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KOI RELEASES
DATE: 07/01/2008 15:46:55 / MOOD: horny
KOI-001 THE FIRE STILL BURNS - 7" (SPLIT W/ENGINEER RECORDS)The Fire Still Burns: Good As New/My Assault On The World Begins There's a punk rock revolution marching down your street and these guys are singing the anthem and waving the flags! Two huge monster tracks of sing-a-long, fist in the air, east coast punk rock with razor sharp melody and vocals pumped out with power and passion by the great Alf Bartone. Hey, but what more would you expect from a band that consists of former and current members of Lifetime, Ensign, Ex Number Five, The Scarlet Letter, Vision and Strength 691. A perfect pick if you like Dag Nasty, Rise Against, Lifetime, Strike Anywhere, Bad Religion, etc. 1st PRESS: 500 clear/200 black-yellow split/200 red/200 yellow2nd PRESS: 200 black-pink split/200 orange
KOI-002 SQUAREWELL - 7" PICTURE DISC (SPLIT W/ENGINEER RECORDS)Squarewell - Synthetic Sensations/Fleeting Stratagem. The need to create is always a powerful thing. In the case of Squarewell, it has driven five people to strive for music that not only catches the ear, but catches the emotions and the sense of self as well. This steadfast desire to keep their sound as alive and as instinctive as that aspect of human nature that longs for music is what has kept the band complete. Squarewell is a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts, where what is felt is just as important as what is heard. Squarewell from Kentucky, are here to lay a slab of vinyl on the world by the way of a limited 500 first press run of a snazzy picture disc! All new songs, all new sound for an everchanging band. This one is a keeper, collector's beware!1st PRESS: 500 Picture Discs
KOI-003 WE.RE ALL BROKEN 7" SPLATTER VINYL W/ HAND NUMBERED GATEFOLD SLEEVE (SPLIT W/ENGINEER RECORDS)The debut album "Campaign Moving Slow" from this New Jersey band is filled, from start to finish, with songs so angular and otherworldly that it will forever alter the course of independent music. Their songs are sliced with jaw-dropping guitars, iniquitous riff-noise, dark scene-spawning harmonies, languishing atmospheric keyboards and ominous samplework. These boys are interested in beauty, power, emotion and feeling. Not idle wanking!1st PRESS: 500 splatter vinyl with #ed gatefold sleeve.
KOI-004 (KOI SPLITS#1): THIRTY3/LOS DRYHEAVERS - SPLIT COLORED VINYLThis is the first in a series of split 7" called KOI SPLITS. Each record will feature 2 bands and be release on split colored vinyls. Each release will be individually hand numbered!This kickass first KOI SPLIT see Thirty3 thrust together with Los Dryheavers in an explosion of catchy, in your face melodic hardcore that will leave you breathless! The Thirty3 side clocks in at nearly 7 minutes and features a medley of 4 NEW songs: I Go Both Ways Fun Police Here's To Swimmin with Bowlegged Women Dude, I Think They Make Porn In My Building Los Dryheavers will have you jumpin' poggoin' and slammin' around your room with this raw, hardcore track: The Death of Rock & Roll! KOI could not be happier with this debut KOI SPLITS release, as we kick off with a bang!1st PRESS - 100 Clear Yellow-Opaque Yellow split/415 Brown-White split
KOI-005 KILLED BY THE BULL s/t COLORED VINYL LP/CDRockabilly tinged punk rock with a country/folk edge from New Jersey! Creative, dark and addictively catchy! Featuring former members of Judas Factor.What does the press have to say? "the new sound these three are making seems so grown-up and encompassing of all that's right and well with rock music. In an ever mercurial landscape, let's hope they stick around for a while." - The Journal Review"Killed by the Bull's intense mix of folk melody and song writing and punk rock fuzz should have the scene buzzing!" - Mammoth Press."Following in the footsteps of other prominent Jersey acts such as Lifetime and Bouncing Souls, Killed by the Bull have released a very high quality debut for us all to feast on." - Under The Volcano"Eerie lyrics, catchy tunes, a raw punk rock/indie/folk-rock vibe that screams fun....everyone that has come over to my house and listened to it couldn't help getting into it!" - Define The Meaning"...like a mix of punk with some rock 'n' roll and the occassional folk riff or two, it's pretty well-written stuff, and it's damn catchy." – Laminated1st PRESS: 1000 CDs/250 splatter vinyl/250 red and white vinyl
KOI-007 SSSP - LAST CALL COLORED VINYL 7" (KOI)Skinheads Still Scare People 4 track EP. Vinnie Value and Mike D - two veterans of the New York hardcore scene together with their love of hardcore, punk and Oi started writing some tunes. Happy with the results they locked themselves in a studio and pounded out 4 tracks of intense, raw and gritty New York hardcore with catchy elements of Oi and old school UK punk! the result is fuckin' phenomenal.For fans of Kill Your Idols, To Hell and Back. Agnostic Front, Warzone, 4Skins, Brutal Knights, The Business, Madball, Celebrity Murders etc.Tracks: Last Call/Let Down/Where I Belong/Afraid To Care1st PRESS: 200 yellow with red+green splatter/200 pink vinyl with yellow splatter/100 clear vinyl with black/white splatter, no labels + silkscreened bag!2nd PRESS: 100 red/100 green/100 white3rd PRESS: 105 opaque blue vinyl4th Press: 104 pink w/ red splatter vinyl, 104 clear yellow/clear green swirl vinyl, 105 opaque purple vinyl, 104 clear red/clear blue vinyl
KOI-008 SPITFIRE - THE SLIDESHOW WHIPLASH EP 7" PICTURE DISCSpitfire are back with members of Norma Jean and Scarlet and are soon to unleash some brutal firepower onto the sleepy music scene. This is their Slideshow Whiplash EP, originally released on CD by Goodfellow Records and now available on limited edition collectable vinyl!Hand-numbered 7" PICTURE DISC limited to 500 with newly designed artwork and 4 amazing tracks: 1. This ain't Vegas and you ain't Elvis, 2. Bulletproof and Tall as Jesus, 3. Slideshow Whiplash, 4. Heroin1st PRESS: 500 Misprint WHITE Picture Discs - hand numbered blue insert.2nd PRESS: 500 BROWN Picture Discs - hand numbered vinyl sticker + purple insert.
KOI-009 JINMO - NEO TOKYO SPECIAL EDITION (PICTURE DISC LP) "Beware. This Avant-garde shred and noise fest could quite possibly melt your brain. It's stupid fast and unrelenting-like rush hour in Tokyo just about the time everyone's caffeine kicks in. And that's the point: As an art piece, this is a brilliant evocation of a musician's environment." - Guitar Player Monthly (Jan 2007)Limited to 500 copies and featuring 30 tracks of mind melting, ear shredding, experimental guitar/electronia from underground Tokyo based artist and musician JINMO.JINMO recorded 12 previously unreleased tracks exclusively for this release and in his own words Neo Tokyo is: "avant-garde + contemporary music + jazz + techno + rock + punk + hardcore + experimental + psychedelic + futuristic + cyber + pristine= avant-attaque"!For fans of John Zorn, Merzbow, Wolf Eyes, Black Dice, Boredoms, Yngwie Malmsteen, Dead Machines, Lightning Bolt, Melt Banana, etc.1st PRESS: 500 Picture Discs in thick plastic sleeve + hand numbered inserts.
KOI-010 SCREAM FOR HELP: PUNK & HARDCORE BANDS 4 GULF COAST ANIMALSDETAILS: 21 bands join forces with southeast texas based indie label KOI Records to show their support for the Louisiana SPCA. The Louisiana SPCA is still tackling major animal welfare issues in the city of New Orleans post hurricane Katrina. To help with these ongoing efforts, the folks at KOI Records hope to make a sizable donation to the LASPCA with the help of this compilation. The artwork was designed specifically for this release by cartoonist Dan Piraro (aka Bizarro).For more details about this release and the LASPCA please visit the following websites: www.la-spca.org www.myspace.com/screamforhelpTRACKS:SIDE A 1. Bloodjinn – See Through (unreleased demo version) Courtesy: Forsaken Recordings 2. Nine Days To No One – So My Inferior This Ends Courtesy: Engineer Records 3. Cipher – Privilege Courtesy: Uprising Records 4. H20 – Family Tree Courtesy: Blackout Records 5. Kill Your Idols – Skinhead Girl (recorded live 9/05) Courtesy: Sideonedummy RecordsSIDE B 1. Fifty Stars Anger – Mordechai Vanunu Courtesy: Fifty Stars Anger 2. Killed By The Bull – I, The Crooked Hero Courtesy: KOI Records/Dick Harris Recordings 3. Spitfire – Life & Limb (previously unreleased) Courtesy: Goodfellow Records 4. Ensign – Where’s The Unity Courtesy: Blackout Records 5. Deathcycle – No RNC in NYC Courtesy: Chainsaw Safety RecordsSIDE C 1. The Chariot – Dialogue with a Question Mark Courtesy: Tooth & Nail Records 2. Thirty3 – Let’s Keep This Joke Going Courtesy: State of Grace Records 3. My Shining One – Dance of the Ghost Courtesy: self released/Engineer Records 4. The Fire Still Burns – Insert Motivation Here Courtesy: Blackout Records 5. Know Your Enemy – Stop Beating Your Meat Courtesy: Teishu Records 6. Celebrity Murders – Jealous Again (recorded live 9/05) Courtesy: Chainsaw Safety RecordsSIDE D 1. Most Precious Blood – Damage Control Freak Courtesy: Trustkill Records 2. Cattle Decapitation – Long Pig Chef & The Hairless Goat (recorded live at KXLU) Courtesy: Metal Blade Records 3. Worlds Between Us – Red Eye Figures Follow Black Cats Courtesy: Engineer Records 4. Static Radio – Who’s Laughing Now Courtesy: Static Radio 5. Farewell – Manilla Courtesy: Forsaken Recordings1st PRESS: 750 x2 GREEN VINYL 10” LPs (hand numbered w/info materials)
KOI-011 KILLED BY THE BULL: "THE PRINCESS RIDES THE BULL INTO HOLY HELL!"The second release from these New Jersey indie/punkrockers and once again we are treated to an infectious, intense burst of high energy rock and roll! Backed by Bill McVeighs tight drumming and Jeff Stevens inspired bass work, Justin Fullam's darkly poetic lyrics are belted out with a vigorous, firey passion!These 6 melodic punk rock tracks are laced with angst, pain and dark humor, making this CD both creative and insanely catchy!From fans of: Descendents, Dinosaur Jr, Dead Kennedys, Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith, Against Me!, Sonic Youth and Black Flag!Packaged with a beautiful 12 panal booklet, featuring lyrics, photos and exclsive artwork from up and coming artists Daniela Fullam and Charlie Shaffer!Tracks: Me Against I/Riding Ghost Horses/Five Years Later/ Ever Since I Prayed To Satan/We Let Us Burn/The Matador vs. The Snake Charmer.1st PRESS: 1000 CDs
KOI-012 SSSP – “FOR LIFE” CD/LP Mike and Vinnie follow up their Skinheads Still Scare People EP with a full length album featuring some stomping, and brutal New York Oi/hardcore! 1st PRESS:139 preorder only pressings (packaged in a thick, clear plastic envelope featuring 12x12 hand silk screened artwork (hand numbered), SSSP logo pin, large SSSP sticker, lyric sheet!42 Gold w/blue swirls, 28 Dark Gray, 34 Purple Swirls, 14 Opaque brown/grey/purple marble, 12 Light gray, 6 Clear brown with purple marble, 3 Salmon 200 clear blue vinyl with full color artwork (diff from preorder LP) and lyric insert.200 clear gold vinyl with full color artwork (diff from preorder LP) and lyric insert.1000 CDs2nd PRESS:432 – Gray Marbled Vinyl
KOI-013/DKR001 KOI SPLITS #2: (DAMN) THIS DESERT AIR (CALLING ORION) & TELESCREEN (THE SOLAR SEA REMIX) 7"KOI Records split 7" Series #2 featuring two upcoming bands from New Jersey and North Carolina!(Damn) This Desert Air are five gentlemen from the Northeastern region of the United States, joining together to create big, booming, melodic rock, wide in its breadth, sound and scope. Features ex-members of Elemae, Nora, Instruction, Ex Number Five, Merciana, Calm.Murder! Telescreen was formed in the spring of 2007 by members of Codeseven and vocalist Jared Draughon from Classic Case and are creating a musical and visual experience of spiraling, melodic, post hardcore sights and sounds.A split release with UK label Different Kitchen Records 1st Press:100 Clear/Yellow split with Red Splatter vinyl and lyric insert.200 Clear/Opaque Gray split vinyl and lyric insert.200 Clear Blue/Clear Green split vinyl and lyric insert
KOI-014:HUMANIFESTO - DON'T EAT MEAT 7"TRACKS: DON'T EAT MEAT/DON'T EAT MEAT II/I'M FEELING SICK/REAGANOMICS SUCK/PUSHER/MY NAME'S MUD (& MY BOYFRIEND IS DEAD)/SUPER FLU/STOP OUTSOURCING MY JOB/STAND UP FOR YOUR BELIEFS/WHAT AN INSPIRATION/STUPID HUMANS/HUMANIFESTO VS. M.A.C./NEVER WATCH TV!A totally in your face, politically fired up reworking of the NOFX 7" "Fuck The Kids" will be available on a good, honest slab of limited colored vinyl very soon! Yep, you read right! Humanifesto, socially and politically waving the hardcore punk banner for Canada, have rerecorded the classic NOFX tracks with lyrics that will give your conscience a good boot in the ass! the artwork will also be a modified version of the original!1st PRESS: 100 cow colored vinyl w/blood splatters, 200 orange vinyl and 200 green vinyl.
koi-015:KOI SPLITS SERIES #3 - SSSP/Prima LineaTracks: Rust/New Arrival (SSSP) and Prima Linea (Prima Linea)We're sure to split some eardrums with this monster slab of vinyl, the 3rd in the limited edition Koi Split series! 2 BRAND NEW tracks from Koi Record's favorite sons of NY hardcore, SSSP! True diehards of the scene still pounding out gritty, Oi! influenced hardcore gems! Prima Linea those brutal italian Oi!/Streetpunk giants will offer up a brand new self titled track - all sung in Italian! Check out these working class heroes out at: www.myspace.com/primalinea1st PRESS: 500 Picture Discs in thick plastic sleeve w/ double sided lyric insert
koi-017/IGN-111 (released w/Engineer Records):KOI SPLITS SERIES #4 - MY SO CALLED LIFE/RYAN MILLS Tracks: The Revenge Against the Black Hearted Fairies (MSCL)and Deepest Blue (Ryan Mills)A split release with Engineer Records featuring UK rockers My So Called Life facing off with Ryan Mills previously of Kover! MSCL produce some catchy pop-punk that My Awesome Compilation or even New Found Glory would be proud off. These guys are bringing what you’re after and taking it to the next level. The Sussex, UK based four-piece, formed of lead vocalist/guitarist Vic, guitarist Duncan, bassist James and drummer Ollee, know how to grab a melody, hold it and never let go! For fans of Fightstar, Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eat World, Moneen, Funeral For A Friend, New Found Glory, The Ataris. Toured much of the UK and US in the last two years. Toured all over the UK as well as Germany, France, Italy, Greece, USA & Canada in 2007! Ryan Mills, best known as front man for the mighty Kover, has recorded a beautiful and haunting track. deepest blue was written alone with only the help of a drummer. The guitars, vocals, etc. are all the work of ryan and in his own words: "This recording was the first step in my future musical endeavor. I am capable of making albums alone, so why not?"1ST PRESS: 100 gray/clear yellow split, 200 black/coke bottle blue split, 200 green/red split
COMING SOON:SSSP 1 SIDED LP W/MUNA SALIK ETCHINGSSSP give us five new amazing kickass tracks pressed on GOLD and SILVER vinyls w/a 1 side etching packaged in a thick clear envelope with wrap-around insert! classy!
OUT at the end of July w/preorder coming soon!KRAWALLBRUDER – OI AND VIOLENCE CD Germany's oi!/hardcore veterans "Krawallbrüder" join the happy Koi family!These German street-punk, oi boys have been puttin' the boot into the European hardcore scene since 1993!! They have played numerous rowdy shows and put out some blisterin' albums and now, you lucky Americans are gonna get the best of the best: a 15 track cd with live dvd track!!
OUT JULY 2008
VERMILLION LIES 7” – a cabaret sister act from California featuring Zoe and Kim Boekbinder. With songs ranging from lyrical folk ballads to raucous circus marches, the Vermillion sisters have earned a reputation for an amazing live performance and are currently touring with the Dresden Dolls! This will be a limited edition colored vinyl 7” release and should be out early August!
Also coming up will be new material from Killed By The Bull and more from the KOI Splits 7” collectors series!
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