Noise distributors 2013

[Levas]

I think Mikko's prices while ordering from Finland are really low. 2 euros everywhere in the world if I remember correctly? I doubt that could be called expensive.

[Scat-O-Logy]

27 dollars for two BU CDs is as cheap as it gets and if you consider the class of BU, 27$ is not nearly enough for two CDs.

EDIT:

USA => Malignant

[FreakAnimalFinland]

I have had same CD prices since... about '95 ? Something like that. I recall they used to be 70mk, then when euro currency came, price was rounded up to 12 euro and that's what it has been ever since. Back in the day, for 12 euro you could buy quote a lot of things. Nowadays very little.

Something like 5usd metal CD's, is a distortion of prices created by labels like NWN and desperate ones trying to get rid of their dead stocks. A lot of releases cost more than 5usd to make per copy. (For those who have more than large bulk run pressing cost to think about)

I would guess FA is one of the cheapest of european industrial labels?

[Goat93]

I have had same CD prices since... about '95 ? Something like that. I recall they used to be 70mk, then when euro currency came, price was rounded up to 12 euro and that's what it has been ever since. Back in the day, for 12 euro you could buy quote a lot of things. Nowadays very little.

Something like 5usd metal CD's, is a distortion of prices created by labels like NWN and desperate ones trying to get rid of their dead stocks. A lot of releases cost more than 5usd to make per copy. (For those who have more than large bulk run pressing cost to think about)

I would guess FA is one of the cheapest of european industrial labels?

Metal CDs are mostly cheaper than Noise/Industrial in generell. The Sales are Common in Metal. 10%, 20% or 25% (even till 50%) to make Room for new Stuff. Not only NWN, Obscure Abhorrence, Funeral Industries, Eisenwald, Witching Hour have this. But same like Steinklang, Tesco or others, who lowers Prices from Deadstocks.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

I'd say dead stock discount prices hardly reflect what new CD's are generally worth. I don't have much of "dead stock", because I don't run label in attempt to move whole inventory over short period of time, but can have items in stock for 10 years without seeing much problem with it. Even if it sells 1 copy every 3 years, hah!
That is certainly gamble, if thinking "I'll get this cheaper later".
With some releases it may be useless to pay 20,- now when you get it 5 euro quite soon, but some releases have pressing size estimated to reflect real demand. Meaning, theoretically all new copies will be sold at regular retail price and when release is sold out, it depends pure on "market" whether it becomes sought after high priced item or regular 2nd hand item sold for fraction of the original value.

Overall CD price appears to be 10-16 euro range in European industrial labels. It mostly depends on country, it's tax levels and level of economy anyways. Finnish postage rates keep rising. I think next in about 1 month? Minor corrections, what will not affect prices to my customers (3 euro flat rate, any amount of CD's anywhere in world!), but always cumulating into my own bills..

[cipher chris]

i have a friend selling me two Bizarre Uproar cds for 27 total dollars. can someone explain why postage is so high in finland to us? maybe someone can post an american distro that distributes freak animal/filth&violence stuff with cheaper postage. not trying to raise the ire of Mikko. most of my metal cds were anywhere from 5 bucks to 13 bucks minus postage. i dont understand.

That seems very reasonable if it's a combined price (you're complaining about a dollar difference on your upper limit?).  Given two CDs from American to anywhere else in the world would comprise at least $10-$11 postage, I just don't see the complaint.  When the Australian dollar was shit, I on occasion paid close to $50au for a CD (now equivalent to $53us - back then it was c. $25us) including postage.

Postage everywhere is expensive to overseas.  Finland seems more reasonable than most.

[SiClark]

A new physical store in London opened for experimental/noise/etc.


Electric Knife Records

http://electrickniferecords.co.uk

Just to let anyone know in London who is thinking about going to this shop - it's not very easy to find. It could be down to me being an idiot but I walked up and down the road a lot and couldn't see it anywhere.

I emailed the guy who runs it and he told me some more details I thought I should share -

"It is the door next to a closed blue shutters and a Thai restaurant from the other. The 143bus stop is outside of the shop as well.
The door is open, you walk a small corridor and it is on the right hand side."

[totalblack]

Canada:

Scream//Write distro + Absurd Exposition label

http://screamandwrithe.com/home/index.html

-Distro with Vinyl, cassettes, CDs, as well shirts patches zines, etc. Noise \ PE \ HNW as well a decent amount of Metal, Grind, Hardcore-ish stuff. Label is noise oriented.

[totalblack]

I just ordered some things from:

Norway:
Where Frost Reign label + distro
http://wherefrostreignhangar.tumblr.com/

Good mix of music and literature, books, zines, cassettes and records. Currently stoking items from Filth and Violence, Peter Sotos, a bunch of other things too.

[Strömkarlen]

Beläten is building a mail-order. http://belaten.bigcartel.com

[Mattias G]

I have ordered from http://www.infinite-limits.com lately. Very good and fast service. From U.K by the way.

[Brad]

http://www.hagshadow.net/ (UK)
http://existest.org/ee_v3/?page_id=14 (US)
http://catharticprocess.com/cp/?page_id=3 (US, no homepage updates since August 2012, can anyone confirm activity?)

[Jaakko V.]

http://catharticprocess.com/cp/?page_id=3 (US, no homepage updates since August 2012, can anyone confirm activity?)

I think he's running it down. Some time ago he talked on the internet about selling the entire stock to whoever wants to buy it...

[Mattias G]

Swill Radio of course. Scott Faust does the best reviews in the world besides Angela Sawyer. No competition! 
http://www.anti-naturals.org/swill/

[Guldur]

Czech republic

Shitty situation here, althrough we have some devoted people who at least have some noise records in their distro's:

Epidemie Records

Lot of their own releases, neo-folk, doom metal, obscure electronics, however they made some approach in releasing interesting Hungarian stuff like Larhnakh or Kriegsfall - U. In their distro you may find Grunt, Bizzare Uproar, NTT, Theologian and some other selected P.E. or noise performers together with some releases of Malignant.

http://www.epidemie.cz

Ascarid Records and Mytina distribution

Somewhere between proffesional tape label nad D.I.Y. Ascarid records span their activities from Czech performers attached mainly to art schools, to raw black metal, DSBM drone to dark ambient artists. They offer also good services in tape production for reasonable money. Some of their tapes i would highly reccommend!

http://www.ascarid.cz

Industrial Gallery

Originally a video division of Ars Morta Universum, has slowly grown to an interesting DVD-R and CD-R label. You can still get there some rare live shows of Schloss Tegal, Einleitungszeit, VO.I.D., Skrol, Job Karma and simillar artists.

http://www.industrialgallery.com/