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updated: May 22nd, 2009

Catalog # GR93CD/LP
GAY BEAST "Second Wave"
LP / CD / ULTIMATE EDITION

IN THE NEWS:

GAY BEAST
vv - "Second Wave" LP / CD / Ultimate Edition!
- -- - - USA Tour Dates!
KOENJIHYAKKEI
vv - "Nivraym" boggles minds!
- -- - - "Viva Koenji!!" going back to press this summer!
YOWIE
vv - Live In Concert - performing new material!
- -- - - SIDES 11-14 double 7" & comic book set available now!
PRE
vv - "Hope Floats" ????!!!
- - - -- New LP/CD this summer!
AIDS WOLF Awaits...
vv - Yep, a new EP this Fall!

Salütes Sound Seekers ( ! )
SKiN GRAFT's Ace Reporter, "Jazzy" Joe Romita here with another staggering summary of the frankly phenomenal feats fathered at the famed fount of flabbergast... the forever favored, far-from faddish, far-flung frontiersmen of the fashionable Fort SKiN GRAFT!!!! Face front, frenzied ones!!!

PLACE YOUR ORDERS!:GAY BEAST Second Wave Ultimate Edition

BRINGIN' IT BALLS OUT!
Hi-dee-Hi There, Ho-Dee-Ho There and Hey-Dee-Hey There flipped-out music fanciers! Un-rewind, rest easy and relax, Jazzy Joe has returned in all his mellifluous munificence to lay out the titillating tidbits and heady homespun hyperbole you've been craving - and each and every lovin' spoonful is certain to send your hearts racing, your parents pacing and your bank accounts erasing (natch!).

Now please understand that it's summertime, and with Jazzy's blackberry at the shop, valuable sunning time's a' wasting as he sits here in this oppressive, ossifying office scribing away solely to soothe your sagging spirits. So, lets prune the pointless pleasantries and skip straight-away to the hard-bitten happenings here at the sensational Camp Skin Graft!!!!

Now, it's a well documented fact that Skin Graft has been outting music since way back in 1991, the year that punk broke everything - and labels like ours had to dig deeper underground to prevent the suits from trying to sign up esteemed acts like DAZZLING KILLMEN and SHORTY to the David Geffen Company and money-guzzling Gatorade contracts. In the years since, we've continued fanning the flames of our dissent, but NEVER, EVER in the storied history of SKiN GRAFT Rex have we flamed brighter and with more pride than at this very moment. Ladies and Germs, spit shine those high heels lickety split because it is your nutty News Reporter's complete and utter pleasure to introduce to you the sonorous sounds of the one, the only GAAAAAY BEEEEEAST!

Our publicity prima-donna Charlie Nite's press release follows:

Hear Ye! Fear Ye!

Join us for the coming out dance party of the year as Gay Beast ride the Second Wave straight onto the streets! Formed in 2005 and renowned as Minnesota's premier agit-prog queer band, Gay Beast cuts a careening groove between the prickly corners of tunefulness and musical density, danceability and controlled chaos. On Second Wave, their sophomore effort and first release on Skin Graft Records, the trio lets fly with utopic visions of second-wave feminism, exposing a mood-swinging musical reach heretofore unheard.

Join us as the nuclear family explodes into a psychedelic mushroom cloud of writhing, urgent vocals set against the precise, premeditated clatter of guitar, drums and keys. Add a dash of electronic psych, and a spoonful of sax - and your goose is cooked.

Join us.

In anticipation of "Second Wave" and the band's hometown (Minneapolis) release show, would ya believe that we already have two primo pieces of press to share? You betcha: We have a CITY PAGES interview HERE and a CD review from CULTURE BULLY HERE! AND - as if that were not enuff - we have a GAY BEAST-inspired addition to the SKiN GRAFT Fan Art Gallery to boot!

GAY BEAST "Second Wave" is available in the following options: as a spiffy, silvery, set on spin CD, a loving, long-playing LP and as a tricked out Ultimate Edition which includes the album on both formats: the 12" vinyl LP and a digitally mastered CD - enclosed in a 12" 4-color (inside and out) Hand Silkscreened Gatefold Jacket and a poster-sized 4-color process fold-out insert (all hand cut, hand scored-and hand assembled!). The entire package is wrapped in a crystal clear resealable sleeve and comes complete with a Silver Foil Sticker garnish. For those hard sales not yet convinced, art production photos have been uploaded for your perusal HERE!

Of course "Second Wave" is also available for legal downloading at virtually all major digital music providers for those hear-happy-hep-cats who prefer their music both portable and ethereal. A sample MP3 awaits all ears at the AUDIO page - and to place those physical orders, Jazzy directs you to our virtual Paypal Shop HERE.

AND - don't forget(!) - Gay Beast is taking the show on the road - visit the TOURS page HERE !

To order visit:

ITEM!: For the last few months, KOENJIHYAKKEI's new line-up, including new vocalist AH and keyboard-er Yabuki Taku (both heard on the new edition of Nivraym") have been dropping jaws in select live settings around the world. Ever on the ball, the the SG website wizards have finally gotten around to updating the Koenjihyakkei BAND page to reflect the current line up - and for those aching for additional eye-candy, you'll find a bushel of far-out photos of the band performing at NEARFest X at a new link added to the band's personal photo GALLERY page! As for "Nivraym" - even if you've heard the album in it's previous Japan-only incarnation years back, the now-available special edition (see the previous update) promises an entirely new experience. Even those harsh critics at Record Heaven declare "Nivraym": "A MUST for all into intense, nerve thrilling and mind expanding music". Jazzy couldn't have said it better himself! And to keep the Koenji koming, "Viva Koenji!!" is going back to press this summer! Burma Shave!

ITEM!: You, the loyal legions of Graft no-good-nicks have already heard a sprinkling of the no-nonsense no-wave noodling of the newly reformed YOWIE on the new SIDES 11-14 double 7" and comic book set - with their kooky-komposition "Dunderdruck". NOW those lucky listeners in St. Louis, Missouri will have an opportunity to preview a s#!tload of the new toons Yowie has been prepping for YEARS - at the band's first live performance since Jah knows when! Visit the TOURS page to get the skinny! Be There'd or be Squared!

ITEM!: As astute audio onlookers are already well-aware, coming soon from the outhouse of ideas is none other than PRE's eagerly anticipated sophomore long player "Hope Freaks" (produced by Mr. Steven Jehosophat Albini). As Jazzy types, those kooky keebler elves are busily scribing CD's and scratching LP's for it's late June release. But, here in the music biz, gaffs come with the territory and this goof up top, where said esteemed album got crossed with a Sandra Bullock flick on this (rejected) proof for the CD's "Top-spine sticker" - gave everybody here a quick yuck. Woops!

ITEM!: And after PRE...? What comes next...? Howzabout a new EP from the ever-affable AIDS Wolf? You heard it here first - - - "Dustin' Off The Sphynx" comes correct this Fall!!!!!

OKAY- time to hang that head, heavy that heart and leaden those livers, the moment has come for your Jazzy One to wrap up this latest spellbinding sermon on the esteemed establishment known far, wide, near and narrow as Skin Graft Records.

Jazzy hopes you've enjoyed his little fireside chattering as much as he has, but before you slip into your daily sleepwalk, allow Jazzy to leave you with these immortal words first uttered by Greek Botanist Liddy DuPont: "Mazzitoe woontanku tournhee!", which, when translated, comes out something like...

Excel-sore!

"JAZZY" JOE ROMITA

MORE NEW NEWS:

updated: April 14th, 2009

NOW AVAILABLE!:

Catalog # GR95CD
KOENJIHYAKKEI
"Nivraym" Special Edition CD
ALSO AVAILABLE NOW:

MADE IN MEXICO

SIDES 11-14

GAY BEAST

CHINESE STARS

TRIXIE DVD

SHORTY

BIG'N

AIDS WOLF

MADE IN MEXICO / MICROWAVES

LAKE OF DRACULA

LAKE OF DRACULA

KOENJIHYAKKEI

IN THE NEWS:

KOENJIHYAKKEI
vv - the third album "Nivraym" Rebuilt!
- -- - - European Tour Dates!
MADE IN MEXICO TOUR RUMORS
vv - Rumors of a summer West Coast tour persist!
- -- - - Guerrillaton LP/CD & split 7" with Microwaves available now!
FAN ART UPDATE
vv - Lots of new pics added to the Gallery!
- - - -- Arab On Radar! Cheer-Accident! Zeek Sheck! More!
GAY BEAST then PRE
vv - Cover Art and Release Dates Revealed!

Salütes Sound Seekers ( ! )
SKiN GRAFT's Ace Reporter, "Jazzy" Joe Romita here with another staggering summary of the frankly phenomenal feats fathered at the famed fount of flabbergast... the forever favored, far-from faddish, far-flung frontiersmen of the fashionable Fort SKiN GRAFT!!!! Face front, frenzied ones!!!

HOWDY DOODYS!
Roll out the barrels, SKiN GRAFT's Ace Reporter, "Jazzy" Joe Romita has been made flesh once again to brighten and enlighten, tease and please, and cooly commence the bumming via his oh-so obtuse gumming. The buh-buh-buh-big news round these parts is that KOENJIHYAKKEI's third album "Nivraym" has dropped - and dropped hard! Never before available outside of Japan, "Nivraym" has been extensively rebuilt, with significant portions re-recorded by the current Koenji line-up - - - and the whole kit and kaboodle has received a radical remix and remastering for it's worldwide release! And best of all, Skin Graft has got it at your beck and call right NOW! In honor of this positvely paramount progressive rock pièce de ré·sis·tance, your nutty News Reporter has opted to render this weeks writings into Zeuhl-friendly sideways speak! Ristymmm Nyllock!

ITEM!: KOENJIHYAKKEI's hougem udarecka somdevoss udarecka somdevoss vorridichiqa " Nivraym" CD! Motstem pilmanzz cakshim tsiltass hiptsim lospilt izarayam votzrim syellkamp bomilidda russtemn petzkalt lubssi guilpam higliyambo lossquil ffvari cymka motslimn. Deball potsqe ghamzzai bosstemzxi ghisskandhull jisspomdhai nuvvrem kaimm gollphimn mighara vessondo. Viddhi kilithode liya somerddo lussesoggi lussesoggi zomn ballasso balasso balasso giredoh!

KOENJIHYAKKEI
Nivraym CD

Wirgo vlledess!:
Nivraym is the third studio album by Japan's Koenjihyakkei. Led by Yoshida Tatsuya of the progressive-hardcore drum and bass duo Ruins, Koenjihyakkei's Nivraym is the bands purest, most uncompromising expression of Zeuhl music to date, blending progressive rock, symphonic rock, fusion and neoclassicism with the energy of hardcore punk, the volume of metal and the attitude of rock in opposition.

Previously available only in Japan, Nivraym has been extensively rebuilt for this 2009 worldwide release. The band has gone back to the original master recordings and the current line-up has added new flourishes, additional overdubs, re-recorded drum tracks and the entire album has been remixed and remastered at Japan's Magaibutsu Studio!

Yin MP3 komrri yamnga resspa AUDIO pyge - wirgo quaim mighara vessondo Paypal Shop HYRR. Sendimm gassttrumm sendimm!

KOENJIHYAKKEI fizyt Europe dassquil vrilla spuirr TOURS pyge HYRR !

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MADE IN MEXICO: West Coast Tour Rumors!

ITEM!: Oeliggo darrkah rebediffts elemikdhus guamddus horimizua horimizua lovainass MADE IN MEXICO? Vraskadurr wimddy vraska balirkado zhivirr saradeka rovoji sogerro gorbein amdain ollivizha hougem udarecka somdevoss udarecka somdevoss vorridichiqa blomvir dassquil vrilla spuirr
blosspeim schteizass blosspeim schteizass lonmoden vliss lonmoden vliss
mebelavi dizzaiko mebelavi dizzaiko demro quibill demro quibill demro

Blomvir dassquil vrilla spuirr TOURS pyge HYRR !

FAN ART GALLERY UPDATED!

ITEM!: Onzy lokynnn yis FAN ART GALLERY ajugareva nassty ilriba sompfa rezhom eleviqwa happjhi quorabe kamallida mederro passquirr mederreva: ARAB ON RADAR / CHEER-ACCIDENT / KOENJIHYAKKEI / MOUNT SHASTA / RUINS / FLYING LUTTENBACHERS / ZEEK SHECK ont gjugareva nassty ilriba sompfa rezhom eleviqwa happjhi quorabe kamallida mederro passquirr.Zjugareva nassty ilriba sompfa rezhom eleviqwa! Happjhi quorabe kamallida do yi mederro passquirr mederreva orimi quosstajugareva nassty ilriba sompfa. Rezhom ty eleviqwa happjhi quorabe kamallida
mederro pasti squirr med zverreva orimi quossta orimizza walimido qebell dozhe izaro sevejyo rew russainn kinua barrow gommiddi orimizza wir alimido defzell russainn kinua barrow gommidd! Blomvir dassquil vrilla spuirr FAN ART GALLERY una CAMPGROUNDS pyge HYRR.

GAY BEAST
Second Wave
LP/CD outted May 26th!

PRE
Hope Freaks
LP/CD out June 23rd!

ITEM!: Omederreva rimi quossta orimizza walimido qebell dozhe izaro sevejyo
russainn kinua barrow gommiddiw GAY BEAST ana PRE mighara gio vessondo viddhi kilii thyothode liya ity mezerro vassequirr meterruva orimi so-so merddohida wasi! Higliyambo lossquil komrri yamnga resspa!!!!

Excel-sore!

"JAZZY" JOE ROMITA

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MADE IN MEXICO	SIDES 11-14	GAY BEAST

CHINESE STARS	TRIXIE DVD	SHORTY

BIG'N	AIDS WOLF	MADE IN MEXICO / MICROWAVES

LAKE OF DRACULA	LAKE OF DRACULA	KOENJIHYAKKEI


GAY BEAST Second Wave LP/CD outted May 26th!	PRE Hope Freaks LP/CD out June 23rd!