Below are the 7 most recent journal entries recorded in hit_dat_records' LiveJournal:

Saturday, August 7th, 2004
1:16 pm	NEW FLESH SHOWS AND TOUR THE NEW FLESH IS PLAYING A TON OF SHOWS: http://www.angelfire.com/pro/thenewflesh/ August 8th at the True Vine (in hampden 36th st on the ave) w/ NEW FLESH Bunny Brains '88 & Human Host 7PM THEN SAME NIGHT THE OTTOBAR 9pm 2549 n howard st JADED SET NEW FLESH WIRES ON FIRE (Buddyhead records) THEN A WEEK LATER NEW FLESH TOUR STARTS! HERE ARE THE DATES: August 13th- Cleveland, Ohio (8610 Madison Ave.) w/ Sword Heaven, 16 Bitch Pile-up, the Lotus, & Russian Tsarcasm August 14th- Columbus, Ohio (BLD Studios 400 E. 2nd Ave Columbus OH 43201) w/ Sword Heaven, 16 Bitch Pile-Up, the Lotus, & Russian Tsarcasm 15th- Bloomington, Indiana (cardboard cavern) w/ Sword Heaven, 16 Bitch Pile-Up, the Lotus, & Russian Tsarcasm 16th- Cincinnati, Ohio (Sunflower 299 W. McMicken Cincinnati, OH 45225 (513) 861-5524) w/ Realicide 17th- Nashville (springwater 115 27th Ave. N. nashville TN 37203) 18th- ????? 19th- Atlanta Georgia (Lenny's...on memorial Dr.) w/ the Blame Game & the Orphins 20th- Summerville, SC (all books) w/ Whats YR Damage?, rapider than horsepower 21st- Hampton, VA starts at 10pm (ratward 22 S. Mallory St. Hampton VA. 23663 (Floor 2 - above Bender's)) w/ HALLELUJAH! HORTUS THE HEURISTIC more TBA 22nd- Richmond w/ some great CNP band(s), im assuming (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, August 1st, 2004
12:31 pm	New Economist and Organ Donor Reviews the organ donors | famine's my middle name | lp | human conduct/breath mint/hit dat | in short: rad as fuck when sean from hit dat records told me he'd be sending me a copy of this record, he warned that it was quite a bit different from the organ donors' "right for life, left for dead" 7" i had reviewed a few weeks ago. i loved that 7" and was sure i would love the lp, too. i was right and so was he. taking a gigantic leap in a different direction, the organ donors have created a beautifully confusing lp featuring two untitled tracks. they've left behind the manic electro beats and group scream-alongs this time around and has opted instead to amass a gathering of whips and whirs and backwards clips and sparsely intricate guitar pieces and whistles and pretty piano parts. they've set stringed instruments against tinney keyboards and organs. the liner notes consist of an oddly disturbing story that slightly reminded me of the writing style found in jane hohenberger's (now jane lecroy) "nat black came back", only weirder. i imagine that this lp would be considered the soundtrack to the story. atleast in my mind it is. wonderfully odd and intriguing.-- The Set-up 8/1/04 economist | s/t | cdep | hit dat | in short: rad as fuck this ep brought back alot of great memories. it reminded me of some really great bands of the past, such as twelve hour turn, sleepy time trio and thumdnail, among others. beyond those bands, i'm unable to come up with any currently active ones to compare them to because, in truth, they're doing something no one else really is these days and i think that's fantastic. they bring their own touch to the dark, screamy sense those bands had by making it slightly more guitar driven. on a song like 1986, they incorporate a guitar sound that can be remniscent of old hardcore punk (circa 1986?) or motorcross, which features chaotic yet technical guitars that seem so out of control yet perfectly contained. the fact that there's two guitarists going at it gives the band a distinctly full sound as both guitarists keeps themselves busy. the vocals manage to hold their own against the dual guitar tracks in a screamy powerful way. i would definately suggest this to anyone that's into mid/late 90's emo or just loves just good screamy music-- The Set-up 8/1 (Comment on this)
Saturday, July 17th, 2004
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2004
10:55 am	Double Dagger show sunday July 25th The ottobar Baltimore 2549 North Howard Street 9pm Homosexuals (In Exile) --old british band from late 70's early 80's Double Dagger Fascist Fascist (Comment on this)
1:16 am	the new flesh review the new flesh reviewed in http://www.theset-up.com the new flesh | self titled | 7inch | hit dat | in short: rad totally untrue story i'm making up as i type: in early 1989, right before sub pop records released bleach, a kid lifted a beatup tape recorder above his head and recorded the loud, obnoxious sounds of the nirvana house show he was at. he then mailed copies of that tape to chris dodge and thurston moore, respectively, who both enjoyed it quite a bit. 15 years later, chris and thurston meet at a lightning bolt show, discover they both love the same tape, move to baltimore and start up a band called the new flesh and release a record on hit dat. the end. the only parts of that story that are true is being in baltimore and hit dat releasing this record. the rest of it, cool as it would be, just isn't. but this record still rules, even with the abssence of chris and thurston...the silk screened sleeve makes up their absence for me. (Comment on this)
Sunday, July 11th, 2004
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Friday, July 9th, 2004
8:51 pm	- HELPGNASHRED (which includes mem of the icarus line) 7" is being pressed NOW. Look for a mid- to late- July release. The first 100 will be hand-numbered! Artwork done by the great NOLEN STRALS. - Human Host CD 'Invisible Arteries' out in late September. - The New Flesh are on tour! Here are the dates: July 21 2004 - the Charm City Art Space 7pm (MUST be over by 9:50) $5 w/ Pukeattack!, Byron House & one more July 30th 2004 - Jeff the Pigeon (Allentown, PA) w/ the Amoeba Men & more to be announced more dates: August 13 2004 - Morgantown, WV w/ Sword Heaven, 16 Bitch Pile-up, the Lotus, & Russian Tsarcasm August 14 2004 - Columbus, Ohio (BLD Studios) w/ Sword Heaven, 16 Bitch Pile-Up, the Lotus, & Russian Tsarcasm August 15 2004 - Bloomington, Indiana (Sinner Sunday) w/ Sword Heaven, 16 Bitch Pile-Up, the Lotus, & Russian Tsarcasm August 16 2004 - Cincinnati, Ohio (tba NEED HELP) w/ Realicide, more TBA August 17 2004 - Nashville (Springwater 115 27th Ave. N. Nashville TN 37203) August 18 2004 - Chattanooga August 19 2004 - Atlanta (MJQ (Drunken Unicorn)) w/ Japanese Karaoke Afterlife Experiment August 20 2004 - Summerville, SC (all books) w/ What's YR Damage?, Rapider Than Horsepower August 21 2004 - Hampton (Ratward) August 22 2004 - Richmond w/ (assumedly) some great CNP band(s) as always you can order any hit dat recordings from: http://www.hit-dat.com (Comment on this)