Head on over to our release page to purchase our two new slammin’ releases — KH009 by Snakehole and KH010, Teenagers by Tennis System. You might want to hurry, since both of these tapes nearly sold out in the presale.
In summer bummer news, USPS raised their prices for first class mail (what we use to ship) on January 22nd, 2012. As a result, we have raised our shipping prices because this new fee hike is ridiculous! (Seriously, the price of mailing one tape first class to Europe increased by over $1.00 USD!) We’re sorry for any anger this causes. We’re angry, too.
If you live in Los Angeles, make sure you keep yr schedule open on December 15 — you’re not going to want to miss Tennis System play as a part of Traffic Ctrl, a new monthly series at the Airliner.
Kill/Hurt is a co-presenter for the event, and we’ll be there on hand with copies of KH010 – Teenagers by Tennis System! This will be your first chance to grab a copy of this rad tape. For more information and to RSVP, head on over here.
TRAFFIC CRTL at the AIRLINER
Thursday, December 15th
Tennis System w/ Open Source Rebellion, Wilding, Champagne Leader + More.
8PM / $5 / 18+ / RSVP
Sorry, guys! If you missed out on this one, be sure to sign up for our mailing list (see box on the upper right-hand side of this website) as we will update everyone by email if we decide to repress Live at the Smell.
We have 80+ packages to put together over the course of this week, so please patiently wait for yr orders. This label is still only a two person operation, and sometimes our day jobs do get in the way of making this a quick and easy process. Don’t worry, we won’t forget about you! Know that we’re prepping yr tapes to send them yr way!
Tijuana Panthers might have a few copies left to sell at shows, but we can guarantee anything. You should, however, head on over to the band’s website and purchase a copy of Max Baker on vinyl. If you missed out on the tape (or not) this is a rad piece to add to your record collection!
Tijuana Panthers plays this Sunday in Los Angeles with Thee Oh Sees + The Soft Pack. Definitely make this a part of yr Halloween plans!
After many months of mixing, coordinating and putting all the pieces together — it’s here! Relieve the Babies’ January visit to Los Angeles with this live (!!) tape, recorded by us at the Smell. There’s only 100 of these in existence, but less than half remain after the presale, so you should act fast!
Want to hear what this sounds like? Stream “Breaking the Law” below or watch a video taken from the night of the performance of the band doing “Sick Kid”:
I was in NYC for CMJ last week and brought a bunch of copies to the Babies, so you might be able to grab a copy from them at one of their shows if you’re lucky enough!
Special thanks to Cali from Teenage Teardrops for KH008′s rad artwork + many more thanks to Jim Smith at the Smell for letting us record this amazing set in the first place!
Los Angeles’ newest shoegazing grungy dream team (and Kill/Hurt artist) Tennis System debuted their “Arcane” music video all across the Internet today. We suggest you grab a pair of sunglasses and take some anti-seizure medication before watching this awesome flashy journey down the Pacific Coast Highway.
The track will be featured on the band’s upcoming full-length, Teenagers; the band will self-release the album on (cool red) vinyl and Kill/Hurt will handle the cassette release! We’re really excited and humbled to work with such a great up and coming local band.
Speaking of cassettes — we just got word this afternoon that the shells for the Babies (KH008), Snakehole (KH009) and Tennis System (KH010) tapes are on their way to Kill/Hurt HQ! Once they arrive, Chris and I will begin dubbing + packaging The Babies’ Live at the Smell just in time for my trip to NYC where I’ll bring the tapes to the band in person. Woo!
Things are about to get crazy over here, so I hope you all are ready…
Los Angeles’ favorite unclassifiable experimental electro-folk pop supergroup Pizza! has spent the past year writing and recording new material — and today, the first bits of these totally awesome jams surfaced on the Pizza! Bandcamp. The best news (besides the fact that there’s finally some new jams from Pizza!) is that the tracks are available to download for free.
Check out the “Riding Through the Jungle” single below:
There are sill a few copies of Pizza!’s KILL/HURT release, Bogus Rimshots From the Fourth left in our store, but we don’t expect them to stick around much longer, especially with these new tracks making the blog-rounds. All copies of KH002 now come with a free digital download of the album, too!
Pizza! frontman Geoff Geis recently released a solo album, Princess, available on cassette through his own Vanity Projects imprint. This album is really rad — think Scott Walker without all the pomp and circumstance, with a little more sarcasm and a whole lot more synthesizers and drum machines. (Yeah, that sounds amazing, doesn’t it?)
Some lucky KILL/HURT fans might already be in the know about the sheer awesomeness of KH007 from the presale email we sent out this morning — but for the rest of you, there’s a whole week to get excited about our newest release from Long Beach surf rock trio Tijuana Panthers.
Max Baker, the band’s first full-length LP, combines gritty, uptempo garage jams with elements of 60s pop; it’s the perfect album for the end of the summer! But, don’t take our word for it and stream the entire album below!
Dubbed by Kat + Chris onto super shiny gold C42 cassettes, KH007 will be limited to only 50 tapes! Even better, the cassette version of Max Baker features a special bonus track you can’t get on the LP! Public onsales will begin next Tuesday. (If you don’t want to miss out on presales in the future, sign up for our mailing list at the top of this page.)
In other exciting Tijuana Panthers news, the band plays FYF Fest in Los Angeles this weekend, opening up the Michaelangelo Stage at 1:20pm before Ty Segall. We’ll see you at the show!
KH010 is still a few weeks away, but if you live on the East Coast there’s good news! Come on out to one of Tennis System‘s fall shows on their East Coast tours and try to supress all your excitement for their upcoming KILL/HURT release, Teenagers.
