NEW SPLIT 7” NOW AVAILABLE
10.17.13
The new Aperiodic / Mala In Se / Joe 4 / Knife The Symphony Split 7” is now available for pre-order. This 4-song double 7” includes 8-song digital download. Two new tracks from each band. Currently this new release is only available through Knife the Symphony in conjunction with the band’s Fall Tour which kicks off this week. Wider distribution coming this Fall.
PHRATRY RECORDS NINE YEAR ANNIVERSARY
08.20.13
August 2013 marks the nine-year anniversary for Phratry Records. To celebrate, we’re holding a series of shows spread out across two weekends. And with Phratry record release shows in Cincinnati on the horizon, celebrating new LPs by Tyranny Is Tyranny (Madison, WI), The Shanks (Toronto, ON), and a double seven inch featuring Aperiodic (NYC), Mala In Se, Joe 4 (Zagreb, Croatia) and Knife The Symphony, the anniversary event this year is decidedly “locals only”, with the exception of good friends/guests Bear Claw from Chicago (Sick Room Records, Ltd). The shows begin this Saturday. See below for full lineup and venue information.
SATURDAY AUGUST 24
Knife The Symphony
Bear Claw
Smoke Signals…
FRIDAY AUGUST 30
The Strongest Proof (reunion)
Mala In Se
SATURDAY AUGUST 31
Arms Exploding (reunion)
Swear Jar
All shows @ The Comet
4579 Hamilton Avenue
Northside, Cincinnati, Ohio 45223
NEW SINGLE FROM THE REDETTES
06.25.13
Michigan-based punk band The Redettes is celebrating the AntiChristmas (that’s exactly six months opposite Christmas), by releasing a new single, Under the Mistletoe. The song is available for streaming, or as a free download from their Bandcamp page. The Redettes have been in the studio working on the follow-up to their debut album, ED released on Phratry back in 2011. Since it’s release the band has toured all over the U.S. and in 2012 the album was ranked #4 in issue #69 of The Big Takeover magazine by editor Jack Rabid.
UPCOMING NEW RELEASES / TOUR DATES
06.10.13
New releases coming from The Shanks (Toronto, ON), a new band featuring members of The United Sons Of Toil called Tyranny Is Tyranny (Madison, WI), and a double-seven inch compilation featuring Joe 4 (Zagreb, Croatia), Aperiodic, Knife The Symphony and Mala In Se. Click here for the first single from the upcoming Tyranny Is Tyranny record.
In other news, several Summer and Fall tour dates just announced. This week, Mad Anthony will be performing at two showcases at the annual NXNE Festival in Toronto.
SWEAR JAR TV
05.12.13
Swear Jar recently performed on City Nights, a locally-produced arts and entertainment television show based in the Greater Cincinnati area. The show featured a few new songs as well as songs off of the band’s recent Split 12” release with Knife The Symphony.
MAD ANTHONY SPRING TOUR
03.05.13
Mad Anthony kick off a two month tour this Wednesday, March 6. Dates for March and April now posted with Summer dates to follow.
KNIFE THE SYMPHONY / SWEAR JAR LIVE VIDEOS
01.26.13
View a pair of videos from the Knife The Symphony / Swear Jar local record release show back in December. Special thanks to Dave Markey (formerly of Mad Anthony) and his crew for filming and editing. The new 12” LP/CD/MP3 is now available direct from Phratry. Wider distribution of the LP and compact disc coming Winter/Spring 2013. The digital version is also available from Amazon, iTunes, etc.
KNIFE THE SYMPHONY TOUR VIDEO
12.04.12
Knife The Symphony hit the road for ten days back in October. The band trekked over 3,000 miles across the U.S. and Canada. Thanks to all of the bands and individuals who helped put the shows together. Without them this tour would not have been possible.
RECORD FAIR
11.20.12
Phratry will be one of many vendors at the 1st Annual Northside Record Fair in Cincinnati, Ohio Saturday December 1st. It will be a great opportunity to check out new music and support a lot of independent artists and labels. There will also be live music. For a full schedule of events throughout the day, follow the link provided.
APERIODIC FUTURE FEEDBACK NOW AVAILABLE
09.21.12
APERIODIC (Brooklyn / Chicago / Dayton) is a meeting of Noise and Free Jazz with elements of No Wave, Musique Concrète, and Hardcore. In addition to standard western instruments they utilize world instruments such as gu qin, rudra veena, and surbahar to create freely improvised music. The end result is free, but not aimless. Guitars shift between angular riffing and textural lilt, elastic drumming, and a multi-directional low end. Not surprisingly, Aperiodic doesn’t quite sound like any other group, despite the fact that they currently share members with HOLY FUCK (Young Turks/XL/Beggars Group) and THE EXPONENTIAL and previously shared members with ENON (Touch & Go Records), A TEN O’ CLOCK SCHOLAR (Grass Records) and LAB PARTNERS. Future Feedback was recorded and mixed to tape by label-mate Shane Chaney of Swear Jar in Cincinnati, Ohio and mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service.
Future Feedback is available for streaming through Aperiodic’s Bandcamp page and you can checkout the band live this Fall, including record release shows at The Cake Shop in NYC and Rake’s End in Cincinnati.
Vinyl and CD will be available direct from Phratry starting September 25th. The album will also be available digitally through iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. Wider distribution of vinyl, CD and digital to follow late October.
For more information on Future Feedback, and a brief history of Aperiodic, you can checkout a recent interview with drummer Matt Schulz for Los Cabos’ blog site.
NEW STATE SONG RECORDINGS
08.21.12
State Song recently released demos of two new songs and acoustic versions of two tracks from their 2010 debut, Dear Hearts & Gentle People. These new recordings are currently available for streaming through the Audio page and will be made available for free download through the band’s Bandcamp page soon.
BASTARD FEST
08.09.12
On August 24 and 25 Phratry Records will be co-hosting a two-day event with Bastard Sloth Records in Cincinnati at The Drinkery on Main Street in OTR. Performing on Friday is Temple, Knife The Symphony, Bridesmaid, and Waxeater. Performing on Saturday is Mala In Se, Swear Jar, Grey Host and Mollusk. Doors at 9 p.m. Admission is FREE.
AMPLINE LOW LIGHT
08.09.12
Ampline has a new video for their upcoming split 7” with Daikaiju (Alabama). The song is called Low Light and the record will be available soon.
PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH ED “fROMOHIO”
06.21.12
Ed “fROMOHIO” Crawford of FOOD was recently interviewed on McG’s Backroom Radio. He talks playing music, MINUTEMEN, FOOD, fIREHOSE and more. Listen to the interview here.
FOOD DEBUT EP NOW AVAILABLE
05.29.12
The debut EP by FOOD featuring Ed “fROMOHIO” of fIREHOSE (SST Records / Columbia Records), Eric Vermillion of Gumball (Columbia Records) and Mike Quinlan of The Cynics (Get Hip Records) is now available in wide release on vinyl, CD and MP3. Checkout Four Pieces From Candyland here.
