Bloody Fist Records
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Bloody Fist Records was an independent record label
based in Newcastle
, Australia
.
Bloody Fist was one of the most prolific labels involved in hardcore
/gabber, industrial
, breaks, noise
, and related genres. Founded by Nasenbluten
's Mark Newlands (formerly known as Stigs/TDU) in 1994 as a platform for local artists, the label initially began distributing cassettes and moved on to become a major label in the hardcore techno scene. The signing of Nasenbluten
to Industrial Strength Records brought the label worldwide recognition with Industrial Strength releasing a sampler of Bloody Fist artists, but it was reported to "shun media attention".
and Newlands' own alias Overcast.
. He appears to have been pushed over the edge by a repeatedly substandard shipment of tapes. His final blog post reads:
BLOODY FIST NEWS
The cassette version of NCL TRAX V2.0 (FISTC-19) arrived today. The tapes had already been sent back to the manufacturers twice due to inconsistent and poor sound quality.
Third time lucky today then? Of course not.
The cassettes look great but the sound and dubbing quality are still well below standard - we couldn't even give the fucking things away in their current state, which means that the release will now have to be postp-
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
based in Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Bloody Fist was one of the most prolific labels involved in hardcore
Hardcore techno
Hardcore techno is a type of electronic music typified by the rhythmic use of distorted and atonal industrial-like beats and samples...
/gabber, industrial
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
, breaks, noise
Noise music
Noise music is a term used to describe varieties of avant-garde music and sound art that may use elements such as cacophony, dissonance, atonality, noise, indeterminacy, and repetition in their realization. Noise music can feature distortion, various types of acoustically or electronically...
, and related genres. Founded by Nasenbluten
Nasenbluten
Nasenbluten were a Newcastle, Australia recording and performance group, who pioneered hardcore techno, gabber, amigacore and cheapcore music. The group was founded in the early 1990s by Mark Newlands, Aaron Lubinski and David Melo...
's Mark Newlands (formerly known as Stigs/TDU) in 1994 as a platform for local artists, the label initially began distributing cassettes and moved on to become a major label in the hardcore techno scene. The signing of Nasenbluten
Nasenbluten
Nasenbluten were a Newcastle, Australia recording and performance group, who pioneered hardcore techno, gabber, amigacore and cheapcore music. The group was founded in the early 1990s by Mark Newlands, Aaron Lubinski and David Melo...
to Industrial Strength Records brought the label worldwide recognition with Industrial Strength releasing a sampler of Bloody Fist artists, but it was reported to "shun media attention".
Artists
Bands and artists signed to Bloody Fist in its lifetime included Syndicate, Xylocaine, Memetic, Guyver, NasenblutenNasenbluten
Nasenbluten were a Newcastle, Australia recording and performance group, who pioneered hardcore techno, gabber, amigacore and cheapcore music. The group was founded in the early 1990s by Mark Newlands, Aaron Lubinski and David Melo...
and Newlands' own alias Overcast.
Demise
At 3p.m. AEST on 1 October 2004, the label shut its doors after ten years of serving the underground music community. It is believed that the label called it quits due to founder Mark Newlands becoming fed up with the trials of running an independent record labelIndependent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
. He appears to have been pushed over the edge by a repeatedly substandard shipment of tapes. His final blog post reads:
BLOODY FIST NEWS
- Final Update: 1 October 2004
The cassette version of NCL TRAX V2.0 (FISTC-19) arrived today. The tapes had already been sent back to the manufacturers twice due to inconsistent and poor sound quality.
Third time lucky today then? Of course not.
The cassettes look great but the sound and dubbing quality are still well below standard - we couldn't even give the fucking things away in their current state, which means that the release will now have to be postp-
- OH FUCK IT.
- Enough is enough.
- Just show me the fucking door.
- Mark N
- Bloody Fist Records
- Newcastle, Australia
- Outta Here: 3pm, 1 October 2004.
See also
- List of breakcore record labels
- List of record labels
- List of breakcore artists