07-07-08 - 2 of the TOP 8 UNSIGNED BANDS IN THIS ISSUE OF A.P.!: just found out that both TELESCREEN and (DAMN) THIS DESERT AIR are featured in this Tuesday's Alternative Press magazine in their article "THE TOP 8 UNSIGNED BANDS!" Fuckin' amazing!!
07-03-08 - SSSP - Darker Side of Suburbia update: OK, there was a bit of a tech hold up with the artwork on this release, so sorry for all of you who preordered. however, it looks as though we will be receiving the records here at KOI by the weekend of July 21 - then we'll get all the preorders shipped out the following week. cheers for your patience.
06-19-08 - Shipping update and new releases: As of June 19, all preorders have shipped for SSSP/Prima Linea Pic Disc 7", Humanifesto 7" and My So Called Life/Ryan Mills split 7" - thanks for your support! We would also like to welcome Killed By The Bull back to the scene! they have started playing well received shows and have a koi records release coming out this summer! Also coming up this summer will be the highly anticipated Vermillion Lies 7" and Krawallbruder's '15 Years of Oi and Violence' album!
06-01-08 - NEWS, NEWS + MORE NEWS!: a lot going on here at KOI - check out below for NEW RELEASES & PRESSINGS NOW AVAILABLE, the latest PREORDER INFO and UP COMING PROJECTS!
OUT NOW
KOI Splits Series #2: (Damn) This Desert Air/Telescreen 7”. The split 7” with 2 of the hottest bands around and released with one of the hottest new labels in the UK is finally out and looks awesome!
Get 'em here:
100 Clear/Gray split vinyl w/black splatter
200 White/Black split vinyl.
200 Opaque orange/clear blue.
SSSP – “For Life” LP 2nd press of 432 on Gray Marbled Vinyl(approximate variations; 200 gray, 103 light gray, 96 beige-gray, 32 lavender-gray).
Get 'em here:
432 Marbled Vinyl
SSSP original EP 7” 4th press on 4 limited edition colored vinyls!
104 pink w/ red splatter vinyl, 104 clear yellow/clear green swirl vinyl, 105 opaque purple vinyl, 104 clear red/clear blue vinyl.
Get 'em here:
104 Pink Splatter Vinyl
104 Yellow/Green Vinyl
105 Purple Vinyl
104 Red/Blue Vinyl
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER!
We have had such a positive response to these up coming releases that we have decided to set up a special preorder. All preorders will receive a special 1.5” diameter pin exclusive to each release!
(These records should be with us in approximately 2 weeks!)
koi-014:Humanifesto - Don't Eat Meat 7"
Tracks: Don't Eat Meat/Don't Eat Meat II/I'm Feeling Sick/Reaganomics Suck/Pusher/My Name's Mud (& My Boyfriend Is Dead)/Super Flu/Stop Outsourcing My Job/Stand Up For Your Beliefs/What An Inspiration/Stupid Humans/Humanifesto Vs. M.A.C./Never Watch TV!
A totally in your face, politically fired up reworking of the NOFX 7" "Fuck The Kids" will be available on a good, honest slab of limited colored vinyl very soon! Yep, you read right! Humanifesto, socially and politically waving the hardcore punk banner for Canada, have rerecorded the classic NOFX tracks with lyrics that will give your conscience a good boot in the ass! the artwork will also be a modified version of the original!
Pressing info: 100 cow colored vinyl w/blood splatters, 200 orange vinyl and 200 green vinyl.
koi-015:KOI SPLITS SERIES #3 - SSSP/Prima Linea
Tracks: Rust/New Arrival (SSSP) and Prima Linea (Prima Linea)
We're sure to split some eardrums with this monster slab of vinyl, the 3rd in the limited edition Koi Split series! 2 BRAND NEW tracks from Koi Record's favorite sons of NY hardcore, SSSP! True diehards of the scene still pounding out gritty, Oi! influenced hardcore gems! Prima Linea those brutal italian Oi!/Streetpunk giants will offer up a brand new self titled track - all sung in Italian! Check out these working class heroes out at: www.myspace.com/primalinea
Pressing Info: 500 Picture Discs in thick plastic sleeve w/ double sided lyric insert
koi-017/IGN-111 (released w/Engineer Records):KOI SPLITS SERIES #4 - MY SO CALLED LIFE/RYAN MILLS Tracks: The Revenge Against the Black Hearted Faries (MSCL)and Deepest Blue (Ryan Mills)
A split release with Engineer Records featuring UK rockers My So Called Life facing off with Ryan Mills previously of Kover! MSCL produce some catchy pop-punk that My Awesome Compilation or even New Found Glory would be proud off. These guys are bringing what you’re after and taking it to the next level. The Sussex, UK based four-piece, formed of lead vocalist/guitarist Vic, guitarist Duncan, bassist James and drummer Ollee, know how to grab a melody, hold it and never let go! For fans of Fightstar, Get Up Kids, Jimmy Eat World, Moneen, Funeral For A Friend, New Found Glory, The Ataris. Toured much of the UK and US in the last two years. Toured all over the UK as well as Germany, France, Italy, Greece, USA & Canada in 2007! Ryan Mills, best known as front man for the mighty Kover, has recorded a beautiful and haunting track. deepest blue was written alone with only the help of a drummer. The guitars, vocals, etc. are all the work of ryan and in his own words: "This recording was the first step in my future musical endeavor. I am capable of making albums alone, so why not?"
Pressing Info: 100 gray/clear yellow split, 200 black/coke bottle blue split, 200 green/red split
COMING SOON:
KRAWALLBRUDER CD - Germany's oi!/hardcore veterans "Krawallbrüder" join the happy Koi family!These German street-punk, oi boys have been puttin' the boot into the European hardcore scene since 1993!! They have played numerous rowdy shows and put out some blisterin' albums and now, you lucky Americans are gonna get the best of the best: a 15 track cd with live dvd track!!
OUT JULY 2008
SSSP 1 sided LP w/Muna Salik Etching
SSSP give us five new amazing kickass tracks pressed on GOLD and SILVER vinyls w/a 1 side etching packaged in a thick clear envelope with wrap-around insert! classy!
OUT at the end of June w/preorder coming soon!
VERMILLION LIES 7” – a cabaret sister act from California featuring Zoe and Kim Boekbinder. With songs ranging from lyrical folk ballads to raucous circus marches, the Vermillion sisters have earned a reputation for an amazing live performance and are currently touring with the Dresden Dolls! This will be a limited edition colored vinyl 7” release and should be out early August!
Also coming up will be new material from Killed By The Bull and more from the KOI Splits 7” collectors series!
04-11-08 - MORE FUCKIN' DELAYS .......we knew we should have skipped koi-013!!
so, we got delivery of the boxes of (damn) this desert air/telescreen 7"s today - at last! well, everything looks awesome and then we noticed - it's been mispressed with the same label on both sides of the disc!!!!
so there you have it - telescreen label on the telescreen side and exactly the same label on the (damn) this desert air side...now we're just waiting to hear what the pressing plant plans to do......more info as we get it
02-26-08 - KOI SPLITS 2: (Damn) This Desert Air/Telescreen MORE DELAYS!:
so for an update we have some bad news: the highly anticipated Telescreen and (Damn) This Desert Air split 7" is plagued with technical problems right now: after initial sound quality problems with the telescreen side of the test pressing, we went ahead and had the test pressing repressed. unfortunately, the 2nd test pressing is also fucked up and no one seems to be able to source the problem. as of right now, it's being worked on by the pressing plant and as soon as things get sorted out, we'll get this thing pressed up and outta here!!! more updates as we get 'em
01-23-08 - SSSP REPRESS: the first EP is back in stock and available in the store on a wicked opaque blue vinyl, limited to just 105 copies! click to buy!
01-23-08 - BIG UPDATE: tons of stuff going on here at KOI for the first part of 2008, so here's a brief summery for ya:
KOI SPLITS 2: (Damn) This Desert Air/Telescreen
featuring two upcoming bands from New Jersey and South Carolina;(Damn) This Desert Air are five gentlemen from the Northeastern region of the United States, joining together to create big, booming, melodic rock, wide in its breadth, sound and scope. Features ex-members of Elemae, Nora, Instruction, Ex Number Five, Merciana, Calm.Murder!Telescreen was formed in the spring of 2007 by members of Codeseven and vocalist Jared Draughon from Classic Case and are creating a musical and visual experience of spiraling, melodic, post hardcore sights and sounds.
Limited Edition of 500 on split colored vinyls!
(we had some problems with the test pressing so are running a little behind schedule: hopefully a March release)
HUMANIFESTO - Don't Eat Meat 7":
A totally in your face, politically fired up reworking of the NOFX 7" "Fuck The Kids" will be available on a good, honest slab of limited colored vinyl very soon! Yep, you read right! Humanifesto, socially and politically waving the hardcore punk banner for Canada, have rerecorded the classic NOFX tracks with lyrics that will give your conscience a good boot in the ass! the artwork will also be a modified version of the original!
Entitled "Don't Eat Meat", the 7" will feature the following 13 tracks!!
Don't Eat Meat/Don't Eat Meat II/I'm Feeling Sick/Reaganomics Suck/Pusher/My Name's Mud (& My Boyfriend Is Dead)/Super Flu/Stop Outsourcing My Job/Stand Up For Your Beliefs/What An Inspiration/Stupid Humans/Humanifesto Vs. M.A.C./Never Watch TV!
OK, well watch for more updates soon and in the meantime check out Humanifesto here: www.myspace.com/humanifesto
KOI Splits 3: S.S.S.P./Prima Linea 7":
Shit, are we gonna split some eardrums with this monster slab of vinyl, the 3rd in the limited edition Koi Split series!S.S.S.P. 2 BRAND NEW tracks from Koi Record's favorite sons of NY hardcore! True diehards of the scene still pounding out gritty, Oi! influenced hardcore gems!Prima Linea brutal italian Oi!/Streetpunk giants Prima Linea will offer up 2 BRAND NEW tracks - one Italian and one English! Check out these working class heroes out at: www.myspace.com/primalineaLimited Edition of 500 on split colored vinyls.
KOI Splits 4: My So Called Life/Ryan Mills (KOVER) 7":
the koi split 7" series continues with UK rockers MSCL facing off with Ryan Mills previously of Kover! we're lucky enough to have teamed up with the great Engineer Records for this one and it will be released on various split colored vinyls (release date April 08)
S.S.S.P. LP:
To coincide with their appearance at the 2008 East Coast Oi Fest, KOI will be releasing a one sided colored vinyl LP with an exclusive B-side laser etching designed by the great Muna Salik! More details soon!
10-19-07 - KOI SPLITS 7" SERIES #2 COMING SOON! featuring two upcoming bands from New Jersey and North Carolina! (Damn) This Desert Air are five gentlemen from the Northeastern region of the United States, joining together to create big, booming, melodic rock, wide in its breadth, sound and scope. Features ex-members of Elemae, Nora, Instruction, Ex Number Five, Merciana, Calm.Murder! Telescreen was formed in the spring of 2007 by members of Codeseven and vocalist Jared Draughon from Classic Case and are creating a musical and visual experience of spiraling, melodic, post hardcore sights and sounds.
Limited Edition of 500 on split colored vinyls. More updates coming soon!
08-11-07 - SSSP LP/CD OUT NOW! The SSSP LP and CD are OUT NOW! and available here:
****SSSP ALBUM OUT NOW (CLICK HERE)****
07-30-07 - SSSP SHIPPING DELAY! Hey y’all – unfortunately we’ve had a couple of technical glitches that have held up the production of the SSSP – For Life album release. This always seems to be the way when you set a release date, but we don’t want to make any compromises on the quality of the work and are making every effort to get everything pulled together as quickly as possible!
Everyone who has worked on this project has given 110% effort and the final result is going to be fuckin’ amazing! Preorder sales have also been phenomenal and we are down to just a few copies of the limited edition hand numbered LP packages, so if you haven’t reserved your copy you better get here real fast:
So, as of right now we are about 2 weeks behind schedule and once we can confirm an exact shipping date, you guys will be the first to know!
THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND SORRY FOR THE DELAY!
07-02-07 - SSSP ALBUM PREORDER DETAILS - ok hardcore fans, the SSSP album is now up for preordering and this includes the limited edition of 100 mailorder only package that features a special colored vinyl edition of the LP and also an SSSP sticker, pin and hand numbered silk screened artwork! Also available are the other 2 colored vinyl LPs (200 gold and 200 blue) and the CD. The shipping release date will be on or around August 1st, 2007! Check out the store for further details and prices: KOI STORE!
04-28-07 - SSSP ALBUM UPDATE - the album will be ready for preorder mid june with a street date of july 1st. it's called 'for life' and will feature (approx) 14 tracks. the cd will have 4 bonus tracks (from the 7"). the album will be released on colored vinyl with a special colored vinyl version w/ silk screened artwork for preorder only. the artwork is being done by muna silk and should look amazing. you can check out his work here:
http://www.myspace.com/newdawnwarrior
04-04-07 - SSSP INTERVIEW - check out mike and vinnie spillin' the beans with Seth Gotro and Verbicide Magazine!
04-04-07 - RESTOCKS - well, we had a return of stock from one of our old distributers who went bust. so we now have a few copies of KOI-002 SQUAREWELL 7" PICTURE DISC and KOI-001 THE FIRE STILL BURNS PINK/BLACK SPLIT VINYL, ORANGE VINYL and the 1st press CLEAR VINYL! all now, once again available from the KOI Records store
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