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Peter Margasak's feature on CHEER-ACCIDENT just hit issue #483 of The Wire!

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The fundraiser reached the goal with a day to go.
Thanks!

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Late last year SKiN GRAFT Records put out a Halloween album called "Sounds To Make You Shudder!" with bands like Terms, The Flying Luttenbachers, Jim O'Rourke, Lovely Little Girls (covering Celtic...

CHEER-ACCIDENT "Fringements Two" has been announced for the May 5th Bandcamp Friday...
https://skingraftrecords.bandcamp.com

CD is out next month with exhaustive liner notes on each track.
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KOENJIHYAKEI ”Nivraym (Revisited)" selected as Bandcamp "Album of the Day"
https://daily.bandcamp.com/album-of-the-day/koenjihyakkei-nivraym-revisited-review

Here is a review from Jon at Exposé Online:
http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/koenjihyakkei-nivraym-revisited-2.html

From the SKiN GRAFT emailer:

Hi Everyone -
It's the first Bandcamp Friday of 2023 and we've got KOENJIHYAKKEI's "Nivraym (Revisited)" coming out in just two short weeks! If you are in the market...

This new Fecking Bahamas write up includes a link to the original Nivraym mix:...

Maybe for the vinyl or as belated Christmas gifts?

Hope everyone's new year is off to a great start.
If not, maybe this will help! :horns

Mark F'

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- from the SKiN GRAFT Records website

KOENJIHYAKKEI’s THIRD ALBUM REVAMPED,...

I came to post an update on today's Cheer-Accident Live Stream at Bandcamp - but I thought this might be of interest to some folks here as well...
- - - I put the collection below together about a...

The live stream show is tonight. Bandcamp has had it listed on their homepage for the last week.

According to Bandcamp, if you can't watch it live, it can be streamed any time over the following...

Bandcamp is waiving their fees today in honor of Bandcamp Friday. I just checked and it does apply to tickets sold for the record release live stream too......

From today's SKiN GRAFT Records News Desk:

CHEER-ACCIDENT Record Release Show to Stream Worldwide via Bandcamp Live on Friday, April 15th!

Multiple Cameras! Multiple Players! Live (but tape...

Different Chicagoan Steve!
Steve Krakow wrote The Reader piece
- - - and Peter Margasak the Bandcamp. Peter is technically a Berliner now though :p

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The SKiN GRAFT records are distributed through Redeye Worldwide and all of their partners - so they "should" be available (but it often depends on whether the stores choose to carry it or not!).
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Chicago Reader review of "Here Comes The Sunset"....
"One of the greatest, most challenging, and most fun bands that Chicago has ever produced"...

It's not like the "Fringements 01" release from last year (that IS intended to be an ongoing series, though... Thymme Jones mentioned that Fringements 02 has already been assembled). "Here Comes...

Here's the new single that went up for Bandcamp Friday.

From the SKiN GRAFT Records site:
ITEM(!): CHEER-ACCIDENT's airy “Maison de Velours Écureuil”; the new single from their upcoming album...

Track premiere at Joyzine:
https://joyzine.org/2022/01/07/track-premiere-cheer-accident-star-vehicle-4-flats

"Forty years in and Chicago’s musical adventurers Cheer-Accident are still exploring...

The new Cheer-Accident album - "Here Comes The Sunset" - was just announced over at SKiN GRAFT Records.

It comes out February 18th in a bunch of different options - - -
LP (color & black vinyl)...

Here is info on the new Koenjihyakkei T-Shirt:
https://mailchi.mp/0d4aa3997d4f/skingraftrecords-5253922
and http://skingraftrecords.com/news_desk.html

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Very cool ergalthema!
There is a 20% off sale at the SKiN GRAFT Records Bandcamp.

Here is the text:

- - - It's a Beautiful Day!
The sale below ends on Monday, January 18th at 11:59 PM UTC -...

I was rummaging around the old hard drive today and it coughed up this print ad that I drew up for Cheer-Accident's "Introducing Lemon" way back in 2003. :p
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Sale is back through Monday.
pictured: CHEER-ACCIDENT "Salad Days: Remastered" / "Trading Balloons"
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SKiN GRAFT Records BLACK CHRISTMAS SALE
Take 20% off of...

SKiN GRAFT represents a lot of unique artists.
We are also offering a 20% off code through Monday, December 7th.

Here is the social media post:
SKiN GRAFT Records BLACK CHRISTMAS SALE
We've...

The three December digital tracks just went up at Bandcamp. There is a premiere at "I Heart Noise"...

- copied from Facebook:
I Heart Noise reconnects with CHEER-ACCIDENT after a long absence -...

I don't believe any of the pieces that appear on "Fringements One" were featured as songs of the month (I am a subscriber - but I haven't checked everything). The one-sheet goes in to some detail...

SKiN GRAFT Records BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
- News Desk reporter "Jazzy" Joe Romita writes…
Knock a whopping 20% off of EVERYTHING (Digital and Physical) at the SKiN GRAFT Records Bandcamp Store.

Use...

The "Fringements One" CD is out today. Here is a post about it from social media....
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SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL RECORD STORE!!!
Today have a new CD-only release at participating...

The Organ UK just published a glowing "stream of consciousness" write up on the announcement...
"There are fewer things more exciting in terms of music at the moment, a new slice of Cheer Accident...

A new Cheer-Accident CD - "Fringements 01" - has been announced for Bandcamp Friday. It will be released on Black Friday. - - - A track is streaming at the SKiN GRAFT Records Bandcamp page now. The...

Here is the SKiN GRAFT Records emailer...
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Especially prog-noteworthy are:
- Yowie and Colossamite twist AC/DC songs in knots on the SIDES 11-14 (comes w/ comic book)
- Brise-Glace is...

NPR covered the new LP/CD reissue of Angherr Shisspa:
"Angherr Shisspa is a bonkers display of instrumental and vocal prowess, but for all its alien energy, doesn't feel like homework. "Grahbem...

Joyzine in the UK is sharing the "Live '05" Angherr Shisspa bonus track:
https://joyzineuk.wordpress.com/2019/09/10/track-premiere-koenjihyakkei-angherr-shisspa-live/

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The upcoming new edition of KOENJIHYAKKEI "Angherr Shisspa" is featured in Bandcamp Daily's feature on "Brutal Prog" (along with The Flying Luttenbachers and name-checks for Cheer-Accident, Ruins,...

Hi Mister Triscuits -
There won't be download codes included inside the LPs, but if it is ordered directly from our Bandcamp shop, it will come with a download.

Here is a link to the Bandcamp...

It hasn't been worked over like Nivraym was (Yoshida, the band and I were all happy with the original master). But because the album is on the long-ish side, we sent it to Carl Saff to do the...

Chicago vs New York - Bandcamp Album of the Day:
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2019/03/25/skin-graft-post-now-round-one-chicago-vs-new-york-review/

from FB:
"From the upcoming Chicago vs New York compilation: New CHEER-ACCIDENT Track - "War Is A Warrior" (featuring Todd Rittmann of Dead Rider and U.S. Maple on vocals and guitar) - streaming at...

A track from Bobby Conn for the Chicago vs New York compilation went up over at Tiny Mix Tapes:...

Proglodytes just debuted another song from the Chicago vs New York compilation…
This one is from Lovely Little Girls (band of longtime Cheer-Accident bassist Alex Perkolup)

"As a fan of unique...

Fecking Bahamas on the SKiN GRAFT Records comp and the debut of the new Luttenbachers:...

Insider tip: Almost everything is exclusive to the compilation (i.e.: The Luttenbachers tracks won't be on the upcoming album), however the Cellular Chaos tracks were released early. Late last year...

The Luttenbachers "Truth is a F'ing Lie" CD and Weasel's Lake of Dracula and Cellular Chaos are also all on Skin Graft.

Another image went up...

LOVELY LITTLE GIRLS is longtime C-A bassist...

Maybe The Flying Luttenbachers also recorded some songs for SKiN GRAFT...?

This went up at the SKIN GRAFT Records Facebook page today, with the text "Announcement Soon".
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1895450787170876&id=525280564187912

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Koenjihyakkei "Dhorimviskha" was selected as one of the Best Albums of the Year by Bandcamp.

LINK:
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2018/12/12/bandcamp-best-albums-of-2018-60-41/

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Nothing to report on a Koenjihyakkei tour outside of Japan (yet), but band leader Tatsuya Yoshida will be touring Europe as Sax RUINS with alto saxophonist Ono Ryoko this November.

The tour...

Maybe I'll make a new thread specifically about the Sax Ruins European tour…

Relating to Koenjihyakkei live - SKiN GRAFT Records just got more "Live At Koenji High" DVDs in and we've listed them...

Nothing to report on a Koenjihyakkei tour outside of Japan, but band leader Tatsuya Yoshida will be touring Europe as Sax RUINS with alto saxophonist Ono Ryoko next month.

SAX RUINS TOUR DATES:
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Hi There -
This is Mark from SKiN GRAFT writing. I only just now saw your post - we didn't send tracking #s out, but we do have the numbers on file . If your LP hasn't arrived, please message me...

Yes! Both the CD and the 2xlp are available through all of Redeye Worldwide's European distribution partners. I can personally recommend Mandai in Belgium. They just put the Koenjihyakkei vinyl...

Bandcamp has selected Koenjihyakkei "Dhorimviskha" as one of the Best Albums of the Summer!
The write up is here:
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2018/09/28/bandcamp-best-albums-of-summer-2018/

The...

The CD and Download are out today!!!
(((Mascodagama - if you pre-ordered the CD from us, they did get mailed out a little earlier - so I hope you already have it!)))

If you don't have a local...

The CD and Gatefold 2xLP are now up for pre-orders to everyone.

The band and I decided to put a few of our personal copies of the Kickstarter "First Edition" 2xLP&CD sets and 2xLPs for sale at...

Bearded Gentlemen get a tour of Chicago from Cheer-Accident: https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2018/05/10/cheer-accident-song-premiere/

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“Angherr Shisspa” is on for 2019! Just a few hours left! Thanks!

Here is another KOENJIHYAKKEI Kickstarter Update:

We just reached the third stretch goal (!) - a poster insert will be included in each LP.

We’re less than $500- USD away from the next stretch...