Monday, 11 March 2019

***IN MEMORIES exclusive song premiere***

"the lion and the lamb"
exclusive song premiere
For fans of: A Day In Black And White, ...And Its Name Was Epyon, Big Water, Kowloon Walled City and Under A Sky So Blue

My friend Aaron who played in Under A Sky So Blue sent me their new band's EP a few weeks back and I was smitten. IN MEMORIES is a bit of a powerhouse as they contain members of Dim, Leery, Fishmonger in addition to Under a Sky so Blue. The four songs housed on 'in memories' are dark, raw and punishing with all songs hovering around the two-minute mark. Tapes will be available through Star Rats Records and will be premiered in full through Idioteq.com on March 13th. Today's premiere is for the second track "the lion and the lamb", check that shit out!

(2019) IN MEMORIES "the lion and the lamb" (from 'in memories')
At a mere 2:03, this track is packed full of goodies. Instrumentally the band resembles the styling of Under A Sky So Blue, but the primary vocals are broken yells/screams not unlike Kowloon Walled City. It opens with a lone guitar riff that meets up with everything after a quick run-through and bares its teeth. The first bite is taken out of the listener at the 36 second-mark with dual vocals that push the song towards its first breakdown. They take a bit of break during some note ring-outs that assemble to create a violent, gnashing conclusion during the final 35 seconds.

Saturday, 9 March 2019

***2019 OMSB mp3 Mix #4 (April)***

(((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain)))))
April 2019 mp3 MIX #4
 => ***DOWNLOAD HERE*** <=
https://www105.zippyshare.com/v/MaNOdEuX/file.html
...and updates

Good lord March was busy, hence this post being 9 days late. I have pretty much finished all the pre-order, distro, band and some extra copies of the ENVY/LOVE 12" tributes so they have shipped out to anyone who has ordered. We also finished stamping all the NUVOLASCURA self titled 12"s and they are flying out the door and we do not expect to have any left by the end of 2019. The SHIZUNE/LYTIC split 7" has officially been at the plant and in production for over a month so if all goes well we hope to be shipping them out in April. You'll find a CAPE LIGHT discography tape as well as the NIONDE PLÅGAN 'Reflektion' 12"LP and BINARY 'Commit More Arson' 12" in stock and shipping, but I think we're already down to less than 10 CAPE LIGHTs and we only made 50 so get on that. We also nabbed a bunch of Gospel 2x12"s if that's your thing.

Oh and a ton of social media stuff was posted, including our BEST OF 2018 list, the Zegema Beach Records Fest 2019 poster and a 25-band Zampler/screamo interview by the amazing Karol over at Idioteq.com.

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Here's the tracklisting for OMSB mix#2 that was reviewed in February:

1) ÊTRE - "Blau auf Blau"

2) CAPE LIGHT - "tooihiwakasundeikizanzoudakeganokoru"

3) PIET ONTHEL - "Why can't we see"

4) RED WATER - "plague"

5) NULAJEDNANULANULA - "Räikkönen, se zlatou hvězdou na čele"

6) MILLIONS OF THEM - "Write My Father"

7) coming soon?

8) BIG WATER - "my name is chappie johnson and i can’t open this damn pickle jar"

9) FARAQUET - "Cut Self Not"

10) ÀNTEROS - "Polaris"

Album review:
HEEL TURN - 'Death Calls, Fear Ceases'


Much love,

Dave @ (((((OPENmind/SATURATEDbrain)))))

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ZBR Store/Bandcamp

NIONDE PLÅGAN 'Reflektion' LP
12" (order here for US / here for everywhere else)
CAPE LIGHT 'A Discography' LP
cassette (order here for US / here for everywhere else)

NUVOLASCURA 'Nuvolascura' LP
12" (order here for US / here for everywhere else)

PEOPLE'S TEMPLE PROJECT / SLEEPER WAVE 'Split' LP
People's Temple Project
Sleeper Wave
12" (order here for US / here for everywhere else)

SHIZUNE / LYTIC 'Split' EP
Shizune
Lytic
7" (pre-order here for US / here for everywhere else)
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***Interviews/live shows/premieres coming up this month for sure:
- Vancouver shows 2018 feature
- COARSE exclusive interview
- KEN MODE exclusive interview
- APOSTLES OF ERIS / RAINING exclusive premiere
- KARAT'S GOLD exclusive premiere
- IN MEMORIES (ex-Under A Sky So Blue!) exclusive premiere

- nada
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As always, on or around the 1st of every month, I will be posting a ZIP file with songs for the upcoming month with ALL specifics deleted from the tags, so unless you already know the band, there is NO information regarding each track.

During the following month, I will post reviews for those bands and link the tracks to the review so you can associate the two together. This way you can listen to a new song/band and have little-to-no bias. Below, I have re-posted the March mp3 mix that is used for this month's reviews.

OLD MIX
***2019 OMSB mp3 Mix #3 (reviewed in March)***
https://www105.zippyshare.com/v/CFKKGT4N/file.html
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The new OMSB mp3 Mix #4 goes back to all-Dave-all-the-time and includes:
*-* a pre-Girl Arm band with hella At The Drive In and North Of America tendencies
*-* two rarely discussed new Japanese screamo bands
*-* one of the most influential and important Canadian emo/hardcore bands of the mid-late 90s
*-* fantastic Colombian post-hardcore/screamo
*-* Danish metallic hardcore that'll floor you

NEW MIX
NEW => ***2019 OMSB mp3 Mix #4 (reviewed in April)*** <= NEW
https://www105.zippyshare.com/v/MaNOdEuX/file.html
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Any bands/labels that are interested in having their stuff reviewed, please email zegemabeachrecords@gmail.com: with "Open Mind Saturated Brain" as the subject. Please keep in mind that I don't review everything, just what jives with the blog. I will, however, listen to everything you send me. I would recommend emailing with an idea for a song/album premiere 2 months prior to that song/album release date for a much stronger chance at being reviewed on this blog. Bands that have already had their discography reviewed can also submit new albums for review if they include song/album premieres.

Thursday, 7 March 2019

***PODCAST #32 (pt. 2/3) w/Jamie Behar (Lytic, Saetia, Off Minor)**

On January 9th, 2019 Jamie Behar was kind enough to give me almost two hours of his time to talk about some bands that led him to the influence and sound he developed with Saetia, Off Minor and now Lytic. I posted part 1/3 a few weeks back (linked here) and this is the second. Find out crucial information including:
- the different iterations of Saetia's sound and early influence
- the correct pronunciation of Clikatat Ikatowi
- Lytic's name, formation and influences
- talkin' bout Frankie
- Swedish screamy hardcore
- the terms "emo" vs. "screamo" vs. "skramz"
- Level Plane Records
- how has the scene changed since the Saetia/Off Minor days

I have broken the podcast into three 35-45 minute parts, the second of them premiering today. Part 3/3 will go up in April, hopefully right in time for the split 7"s with Shizune to start shipping. Speaking of said split 7", you can listen/donate/download here and pre-order from Zegema Beach Records in the US here or Canada/Internationally here.

(2019) LYTIC "All Bleeding Stops Eventually" (from 'Shizune' split)
4
ANASARCA - "Eugene Debs" (Jamie)

5
a bunch of LYTIC talk
VIA FONDO - "Rovanniemi" (Dave)

6 (no music)
a bunch of genre talk

~Dave

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PODCAST #32 linked here
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