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Updated Almost Every Week - Check the other sections as well for up-dates on tours, new releases, discography info, etc.
**MY RECORD COLLECTION IS UP FOR GRABS on EBAY, now (Jan 2009) in two places. CLICK these links below to check out the titles
HERE (for seller: "MOSH_OF_ASS_625" - lots of rare records, shirts, etc)
and
HERE (for seller: "LIGAMENT" who is selling older 625 titles and some personal items as well)
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HERE (for seller: "YO_BABY_SUP" who is a friend who has stuff for sale too!)
Again this is the last batch of my personal record collection - lots of rarities, shirts, etc that I have collected since 1984. Sad to see it go....
**ALSO, BE AWARE THAT I MOVE CONSTANTLY, PLEASE CHECK THE CONTACT PAGE FOR UPDATED CONTACT INFO
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Updated 6/16/09
Just got done with an around-the-world trip that took me through Berlin (academic conference), back through Tokyo (home-base) and now to California (parental units). I will return to Japan next week just in time to see the last few PUNCH shows there. Excited for those!
Wanted to update the site just to let you all know:
- XBRAINIAX 99 Song Collection CD will be out soon via EBULLITION
- XBRAINIAX is ON TOUR now. Check the tour page for more info!
- PUNCH is going to Japan today and will be there for the next week and a half
- Repressing the PUNCH LP as the first press sold out immediately
- INSECT WARFARE Noise 1-Sided LP is repressed on PINK vinyl. Get it now or whine to your leather-daddy.
- PARLAMENTARISK SODOMI - New EP is going to the plant this week. Brutal f'ing grind
- BADSKULLS has put up new shirt designs, and in the coming months will put up more. Check them out at: http://www.badskulls.com
Have more stuff planned soon, so don't sleep! Will update this once Im back in Tokyo. Be sure to support the touring bands this summer!!!!!
Updated 5/30/09
Hey all - just finished a crazy busy month here in Tokyo, and have some travels coming up for June so I wanted to get an update out so you all know what's going on with 625~
- INSECT WARFARE - One-Sided LP: The first press of 1100 on black sold out quickly, so we are doing another 1100 on pink vinyl. Those should be at Ebullition in the next few weeks so keep your eyes peeled. We will also have a CD version with extra tracks as well.
- PUNCH LP - Sold out via EBULLITION but there is talk about doing another pressing in the next month. In the meantime, band will have copies with them on tour - so go check em out if you can!
- XBRAINIAX 99 Song CD is at the plant and will be out soon! Check back for updates!
After all of this we have a new PARLIAMENTARISK SODOMI Ep - super stoked. I will update you all on this once it gets closer to pressing.
I will be traveling for the next few weeks, so email responses might be slow.
Updated 4/25/09
So the PUNCH LP is pressed and on its way to EBULLITION now! Limited press of 650 copies of this masterpiece of Bay Area fastcore. Also, PUNCH is hitting the road (both within the US and internationally) so check the tour page for more information!
Updated 4/13/09
Just got the word that the much-anticipated last INSECT WARFARE LP is put together and available through EBULLITION! Brutal noise-grind - unrelenting and harsh. 1100 copies only, so act fast if you want to get this. We are doing a CD that will contain this plus some other goodies soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that.
In other news, the new PUNCH vinyl 12"LP should be hitting the stores soon, I will update the site once I get news from the pressing plant. After that will be the XBRAINIAX 99 Song Collection CD - super stoked!
PUNCH Japan tour dates are up on the TOURS page now!
For immediate updates, be sure to sign up to the 625 email list (see above).
Updated 3/11/09
Just posted SFN tour dates on the tour page - be sure to check them out if you are in the mid-west or west-coast!
Updated 3/1/09
We just got the repress of the BLOODY PHOENIX Vinyl 12"LP in - so if you missed it the first time around, be sure to track this down. Ebullition only has 100 copies as the rest will be with the band on their European Tour. Check the tour page for info on the tour - and write them if you can help out with a show on the open dates.
So on top of the BLOODY PHOENIX Lp repress, I just released the YOUNG OFFENDERS/GIANT HAYSTACKS Split LP and the PARLIAMENTARISK SODOMI LP. Act soon as those are in limited pressings.
The one-sided INSECT WARFARE LP is at the pressing plant now, so I will update the site when that is close to release. If you want email updates, sign up to the email list above!
Updated 2/20/09
The YOUNG OFFENDERS/GIANT HAYSTACKS split LP is DONE and available this MONDAY (23rd) from Ebullition. Watch distros and stores soon after that!. Limited pressing so track it down.
Plus last week the PARLIAMENTARISK SODOMI LP was released - insane one-masn grindcore from Norway! We only pressed 500 copies, half of which remained in Europe - so if interested, get this fast. Full-on ballistic grindcore!
After that, we the INSECT WARFARE One-sided LP, a new SFN EP, a SOCIETY OF FRIENDS Collection CD and a new PARLIAMENTARISK SODOMI EP. Don't sleep, as my press runs are small and these things go fast.
Updated 1/16/09
I have friend out on the East Coast is also now selling my old personal record and t-shirt collection. This includes tons of Japanese HC, grind, crust, 80s hardcore, etc. This will be a steady thing as I just sent him the last remnants of my record collection, so be sure to check back regularly for new postings. CLICK HERE to check out the listings.
And don't forget, there is also LIGAMENT who has both personal collectibles and 625 titles up on eBay as well. CLICK HERE to do a search.
Updated 12/22/08
Yo! Its been a while since the last update due to a family emergency and me having to move back to California temporarily. The upside of moving back though has been that I've gotten a bunch of new releases ready for production - a lot of diverse, but all solid, upcoming releases. Check out whats coming up in early 2009: - INSECT WARFARE - One Sided LP: 50+ songs of crazed grind-noise from this now defunct blast unit. The last thing these grinders did, and its guaranteed to kill posers on contact. Limited to 1000.
- GIANT HAYSTACKS / THE YOUNG OFFENDERS - Split Lp: Powerful Bay Area punk that packs a punch. The artwork is done and the audio is mastered, so we are going to roll with this soon. The first pressing will be 500.
- PARLAMENTARISK SODOMI - LP: Blistering one-man grindcore from Scandanavia. You will scratch your eyeballs out when you hear this - some of the most unrelenting grindcore since INSECT WARFARE - and one man no less!
- SOCIETY OF FRIENDS - Collection CD: This TX 4 piece blew fucking minds when they were jamming. Unbelievably punishing yet original tunes that lies somewhere between ferocious hardcore/punk and the punishment of power violence.
- HATRED SURGE LP: The LP to end all LPs. Alex and his newly assembled punish-unit are writing songs now for what should be a brutal full length. Time to get pissed.
- SFN New EP: SFN is planning to get into the studio to have this out before their planned West Coast trip in Spring of 2009. As their demo EP demonstrated, this 3-piece from Wisconsin destroys all.
- SE ASIA THRASH DETONATION - Comp CD: Tons of great bands like EDORA, SECRET 7, FASTGAME, MASS SEPARATION, etc that demonstrates that SE Asia has one of the most vibrant and diverse scenes in the world.
So as you can see....there is a ton of stuff coming up for 2009 - all of which will be in limited pressings. So be sure to check back for details and don't sleep! And be sure to check out the new releases from the last few months since quantities are running low, such as:
- FLIPOUT AxAx CD (high-speed Tokyo thrashcore - 10 songs in 10 minutes)
- DISCARGA - 3rd CD (great 1000mph Brazilian thrash - limited copies in the US)
- LOW VISION EP (high-energy Tokyo thrashcore - limited to 500)
- BAY AREA THRASH DETONATION III Comp CD (7 bands of high-speed blastcore)
- INFANTICIDE EP (Swedish grindcore like Earache 1 through 10 - limited to 500)
So I will be moving back to Japan in early January, but the 625 steamroller rolls on! Happy new year and all that.
Updated 8/8/08
So I leave for Japan tomorrow and will be there for about one year (until Fall 2009). Please be advised that, although I will still be releasing new records, checking email, etc - I will wont be able to resend or send anything through the post office.
With that said, TONS OF NEW RELEASES JUST CAME OUT - WITH MORE ON THE WAY!!!!!!
- FLIPOUT AxAx CD (high-speed Tokyo thrashcore - 10 songs in 10 minutes)
- DISCARGA - 3rd CD (great 1000mph Brazilian thrash - limited copies in the US)
- LOW VISION EP (high-energy Tokyo thrashcore - limited to 500)
- BAY AREA THRASH DETONATION III Comp CD (7 bands of high-speed blastcore)
And in the next two weeks we will have:
- FLIPOUT AxAx CD (ex-LIE - high speed tokyo classic thrash)
- INFANTICIDE EP (Swedish grindcore like Earache 1 through 10 - limited to 500)
So feel free to email but please note that I will be slow on replying until I find an apartment and get settled in. I have more releases planned for later this year and earlier next, so don't sleep!
Updated 7/2/08
Just put up the SFN US Tour dates so be sure to check those out - and note that we just did a limited green-vinyl pressing of their demo EP for the tour. Should go quick so be sure to track it down.
Updated 6/26/08
So after a busy couple of months with new releases like the 50/50 - ENDLESS DEMISE Split EP, PUNCH EP, THREATENER Discography CD, the FINAL DRAFT EP, SFN - Demo EP, RUNNING FOR COVER LP, and represses of the INSECT WARFARE LP, plus a recent repress of the SFN EP on limited Green Wax, we got even more releases coming out in just a few weeks!
Next up: LOW VISION EP (debut of Tokyo fast, high-energy thrash), INFANTICIDE EP (Swedish grindcore that lays to waste to all), BAY AREA THRASH DETONATION COMP CD (bands like NO DICE, BRUTAL DEATH, INxDISGUST, etc) and after that the debut full length CD of FLIP OUT AxAx which features members of Tokyo fastcore veterans LIE. So in short, do not sleep!
Updated 2/18/08
The INFECT discography CD and the repress of IRON LUNG's 'Life. Iron Lung. Death' CD are both out now!
A limited pressing of the INSECT WARFARE LP on Purple Vinyl (lmt to 500) is out now at EBULLITION!
FINAL DRAFT EP, the SFN Demo EP and the RUNNING FOR COVER LP are all at the pressing plant right now.
Also, INSECT WARFARE is headed over to Australia today so be sure to check them out. Here are the dates:
22/2: ADELAIDE w/ AOA, LOS DIABLOS, CAPTAIN CLEANOFF
23/2: ARTHOUSE HOTEL, MELBOURNE w/AOA, ROSKOPP, THE KILL
24/2: MISSING LINK ALL AGES IN STORE, MELBOURNE
27/2: ANU BAR, CANBERRA w/AOA
28/2: THE EMPIRE HOTEL, SYDNEY w/ AOA, EBOLIE
29/2: MAGGOTSVILLE, SYDNEY w/ AOA, CRUX, KILL A CELEBRITY
01/3: THE TOTE HOTEL, MELBOURNE w/ PISSCHRIST, FUCK IM DEAD
Updated 1/18/08
Ligament has started making some super cheap grab bags of 625 stuff on eBay, like 5 - 7"EPs for $6.99, etc. Check out that by clicking: HERE There will be more of those to come!
Updated 10/27/07
Both the THREATENER EP and the AGENTS OF ABHORRANCE CD are available via EBULLITION! There are both in limited quantities so be sure to pick it up when you see it.
Updated 8/11/05
pistolswing took some photos from the second night of the Barbaric Fastcore Detonation festival, here is a link to that page. Check it out HERE
Updated 7/12/05
I keep on forgetting to mention it, but if anyone in California is looking for a reasonably priced, quick, yet good studio to record at, Craig (WHN) is running a studio called the Dutch Oven. So far bands like WHN, SCHOLASTIC DETH, HIT ME BACK, HOSTILE TAKEOVER, THIS IS MY FIRST, OUR TURN, etc have recorded there. More info at: DUTCH OVEN. Radical!
Updateded 9/2/04
So if you check out the seller LIGAMENT's list on ebay, you will notice we have started putting up various sale items up....I have done this not only due to the quanitity of titles I had at my house before the move, but also to rationalize the idea of utilizing an internet auction site in the first place. Lost story short, hopefully some of ya can grab titles that you missed early at WAY below my cost......
Update: 06/26/04
So about my record collection being sold.....so far I have passed off to my friend Jimi about 3000-4000 pieces from the collection, and I have so much more to give him which means this sale is gonna take probably 2-3 years to complete! Its fucking nuts, way too much stuff, and alot of it is painful to see go. Right now he is slowly going through the EPs, he hasnt even started posting LPs, CDs or shirts (yes, shirts as well). Also, I gave him a bunch of in print 625 titles, so for those of you who have had a hard time finding new titles at mailorders or distros, now's your chance to.
I still feel icky about doing all of this on eBay....for the people who know me, I have spent years railing against eBay, whether in lyrics (scholastic deth, etc) or just in daily conversations. I was (and am) really pissed that the process of going to used record stores/trading with people internationally was killed by a large corporate auction site. The manner in which one can increase the price on titles has now become infamous (people spending $400-$500 for KBD eps, etc), its just totally absurd. On the flip side though, I spent about two years going to shows with all these records, and although I was able to get rid of a lot of stuff (for cheap prices I might add) I didnt even make a dent in the collection. Towards the end I was burning out on bringing 1000 pieces of vinyl to Gilman street every weekend....and also perplexed that people didnt't really know some of the hard to find titles that I had for sale (no one buying titles from HHH, ASTA KASK, DON DON, etc). So with two months left before I move everything 4000 miles to NYC, I had to figure out a plan B. This is where Jimi came in to help out.
Now although he has only been posting my stuff for the past month (before that he was doing Jeff Bale's collection), the difference between prices (and what I had thought things were worth) has really blown my mind. I had a WIDE AWAKE live (not a bootleg) ep up there and it went for $3, while the first SCHOLASTIC DETH ep was bid up to $15! What the hell? People, relax, chill out.....just think....I probably have a ton of those SCHOLASTIC EPs, so just sit back and chill. The other thing that surprised me was that the first Barbaric Thrash comp went for $25......my only guess is that it's because it has Melt Banana on it or something? But again.....I had a few of those, so just relax, don't artificially drive up the prices. Right now I have asked Jimi to make a bunch of stuff "buy it now" just so people dont get all stupid and start bidding on titles that are available everywhere.
So long story short....I wish I could have gotten rid of all this without eBay, but it has so infiltrated the way people buy used punk records it appeared as the only solution. Cop out? For sure, Im the first to admit it. I can't stand the thought that these records that have been such a huge part of my life are now giving money to some crappy internet company like eBay. But my options were: sell to a huge non-punk store in SF like Amoeba records (who don't know anything about the records I have) who would have ripped me off blind, or sell it in a lot to someone, who of course would turn around and put things up individually on eBay. Infact this has already happened, people who have been at Gilman and bought my stuff at super cheap prices have turned around and posted it on eBay a week later. LAME! So long story short, this sucks. Not only am I watching my collection of 17 years dissappear, but its through a process that I detest.