WWHIRR – ‘Selfish Achiever’ – Tape

A debut demo bash from a 3-’angry’-piece from Klang Valley playing power violence with more groovy thumping basslines storming drum beat ups plus forging mad vocals. With much influence from No Comment & Man Is The Bastard.

RM 7.00 / Sing D 3.00 / USD 2.00
(Limited copies. Trades are welcomed and wholesales at a very cheap price)

Orders/More info : cactusdistro@yahoo.com . knot_records@yahoo.com & ratwillfeast@gmail.com

SHOCK&AWE! Issue #05 // PECHAH Compilation 7″ – A KLANG VALLEY SCENE REPORT

This recent issue number 05 of Shock&Awe! is an irregular issue from all the previous issues. What makes it “irregular” ??

Shock&Awe! Issue#05

• A documentation dedicated to the current scene within Kuala Lumpur via Klang Valley DIY/HC/Punk scene.
• Reports/Updates on local space known as Rumah Api and also Food Not Bombs Kuala Lumpur.
• Interviews with couple of labels/distros/records within the Klang Valley scene.
• Our reviewers pick of their Top 5 releases coming out of the Klang Valley burgeoning vault in the last 10 years.
• Interviews with bands in the Pechah Compilation
• A post mortem of  2 past releases in the 90’s that stirred up the scene

Pechah Compilation 7″ Vinyl

• Featuring 4 bands – Sarjan Hassan , Pusher , The Garrison & Crimescene which plays a diversity of punk tunes in each track, and all bands are now revolving within the Rumah Api, Klang Valley scene. This release was specially recorded in a studio within that area around the same time earlier 2012 and was sent off to be mastered by Jack Control of Enormous Door USA.
• Listen/Download the compilation here :

Both zine and vinyl are packed inside a cardboard that is hand silkscreen by Nazri Chetak.

RM 35 (local) / USD 12 (worldwide) Postage

————contact : For orders, contact :

cactusdistro.storenvy.com/

cactusdistro@yahoo.com

shock.awe00@gmail.com

Pechah

After all the shenanigans….at last, finally…..

Shock&Awe! Issue#05 . PECHAH Compilation 7″

RM 35 (local) / USD 12 (worldwide) Postage

This special issue features a glimpse of the current KLANG VALLEY DIY/HC/PUNK, DOCUMENTED IN PRINT + a 7” vinyl of the PECHAH compilation featuring (@ , PUSHER, The Garrison & CRIMESCENE), all packaged in a handprint silkscreen gatefold cover.

For orders, do contact :
cactusdistro.storenvy.com/
cactusdistro@yahoo.com
shock.awe00@gmail.com
knot_records@yahoo.com

or

place your order straight here at : http://cactusdistro.storenvy.com/products/462435-pechah-4-way-split-7-with-shock-and-awe-zine-5

or

contact distributors nearby you : http://shockawemedia.wordpress.com/distro-listing/

THE GARRISON // CRIMESCENE // PUSHER // SARJAN HASSAN = Shock&Awe! #05 | Recording Session

The whole Shock&Awe! rats are in preparation for the 5th issue and for this special a 7″ vinyl split featuring 4 bands (THE GARRISON // CRIMESCENE // PUSHER // SARJAN HASSAN) will part of the magazine.

The production of the record will be a collabration between Cactus Records and Knot Records

So on the 23rd of December 2011, the first session of recording was done at Greenhouse Studio in Ampang. All bands were given 2 hours to record their basic tracks of drums, guitars and bass guitar.

A Night of Skank and Sweat!

We are speechless to say how the night went. All bands were great and surely The Garrison did blast out shit like they never had! Thanks everybody for your support!

The Garrison – the Subversion album release party!

it’s a shock & awe and the ricecooker shop’s punky reggae shakedown!

As you may have known THE GARRISON’s debut CD was released to the wilds a few weeks ago, this is a celebration of sorts for it is an excellent release, one of the best in the history of the local scene! Hands down the best of the year so far! Everybody celebrates!

featuring:

THE GARRISON
– strident & powerful ’77-punk throwback with raw reggae and heavy dub in the offbeat!

KHAYALL
– everybody’s favourite heavy, heavy, heavy stoner-rock meets crust-style vocals

PARTTIMELOVER
– fresh energetic kids jangling through nu-post-punk; recalling radio 4 and their ilk.

THE NEEDLES
– young vibrant punks with their rock&roll high school anthem.

RESISTIV3 DJ Collective
– we’ll dance the night away!

SAX & VIOLINS
– local skronk, organic-elektro mash-up kicking a violin they found on the streets.

RM15
8.30 PM
THE ANNEXE GALLERY, Top Floor of CENTRAL MARKET ANNEXE, Kuala Lumpur

note: we will record and hopefully video the show for posterity!!

also note: we’ll be using the fine amps & back-line from STUDIO KERBAU inventory, with the album’s producer Tom Bollocks manning the controls. It’s gonna be awesome!

C’mon!! We skank this Sunday!

Thanks in advance,

The Ricecooker Shop & The Shock & Awe Crew
http://ricecooker.kerbau.c​om/
http://shockawemedia.wordp​ress.com/

THE GARRISON – ‘Subversion’ album (medley sample – mp3 96kb/s)

New-new Shite : THE GARRISON ‘Subversion’ CD

We are damn speechless and absolutely stoked. It took almost a year for all of us to complete this album from the recording process to this output of the CD. It’s finally done.

What can we say? Just go and grab one and you’ll know what we mean. 14 variety of songs riding on intense witty melodies. Roots rock up your arses!

Available at The Ricecooker Shop and also local distros. You can also get it straight from us.

email : knot_records@yahoo.com

Get your copy of Shock&Awe! Magazine Issue #03

SHOCK&AWE! ISSUE #03

Featuring: Added columns! More reviews! Interview with homeboys Pusher and Singapore’s best: Pazahora! And another Blust from the Past!

COMING SOON!