PARIS VIOLENCE + PHANTOMS OF THE SS OUT NOW!

To our Koi Friends

Well this is our first blog of 2010, so happy new year to you all and thank you for the support you have given us over the last 5 years! Yep, 2010 is a landmark year for us as we are now 5 years old! Time flys when you're having fun!

OK we have a quick update for you on some new releases and some upcoming projects.

Firstly we have two new bands who have joined team Koi and both of their releases are here and they're uploaded to the store, ready to order! So if you know what's good for you, you'll click the links below and get 'em while you can!

KOI-28 PARIS VIOLENCE - RIVAGES DE LA TRISTESSE 7"

Bootboy street punks with Parisian style start 2010 with 4 brand new, blistering tracks!
Iconic figures of the French punk scene, Paris Violence play their own brand of 77 style punk laced with oi!/ streetpunk attitude, heavy metal riffs, and new wave keyboards!

TRACKS: Monomanie/Le Baiser de la Sphynge/Perle de mon Empire/Confins de la Solitude

Limited Edition of 500 on colored vinyl (Brown Marble/Gray/Creamy Pink/Pink-Brown mix)

This is a joint release with Trooper records in France: 500 colored vinyl US artwork (Koi Records). 500 colored vinyl French artwork (Trooper Records). We will have some of the French versions with the alternative artwork available soon.

KOI-29: PHANTOMS OF THE SS - SEXUAL SURREALISTS 7"


Avant-garde, experimental sound structures, noise and gothic ambience reflecting on life and the human condition.
Darkness never sounded so good.
Limited Edition of 200 on colored vinyl (100 Clear Vinyl, 100 White Vinyl)

NEXT UP:

TATTOOED MOTHER FUCKERS - HEY HO, LET'S GO 7".

Oi Oi! 2 unreleased tracks from the UK masters of music thuggery! Oi!/punk hardcore! It's fast, fun and furious mayhem. Cheers!


ELI AUGUST/JIM STRANGE WITH THE PROUD & THE DAMNED 7".

Haunting, gothic Americana. Deep, dark and melodic rock and roll a la Nick Cave with a melancholic twist.

So, we'll be sure to keep you all updated on these and our other releases.

For a complete list of all our current and past releases, check our releases page on the koi website at:

http://www.koirecords.com/releases.html

We also have an ever growing and eclectic webstore and distro - great prices, great music!
www.koirecords.com/store.html

Cheers and thanks for all the support!

Mark and Rebecca

Upcoming 2010 releases.

January 2010

PARIS VIOLENCE - Rivages de la Tristesse - Monomanie/Le Baiser de la Sphynge/Perle de mon Empire/Confins de la Solitude 7"
Bootboy street punks with Parisian style! Iconic figures of the French punk scene, Paris Violence play their own brand of punk laced with oi/streetpunk attitude, heavy metal riffs and a tip of the hat to old school, new wave. 4 unreleased tracks, packaged in 2 different jackets with stunning artwork!
1st PRESS: 500 colored vinyl US version diff artwork/500 colored vinyl French version diff artwork

February 2010

PHANTOMS OF THE SS - Sexual Surrealists (39 in 32/Ruhgunsoofoo) 7" Avant-garde, experimental sound structures, noise and gothic ambience reflecting on life and the human condition. Darkness never sounded so good.Phantoms Of The SS do not discriminate against race, religion or orientation, only ignorance.
1st PRESS: 300 colored vinyl

TATTOOED MOTHERFUCKERS - Hey Ho Let's Go/Boring 7" Following the success of previous releases, such as "It's a Thugs Life" and "Sex, Thugs & Rockn Roll", TMF come stormin' from the gutters of Britain and straight into 2010 to assault you with more tales of boozin' + fightin'! Uncompromising and gritty hardcore Oi! Cheers n' beers!

March 2010

JIM STRANGE WITH THE PROUD AND THE DAMNED/ELI AUGUST
- split 7"
Energetic gothic Americana. Deep, dark and melodic rock and roll with a melancholic twist.
1st PRESS: 500 colored vinyl

KICKSTARTS - 12" OUT NOW!

OK folks, featuring guys from The Casaulties, Warzone, Kill Your Idols, SSSP and The Applicators, the first release from KICKSTARTS is now available!

Old school-style punk with elements of NYHC but just look at the band members and you know you're gonna get some kickass fuckin' tunes!

AVAILABLE AS A LIMITED VINYL 12" ON 4 DIFFERENT COLORS, ALL WITH FREE CD and insert!


ORDER YOUR COPIES HERE:

www.koirecords.com/store.html

Cheers,
Mark and Rebecca

KILLED BY THE BULL - LP - OUT NOW (5 COLORS!)

Wanna give you all the heads up that the new 11 track KILLED BY THE BULL album "Failing Is Fun" is OUT NOW!

AVAILABLE AS A LIMITED VINYL LP ON 6 DIFFERENT COLORS, ALL WITH FREE MP3 DOWNLOADS!

Pressing Info: 133 Gray Marbled Vinyl, 124 Blue/Green Vinyl, 98 Red Swirl Vinyl, 84 Yellow/Green Swirl Vinyl, 45 Purple Marble Vinyl, 16 Orange Vinyl (sold out)

GET YOUR COPIES HERE:

www.koirecords.com/store.html


With a unique blend of garage, surf, folk and punk rock, Killed By The Bull deliver their best and most accomplished material to date. On this, their 3rd album release,lead singer and primary lyricist Justin Fullam fills our world with 11 songs of angst, despair and madness, all laced with his own brand of dark humor.

The band members wide range of influences and musical backgrounds play a major role in KBTB’s unique sound. Citing The Misfits, Mazzy Star, Mercyful Fate, Dead Kennedys and Elliot Smith as just a few of their many influences, it’s hardly surprising to hear elements of metal, goth, rockabilly and surf on ‘Failing Is Fun’.
With Justin's intense, 'Biafra-esque' vocals, KBTB sound like a melting pot of Dead Kennedys, Misfits, The Damned and Joy Division, which helps them to deliver a unique, catchy and addictive punk rock sound!

A Few Specials for ya

ok, well we found a few more copies of the sssp/prima linea 7" pic disc and have uploaded them to the store CLICK HERE

also, check out the special test pressings available for a limited time only:

sssp/prima linea - white pic test pressing w/special hand numbered (#/25) sleeve with diff artwork (one per customer) CLICK HERE

sssp - the darker side of suburbia - etched test pressing w/special hand numbered (#/20) sleeve with diff artwork (one per customer) CLICK HERE

2nd PRESS: IRON CROSS/KEYSIDE STRIKE 7" OUT NOW

Iron Cross & Keyside Strike 7" sold out fast!! so we have done a 2nd pressing which is now available and will probably sell out just as quick, so don't hang around!!

100 red vinyl
100 white vinyl
100 blue vinyl

www.koirecords.com/store.html

FRANK SIDEBOTTOM SAVES CONEY ISLAND! COMING SOON!

Frank Preparing for the task ahead!

We're over the moon to announce that Koi Records is teaming up with Frank Sidebottom in his quest to help save Coney Island!Legendary UK performer, entertainer, artist, TV celebrity and sinder/songwriter Frank, has written 6 new fantastic songs for a limited edition 10" vinyl EP!

This release will coincide with Frank's all-to-brief appearences in New York this coming Fall and will be pressed on colored vinyl and contain some fantastic collectable goodies!More details soon - in the meantime you can learn more about one of England's finest gentleman, right here:

FRANKS WORLD