Hakan Johansson - Handshaker, Disc Golfer, Mail-order
Shelby Cinca - Digital Procrastinator, Idea-Depot
Influences
CARCRASH RECORDS "Starter Pak" $25
"Get six classic Carcrash Records Compact Discs for $25! Includes: SVENSON, C.AARME (debut album!), FRODUS, two DIALOG CET albums, and the classic debut ALARMA MAN album. Get your labryinth math-core points stocked up and shoot a fireball"
Also all of our releases are on Amazon MP3. Here is a search for Carcrash Records on Amazon [SEARCH AMAZON], ignore the first 5 items that show up.. obviously not us.
And if you do the eMusic thing, you can find our releases there as well... [SEARCH EMUSIC]
Frodus Explosions 7"+Bonus Track For many years out of print! Frodus' "Explosions" single including the timely and epic instrumental B-side of the last day on the Mayan calendar "Dec. 21, 2012". This digital reissue is not only remastered but also contains a bonus track "Extinguished" that was unearthed from a rare German compilation disc. Recorded by Jonathan Kreinik of Les Trois Malheures in 1996.
Les Trois Malheures s/t One of our favorite DC bands ever that scoured the scene for a short time with their discordant and energetic post-punk. A band that was breaking at the seams before it even set sail which left a legacy of bombastic shows and songs that stand the test of time today. To make even the most jaded punk lost in the digital ocean to pump his /her virtual fist yet again.
Chronic Heist Fake This Dream Known for their bombast of Albini-esque drums with slinking guitars and clever lyrics and vocals only like Swedes can do. It's true! For fans of Bryan Ferry, Nick Cave, and the art of the "melodramtic popular song". This is their debut album made in the northern lands and originally released on Tell Me That You Love Me records from Göteborg.
Shelby Cinca Electronic 1: Obelisk Former Frodus frontman enters the world of 8bit electronica with his debut album. Redemptiondepartment.com has said: "...this music seems like, in my opinion, almost a spiritual manifestation of Shelby himself. The fact that he has for so long been such a sci-fi, data, and technology geek/junkie really gives this work a powerful sense of personability that the casual listener should be informed as to in order to fully appreciate this music."
Frodus Fireflies (Remastered) Reissue of a rare out of print Frodus album from 1995. Post-highschool post-nerdcore with a tinge of surf guitar and fuzz. Also coincidentally enough this album was originally released by Washington, D.C.-native Damien Kulash of the band OkGo and features the original OkGo bassist, Andy Duncan, on bass and vocals .. tracks.
Frodus Molotov Cocktail Party (Remastered) Reissue of a rare out of print Frodus cassette-only release from 1994. Highschool nerdcore about sasquatches, aliens, and sci-fi frustration. An underground cultural event for the suburbs of Washington, D.C. Originally selling 1100 copies with virtually no distribution, just DIY spirit of constant live shows and occasional stock in now-legendary independent local record stores. Available now for the first time in archival digital form.
Frodus Brahm Remixes Electronic musician Brahm remixes 3 tracks from the final Frodus album "And We Washed Our Weapons In The Sea" (released 2001). Originally to appear on a EP and single that was never realized around the same time. A clicky and atmospheric exploration of Frodus' later more matured sound.
Frodus Suspicion Breeds Jason Rare out-take of Jason Hamacher the drummer of Frodus and little-known vocalist of the defunct "breakfast violence" band, Mancake. Screaming his brains out behind closed-doors. The "b-side" features a rare social engineering (a.k.a. "prank call") to G. Gordon Liddy which to insiders is known as "Lettuce for the people".
The Cassettes Early 7"s Out of print 7"s by The Cassettes. Their early power-pop beginnings originally vinyl-only releases in the year 2000. Pop-nuggets realized from cassette 4-track sketches spanned throughout the late-nineties. Features members of Dead Meadow and Frodus' frontman Shelby Cinca.
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Håkan started a label in 1997 called No Looking Back Records. He released a live Frodus album and eventually had the band come on over and tour Europe for the first time. At that time he met Shelby and he would say to him that speaking English makes his tongue dry. Years passed and they kept in contact, Håkan forming Division Of Laura Lee and launching Carcrash Records. Shelby starting the bands The Cassettes and Decahedron. Håkan ended up putting out such acts as: C.ARRME, DIALOG CET, INC, plus others. Shelby gradually amassed a closet-full of his own back-catalog in the form of DAT tapes, CD-Rs, ADAT tapes, and 2" reel to reels that were bending the shelves. In the early 2000s Håkan and Shelby's brain stems intertwined more as they shared design work as Passkontroll and the project band Frantic Mantis. They decided they might as well share the label as Shelby had a slew of back-catalog to unleash and the concept to document exciting DC underground music that never saw the light of day. In 2006, CARCRASH RECORDS morphed into a new modus-operandi of heralding full-lengths by Sweden's best spastic and angular bands and digitally unleashing unheard music from America's nation's capitol, Sweden's small provinces, and perhaps beyond.
22 och 23 maj är det tvådagars minifestival på Debasers uteservering i Malmö. Festen början 18:00 och det är naturligtvis gratis!
Tisdag: Steso Songs // Bird By Snow (US) // Wildbirds & Peacedrums // DJ IS OK + Kopia
Onsdag: Edda Magnason // Idiot Kid // Eric Enocksson spelar soundtracket till Farväl Falkenberg tillsammans med Idiot Kid // Richard Reagh (CAN/S) // DJ IS OK + Tomas Melinder (AA/Nosordo)
Hi there,
Our debut album 'Summertime for a lifetime' is out and available now on our myspace page.
Some new shows, pics and DOWNLOADABLE SONGS added...
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3 x Koloni på 3 olika platser, 4-9 maj:
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1.
I morgon fredag 4e maj i ett bergrum:
(Flyer av Daniel Rrehn)
och här är en lite mer lättläst text:
Fredag 4e maj @ Berg 211
21-03, 70 kr, 18 år, hpl: Bellevue
live:
SoCRaTeS (lyon, Fra)
DisDishDance (Gbg)
The Toilet
Installationer av:
Lycka Till! Henning H
+ vegetarisk mat, bar, visuals.
Dessutom:
ETT MUSIKALISKT KNYTKALAS, där alla besökarna tar med valfri låt (max 5 minuter) Bränn den på en cdr och skriv namn på artisten, låttitel , längd samt ert namn och mailadress på skivan.
Bränn gärna lite bonusspår efter er valda låt. (som kan ev spelas vid behov)
Jag kommer lägga upp låtlistan på hemsidan sen så då är det
ju kul att ha info om det som spelats
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2.
Nu på Måndag 7e maj @ Café Publik:
(Flyer avTomas Ekelund/ Nullvoid)
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3.
Onsdag 9e maj @ Hagateatern:
(Flyer av Malin Wallin)
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Se min myspace sida eller www.koloni.tk för mer info.