR Fest this weekend and the podcast even includes an Olth premiere! Get the shit on that for so many freakin’ reasons!!! Click on this text or the pic above to go to the post or just stream the podcast below.

Out Past the Rings 158 is out and it’s the last one for at least a week or two. Both the pink and black copies are still in stock!

In Loving Memory is back in action and had their full length remixed and remastered. Hooooooly moly does it sound incredible. It should release this month digitally (although we might wait until early June after we get them taaaaapes) with the cassettes being handled by Zegema Beach and Illuminate My Heart Records.

You will be seeing a lot of tour posters from bands playing ZBR Fest popping up here in case you are in the path of destruction. Black Matter Device replaced the fallen Hawak about a month ago, and here’s their tour poster! Buy ZBR Fest tickets here.

Today’s Hiding In the Outpost (aka our last copy of something):

Piri Reis! First press sold out, now the second press is almost sold out…and this was only released about 12 months ago!!!

now sold out:
Terry Green/Huge Cosmic tape
Foxmoulder discography cassette (a few No Funeral copies remain!)

PIRI REIS - Ritma (12")

CA$22.50

PIRI REIS ‘Ritma‘ 12" (ZBR228)

For fans of: Neil Perry, Tristan Tzara, Orchid, Yearning, and Louise Cyphre

Featuring members of Utarid, Quantis, and Orbit Cinta Benjamin, the Malaysian screamowizards known as PIRI REIS finally unleash their debut 12”LP and by golly does it set a new standard for emo-violence. The tones on this record proudly display 2000s screamo of the Level Plane variety mixed with the unstable speed of German emo-violence to create a wildly entertaining listen through the 10 songs. 1st press was 250 copies on beautiful merge, but they sold out in the first day, so we made another 200 on splatter! Co-released with Moment Of Collapse, React With Protest, and Framecode Records. These WILL NOT stick around, sleeping not allowed.

12” /250 on red/bone merge /200 on beer splatter vinyl with 12-page lyric booklet. 10 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ritma

Pressing:

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: JEROMES DREAM = The new album is only 3 days away. Get fucking psyched!!!

2023 - 04 - 29 /// Last Canada store orders go out on Tuesday

April 29, 2023 by David Norman

So at a truly ungodly hour in the late night/earling morning of May 3rd, CanaDave begins his trek to the airport for Zegema Beach Records Fest 2023 and will not return until May 10th. What does this mean for you? Probably nothing! But if you planned on ordereing from the Canada/International store (aka this one) then you should know that all orders will go out on Tuesday May 2nd and then the store will not be shipping until my return on the 10th. May 10th also happens to be the release of ZMAR’s new 12”LP so if there are any outstanding orders I’ll obviously combine them and automatically refund you some shipping. Click here to get those last few tickets!

A few days back (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain))))) premiered a new song from Yuki (foreverwewillmissyou) from Oregon and good lord it’s some really good lo-fi screamo. Tapes release on May 12th but you bet yer ass we’ll have 5 at Zegema Beach Records Fest 2023! Click on this pic for the premiere or just jam the song below. Fans of People’s Temple Project, Truman, and My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest should eat this up.

Machine Music threw Scenario in their Nine Songs I Liked This Week list. The 12”s are dwindling (this Canada/International store is down to its last copy! Check out the music video again cuz this thing is too good. Aaaaaaaand they’re playing ZBR Fest 2023!!! Click on this text or the pic above for the full list.

The newest/super short Out Past the Rings 157 is for Blue Noise’s second demo titled ‘never born’. Very sold out. Very incredible. Maya plays in Heavenly Blue now so be sure to say hi to her at the fest and then devolve into loop questioning of “when will there be more Blue Noise?” (listen/download here)

The Ninehertz Podcast gave Life’s ‘Demo Three’ some serious love. Our stores continue to sell steadily and I reckon after ZBR Fest we’ll be close to out.

You will be seeing a lot of tour posters from bands playing ZBR Fest popping up here in case you are in the path of destruction. This Gillian Carter tour only matters if you’re in Japan, and if you’re in Japan then this is the only tour that matters. Best live screamo band, hands down. Here they are blowing my mind at ZBR Fest 2022. Buy ZBR Fest tickets here.

Today’s Hiding In the Outpost (aka our last copy of something):

Down to the last Off Minor cassette for ‘Innominate’, and it’s a test dip!!! Jeez how did that even happen, those always sell first!

now sold out:
Terry Green/Huge Cosmic tape
Foxmoulder discography cassette (a few No Funeral copies remain!)
Vi Som Alskade + They Sleep We Live split 7”

OFF MINOR - Innominate (cassette)

from CA$10.00

OFF MINOR ‘Innominate‘ tape (ZB259)

For fans of: Kidcrash, Hawak, Lytic and Saetia

Perhaps the biggest honor ever bestowed on Zegema Beach Records, the remixed version of ‘Innominate’ by the legendary jazzy screamo band OFF MINOR. Remixed by drummer/vocalist Steve Roach at Permanent Hearing Damage earlier this year, the eight songs sound better than ever. Whether it’s the bassy instrumental banger “Devil Ether”, the chaotic cornerstone “In SL” or epic closer “Family Circus”, every track on this album is exemplary and now even further refined. Our initial run is across 212 copies with the following breakdown:
- 67 orange swirl (+8 w/glitter shift and purple case -> randomly inserted)
- 63 black swirl
- 53 platinum gold swirl
- 10 white (only available through Limited To One)
- 2 mystery swirl
- 11 test dips

All cassettes come in a clear case with double-sided j-card, triple-panel insert booklet and download code. 8 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/innominate

Variant:

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: DŠGB = This Russian band released a ridiculous 4-song EP yesterday. FFO: Johanna Rey, Botch, The Chariot, etc.

2023 - 04 - 26 /// Carrion Spring falls :(

April 26, 2023 by David Norman

To those who know vocalist Adam in Carrion Spring this probably comes as little surprise, but the band has had to pull out of this year’s fest due to the health issues and the fact that the band was unable to practice for over a month. We are super sad but completely understand their circumstances and hope we can bring them to Chicago in the future <3 <3 <3

We’ve had some requests already to replace them, but as the day was actually overbooked this unfortunate circumstance has a silver lining where we now have the “correct” amount of bands. Thanks to anyone who inquired about playing, it’s an incredible reception this year. We are so fucking stoked.

Scenario is selling so fast we had to replenish the Canada/International store and it’s already back down to a single copy! Once they play ZBR Fest I fear all the labels and the band might sell out, they’re that good!!! Stereogum figured it out too, so click on this text or the pic above to go to their article.

Apostles Of Eris is set to play their first show in 7 fucking years, and the first as a full band. We’ll be performing “Pig Donovan” from this split that was just smeared across all platforms. A little late? You betcha!

You will be seeing a lot of tour posters from bands playing ZBR Fest popping up here in case you are in the path of destruction. This mini-Malevich tour will be sure to ruin your fucking life. Just some of the heaviest shit I’ve ever seen. Here they are blowing my mind at ZBR Fest 2019. Buy tickets here.

Today’s Hiding In the Outpost (aka our last copy of something):

Woah I have one Loftus handmade splatter. Get it before it’s gone. This release is one of the best things we will ever do, hands down.

now sold out:
Foxmoulder discography cassette (a few No Funeral copies remain!)
Vi Som Alskade + They Sleep We Live split 7”

LOFTUS - Hugs and Drugs (12"LP)

from CA$20.00

LOFTUS ‘Hugs and Drugs‘ 12"LP (ZB289)

For fans of: SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Since By Man, and Wreck Of The Minotaur

Sometime in the mid-2000s David Norman came across the band LOFTUS and their immortal cd ‘Hugs and Drugs’. Hmmm… that isn’t really strong enough. David Norman became utterly obsessed with the California five-piece. And guess what? It never stopped, subsided, slowed, or even flickered. To this day the obsession continues on 500 stunning 12” records by Zegema Beach Records which release on Friday May 13th, 2022. Myspace madness, metallic hardcore style for fans of panic chords, breakdowns, and unrelenting screams. Released with variant matching inserts across 546 12”s by the absolute legends at Wax Mage / Gotta Groove:
211 Clear w/Orange Pigment Swirl
208 Bright Yellow w/Opaque Blue Splatter (handmade)
102 Black
25 Wax Mage
15 Test Presses

We also had 15 Loftus slipmats made, 10 with the logo and 5 radial.

There will be a super limited amount of zip-ups going up in June. Keep your eyes peeled.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hugs-and-drugs

Variant:

Quantity:

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: MEIAN = This new Japanese EP fucking rules. Check it!

2023 - 04 - 24 /// Scenario is out!!!

April 24, 2023 by David Norman

Scenario was just released in full on 200 random silt 12”s!!! This thing shows fantastic growth from their debut EP and is truly an exceptional full length. Fans of Hot Cross, Frail Body, and Armywives rejoice! You can catch them at this year’s ZBR Fest which starts in just under two weeks!

Swallows Nest was the most recent Out Past the Rings victim, with a ton of information regarding the band…cuz CanaDave used to be in it! Tapes long sold out. Listen to/download the tracks here.

You will be seeing a lot of tour posters from bands playing ZBR Fest popping up here in case you are in the path of destruction. Blind Girls arrived in the US last week and have started tearing shit apart. Super stoked to see my friends ruin Chicago at ZBR Fest 2023. Check out their full set that I filmed last summer in Southern Ontario.

Today’s Hiding In the Outpost (aka our last copy of something):

Hundreds Of AU has been making mad waves in the last two years, and with that comes scarcity. This is the last 12” we have and if I’m not mistaken these tracks will show up on a newer release (as a bit of compilation) so I reckon these aren’t getting repressed anytime soon.

now sold out:
Foxmoulder discography cassette (a few No Funeral copies remain!)
Vi Som Alskade + They Sleep We Live split 7”
Euth 12”LP

HUNDREDS OF AU - A Briefing on the Human Condition (12")

CA$30.00

HUNDREDS OF AU ‘A Briefing on the Human Condition‘ 12"EP (ZBR295)

For fans of: Trainwreck, This Ship Will Sink, and Folly

The very prolific HUNDREDS OF AU released this stellar 5-song EP in late 2021 to much acclaim and now it’s arrived on 45rpm eco-mix 12”s out of 200! Co-released with Protagonist Music, the 12” vinyl contains a blazing-yet-controlled metallic hardcore/screamo fusion from members of You And I, Hell Mary, and The Assistant. Although the balance is obvious on all tracks, songs like “Objective Party” and “Afloat” really showcase an incredible ability to sustain melody and progression whilst retaining power and weight. Easily one of the best EPs of 2021.

12”EP /200 on eco-mix vinyl. Includes insert and sticker. 5 songs.

Listen here:
https://zegemabeachrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-briefing-on-the-human-condition

Johnny’s Reco-mmendations: EUX = I played with this French band in Paris back in 2019 and they are incredible. This LP puts that on display and then some.