Dim Mak

Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Records is releasing some of the most interesting West Coast flavored hardcore and post punk available today, with a broad base of support throughout the world- especially Japan. Soon to move from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles, Dim Mak will most certainly be releasing many more great new albums.

Die Monitr Batss


Youth Controllers - 2003


Envy
Raging hardcore from Japan that maintains an artistic intricacy without loosing its super-hard edge. Envy makes a huge sound at all times and cannot be ignored.

All The Footprints You've Ever Left And The Fear Expecting Ahead


From Monument To Masses
The recently emerged From Monument To Masses deliver long post-punk-meets-post-rock tracks from their home in the Bay Area. With their myriad of influences, they have created something like June of 44 meets Tortoise and Mogwai.

From Monument To Masses - 2002


The Gossip
This bassless female-fronted trio mines the classic lo-fi sound of '60s Pacific Northwest garage rock and injects it with a healthy dose of '90s Pacific Northwest riot punk.

The Gossip
Undead in NYC - 2003


Kill Sadie
Violent self-immolating hardcore mixed into long textured journeys of spacey composition have taken this young band into new and interesting territories.

Half Cocked Concepts
Experiments in Expectation - 2001


Miracle Chosuke


The 7/8 Wonders of The World - 2003


Nine Days Wonder
Tokyo's answer to post-punk, Nine Days Wonder shares a myriad of moods and sounds without straying from their basic mathy aggressive constructions.

The Scenery Is In Disguise There - 2000
No Knife/Nine Days Wonder Split CDEP - 2001


No Knife
This San Diego quartet delivers heavy, melodic indie rock marked by aggressive guitars, stormy percussion, and smart, intricate songwriting. Satisfyingly moody and intense, without a hint of pretension or self-indulgence.

Holiday Matinee, Volume 2 - 2000
No Knife/Nine Days Wonder Split EP - 2001


Panthers
Brooklyn's Panthers know their critical theory and they know their punk rock. They mix the both (happily with a decided emphasis on the latter) in a ferocious sonic assault.

Let's Get Serious - 2003



Pretty Girls Make Graves
Seattle's Pretty Girls Make Graves features former members of the Murder City Devils, Kill Sadie, and The Death Wish Kids. With their refreshing energy and satisfying mixture of hardcore and post-punk, they're one of the best new bands in recent memory.

Self-Titled EP - 2001
Good Health - 2002
The New Romance - 2003


Radar
Radar is an amalgam of avant-garde and West Coast post-punk aesthetics taken to new heights in cinematic swells with pieces that suggest Godspeed You Black Emperor collaborating with Brian Eno.

Radar - 2002


Tokyo Sex Destruction


Le Red Soul Comunnitte - 2003
Le Red Soul Comunnitte - 2003


Young People
New York City's Young People combine a love for classic Americana and a passion for the avant-garde into a whimsical, nostalgic, and oddly lovely kind of experimental rock.

War Prayers - 2003