Well it's been a minute but I'm rather pleased to let y'all know that there are three new Beach Impediment releases officially out as of today! Thanks to all who preordered a few weeks back, there's still a few copies left of both the PSICO GALERA and BEEX 12"s on color for those who dig such things. We also recently repressed the LAFFING GAS 12" one more time - 150 copies on blue vinyl so snag it while ya can if you've been sleeping on it. Here's the usual spiel:
PSICO GALERA - LE STANZE DELLA MENTE 12"
Flailing hardcore punk from Italy filled with lightning fast riffing, locomotive propulsion, all topped with tormented and blown out Nerorgasm(o)-ic vocals. Lying somewhere between a notion of what Wretched would have been trying to do on their second LP and what the lost secretly groove-laden EPs of early 80s Japan a la Bitousha were able to pull together, Psico Galera have made a very new splatter on an old canvas. Over the top guitar leads, slippery tempo shifts, and hints of melody amongst the tuneless torment allow this to hang together as a singular blast of modern punk.
100 copies on YELLOW AND BLACK MARBLED VINYL for mailorder while they last! Still some leftover from preorder at the moment...
Europeans - please order this title from Static Age Musik who pressed it over in your neck of the woods!
CANAL IRREAL - S/T 12"
The Beach Impediment Label is proud to present the debut release from Canal Irreal. This 12" brandishes 9 tracks of absolutely driving hardcore punk rock with the unmistakable bullhorn vocals of Martin Sorrondeguy, steering this careening blur in and out of tightly written musical corners. Featuring members of Sin Orden as well, there is a lot of Chicago punk rock DNA in here manifesting itself as aggression draped in burning, melancholic guitar leads and an unpredictable hazy melodic wash. Like Greg Sage ghost writing a Naked Raygun track while vacationing in Southern California! Recorded by guitarist Scott Plant and mastered by Jonah Falco, each record comes in a UV Gloss jacket adorned with art by Martin.
150 copies on PURPLE VINYL are SOLD OUT (had a bunch damaged in transit too, long story) - still plenty on black though!
BEEX - THE EARLY YEARS: 1979-1982 12"
In August of 1978, the young and burgeoning scene of Richmond, VA was rocked to it's very core by the untimely and tragic death of Ralph Harper - the frontman for one of the area's earliest punk bands known as RICKY AND THE WHITE BOYS. The city mourned the loss of their 23 year old comrade. Once the grief had subsided enough, Ricky along with a couple of the other members of the White Boys ultimately decided to form a new outfit to pick up where they'd left off. After a slew of auditions with hopeful candidates, they found their new band leader in the form of a Jersey transplant named Christine Gibson who's voice and personality were like none other they'd ever encountered. Earning their band name (which was in honor of the prominent beaks of the majority of the band) via the popular vote of the crowd at their first live gig in December of that same year, what followed was a blur of gigs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and the creation of catchy and timeless punk songs that went hand in hand with Gibson's inability to even remotely suffer anyone's bullshit - be it from a smart ass in the crowd or within the ranks of her own band. While the latter would lead to some lineup changes in these formative years, little did all involved know that it was the beginning of a rock and roll odyssey that carries on to this very day. This record compiles the band's first couple studio sessions that yielded a pair of classic early American punk singles: 1979's " (My Heart Goes) Beat Beat b/w He Obliterates Me" on Wasp Records and 1982's "Butch b/w Empty House" on the great Zero Degree Records along with unreleased tracks from each session that have been lovingly remixed and remastered by Chris Corry. Each record comes in a stunning gatefold jacket featuring never before seen photographs, flyers and other imagery from four decades ago along with liner notes by founding guitarist Richard "Ricky" Buchanan, all of which give those who are curious a glimpse into the formative years of the mighty BEEX.
100 copies on PINK VINYL with exclusive poster for mailorder while they last! Still some leftover from preorder at the moment...
We've also added an option on the Big Cartel for those that slept on the L'AMOUR 12" to get it with this BEEX 12" at an extremely discounted rate, so jump on that if you're feeling wild!
As always, you can buy these releases at the Beach Impediment Records Big Cartel. In addition to buying them at the Beach Impediment Records Bandcamp you can also stream these releases there as well.
While the distro is slowly being phased out, I've wrangled a few recent items that might tickle some fancies:
HAKUCHI - BEST WORKS 1991-1994 12"
KALASHNIKOV - S/T EP (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, CLASSIC!)
JUNTA - DOD TID EP
WARCHILD - NO VICTORY IN DEATH EP
+ loads of other stuff that's in the midst of being marked down. GET IT WHILE THE GETTIN'S GOOD, BOSS.
Thanks again for all the preorders thus far / orders that will roll in today! The plan is to start shipping these out at the beginning of next week. Your patience is appreciated in advance! In other news, here's what will hopefully be out by the end of summer:
MUJERES PODRIDAS - MUERTE EN PARAISO 12"
SOCIO LA DIFEKTA 7"
Represses of the PUBLIC ACID 7", the CONDOR 12" and some other fun stuff :)
followed by some titles I'll announce next time that will HOPEFULLY see the light of day before the year is out. With that said, record pressing plant turn arounds are starting to look pretty grim so we shall see. That aside, hope all is well for you and yours - thanks for reading and take care!
-B.I.R.
