Release Premiere: Letterbombs/44.Caliberloveletter/Mis Suenos Son De Tu Adios - 3-Way Split

Labels: Larry Records/Illuminate My Heart Records

Formats: 10" Single-Sided Lathe/Digital

Release Date: 15 Jan 2022

I posted on social media the other day to say that I had a few special 2022 release premieres incoming and here's the first one! It's a banger too, as its features three fast emoviolence bands; Letterbombs from Finland, 44.Caliberloveletter (R.I.P) from Sweden and Mis Suenos Son De Tu Adios from Argentina. To help spread the word about this release. I have one song from each band to bring you below:-

Having had an early listen to the whole split, I can tell you that it's definitely going to be worth the wait. Emoviolence/screamo is gonna be strong in 2022 for sure!

In terms of the release itself, it'll be limited to 50 copies on clear lathe-cut wax. Peek the picture below for a visual idea of what the release will look like:-

The full release will be available for streaming on bandcamp (via Larry Records here - https://larry187.bandcamp.com) on 15th January 2022 and will include three songs by Letterbombs, two by 44.Caliberloveletter and two by Mis Suenos Son De Tu Adios. Keep an eye on the below social media pages for more info as it's released:-

Letterbombs - https://www.facebook.com/sendmeletterbombs

44.Caliberloveltter - https://www.facebook.com/44CLL

Mis Suenos Son De Tu Adios - https://www.facebook.com/mssdta

Larry Records - https://www.facebook.com/larryscrammo

Illuminate My Heart Records - https://www.facebook.com/illuminatemyheartmydarling

Amitie/Karloff - Split (Illuminate My Heart Records/No Funeral Records/Zegema Beach Records)

Labels: Illuminate My Heart Records/No Funeral Records/Zegema Beach Records

Formats: 5" Lathe/Tape/Digital

Release Date: 16 Jan 2020

Tracklist:

1. Amitie - A Love Letter

2. Karloff - The Dead Will Walk The Earth

Once again, I've got a release featuring Amitie for you. I still have to write about the Chivala/Suirami split, but that'll probably be up tomorrow now. Once that's done I'm moving on. With that said, this little split was released in early January on a very limited number of 5" lathe cut records and a similarly limited amount of tapes. It features one song by Amitie and one song by Canadian screamo band Karloff.

As with the split I reviewed on Tuesday, this one is also short but it makes up for that in musical quality. Amitie’s 'A Love Letter’ starts off gently with a lengthy passage of guitar melody, before the latter half’s off-kilter emoviolence takes the floor. It’s over in a flash but the exhilaration is real.

Karloff is a new name to the blog (at least from what I can remember). Their song ‘The Dead Will Walk The Earth’ is filled with short bursts of violent noise, twinkly guitars and harsh screams. The percussion adds to the chaos and the rawness only makes it sound more heart-wrenching. 

Again, sometimes it’s not quantity but quality that makes a release special. This is high on quality and even though it’s brief in length, both bands provide glimpses into their sound. It works in a very satisfying way as it makes you want to go and seek out the rest of their music on your own. Go for it!

Stream the split and grab it as a free digital download here:-

Amitie - https://www.facebook.com/amitiemo/

Karloff - https://www.facebook.com/amitiemo/

Physical copies can be purchased (only a few remain) from the links below:-

Amitie - https://amitiemo.bandcamp.com

Illuminate My Heart Records - https://www.facebook.com/illuminatemyheartmydarling/

No Funeral Records - http://nofuneral.storenvy.com / https://www.facebook.com/nofuneral8/

Zegema Beach Records - http://www.zegemabeachrecords.com/ / http://zegemabeachrecords.storenvy.com / https://www.facebook.com/zegemabeachrecords/

Amitie/Pique - Split 5" Lathe (Dingleberry Records/Illuminate My Heart Records/Larry Records)

Labels: Dingleberry Records/Illuminate My Heart Records/Larry Records

Formats: 5" Lathe/Digital

Release Date: 05 Nov 2019

Tracklist:

1. Amitie - Today's Agenda Is...

2. Pique - Only Death Is Real

I had a lot of fun writing last night's review. In case you didn't know, I'm dedicating this week to the bands that featured on the four-way split LP that I wrote about yesterday and it just so happens that this little split includes two of them. Towards the end of 2019, Amitie and Pique recorded one song each, before committing them to a very limited lathe cut 5" record. If you own any 5" vinyl releases, you'll know that they tend be very short and it's no different with this one. Don't worry though because you'll still have plenty of time to stare at that bewilderingly awesome artwork up there.

Two tracks not even passing the two-minute mark when played one after the other. I’m expecting something insane and straight away Amitie doesn’t disappoint with ‘Today’s Agenda Is…’. Emoviolence but with clear and obvious melody, that goes by all too quickly. The feedback/looping riffs at the beginning give it away really and the percussion/vocals don’t give any quarters either.

Pique’s ‘Only Death Is Real” is less violent and more cinematic. It’s tempo slower and while it too is short in length, the image it creates in your mind is strangely one of peace and fragility. The vocals are just as emotive here but the instrumentation seems more sensitive. It almost feels like there are two sides to this split and by that I don’t mean the obvious. It seems there’s a chaotic side and a calm side, with Pique being the latter. 

Both bands here didn’t have a great deal to play with in terms of songs lengths yet they’ve made it work to their advantage. Exhilarating and heartfelt in equal measure. I’m not usually a fan of those discography comps that bands seem to do as stop gaps between proper releases, but if both Amitie and Pique were to do their own, I’d be down. 

You can stream the full split below, where you can also purchase it digitally:-

Amitie - https://www.facebook.com/amitiemo/

Pique - https://www.facebook.com/piquenyc/

The physical release is almost sold out but one copy is still available from Dingleberry Records via their Discogs store - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/.

Dingleberry Records - https://www.facebook.com/Dingleberry-records-and-distribution

Illuminate My Heart Records - https://www.facebook.com/illuminatemyheartmydarling/

Larry Records - https://www.facebook.com/larryscrammo/