WINTER 2011-2012: 3 NEW RELEASES OUT NOW !!!
SDZ 014: Dan Melchior "Red Nylon Valance" b/w "Dogbite Meltdown #1" (7" single)
Hot on the heels of his latest LPs "Assemblage Blues" (Siltbreeze) and "Catbirds & Cardinals" (Northern Spy) comes this brand new 7" single from talented Mr. Melchior. Two haunting and thought-provoking songs that are sure to push you into the deep end of the strange and colorful pool of this versatile artist. Dont' miss out on this one!!
"...the dark, psychedelic vibe on this song feels like earth between yr fingers." - yvynyl
"A fantastic single by one of the best songwriter's going" - Scott Soriano (S.S. Records)
"SDZ Records brings us a new single from Dan Melchior to follow up his latest album 'Assemblage Blues' on Siltbreeze. Opener "Red Nylon Valance" is an off kilter number sounding as creeped-out as it gets. A track dealing with wariness and doubt featuring unbounded psychedelic guitars, rumbling rhythms and Melchior channeling a catatonic state to murmur his words across "I don't like it here at all". B Side "Dogbite Meltdown #1" plays out a repetitive guitar and echo laden vocals balanced with intermittent bright synths off setting the eery tone built up from consistent beats at the core. Dan Melchior has a catalogue of work stretching around 14 years which, as this new singles attests, continues to evade being pinned down and always delivers a thrill." - Gilded Gutter
"Le titre Red Nylon Valance est un bijou de rock psychédélique et montre qu’un grand single peut contenir plus de trouvailles sonores qu’un album entier." - Dive into sun
"Comment ne pas être séduit par ces 2 titres psyché-pop signé Dan Melchior?" - Message to our folks
"...On y retrouve sans se perdre cette verve garage-folk inimitable, et pour une fois couchée sur la longueur, à laquelle la vidéo à visionner ci-dessus, footage du film Wow (Jutra, 1970), confère sans la dénaturer une certaine sensualité." - Hartzine
"...l'ambiance de "dogbite meltdown #1" évoque clairement les errances folk-psychédéliques d'un Syd Barrett voire pourquoi pas Kevin Ayers aussi, un morceau mystérieux et prenant. Un très joli 45 que je vous recommande chaudement en tout cas, notamment si vous aimez des choses comme Woods, White Fence ou Castlemania des Oh Sees." - Requiem pour un twister
"Red Nylon Valance ist der Titel dieses genialen Songs, der bei genauem Hinhören eine wirklich abgefahrene LSD Reise beschreiben könnte oder es vielleicht auch tut?! So oder so ähnlich könnte ich mir das zumindest vorstellen." - Lowtape
"“I lost my balance, and the shadows started dancing
down the hall”, sings Dan Melchior in his new video for “Red Nylon Valance”. In
interpreting this haunting, psychedelic song, what could easily come across as
an acid trip gone wrong instead mirrors that down-the-rabbit-hole wonderment as
a naked girl jumps up and down (or down and up?) as a stream of trippy
backgrounds pass by. Director Max Dembo created this video with footage from the
1970 Canadian documentary Wow by Claude Jutra, which apparently explores
“nine teenagers [getting] to act out their wildest dreams.”"
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Get Bent
You can listen to the songs right here // Ecoutez les chansons ici:
Vinyl now available online in our // Vinyle disponible dans notre SDZ Boutique (Paypal)
Download available // Téléchargement disponible via Bandcamp
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SDZ 013: Drosofile "Mal" b/w "Your roberts" (7" single)
Debut single of this franco-american band formed by Will Foster (Guinea Worms) and Nicolas Murer (Mulan Serrico). Two intense and noisy songs fueled by the everyday void, inner conflicts and the constant feeling of being outside of oneself. Both songs were originally released on a limited-edition tape album by Stochastic Releases.
"Guitars set to a pace of drudgery and ritualistic rhythms escalate alongside indecipherable spluttered vocals are at the core of Drosofile's single 'Mal'. This noise piece is; French man Nicolas Murer (Mulan Serrico) and America's Will Foster (Guinea Worms). A duo who, could have possibly found common ground sharing a few Brainbombs records in their collections. In a vacuum of paranoia this single summons an out of body experience with its banausic currents of siren guitars played beside metronomic beats which curiously ascend to nowhere. A really exciting new project with an equally brilliant video to match." - Gilded Gutter
"The folks over at SDZ have pressed up a little gem of a single here in the form of Drosofile's first single. These two cuts sound like the result of habitually smoking weed outta coke cans and we can't get enough. Seriously, two songs of Drosofile is simply, not enough – but it’s all we got so here’s to hoping these duders are following this up soon with a full length. If you dig tasty guitar licks and primal drum thuds mixed with air raid siren keyboards and misanthropic French bellowing and are a fan of the Anals, DAF, Colour Buk or any of the La Grande Triple Alliance Internationale De L'est collective's projects than you should probably pick this one up pronto." - Permanent Records Chicago
"...an unholy collaboration between Wil Foster (Guinea Worms) and Nicolas Murer (aka Ton Ami - from the Club Des Chats clique). Brainbombs meets Teenage Panzer Korps doing Circle X covers and talking shit about France? Yeah buddy. A killer platter." - Pascal from Pop. 1280
"In the same vein as Brainbombs, Drosofile are hellbent on creating a perfect soundtrack for the serial killer in all of us. Simple and relentless percussion, manic vocals, and noisy guitar repetitions help create a general uneasy feeling that'll make you wanna kill a motherfucker. Can't wait to hear more from this band." - Ongakubaka
"Punk distopia with cool gloom" - Scott Soriano (S.S. Records)
"Comment ne pas trembler à l’écoute du “mal” de Drosofile?" - Message to our folks
You can listen to the single right here // Ecoutez le single ici:
Vinyl now available online in our // Vinyle disponible dans notre SDZ Boutique (Paypal)
Download available // Téléchargement disponible via Bandcamp
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CRU 002: V/A "Marecages Restauration" (CS 60)
A new 20-songs, 20-bands tape compilation (60mn) on SDZ's
sub label Crudites
Tapes. Limited edition of 100, tape's color is "rustic orange".
Featuring Tretetam, Lahundoj, Ilth, Flowerman, Les Choeurs de la mer noire,
Opéra Mort, Mulan Serrico, Tette Chèvre and many more!
"Tout ce qu’il nous faut. Objectif jouissance. Jusqu’à plus soif." - Message to our folks
You can listen to the whole comp right here // Ecoutez toute la compilation par ici:
Tape available in our // K7 disponible dans notre SDZ Boutique (Paypal)
Available for download on // Disponible en téléchargement sur notre Bandcamp
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STILL H O T SDZ 009: THE LIMIÑANAS "AF3458" b/w "Betty and Johnny" (7" single)
After 2 singles and a LP on the great U.S labels Hozac and Trouble In Mind in 2010, Perpignan's The Limiñanas make their french debut with the "AF3458" single on sdz. They continue to please us with their own blend of 21st century pop music, somewhere between the delicious deviant sounds of 60s psychedelic ye-ye, garage-fuzz heroes of the Back from the Grave compilations, The Velvet Underground or the outsiders world of catalonian artist Pascal Comelade. 2 more hits from one of the best current french bands!!!
“AF3458 doesn’t exactly seem like a good name for a song, but the way they manage to seamlessly work it into the chorus is just about perfect. By the time it’s paired up with that fuzzy guitar garage static, the deal has already been sealed – you won’t be listening to another song for now. The best part is it doesn’t stop there, because the flip side “Betty and Johnny” is on the same level, equally as jangly and innocent as the last, except now they’re singing in French. The gritty guitar chord blasts are spread out and sparse, but I think that’s because the focus of this song is in the rhythm section. The nasally bass line doesn’t let up for the duration of the track, but it’s the percussion this time around that supplies the surprise. Notice the primal conga drumming, which is totally unexpected at first listen and adds much color to the rhythm.(...) Also be sure to keep this one in mind folks, because you’ll definitely be seeing it again at the end of the year." - The Styrofoam Drone
"The Liminanas never fail to crack a smile 'round these parts. Their latest single for the always intriguing SDZ is a multi-lingual blast of fuzz battered garage and 60's-mining pop swingers. The serial number-esque A-side kicks in a fizzy, English driven stomper that's as fun as anything in their repertoire. On the back they kick in another dose of that detached French cool that renders their tracks a notch above many of their peers. They have an intangible ability to make soundtracks for underground bungalows, backroom hideaways and the kind of in-the-know speakeasies where cash won't get you entrance but the right amount of wear on your leather jacket might. Definitely an essential piece of their catalog." - Raven sings the blues
"The new Limiñanas single continues their druggy run of cool records. Both sides create absinthe-like hallucinations, and putting this thing on your turntable will have you doing weird dances and conjuring spirits from a spinning wax platter. Not sure if it’s because I’ve been possessed by this record, but I can’t pick a favorite side from this one they’re both good." - The Finest Kiss
"Our favorite Frenchies are doing it again. The Liminanas have got a brand new single that just came out on SDZ Records and it sounds about like what you’d expect from them. After their full length on Trouble In Mind and a couple of singles, it’s almost like they’ve got walking the line between art school and garage and jangly rock and roll down to a science. Since the single’s an overseas release, it’s not too likely that you’ll see many copies over here. But we do think it’s worth your hard-earned buck to go ahead and order it from SDZ." - Nashville's Dead
"French duo plus guest vocalist mix a frontal approach steeped in 1960s French pop with a Velvets-infected musical thrust. It's all pretty damn winning, especially on 45." - Byron Coley, WIRE Magazine
"We don't exactly know how they do it, but seemingly everything that Lio & Marie Limiñana have a hand in just seems so COOL. Heck, we even FEEL cool just listening to it! After 2 great singles & a stunning LP on Trouble In Mind, France's greatest export finally makes their French debut with this import single on SDZ Records. "AF3458" starts out with a loping ukulele line & quickly morphs into a wild, VU-inflected stomper with vocalist Nadege crooning lustily on top. The flip side "Betty & Johnny" doesn't let up the heat, but lays down some sweet fuzz guitar & bongos on top of this mid-tempo burner! These guys really have a handle on all the great things about 60's French music (Gainsbourg, Dutronc, Ferrer) & are able to effortlessly fuse them with ye-ye, psych-pop, & straight up nasty garage fuzz. If you liked their previous efforts, you basically can't live without this one - Ah, oui - RECOMMANDE!" - Permanent Records Chicago
"AF3458 occupe la face A, un excellent morceau en anglais, très pop mais avec une fuzz qui déménage bien. On s'approche pas mal, aussi bien en terme de qualité que de style de leur single sur Hozac, les fans de l'album des Bellas ne seront pas non plus pris au dépourvu. Betty & Johnny est en français, on appréciera cette alternance dans le choix de la langue. Le texte est excellent et nous plonge tout droit dans un club 60s avec des filles en robe Op art et des franges, la construction en crescendo est super bien vu , je pense que je préfère même ce titre à la face A. En définitive, cette sortie est également particulièrement recommandé, elle ravira tous les fans de leurs LP et il y en a de plus en plus en France je crois bien, on espère aussi que ça donnera l'occasion à d'autres de découvrir cette belle formation perpignanaise." - Requiem pour un twister
You can listen to the
single right here // Ecoutez le single ici:
Available online in our / Disponible dans notre SDZ Boutique (Paypal)
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STILL H O T CRU001: V/A "Tartare de subconscient infini" (CS 60)
First release of sdz's new imprint "Crudites Tapes". Llimited edition (150 copies) tape compilation with 18 tracks from 18 different bands. This includes current or past side-projects from bands like Bosom Divine, Pierre & Bastien, Cheveu or Les Hulks. Mastering by El Mofo. Artwork by Pierre.
We truly hope you'll have as much fun listening and reading this as we had preparing the whole thing!
"No less than 18 projects from France and possibly
elsewhere are crammed into a C60, with discovery and awareness for you, the
listener, in mind. This is about as various as Various Artists gets, though
acceptable Francophone punk/undergrowth parameters are adhered to, so you’ll
find noise and tape/splice manip jobs up against parping new wave/synth romps,
lots of garage, weird punk, tensed-up bedroom thrash, overdriven drum machine
stomp, and the like – the obsession with early rock/roll and rhythm/blues comes
to the fore, as is expected, though I was duly impressed by the 2050s’
passionate read of “I Stand Accused,” tearing a few chapters from the Reigning
Sound playbook. Would take more listens than I’ve got the time for to suss out
any further standouts, but once you get through most of the xpr tangle of side
one, those of you who dig activities from the Les Disques Steak/Born Bad/SDZ
triangle (these are probably a bunch of side projects of their artists) will
find yourselves enjoying the spiel, as the sounds are familiar, and the names
are intriguing. Who knows when you’ll encounter Saigon Automat or Free Kaxti
again?!? Numbered edition of 150." - Doug
Mosurock /
Still Single -
Dusted Magazine
You can listen to the whole
comp right here // Ecoutez toute la compilation par ici:
Available in our / Disponible dans notre SDZ Boutique (Paypal)
Available for download on our Bandcamp
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STILL AVA I LABL E [very last copies] SDZ 11 // STEAK 12: LES BELLAS "BELLADELIC" (LP)
SDZ and
LES DISQUES STEAK present :
LES BELLAS
New album "Belladelic"
Hailing from Perpignan (North Catalonia/France) and named after a defunct
neighbouring doll brand, LES BELLAS raised from the ashes of several local 90's
garage combos such as LES GARDIENS DU CANIGOU, LES BEACH BITCHES etc.
Guitarists Giom Picard and Lionel Liminana teamed up again in 2003, this time
with their gals Marie Liminana (drums) and Nadège Figuerola (vocals, trumpet).
Rarely playing outside of their turf, LES BELLAS released two wonderful
garage-pop singles "Electrified" and "Hey, I'm Going Down" on the local Profet
label in 2005.
These 4 sides got them rave reviews and an LP offer was quickly turned by a
famous West Cost garage punk label in 2006. Eventually said famous label honcho
flaked and by 2007 the band disintegrated. With everyone moving to some exciting
new projects such as
LIMINANAS, EL
VICIO, HAIR & THE IOTAS or T TIME FANTASY, the BELLAS LP remained unreleased
until two parisian labels SDZ and LES DISQUES STEAK decided to join forces to
finally unleash this monster to the world.
BELLADELIC is LES BELLAS debut full-length LP, due for release on Sept. 1, 2010.
Comprised of 10 originals and 2 ripping versions of Wanda Jackson 's "Funnel of
Love" and the Gentlemen's Peebles classic "It's a Cryin' Shame", all self
produced and recorded for this album, tracks include the moody "Drown" and "Ego
Psycho", the rock'n'roll rollercoaster "Mistrial Blues", the fuzz epic "Got my
Soul", the unforgettable "I did my Time". And then there is the warped french
pop of "I love You" and "Belladelic"and the stunning horn driven byrdsian
folk-rock of "Sad Morning".
With solid songwriting, subtle arrangements and great voices, LES BELLAS take a
classic 60's rock'n'roll/pop sound, run it through a fuzztone blender and just
do it right, bypassing all the retro crap that revival bands often get bogged
in. BELLADELIC is a real grower and after a few hundred listens you'll probably
find yourself, like us, playing this record (and humming to its perfect tunes)
constantly.
- Jack A.
"French garage that’s a little more traditional than
most of what these two labels have had on offer up ‘til now, but stay with me
here, because this is a good one. Les Bellas were active in the last decade, and
were well on their way to releasing this LP in 2006 on “a famed West Coast
garage label” (unless you’re that guy Chucky from “Sons of Anarchy” who’s got
like two thumbs and that’s all, you can count the number of possibilities here
on a single hand), when said label was said to have dropped the anchor, which
went straight through their proverbial boat, “Flying Wasp”-style, and that was
that. Members of the group have resurfaced in the cutesy, slight Liminanas,
while this full-length languished under someone’s bed … UNTIL NOW. What you have
here is very, very boilerplate, slightly surfy garage-pop, but its immaculate
rendering and classic sound, which not only predates the revival of such sounds
by Girls Vivian and Dum Dum, but takes the time to address all of the historical
details that are missing from kickball-borne revisionism and dress-up time. The
reverb and fuzz elements here sound straight out of ’67, the arrangements of a
sterling historical vintage, and the singing and playing are both professional
and personal, something that’s not so easy to accomplish without a lot of
practice. Really, this sort of thing can go either way, but it’s important to
note that it sounds fresh instead of slavish, and that this thing is full of
great songs that belong right in time with their influences rather than as
revisionism. Ten originals and two smashing covers of the Cryin’ Shames and
Wanda Jackson complete the simple, impeccable package."
- Doug Mosurock /
Still Single Blog
"...Les Bellas refract the past through a prism of
20/20 hindsignt, playing garage-punk with just the right amount of soul and
swagger. They pick covers with the deft perception and reinterpretation of The
Detroit Cobras (...) On the originals they smoke with the kind of brash delivery
and loose tone that have made so many French garage releases such fun in the
past few years."
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Raven sings the blues Blog
"Psychy garage pop, half sung in French half in English. Ever want your French pop to hit the bottle? This should be your cup of tea." - Sippy Cup Everything
"Premier album de cet excellent combo garage pop de
Perpignan après quelques 45 tours en 2005. Un disque prévu initialement pour
2006 et finalement annulé suite au split du groupe en 2007. Les Disques Steak
ont donc eu la bonne idée de s'associer à SDZ Records pour cette édition
tardive, mais ô combien attendue. 12 titres rétro dans la lignée des
compositions de Fabienne Del Sol and the Bristols. LE disque de la rentrée !"
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Contre Cultures Blog
"...A vrai dire les Bellas donnent l'impression
d'avoir compris les années 60s, c'est évident que c'est leur grande influence,
mais au lieu de sonner comme un pastiche ou des fans transis, ils arrivent à
aller plus loin et s'immerger complètement dans le truc sans sonner faux, car
leur musique est juste et sincère. Elle a cette fraîcheur que l'on recherche
tant dans ces 45 tours plus vieux que nous."
Alexandre /
Requiem pour un twister
You can listen to the whole
record right here // Ecoutez le disque ici:
Available in our online boutique / Disponible dans la boutique online (paypal)
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STI L L AVAIL ABLE [very last copies] S D Z 008 : PLASTOBETON (EP)
After the ultra-limited comp cd-r on tanzprocesz comes the first Ep of the infamous Plastobeton from Metz, France. Band includes members of AH KRAKEN, FEELING OF LOVE, THE DREAMS...crude synth-punk with razor-sharp guitar and gut-wrenching vocals. All songs in french except the post-nuclear anthem "Hard to kill". Another shot to the brain from la GRANDE TRIPLE ALLIANCE DE L'EST.
"A drum machine set to “MC 900 Foot Jesus,” barking dog guitar, and a person
named Dixie Music pleading emphatically over the mic is the whole story behind
France’s Plasto Beton, suburban funboys who may or may not listen to Rammelzee,
ready for a night out at the leather bar. AH Kraken/Feeling of Love affiliation;
I’m into one of those bands. Snarling and harsh, the group does what it can with
pre-recorded rhythms and primitive drum machines, gargling driveway sealant and
spewing it all over your sidewalk, in a recent tradition of spoiled decadents
like A.R.E. Weapons, Flux Information Sciences, and Ghost Exits. The fashion’s
not part of Plasto Beton – yet – so their woodshed antagonism still has a great
deal of bite to it. Fun, goofy times. 500 copies, from France. It’s French."
- Doug Mosurock /
Dusted Magazine
"...Rythmes tour à tour boiteux ou martial,
guitare vrillante, synthé nauséeux, répétition malsaine avec A31, autoroute de
la mort à rendre accro au bitume et Eté 1983, froid et lugubre, en tête de liste
de l'ordonnance de votre médecin. C'est trop primaire, c'est trop crade et ça
reste figé dans vos neurones comme un cancer dans votre bras droit. C'est pour
toutes ces raisons qu'on les adore, eux et leur putain de single à trois
balles."
-
Perte & Fracas Webzine
Click here for more info and reviews
You can listen to the whole
record right here // Ecoutez le disque ici:
A few copies still available: contact us!!
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STI L L AVAIL ABLE [very last copies] S D Z 006 : THE REBEL (EP)
THE REBEL "Exciting new venue for soccer and execution of women" EP
You can listen to this record right here // Ecoutez le disque ici:
A few copies still available: contact us!!
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PREVIOUS RELEASES ON SDZ RECORDS (SOLD OUT)
Les Viperes § The D4 § Anteenagers M.C § Cheveu § V/A Flottante tension d'eclipse § The Mantles
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