Robust Mass /// Kharkiv Edition

 

 

 

RobustFellow going to conquer East, the land of Scythians.

The next episode of Robust Mass is going to happen on 19th of March 2016 in Kharkiv city @ "Akuna Matata" Club

Kharkiv's robust stage wil be presentet at it' best by

5R6, SOOM, БЫЛ ЗАМЕЧЕН... (album launch),

rare guests from Kyiv ETHEREAL RIFFIAN (EP launch),

And psychedelic guests from SpB, Russia - MATUSHKA.

Robust///Mass roots & idea - https://vk.com/wall-50501764_747

Line up:

 

 

5R6 (Kharkiv)
http://www.facebook.com/5R6.band
http://vk.com/5R6band
http://5r6music.bandcamp.com

 

SOOM (Kharkiv, UA)
https://www.facebook.com/soomdoom
http://vk.com/soomdoom
https://soom.bandcamp.com/

MATUSHKA (SpB, RUS)
https://www.facebook.com/matushkaofficial
http://vk.com/mothergoose
https://matushka.bandcamp.com/

 

 

БЫЛ ЗАМЕЧЕН... (Kharkiv, UA) new album launch
https://www.facebook.com/b.z.speaks
http://vk.com/b.z.speaks
https://b-z-speaks.bandcamp.com/

ETHEREAL RIFFIAN (Kiev, UA) new EP launch
https://www.facebook.com/etherealriffian
http://vk.com/etherealriffian
http://etherealriffian.bandcamp.com/
http://etherealriffian.com/

 

 

Big Thanx to:

Poster Art - X-Ninja
überdesigner - Max Gavronsky
Teaser - Anna Tihaya


Tickets:
Preorder - 60 tickets for 80 UAH
During Mass - 100  UAH

1) МЯСО - only 50 tickets available

(http://vk.com/myaso_ua)

г. Харьков, ул. Пушкинская, 5 (м.Советская)

2) ROBUST SHOP - only 10 tickets available

(https://vk.com/robustfellow) robustfellowship(dog)gmail(dot)com

тут билеты можно брать и с другими ништяками.

3) EVENTSIDE - digital tickets

http://eventside.net/kharkiv/56a611d62c71b6911f00003c

Traditionally, all holders of physical tickets
  will be able to take part in the robust lottery.
 For this participation in the drawing is necessary to:
- Buy a physical ticket
- After receiving a bracelet at the entrance keep the ticket stub with its own individual number.
- At the right time (between the performance of the bands) stay in the music hall and,
if during the number on the spine on both sides of the curtain is the same,
 get up on stage and receive a package from Robust Shop with releases and merch from the bands
 from the recent episode.

 

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Robust Top from Robustcrew 2015

Hey everybody !

Here's some traditional stuff for you fellas.

Check some new titles, share and support the undergrond!

And Have a Robust New Year ! 

STONEZILLA 

(Ethereal Riffian, Wolverine Blues)

 1) Anekdoten - Until All the Ghosts Are Gone
2) Muse - Drones
3) Theodor Bastard - Ветви
4) High on Fire - Luminiferous
5) Stoned Jesus - The Harvest
6) My Morning Jacket - The Waterfall
7) The Grand Astoria - The Mighty Few
8) Baroness - Purple
9) 5R6 - Islands
10) Khemmis - Absolution
11) Arenna - Given to Emptiness
12) Sacri Monti - Sacri Monti
13) The Sword - High Country
14) Clutch - Psychic Warfare
15) Mother Witch and the Dead Water Ghost - Ruins of Faith

PROG-JESTER

(Stoned Jesus, Voida, Arlekin, Krobak)

1.-2.-3. Anekdoten - Until All The Ghosts Are Gone / Elder - Lore / Paradise Lost - The Plague Within
4. 5R6 - Islands
5. FKA twigs - M3LL155X EP
6. Steve Von Till - A Life Unto Itself
7. My Dying Bride - Feel the Misery
8. Tribulation - The Children of the Night
9. Golden Void - Berkana
10. Hurtovyna - s/t EP
11. Antimatter - The Judas Table
12. Baroness - Purple
13. Freddie Gibbs - Shadow of a Doubt
14. Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls
15. Echolyn - I Heard You Listening
16. Torres - Sprinter
17. Deafheaven - New Bermuda
18. Citizen - Everybody Is Going To Heaven
19. My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall
20.-21. Esmerine - Lost Voices / Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld - Never Were the Way She Was

more

PHILLO)))

(Robustfellow Prods.)

1) BAD GUYS - 2015 - BAD GUYNAECOLOGY (Riot Season)
2) Old Man's Will - 2015 - Hard Times - Troubled Man (Easyrider)
3) Nepenthes - 2015 - Scent
4) Orchid - 2015 - Sign Of The Witch (EP)
5) Weedeater - 2015 - Goliathan (Season of Mist)
6) Wucan - 2015 - Sow The Wind
7) Mirror Queen - 2015 - Scaffolds of the Sky (Tee Pee)
8) Celophys - 2015 - Ammonite (Robustfellow Prods.)
9) KEN Mode - 2015 - Success
10) Mammothwing - 2015 - Morning light (Biolocation)
11) The Revivalists - 2015 - Men Amongst Mountains
12) Wrong - 2015 - Stop Giving (EP)
13) Rotor - 2015 - Funf
14) Fattura Della Morte – 2015 - Much Grease Much Misery
15) Dirty Streets - 2015 - White Horse
16) OBESE - 2015 - Kali Yuga (Argonauta Records)
17) TREEDEON - 2015 - Lowest Level Reincarnation (Exile on Mainstream)
18) Hogslayer - 2015 - Defacer (Undergroove)
19) Spidergawd - 2015 -Spidergawd II
20) Lionize - 2015 - Alpha EP

PEACE. LOVE. HEAVINESS

See ya in 2016

Robustfellow's bandcamp page

Please Welcome - Robustfellow's official bandcamp page !

 

 

https://robustfellow.bandcamp.com

 

Robustfellow Prods. is a DIY label that supports robust music from all over the Universe.

 

Feel free to stream the whole label's discography by clicking "Listen" button.

 

By pressing "Touch" button you can check more exclusive diehard, hand-crafted limited edition items, misc bundles, pins, patches...and tons more robust issues.

 

Purchasing something from the Robust Shop and visiting Robust Gigs and Festivals is the best investment into the future releases and events by Robustfellow Prods.

 

All incomes from digital downloads are shared with the bands.

 

So you can support both.

 

Support. Love. Happiness.

 

 

Horsehunter - 2014 - Caged in Flesh 2014 (review)

No country has ever grabbed my attention more than Australia, as it is there that many brilliant tunes started to emerge. “Clagg” and “Adrift for Days” have so far been proudly sitting in the top ten list of my favorite bands, with cosmic vibes of the latter perfectly complementing the sludgy riffs of the former. However, it was not until the discovery of Horsehunter that I realized there was place for one more, not only matching the mentioned bands in terms of quality and sound, but also to some extent giving them a back seat.

Nothing in the world demands more attention than a band that simply sounds huge, and no adjective more aptly or concisely describes Horsehunter. Once the openings seconds of “Stoned to Death” punish your ears with massive, downturned to ferocious degree and gargantuan riffs, all doubts regarding the quality of the final product are immediately dispelled. Not only do you realize that you are in for a long, catchy and simply heavy ride, but give it a chance to go for numerous spins unlike anything you have ever heard before. No really, Horsehunter’s blend of Clagg-inspired sludge, heavy doom and some slight touches of stoner rock create a poisonous cauldron that will keep your ears attached to the speakers for a huge number of spins. 

Album’s Opener, “Stoner to Death” is my personal favorite here, with its heaviness still resonating in my eardrum. No really, what these folks have achieved is a top-quality piece of work. Starting with calm, psychedelic vibes, it quickly evolves into catchy and lead-heavy sludge, with repetitive riffs paving its way through any obstacles. It reaches the climax of heaviness from around 3:00, with thick, plodding riffs leaving to mercy to anything standing on their way.  Some short stoner rock solos water the mixture down here and there, but the whole picture remains intact with the total pace becoming faster as the song progresses further. It slows down closer towards the end, justifying every moment with more atmospheric, but still insanely heavy wall of sound wisely mixed with psychedelic solos and Sleep-like vocals.

Caged in Flesh, the second track of the album is nothing short of the quality of the opener, but is inferior in terms of originality. Starting with somewhat catchy, groovy sludge-doom riffs, the track delivers exactly what you would expect from top-quality sludge-doom band, with guitars delivering long, drawn-out chord progressions with catchy drums keeping you mesmerized throughout the first 3 minutes of the song. It is on this moment that things get really SLOW, with catchy, Sourvein-styled riffs giving way to slow, almost motionless comatose madness. Riffs pick up the pace as the track lurches forward, rewarding the listener with top-quality sludge-doom dominated by with massive guitar sound totally filling the soundscape. Heavily distorted guitars, accompanied by downbeat drums set the foundation for the remainder of the song, keeping you energized until the last seconds of this 12-minute monster. Nice song, but not even near close to the perfection of album’s opener.

Anyway, to say that Horsehunter have produced a great album would be an underestimation. They have delivered one of the best albums in the genre, which could have been even better were it not for the mediocrity of the second track. With thick, juicy sound, tailored to the needs of all sludge enthusiasts, “Caged in Flesh” is a solid addition to the Australian pantheon.

8.5/10

(Review by Den)

https://www.facebook.com/OfficialHorseHunter

http://horsehunter.bandcamp.com/ 

Robust Mass. Episode 3 (25.09.2015)

 Некоторые береговые народы, племена из разных континентов объединяет ритуал охоты на китов. Противостояние человека и самого тяжелого в Мире млекопитающего - именно об этом пойдёт речь в третьем Эпизоде Робуст Масс.

 

5R6 (Kharkiv)
http://vk.com/5R6band
http://www.facebook.com/5R6.band
http://5r6music.bandcamp.com/

Krobak (Kyiv)
http://vk.com/krobak
http://www.facebook.com/krobakband
http://krobak.bandcamp.com/

Shiva the Destructor (Kyiv)
http://vk.com/shivathedestructor
http://www.facebook.com/shivathedestructor
https://shivathedestructor.bandcamp.com/

Истоки идеи - https://vk.com/wall-50501764_747

Отдельный респект за:
Poster - X-Ninja
Teaser - Anna Tihaya

Билеты:

 
Предпродажа - Всего 60 билетов по 60 грн.
1) RIDER (http://vk.com/riderua) ул. Б.Хмельницкого 10
Тел: (044) 254-3883

2) EVERGREEN - Репетиционная база-студия звукозаписи (http://vk.com/club45902898) ул. Красноармейская 26-б (м. Льва Толстого)
Тел: (067) 597 2881, (093) 921 4905

3) ROBUST SHOP (https://vk.com/robustfellow) robustfellowship(dog)gmail(dot)com
тут билеты можно брать и с другими ништяками.

 
Вход в день концерта - 80 грн.

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Robust Gig 20.01.2014 Video Report

 

Event  on the blog

THE DONTPANIKS

 

SHIVA THE DESTRUCTOR

 

RIDEAU (SWE)

 

TRAVEN'

Editing by Yuri Gryaznov

Video by Yuri Gryaznov, Natasha Pirogova

Sound by Natasha Pirogova

http://vk.com/kiraigigs 

https://www.facebook.com/kiraigigs 

PREE TONE 

(as a soundtrack to the Robust Gig's teaser)

Go Pro Video & editing by Pasha from Otel' crew

Robust Mass. Episode 1 (25.04.2015) Video Report

BOMG

 

FOREVER WASTED

 

SOOM

 Robust Mass. Episode 1

Editing by Yuri Gryaznov

Video by Yuri Gryaznov, Natasha Pirogova

Sound by Natasha Pirogova

http://vk.com/kiraigigs 

https://www.facebook.com/kiraigigs

Robust Gig (12.06.2015) Video Report

  Robust Gig was a blast.

The warmest feelings stays with the Robustcrew, bands and crowd.

Thanks everyone for helping, visiting and support.

Here're the high quality video full sets from the Robust Gig. 

Enjoy !

WEEDEATER

CELOPHYS 

KASU WERI

Editing by Yuri Gryaznov

Video by Yuri Gryaznov, Alexandr Popenko, Natasha Pirogova

Sound by Natasha Pirogova

http://vk.com/kiraigigs 

https://www.facebook.com/kiraigigs

Music Day in UA. Экспорт и промо украинской музыки

Robustcrew is going to visit this event.

Listen to useful advises from some goodfellas.

Music Days in UA

Date: 19.06.2015

Place: ул. Саксаганского 70А

Price - 250 \300 UAH

(Tickets)

 Вход на шоукейс - свободный

Facebook Event

 Here is the Schedule:

Начало в 15:00 и до 19:00, у нас лимит по времени

вторая часть - фестивальній менеджмент, тебе может как раз и будет интересно.

Расписание:

Music Day in UA.

Экспорт и промо украинской музыки. Возможности и проблемы

Расписание

15.00-15.30 Шоукейсы международных музыкальных конференций как инструмент продвижения музыки на зарубежные рынки (теория)

Спикер: Сергей Бабич

15.30-16.30 Опыт участия артистов в шоукейсах

• Как осуществлялся выбор шоукейса?

• Каким образом участники к нему готовились?

• Требования к артисту и программа выступления там?

• Как вести себя, чтобы запомниться?

• Результат участия?

Спикеры:

Ирина Горбань (Womex, Eurosonic) – 20 мин

Ирина Семенюк (Vilnus Music Week)- 20 мин

Stefan Schurter (LA Musexpo) – 20 мин

16.30-17.00 «Check my demo»

Представив спикерам демо-записи своих песен/клипов, молодые артисты смогут услышать комментарии, получить профессиональные советы, а возможно и приглашение к дальнейшей работе. Всё решит только музыка.

Спикеры: все приглашенные

17.00-18.00 Фестивальный менеджмент. Возможности для артистов.

• По каким критериям отбираются группы/артисты для выступлений на фестивале?

• Работаете ли вы больше с какими-то букинг агентствами или общаетесь с артистами и следите за трендами в музыке сами?

• Букинг артистов: вы слушаете очень много музыки и, наверное, каждую неделю у вас новый любимый артист. С каких ресурсов черпаете информацию? Есть ли лидеры мнений, вкусу которых вы всегда доверяете? Есть ли шансы у независимого артиста?

• Какой список медиа/фанатская база должна быть у артиста, чтобы он стал интересным фестивалю? Имеют ли фестивали сейчас бОльшее значение, чем лейблы и звукозаписывающие компании?

• Самый сложный/запоминающийся кейс с фестиваля, который дал толчок развитию карьеры.

Спикеры:

Андрей Зоин (Фестиваль Respublica)

Кирилл Млинарич (Jazz Koktebel)

Stefan Schurter (букинг менеджер Kulturfabrik KUFA)

Владислав Мицовский ( продюсер, менеджмент групп, соучредитель независимого музыкального лейбла CardioWave)

18.00-19.00 Фестивальный менеджмент. Возможности для организаторов.

• Как составить фестивальную программу, чтобы она имела успех у широких масс, при этом стоит ли стараться развивать молодых артистов и быть открытым к оригинальным проектам?

• Как выживать самим фестивалям в период экономических трудностей?

• Как фестиваль может максимизировать свой вклад в экономику страны, социальную и культурную жизнь?

• Как развивать бренд и особенную атмостферу фестиваля?

• Как работать с партнерами и привлекать средства?

Спикеры:

Андрей Зоин (Фестиваль Respublica)

Кирилл Млинарич (Jazz Koktebel)

Татьяна Мерзлая (Арт-пикник Славы Фроловой).

Также в рамках Music Day in UA молодые украинские артисты смогут принять участие в интерактиве «Check my demo». Представив спикерам демо-записи своих песен, они услышат их комментарии, получат профессиональные советы, а возможно и приглашение к дальнейшей работе.

Шоукейс – фестиваль-ресторация Диван (пл.Бессарабская 2). Начало 20:00

Логическим продолжением мероприятия станет вечерний шоукейс в фестиваль-ресторации "Диван", где спикеры Music Day in UA будут слушать украинские группы OwamO, Go-A и Lady Junk. Лучшая группа получит предложение о сотрудничестве от одного из спикеров и PR-поддержку от музыкального digital-агентства Soundbuzz.

Interview with Scott Stearns (May 2015)

Hey Mr. Wizard, how are you doing?

Hello I am doing good. 


Let’s start right away. How did you begin being keen on rock music? What was your first album purchased?

My first heavy rock album was Billy Idol’s self-titled record. I started out listening to New Wave and Punk in the 1980’s and then got into heavy metal.

You’re also known as an artist in certain circles – for making exhibitions, galleries, and stuff. Did everything begin with drawing on a sheet of paper in the 8^th grade?

I started very early since around kindergarten drawing monsters, robots and aliens. I was also very into Godzilla and old monster movies in grade school. Then in middle school I was very into Dungeons and Dragons and Monster, Eerie, Epic and Heavy Metal magazines,  and artwork from H.R. Giger, Frank Frazetta, and Boris Vallejo. 


Let’s dig a bit into your hardcore projects. There was a group Die-Hard that turned into Integrity. How long have you been playing together, and do you keep in touch with these guys now? 

Die- Hard was me on guitar, Aaron Melnick on bass, Dwid and then Stork on vokills and Chubby Fresh on drums. We went on a small tour with Outface, Derek Green from Sepultura’s  old Cleveland punk rock band. Then we recorded the album Looking Out For Number One.  We were only were together for a year or two. I keep in touch with Aaron and recently hung out with Chubby Fresh at a Slayer concert.

There was an awesome group Madman Mundt, and you recorded 2 albums of the coolest crossover with it. Don’t you want to revive the legend?  

Madman Mundt was a lot of fun and all of those guys were awesome musicians and friends. Mark D. died a couple years ago R.I.P. Me and John and Scott get together every once in a while to jam out some songs. 

What do you think – how important is it to have a good punk/hardcore background to play some terrific sludge afterwards? 

I started out by listening to the Sex Pistols, FEAR, X, The Dead Boys, Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Discharge, Bad Brains, The Flesh Eaters,  G.B.H.  etc.  Then I also try to learn from Black Sabbath, Bolt Thrower and Saint Vitus worship and mix it all together into a mutated rotting pus-swamp. 


I’ve recently bumped onto your work on the cover of a 2003 Russian group’s Rogatyiye Trupoyedy album “Devki, Sex I Trupnuy Yad”. I was pleasantly surprised, since I’ve missed this masterpiece then and now looking for the CD. It was more than dozen years ago! Perhaps there wasn’t much commercial on your side then. Who found whom and what impressions do you have from this collaboration? 

I think they found my art on the Ballbustermusic website. It was very shortly after I first put my art on the internet in early 2000s and had my own website. Working with a band from Russia was very cool. They were great and paid me by sending me a whole bunch of black market Russian heavy metal cd’s. I am always happy when I can work with people on the other side of the planet in different countries and cultures who love heavy music and weird art. 




Let’s proceed to the cream of society. Tell a little about your work with Fistula. Do you know why Corey changes band members so often? 

I played guitar with Fistula on Burdened By Your Existence, Smoke Acid Shoot Pills, Meth Mouth And The Dead Teeth and some other splits and eps. I have been a fan of Fistula since hearing Hymns Of Slumber. Corey and bahb are two of my favorite vocalists.  Some bands sound like the singer is just trying to sing like a tough guy, but these guys sing from the heart and have a true hate filled sound that can’t be faked. I am happy Corey asks me to record on some stuff and asks me to do different artwork.

Bibilic Blood is a great collaboration and concept, in my opinion. Do you perform together anywhere? 

Thank you, no we don’t really play out. We have an attic in the woods that we play and record in a couple miles south of Lake Erie. The woods are where the Mellon Heads are said to live. They are mutated carnivorous children with enlarged heads that escaped from a medical facility that was doing experiments on them. I have never seen one but I hear weird noises sometimes.

Where did you find Suzy with her charming voice?

Me and Suzy used to burn each other cd’s. When she told me she loved Suicidal Tendencies and Slayer I knew we had a great destiny together. 

It is such a pity that Morbid Wizard broke up. Guess there had to be one more terrific album, hadn’t it? 

Morbid Wizard is not completely broke up we are still working on our next album The Age Of Wizardry. It is just taking a really long time but it will totally be worth it.

Rumors had it that Ultralord resurrected. Are people lying?

I have not heard any rumors. 

I think The Disease Concept became a gulp of fresh air on the sludge stage. Bastard vocals and trash reefs are a unique cocktail. I’m sure that having such a robust crew, there are chances to go on tour to the old land. Did you have any offers?

I just did the artwork for Disease Concept,  I am not really in the band. I asked if I could hang out in the studio with them for a while because I wanted to meet Dave and Tommy two of my favorite guitar players. I was a huge fan of Solace for years, and worship The Blood Farmers. Permanent Brain Damage is one of my all-time favorite records. 

«Pain Clinic» from the all-star The Disease Concept was announced last year and there seems to be stuff for the 4^th album. Where and when can we wait for these surprises? 

I am not sure but I think it will be soon hopefully.

Among contemporary bands in which you’re involved, can you highlight the principal one, to which you’d like to devote yourself entirely? 

Right now I am working on things in phases that slowly alternate over time. Bibilic Blood and then Morbid Wizard and Ancient Sickness.

Tell a bit about the story of Goat Skull Records that seem to be lying entirely on your shoulders. When you launched it, what impacted you? What are the plans for 2015?

Goat Skull Records was something me and Corey always wanted to do to be able to put out our own music and do whatever else we felt like.  We put all the cds out in a dvd case so it gives more room for the artwork and they don’t shatter as easily in the mail. For 2015 we might only release Bibilic Blood’s next cd Maximum Burn. 

I try not to miss releases with your covers and buy them on CDs or vinyl. How many other similar fetishists come to you to get your autograph at the full discography?

I am always honored that people like my art. There are so many good artists out there I am always inspired by them.

Have you been thinking of launching your series of comics, where, for example, Fistula’s texts would be played like dialogues?  

Yes that would be very cool. I need to do more comic books, but with a good story or lyrics to it.

Perhaps Mr. Wizard has another dozen of little-known projects, about which we should know? For example, Blackwell.  I have absolutely no idea what it is about. 

Blackwell was hardcore band that was Me and Corey on guitars, bahb from Fistula on bass, Larry Gargus on vokills and Jeremy on drums. We recorded an album that one song came out on the Will To Fail comp. Some day if I manage to pull my head out of my ass for long enough I will put the cd out on Goat Skull Records. It is very good. Accept Death will also probably record some new songs this year.

Did you have offers as an artist – like to draw a series of porters for a large festival, such as Roadburn or Heavy Days in Doomtown? If not, what would you think about such an idea?

No I never got too much into doing flyers, I just try to stick with cds and album covers and comics.

Thanks for the fruitful conversation, Scott. Hope someday life will bring us together to meet on a gig of one of your projects or in an art gallery, or in a coffee shop. 

Take care! And tell a couple of farewell words to the readers of Robust Blog.

Thanks for interviewing me and keeping in contact over the years. I enjoy hearing from you and reading the Robust Fellow.

Questions by PhillO))) & Alex Bilous

http://www.stearnsdog.com/ 

 https://www.facebook.com/GoatSkullRecords

https://thediseaseconcept.bandcamp.com/ 

http://bibilicbloodmusic.bandcamp.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Disease-Concept/272020072859843 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Morbid-Wizard/223196197694920