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FINALLY OUTBelltonesuicide/ Byron Afshar splt CDR. 60 minutes of intense harsh, minimal, psychedelic electro-noise. Some of Belltonesuicide's best recordings, and a stunning U.S. debut from Afshar, a 20 year old Swiss wunderkind!! Limited art edition of 50, hand cut and painted LP cover panel and original intaglio print on back, wrapped in wire. Only 20 or so left with us.$10 USD, PPD. Outside US, $13 USD PPD. paypal button is for $10usd. Orders outside US please add $3 for additional shipping.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I got tired of the last bio, and will post a new one after the tour.He's a succinct one: Formed in 1998 as GAT-384. Released two tapes and did 3 or four shows before changing the name to Belltonesuicide officially in summer 1999.In 2000 recorded at Larry's Bar & Grill, in Branford, CT with Gerard Gerard. Most of those recordings came out on a cassette released by Crucial Blast in 2001. Around that time, I released a split/collaboration CDR with Abortus Fever and another CDR called "Fight For Silence."2002 was when I met the Breaking World Records folks, and talked them into releasing "Shastokovitch is The Devil" in 2003.In 2003 played a bunch of shows around the area, and one in Kentucky. First tour=failed.In 2004 and 2005, kept gigging up and down the Pioneer Valley. Put out a bunch of CDRs and one tape. Was very bad at networking. Mostly due to college and not having money.In 2006, I put out 4 CDRs to start off the year, then just gigged once a month or so, usually in Bridgeport at NEST.In 2007, got serious again once I started having more money and time since I wasn't taking classes.Go hooked up with The Ear The Eye The Arm (old friends from the Old Store/Flywheel days) who offered to take Brett and I on a three hour, I mean week, tour.And that is how we landed on Gilligan's Island.COMING VERY SOON: ~ "Reissues Volume 1" combines the "Screem Feader," "The Arrival," "Oh, Dmitri, Up Yours," EPs and "Inner Voices" cassette. ~ "Frozen Reign" reissue.BUY BELLTONESUICIDE RELEASES HERE:Belltonesuicide- "For Jeff Hartford" CDR $3Shipping and Handling: US/Canada/Mexico: Add $2 for the 1st item, $.75 for each additional item. Rest of the world: Add $4 for the 1st item, $1 for each additional item.

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Member Since: 8/8/2004
Band Website: http://puzzle.suchfun.net/belltone_suicide/
Band Members: Mike Barrett: Electronics, metal and four strings.Andy Kivela: Electronics and the boom-takka-takkaBrett Robinson: Four strings, microphone and delay.Other collaborators:Xchris dX: Guitar, fucking up, vokills.Slippy: Guitar, Trumpet, vokills, "unpredictability."Other Related Projects:Mannequin CameltoeDoe PogRadioactive ProstituteDJ WolfmanCattle Funeral AKA Gastric Lavage
Influences: Music: Merzbow, Aube, Muslimgauze, Cabaret Voltaire, Coil, Nurse With Wound, Matthew Bower, Bastard Noise, SPK, Nocturnal Emissions, Illusion Of Safety, Lee "Scratch" PerryFilm: Jodorowski, Passolini, Brackhage, MakavejevLiterature: Burroughs, Kafka, Phillip K. Dick, Gogol, Octavio Paz, Ginsberg, JoyceArt: Schiele, Richter, Koberling, Rauschenberg, Meese, Ernst
Sounds Like: the inside of some horrible acid trip. soundtracks to 2nd rate art films.
Record Label: Breaking World Records, Gilded Throne
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Generic Band name of the summer:

Black-Crystal-GirlsAll three words have been over used to bloody, merciless death.  I read The Blogs, so I know.
Posted by on Mon, 11 May 2009 07:58:00 GMT

Limited Edition of Seven? WTF?

Well, in all seriousness, I have good reason.When I ran off a bunch of copies of the belltonesuicide vs noise nomads CDr before tour last spring, I apparently put on the wrong track.So if you're readi...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:56:00 GMT

In the works...

Belltonesuicide has two new albums nearing completion....Since I usually work on paintings and prints simultaneously and in series, this makes sense.Out mid-late April:"Single Justice Defeats All Crim...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 11:27:00 GMT

Video footage of public appearances.

march 16th, 2009: March 2006: November 9th, 2008: May 11th, 2007: July 26th, 2008: March 7th, 2009: March 2007: ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:29:00 GMT

Plow you over.

I just got a 450w head and 500w cab.  Saturday's show will be loud.  Come get crushed.Saturday, March 7th, 200911 Union Court, Easthampton, MA5 pm (early, lots of people are playing, be here!)In alpha...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:14:00 GMT

Insane House Show Saturday!!!

Saturday, March 7th, 200911 Union Court, Easthampton, MA5 pm (early, lots of people are playing, be here!)In alphabetical order:Abortus FeverAVANTGODDADAVITABelltone SuicideChris Cooper (with ???  pos...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:08:00 GMT

Voivod Rules.

I figure some of you may need reminding....
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Ill-Planned Escape Route

New show title. For a new chapter of my involvement with WMUA. If you go to your preferred search engine and search for "illplannedescaperoute" you will should get a link to a blog that if I mention t...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 16:15:00 GMT

Phishing is phor phuckers....

Seriously.  I mentioned a website here and in an attempted message to a band to get promos for my radio show, and Myspace tells me I've been phished, and the blog won't publish.WTF.  I want to let peo...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:21:00 GMT

Liberation Frequency PLaylist 2009.01.23

Eric Hnatow - Astra Stube - Heart MusicMartin Rev - Dragon Fly - Les NymphesGenesis Climber - Constant Ascension Part 1 - Constant Ascension 7"Vampire Belt - Big Cheif - Bored Fortress 7"Dan Burke & T...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:01:00 GMT