Happy days, my friends! Here we have it - the final entries into the Beach Impediment catalog for the year 2021. A mixed bag if I do say so myself! It was an interesting year to press records, that's for sure, and I'm thrilled to see it out with these two! Proceed for more information on these titles + some other news.
GENTLEMAN JESSE - LOSE EVERYTHING LP
After ten long years away from the studio, Gentleman Jesse returns to us bearing a new ten-track album that benefits greatly from the wisdom and heartbreak that a decade of life on this planet affords. An album titled "Lose Everything" is bound to have its dark side, and behind the powerful melodies and jangly guitars a hint of sadness hangs in the air. But Jesse makes a bad time a good listen—after all, he's responsible for tunes like Carbonas' "Phone Booth" and his debut single "I Don't Wanna Know." While age tends to water down the output of older musicians, it's had the opposite effect on Jesse. Gone is any semblance of kitsch or power-pop convention. Also gone are his band—he's flying solo this time. What remains is a dazzling, mature earworm of a guitar-pop album. Each record comes in a matte jacket adorned with the photography of Riley McBride and also includes a lovingly assembled booklet featuring lyrics and original woodcut prints made by the Gentleman himself.
There are 200 copies on JADE VINYL available for mailorder while they last.
SOCIO LA DIFEKTA - KRESKI EP
Tokyo, Japan's SOCIO LA DIFEKTA have bestowed upon the international punk community a barn burner of a slab in the form of this, the "KRESKI" EP. Featuring members of regional greats like UNARM and MALIMPLIKI among others, this smashing debut contains 6 tracks of rabid yet precise hardcore punk topped off by the dual vocals of Nanae and Iŝimura catapulting their fierce howls in the Esperanto language. Recorded by Shigenori Kobayashi at Tokyo's legendary Noise Room, each record comes in a stunning DIY print sleeve along with a fold out insert chock full of the lyrics and their translations into Japanese and English; all of which was designed and laid out by bassist and renowned visual artist Ippei Matsui.
There are 100 copies on BROWN VINYL available for mailorder while they last.
You can purchase copies here.
You can stream the records in their entirety and purchase copies here.
The following titles have been repressed since we last spoke as well:
PUBLIC ACID - CONDEMNATION EP
CONDOR - SINGLES 2017-2018 12" (500 copies on WHITE VINYL)
BEEX - THE EARLY YEARS: 1979-1982 12" (250 copies on YELLOW VINYL)
We're hoping to have the 3rd press of the MUJERES PODRIDAS 12" in the coming weeks, stay tuned!
On a more personal note, as an update to those who were following the situation since I posted the GoFundMe back in March of this year, Mikey Rodriguez of WHITE CROSS, RED CROSS, MOD SUBS and many other bands over the years lost his fight with liver cancer earlier this month. I had the distinct pleasure and honor of getting to know him while working on the White Cross and Red Cross projects over the past year and a half. He was a friend and will be missed dearly. In honor of his passing his family has started the Michael Rodriguez Memorial Fund to collect charitable donations for the children he left behind. In the event you feel led to do so, donations can be sent via PayPal or Venmo to @kimrod10 or snail mail to:
Michael Rodriguez Memorial Fund
c/o Kim Rodriguez
PO BOX 221
Studley, VA 23162
Thanks again to all who donated to help with his medical bills earlier this year, I can vouch for the fact that he was truly touched by such kindness coming from so many strangers. Here's to hoping we finally get those aforementioned releases out in 2022.
Next month marks 10 years of Beach Impediment Records. Huge thanks for all the support over that decade. There's still more to come! Here's a glimpse at what's next! If all goes according to plan, those top few titles should be kicking off 2022...
MERCENARY - DEMOS COLLECTION 12"
PEACE DECAY - DEATH IS ONLY... 12"
GRAVEN IMAGE - DISCOGRAPHY 12"
LONG KNIFE - CURBSTOMP EARTH 12" (split release with Blackwater Records)
RED CROSS - NO MESSAGE: 1981-1982
WHITE CROSS - DISCOGRAPHY
+ loads more to be announced in the new year.
Take care,
-B.I.R.
