MUZAI Records

MUZAI Records Microlabel based in Leeds, curating the "best" in alternative and left-field music from the UK Why “MUZAI”? Still pretty gnarly though!

We wanted to translate “noisy” or “difficult” into Japanese. We translated it wrong – so we’re actually Innocence Records once translated.

So long and thanks for all the fish.
27/11/2024

So long and thanks for all the fish.

Struggles With Syntax frontman Jo Jones releases his latest solo effort today - a double A side "Wingspan/Get Your Stoma...
15/11/2024

Struggles With Syntax frontman Jo Jones releases his latest solo effort today - a double A side "Wingspan/Get Your Stomach" - which is available through all leading digital services including Bandcamp and Spotify.

We'll have the music video for "Wingspan" up later in the day, but for now though - come and get it.

Choose your preferred music service

is performing tomorrow night, ahead of the release of his new double A side out next week through us.Go celebrate the w...
07/11/2024

is performing tomorrow night, ahead of the release of his new double A side out next week through us.

Go celebrate the weekend and his forthcoming release in London - drop him a message at his profile to get on the guest list.

Wingspan/Get Your Stomach out November 15, 2024, through all leading digital outlets.

Some fantastic words regarding Muscle Vest and their most recent single, "Landlord Cull." Their brand new EP is out now ...
02/08/2024

Some fantastic words regarding Muscle Vest and their most recent single, "Landlord Cull." Their brand new EP is out now digitally and on CD - crack into it.

Muscle Vest, photo courtesy the artists The title of Muscle Vest’s “Landord Cull” is a statement in itself and in essence not a bad idea. But in the music video we get some facts about landlords an…

Muscle Vest's brand new EP, "Every Day For The Rest of Your Life," is out now through all leading digital outlets and o...
26/07/2024

Muscle Vest's brand new EP, "Every Day For The Rest of Your Life," is out now through all leading digital outlets and on CD through MUZAI Records.

Link to the multitude of options in our bio.

You can now order Muscle Vest's new EP, "Every Day For The Rest of Your Life," which features the caustic rental anthem ...
25/07/2024

You can now order Muscle Vest's new EP, "Every Day For The Rest of Your Life," which features the caustic rental anthem "Landlord Cull," through the MUZAI Records Bandcamp page.

Digital versions of the album will be available through the usual suspects, but more importantly, through the band's Bandcamp page - so you know the money is going directly to the fellas.

18 track album

One week from today, drop their new EP, "Every Day For The Rest of Your Life," through all leading digital outlets, the...
19/07/2024

One week from today, drop their new EP, "Every Day For The Rest of Your Life," through all leading digital outlets, the band's Bandcamp page and a limited run of CDs through our store.

For those who don't trust the postal service after today's IT issues, the CDs will be available at the band's upcoming shows.

Muscle Vest "Landlord Cull" Humbrag - A Thread."Landlord Cull functions as a cathartic release for listeners who share s...
01/07/2024

Muscle Vest "Landlord Cull" Humbrag - A Thread.

"Landlord Cull functions as a cathartic release for listeners who share similar experiences, as it clearly and emphatically expresses the confusion and intensity of these struggles" - Destroy//Exist

Underground music and pop culture through the pains of existence Shoegaze, post punk, noise rock, post rock, post metal, gothic, darkwave, alternative

In typical fashion, the day we have an announcement our website server goes down. Anyhoo...Yes: we are working with Lond...
21/06/2024

In typical fashion, the day we have an announcement our website server goes down. Anyhoo...

Yes: we are working with London band with their new EP coming out in late July.
Yes: there is a music video for their single "Landlord Cull," which releases digitally next Friday.
No: we've no idea what the hell happened to the website but who cares - there's a music video to be watched!

Check out the link in Muscle Vest's bio while we try and hack the mainframe of our site.

While we figure out why the website's not working (typical on a release day), here's the link to Muscle Vest's new music...
21/06/2024

While we figure out why the website's not working (typical on a release day), here's the link to Muscle Vest's new music video for "Landlord Cull" - which hits streaming services next Friday (June 28 2024)

Full EP by the London noise-rockers out late July 2024.

Back to fixing the plumbing on the MUZAI website.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Charlie WebbFrom the EP Every Day For The Rest Of Your LifeMuzai Records 2024Muscle Vest are:Adam Kingsley - BassArun Dhanjal...

(and remember to register to vote for the UK election )
18/06/2024

(and remember to register to vote for the UK election )

MAKE MONEY. EARN INFLUENCE. FORGET ABOUT TENNANT RIGHTS
18/06/2024

MAKE MONEY. EARN INFLUENCE. FORGET ABOUT TENNANT RIGHTS

Jo Jones new single, "Bag and Stones," is out from today on all leading digital platforms. To celebrate, Jo's for some r...
15/03/2024

Jo Jones new single, "Bag and Stones," is out from today on all leading digital platforms. To celebrate, Jo's for some reason brought back this rabbit bastard for a music video for said track.

Links to the video and digital options in our IG bio

One week from today, Jo Jones' first single "Bag and Stones" is released on all digital platforms. You can check out a p...
08/03/2024

One week from today, Jo Jones' first single "Bag and Stones" is released on all digital platforms. You can check out a preview of the track over at our website, before adding it to your Spotify or Apple Music playlist.

Jo Jones makes his solo debut through MUZAI Records next month, releasing a new single "Bag & Stones" through all leadin...
27/02/2024

Jo Jones makes his solo debut through MUZAI Records next month, releasing a new single "Bag & Stones" through all leading streaming services.

The single is a throw back to an era of college rock where there's a tenderness to the caustic tones of Jones, who many will remember from his time in Struggles With Syntax.

A preview of the single will be available for a limited time on MUZAIRECORDS.co.uk in due course

FLOGGING A DEAD ONE HORSE TOWNEP 17OUT NOWDIGITAL/CDRLINK IN BIO
26/01/2024

FLOGGING A DEAD ONE HORSE TOWN
EP 17
OUT NOW
DIGITAL/CDR

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Death Genesis returns with fellow artist Greenling to release a self titled album on compact disc and digitally. Check out a cut from the power electronics work by visiting our SoundCloud page before the album drops November 25 2022. https://on.soundcloud.com/KTYvw

#ICYMI NZ post punk trio Flogging A Dead One Horse Town released their latest work, EP 15, featuring the single Big Man In A Big House - which has been spinning more than once on Amazing Radio. Buy the EP through our Bandcamp or stream through all leading digital platforms.

While we're in a thankful mood, big thanks once again to Absolute Worst Show, clocking closely to 100 episodes, for giving @powerdrill1312 a spin. UZUMAKI/BUSHWHACK is available now through the MUZAI Bandcamp and coming soon to Spotify and those other corporate streaming giants. S C P V

Your next release from MUZAI Records occurs on October 21 2022, with the last Flogging A Dead One Horse Town EP for 2022 - EP 15. Some of you in New Zealand may have been lucky enough to snap up copies on lathe cut vinyl, but for the rest of us, we get the digital version on Bandcamp and all leading digital platforms come late October. Single stream coming soon. End transmission. #newmusicalert #newmusic2022 #newmusic #newrelease #newartistsdiscovery #fadoht

#newmusicfriday NEW RELEASE ALERT #newmusicalert Murina's live session from betevé music show FEEEL is now available in MP3 format. FEEEL Sessions 2022 is a seven track live EP which premieres new tracks Girls Are Heavy, Lovelong and Wild City Human Sick. Come for the live EP. Stay for a cassette tape of Murina's EP, Stuff Galore. https://muzai.bandcamp.com

It's one more sleep until @hey_murina release the audio from the FEEEL Session from earlier this year. Released on a Thursday rather than a Friday to prime audiences in Girona for their performance this Friday. Download will be available through MUZAI Records so you can pick up a Stuff Galore cassette tape if you've enjoyed what you've heard so far. 🎵 MURINA - Wild City Human Sick 🎥 FEEEL on Bétéve TV

"Lovelong" by Barcelona based duo @hey_murina is a second new single you can expect to hear in full this Thursday. Taken from their FEEEL session from earlier this year, their loud-quiet-loud dynamic in the song is very much rooted in the grunge genre the two have partially be inspired by. Only two sleep left before the entire session winds up on Bandcamp. 🎥 FEEEL (via Bétéve) #newmusic #newmusic2022 #grunge #grrrls #girlsareheavy

This week; ahead of Murina's visit to Girona this Friday, their FEEEL Sessions make their way onto Bandcamp. If you've slept on their latest single, Girls Are Heavy, prime yourself ahead of the full session's release. We'll be sharing two more brand new tricks from the band over the next two days.

F**K ART LETS CYBERGRIND POWERDRILL UZUMAKI/BUSHWHACK FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 23 2022 MUZAI.BANDCAMP.COM S C P V

MURINA are set to release the audio from their June FEEEL session on Thursday 29 September - with a new single, Girls Are Heavy, streaming now through SoundCloud. Full details including the stream in the link below. Don't forget to follow @hey_murina for more information on your dates, including their show in Girona on September 30 2022. #grrrlsareheavy https://www.muzairecords.com/post/murina-new-live-album-september-2022 #grrrlsareheavy

We have a primer for the next Powerdrill show taking place later in the month - as the group open for Helpless at Corporation, Sheffield. Visit the MUZAI YouTube page on Monday August 5 2022 to watch Powerdrill side of stage at one of their last shows as they prepare to release the second half of their 2022 singles. #SCPV

That's enough of us being quiet... summer holidays are over. Murina are performing at the end of the month once again, making the trip to Girona to play La Soterrania as part of the venues season of curated gigs. Mark down September 30 2022 in your diaries. "But I'm not in Spain?" Still mark it down - there's a new Murina release on that date also, as Martina and Laura share their favourite tracks from their FEEEL Session from earlier this year. Hear that track in the video? It's called a new single streaming soon. #grrrlsareheavy

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MUZAI is an independent record label founded in 2008 to put out music on CDR from our friends. Since then, the label has expanded to include bands outside of the noise-rock genre and has been featured in the New Zealand Herald, Noisy, BBC 6 Music and countless radio stations across the globe.

It’s founders have gone from cutting out covers and gluing together digipacks to releasing on vinyl and cassette formats, and now going back to cutting and gluing things together again. MUZAI believes in undertaking bespoke releases (having released on a floppy disk at one stage for Ipswich’s “Live in Dunedin” release) and seldom look at doing second runs. Primarily because MUZAI knows you probably have access to digital mediums already.