Huge sale at the Disobedience Distro webstore

For many reasons, I For Us Records will go on a indefinite hiatus this fall. But we still plan on releasing more stuff till then. So, we decided to made a huge sale and sell our 2007-2009 releases (except the new Nine Eleven album) at crazy prices! If you want to enjoy that great opportunity to get a lot of amazing hardcore releases at cheap prices, go check our Disobedience Distribution webstore.

A couple of other news from the IFU headquarters:

Coming up soon are the first 7 inch of our friends in RENO(chaotic stuff inspired by bands like Converge and Norma Jean), the first EP by the belgian youngsters in PRESSURE (co-production with the newly founded Align Records) and the new 7 inch from swedish straight-edge band FOREVER YOUNG. This last one is a co-release with our friends in Monument Records from Sweden. No need to say that we are excited by all these new records!

OUT SPRING/SUMMER 2010:
27: TOGETHER – The Odyssey (2×7″)
27: NO GUTS NO GLORY – Hidden In The Light (LP+CD)
26: FIRE AT WILL – Hoping For The Best, Expecting The Worst (CD/LP)
25: PRESSURE – We’re All To Blame (EP) stream
24: FOREVER YOUNG – The Chance (7 inch) stream
23: RENO – s/t (7 inch) stream
22: WAY DOWN/LASTING TRACES – split (7 inch) stream

I For Us Records Fest #3: plus que 2 semaines!

Vendredi prochain (le 19 février, donc) ça sera la troisième édition de notre I FOR US RECORDS Fest! Je vous invite tous à venir y faire un tour pour soutenir le meilleur label indépendant belge.

Je profite aussi de l’occasion pour vous rappeler qu’on a lancé une nouvelle version de notre webstore. Allez donc  jeter un oeil sur Disobedience Distribution pour faire le plein de cds et de vinyls hardcore, punk ou metal à prix d’ami :)!

MELEEH (Swe) - http:​/​/​www.​myspace.​com/​meleeh
New album coming up february 2010!

DAGGERS (Be) - http:​/​/​www.​myspace.​com/​daggersband
First full-lenght coming up early 2010 on Anchors Aweigh! Self-titled EP still available on I For Us Records.

WAY DOWN (Ger) - http:​/​/​www.​myspace.​com/​waydownhc
“Ghost Please Die” 7 inch out now on I For Us Records!

TOGETHER (Ger) - http:​/​/​www.​myspace.​com/​togetherpunk
Self-titled 7 inch out now on I For Us Records!

FAST MOTION (Fr) - http:​/​/​www.​myspace.​com/​fastmotion
Fast growing melodic punk/hardcore band from France.

THE PLAGUE (Fr) - http:​/​/​www.​myspace.​com/​theplaguehxc
First EP available soon on I For Us/Don’t Trust The Hype.

FAKE OFF (Fr) - http:​/​/​www.​myspace.​com/​fakeoff
Technical hardcore/punk from Lille.

Contact/infos: http:​/​/​www.​myspace.​com/​iforusbooking

EDGE – perspectives on drug free culture

Ceux qui me connaissent savent que je mène un style de vie particulier, à savoir que je ne bois pas d’alcool, je ne fume pas, je ne consomme pas de drogues et je ne pratique pas le “casual sex”. Ce style de vie, cette philosophie ou cette culture (on appelle ça comme on veut) c’est le straight edge. Beaucoup médias ont déjà tenté de le présenter mais le résultat est souvent médiocre: on ne parle que des aspects négatifs, de la violence d’une minorités d’extrémistes (appelés hardline), et on néglige tout l’impact positif que les straight edgers peuvent avoir sur leur vie, leur santé, leur entourage ou l’environnement.

Bref, le public, quand il est informé (ce qui est déjà rarement le cas), ne perçoit notre style de vie que comme un “truc” d’extrémistes intolérants et violents. Mais avec l’arrivée du nouveau film documentaire EDGE – perspectives on drug free culture, ça pourrait enfin changer!

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(1W/1S)#8: H2O – What Happened ?

Ca fait longtemps que j’avais plus partagé de lyrics avec vous, alors comme j’arrivais plus à bosser je me suis dit que j’allais vous faire découvrir les paroles d’une chanson de H2O que j’aime beaucoup: What Happened ? Elle illustre bien comment la scène hardcore se détériore avec les années, ne laissant de place et d’importance qu’à l’apparence et l’attitude. Ras-le-bol de ces gens qui ne se préoccupent que de leur image et de leur look! Et merci aux groupes qui viennent encore avec un message à partager, qui tentent de faire bouger les choses et qui n’ont pas oublié que le hardcore c’est pas que de la musique.

Pour information, les deux voix “en featuring” sur cette chanson sont celles de Lou Koller (Sick Of It All) et Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio).

When it began, for those who don’t know
it didn’t matter how you looked or what you wore to a show
dress codes, FUCK NO! we didn’t care
about the brand of your jeans and all that shit in your hair

But now the biggest part is all about the image and not the art
Fashion before passion!
And at nights, it makes me mad that I should have to ask:
What happened to the passion? (passion!)
What the reason for screaming?
What happened the music and the message that I love?
What happened to the hard work? (hard work!)
And why does everybody look the same?
What happened the music and the message that I love?

And I know, that people chance
and we go through different stages in life
and I’m not here to criticize
but the reason I scream, is a feeling inside

But now the biggest part is all about the image and not the art
Fashion before passion!
And at nights, it makes me mad that I should have to ask:
What happened to the passion? (passion!)
What the reason for screaming?
What happened the music and the message that I love?
What happened to the hard work? (hard work!)
And why does everybody look the same?
What happened the music and the message that I love?

Lost (1,2,3,4) lifetime ago it seems
you gave up on your wildest dreams
but i refuse to let mine go
I took an oath, you can find me here
with an open heart and ears
refusing to surrender
I can’t believe they don’t remember
what it feels like to be young

What happened to the passion? (passion!)
What the reason for screaming?
What happened the music and the message that I love?
What happened to the hard work? (hard work!)
And why does everybody look the same?
What happened the music and the message that I love?