Edge Day Special: DIY Conspiracy Vol. X (Compilation Tape + Zine)

This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Minor Threat song “Straight Edge”, originally pressed on vinyl for the first time in June, 1981.

Today, Straight Edge can be both a movement and a personal thing. It can be a positive force or a toxic social club. It can embrace all sorts of radicalism, conformism, reactionary ideas, or anything in between. Since the turn of the new century, Straight Edge has also entered the mainstream culture in various unexpected ways. But whatever you might think of it, Straight Edge has stood the test of time… and it’s most definitely here to stay!

DIY Conspiracy Mixtape Vol. X

DIY Conspiracy Vol.X collects sixteen tracks of straight edge hardcore fury. Representing different parts of the world, from Russia and Ukraine to the United States, Mexico, Czechia, France, Hungary, Italy, Germany, and the UK, this compilation tape is the perfect present you can make to yourself for this year’s Edge Day!

Featuring Fuego (Mexico), Sunfall (international straight edge project), CLEARxCUT (Germany, a track from their upcoming Songs of Desire Armed LP), Wake of Humanity (US), Aspire (Ukraine), Lifelike (Czechia), BIGxFOOT (Russia, a song from their brand new EP), Iron Deficiency (Russia), xRISALEx (Turkey, exclusive track), xCauterizex (US, exclusive track), Moral Law (US), Escalate (Hungary), Inmytimeofdying (UK), xUntold Sufferingx (UK), Caged (Italy), and XschlassX (France).

The compilation tape also comes along with an 80-page straight edge zine featuring interviews with Gabriel Kuhn (author of straight edge books “Sober Living for the Revolution: Hardcore Punk, Straight Edge, and Radical Politics” and “X: Straight Edge and Radical Sobriety”), R.A.M.B.O., Eva “xGeniex” Hall of vegan straight edge bands Gather and Power Alone, Julie Hill of Austrian hardcore band DREGS, Kelly Brother-Leonard on the history of xSisterhoodx, zine publisher Evan Stein of Voice of Strength Fanzine, July Salazar of Peruvian all-female hardcore band ¡Tomar Control!, Jyoti Mishra of one-hit wonder White Town, and Portland’s antifascist vegan straight edge band xCauterizex. The zine comes in a bundle with the tape and there’s no option to buy only a tape or a zine separately.

How to Get The Compilation & Zine?

The compilation comes as a digital stream & download for all our Patreon supporters (plus a web view PDF file of the zine). Physical copies are available for a higher-tier Patreon support pledge ($15 with free shipping).

A limited amount of copies will be available from Kontingent Records, Ugly And Proud Records or directly from us (message us on Facebook, Instagram or email) to get a copy! European and US distribution is still to be confirmed.

SUBSCRIBE & GET YOUR TAPE FROM PATREON!

$1 Support Tier:

• Digital stream & download of the Vol. 1 – Vol. 12 compilations.

$5 Support Tier:

• Digital stream & download of the Vol. 1 – Vol. 12 compilations.
• A small mystery box with stuff coming to your address with the release of the final tape in December.

$15 Support Tier:

• Digital stream & download of the Vol. 1 – Vol. 12 compilations.
• Physical copies of each next tape with free worldwide shipping wherever you are.
• A mystery box coming to you with the final tape in December.

Tracklist curated by Mittens XVX, artwork by Lorenzo Bernardi (@bernuggets). Songs remastered and released on tape by Kontingent Records.

We are still looking for bands for the upcoming two compilations by the end of the year. If you play in a band and have a new material to share—don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Source: diyconspiracy.net