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Contents 1 Self Description 2 Artists 3 Releases 4 History 5 Additional Information

Self Description

We are a Canadian digital hardcore label offering monthly new MP3 download releases, and annual commercial pressed CDs for purchase through www.digitalhardcore.com. We have been doing this 1998 and have been ALL about the MP3 and the proliferation of the netlabel subculture and approach to music distribution. We are into all kinds of stuff, heavy metal techno, digital hardcore, noisecore, whatever. We like electronic elements in music, but we also like to rawk and do not apologize for it. Come to www.dtrashrecords.com and download over 65+ releases of full albums/full artwork and get D-Trashed!

"For those who know it, it needs no introduction. Probably the best Digital Hardcore label nowadays. All releases available online (something to admire in current times), and many of them are top quality stuff. Digital hardcore/Breakcore/Speedcore/Noise/Dark Ambient/IDM.... This label shows eveything packed under a form of irreverence and mostly, anti-commercial feeling. Worth listening and supporting, and probably one of a kind. Not for the weak-minded... " - Discogs.com

"D-Trash Records has been building one of the most credible gatherings of like-minded digital-hardcore souls around, as proved by the filth-ridden drones of Unitus, the black metal-meets-gabba madness of Schizoid and the fractured beat laden mayhem of Contra, and countless more..." - Kerrang Magazine

Artists

Schizoid, Candiru, Refuzer Vs. Schizoid, Permanent Frost, Extasick, Bureau De Change, Hansel, Megatron, The Shizit, Celebrity Dead, Refuzer, Punish Yourself, Unitus, All Out Assault, Ambassador 21, Asure, B57 / CPUWar, Babylon Disco, Bastards United, Contra, Ctrler, Cutting Pink With Knives, DHC Meinhof, DJ Rabies, Emergency Instructions, ENSC, Exist, Evestus, Faux Pride, F_Noise, John Merrick's Project, Klubkuttaz, Knar, noCore, Redlevel Terrorism, Renegade Android, Stuntrock, Sangre, The Phoeron, Venom8888

Releases

Professionally Pressed CDs Commercially Available:
DTECH01 Schizoid - All Things Are Connected (CD)
DTECH02 Unitus - Cross Contamination (CD)
DTECH03 Various - Rising Tide (CD)
DTECH04 Contra - Enter The Winter (CD)

Online MP3 Download/CDR releases:
DTRASH01 CPUWAR - Decimate EP (CDr)
DTRASH02 DJ Rabies - Kick A Skinhead In The Face EP (CDr)
DTRASH03 CPUWAR - 5761 (CDr)
DTRASH04 Bastards - United Really? Fuck You! EP (CDr)
DTRASH05 Redlevel - Terrorism We Kill Rock Stars EP (CDr)
DTRASH07 CPUWAR - Disaffected Malcontents (CDr)
DTRASH08 Schizoid - Enough IS ENOUGH!!! (CDr)
DTRASH09 DJ Rabies - Rabiestelevisionsystems (CDr)
DTRASH10 Bastards - United Bastards United (CDr)
DTRASH11 CPUWAR - Ultrapunk Staticviolence (CDr)
DTRASH12 b57 - b57 Presents D-Trash Records In A Continuous Mix (CDr)
DTRASH13 Renegade Android - Renegade Android (CDr)
DTRASH14 ENSC - Electro Noise Systems Control (CDr)
DTRASH15 Various - Sex Beats Volume I (7")
DTRASH17 CPUWAR - I Am The Poison EP (CDr)
DTRASH18 Various - Sex Beats Volume II (CDr)
DTRASH19 Schizoid - 2000 Promoganda (CDr)
DTRASH20 All Out Assault - Tactile Force (CDr)
DTRASH21 b57 - b57 In The Mix (CDr)
DTRASH22 Schizoid - Grim Prospects Remixes (2xCDr)
DTRASH23 Knar - Neo-Industrial Zombie (CDr)
DTRASH24 Venom8888 - Level 8888 EP (CDr)
DTRASH25 Exist - Exist (CDr)
DTRASH26 Contra - Nemesis Enforcer (CDr)
DTRASH27 Klubkuttaz - Kockrock 3000 EP (CDr)
DTRASH28 Venom8888 - Destroy Venom8888! (CDr)
DTRASH29 Stunt Rock - The Pinnacle Of Mediocrity (CDr)
DTRASH30 Contra - Vector Sigma (CDr)
DTRASH31 Exist - The Tension And The Darkness (CDr)
DTRASH32 Asure - Zone Beyond Reality (CDr)
DTRASH33 Strider - Reverse Engineering (CDr)
DTRASH34 F_Noise - F_Noise (CDr)
DTRASH35 Bureau De Change, The - The Future Of Boy Bands (CDr)
DTRASH36 DHC Meinhof - Bring Chaos To Order (CDr)
DTRASH37 Asure - Wallbreaker (CDr)
DTRASH38 Contra - Social Darwinism (CDr)
DTRASH39 Ambassador 21 - Ambassador 21 Vs. The World (CDr)
DTRASH40 Emergency Instructions - Safety First! (7")
DTRASH41 John Merrick's Project - John Merrick's Project (CDr)
DTRASH42 Hansel - Respond_Violence (CDr)
DTRASH43 Renegade Android - The Sprawl (CDr)
DTRASH44 Punish Yourself - Behind The City Lights (CDr)
DTRASH45 Schizoid - Covered In Metal (CDr)
DTRASH46 Refuzer Gabberterror EP (CDr)
DTRASH47 Celebrity Dead - Happy Birthday, Mr. President! (CDr)
DTRASH48 Shizit, The - Remixed For The Revolution (CDr)
DTRASH49 Megatron - 1175 Allstars EP (CDr)
DTRASH50 Hansel - Studies (3xCDr)
DTRASH51 Bureau De Change, The - Global Village Idiots (CDr)
DTRASH52 Extasick - Extasick And This Dirth Musick (CDr)
DTRASH53 Permanent Frost - Permanent Frost EP (CDr)
DTRASH54 Refuzer vs. Schizoid - Who Told You It Is Democracy? (CDr)
DTRASH55 Candiru - Unreleased And Dug Out (CDr)
DTRASH56 Hansel - Subatomic Particles EP (CDr)
DTRASH57 Enapa - Grovkornigkt Och Fastbränndt (CDr)
DTRASH58 Ambassador 21 - Akcija Tour 2004 (CDr)
DTRASH59 DJ Jesus Christ/Not Half - Half Of Christ (CDr)
DTRASH60 Phoeron, The - The Absu Meditations (CDr)
DTRASH61 Faux Pride - Faux Pride (CDr)
DTRASH62 Babylon Disco - Viva Life EP! (CDr)
DTRASH63 DHC Meinhof - Way Of Death EP (CDr)
DTRASH64 Venom8888 - Tyrants Can Be Rebuilt! (CDr)
DTRASH65 CTRLer - Noize 4 America (CDr)
DTRASH66 Cutting Pink With Knives - Alef Alef Alef! (CDr)
DTRASH67 Sangre - En Memoria (CDr)
DTRASH68 Evestus - Destiny In Life (CDr)
DTRASH2001 Various 2001 - New Releases Sampler (CDr)
DTRASH2002 Various 2002 - New Releases Sampler (CDr)
DTRASH2003 Various 2003 - New Releases Sampler (CDr)
DTRASH2004 Various 2004 - New Releases Sampler (CDr)
DTRASH2005 Various 2005 - New Releases Sampler (CDr)

History

So what's the actual story so far? We had never really documented our progress until after 3 years after 'DTRASH' was first shouted into a microphone. The only word on our label was courtesy of the label manifesto written sometime two years or more ago and published inside our 5th release. A lot of people ask us 'what's happened so far' - now we've put it down in print.

DTRASH started out in the Fall of 1998 when CPUWAR and DJ RABIES (originally known as 2 man project AK-47) learned of each others music and felt that times were changing and a new collective/label might kick start something in the minds of electronic youths across N. America. Brodie and Mike (then of CPUWAR) coined the phrase DTRASH and released an EP that pretty much did nothing. A release followed a month later by Zak of AK-47 which had limited success in the band's hometown of Boulder, Colorado. The idea of the label at that point was to use DTRASH as a uniting element that would expose AK-47 to CPUWAR's fans and vice versa. Both bands needed exposure in a bad way and this was an effective strategy.

Things eventually began to snowball and through a lot of hard work, people around the world were buying limited amounts of our first releases. Brodie, Mike and Zak (both still in high school) were busy listening to music from all kinds of kids and inviting them to take part in the label. Kids in Europe and the USA were learning of the label through the internet and a few acts like RENEGADE ANDROID, ENSC were recording for DTRASH. Things were getting hectic for those in charge, music was being recorded at an astonishing pace and record label matters were cutting into recording time.

In the first months of 1999 the work involved with the label was more than Brodie, Mike or Zak could personally deal with. Jason (the mind behind SCHIZOID) came aboard and had an immediate impact generating prospects for the label. 1999 brought an increased amount of exposure. BASTARDS UNITED played large festivals throughout their country, SCHIZOID appeared on a Brutal Truth tribute compilation, CPUWAR released a 12" in Germany on kool.POP recordings and people around the world were really getting excited about our label.

That same year, DTRASH began distribution across N.America and people were finally able to buy our CDs in a store like all those other old fashioned labels out there. It was actually pretty weird for us at first because we didn't have the slightest idea how to run the label financially. Things were admittedly very unprofessional. DTRASH was growing but could we keep up with it? Many businesses didn't want to deal with us; we were too much of a risk. Hell, we were a liability - can't lie about that one. Everything was random, chaotic and our releases made the perfect soundtrack of our lives during that time.

By the time the new millenium came, we were becoming involved in things we couldn't even deal with. We wanted huge distribution and we actually got it. The problem was that we weren't even close to being ready to deal with it. In the end, there were huge contracts, lawyer fees and legal issues we weren't able to face yet. It was reality check time. The label wasn't able to sustain itself based upon CDR releases alone and all of us wanted DTRASH to keep moving. Around this time Zak decided to part company with DTRASH and focus on his new Cassandra Datakill project with other record labels. We kept believing in DTRASH and it was time to make a higher investment to keep growing.

In 2000 we formed two avenues of major release through the record label. DTRASH Technologies was specifically created for pressed, official DTRASH releases. DTRASH Records will continue to support young electronic artists and bands (we will always have a whole new army of DTRASH youths ready to put out a whack of new releases). A lot of record labels want to pretend that they're actually doing something for the kids out there but we're the ones actually doing it. We'll always be here to put out dangerous, exciting music that you can't hear anywhere else.

DTECH (the Technologies sub-label) kicked off in the Summer of 2000 with SCHIZOID's 2nd album 'All Things Are Connected'. This was a milestone in our struggle. CDrs and MP3s were great, and are still used today as part of the artillery, but ultimately to move to the next level, we needed a professional release to market. This release surpassed all our expectations, and was hailed with positive and encouraging press. The single “Grim Prospects” from this release, spawned a remix album which saw contributions from over 70 different artists to date. With DTECH01, we learned a lot about the more “official” side of things in the music industry, and how things really work (in the best and worst ways). The original plan for DTECH01 was a 12" compilation that was botched when difficulties broke out between artists on the label (caused just as much by the chaos of 1999). That compilation, DTECH03, was to happen later on down the road.

2001 kicked off and was unrelentless – With the last original founding member Brodie Guy off to pursue various interests, DTRASH was now officially in the hands of Jason/Schizoid. February brought us dtrashrecords.com’s official launch, and from there, the 2nd wave was underway, with a new roster of artists who wanted to take part, including memorable releases from EXIST, CONTRA, VENOM8888, KNAR. Our bands were now out there, touring, playing shows, being offered remixes of our tracks, having CD release parties, appearing on other label’s pressed CD compilations, getting the opening spots for some of our favorite bands, and even receiving press in some of our all-time favorite magazines. The international scene was accounted for, we now figured we needed to do some work in our own backyard, more specifically Ontario, Canada, where local DTRASH operations were happening place more and more.

Planning and organizing hard-electronic events, actively seeking local distribution and adopting a guerilla-style DIY promotional approach helped us establish a name locally, after many years of writing off our own region as a potential for this virus to spread. When Daniel Ross of UNITUS from Toronto hooked up with us and we heard his material, we were stunned. This was where we wanted to go. His material was more reminiscent of early-1980’s classic industrial, rather than the late 1990’s distorted/broken-beat sound that we were affiliated with. Ross was serious about making a contribution to the label, and wasn’t interested in posing or wasting our time, and joined the DTRASH administrative team.

We burst our way into 2002 with a high profile, and many many things planned. The 3rd wave of DTRASH was now underway, with releases from UNITUS, F_NOISE, BUREAU DE CHANGE, STUNTROCK gracing our catalogue. DTECH02, UNITUS’ “Cross Contamination” album was released in February and has already received great reviews in the underground and mainstream press. Persistence has paid off, with DTRASH achieving literal worldwide distribution, something we always aimed for in our early incarnations, but never deserved until now. We have CDs in stores in North America, and for sale online, thanks to a deal made with the infamous Digital Hardcore Recordings label. On top of that, many DTRASH artists and alumni appeared on their “Don’t Fuck With Us!” 3XCD compilation of North America’s finest underground artists. This was something very special to us, proving that our hard work and efforts have paid off, to be acknowledged like this, by some of our direct influences. In a way, this release marked DTRASH’s coming of age, we’d come full circle. Years ago, we never would have imagined that this was possible, we knew we were on the right track.

Now that the compilation CD was out, we were excited, but know ultimately that the future holds even more in store. It’s was time to reassess where we’re at, and achieve even higher accomplishments as artists, as a label, and now, as a tangible scene. We’d changed our web site’s introductory graphic with the by-line that previously read “Somewhere in North America…” to “Somewhere in Canada…” Maybe it was old-fashioned Canuck modesty, but we weren’t sure about affirming our geographical base like this in the past. The fragmented and international nature of our Internet presence left us without a real home country to hail from. We are proud that Canada is now thought of as a major exporter of this style of music, when Toronto is talked about with the same reverence as London UK or Berlin - it's a great feeling.

Since then, we kept at it, and our plans for a comprehensive pressed CD release happened in 2003, culminating in "Rising Tide" compilation, DTECH03. It featured new, exclusive (and probably the best example of what we are about) tracks from all of the current DTRASH roster, and it was a great point in time for us, having hit the 5 year mark. We hit the .50 releases mark of our popular MP3 releases, and did it extravagantly with a three! 3CD release from our new friends HANSEL who were busting their asses to promote their DTRASH42 cd. We got our first "live" album in the form of a disc from European biggie's PUNISH YOURSELF who've shared the stage with almost every band out there that we like from Europe. SCHIZOID's "Covered In Metal" disc bridged the gap between the DTRASH sound and the heavy metal scene, and the metal scene reciprocated, with LETHAL AGGRESSION lending backup vocals to a cover, and CANDIRU giving us a disc of unreleased material, set for release in 2004. This was the point where our influences not only were working with us, but directly getting involved. What a great feeling, with also a CD of remixes approved by the band THE SHIZIT, coming out in 2004, the band commenting the tracks were better than their versions at times.

We now have added a Music Videos section, to catch up and expose the great multimedia endeavours the bands have got into - Next up, we hope to continue with the pressed releases, with discs from CONTRA, BASTARDS UNITED, HANSEL and SCHIZOID set for DTECH04-07 set to come out all in good time. We are approaching the DTRASH60's at the point of this page's last edit, and we hope to steamroll towards DTRASH100, releasing all the finest of the exciting underground - the forth wave of DTRASHcore is set to attack with releases from THE PHOERON, EXTASICK, CTRLER, NOT HALF and more...

It's been about 6-7 years, when we first started out very naively, having learnt from mistakes and successes, existing as a premier provider of underground electronic music through the internet and in record stores. We're definitely not another generic label; we've gone about things in a completely different manner than anyone else. It’s something to be proud of when you're in your early twenties and a part of something so special. It might be cool to read about, but listen to our tracks and we're sure you'll be surprised. DTRASH is all about music in the end. DTRASH. Our sound since 98. It’s been good and will keep getting better. Oh yeah.

Additional Information

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