Them Wolves join the family with ‘German for Duke’

All may have seemed pretty quiet on the DT front of late, but don't let that fool you. Here at Distorted Tapes HQ I've been plotting our next moves towards world domination and am teaming up with the brand-spanking new It's Just Noise label to bring you two exciting releases which I personally can't wait to splatter all over your eardrums.

First up we have noise-rock trio Them Wolves' debut proper EP, German For Duke. Set for release on 24th June 2013, it'll be available as a limited edition screen-printed CD & digital download. Aaaaaand you can pre-order this bad boy here now. Go, go, go!

As a taste of what's in store they've also made a proper pop video which is full of suspense and mild terror (and can be watched in HD). Click play:

The track listing for German for Duke is as follows: 

1. The Wild Girl of Champagne
2. Folding a Napkin on Terminal Island
3. Let’s You and Him Fight
4. You’re More Like a Young Mary Bell
5. Wolf Song

And here's what some kind people said. Nice things.

“Them Wolves make us feel like we have just been fisted. In the face. Loud, brash, intimidating and a whole lot of fun.” - Pink Mist

"The bearded terrorists of unmitigated sonic domination aren't playing their songs, they're abusively detonating them at point blank range." - BrumNotes

More on the second split release soon... I'll give you chance to digest first, but let me give you a hint: TEAT LAW.

DDT008 - Godard - 'Pizza Throwing' EP - Available Now!

Godard - 'Pizza Throwing' Cassette EP

1. Fountains
2. Stark
3. Sunday
4. Royalty

Distorted Tapes is proud to be teaming up with Don't Shoot the Messenger to bring you Godard's latest EP, Pizza Throwing. Hailing from the Isle of Wight, these South Coast pop-punkers have been catching eyes for their hard work and frankly ace songs. 50 copies - 25 green shells here with Distorted Tapes, and a further 25 orange shells with DSTM.


If you're a fan of Taking Back Sunday, Gnarwolves or Joyce Manor, and you like your emo with a pop kick you are going to love these guys.

We quickly sold out of our limited number of Don't Shoot the Messenger's fluorescent orange copies, so make sure you get a greenie before it's too late!

Includes download code, unleashing all 4 tracks as MP3s to listen to at your convenience!

Split release between Distorted Tapes & Don't Shoot the Messenger

Limited to 50 copies

DDT008

DDT007 - CAVES - 'Grunge on the Beach' - Available Now!

CAVES - 'Grunge on the Beach' 


1. Gold Beach
2. Rich Kids
3. Keanu Reeves 

Get your order in quick as this release will surely fly! CAVES are pretty new to the B-town scene, however they've already played some impressive shows, including supporting JAWS earlier this year. Lo-fi summer jams, FFO Surfer Blood, Beach House, Wavves et al. I hear they are big Nirvana fans too, so they get big thumbs up from Distorted Tapes.

Pressing info: Run of 50 cassettes, includes mp3 download code

Release Date: October 19th 2012

Order here: http://distortedtapes.bigcartel.com/product/caves-grunge-on-the-beach-pre-order



DDT003 - Decadence in Berlin - 'Setbacks' - Available Now!

Greatest "hits"/live album from Decadence in Berlin, featuring all of their studio recordings plus a never before released live set from December 2009. The band have lovingly put this together to celebrate their reunion show at the Facts of Life & Distorted Tapes All-Dayer 2012 at The Haygate the very day it's released.

The cassettes feature a lovely fold-out sleeve with full lyrics, drawn by Robert Brown.

Pressing info - Run of 50 on pale blue cassette, includes download code, unleashing all 13 tracks as MP3s plus 2 additional exclusive tracks!

Release Date: August 4th 2012
Order now to avoid dissapointment, these won't be around long!

DDT001 - God Damn - 'God Damn' - Pre-order now!

The sleeve will look something like this.

Distorted Tapes is pleased to announce its first release, on vinyl no less! DT faves God Damn will release their debut single, 'God Damn', on March 17th and will celebrate this event with a release show at the Jagged Rock Lounge, Wolverhampton.

Head over to the upcoming shows page to check out details of the release show, or to pre-order your copy click on the 'online store' link at the top of the page.

Details of the single are as follows:

GOD DAMN
A. God Damn
B. How to Behave
250 copies on 7" vinyl

First 50 copies shipped come with an exclusive Distorted Tapes badge too!