Deeper into lo-fi punk! Meeting Deluxe Bias
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27-09-2021 13:28
Hey, I decided to use my shitty old web side again to introduce DIY labels/bands/initiatives from different parts of the world that you should definitely know. First up: my favorite punk label Deluxe Bias.
TS: You are from Wyoming... Do you act locally or do you also release bands from other parts of the USA?
Deluxe Bias: Out of the 3 of us who run Deluxe Bias, only two of us are currently in Wyoming, Judah lives in Kansas. There isn’t much in terms of punk music in Wyoming, I mean I’ve seen some small pockets of underground stuff here and there but not much so we usually find bands from other states.
TS: I have the impression that some of the DB's bands are from one collective, doing stuff together, mixing with each other and collaborating. But there aren't any descriptions haha so it’s just my guess. What can you tell us about it?
DB: Some of the projects on deluxe bias are actually us! Ashley sings in Tallahassee two. And I run Big Jar of Mayonnaise, Judah plays in a hardcore band down in Wichita called Glycerol (currently working in a demo).
Some bands are collaborations like CB and QWOM for example with a majority of the members being in both bands. We definitely know what we like in terms of sound/mixing and I’m sure that plays a part in your impression of a group collective of people. A lot of the bands have had us mix and master there releases for them, it gives us a chance to have a similar gritty and “lofi” sound with our releases. But, this is not always the case and it’s not a requirement haha. We’re always looking to diversify our catalog! In terms of not having descriptions… we’ve honestly never seen a need for it!!
TS: How do you manage to reach out to these all awesome bands? Most of them have not been available on bandcamp before - how do you get in touch with them?
DB: Two years before Deluxe Bias came to be, me and Ashley would drive out to the west coast and Pacific Northwest for weeks to see shows, I always had this idea of starting a label but never knew anyone, never had any connections so, we would meet as many people as possible at shows and events, people with similar interests and age. This actually led to us meeting Judah the one time we went to Kansas City… We’d keep in contact and somewhere along the line I’d push the idea of them starting a band or sending me they friends bands. I didnt want to put out well known or previously known bands, I wanted to start from scratch completely.
Eventually after a two years (lol), we started making tapes for some of our out of state friends bands trying to get them in record stores or giving them out at shows on our journeys. But this didn’t work to well so eventually we made a bandcamp. Now a days we get submissions for demos or a phone recording of someone’s project and sometimes it catches our attention!
TS: You have released an Australian-based Grout's cassette. Are you open to cooperation with bands from different parts of the world? How many inquiries do you get from around the world for a release?
DB: Grout was our first re-release, they didn’t have a tape seller in the US and Judah had put us on to there bandcamp! Always interested in having a more diverse catalog, always open to bands from around the world! Aside from the US we primarily get inquiries from Australia and South America! But still most of what we’re sent is from the US.
TS: Your label releases incredibly good lo-fi punk. How do you manage to keep such a consistent sound? You've already released almost 20 releases!
As we said before, a lot of the time we get the chance to mix stuff ourselves. But, when we get sent a demo we’re always looking for gnarly, sweaty grit in recordings, not that we’re opposed to well recorded stuff, even well produced records can have that grit we look for. I guess we just have an ear for it haha
TS: You wrote on bc: "Traveling the USA wheatpasting & tapes" - we already know a bit about tapes. Can you tell us more about wheat pasting? What's behind it?
DB: Me and Ashley have always loved street art and graffiti, it’s been huge part of our adolescence. When we met Judah he was obsessed with this Shepard Farley video from 20 something years ago on how to wheat paste. That sorta sparked the idea.
We started locally but felt it would be cool to go around the country promoting our newly founded label, when the pandemic hit we drove around the country with no money at all for a few months and visited a ton of major cities and seeing as many shows as we could! When ever we get the chance we drive down to LA or Chicago and litter the streets in posters. I’m sure a majority of them get taken down but as long as one person sees them we feel accomplished.
TS: Can you tell more about your plans?
DB: Totally! We have some new releases on the way and some vinyl releases coming in the next few months, deluxe bias country club magazine 3 will be out soon too, includes interviews with Rolex from California and alien nosejob from Australia plus more!
We have been talking about moving to either Denver or Portland so we could be closer to some type of scene, really pushing for that so we can operate this label collectively from one house.
deluxebias.bandcamp.com/
TS: You are from Wyoming... Do you act locally or do you also release bands from other parts of the USA?
Deluxe Bias: Out of the 3 of us who run Deluxe Bias, only two of us are currently in Wyoming, Judah lives in Kansas. There isn’t much in terms of punk music in Wyoming, I mean I’ve seen some small pockets of underground stuff here and there but not much so we usually find bands from other states.
TS: I have the impression that some of the DB's bands are from one collective, doing stuff together, mixing with each other and collaborating. But there aren't any descriptions haha so it’s just my guess. What can you tell us about it?
DB: Some of the projects on deluxe bias are actually us! Ashley sings in Tallahassee two. And I run Big Jar of Mayonnaise, Judah plays in a hardcore band down in Wichita called Glycerol (currently working in a demo).
Some bands are collaborations like CB and QWOM for example with a majority of the members being in both bands. We definitely know what we like in terms of sound/mixing and I’m sure that plays a part in your impression of a group collective of people. A lot of the bands have had us mix and master there releases for them, it gives us a chance to have a similar gritty and “lofi” sound with our releases. But, this is not always the case and it’s not a requirement haha. We’re always looking to diversify our catalog! In terms of not having descriptions… we’ve honestly never seen a need for it!!
Pszenicowanie in progress
TS: How do you manage to reach out to these all awesome bands? Most of them have not been available on bandcamp before - how do you get in touch with them?
DB: Two years before Deluxe Bias came to be, me and Ashley would drive out to the west coast and Pacific Northwest for weeks to see shows, I always had this idea of starting a label but never knew anyone, never had any connections so, we would meet as many people as possible at shows and events, people with similar interests and age. This actually led to us meeting Judah the one time we went to Kansas City… We’d keep in contact and somewhere along the line I’d push the idea of them starting a band or sending me they friends bands. I didnt want to put out well known or previously known bands, I wanted to start from scratch completely.
Eventually after a two years (lol), we started making tapes for some of our out of state friends bands trying to get them in record stores or giving them out at shows on our journeys. But this didn’t work to well so eventually we made a bandcamp. Now a days we get submissions for demos or a phone recording of someone’s project and sometimes it catches our attention!
Street artowa forma promocji
TS: You have released an Australian-based Grout's cassette. Are you open to cooperation with bands from different parts of the world? How many inquiries do you get from around the world for a release?
DB: Grout was our first re-release, they didn’t have a tape seller in the US and Judah had put us on to there bandcamp! Always interested in having a more diverse catalog, always open to bands from around the world! Aside from the US we primarily get inquiries from Australia and South America! But still most of what we’re sent is from the US.
TS: Your label releases incredibly good lo-fi punk. How do you manage to keep such a consistent sound? You've already released almost 20 releases!
As we said before, a lot of the time we get the chance to mix stuff ourselves. But, when we get sent a demo we’re always looking for gnarly, sweaty grit in recordings, not that we’re opposed to well recorded stuff, even well produced records can have that grit we look for. I guess we just have an ear for it haha
TS: You wrote on bc: "Traveling the USA wheatpasting & tapes" - we already know a bit about tapes. Can you tell us more about wheat pasting? What's behind it?
DB: Me and Ashley have always loved street art and graffiti, it’s been huge part of our adolescence. When we met Judah he was obsessed with this Shepard Farley video from 20 something years ago on how to wheat paste. That sorta sparked the idea.
We started locally but felt it would be cool to go around the country promoting our newly founded label, when the pandemic hit we drove around the country with no money at all for a few months and visited a ton of major cities and seeing as many shows as we could! When ever we get the chance we drive down to LA or Chicago and litter the streets in posters. I’m sure a majority of them get taken down but as long as one person sees them we feel accomplished.
TS: Can you tell more about your plans?
DB: Totally! We have some new releases on the way and some vinyl releases coming in the next few months, deluxe bias country club magazine 3 will be out soon too, includes interviews with Rolex from California and alien nosejob from Australia plus more!
We have been talking about moving to either Denver or Portland so we could be closer to some type of scene, really pushing for that so we can operate this label collectively from one house.
deluxebias.bandcamp.com/
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