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Spaced and Zulu basically did the same thing right? I like that approach. Although I also really like the 7" format and it's unfortunate that it's become so costly to make them.

New One Step Closer EP out now via Bandcamp and RFC: https://onestepcloserxxx.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-the-willow https://www.runforcoverrecords.com/products/737254-one-step-closer-songs-for-the-willow-ep

I got a shipping confirmation. Ordered from the band directly.

Yes, a few days ago. Only listened to side one so far. Pretty quiet, but fine otherwise.

Moss Icon - Lyburnum repress from Temporary Residence (plus Newbury variant): https://mossicon.bandcamp.com/album/lyburnum-wits-end-liberation-fly-anniversary-edition https://www.newburycomics.com/products/moss_icon-lyburnum_wits_end_liberation_fly_exclusive_lp?variant=42091324637364

One more: Incendiary is releasing a new variant of Cost of Living with a redesigned cover on the occasion of that record's anniversary show next week (which I'm very much looking forward to). Numbered /500, also available the following Monday via Closed Casket.

The Adrienne EP is getting a limited vinyl release from Daze: https://daze-style.com/products/adrienne-adrienne-cd

Philosophical Collapse by Innumerable Forms is finally available on vinyl and will apparently ship next week. One of the best DM releases of 2022. Galaxy down to the last few copies. https://profoundlorerecords.merchtable.com/pre-orders/innumerable-forms-philosophical-collapse-vinyl-lp

Happy birthday!

Moerser's Thank You for Leaving is available now from Immigrant Sun in a run of 99 with green marble vinyl and handmade covers. Very cool. https://immigrantsunrecords.merchnow.com/

Another 90s classic available on vinyl for the first time: New Day Rising's Memoirs of Cynicism. https://protagonistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/memoirs-of-cynicism (also from Deathwish) If you are into Liberate Te Ex Inferis-era Zao this is for you. Heavy as fuck.

New Messa Nera: https://massanera.bandcamp.com/album/derramar-querer-borrar Post-screamo? Lots happening on this record, defies easy classification. I usually stick to 90s emo/ screamo, but this is interesting. Variety of formats available.

Preorders are live for Megaton Sword’s Might & Power. For me they’re up there with Eternal Champion, top tier epic heavy metal. Bandcamp is sold out of gold vinyl but looks like Dying Victim still has it in stock (along w tri-color): https://shop.dying-victims.de/en/12-vinyl/11129-pre-order-megaton-sword-might-power-lp-special-edition-gold.html https://shop.dying-victims.de/en/startseite/11125-pre-order-megaton-sword-might-power-lp-special-edition-tricolor.html

New from Rotted Life and MSUO: https://rottedlife.bandcamp.com/album/gosudar-malignant-altar-split Must-have for me, Malignant Altar are killer.

I picked up the Hourglass, great band. Definitely check out their old material if you haven't heard them. Also this is absolutely essential 90s hardcore and out today as a remastered repress: https://kingofthemonstersrecords.bandcamp.com/album/today-we-will-not-be-invisible-nor-silent

My local record store uses Whatnot and they seem to be able to attract a decent amount of people to their auctions, so as a form of audience extension to reach people outside of your local area it's great. As a seller it looks like you have to be willing to hustle and it helps if you already have a social audience. As a buyer, I can't see the hit/ miss ratio working out for me. I'd rather stick w Discogs and actual crate-digging. But I'm also old-ish and if it works for the next generation of collectors then I'm all for it.

I had no idea, I'll have to give that a shot. Thanks!

Totally get what you mean. Any automatic solution, even if it involves some sort of advanced image recognition, is bound to be imperfect. Whenever I do take an hour or two to add stuff I also enjoy the process, getting lost in music and liner notes of records I haven't picked up in a while. But it's hard to make that time, so I'd settle for a solution that gets me 50% there, by correctly identifying whatever it can and narrowing down the options for the rest.

Reminds me of whatnot. The biggest hurdle here for me is that I don't want to make time in my schedule to watch a live auction on my phone, especially when the odds of coming across something in my want list are so small. I also couldn't imagine using this to sell records, just seems wildly inefficient. But I'm sure it works for some people. Sorry for going off on a tangent, but if there is one feature I could request from the big kids at Discogs that would be really useful to me it would be a way to scan record identifiers (barcode or even covers or other identifiers) via the phone cam in order to more quickly add them to my collection. Only a fraction of my collection is on Discogs; I just don't have the time to add everything. (Is that already a feature of the Discogs app? I never actually tried.)

Digging this new Rabbit preview track: https://rabbitnyc.bandcamp.com/album/halo-of-flies NYC hardcore punk with highly satisfying stompy parts. The LP has the preview demo as the B side, which was also great.

Noteworthy death metal vinyl releases from Profound Lore and Dark Descent: Reeking Aura and Cosmic Putrefaction: https://profoundlorerecords.merchtable.com/ Suppression: https://www.darkdescentrecords.com/shop/product/suppression-the-sorrow-of-soul-through-flesh-lp/

A few noteworthy releases today: Denial of Life: https://www.restrictedairspacerecords.com/products/denial-of-life-no-reason-color-vinyl Flatspot comp vol 4: https://flatspotrecords.com/products/flatspot-records-the-extermination-vol-4-lp-clear-blue-orange-tri-stripe Powerhouse - No Regrets: https://blackoutrecords.com/products/powerhouse-no-regrets-lp

I bet you're genuinely a great guy in person, and that's the only assumption I'm going to make about you, so it's all good. Anyway, I'm into this album, really looking forward to seeing them live.

I’ll be there. Haven’t seen Indecision in at least ten years and the rest of the bill totally slays. It’s gonna be a wild one.

Fortunately my goals are neither ascendance nor respectability. I'm going to the upcoming show in Queens, fingers crossed for a release variant.