Australian Artists

Printed on Gildan Heavy Cotton (5000) T-Shirt

180g/㎡ 100% US Cotton
2.22cm rib collar
Classic fit tubular body
Classic midweight fabric
Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems
Grey razor tear away label
Taped neck and shoulders

Model is 180cm and wearing size Large 

Embroidered on AS Colour James (1116) Hat

Mid profile, unstructured six panel cap
Adjustable fastener with metal clasp, tonal under-peak lining
Light weight
Flat Peak
100% cotton
One size fits all

GELD make their Relapse Records debut with their third full length, Currency // Castration! The Australian band distills a despairingly hellish vision of the world into a thundering crack to the temple through an unsparing fusion of hardcore’s bleakest violence with metal’s ruthless strength-through-conviction. GELD's abrasive take on the genre is distorted through a lense of fuzzed out psych soundscapes; vocals truly sound like unhinged barks, while guitars, bass, and drums crash against one another frenetically, each track burning brighter and brighter.

Every moment of Currency // Castration is urgent. Tracks such as “Chained to a Gate” edge and scratch at a relief that is ultimately denied, toying with the nightmarish promise of a breakdown that never comes. Elsewhere, "Cut You Down" pulses with frantically itching riffs that stream forth. "Fog of War" snaps and snarls; while "Secret Prison" evinces the honed physique of Japanese hardcore fed through the broken brain of someone on a years-long Rrröööaaarrr-era Voivod spin-out.

Despite the band's innovative approach to the genre, GELD makes no pretensions at being “interesting” for interesting’s sake - As vocalist Al Smith puts it, “One of the most boring things people can do is try to dress up what someone else has already contributed to a genre and make it ‘clever’… We’re more interested in finding our own position” With Currency // Castration, GELD offers no promise of a higher purpose or resolve. Rather, they lean into dissociation, finding truth and meaning in the transcendental joy of simply escaping, surviving, existing.

Metallic gold/silver with red, blood red and oxblood splatter vinyl, limited to 300 copies (Imprint Merch exclusive).

Track Listing:

1. Currency
2. Chained to a Gate
3. Cut You Down
4. Clock Keeps Crawling
5. Fog of War
6. The Fix Is In
7. Across A Broad Plain
8. Hanging From a Rope
9. Gas of Corruption
10. Success
11. Secret Prison
12. Castration

Printed on Gildan Hammer (H000) T-Shirt

203g/㎡
100% Combed Ring Spun US Cotton
Heavyweight soft ring spun fabric
Modern classic fit tubular body
2.22cm rib collar
Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems
Grey pearlized tear away label
Taped neck and shoulders

Printed on AS Colour Supply (5101) Hoodie

Regular fit
Mid weight, 290 GSM
80% cotton 20% polyester anti-pill fleece
Pullover hood, raglan sleeves, kangaroo pocket, lined hood, tonal drawcord
Sleeve cuff ribbing, preshrunk to minimise shrinkage

Model is 177cm and wearing size Large

800ml aluminium bottle with a shiny painted finish
Secure screw on lid with finger loop and carabiner

73mm x 260mm

Printed on AS Colour Block (5050) T-Shirt

Regular fit
Crew neck
Heavy weight, 200 GSM, 20-singles
100% carded cotton (marles 15% viscose)
Neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder to shoulder tape, double needle hems, preshrunk to minimise shrinkage

Printed on Gildan Hammer (H000) T-Shirt

203g/㎡
100% Combed Ring Spun US Cotton
Heavyweight soft ring spun fabric
Modern classic fit tubular body
2.22cm rib collar
Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems
Grey pearlized tear away label
Taped neck and shoulders

These drum sticks were developed for Bradie Webb and they are the exact sticks he exclusively plays with for Short Stack.

Diameter: 14.35mm / .535"
Length: 406.4mm / 16"
Tip Design: Barrel - Wood
Taper: Medium / Long
Weight: 54G
Material: Hand Selected American Hickory
Wood tip.
5A

Printed on Gildan Hammer (H000) T-Shirt

203g/㎡
100% Combed Ring Spun US Cotton
Heavyweight soft ring spun fabric
Modern classic fit tubular body
2.22cm rib collar
Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems
Grey pearlized tear away label
Taped neck and shoulders

To catch everyone up: Australian hardcore band SPEED is putting their foot down on the world. For hardcore kids from Sydney, which is where SPEED’s from and what they represent, this is a first. Everyone in the band has been going to shows for years—”real moshers,” always up front, dancing. (The full lineup: Aaron Siow and brother Jem on bass and vocals, respectively, Josh Clayton and Dennis Vichidvongsa on guitars, Kane Vardon on drums.) During a lull period in their home scene—“there were no new bands going on”—the guys stepped up and tapped in. SPEED decided to start out hard and traditional—a high-level aesthetic decision that, every five years, an all-time hardcore band does. A reset. For their first year, the group referred to itself on flyers and in interviews, as two words—SPEED HARDCORE—to make things extra simple. This is what they’re about: Hardcore, played hard, played fast, “for us, by us”— explicit, immediate, definitive—hinting at all the crucial bands that have come before them.

Their new debut full length, ONLY ONE MODE, exemplifies their growth and distillation. It’s a concept album in one sense: a manual that explains, directly, SPEED’s beliefs, the five guys’ personalities, what they bring to the table, what’s special about their scene. Topics are sharp: “Real Life Love,” about the loyalty and realness they’ve learnt from hardcore, shows how SPEED connected through showing up; a depth of expression and emotion set against very punishing music. “The First Test” is full of dynamics—held notes, a tasteful flute break—and speaks on finding oneself as a marginalized individual—in Siow’s case, as an Asian-born Australian: striking out alone and growing in a beautiful and ugly world. “Kill Cap” displays real vulnerability—heartache, regret, spiritual themes, an homage to the friends and family lost to suicide. Lyrics on ONLY ONE MODE embrace perspectives, pore over big ideas and small detailed moments. About the tunes on the record: Harder than the single —more breakdowns, and longer ones; it’s heavy ‘90s metallic hardcore, in conversation with Hatebreed, Merauder, Biohazard. There are more groove parts; vocals are tough and emotive, there are none of the longer melodic parts that hardcore bands occasionally give in to when they rise to a popular level; all artistic decisions that are new for hardcore bands from Australia.

ONLY ONE MODE, like their previous records, is being released on Last Ride and Flatspot Records, their homes from the start. The album was produced by Elliott Gallart, Siow’s oldest high school friend; Jack Rudder, a longtime partner and collaborator, has directed all of SPEED’s music videos. The cover photo was taken by James Hartley, the prolific Australian hardcore photographer from the 2000s, when SPEED first started, as young hardcore kids, going to shows.

Track Listing:

1. REAL LIFE LOVE
2. DON’T NEED
3. NO LOVE BUT FOR OUR OWN
4. ONLY FOES…
5. THE FIRST TEST
6. KILL CAP
7. SEND THEM 2 SYDNEY
8. SHUT IT DOWN
9. I MEAN IT
10. CAUGHT IN A CRAZE

Printed on Gildan Hammer (H000) T-Shirt

203g/㎡
100% Combed Ring Spun US Cotton
Heavyweight soft ring spun fabric
Modern classic fit tubular body
2.22cm rib collar
Double-needle sleeve and bottom hems
Grey pearlized tear away label
Taped neck and shoulders

Model is 170cm and wearing size Large