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Static Migration Records

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About Me

NOTE: SOME SONGS FROM THE COMPILATION AND THE FORTHCOMING ENOCH ARDON ALBUM CAN BE PREVIEWED ON THE SMR ARTISTS PAGE BELOW!______________________________________________________ ________________________________This label is my way of keeping sane/insane, an attempt to at least contribute something positive to a sea of contrived, derivative, melodramatic nonsense currently being force fed to the public. I do not think that the ethics forged by early 80's Hardcore bands are unrealistic to apply to how a person runs a label. money will NEVER be a motivation for me to do this, I work a regular job to support this and all my time and effort goes into making this the best it can be. This is NOT a Hardcore label although I will be releasing records by Hardcore bands, it just is what it is... ____________________________________________________________ __________________________ This is also my personal page as I view the label as a forum and voice for promoting great art or venting my spleen, I'm pretty much morally sound! open-minded but opinionated and I'd rather deeply offend someone than have them living in a state of apathy. There is no overt agenda with this label although I strongly oppose organised Religion. I would like to encourage progressive ways of problem solving and encourage people to learn and think for themselves. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________I'm only releasing music that I personally like and can stand behind 100%, every day I seem to get requests from a dozen or so unsigned metalcore bands, each member with a $200 flock Of Seagulls haircut, professional make-up, professional photo shoots and about 20 different T-shirt designs... yet they only have a 3-track demo recorded, I am in no way interested in this sort of contrived nonsense, please stop - I don't want to hear your crappy band or look at you in your girl pants and eyeliner.All I want is to put out music by bands and artists that are doing this for all the right reasons and people that truly deserve the support - NOT spoilt rich kids playing dress-up and appalingly rehashing "classic" rock for knuckle dragging idiots (Jet, Wolfmother etc). I want to present the Avant-Garde without the elitist snobbishness or the nerd lunacy of your average Sunn 0))) obsessive fan, I Want to release cerebral, Challenging Heavy music and music from any "Genre" (not that I care about genres) that moves me and gets my blood flowing.... it will be a musically schizophrenic label for sure. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ I Will NOT be focussing on local acts, If there is a great local band and they want to work with me then that is cool but I have no interest in specifically concentrating on music from one particular area... 99% of all bands WHEREVER you are in the world SUCK! its finding the good ones that is the challenge and one of things that gives me the most happiness in life, for every Converge there are 99 Atreyu's...I just hope that I help people discover good music, get inspired and use their imagination in a usefull manner.. I do not support the dumbing down of society through religion, the gradual decay of the school system and reality jackass shit on TV.. people should not be sat in front of a screen all day looking for the least bad thing to watch...____________________________________________________ ______________________________Static Migration 001: The first release is going to be a compilation, from years and years of making mixtapes to impress girls I have honed the art of the compilation and I believe this reflects that... it has a structure, a flow and how well this has come together is nothing short of miraculous.. especially considering that most of these songs were recorded for this comp, unreleased or previously impossible to find.. I can wholeheartedly say that everyone appearing on the album have been a pleasure to deal with, absolutely bullshit-free, genuine, generous and just damn GOOD PEOPLE, support them, see them, buy their albums, sleep with them buy them drinks and get them high... but seriously, SUPPORT THEM, Please.I can never thank these people enough, they all supported this project and trusted me without question from day one. _______________________Richard Maynard 16/04/2007 - [email protected]

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

I'm always looking for new bands and artists, people who want to work with the label.EMAIL ME AT: [email protected]_______________________________________ ___________________________________________ I'm not interested in adding bands for the sake of it, every band I've added I have listened to and like, I will make the time to listen to your band but if you suck... you suck, you dont deserve the support - Also you should have a vague idea of what kind of music I'm into with a cursory glance at this page... If I get a request from a band that "sounds like a mixture of U2, Creed, Avenged Sevenfold, Silverchair..etc" for example.. you can go and fuck yourself. I'm not trying to be an asshole but a cut and paste message shows a real lack of effort and sincerity... also please don't TELL me what I'm going to do for you in an introductory email, sorry but either some of you are mental or your social skills are sorely lacking or you have no grasp of reality.____________________________________________________ ______________________________ If you are interested in sending me anything.. message me and I'll give you an address_____________________________________________________ _____________________________The Music I'm interested in putting out is not really limited by genres, Genres are stupid but read that stupid band list to the left and If you think I'd be into what you do.. message me. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________**NOTE - If you SERIOUSLY consider U2 as an influence, I will NOT add you, If you are THAT lacking in creative drive you shouldn't be making music** ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ If your music is overly cheerful, ska, reggae, pop-punk, Surfer-next-to-a-fire-with-an-acoustic-guitar, pearl jam-core crap.. I'm not interested.. however if you play Noise, Grind, Sludge, anything progressive, Heavy, Experimental, Ambient,, Screamo (Orchid, Heroin, Antioch Arrow.. not Myspace Haircut shit), Drone, Shoegaze, Thrash, Electronica, Crust, True Black Metal, Minimalism, Doom and whatnot.. I'm open to most everything.. I just want to hear and put out good stuff. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ I do not work with egotistical people or bands funded by rich parents, If you have barely a demo to your name and someone offers their support in any way... dont be an obnoxious ass or you deserve to fail, I don't talk to or treat unsigned bands ANY different to signed and established ones.. I've met a lot of wannabe rockstars.... you aren't living in a movie of your life, sorry to break the news to you that you are not larger than life... you are just a try hard, you fail hard. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ If you intend to post endless banal bulletins about every little thing you do.. I will delete you.. and have you torn apart by wolves. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________The CD-R "Sister" label Paeoniflorum is slowly taking shape... www.myspace.com/paeoniflorumrecords this is more specific in what I am aiming to achieve with it but also freer and more lo-fi and fun.

Music:

SWANS/M.Gira/Angels Of Light, TODAY IS THE DAY, PAGENINETYNINE, BIG BLACK, GANG GANG DANCE, EARTH, BLACK FLAG, Melvins, EYEHATEGOD, Corrupted, DOWN, COALESCE, Iron Monkey, HEROIN, DIE KREUZEN, PJ HARVEY, CHARALAMBIDES, SLEEP, THE ASSISTANT, UNWOUND, Braid, ISIS, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, HARVEY MILK, Converge,THE BODY, Will Haven, CODEINE, Sunn 0))), FRANK ZAPPA, Growing, HEROIN, POISON IDEA, ABRUPTUM, CLIKATAT IKATOWI, NEKO CASE, Elizabeth Anka Vajagic, SAETIA, RZA, STARKWEATHER, Maudlin Of The Well, BORIS, NEUROSIS, Heresy, TERRY RILEY, LUGUBRUM, Cecil Taylor, HTRK, AMON DUUL II, Suicide, SONNY SHARROCK, Deadguy, MERZBOW, SAINT VITUS, Charles Bronson, JESSE SYKES AND THE SWEET HEREAFTER, Helmet, HANK III/ASSJACK, DEMILICH, Einsturzende Neubauten, JESUS AND MARY CHAIN, My Bloody Valentine, BATHORY, Acid Mothers Temple, HARVEST, Belketre, TIME OF ORCHIDS, S.O.D., INFEST, Siege, SEPTIC DEATH, Anal Cunt, ATARI TEENAGE RIOT, A Silver Mt. Zion,ONLY LIVING WITNESS, The Germs, COME, GODHEADSILO, Final Conflict, Tragedy, KEVIN DRUMM, Francois Breut, CONSTANTINE SANKATHI, Reversal Of Man, DISRUPT, Orchid, Cryptic Slaughter,ANTISECT, Capricorns, Thee Plague Of Gentlemen, Destructo Swarmbots,SECRET CHIEFS 3, Serge Gainsbourg, DRI, Morbid Angel, LESBIAN, Scott Walker,SKINNY PUPPY, Nuclear Assault, AMEBIX, Mary Timony, CREATION IS CRUCIFIXION, Helium, SxOxBx, John Coltrane, LA MONTE YOUNG, Phill Niblock, James Plotkin, DNA, California Love, MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA, Caspar Brotzmann, JOHNNY SAW HORSES, Buzzov-en, Franco Battiato, Torche,SISSY SPACEK, Plague Bringer, JAMES CHANCE/CONTORTIONS, Depeche Mode, Sleepytime Trio, Mobb Deep, Maximillion Colby, ANGEL HAIR, Minsk, Rwake, , Failure, BOREDOMS, The Assistant, Brainiac, The Abominable Iron Sloth, EL-P, Skullflower, Death Valley High, Tinfed, Amon Duul II, Nurse With Wound, Glenn Branca, Xasthur, Leviathan (U.S.), Vlad Tepes, John Zorn/Naked City, DEERHUNTER, Jessamine, PIL, Blonde Redhead, Dawn Smithson, MAGAZINE, Explosions In The Sky, Jesu, Mono, VOID, Minutemen, CAN, Low, ENVY, La Quiete, COREA, Scholastic Deth, Lula Côrtes E ZÉ Ramalho, The Death Of Anna Karina, Badgerlore, Don Caballero, THE MAKE-UP, Physics, Toby Driver, Cast King, Charalambides, BETHLEHEM, Harvey Milk, KAYO DOT, Gregor Samsa, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, House Of Low Culture, Capricorns, Time Of Orchids, Giants Chair, Mia Doi Todd, Spazz, East West Blast Test, Eurich, Johnny Cash, Orphans In Coma, End Of The Century Party, ANTIOCH ARROW, Lifetime, Phobia, Severed Head Of State, Augury, Nasum, Rotten Sound, Cult Of Luna, Enslaved, Tim Hecker, Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, Jean-Claude Vannier, This Ship Will Sink, Coralie Clement, Scarling, Mihai Edrisch, GIVE UP THE GHOST, The VSS, Angel Hair, Darkthrone, Oren Ambarchi, Genghis Tron, Burzum, Phantomsmasher, Esthero, Ulrich Schnauss, SERENA MANEESH, Celtic Frost, DISGORGE (MX), Confessor, Dropdead, Hard To Swallow, MY WAR, Cretin, Daniel Menche, Iannis Xennakis, Luc Ferrari, Alvin Lucier,, Alec Empire, Vladimir Ussachevsky, FUGAZI, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, Ulrich Schnaus, Josephine Foster, Obituary, Aidan Baker, Death, Bardo Pond, Mihai Edrisch, Cavity, Noothgrush, Belle Epoque, Black Cross, Grey Daturas, Church Of Misery, Grief, Dystopia, His Hero Is Gone, Brutal Truth, CYNIC, Atheist, Coprofago, Flying Saucer Attack, Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine, Alice In Chains, James Holden, From Ashes Rise, Victims, Slayer, Sir Richard Bishop, Devendra Banhart, Pete Fine, Coalesce, Prefuse 73, Chico Science &; Nacao Zumbi, Starkweather, Striborg, Glorior-Belli, OM, Model/actress, Some Girls, Sun City Girls, Sunburned Hand Of The Man, Henry Flynt, Animosity, Discordance Axis, Pig Destroyer, Lightning Bolt, The Wrens, Spacemen 3, Slowdive, Mastodon, Melt Banana, Municipal Waste, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, Rafael Toral, Akio Suzuki, Obituary, Bones Brigade, Mammatus, High On Fire, OM, Zao, Les Savy Fav, Shellac, Job For A Cowboy, Joanna Newsom, Pelican, Slomo, ANDREA BELLUCCI/Subteranean Source, The Icarus Line, Sinaloa, Saetia, COC, Totalitar, DS13, Kevin Drumm, Circle, Pharaoh Overlord, Hermann Nitsch, Swing Kids, Struggle, TRISTEZA, Cannibal Corpse, Man Is The Bastard, Cattle Decapitation, Carcass, Prurient, Mayhem, Geisha, The Goslings, Botch, Foetus, Whitehorse, FUSHITSUSHA, Deathprod, MIA, Phobia, Down, Necrophagist, Meshuggah, Odiusembowel, Ion Dissonance, Jaga Jazzist, Mundo Livre S/A, Joe Preston/Thrones, Tom Ze, John Fahey, SONIC YOUTH, Zombi, Whitehouse, ABSU, Pelican, Embalmer, OPPRESSOR, Emperor, Hum, Red Sparowes, Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Bloodlet, BREACH, At The Gates, Morton Feldman, Emit, Mutilation, Mastodon, Bikini Kill, Narcosis, Ampere, Amanda Woodward, Rites Of Spring, MOSS ICON, Embrace, Boys Life, Christie Front Drive, Appleseed Cast, Atavist, Asva, Negative Approach, Holy Molar, Swervedriver, Kill The Client, Ennio Morricone, Fantomas, Dungen, MINISTRY, Reynols, Cut The Shit, Varukers, John Wiese, LHD, Sinaloa, Torche, Floor, Jawbreaker, Cavity, Hot Water Music, Harlots, Mr Bungle, Social Infestation, 324, Jarboe, Oxbow, Cathedral, Soilent Green, Crowbar, Animal Collective, BUILT TO SPILL, Spawn Of Posession, Deicide, Caroline, No-Neck Blues Band, Angelblood, Eyvind Kang, Masada, Deathspell Omega, Neuma, Kobong, Rhys Chatham,EXAMINATION OF THE.., Electric Wizard, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Thelonious Monk, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Between The Buried And Me, Jesus And Mary Chain, The Cure, Capitalist Casualties, Hail Mary, Twelve Hour Turn, True North, Palatka, Carcass, Immortal, Mobb Deep, Mens Recovery Project, Satwa, Flaviola, Plaid, Broadcast, Bane, Marzuraan, Defacto, Playing Enemy, Rorschach, Kiss It Goodbye, Lamb, Gaby Kerpel, Crucial Unit, OOIOO, Rhythm Of Black Lines, WU-TANG, Windy And Carl, The Hidden Hand, Anthony Pateras, Randy Holden, The Dismemberment Plan, Cursive, Braid, Sparklehorse, AHAB, Polvo, Bloodred Bacteria, Bodies In The Gears Of The Apparatus, The Dillinger Escape Plan, NEU!, Benumb, Cassetteboy, Brujeria, Pitman, Brent Gutzeit, Nachtmystium, Haemoth, Charlamagne Palestine, Mare, Gregg Kowalsky, Men's Recovery Project, Moevot, Holy Mcgrail, On The Might Of Princes, John Carpenter sountracks, Capitalist Casualties, Facedowninshit, Hewhocorrupts, Lurker of Chalice, The Locust, Deuter, Roberto Cacciapaglia, Bill withers, Isaac Hayes, Hatebeak, Caninus, Painkiller, And You will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, ATDI, The Mars Volta, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, Ebola (UK), Pete Fine, Nortt, Randy Holden, Engineers, Peter Rehberg, Arab On Radar, Despised Icon, Index For Potential Suicide, Bright..

Movies:

La Vie Nouvelle, EL TOPO, THE HOLY MOUNTAIN, Ichi The Killer, Vital (Shinya Tsukamoto) OLDBOY, 2046, In The Mood For Love, Apocalypse Now, 2001, The Hills Have Eyes, Dig!, Rocky.. films by Jodorowsky, Werner Herzog, Takashi Miike, Takeshi Kitano, John Carpenter, Stanley Kubrick, Shinya Tsukamoto and whatnot.. the usual, oh.. and anything with Anna Mouglalis in it. I watch a lot of GG Allin DVD's.. its the only sport I take an interest in.I fucking HATE kevin smith movies, total and utter dogshit.. all of them.

Television:

Sopranos, Deadwood, Cowboy Bebop, Stand Alone Complex, Adult Swim

Books:

La Invonveniencia el taco de pico del burrito satanica with sour cream. Sylvia Plath, Bukowski, Burroughs, Noam Chomsky,Camus, Richard Dawkins, Ward Churchill... nothing surprising. Preacher, Watchmen, Black Hole... and that.

Heroes:

Don't really believe in "Heroes" but these people have helped make me who I am: Capt. Ahab, Chris Morris, Dylan Carlson, Michael Gira, John Peel, Charles Bukowski, H.P. Lovecraft, William Burroughs, Rollins,Masami Akita, Bill Hicks, Larry Flynt and Jello Biafra. Young Ms. Harrison.. rest in peace.

My Blog

Engineering A Pill Frenzy - News

more news as and when it comes, having learnt a lot of lessons the hard way with my first release... I'm still regularly learning from it, whether I like it or not. anyway... this heralds the beginnin...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:14:00 PST

Cards on the Table... the vulgar money side of SMR.

I thoroughly detest dealing with money, dealings with the bank make me physically ill (no exaggeration either, a half hour consultation will give me a migraine and I've never been overdrawn...EVER), I...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 11:51:00 PST

You Can Buy The Mare Nero Comp @ Interpunk Now and Missing Link NOW!

http://www.interpunk.com/item.cfm?Item=67672&www.missinglink .net.auThis is finally kicking into gear... a lot of copies to be mailed off this week...I hope you dig this, all feedback is welcome.Enoch ...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:12:00 PST

NEWS!!! and SMR 001 : Available from Missing Link Records NOW.

Apologies for the lack of news of late.. PLENTY has been going on with SMR and I have lots to report.Firstly... SMR : 001 is OUT (although not Officially YET!) its available to mail order from www.mis...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 02:28:00 PST

Konichiwa Bitches

"The Thin Line Between Clever And Stupid!"Its hard to say whether I would have put together a compilation again If I knew then (8-9 months ago) what I know now, Its been a joint blessing and curse... ...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 06:32:00 PST

NEWS! ENOCH ARDON on SMR! Comp News and Track Listing

Hello! I hope this year is treating you well so far, Its been pretty rough here but now we are well and truly back on track! the Compilation is currently being mastered and will be out very soon, feed...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Sun, 18 Feb 2007 05:25:00 PST

Feb Release Date/Scene(ster) Support/Comp Details

1. Plague Bringer - "splinters through a straw (choking on blood mix)"2. Will Haven - "handlebars to freedom"3. My War - "100 fighting dogs"4. Shinkiro - "onnen (live)"5. Army Of Flying Robots - "many...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Wed, 17 Jan 2007 04:56:00 PST

Malachi Ritscher's Suicide

Please google and search for more articles on this because it makes for pretty intense reading, I have posted the article from the Chicago Reader and Malachi Ritscher's suicide note - I think that it ...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:58:00 PST

Pop-Punk bands wanting me to put out your records!

I'm not an asshole(*), thats why I have chosen not to reply to your messages - I'm really not going to say anything nice about your band, you obviously haven't gone as far as to read my blurb or my mu...
Posted by Static Migration Records on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 04:19:00 PST