Summer is once again rolling into the blue collar resort town of VB. The roads are crowded and the people are obnoxious, so it's been my pleasure spending the past week inside getting Beach Impediment #15 ready for you all! Thanks to those who snagged an advance copy of the record from the band on their East Coast tour with AJAX back in April. For everyone else, have at it! Here's the nitty gritty:
"Since the earliest days of hardcore punk, the city of Austin, TX has been known for producing some of the best in the genre. The notoriety of this particular scene has grown exponentially over the past few years with a deluge of stellar bands coming out and capturing the adoration of those in search of “that good shit.” Out of them all, VAASKA would have to be the longest running and most abrasive of the bunch. After a five year break from the format the boys have delivered yet another 12” platter of the raging D-Beat that they initially made themselves known for and have been perfecting over the years. And the aforementioned half a decade break between the 12”s was in no way an indication of them slowing down, seeing the release of a 7” on Germany’s Heart First Records and the recording of a session with their latest and greatest lineup (featuring the addition of Chris Ulsh on the kit) that yielded a split 7” with fellow ATX goons THE IMPALERS and another with Japan’s SKIZOPHRENIA on Beach Impediment and 540 / Todo Destruido respectively. “TODOS CONTRA TODOS” features 11 tracks of blown out hard punk pounders that will continue to capture the attention of those who admire the art of crafting urgent and seething songs."
To order individual copies of the record, please go to http://beachimpedimentrecords.bigcartel.com
To hear a song from the record, please go to http://soundcloud.com/beachimpediment or you can hear a few songs via the band's Bandcamp page at http://vaaska.bandcamp.com
For wholesale or trade inquiries, please contact beachimpediment[at]gmail[dot]com
There are 150 copies on translucent purple vinyl for mailorder only.
The following distros / stores will have this record available for sale in the near future: SORRY STATE, GRAVE MISTAKE RECORDS, FERAL WARD, LA VIDA ES UN MUS (UK), TODO DESTRUIDO, PUNK AND DESTROY (Japan), VINYL CONFLICT, RECORD SHOP BASE (Japan), BRAIN ABUSE, END OF AN EAR, KATORGA WORKS, HEAVEN STREET, DISCOS MMM, CELEBRATED SUMMER, VELTED REGNUB, TRABUC RECORDS (Spain), INTERPUNK, REVHQ, RAUNCH RECORDS, ASSURD RECORDS (Italy), VOX POPULI (Japan), THE TOTAL END, and more that are currently in the works.
And as always, for those that prefer to work with the big dawgz this will be available from EBULLITION, REVHQ, and COBRASIDE in the near future.
On the distro front, I've stocked a few bangers since we last met:
FINAL WARNING - DEMONSTRATION 1983 EP
SHEER MAG - II EP
TRAGIEDIA - PUNK 'TIL DESTRUCTION: 88-89 LP
NEU-RONZ - S/T EP
TERVEET KADET - LAPIN HELVETTI LP
WARHEAD - S/T LP
AGGRESSION PACT - S/T EP
BOSTON STRANGLER - FIRE LP
P.I.G.Z. - BLOODY BELGIUM EP
P.F. COMMANDO - ROUGH SOUND EP
P.F. COMMANDO - GO GO GO EP
PROXY - SLOW SUICIDE EP
SOMA COMA - S/T LP
PERTTI KURIKAN NIMIPAIVAT - OMA RAUHA EP
THEE NODES / NAUGHTY GIRLS - split 7"
+ some more records added to the discounted 7"s and 12"s section and tons of other stuff!
Lastly, here's the usual "up next" list with a few revisions and a new addition featuring some of my favorite joy boys:
EEL - S/T EP
CONCEALED BLADE - DEMO 7" (US Press)
ABSOLUT / PARANOID split 12" (Split release with BRAIN SOLVENT PROPAGANDA)
AJAX new 7" (US Press, out soon (now?) across the pond on STATIC SHOCK)
OMEGAS new 12"
BLOOD PRESSURE 12"
DESPERAT 12"
That'll do it for now,
-B.I.R.
