2020 has been wild/ different/ shit/ horrible but I decided to keep on keeping on, thanks to YOU for buying records and letting us carry on releasing records, times are incredibly hard for everyone and I totally appreciate that people have to be careful with their incomes.
So here is a brief (REALLY BRIEF) bit about each record.
Alien Nosejob. Jake is genius. Billy/ Anti Fade sent me the songs and I was in, I love The Kinks and some of these songs remind me of them.
The Cowboy. Holy shit this band rule. I guess you get it or you don't. I do
Dark Thoughts. Some times the planets align and the best people make the best music. . Heartfelt, melodic, always punk.
Erik Nervous & The Beta Blockers. I released Eriks first LP/ comp, this is way ahead. I still play the shit out of these songs.
Ditches. I get the lazy Marked Men/ Radioactivity (that lazy that i use them) descriptions, but scratch a bit deeper, these sold stupid quick, I'm out.
The Mark Vodka Group. Hot. Very hot. If Luke had been born in 1960 he would have replaced Howard Devoto. I love this record (I love everything I release)
A Culture of Killing. I kept listening to the tape, it wears you down and then you realise it beauty, I love this band and everything they stand for. Plus you cannot find them on the internet.
Goldie Dawn. Bryan drives all the bands and used to charm me by drinking my beer out of his shoe. I loved that, then realised it was me losing money. I think Bryan wanted to repay me, so let me release his new bands 7", sorry Bry, but Kate Rambo steals the head of thorns here, this nearly made me want to keep releasing 7"s. Full on youth club stomper.
Cement Shoes. Sam (Feel It) asked if i would be into releasing his bands last 7". Of course i knew 7"s rarely sell, so of course I agreed and you know why? Cause this record is a total brick to the face. Comes with a BANGER guarantee
Antibodies. Super proud of this record, almost out of of control buzzed up songs. Makes me wanna be a kid jumping off stacks again. Hit after hit.
Chain Whip. oh shit, is this the best punk/ hc record released in an age. Yes it is. Isaac and me once played football and used this as our soundtrack, i soundly beat him 21-3. All down to this record.
Public Eye. This seemed to take ages to do and at one point I thought it might not come out. Damn, everything comes to those that wait. This is a record that you cannot just dip into, it makes you work. I think it's a classic, but I mean, i would.
Knowso. Nathan asked me if i would be into releasing this and i said yes before hearing the songs. That's why i should do the lottery cause i am lucky jack, this is what angular grips sound like. Giddy up and eat your greens.
Zero Zeroes. Hot damn, I once met this maniac in a Hamburg bar/ hotel and talked for hours about smacking reacists up. and music. and beer. He became one of my best friends and then he dropped a record on me, yet again, i struck luck as it was gold. Like Hex Dispensers? You need these.
A Culture of Killing. First LP sold out super quick so we released the second LP. Yet again mastered for vinyl by Daniel/ North London Bomb Factory who does most of our mastering, and in my opinion, another classic.
That's it for 2020, thank you forever for your support. Slimy Member new pressing, and Stiff Richards LPS will both be out in the first week of Jan. Stay safe, love you.
Julian
Drunken Sailor Records started in 2010.
Releases.
Tiltwheel - Teach Your Children Hell 7"
DS001
The Young Leaves - Life Underneath LP DS002
The Magnificent - 1981 7" DS003
Unfun - Shallow Graves 7" DS004
Crow Bait 7"
Rations 7"
Noise By Numbers/ The Magnificent 7"
Exit Condition 3 Album Series.
The Magnificent - Bad Lucky 7"
Discharge/ Off With Their Heads 7"
Shang-A-Lang - Waiting For The End 7"...more
Ooh I tried not to buy this album at first but it crept up on me & made me fall in love with it. Every track is great with killer hooks. Love the pace of it. energygirl
Classic punk with a little bit of a deathrock tinge, like a perfect, punchy bridge between the first TSOL EP and "Dance With Me." Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 21, 2018
OSEES is the Trojan Horse for a ripping’ collection of punk, twee, hardcore and generally hell-raising rock and roll. Biggest takeaways are Hood Rats’ gravel-gargling hardcore and UV-TV’s aw-shucks Jesus and the Mary Chain cover. https://www.instagram.com/p/CNIySf2DHTh/ Lars Gotrich