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Jesu – Heart Ache

The Village — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:22:38 +0000

I swore I had already posted this years ago.

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Knut – Wyriwys

The Village — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:55:31 +0000

Hydreahead was one of the greatest labels ever.

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Old Man Gloom – To Carry The Flame

The Village — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:59:11 +0000

Their first, but not last, secret album. Recorded and pressed to vinyl and available at shows in 2012. A bigger standard release came a little later, but they just made and released a record without telling anyone. After No, secert albums/ suprise drops became their thing, like the 2 Ape of God albums and Seminar VIII and IX.

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Mare – Anisette

The Village — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 03:53:03 +0000

I don’t think these dudes ever got the love they deserved.

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Botch – Saint Mathew Returns To The Womb

The Village — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 22:45:08 +0000

Don’t ever forget.

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Jodis – Broken Ground

The Village — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:11:00 +0000

The first Jodis album did nothing for me at all. Nothing. Not many of Hydrahead’s 2009 releases did. But I guess if you put out 20 releases in a single year (according to wikipedia), they’re probably not going to all be gold. Turns out I actually only bought one thing Hydrahead released that year, an Oxbow 7″.

Aside from some old HH stand-bys like Cave-In, Torche and Big Business, most of the labels 2009 output would fall under what Label head Aaron Turner refered to as “challenging (i.e. unmarketable)” in his going out of business statement. The Jodis album released that year, at least for me, fit squarely in that camp.

Or maybe I just never gave it (or 18 other releases that year) a fair shake. I’m sure thats the attitude that helped drive Hydrahead out of business. My bad dudes. I love your label, even when I didn’t buy things from it. I always respected that you put out exactly what you wanted to, even if I hated it (Xasther, Gridlink) or thought it was way to expensive ($25 for a single 12″).

With all that said, I love this track. I slept on Jodis, hard. I also gave the first album another go. Damnit, that thing is great too.

Buy both album.

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Big Business – Grounds For Divorce

The Village — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:40:00 +0000

Damn, I love this song.

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Oxbow – The Geometry Of Business

The Village — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 04:20:54 +0000

Muscle dude in his underwear that will choke you out. Good times.

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Torche – Across The Shields

The Village — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:02:00 +0000

They were so much better at Fest than the week before, when I saw them in Detroit.

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Mare – They Sent You

The Village — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:16:00 +0000

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