When we started the Drop Dead magazine we quickly got to know a French musician Manu (Sleeping Children, The Cemetary Girlz, Camp Z) he was one of the first writers to come on board with the Drop Dead Magazine. He contributed reviews of new French releases, wrote an excellent article on the current French music scene. Not only was this awesome for the our brand new magazine but also it was clear from day one, this guy is serious about promoting music and he is going to do something about it.

Fast forward to 2008 and Manu starts an online Label Zorch Factory Records. A completely digital record label with full free albums to download was something unique and revolutionary for the Dark music scene. Just like the first wave of self released records pioneered by punk bands and the tape culture, technology and organization have finally caught up to make something like this possible. The idea is simple release records online, bypass traditional record industry and the expense of physically self releasing, and what’s more label and all the bands promote each other.

Now two years later Zorch Factory Records digitally released seventy three records from fifty bands and scored more then thirty thousand downloads. Below is a small excerpt from a full interview to appear in the next issue of the Drop Dead Magazine. Enjoy and after reading don’t delay go through the Zorch catalog, download like crazy and join us in celebrating the new evolution of underground music.

DDM: how do you select bands for your label?

Manu: well they contact me or I contact them Manu now it’s more like 70% contact me

DDM: what are your guidelines for excepting or rejecting the new submissions?

Manu: they must fit the styles of the site, they must have a sufficient production level, and finally I must like what they do. if I like something a lot and is a little different than the trad genres it’s OK If they are in a classical genre and OK even if I do not adore it is OK too

DDM: what genres are the target ones ?

Manu: post punk in general from trad goth rock, batcave, Deathrock to more alternative stuff. Currently i am really in the widest definition of post punk: industrial, experimental, experimental electro, dark electro (minimalist one)

DDM: ebm?

Manu yes why not i am open

DDM: what kind of sound turns you off immediately, what genres you absolutely will not accept?

Manu Sound quality of the recording is really important

DDM: so if some one submits something you absolutely love but recoding quality is poor.. then ?

Manu if recording quality is poor I would maybe say OK for a demo otherwise I say, let’s wait next record

Manu Also everything that sounds too commercial. Example of too commercial things

there are dozen of editors like bands today everywhere in Europethey are good, good sound, but i find this boring I prefer more weird stuff: electro punk, electro post punk Things that are too mainstream goth, too metal goth, too rock without nothing weird are usually out

To listen and download all the Zorch Factory bands go to zorchfactoryrecords.com

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Are you curious about what post punk music was coming out Greece in the 80’s?  The odds are you never really thought about it, you never even wondered; but this is a shame a great shame my friend for Greece somehow managed  to have some legitimately exciting post punk and wave and at the same time to stay completely under the radar. Well… thank god for the internet . We are not in the dark ages anymore and to celebrate this fact point your self towards http://greekpostpunk.blogspot.com/

And there is this compilation Return of the Creeps, that you can download below. It quiet amazing just how varied and plain good these bands are.

Download this excellent compilation HERE (thanks to the above mentioned Greek post punk blog)

WFMU is one of the best college radio stations around. they play cut up stuff, obscure bands , noisy experimentation and a lot of other stuff you (sadly) don’t generally expect from proper radio. So every time they do a festival, its a must to be there.They outdid themselves wit h the upcoming event. just look at the line up. No question we will be there covering this event, so if you live too far to be there in person check back here for the full story.

WFMU Music Festival
October 1,2,3
Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th St., Brooklyn, NY  11211

October 1 to 7, 2009
Mehanata The Bulgarian Bar
113 Ludlow st. NYC, The lower east side.

The festival will screen over 33 films from all over the world: Czech Republic, Germany, Bulgaria,England, Serbia, Italy, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Canada and Turkey, including many world premiers and American debuts. Q&A’s and panel discussions featuring the filmmakers, invited artists, lecturers and musicians offer you the opportunity to engage face to face. Oct.1-Oct.9 To see the schedule go to www.gypsyfilms.org Also watch it live at www.justin.tv/mehanata. Opening night Party - DJ Hutz from Gogol Bordello spinning gypsy punk all night.

http://www.gypsyfilms.org/

UKs tribal twang blues trash post punkers  Inca Babies are back with a new album: Death Message Blues. We have been waiting for a long time for new material , 22 years to be exact, and it doesn’t disappoint. The sound is still raw, bluesy twangy and sexy, but the album understandably is more thoughtful and melancholy. Watch for the full review of the new record in next issue of the Drop Dead Magazine in the mean time enjoy a classic Inca babies video and a brand new song from Death Message Blues.

Inca babies - Phantom Track (from the new album Death Message Blues)

We are super excited that the end of the summer festival season doesn’t mean the end to good shows. Highly recommended Part Time Punks Festival  in Los Angele’s comes back on October 11for a second installment. With may bands to be excited about we are especially  looking forward to Jazz Butcher. Another installment from Milan Decays Festival Bats over Milan October 23, 24 also shines with a post punk line up with likes of the Fall and the Lorrys.  And last but not least first ever show (and what a great one! ) for one of our sister companies Vienna Decay (November 7) with Artery, Savage Republic and Squishy Squid. See you at the show kids!

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Coming soon Also included videos, mp3,s Legendary Pink Dots Interview, New Bands, Show reviews, in love with the gadget, remembering Cramps, style watch, Festival coverage

The first entry in our new column featuring the best in breaking, cutting-edge music!

By Daniel J

2008 was an amazing year for new music. The releases were massive, but one album has been repeatedly driving my brain into schizophrenics. That album is the self-titled first full-length by ex-San Franciscans Lemonade. A mind-melting mixture of post-punk, world music, and psychedelic hi-NRG dance, the album and subsequent remixes (available to download free here) established Lemonade as a cross-genre force to be reckoned with. They’ve opened for a range of diverse acts including Diplo, Les Georges Leningrad, and Holy Fuck.

MP3s:

Big Weekend

Sunchips