This Swedish-Japanese-cooperation rules hard. Two songs each band, the split contains six songs in total and soon it will be released as a 12’’ record via Through Love Records (GER), Samegrey Records (UKR) and Kakusan Records (NOR). While sans visage from Tokyo provides us with their classical interpretation of screamo, Careless and Det ör därför vi bygger städer adding some post-rockish guitar sounds to the sample board. Which songs you will like best might be a matter of taste, but for me the two songs of Det är darför vi bygger städer are truly outstanding, topping off the split in the best way possible.

“Closure, it's a feeling of happiness, it won't find me you won't find me.”

Here’s an old one from last year. Released in the end of 2015, the debut EP by Belle Indifference from Madrid is a gem for every amateur of emoviolence. The seven songs EP feature every attribute you could expect from a record, tagged with this genre. The wild sound of the threepiece from Madrid is discordant and arhythmic. Just a few slower sections interrupt the aroused chaos, giving you little time to breath. Ryan Ghosting is highly recommendable; don’t fail to give it a listen. ‘This is your most likable song ever. People will love it.’

“Same teeth, same lips, same laughter, what am I doing myself? We are tied into a spiral of identical tastes, my curiosity rotates in one direction, I see your face and that's only cat-eye-glasses. Do I love people or do I love patterns?”

Another split, another band from Japan. A few months ago we introduced you ilill from Tokyo. For their second release they teamed up with San Diego’s letters to catalonia. Both bands contribute three tracks to the split, which sound quite contrary. Compared to the violent, straight-forward sound of the threepiece from California, ilill’s approach is more playful, containing borrowings of 90s emo. Yet, there’s no doubt that this collaboration between those bands works perfectly well. I instantly ordered the split-tape from Skeletal Lightning and so should you since it is limited to 100 pieces.

“I am broken just like you. Let’s get together. We might get through. Not for forever but just for now. I need you with me to not go down in a mountain of cheap cigarettes and wine. Just be here with and kill some time.”

Weak Ties is a Powerviolence outfit from Bielefeld, Germany. The fourpiece recorded eleven songs, each faster and more powerful than the foregone track and put them out as a selftitled EP. The roots of the band definitely lie in classical Hardcore Punk, as their brute sound features some nice D-Beat sections. Their vocals are pissed and so are the lyrics. Actually not that kind of stuff we are featuring on this blog, but Weak Ties deserved it. Brett!

“Devoted to all this, which creates this fucking sea of shit. Restrained smiles. Vaccined brains. Running on knives.”

This new cassette of the Canadian power -/emoviolence combo is only available at shows and features two new tracks. But it’s not just new music, which was released a few days back. Those two songs are harbingers of La Luna’s upcoming album and we’re really, really excited for it to come out. Founded in 2009, the sound created by the fourpiece is angry and so are the lyrics. EUROPE SUMMER ’16? No question about it. Pack your new album plus I hate sex and come over!

“I will overcome this. With my dying breath, I will destroy you. Forgive me.”

Let us introduce you excellent emoviolence from San Diego. Letters To Catalonia released a hart-hitting three-tracks-demo, where chaos is stirred up with a good chunk of violence. The energy and intensity of their music cannot be outdone. If you fancy the music of the Californian DIY band, we recommend you to purchase their demo on black tape via Skeletal Lightning. It’s limited to 100 copies, so you better act fast. Letters To Catalonia is Pj (Bass/Vocals), Julian (Drums) and Jesse (Guitar/Vocals) and their music kicks ass.

Mido Skip is an emo threepiece from Missoula, Montana. Their first show ever was a hometown show at Hockey House in April ’15. Seven months and several gigs later, the music of Ethan, Byron and Forrest made its way to the internet. Uploaded on bandcamp, their demo features two songs. While the opening track covers the Emo genre, the second track introduces a rougher sound to the band’s repertoire.

“…and I start thinking of the person that I would be if I never tried to write a song or ever pretended to sing.”

It took a while for me to get into the music of Cold Kids. The band from Bamberg, Germany plays snotty post-punk and could be seen as a more punk version of Messer. This comparison really becomes apparent when you listen to the last track called Wer, wenn nicht wir?.The six songs of their demo were recorded live in their rehearsal room. And just like it should be for a decent DIY-production, the demo is available on cassette.

„Ich brauch es nicht. Du brauchst es nicht. Wir beide sind davon abhängig.“