10/20/26 - PUBLIC ACID - PAY NO MORE EP and INVERTEBRATES - ACCOSTED EP OUT NOW!!

 

                     

Howdy folks! I got a couple LONG AWAITED platters that are finally ready for you, the hardcore punk faithful, to enjoy. If you had the good fortune of not only catching these stellar groups on their OPERATION HARDCORE tour across this shit hole of a country back in July in August and were lucky enough to snag a copy of the split we made 400 copies of for said tour, then you've (presumably) had the pleasure of already hearing these recordings! Congrats! And now, they are FINALLY available on their intended format - the 7" record! No Discogs horror prices needed anymore partners, we got the goods!! Let's get right to it:

PUBLIC ACID - PAY NO MORE EP

Expecting only subservience in exchange for perpetual toiling in a rapidly decaying world, at what point do we decide to PAY NO MORE?

Arriving as a violent resurgence following 2024's DEADLY STRUGGLE, Public Acid’s new EP fully sends six doses of seething yet expertly executed extreme music.  PAY NO MORE reveals the band exercising a deeper exploration of their terrifying twin guitar metallic torment, while still retaining the thoroughly pummeling brutality of hardcore punk. Owing as much influence to a pack of pimple-faced Raleigh teenagers circa 1982 as they do to the crushing sounds of Scandinavian jawbreakers and Japanese winds of pain, PUBLIC ACID continue to corrupt and cultivate the perfection of their sonic havoc yet again as they approach a decade of existence -- a rare feat in this world.  WE WILL PAY NO MORE.

Each record comes in a Discharge style pocket sleeve featuring cover art by longtime visual collaborator Thomas Sara, along with additional layout design and fold out insert by the band's own Matt Martin.

There are 150 copies on CAROLINA BLUE VINYL while they last!

INVERTEBRATES - ACCOSTED EP

"Invertebrates are without a doubt one of the best hardcore punk bands of our time.  Dare I say ever? Bringing together all the best ingredients from across the punk spectrum - 80s hardcore mixed with UK street punk mixed with classic 77 punk - they bring it all together with an original sound that is all their own. Picking up where their LP left off, this new 7” ep is perfect! This is the best explosive energetic hardcore. Blistering fast, sharp and to the point with fast changes and accents that punch. These 7 new songs are relentless with adrenaline and catchy hooks. For the rest of time I will look back of the mid-2020s and think of Invertebrates as marking the best of the Richmond scene.  I’m so fucking glad to be able to see some of the most epic Invertebrates shows and I’m stoked to be able to appreciate the magic of now. These dudes are putting Richmond on the map and it’s a great time to be. I love this band!  I love these people!  And I LOVE this new record!  Do NOT miss out on this band!"

-Chris Boarts Larson

Each record comes in a glue pocket sleeve with killer fold out insert; both of which were designed by Inverts crooner Max Mattoon and also feature a bad ass band photo on the back cover, compliments of the above legendary punk photographer Chris Boarts Larson. 

There are 150 copies on YELLOW VINYL for mailorder while they last!

As always, you may snag em here and snag / stream / download here.

And it is worth noting if you have somehow snoozed on obtaining copies of the PUBLIC ACID - DEADLY STRUGGLE 12" and/or the INVERTEBRATES - SICK TO SURVIVE 12", copies of both are dwindling with repress details looking murky at the moment. Snag while ya can or don't!

Not much else to report on this end! SEXPILL will be touring Japan in a matter of weeks! You can check out their tour dates here. Also, SIKM will be touring EU in a matter of weeks! You can check out their tour dates here.

Expect one more lil drop this year with the following:

SIKM - FIRE ON COMMAND LP (Drunken Sailor will be handling EU/UK pressing of this)
WHITE CROSS - WHAT's GOING ON? LP reissue
OUTSIDER - RETRO LP (now available in Japan on CD from Break the Records)

+ maybe some other goodies that may or may not come together in time? Either way, 2027 is looking busy!

Be well!
-B.I.R.

8/7/26 - New releases from SIN OFFERING and CRAZY CLUE OUT NOW!!

                                      

Howdy friends! It's been a minute! Got two new slabs, a repress and a rare distro update locked and loaded for y'all today, let's get right to it:

SIN OFFERING - GUILTY 12"

There is no other verdict. You were born with the mark on your forehead. You have always known that you are to be expelled from their circle. And the door will creak; it will be heavy; you will struggle to cross the threshold. You will feel their eyes on your back, and it will be like this even when you reach where it is sylvan. You will smell ash; you will find your veil is burning. The leaves underfoot will be dead. You will walk along the riverbank, and your skirts will catch on the brambles.

There is, somewhere else, innocence. Sin Offering offers only GUILTY, their debut 12” EP for Beach Impediment Records, Sound Grotesca, and Side Two.

GUILTY, named for Georges Bataille’s Le Coupable, is stitched from discarded fragments of metallic punk, deathrock, doom metal, and post punk—think Tožibabe, the Dead Relatives, Potion for Bad Dreams-era Void, Paul Chain Violet Theatre, and Danse Macabre. Or: vocals many have described as “girl Rozz Williams” + the Simmons SDSV + Will Heggie’s bass on Garlands + Mick Mars by way of Randy Uchida. Lyrically, GUILTY fixates on the uneasy proximity between prohibition and violation, drawing from the Pentateuch and the Gospels as much as from nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature of abjection (Mary Shelley’s Mathilda and Colette’s L’ingénue libertine).

Elizabeth Siddal, sketched as Ophelia, opens her mouth to speak: “All changes pass me like a dream, / I neither sing nor pray; / And thou art like the poisonous tree / That stole my life away.”

Each record includes comes in a chipboard jacket and features a 12 page booklet - all of which was designed by the band.

There are 150 copies on translucent white vinyl for mailorder while they last. If you're going to Skull Fest this year, don't miss em!!!!

CRAZY CLUE - WHERE THE DREGS DWELL 12"

CRAZY CLUE “Where the Dregs Dwell” is ten blasts from the unravelled gaseous mass of 80s HC a la NOTA, Rebel Truth, and Pig Children, the thumping bloodwart of the modern greats like Dawn of Humans and SHIT, and the hysteric touch of Totalitar in some kind of Scandi-wegian pogo tinged open faced sandwich. Featuring the greatest mind of 21st century traditional hardcore Mr. Bobby Cole (Annihilated, Total Con), and the Vanda-Young of distorted guitars, Mike and Jonah from Canada, Crazy Clue’s WHERE THE DREGS DWELL is ten tracks of ear damaging fizz thud clunk and squeal, paved with anguished cries and dotted with gloriously wrong sounds, cheap techniques, and luxury results. When there’s no more room in hell, where will the dregs dwell?

There are 100 copies on translucent yellow vinyl for mailorder while they last.

As always, you can snag / download / stream em here and just regular snag em here. 

In addition to these new ones, the CONDOR - SINGLES 2017-2018 12" has entered it's 5th pressing! And holy smokes, I've been squirreling away some distro items after swearing off ever wanting to do so again some years back! I just can't quit you (that's directed at the Amdi Petersen's Arme Discog in particular) anyways:

V/A - TARANTULA ON MY COCK Tape + THE TIDEWATER ARSE Zine Anthology (highly recommended for Virginia deep heads)
BAD POSTURE - C/S + DEMOS 12"
BEAST OF BEAST - SEX, DRUGS... AND NOISE 12"
AMDI PETERSENS ARME - DISCOGRAPHY 12"
AUTOMATED EXECUTION - S/T EP
ENDLESS JOY - S/T 12"

Woowee!!! What else... as I am writing this, the PUBLIC ACID / INVERTEBRATES - OPERATION HARDCORE US TOUR is down to it's last few days! Since I keep getting questions about it, no I do not have any copies of the Split 12" done for the tour and no it will not be repressed! This was a tour exclusive done since the 7"s weren't gonna be ready and the legends at Donaldson Pressing took it on with us. With that said, y'all who didn't snag a split are in for a treat when the EP's drop in the fall!

I think that does it for now! Barring any shenanigans, records by the likes of PUBLIC ACID, INVERTEBRATES, WHITE CROSS, SIKM and more will be out before the year is done. 

Be well!

-B.I.R.

12/5/25 - New releases from MUJERES PODRIDAS, WHITE CROSS and RHDP + BIG SALE!

 

New releases from MUJERES PODRIDAS, WHITE CROSS and RHDP out now + BIG SALE!!!

        

OHHHHH YEAH! Folks, I'm back with some new releases - the last of em for the year. We got two modern full lengths that have captivated me the whole way through since hearing them months and months ago and a reissue of a VA/US/INTERNATIONAL/UNIVERSAL hardcore punk classic rager of a slab. Before we get to it I also wanna announce a fun little raffle - everyone who purchases all three of the new releases will be entered into a drawing to win an original deadstock copy of the WHITE CROSS - FASCIST EP! You're thinking "why would you do that?" and I say "because it's fun!" okay here we go:

MUJERES PODRIDAS - SANGRE Y SOL

Austin, Texas punk powerhouse MUJERES PODRIDAS returns to us hot off the heels of a Japanese tour with their "SANGRE Y SOL" LP, the first we have heard from them since 2021's "MUERTE EN PARAISO." Over the years, each release has seen the band not only honing their skill but ultimately carving out their own territory within the vast sonic terrain we're all immersed in as enthusiasts of this music and "SANGRE Y SOL" is truly the pinnacle of their nearly decade journey thus far. The aural steamroller that is this ensemble aside, this record is not meant to be merely a linear punk album with one sound but rather a cohesive collection of experiences of growing up on the border of South Texas reflected by varied levels of mood and intensity. These songs are about love, violence, death. They reflect the general passion that comes from balancing the intense highs and lows of life while still being proud of the land that nourished and raised the members of this group. In short, "SANGRE Y SOL" is meant to represent the violence and danger people face crossing the border on foot and the long journey that lies ahead navigating through a society and landscape that are often both inhospitable and harsh.

Each record comes in a full package featuring an outstanding LP jacket and newspaper print poster composed by drummer Phill Gonzalez alongside illustrations by Kumi Gardner that help to convey these stories and emotions on a visual level. Mixed by Mike Kriebel at Abbey Road West and mastered by Dan Randall at Mammoth Sound.

There are 150 copies on CLEAR VINYL for mailorder while they last!

Also, the long out of print and previously mentioned MUERTE EN PARAISO LP is back in print on yellow vinyl, limited to 300 copies!

WHITE CROSS - FASCIST EP

Beach Impediment is honored to be reissuing a top tier USHC classic that came into being right here in Central Virginia. In the summer of 1982 when Richmond's RED CROSS (see BIR-062) came to an abrupt end, guitarist Mikey Rodriguez didn't seem to miss a beat, recruiting Crispy Cranmer, formerly of GASSE 32, on vocals to continue his vision of creating frantic, fast and ugly hardcore punk... and they did just that late one October night, sneaking into the studios of Union Theological Seminary to belt out 8 urgent and furious tracks clocking in at just over 5 minutes, immortalized on a platter compliments of local punk stalwarts Zero Degree Records later that year. What became known as the "FASCIST EP" (a title unintended by the band that stuck per Jeff Bale's glowing review in Maximum Rock and Roll #5) spread far and wide in the months that followed, not only cementing the band's place in the annals of international hardcore punk history but also triggering a regional explosion with the genre; the fuse of which had been lit by Mikey's previous service in MOD SUBS and the aforementioned RED CROSS. This is just the beginning of our long awaited reissues of the legendary WHITE CROSS - stay tuned!

Each record comes in a stunningly accurate reproduction sleeve featuring a never before seen band photo from when the boys opened for THE EXPLOITED, an insert with the long lost lyrics accompanied by a collage of flyers and other imagery related to the release, a duplicate of the original sticker so ya don't have to send a S.A.S.E. as originally requested by the band and hey - even the center labels are the original design that the prudes at United refused to print due to the excessive profanity on them!

There are 200 copies on WHITE VINYL for mailorder while they last!

And if ya want a fun little VALU PAK deal, check out the Big Cartel entry for last year's RED CROSS 12" in case ya missed out on that :)

RHDP - KASKASERO LP

"Forget all the RHCP jokes, RHDP has no time to pay attention to anything worthlessly American like bars that don’t serve Red Horse beer. The Filipino power trio hail from Virginia Beach and for nearly 15 years have been one of the best kept secrets in the Virginia punk scene. The Red Horse Drunk Punks (or is it Red Horse Drugs Pancit these days?) look to hard rock from across the decades and world as ingredients to their drunken stew of rock. They carry the torch of bands like Annihilation Time or Motörhead with the ability to make it burn brighter taking from hometown heroes like The Juan De La Cruz Band and the Twisted Red Cross catalog.  

With KASKASERÖ the band lands on wax for the first time since 2016’s Silinyador EP with their best sound yet. The long awaited full length hits like a sonic punch of unrelenting guitar shredding, tight drums, belting vocals in Tagalog and the expert playing of a Filipino kubing jaw harp on RAK EN RÖL II HIMIG NG KUBING. You won’t find a single song that doesn’t have you wanting to drive a Jeepney 100mph through the HRBT. Inventive and original yet from the first minute it’s clearly unadulterated RAK EN RÖL just the way it was meant to be."

-Brian Baynes

There are 100 copies on BLUE VINYL for mailorder while they last!

Did you miss out on the previous two RHDP EP's from years past? I got a few from the band available as a little VALU PAK deal via the Big Cartel webstore.

As always, buy here and buy / stream / download here.

In other news, the LONG KNIFE - CURB STOMP EARTH LP is finally back in print - a 3rd pressing of 500 copies on GREEN VINYL! Snag or don't!

Oh and despite cutting down on the distro years ago I've been known to dabble here and there. I tossed up two things that are nothing alike - a recent Japanese hardcore 7" that blew my mind and a fan club pressing of a late 60s Richmond soul group; both of which are already sold out from sources of production. See the Big Cartel for more info. Much like the KNIFE above, snag or don't!

I also got some sick buttons from the head honcho at PEN ISLAND - most of them based on archival releases I've done in the past. Order 3 LP's or more and I will sneak some in your package.

Annnnd as mentioned in the header of the email, there's a BIG SALE! A recent move to the new B.I.R. HQ made me say "holy fuck, I need to do a sale" so that's the story behind that. Loads of label releases and distro items have been marked down in the Big Cartel! I didn't do it in Bandcamp because they take a huge cut but hey, most releases are available for free download so like, buy em from the Big Cartel then put "0" in when downloading those from Bandcamp. That's my lifehack that I will share with you today. The sale will run through the end of the year, probably longer as I will more than likely forget to reverse or edit it or whatever.

I think that does it for now. Orders will start shipping next week. Thanks for another lovely year of doing this label. It's crazy to think that next year is the 15th anniversary of Beach Impediment. Don't worry, I won't unleash any shenanigans beyond some more great records that are in the works already so stay tuned! Much love.

-B.I.R.

8/15/25 - GENTLEMAN JESSE - I WONDER IF YOU WOULD EVEN NOTICE... 12" + MANY REPRESSES OUT NOW!

 

Greetings gang! It's been an intentionally slower than usual year on this end but I am quite tickled to let y'all know that a certain slab that's been in the works on and off for years and absolutely falls into the "not much else" section of the label motto is finally available alongside some much needed represses that have been filling the new B.I.R. HQ / office space / in-law suite turned into rock dungeon. Finna get right to it!

GENTLEMAN JESSE - I WONDER IF YOU WOULD EVEN NOTICE: SINGLES AND RARITIES LP

"One of the brighter stars from the mid-oughties, an era when power pop was on the rise among punks and the Pitchfork crowd alike, Gentleman Jesse burst onto the scene in 2006 with their first single, “I Don’t Wanna Know (Where You Been Tonight).” Sporting the Carbonas’ rhythm section as well as their rough-and-ready DIY approach–via drummer Dave Rahn–,Gentleman Jesse conjures comparisons to the Nerves in how they filter drama and desperation through pop sensibilities. Also like the Nerves, Gentleman Jesse writes upbeat, breezy numbers that are best blasted on the car stereo at 80 miles per hour.

This album tracks the first five years of the group’s progress across 16 songs, from early demos to a string of punchy, danceable singles. The guitars may not be distorted, but, far from being saccharine or kitschy, Gentleman Jesse is truly more POWER than POP.

Each record features a layout chock full of photos from the first half a decade of existence with liner notes by the Gentleman himself."

There are 200 copies on NATURAL VINYL available for mailorder while they last.

As always, snag here and jam / download / snag here.

And those previously mentioned represses are as follows:

PUBLIC ACID - DEADLY STRUGGLE 12" (2nd press, limited to 500 copies)
INVERTEBRATES - SICK TO SURVIVE 12" (3rd press, limited to 500 copies)
SIKM - NOW I MUST COMPLY 12" (2nd press, limited to 400 copies on red vinyl)
MUJERES PODRIDAS - MUERTE EN PARAISO 12" (4th press, limited to 300 copies on yellow vinyl)

I was hoping to have another pressing of the LONG KNIFE - CURB STOMP EARTH LP available but no dice! Soon, though, soooon!

Lastly, a few more releases will be coming in the late fall before the year is out. They are as follows:

WHITE CROSS - FASCIST EP 
MUJERES PODRIDAS - SANGRE Y SOL LP
RHDP - KASKASERO LP

More on that later. In the meantime, hope all is well on your end! Goodbye!

-B.I.R.

4/18/25 - New releases from HEAVEN'S GATE and PARANOID OUT NOW!!

 

Howdy friends! It's been a goddamn minute but I'm elated to inform you that I got a couple new ones for ya! Let's just go ahead and get to it, okay:

HEAVEN'S GATE - TALES FROM A BLISTERING PARADISE 12"

When most people think of Florida, they might picture retirement villages with seniors playing pickleball, luxurious Lamborghinis cruising to the beach, or leather-skinned swamp folks with a passion for NASCAR. However, Florida is also home to some of the fiercest punk bands imaginable. HEAVEN'S GATE is one such band. Instead of exuding the raw grime of ASSÜCK, HEAVEN'S GATE channels their rage into a powerful, concise, blast-beating behemoth. "TALES FROM A BLISTERING PARADISE" builds upon the animosity this fearsome foursome shared with us via their debut self-titled EP a couple years back, revealing a grotesque embodiment that has only become more exacting and deadly since that initial release; which is no surprise considering the extensive catalog of these folks, past and present. This record is eight tracks of seething, white knuckle extreme music - nothing more, nothing less.

Recorded by Ryan Boesch at Candor Studios, mixed by Will Killingsworth and mastered by Joel Grind, each record comes in a jacket laid out by Steak Mtn and featuring a cover photo taken by drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz nearly 30 years ago of Our Lady of Clearwater. 

There are 150 copies on RED VINYL and 150 copies on YELLOW VINYL for mailorder while they last!

Also available on CD and TAPE through our friends at TO LIVE A LIE RECORDS!

偏執症者 (Paranoid) - MMXXII 12"

Behold! Previously only released on the digital format in the year 2022 as they became available and then via a series of 7"s on the Paranoid Northern Discs and D-Takt & Råpunk Records labels just last year, Beach Impediment is delighted to present these eight tracks on the 12" format to the North American populus. Much like the rest of the offerings from 偏執症者 thus far, these songs are top notch and thankfully did not fade away into cyber obscurity. Limited to a one time pressing of 500 copies, each record comes in not only a jacket adorned with the stunning art of Joe BB but also features an immense fold out poster by the acclaimed punk artist, serving as quite the visual compliment to the devastating compositions on this slab.

There are 100 copies on MARBLE ORANGE VINYL for mailorder while they last!

Also available as a 7" Box Set from our friends at D-takt & Rapunk Records (EU) and Sorry State Records (US)!

On top of that, I've repressed the CONDOR 12" in celebration of their EU/UK tour that pops off next week! Check out the poster below for those dates:

                                

As always, you can buy em here and stream / download / buy here.

And that'll do it for now, I think! Much more to come as the summer months approach! Be well!

-B.I.R.

12/27/24 - New releases from MOB 47 and SCUMBAG OUT NOW!!

 

Hey long time no talk! Getting a couple more in before the year is out - a domestic pressing of the new MOB 47 TILLS DU DOR 12" and some classic late 80's hardcore punk from Tokyo's SCUMBAG! Info is below:

MOB 47 - TILLS DU DÖR LP

The undisputed kings of mangel are back with what, believe it or not, is their first ever proper 12" LP in the form of "TILLS DU DÖR" - featuring 16 brand new tracks of GARANTERAT MANGEL!!!! Despite the more than four decades that have passed since the release of the band's all time cult classic "Kärnvapen Attack" EP, founding members Åke and Chrille (along with more recent member Christoffer on bass) clearly remain dedicated to the discipline of creating and executing top notch hardcore punk. And it's worth noting this isn't something reserved solely for the studio seeing that the band is still performing all over the world as well with recent dates in the USA and Colombia. Mob 47 is the epitome of a lifer band. Released earlier this year in Europe by the long running and high quality D-TAKT & RÅPUNK RECORDS, Beach Impediment is absolutely honored to help make this modern day classic more easily available to North American lovers and admirers of classic Swedish hardcore punk. 

There are 150 copies on VIOLET VINYL for mailorder while they last.

EUROPE! Please order from D-TAKT & RÅPUNK.

THE SCUMBAG - S/T 12"

In celebration of the band's recent reunion appearance at a memorial gig for Roger Armstrong in Tokyo, Beach Impediment is honored to offer up the studio recordings of THE SCUMBAG on vinyl for the first time in over three decades! A bi-product of the late 80's crossover culture that was sweeping the world, THE SCUMBAG existed from 1988 through 1989, releasing a demo tape titled "Have Fun! More Fun!" and appearing on the V/A - ENJOY YOUR YOUTH BY THIS HARDCORE SAMPLER 12" alongside contemporaries like DISCLAIM, SIC, D.O.N.D.O.N. and FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS; the latter of which they'd share a split 12" with on the legendary MCR Company label in 1991 which accompanied a reunion with the original lineup. While most of the members would continue on in the form of DREAD YANKEES, bassist Takeshi Fukushima would go on to play with the likes of IDORA, SWEATS and ROCKY & THE SWEDEN. The mix of traditional Japanese hardcore with fast paced thrash and occasional melody yielded memorable and unique recordings that are available once again, remastered by Toshihisa Hirano from the original tapes. Each record comes in a jacket featuring the iconic FVK split 12" art slightly re-envisioned, along with an insert featuring archival imagery from the band's all too brief run. 

There are 100 copies on EMERALD VINYL for mailorder while they last!

JAPAN! Possessed Label is handling a CD version of this release that not only features the studio tracks from this 12" but also ripping live sets circa 1988 and previously unreleased early demo tracks. Also, FUUDOBRAIN in Tokyo has copies of the 12" available if it's easier to snag from them.

As always, you can snag here and jam / snag here.

I know I usually do a year end sale but life I am too much of a coward to figure out my webstore right now. Fret not, I'll do something in the coming months before an office move that's in the cards. Or maybe, like, send me a funny video and I will make a coupon for ya? Eh I don't know. I will say this, if ya want an INVERTEBRATES 12" snag one ASAP as that one is close to being sold out yet again!

I'll keep it brief but thanks for another amazing year and expect much more in 2025 as we enter year 14 of the Beach Impediment label (WTF) - be well! 
 
-B.I.R.

7/26/24 - New releases from SIKM, RED CROSS (pre WHITE CROSS) and DISARM + MURO new LP!

       

Howdy! Pardon the slightly earlier than usual email but I'm on the road most of today and wanted to get this shit rolling for y'all. CHECK IT - three new ones from B.I.R.! First and foremost, the modern offering is well done contemporary Oi music from ATL's finest SIKM followed by two archival releases from, you guessed it, the Commonwealth of Virginia circa 40ish years ago. I'm particularly proud of these two - both were rather elusive recordings that I'd known about for around 20ish years but didn't get a complete go at hearing until their respective reels were located and transferred recently. Both releases had their share of delays (and, sadly, the death of a member in one case) in the production process but I am so happy to finally have these available. It was an honor to work with the creative forces behind these groups to make these records a reality. R.I.P. to Mikey, Alford and Bryan. 

And another one that can go in the "FINALLY!" category - I am beyond excited to be aiding in the North American distribution of the MURO - NUEVO DOGMA LP!! The vinyl showed up on my porch from France nearly a year ago now and I just got the print from Colombia last month. Pressed in Europe, printed in South America and assembled in Richmond, VA - phew! I've been listening to this record for close to a year now so I'm VERY excited for the rest of you to hear it and, as always, am honored to aid my friends at Casa Rat Trap in the spread of their art. Be sure to catch them in Europe if ya haven't already and are in their imminent path!

Let's go ahead and get to it:

SIKM - NOW I MUST COMPLY 12"

Hot on the heels of 2023's ass kicker of a demo, Atlanta's SIKM are back with their first 12" offering in the form of the "NOW I MUST COMPLY" EP! Here we have 6 offerings of UK82 meets infectious French Oi filtered tastefully through a modern lens, yielding truly stand out tracks in a world that's quickly becoming full of monotony and color by the numbers bullshit. Recorded and produced in Paris, France at Château Vergogne by Maxime Smadja (of RIXE, CONDOR, BOSS and many more), mastered by Will Killingsworth and featuring outstanding cover art and layout from the mind of Jeff Poleon - this is the full package! 

There are 200 copies on COKE BOTTLE CLEAR vinyl for mailorder while they last!

DISARM - EXISTENCE DEMO 1985 12"

Continuing in their campaign to unveil the hidden history of the 1980s Virginian hardcore punk scene, Beach Impediment unearths the "Existence Demo 1985" by Virginia Beach skate thrashers DISARM. Taking inspiration from New Yorks’ AGNOSTIC FRONT, Boston's SS DECONTROL, Sweden's ANTI-CIMEX as well as the burgeoning thrash metal from Californias’ SLAYER and POSSESSED, DISARM were truly a product of their time and in their brief two-year lifespan, the teenaged quartet bombed up and down the east coast sharing stages with CORROSION OF CONFORMITY, YOUTH OF TODAY and GANG GREEN among others. Recorded in a suburban garage studio during a sweltering summer, "Existence Demo 1985" combines the brute sonic force of hardcore with a blinding thrash delivery to create one of the most unheralded demo tapes of the era. Remastered from the original reels by CHRIS CORRY and released in conjunction with NO IDOLS, the "Existence Demo 1985" gets its’ well-deserved vinyl debut, almost 40 years after its’ recording.

Each record features a layout adorned with imagery from the band's brief existence along with liner notes derived from an interview conducted by Tony Rettman with guitarist Raymond Epstein and vocalist Bryan Zentz. Limited to a one time pressing of 500 copies.

RED CROSS - 1981-1982 NO MESSAGE 12"

For starters, don't let the name fool you, this is Richmond, VA  - not L.A. Coinciding with the beginning of the 1980s, the spread of punk's mutation into the harsher exertion known as hardcore punk began to spill across the continental United States. The music was becoming harder and faster, straying from the style and formula that some of the younger participants were starting to grow bored of and Richmond was no exception to this phenomena. Following the 1981 implosions of local punk groups MOD SUBS (see Beach Impediment Records #6) and DISRUPTORS, the illustrious Mike Rodriguez formed RED CROSS alongside friends Frank Gresham, Scott Price and Alford Faulknier. Their mission: to create and play hardcore punk adhering to the motto of "LOUD FAST RULES" and they did just that! The next year or so saw the band leaving a trail of broken glass and harshed mellows throughout the greater metropolitan Richmond area, to put it lightly. In early 1982, the boys entered Studio 2 at Union Theological Seminary under the cover of night to record 12 tracks that were intended to be the band's debut 12". Alas, as bands tend to do, they eventually broke up due to internal conflicts, which led to the almost immediate formation of Richmond legends WHITE CROSS; arguably the final form of Mikey Rod's drive to create fast, hard and ugly music. The WHITE CROSS fellas would carry the torch of Richmond Hardcore Punk all over this country for the next few years - but that is another story for another time, bud! As you might have guessed, the aforementioned break up left the aforementioned recording in a limbo of sorts, seemingly doomed to never reach the ears of the public.

Having a sense of pride for the hard work and creative process that led to the recording session in question, vocalist Frank Gresham did not want to have this session completely lost to the sands of time, leading to the creation of somewhere between 50-100 cassette tapes featuring the studio recording, a live reimagined rendition of a John Cale classic and a radio advertisement that the band ran as promotion to close it all out. With this last will and testament of early USHC in the Richmond area being spread among a small number of friends and fans, Franky left it at that, eventually moving on up to NYC. In the decades that followed, local hardcore punk enthusiasts had heard tales of this band and the elusive tape documenting their existence with fewer having ever even seen one in the wild. At long last, after 40+ years in obscurity, Beach Impediment is proud to present this long lost posthumous release of sorts, remastered from the original reel and accompanied by a 16 page booklet featuring extensive liner notes by surviving members Frank Gresham and Scott Price along with archival imagery related to the band and their brief but impactful existence in a sleepy southern town. 

There are 100 copies on RED VINYL for mailorder while they last! These copies also include a risograph recreation of the poster that accompanied the original cassette tape.

Annnnd:

MURO - NUEVO DOGMA LP

The third 12" offering from Bogota, Colombia's MURO!!! Ten tracks of the blistering hardcore punk you know and love. Each record comes in a layout that was completely assembled by the band at Casa Rat Trap featuring stunning screen printed and hand made jackets, three posters and a booklet. 

As always, you can buy here.

You can also buy / stream / download here.

PLEASE NOTE: MURO 12" is only available via the Big Cartel because it ain't my release nor is it streaming, dawg!

And, as always, your favorite distros / stores will have copies of these records before ya know it, so keep an eye out if you'd rather go that route.

Not much else to report! Dropped prices on a few older titles because I'm feeling pretty sassy. Beyond that, this is my last drop til about November or so. So, uh, STAY COOL!

-B.I.R.