: : : DECEMBER, 18th 2006 : : :
Hello everybody, i hope you're all doing great... I guess you have
already noticed that updates are happening here on a very very slow
basis. I have to admit that i can't help but asking myself if this
website has any purpose at all, and i was kind of thinking about shuting
it down...
Anyway, a bunch of things happened here since last update. Four records
came out (Hyacinth,
Ballast and La
Fraction LP's and the Asfixia 7" (co-produced with
a bunch of other labels). Speaking of that Hyacinth
LP, i wrote a piece there that seems to piss off a lot of people.
I'm about to write another little piece to explain my motivations,
and i will post it there, hoping it will help understand my point
(i have to admit that the text in itself isn't really an invitation
for communication, but it was also part of my intentions... and i'll
try to explain why)
The next record will be that 3x7" compilation project dealing
with the theme of sexism. I hope it will be ready for late january.
And then, i'm going to try and focus on theme records, with big booklets.
I have already started to work on volume two of this compilation project.
I might call the project "More Than Music" or something
like that. This second volume will deal with prisons and the prison
system. Bands that have already agreed being part of this project
are: Oi Polloi (Scotland), Seein'
Red (Holand), I
Know (Belarus, ex-Jiheart), Kobaysahi
(Germany), Plaine Crasse (France), Witch Hunt (U.S.A.),
Protestera (Sweden), Asfixia (Euskadi) et Halo
(Uruguay).
Okay, that's all for today… take care,
Communication not consumption,
Christophe xXx
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Playlist of the day: Klinika & Defiance,
Ohio - live inKrakow :: The Assassinators - demo :: Jessie
- indestructable EP :: One
By One - s/t LP :: Ballast
- fuse LP :: Protestera - gränslösa land EP :: Oi
Polloi - ar ceol ar canan ar-a-mach CD :: Kobayashi - neuanstrich
LP :: Deathcycle - s/t LP :: Frontiera - strana corsa
CD, etc.
: : : SEPTEMBER, 26th 2005 : : :
After a couple of months with no damn updates, here are some fresh
news... The
Phoenix Foundation EP is just out. The Dimlaia LP has been
sent to the pressing plant and should be out in october... It will
be co-released with Destructure.
Regarding projects, the 4x7" compilation boxet dealing with sexism
should be out in january 2006. Witch
Hunt have been added to the project. Early 2006 as well, the Hyacinth
and Anacharsis Cloots albums should be released. And regarding
more further projects, there should be a Face
Up To It! LP at some point. Nothing is really scheduled, but i
hope this will happen for real.
Zegota have a new amazing EP on
CrimethInc., with two songs and a great cover. The Hyacinth
EP should be ready next month on Alchimia
and D'Ici
A La Réalité. The
Phoenix Foundation are finishing right now the recordings for
the newest album, that will be out on Combat
Rock Industry. Ballast are touring the U.S. this october.
Gotta run. Cheers...
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Playlist of the day: Klinika - live ::
Cartouche - live :: Koyaanisqatsi - weiter LP :: Concrete
- nunc scio tenebris lux CD ::
Opozición - ruido insurgente 7" :: Antidotum
- testowane na ludziach CD :: Sleep Furious - s/t CD :: Jawbreaker
- 24 hour revenge therapy LP :: Contravene - "innate rebellion"
compilation CD :: Sawhorse - s/t EP :: Chumbawamba -
revolution 7", etc.
: : : FEBRUARY, 22nd 2005 : : :
Finally, some news after several long months of silence... Last weeks
were busy. The european version of the new Submission
Hold's album will have take some time to arrive (got shits with
the lacquers, with the printing of the covers, and also with the booklets),
but finally, it is here. The Ballast's new EP is there too.
The band also just put out a fantastic LP/CD on Profane
Existence and is starting a long european tour in a couple of
days (dates).
The next releases for Stonehenge will be The Phoenix Foundation's
newest EP, and that compilation boxset 4x7" project dealing with
sexism. Then i am willing to slow down the label and to redirect it
a bit. I honestly have put out way too many records in 2004, and it
has been a really exhausting process, along with a financially crazy
year (i end out with too many debts as well). I guess i don't feel
like continuing this way, especially in a punk community where i feel
less and less at home. I feel like there is too much tradition, apathy
and professionalisation in the punk scene of today, and i wish to
explore new horizons and to highlight more what i want to accomplish
with Stonehenge (taking part in the spreading of a counter-cultural
project, questioning the standardized capitalist culture and its sexist,
imperialist, homophobic models). I still don't know how to redirect
my activities with the label, but i'm thinking really hard about it.
The new To
What End?'s album is out on Yellow
Dog, and the band is doing a north american tour as well. Gotta
run. More news soon. Take good care...
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Playlist of the day: Scrooge - happy
what else CD :: Madame Germen - as cicatrizes do paraiso CD
:: Klinika - tourdion CD :: Elektroduendes - salgo a
la calle CD :: Anti-Globalizator - pod kontrolem Demo :: Ballast
- sound asleep CD :: Mankind? - won't you join the army...
7" :: Marschak - s/t CD :: Turbostaat - schwan
LP :: Submission Hold - what holds back the elephant LP ::
Concrete - nunc scio tenebris lux CD :: Unhinged - win
our freedom in fire LP, etc.
: : : OCTOBER,
05th 2004 : : :
Hello everyone. Here come some fresh news... The new Ekkaia
EP is just out. It has three new songs, recorded last august. The
band is touring europe right now. The Submission
Hold LP is called "what holds back the elephant", and
it is really amazing. The vinyl version should be out this october,
while the CD version should follow shortly this winter. The north
american version is put out by G7
Welcoming Comitee. Along the same time, the Dimlaia LP
should finally come out. Then will follow the new Ballast EP
(just on time for their europan tour), then the new Phoenix Foundation
EP (that has just been recorded) and the Storm The Tower split
LP, who will finally team up with Coldbringer. I really need
to calm down after this crazy serie of releases, and i want to focus
on that 4x7" compilation boxset project dealing with sexism.
La Fraction just confirmed they will be part of the project,
which means that the (almost) final line-up for the compilation will
be: Ballast (Canada), Signal Lost (U.S.A.), Criatura
(Spain), Juggling
Jugulars (Finland), Abductee
S.D. (Sweden), Schifosi
(Australia), Slowa
We Krwi (Poland), No
Rest (Brazil) et La Fraction (France). Zegota and
Criatura are both doing small tour this october. To
What End? are recording their new album to be out later on Yellow
Dog. Ok, gotta go. Take good care...
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Playlist of the day: Lost World - capitalism
is the disease 2x7" :: Easpa Measa - demo :: Slowa
We Krwi - teraz :: War Of Words - s/t 12" :: Embrace
- s/t LP :: Zounds - can't cheat karma 7" :: Schifosi
- new 7" :: Contropotere - s/t 7" :: Abductee
S.D. - won't stand down CD :: Submission Hold - what holds
back the elephant CD :: Bérurier Noir - concerto pour
détraqué LP :: Initial State - abort the soul
LP, etc.
: : : AUGUST, 13th 2004 : : :
Finally some news... I have to apologize for being so late with everything
right now. Just like always, there are a lot of news around here...
To start off with, the Amanda
Woodward / 1905
split EP is finally here. The wait was rather long, but that's mainly
due to communication problems with the pressing plant. The record
comes in a 3 colours hand-screened cover, and about 150 copies are
in green vinyl for mailorder only (yes, i always have refused to do
such things before, but right now i feel that the people ordering
the record straight from me are helping me out a lot, and their support
is worth this little something in return). The records came in just
too late for both bands tours, sorry about that. Ekkaia
just finished the recording of their new EP, that should be ready
for their october tour. These guys can write songs faster than anyone
i can think of. The vinyl version of Zegota's latest album
"reclaim!" is freshly available too... The CD version was
released in the states by Crimethinc.,
and Active
in the u.k. will do a euro CD press as well. The Phoenix Foundation
/ Storm The Tower split LP will not happen for several reasons.
The next Phoenix Foundation EP will be on Stonehenge later
this year though. Also, it is now "official" that Stonehenge
will do the european pressing of the newest Submission
Hold album, and i'm damn happy about this. The north american
version will be released by G7
Welcoming Comitee. The next projects for the label are still the
second Ballast EP and the Dimlaia LP. The line-up for
this 4x7" compilation boxset project dealing with sexism is almost
completed. The compilation will include Ballast (Canada), Signal
Lost (U.S.A.), Criatura
(Spain), Juggling
Jugulars (Finland), Abductee
S.D. (Sweden), Schifosi
(Australia), Slowa
We Krwi (Poland) & No
Rest (Brazil). Cheers.
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Little playlist: Anacharsis Cloots -
split LP w/ Radikal Satan :: Zegota - reclaim! LP :: Criatura
- gente sin fabricas LP :: I Love A Parade - demo CD-R :: Trust
- marche ou crève LP :: Psycho Squatt - liberté,
précarité, fraternité 2x7" :: Short Supply
- split LP w/ The Apollo Program :: Bad Religion - against
the grain LP :: Dead And Gone - tv baby 12" :: His
Hero Is Gone - monuments to thieves LP :: Behind Enemy Lines
- the global canibal LP :: Chokehold - content with dying LP
:: Iron Maiden - peace of mind LP :: Jawbreaker - unfun
LP, etc.
: : : MAY,
15th 2004 : : :
Hello everybody, i hope you're all doing well! Here comes the may
update, with a bunch of news... I received the Ekkaia
LP today. The record comes with a gatefold and an embossed cover.
I have the Fuaim Catha 12" ready as well, with a hand-screened
cover. The Amanda
Woodward / 1905
split EP should be sent to the pressing plant next week if all goes
well. There will be one new song for each band. I hope to have the
records ready for the U.S. tours of both bands. The The Phoenix
Foundation / Storm The Tower split LP should follow straight
after that, just in time for The Phoenix Foundation euro tour.
Then, the vinyl press of Zegota's «Reclaim!» and
the Dimlaia LP should follow shortly after. I will try to take
a little break after that, because it has been way too many records
produced in a short time, and i have a lot of debts. In september,
there should be the Ballast new EP. Ballast is a band
straight from Montréal, Quebec, and they are really amazing.
In a more distant futur, i'm planning a 4x7" boxset compilation
dealing with sexism, and with probably 8 bands (so far Criatura,
Signal Lost, Ballast, Schifosi
and Juggling
Jugulars are 100% confirmed). The Phoenix Foundation have
a brand new mini CD out on Newest
Industry, as well as a split EP with Red Cabaret on their
own label, Passig Bells, together with Boss
Tuneage. The mini CD is compiling both that split EP, as well
as the tracks from the split LP with Storm The Tower. The band
will tour Germany, the U.K. and France in late june/early july. Amanda
Woodward will tour the U.S. in june/july. Their demo and the «Ultramort»
album will be repressed as a brand new CD on Destructure
and Golden
Brown. Their new album «La décadence de la décadence»
is also going to be released in the U.S. on Level
Plane next month. Fuaim Catha will play a bunch of gigs
in Spain early june.
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Playlist: Danbert Nobacon - why are we
still in ireland? 7"EP | H.D.Q.
- sinking LP | Ballast - s/t 7"EP | Jawbreaker
- dear you 2xLP (reissue) | Look Back And Laugh - s/t 12"EP
| Jeniger - s/t LP | Mercyful Fate - don't break the
oath LP | Submission Hold - sackcloth and ashes LP | Contropotere
- s/t 7"EP | Broccoli - home LP | Ottawa - face
du split LP w/ Jihad | Chumabawamba - anarchy CD | Schifosi
- i will winds from outopia LP | "The Best Of Intentions:
The AVOW Anthology", by Keith Rosson | Turning Point
- it's always darkest... LP | Criatura / Disface - split
7"EP.
: : : MARCH, 21st 2004 : : :
Hello. Well i guess it is time for a little update... I got the Uranus
CD two days ago. It took a bit more than expected, but everything
is okay now. The CD is co-produced with Feral
Ward. The Ekkaia
LP and Fuaim Catha 12" are both at the pressing plant,
and should be ready by mid-april if all goes well. The Fuaim Catha
will have a hand screened cover and will be co-produced with Destructure.
The vinyl version of the Dimlaia LP should follow soon after
that, as the cutting has already been done. Then, next releases will
be The Phoenix Foundation / Storm The Tower split LP
and the Amanda
Woodward / 1905
split EP. I might also do the vinyl version of the incredible Zegota
LP, which CD is out on Crimethinc.
for the United States and will be released in Europe by the almighty
Active.
The Amanda
Woodward LP/CD is out. They are leaving for a small Bosnia/Croatia/Slovania/Slovakia
tour next month. They will then leave for a north American tour in
june. The Phoenix Foundation are going to tour Europe in july.
Playlist of the day: Sofa Head - what a predicament LP :: The Notwist
- neon golden CD :: Econochrist - skewed EP :: Kylesa - split LP w/
Cream Abdul Babar :: Rachel's - the sea and the bells 2xLP :: Submission
Hold - sackcloth and ashes LP :: Assfactor 4 - smoked out EP :: The
Phoenix Foundation - upcoming split LP :: Dead And Gone - tv baby
12" :: Kochise - plus dure sera la chute 10" :: Belle Epoque
Demo :: Harum-Scarum - the last light LP :: Juggling Jugulars - propaganda
immunity LP, etc.
: : : JANUARY, 7th 2004 : : :
Time for a very quick monthly update. I finally got the covers for
the To
What End? LP, and this is such a big relief... The Uranus
discography CD is at the pressing plant right now, and should be available
in about two weeks i guess. Ekkaia
have finished the recording of their LP, and the record should be
available early march. Amanda
Woodward are leaving for a two weeks tour in Poland in early february,
and they should have with them their new amazing LP/CD. Take good
care.
: : : DECEMBER, 8th 2003 : : :
Hello everybody. I know, i know... i'm still
late with the updates. Sorry about that. The To
What End? LP is unforunately not 100% ready. My sincere apologies
to anyone i already traded with. The cover actually took a long time
to be finished. The vinyls have been ready for a while now, and the
rest is at the printer right now. I hope everything will be available
soon now... Ekkaia
are back from their tour, and are about to get into the studio to
record their new album next week. This recording will actually be
the last participation of Javivi, who has decided to leave the band.
The record will be co-produced with the band themselves, as well as
Alerta
Antifascista and Cruda Realidad. The Uranus CD is
ready to be shipped to the pressing plant, so if everything is going
well, it should be available by january. It will be co-produced with
Feral
Ward. The Fuaim Catha 7" will actually be released
as a 12", as the recording is too long to fit onto a 7".
It will be co-produced with Destructure.
The european version of the Dimlaia album should be ready for
late january as well. The north american vesion is already available
through Life
Is Abuse. Another project for the label, is the release of a split
LP with The Phoenix Foundation from Finland, and Storm The
Tower from Texas (with a J
Church and Severed Head Of State member). The Phoenix
Foundation's side has just been recorded, and is really amazing.
Then, later on, there should be a Karras LP/CD... They actually
have a 4-song 7" coming out soon on Destructure.
Amanda
Woodward are hitting the studio next week to record their 1st
true album, to be released on
EarthWaterSky Connection. I saw them live a while ago, and i can
tell that their new stuff is really amazing. Their split records with
1905
should be out later on in 2004. I think that's it for today... Take
care.
: : : OCTOBER, 11th 2003 : : :
Shit, i haven't been updating the site for a while now... sorry about
that! But actually, there was not a lot to say anyway, so i guess
this isn't that bad... The Daymare 7" is out and available
since a couple of days, but the tour has been cancelled because there
had been some change in their line-up. Inertie
ceased to exist as a band, but they did their final recording though.
The To
What End? LP is at the pressing plant, and i hope to have everything
here within the next couple of weeks. Nothing really new about the
other stuff on the label... Ekkaia
are touring europe right now. Don't miss them if they play around
your place, because it is a really amazing live band, as well as a
bunch of lovely people...
That's it for today i guess. Oh, i also have fixed the links for all
the mp3, and now, everything should work okay. Take good care...
: : : JULY, 12th 2003 : : :
Here's a quick update, right before i leave for a couple of days...
The Inertie
/ Karras split LP is finally released. It had been a long and
frustrating process, but i'm really happy to hold the baby in my hands...
I will do the mastering and cutting for both the Daymare 7"
and the To
What End? LP next week. Let's hope the records will follow shortly
after that, and that nothing bad will happen this time. Got the master
for the upcoming Fuaim Catha 7", and it is really amazing...
i just can't stop listening to it, and it's really really good! I
got an unmastered version of the Dimlaia's album too, and it
sounds amazing as well. The layout for the Uranus CD should
be finished soon. And then, there's still this crazy list of upcoming
records on the label (beside the records i already talked about above,
there should also be the Inertie
/ Vuur
split, the
Amanda Woodward / 1905
split, the discography CD of Undone (yes, it will see the light
one day or another, eheh)). And, there is also a project of co-producing
the new Ekkaia
LP, together with Cruda Realidad.
1905
are touring North America right now. Amanda
Woodward are back from a little tour with Yaphet Kotto.
They are playing another bunch of gigs, then they stop touring for
a while, and work on writting their new album (to be released on
EarthWaterSky Connection). Coche
Bomba are touring South America. Daymare will play the
french part of the Ekkaia
europen tour in october/november. Well, i guess this is all for today...
P.S. Oh yes, i've added a large amount of mp3 in the media section.
If i can find some extra space to store them, i will definitively
put a lot more online.
: : : JUNE, 1st 2003 : : :
After several months of fucking up with updates,
for some reasons, i finally decided this morning to redo the whole
site (well, actually, the reason probably being that i was fed up
with the old one, eheh!)... This time, there are no more frames, layers,
anything. It is really a basic site... I hope this way that just anyone
will be able to surf through it (yeah, some people are still surfing
with Netscape 3.0). I hope you'll love the new design... Since last
february, well, lost of stuff happened, of course... First, there
is the Inertie
/ Karras split that is still at the pressing plant (and it
has been there for about 9 weeks, which is totally crazy). There had
been some shit with the cutting, and everything has been delayed because
of this! I hope things will be solved in the next weeks, i have to
admit i'm really fed up with that... The To
What End? LP should be ready pretty soon as well. The mastering
has already been done, and the band is finishing the artwork. The
next Stonehenge release will then be the Daymare 7". This
is a band i'm playing in. We initially intended to do a demo with
the recording, but since the sound quality was good, we decided we'd
rather put it out as a vinyl. This is going to be a coproduction with
Ratbone.
The mastering of the Uranus discography CD has been done too,
so it is safe to say that the record should be out this summer if
all is going well. It will be coproduced with Feral
Ward. For the rest, we'll see how things will be sorted out! There
are still a bunch of other records that are planned (the european
version of the 1905
LP, the european version of the Dimlaia LP (a band that features
the old His Hero Is Gone bass player, the north american version
being planned on Life
Is Abuse), the Fuaim Catha 7", etc. ), but i don't have a
precise schedule for their releases.. Amanda
Woodward are just back for a small euro tour, and are starting
to work on their next record, which will be a LP/CD to be released
early 2004 on EarthWaterSky
Connection, the label of Yage's singer. Karras have
just recorded another four new songs, to be released later on as a
7". Usqvarna splited up. The european Born Dead Icons
tour is now over, and a brand new 7" has just been released by
german's Heartfirst.
