Last October, in collaboration with GRIND TO DEATH, we launched the NCS Bandcamp page and released our first compilation of recorded music — The Only Good Tory — as a FREE collection of 47 songs by 47 UK bands who are on the cutting edge of grind, powerviolence, harsh crust, and fastcore. The NCS Bandcamp page is at this location, where the songs can be individually streamed and individually downloaded, as well as obtained as an album along with a variety of bonus features.
I checked the stats this morning, and there have been 9,281 song plays from the comp, and the entire comp has been downloaded 843 times, with numerous other individual song downloads on top of that.
When we unveiled this download, we explained that tapes of the comp would eventually be produced by DIY Noise, and that has now become a reality. A limited number of tapes are available for purchase, essentially at cost, via this location. We also have some tapes and patches to give away — and there will be more about that after the jump.
But first, I’m stoked to report that UK’s Terrorizer magazine gave the comp a write-up earlier this week, calling it “a near-definitive snapshot of the UK powerviolence/grindcore scene”. To read the entire article, go HERE.
Now, about those tape giveaways. Continue reading »