DMR Alternative Xmas Showcase
“With independent South Wales label, Death Monkey Records acquiring an ever greater presence on the alternative South Wales Music Scene, being home to Conductors, Nine Plan Failed, 100000 Bodybags, and more recently, Fluff Tongue and World Vs. World, it’s only right that they should start getting more recognition locally and regionally…
After taking over The Garage Music Venue, Swansea, this summer to launch Nine Plan Failed’s debut E.P, the label is increasingly known for hosting its’ events in South Wales and beyond, showcasing their bands and up coming bands on the scene.
So to kick things off this holiday season, Death Monkey are taking over The Duke, Neath, on 14th December, to present their Alternative Xmas Showcase!
Due to play at the event are new DMR recruits, Fluff Tongue and World Vs. World, along with show openers from West Wales, When Elephants Attack!!!
There will be a label Merch stall where you can purchase cds, t-shirts and the like of various DMR artists at very reasonable prices!
As usual with THE DUKE, it will also be FREE ENTRY! So come on down and support the venue at the heart of the South Wales original scene hosting a night of some of the finest signed independent bands on the South Wales scene!!!”
Half Arsed Promotions
It’s the end of the year and the start of the festive season and we’re celebrating it in style (and with just a little debauchery) with some of our favourite bands and in one of the most legendary underground Rock venues in Wales THE DUKE Neath.
Death Monkey Records – Subterranean Sounds to Embrace the Chaos!!!
WORLD Vs. WORLD sign to DMR
It’s that time again when we get to announce another new signing to the label and we’d like to welcome Swansea based trio WORLD Vs. WORLD.
WORLD Vs. WORLD are another of the stalwarts of the Swansea music scene, racking up an impressive number of shows across the region in the last year alone. With their roots firmly in alt. Rock, they maintain a strong punk influence and sensibility, mixing progressive song writing, alongside raw power chord thrashing riffs.
WVW provide their own flavour of political commentary, delving into the murky world that go’s beyond day to day politics and strays into conspiracy, concentrating on the clandestine agencies and hidden persuaders that shape our lives through manipulation of power and pulling the strings. This overriding concept is behind a lot of the songs they write and from where they get their name.
World Vs. World have previously self released two E.P’s ‘Our Own Personal Tabloid’ (2007) and ‘The Six Degrees of Separation’ (2009) while building their fan base through a constant presence on the scene throughout South Wales. WVW head into the recording studio with Death Monkey shortly, to start work on their first full length album.
‘nineplanfailed’ EP OUT NOW!
Today is the official launch of the nineplanfailed EP.
Their debut offering is a scathing punk commentary on modern life and politics.
Track Listing:
- Turn the Radio Up!
- T4 (On the Beach)
- (We are) America
- Mad World
- Never, Ever
Purchase your copy from the Death Monkey Store @ www.deathmonkeyrecords.com
Due to the band experiencing scheduling conflicts at the current time, the tour to support the release will now be postponed until later this year and Wednesday JULY 5th’s Showcase event will see nineplanfailed launch their CD where they will be playing the EP in full live , another reason to attend this awesome show!
DMR JULY Showcase
We’ve got a Showcase event coming up next month at THE GARAGE Swansea.
Joining label stalwarts CONDUCTORS, NPF and Acoustic Punk Troubadour ADAM AVIT!, we’re really stoked to have FLUFF TONGUE join the bill for the night, a band who are making some serious noise for themselves amongst the South Wales Metal and Alternative community, with their self dubbed sound of GRETAL (GRUNGE METAL)
It’s a FREE EVENT thanks to our partnership with the G.O.M.C (Garage Original Music Community) for this one.
The G.O.M.C are a collective of local representatives and Artists from the Swansea music scene promoting live original music as a counterpoint to the plethora of rock covers bands that are abundant in Swansea right now.
The Showcase takes place July 5th, 8pm @THE GARAGE uplands.
Death Monkey Records – Subterranean Sounds to Embrace the Chaos!!!
100,000 BODYBAGS Join the Roster
Legendary Welsh Punk band 100,000 BODYBAGS have joined Death Monkey to produce and release their next album.
Bodybags have a long and history spanning over 20 years and are one of the few underground Punk bands in Wales still going strong to come out of the second wave of punk in the early nineties.
100,000 BODYBAGS 1994 single ‘Problem’ was released to much critical acclaim and it was anticipated by fans and the industry alike that they would join the ranks of alternative elite, acts who were shooting to meteoric success at the time. However, a reputation for outrageous comments and their frenetic live performances preceded them. A riot at one of their shows at a club in London, which the band were accused of inciting, curtailed their burgeoning career and they were subsequently dropped by their label ‘Damaged Goods Records’.
After their experiences with Damaged Goods and various other indie labels, BODYBAGS made the decision to self release for a number of years, pursuing their artistic freedom and desire to experiment while doing things on their own terms.
So it is with much excitement and reverence that we welcome 100,000 BODYBAGS onto Death Monkey Records! We’ve been fortunate enough to have BODYBAGS play for us on our showcase nights in the past and it was obvious from early on that they not only put on a kick ass punk rock show, but share the labels values and vision for the alternative scene across South Wales.
BODYBAGS hit the studio next year to record their new material for a 7 track mini album which we’ll be working on and released through Death Monkey. Check back for more news from the bags and their impending release!!
nineplanfailed (we are) America On BBC RADIO WALES
The first single (we are) America from nineplanfailed‘s debut EP gets its first official airing on BBC RADIO WALES tonight with presenter AMY WADGE alongside an interview with NPF frontman Demetrie Wyatt who will be talking about the band and their new release(We Are) America the first single to be taken from Nine Plan Failed’s new EP is available to stream now.
www.soundcloud.com/nineplanfaied
The debut EP with the eponymous title ‘nineplanfailed’ will be released on Death Monkey this Summer and can be pre ordered now from the Death Monkey Store
www.deathmonkeyrecords.bigcartel.com
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‘Nine Plan Failed’ join Death Monkey Roster
Post Punk heroes nine plan failed have joined Death Monkey to release their debut EP, to be recorded later this year with DMR.
Swansea trio ‘nine plan failed’ have been playing throughout South Wales relentlessly over the past two years and have built up a strong cult following for their unique brand of Oi! Oi! Oi! Punk, mixing screeching Guitars, Bass led riffage and tribal drums with Sardonic pop melodies and aggression.
Expect for the band to deliver a notable and much anticipated first release when they enter the studio with the label in the coming months.