April 16, 2008

It's 2008 and we haven't posted an update for a while. I'm really sorry about this- that's one of my pet peeves, you go to your favorite label's site,
and it's not clear from the last update date whether or not they're even still around. Well, we're still here and still releasing some of the world's most
innovative, bizarre, and listenable music.

We did put the brakes on for a bit. There were several reasons for this: industry wide slow down and hardships affected our manufacturing resources.
Sudden changes and questions affected release order and delays. There's also a little bit of regular old inertia going on, but the delays have mostly
been out of our hands. To some extent, it was a blessing in disguise to have things simmer down for a bit while we rethink themusic "industry" and our place within it.

Fortunately the production ball is rolling again and we have a bunch of great music coming out this year. In addition to the CDs and vinyls produced through our
partnership to Baked Goods in the UK, we will also be producing releases domestically here in the states. Limited editions, unlimited editions (as digital download
formats), and followups from previously released bands will appear this year and next, along with much needed web updates, paypal ordering, audio excerpts, and
more.

Thanks for bearing with us and now on to the really good stuff:

OUT NOW

[pic coming soon] New!
CL22 DJ C & Zulu "Darling" 12" single feat. Ghislain Poirier Remix
Continuing our series of ragga-form dance tracks voiced by Zulu we bring you "Darling," the sequel to their 10" hit "Body Work." Again mashing up the high tempo rush of grime and dubstep with true school dancehall and the edge of jungle and breaks, "Darling" continues these artists' totally singular mission to mix all styles into a righteous new dancehall style. Montreal's Ghislain Poirier (Big Dada) brings us a bass driven remix on the b-side. Co-released on download formats by DJ C's Mashit label.

UP NEXT

Units soon
CL16 Units History of the Units CD
ComLib presents the first ever legit reissue of the Units. This genre-defying band, from San Francisco's barely-documented synth/punk/art underground of the late 70s/early 80s, combined sarcastic humor with deadly serious cultural critique, and synthetic experimentation with the bombast of punk. A definitive document of an essential band from the punk/new wave era.

IN THE PIPELINE

CL18 Locate Structures CD - Stark analogue synth meditation- minimalist arpeggiation and buzzing sawtooth waves!

CL19 Blood Money Blood Brotherhood CD - Noise machines and avant-vocal techniques collide in this metallic trio's masterpiece!

CL20 Evolutionary Jass Band This Is What Is Happening Today CD/LP - Their live fire and river of jazz sound meet on their definitive album!

CL21 Strategy feat. Zulu "Spread the Word" 10" single - Electro, dub, techno clash voiced by the one and only raggamaster ZULU!

CL23 Units - Solenoid & Strategy Re-Edits 12" single - "Disco Re Edit" styled versions of two Units hits ON WAX!

CL24A & CL24B Units - History of the Units Selections 12" EPs - Selections from their definitive anthology CD packaged up with a picture sleeve!

And: Filastine 10", Reanimator, Solenoid anthology CD, mp3 exclusive releases, limited vinyl editions...


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