Artistes
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Have you ever heard the inarguable sound of what materializes when you let fate direct the future? What if that sound was influenced by twenty years of British and American punk cultures colliding? For the members of Sharp Shock, growing up with the bands that defined music with an honesty and passion that can be rarely found in modern times, cleared a very obvious path for what they wanted to do with their own lives. Sometimes in music, the storybook tale of determination, sacrifice and despair can be thrown around hastily. To some, those three things describe a reality that very few can truly understand, and for the members of Sharp Shock, they are only a few attributes that make up their unique story.
Having all played in bands from a young age, the work ethic it takes to move your life around the world just isn’t something that most people possess. Playing in garages to arenas and back again, sleeping on floors and in vans for the better part of the last fifteen years, they found their way to Southern California and were pushed only by that dream so many end up letting slip away.
Singer/Guitarist Davey Warsop (Beat Union, Suedehead) and bass player/vocals Dan Smith (The Dear & Departed) are UK exports. Smith by way of New Zealand and also widely known for his achievement in the tattoo world, they both moved to California in the early 2000’s without knowing each other. Korey Kingston (The Aggrolites/Suedehead), a San Diegan drummer raised on a healthy diet of Reggae, Ska and a West Coast view on that same upbringing, would end up completing this trio perfectly. Despite their different geographical beginnings, they quickly realized they were all very much from the same place. “The timing couldn’t have been better” says Smith. “As the story goes, both myself and Korey reached out to Davey by way of text message, coincidentally within a minute of each other, suggesting we start something. We hadn't even met, so i think Davey saw that as some kind of synchronicity, perhaps too much of a coincidence for him to ignore. Then before we knew it, we were already in the studio recording”.
It was only a matter of time before the hiatus they were all experiencing and this coincidence would essentially bring them together. Musically, it is exactly what you might expect kids schooled early on The Jam and Stiff Little Fingers would sound like. Then, submerse that in the sun drenched beach cities of Southern Californian surf,skate and punk culture and the sounds of The Descendents or early Green Day and you will find Sharp Shock. The way the band formed can only be described as organic and after some time away from playing and being rather disheartened with the machine of the music industry and not knowing where they fit in, they all agreed to take much more of a DIY approach this time.
Warsop, having produced and engineered countless records over the years at Hurley studios shortly after moving to the US, was a key piece in the productivity of self producing the debut album. “We tracked the majority of this record live, to keep the performances honest and fun. Like our name suggests, we’re trying to keep everything about this band direct and to the point. From the songwriting being short and snappy, to us being a trio…we don’t want to overcomplicate anything.” says Warsop. Sharp Shock had their first record under their belt within a very short amount of time and it would be no surprise if a second wasn’t too far away. “This feels like it did when i was covering my favorite bands in my garage as a kid. We are doing only what we know…and doing it from the heart” say Smith.
Unlearn Everything will be released via Heart & Skull Records this summer.
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Dylan Ramstead - Vocals, Guitar
David Huzyk - Vocals, Guitar
Derek Twigger - Drums
Trent White - Bass, Vocals -
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Subztain was brought to life in the late summer of 2011. The band is based in Upplands Väsby, a few miles north of Stockholm.
Angry, clean, dirty, hard rock is the style of music, mainly because it is based a lot on life experiences, but also things that affect more than just us. The music is honest and reflects back on the bandmembers and their personalities.
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https://www.instagram.com/statechampsny/
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Colourful, huge, soft, cluttered, quiet, or near empty all at once. It's music who's intention is to be interesting, not perfect.
Harnessing The Universe is the coming together of 5 individuals in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. 2015 saw the release of the band's first full length album and a subsequent video release for the song “Spirit Guides”.
The band is continuing to work with German filmmaker, Joerg Steineck, and is putting effort towards releasing a second part to the Spirit Guides video; this time for the song “Beyond The Bright”. After another successful studio session, 2018 will see the release of a follow up album which will be bear the title “In The After”.
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Formed in 2017, WOORMS is a noise punk band from South Louisiana, US. Within a year of time period, the doomy, sludgy, super-fuzzed out trio has offered a few singles and a 06-track demo release that promise a soundscape of mysterious noises and hard driving riffs. WOORMS’ music lumberingly explodes with the help of crushing structure, buzzy vibration, and schizoid rage. They are currently at work on their debut LP.
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https://www.instagram.com/thewordalive/
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https://www.instagram.com/heyscram/
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Exploding from the burgeoning China hardcore scene (“CNHC”), Shanghai’s Spill Your Guts bring a raw, D.I.Y. hardcore spirit to a movement as transient as it is dangerous. Comprising a quintet of expatriate members - vocalist Dima (Russia), drummer Tyler (Canada), guitarists Larry (17) and Martin (Denmark), and bassist Ian (Canada) - SYG were formed in 2012.
Over the years, contending with eleven separate members moving in and out of the country, as well as pressure from capricious government regulations, they experienced a flurry of roster changes. The band’s first live show was in April 2012, with a pair of live EPs released independently before 2014 when they issued the five-track Slip and Fall EP. Featuring a bloody delivery reminiscent of Fucked Up, Every Time I Die, and Cancer Bats, Slip and Fall was quickly followed by the one-off single “Poisoned Minds” later that summer.
A split 7” with Russian hardcore brethren Broken Fist dropped in January 2015. As SYG continued to tour in mainland China, they found their way to sweaty stages in Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur. In the summer of 2016, they released their follow-up EP, Full Blast, with country wide shows and festival appearances. 2017 saw SYG’s first full-length debut, Hungry Crows, followed by a small China tour and a 5,000+ km tour across Russia.
Today Spill Your Guts remain among Shanghai's most active collectives; playing shows and touring regularly as well as organizing and promoting gigs, DIY festivals and bringing bands to China.
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Pop Punk band from Guernsey, Channel Islands. Established in 2015. Fusing their collective love of pop punk, metal and punk rock. Debut album out now, new album coming this summer!