Impossible Standards will be releasing a split 7" with Japanese Women. Around the same time we will be releasing a demo tape for Dominant Species. Details in the coming weeks. Maximum Rock n Roll review of the Black Hole Kids Dull Conjecture 7": "I wish the local bands would have been half as good as Black Hole Kids when I was in Birmingham in the early 90s. BHK play fast as shit hardcore mixed with some post punkish harmonic chord breakdowns that do not sound trite or tired as that statement [...]
The I Don't Want to Be Ashamed Anymore cassette compilation is being duplicated currently and will be released on June 18th. The cassette compiles bands featuring Tripp Norris, a regular of the Birmingham hardcore punk and noise scene since the early 2000s, who we lost in late February. His presence is sorely missed by those of us that were close to him. The cassette will be a limited pressing of 100 copies on red tapes, housed in hand folded cardstock covers, and is being released in conjunction with the zine Sing Me Back Home , which is [...]
Impossible Standards - Demo I
We still have about 30 of the cassettes left. Thank you to those that ordered. We are writing for a split 10" with Dirty Protest on Onec Records . It will be a very limited release, and more details will be available as they come up. Other planned releases are a split 7" with Nightmare Waterfall , and a 5" lathe cut single. As of now, both will probably be split releases, but interested parties can get in touch.
My review of this was cut out of this months Razorcake (but several others are in the magazine written by me, check it out), so here is the long version. Arts are one of the best kept secrets in a genre that prides itself in it's ability to remain clandestine. From the opening song on their debut LP, "Sword Blood Dripping on the Death Shadow", the record is a disturbing battery of noise. The blazing riffs lend themselves more to 90s hardcore than they do black metal, and the production aesthetic, while [...]
The new Korova cassette is available for sale now. They are currently being printed and should ship around October 15-20. An immediate download is available with the purchase of the cassette, or you can purchase the album in MP3 format for whatever you feel like paying. Please share/repost. Demonstration #7089 by Korova
After a dozen delays, the new Korova cassette is finally finished. The master has been sent to the factory to be duplicated and the artwork is in (the artwork was drawn by Geoff of Karoshi). It is a pro-printed cassette tape limited to 200 copies (100 from us available in the US and 100 available in Europe with different cover art from Bruised Knuckles Records). Four new songs of noise and power in the (lack of) tradition inspired by late 80s and 90s hardcore punk. The thick, raw sound is augmented by layered samples and circuit bent analog instruments, and [...]
I haven't updated in some time due to a lot of person stuff going on. I have some records to rip that I'll be posting soon. In Korova news, we are currently writing songs for a new demo that will be released in June. It will a limited edition of 50 copies (we're broke and nobody's going to buy this thing, anyway) that will consist of all new material save for a couple of re-recordings of songs that have changed with the new line-up. I will update [...]
The latest in my posts of brain pummeling grind, this time spread out across the the entire US. Sunnyvale, California's Godstomper are a bass/drum duo that are one of the few truly great bands that will upset your friends within 10 seconds of dropping the needle, but their side of this isn't why I'm posting it. I'm a fan, but in the next few days I'll post another record that will really explain why. I am posting this because of the Green Beret side. One of the most under-rated and creative bands from the late 90s grind/powerviolence scene, this Tuscaloosa, [...]
I'm going to make this post even though I'm in a shitty mood because I have no money and my record player broke when I was ripping this record. Korova hasn't played a show in Birmingham since April of last year. We actually haven't played a show at all since we played with Dr. Know in Nashville last June. All the other bands are locals who play more (except the Barker/Jacks Experiment, which I think is a one-off gig). This show is a benefit for our friend [...]
I know it probably makes me look like an asshole to post this here, but I think it's important. I've never been "called out" for ripping records of mine and posting them on this blog. In fact, the times that bands or labels have found this site and seen their releases on here, they typically e-mail me to talk about the band and how important it was to them. I'm not gonna' lie and say they always thank me and think I'm doing some awesome thing by letting people hear their record that's like ten years old, but no one [...]
I fixed my record player myself, no thanks to those total assholes at Numark. I bought the thing April of last year and when I e-mailed technical support they informed me it was "out of warranty" (after less than A YEAR), but were really helpful in recommending two repair shops I could take it to. One was in New Jersey and the other one was in Southern California. I'm in Birmingham, Alabama. Thanks, guys. Insect Warfare -At War With Grindcore [...]
MK-Ultra are one of the most under rated hardcore bands from the 90s. Or from ever. I know that's kind of a heavy statement and I'm sorta' known for using hyperbole, but in this case you need to take my word for it. They might not get the attention and reverence of their Chicago hardcore peers Charles Bronson and Los Crudos -- and MK-Ultra were admittedly less prolific than both -- but they were at least as good as either. And for the time being, they're the only band of the three that now has a proper "best of" properly [...]
I'm going to make this post even though I'm in a shitty mood because I have no money and my record player broke when I was ripping this record. Korova hasn't played a show in Birmingham since April of last year. We actually haven't played a show at all since we played with Dr. Know in Nashville last June. All the other bands are locals who play more (except the Barker/Jacks Experiment, which I think is a one-off gig). This show is a benefit for our friend [...]
I haven't posted anything in several days. I checked site traffic and am still getting 100+ unique hits a day, and I felt like I was letting everyone down. I've been working a lot and I'm back in school for the first time in a long time. I think I said something about that a couple of weeks ago. Anyway, I've been stressed and I haven't had time to rip anymore records, but I have a stack of about 50 7"s set aside to rip in the next few weeks. I'm pretty much totally broke, [...]
I hate money. V/A- Southeast Hardcore, Fuck Yeah! I don't remember the first time I heard this. Probably five or six years ago. I bought it for like two bucks from some online distro because it was all Southeastern bands and I was totally confused. I'd never heard screamo or "emo-violence" or whatever before and I didn't even know what this was supposed to be. The Asshole Parade tracks were awesome to me, but the Eurich song starting this thing off [...]
I caught Neil Hamburger's set last night, which I wasn't really looking forward to on account of the fact that I've seen several videos of him doing stand-up live and it never really made an impression on me. Luckily, I was completely taken by surprise by his set. Something just doesn't translate from his live show and the videos you see of him. Go see him on tour, but skip the opening act Daiquiri, a boring one man noise/pop show. Middle Class- Out of Vogue [...]
I decided to throw up two records today since they're both just two song singles, and I've somehow mentioned Born Against in almost every post I've made since I started this back. I think. I don't know. Anyway, both of these bands were from New York in the 90s, which was a pretty awesome time for American hardcore. A lot of bands were taking less cues from the Cro-Mags and more from the second Reagan Youth LP (which, by the way, will always be better than Volume 1 ) and coming up with a lot of heavy riffs that [...]
Went out to go see Exene Cervenka and the Dex Romweber Duo last night. I was actually disappointed in both. However, I was really into Izzy Cox , who got thrown on the bill at the last minute. She did a set with just a guitar and a kick drum and had a real vintage hillbilly-esque singing voice. I picked up an album (one of 14 she has released) but haven't had a chance to throw it on yet. When we got home, my girlfriend and I were pretty drunk. She stepped on a [...]
This is sort of a quick one. I'm still not feeling great but I'm headed out the door in a minute to go see Exene Cervenka tonight. I've honestly never listened to her solo stuff and I can't say I "just love X enough to know it will rule" because I really only like the first couple of records, but I'm hoping it'll be a good time. The only thing I know about her solo records is that they came out on Bloodclot Records, who I'm pretty sure are responsible for all that god-awful Detroit Cobras shit people go nuts [...]
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