Strictly Ballroom

Now that I have an online course you will see and hear a lot more from here. But that won't be for long not til November I got big plans around there. Well here is the 90's softcore emo band. I am now switching to the 90's. This band started around 1994-1998 I think I am not to sure. The band went on releasing there first Risk 7" which has more of a hardcore punk influence with some mellowish breakdowns, they then released another 3 track 7" entitled I love... which was has more of a slower romantic like feel too it (this is where they adapt to this style) They then released there first and only full length Hide here forever (I literally had sex while this full length played, I even made her cry because of how "romantic" it was. It is a great fucking album. They literally busted a A+ nut on my ear. So soft. and beautiful. I love the vocals. Though my favorite tracks of the album are the last 2 tracks on this record "Knots on a counting rope" and "A sudden interest to nature". This shit shouldve won an award of how fucking epic this record is. So my big question is. Where the fuck was everyone when it came out. The band is from Los Angeles. And did a great album that it played in college radio. So what the flying shit? When the internet became more popular it is when this band got a bit more known although not to much. But for us who enjoy the 90's DIY we sure did research and came across this band. Me an example the very first band I got into was The Spirit of versailles. So how did I ended up listening to this band? or I wrote haikus about cannibalism in your yearbook, or kolya? Every band is hooked up to one another it just takes a while to come across bands. Its wierd to know that Bands like Usurp Synapse, Jeromes Dream, Saetia, Reversal of man were all hooked up. This is how I found these bands while those other bands know other bands which those other bands know other other bands and I can keep going on like this. My point is. It takes a while to come across great music whether is alive or dead you just need to troll around just like I did and we should thank that since I found this band.

First track off there album "Hide here forever"


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Discography

12/2011 Demo tape

Im like almost a year late on this. Well I actually own a copy of this tape PLUS a test press version of the tape limited to 5 luckly I got number 4. I believe I posted this on my last post of this band and took pictures of it. Well the tape features 8 new tracks which are actually titled by the dates they were recorded which was around from December 2011 and 2012 I believe and theres 3 re recorded tracks of there songs Warmth, As pedlums rust and Heavy hearts. The tape as a demo is at its best. Though this isnt the last release by this band though it actually "died" around that time. Nolan did a 3 track EP entitled Antiquity or something like that which has 3 re recorded songs that sound soo much cooler I do know Heavy hearts and warmth is on there. But I havent been to much revolved around it to hear it and analyze it yet. Though my first quick listen to it sounded badass. Well here it is. I uploaded myself. I think this tape is literally a dollar now. When I got it it was like 3 or 4. You can buy them here. Its a dollar. That is the cheapest you can ever find along side when Bear records had Colorchromatic "Tenets" CD for a dollar (out of stock forever?). So just pay the man a dollar and pick up this tape

12/2011 Demo tape

Flexi promo CDr

Back to my favorite Hardcore DIY label Plastic Smile Records and my Alliance Nolan. I'm glad to know his label is doing far fucking cool with the tapes, CD's in plastic sleeves (turns me the hell on when bands do them that way), limited vinyls, etc; My label has went to shit so I am pretty much done with it for a good while plus my CD hardrive doesn't work; so that a shit bummer on my CDr part. And as for tapes I can manage that but no one really buys tapes from me. Bad luck huh? Anyway Nolan has seriously released some real good shit for his DIY band. He loves what he does and I certainly fucking do too. Here's a little sampler of his upcoming release. Its 3 tracks. I don't know how many there will be but yeah. PSR has moved to a blogspot (don't know why, I get confused) Lately I havent boughten anything from PSR but once I get that dough my first place to shop is to pick up some of this stuff. The guy is a genius in music on my opinion. It is a great example of today's true DIY. So I know he doesn't fuck around neither. Because mother fuckers like him know its DIY or DIE! You can check TTAD's bandcamp and har the EP and Noises from the basement. Buy merch here and The truth about dreaming's blogspot, I hate tumblr and that twitter bullshit. I am glad he made a blogspot.

Flexi Promo CD

Barkus, Sly, and The Golden Egg

I remember going around last.fm and trolling and this band came around and I remember downloading a 7" from them which were the same songs from the winter tour EP only that had more of a live set feel too it. Well this band will fucking kick you in the fucking ass hard. It is a mixture of hardcore riffs with some screamoish/punk vocal attitude and experimental to it. The band quite lived enough to make 12 songs though 21 recordings. They did a demo, winter tour EP, and im guessing a 7" that isn't mentioned anywhere on the internet. It probably didn't even come out to tell you the truth, a split with zwounds which I could not find any information of the split and some other songs that were in there "Past Collections" (Discography) The band kept mentioning that they were going to release this past collection in CDr. But since then I havent heard of them mentioning it anymore or anywhere else. It probably nenever happened though it became a free download on bandcamp. To tell you the truth whenever I hear there Past Collection its like if im watching a live set in good quality. It sounds like the band took one take of each songs with no mixing or any of that shit. One take and no fuck ups. I did not hear any fuck ups at any moment of any song. These guys are some fucking real pro's they aren't wasting time jerking off. Shit even I fuck up but these guys don't fuck around when they play. Ryan vox/guitarist of barkus, sly went on to play for MOTHS and I will say that MOTHS has that barkus, sly style its almost as if MOTHS is barkus, sly only with more experimental tone to each song. I wouldve bought there discography if they ever released it which they probably did but im not too sure of that. Soo they started in 2006 and ended in 2009 right when I fucking heard them. The band couldve done more than just 12 songs within the 3 years of existence I believe. To sum it all up there fucking 1. speedy, 2. don't jerk off each other or fucked around, 3. Fucking head smashing

Discography 2006-2009

*The demo sessions of...
*Winter tour EP
*Barkus, sly/Zwounds split
*Past collections







The demo sessions of...


Winter tour EP


Past collections