preorder: Planks / Lentic Waters - Split LP

Preorder: the Split LP between Planks and Lentic Waters.

A constellation of two German monoliths - both unique in what they do – still a harmonizing team.

The A side shows Planks taking yet another step away from their Hardcore roots. In the vein of their last output The Darkest Of Grays, they deliver their unique blend of gloomy, melody ridden, downtuned heaviness that incooperate aspects of Doom, Black Metal and Dark Wave - but this time they even go one step further and take on Grunge methodologies in Leave And Never Come Back. All they did on their last records finds its way into these three tracks but everything seems more organized, filtered, more mature and in better sound.

Lentic Waters' B side of the split delivers the first three new songs after their impressive first s/t LP. The still fairly new band took the time on the road during the weeks of tours they spent, to distinguish what they are capable of and what they do best. Those tracks bring their facets of grinding emoviolence, double-bass frenzy and super catchy melodies. Also the sound of the recording improved and therefore offers the listener a better inside into what this band is able to. Three string instruments that play three different things at the same time just to have one big harmony in the end. Melodies shattered by ravishing outbursts to flow into massive, epic endings. It should be interesting to see how much more this band has to offer in the future seeing the transition they undertook in such short time.

The Split LP comes on limited white vinyl (200) and black vinyl (800) with drop-dead gorgeous, silver printed artwork by Pierre Johansson on heavy cardboard. Released together by Apocaplexy Records, React With Protest (Germany) and IFB Records (USA).





Both bands will have the record available, when they play CMAR this year. Planks is playing on 30th of june and Lentic Waters on 29th.

you can preorder here: www.apocaplexy.bigcartel.com 

Preorders will be shipped the first week of july. 
 
And Hell yeah: Lentic Waters is on tour w/ Tempest from Canada in july... go there!

Lentic Waters
2012/06/29 - Peckeloh | CMAR
2012/07/08 - Mühlheim | AZ
2012/07/09 - Köln | tbc
2012/07/10 - Berlin | tba
2012/07/11 - Kiel
2012/07/12 - Bremen | tba
2012/07/13 - Lübeck | VEB
2012/07/14 - Zwolle (NL) | tba
2012/07/15 - Aachen | AZ
2012/07/16 - Gent (B) | Frontline
2012/07/17 - Hamburg | Rote Flora
2012/07/18 - Münster | Baracke

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Planks 2012 Tour EP

Here we go - the limited one-sided Planks 2012 Tour EP.

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up next: Planks / Lentic Waters - Split LP

still up next: the Split LP between Planks and Lentic Waters.

Due to the fact that Lentic Waters have enormous problems with mixing & mastering and Planks starts touring on 1st of june, we decided to release a very limited run of an one-sided 12" Tour EP with a silkscreened cover and b-side. Planks will have it available on their tour, along with other new merchandise. 

Planks
2012/06/01 - Freiburg | KTS
2012/06/02 - Winterthur (CH) | GGS31
2012/06/03 - Geneva (CH) | tba
2012/06/04 - Bologna (I) | XM24
2012/06/05 - Savignano sul Rubicone (I) | Sidro Club
2012/06/06 - Milan (I) | Dauntaun
2012/06/07 - Innsbruch (A) | PMK
2012/06/08 - Linz (A) | Ann und Patt
2012/06/09 - Vienna (A) | Venster 99 
2012/06/30 - Peckeloh | CMAR 

Lentic Waters is on tour w/ Tempest from Canada, as well. And we really hope to have the Split LP ready for the Cry Me A River Festival, where both bands will play. By the way: Lentic Waters still need some help for their tour - any help is welcome.

Lentic Waters
2012/06/29 - Peckeloh | CMAR
2012/07/08 - Mühlheim | AZ
2012/07/09 - Köln | tbc
2012/07/10 - Berlin | tba
2012/07/11 - tba
2012/07/12 - Bremen | tba
2012/07/13 - Lübeck | VEB
2012/07/14 - Zwolle (NL) | tba
2012/07/15 - Aachen | AZ
2012/07/16 - Gent (B) | Frontline
2012/07/17 - Hamburg | Rote Flora
2012/07/18 - Münster | Baracke

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up next: Planks / Lentic Waters - Split LP

Up next on our schedule is the release of a split LP between Planks and Lentic Waters, both will deliver three new songs.

While Lentic Waters are still in the recording process, Planks already released one song on their soundcloud. Hopefully out in late may or early june.

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Reviews, Testpresses & 2012

The german OX fanzine published nice reviews of the Dominic 7" & the Lentic Waters LP in their latest issue.
Here we go:

Dominic - s/t 7"
Was mit dem zweiten Album "Nord" von 2009 seinen Anfang nahm, findet nun auf vorliegender 7" seine Fortsetzung. Ging man auf besagtem Album ohnehin schon experimentell zu Werke, hat man seinen irgendwo zwischen GAVIN PORTLAND, LACK und JR EWING anzusiedelnden Post-Hardcore nun um ein paar Nuancen erweitert. Insgesamt hektischer geht man zur Sache, klare Melodien wurden etwas in den Hintergrund gerückt. Böse Zungen könnten nun behaupten die beteiligten Musiker möchten gerne zeigen, wie toll sie doch an ihren Instrumenten sind, jedoch: DOMINIC haben offensichtlich keinerlei Ambitionen, es dem Hörer leicht zu machen und ganz ehrlich, das ist auch gut so! (7/10) - Jens Kirsch

Lentic Waters - s/t LP
Ein schönes tiefblaues Silkscreen-Cover mit Silberdruck verhüllt die Platte, der erste Eindruck ist also direkt äußerst positiv. Tiefblau klingt auch die Musik, wenn ich das mal so sagen darf. Brachial und schwer, dunkel und stimmungsvoll. Ich würde den Stil der Band mal als Heavy Dark Screamo bezeichnen, denn für Postcore oder Doom ist zu viel Tempo oder sagen wir ruhig Abwechslung drin. Zwischen atmosphärischen Walzenparts wird immer wieder entfesselt losgeprügelt, und dieses Wechselspiel tut der Intensität der Platte sehr gut. Ein durchweg spannendes Album, das mich mit seiner düsteren Stimmung schön tief runterzieht und dort auch bis zum Ende festhält. (7/10) - Sebastian Dietz


Since a while, we have some special screenprinted covers for the Terra Tenebrosa 2xLP testpress copies.
The Dekor Labor dudes did them, have a look right here.


And finally some news for 2012, we'll release a Split LP between Lentic Waters and Planks. Once again we team up with React With Protest and IFB Records. So stay tuned for an awesome split!

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random video news.

Lentic Waters were on tour w/ Alpinist some days ago and all of the shows were a total blast. You can find a whole set, they've played at the Oetinger Villa | Darmstadt in march 2011 here on youtube. Enjoy.





There are also some various (& odd) fan videos of the songs of the Terra Tenebrosa songs on youtube.


And Traktor did a tour video with their new song called Wizard Of Choice from the 10" split w/ Antigua y Barbuda.

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APO 009 - 011 are out now!

The Lentic Waters LP and the Dominic 7" are released since 23rd of may and the Terra Tenebrosa 2xLP arrived from Sweden here on wednesday and all preorders left today. Thanks a million to all the people who ordered a copy. Shitloads of packages left the building today. Once again, enjoy!

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preorder: Dominic - s/t 7" & Lentic Waters - s/t LP

Two new records are at the pressing plant, the testpressing are approved and we expect them for 23rd of may 2011. Feel free to preorder!


Lentic Waters - s/t LP
ex-members of Ding Dong Dead & members of Ressurectionists play brutal harsh hardcore somewhere between His Hero Is Gone, Furnace & Perth Express.
500x solid black vinyl housed in a handscreened cover.
co-release w/ React With Protest & IFB.

10,00 € + 4,00 € shipping (worldwide)
preorders get limited preordercovers

order: mail[at]apocaplexy.com

Dominic - s/t 7"
2 brandnew Tracks from Trondheim finest outfit in scandinavian screamo. For fans of JR Ewing, Traktor, Rumble In Rhodos & Catena Collapse.
500x solid black vinyl in a full colour cover.
co-release w/ Not Another Record Label, Superfluous Records & Great Northern Records.

4,50 € + 1,75 € shipping (Germany)
4,50 € + 4,00 € shipping (worldwide)
preorders get a limited patch w/ the record

order: mail[at]apocaplexy.com

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