[event] Hardcore Hell III // 13th Apr 2012 @ Old Married Soldier's Quarters, Fort Canning

with:

XIBALBA (brutal and messed up hardcore from the US)

RECOVER (break down the walls!)
STRAIGHT FORWARD (our pride, our glory)
PLUTO (too fast,too loud)
JORGE OF THE JENGGO feat. THE TUJOBELAS (B-Hood represent feat P-Town sounds of the Teh Ais!)
NO EXCUSES (the new abrasive hc kids on the block)

Former Old Married Solder's Quarters at Fort Canning
 

We shall open the gates of hell this Friday the 13th.
 

Madness begins at 7pm and shall be seized by 11pm.
 

10 Bucks

Proudly brought to you by Prohibited Projects

[event] Night of Circle Pit 3 // 10th Feb 2012 @ Apsara Asia Dance Studio A

Night of Circle Pit 3
Friday, 10th Feb 2012
7pm till 10pm (*note: show starts at 7.30pm sharp and ends on time so please be on time, you fuckers!)
$10 at the door
The Substation Gallery
45 Armenian Street

with:
TAKEXONEXSTEP (fast posi hardcore, Indonesia)
VIDEO NASTY (nasty thrash, Australia)
PLUTO (young, fast, and brash)
VAARALLINEN (Scandi-hardcore worship)
2FOLD (hardcore youth)
ANALDICKTION (beach boy grindcore)
RECOVER (wall-breaking hardcore)

Brought to you by Prohibited Projects. See you there!

[tour] TakexOnexStep (ID) Singapore/Malaysia Tour (Feb 2012)

More tours! It's been so long since we've had that bit of xposicorex we're starting to think it's making the scene regress a little bit! We kid, but next month sees us West Java straight-edge hardcore kids TAKExONExSTEP storm through Singapore and Malaysia for a short 3-day tour. We don't always see Indonesian DIY hardcore-punk bands getting out of their home countries so we're in for a rare treat! They will also be releasing their The Future Value EP on this tour so look out for that.

Definitely for fans of the likes of CARRY ON, CHAMPION, and HOLDxTRUE! Let's get that index finger (or thumb! or pinky!)  ready for some finger-pointing action soon, kids.

Brought to you by Learn To Trust Records. Singapore show organized by Prohibited Projects.

[event] Distro Day Out // 28th & 29th Jan 2012 @ The Substation Gallery

DISTRO DAY OUT

A Carnival of S.E.Asian DIY hc-punk-underground distros!

28+29 Jan 2012 (Sat + Sun)

The Substation Gallery, 45 Armenian Street

12 noon till 10pm both days

Admission is free

With appearances by: Prohibited Projects, Slap Bet Records, Haxanhaus Records, Straits Records, Azadghei Records, War Free Zone, Fathomless Depths, Alternaive Distro (BDG), Pustaka Semesta infoshop (KL), Thrash Steady Syndicate, Because of The Night zine, & more!

And performances by: (Sat) CIRCUITRIP, DJ URINE (FR), and (Sun) DJ BASTARD!

The organizer (Prohibited Projects) is still looking for more distros to participate so if you're interested, do get in touch: prohibitedprojects@gmail.com

[event] Thursday Night Thrash! // 15th Dec 2011 @ The Substation Gallery

feat.
HÅRDA TIDER (youthcrew mosh hardcore from Malmo, Sweden)
MILISI KECOA (80's inspired hardcore punk from Bandung, Indonesia)

with
ENAM JAHANAM (destructive hardcore punks)
BLOODY REJECTS (hardcore, no doubt about it)
TSA ( 80's style pinoy hardcore)
ABRASION (grinding fucking violence)

Brought to you by Blackhole212 / Prohibited Projects / Epidemic Records

You can download Milisi Kecoa "Kalian Memang Menyedihkan" 2010 full-length here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?32nm07vsvlspd45

The upcoming HÅRDA TIDER/MILISI KECOA split CD will be released by Epidemic Records.

[event] Tribal Gathering of The Tongue Tasters: To Whom It May Concern // 3rd Dec 2011 @ The Substation Theatre

Tribal Gathering of The Tongue Tasters: To Whom It May Concern

By Enam Jahanam

Saturday 3rd December 2011, 8pm

The Substation Theatre

Admission: $15 and $10 (concession) available from The Substation box office

Contact Mish'aal at 6337 7800 or email boxoffice@substation.org.

ENAM JAHANAM, or The Six Destructives (translated from Malay), is a DIY-hardcore band influenced by punk and skinhead culture, and the Oi! sub-genre. The band’s musical and ideological cues range from 1980s punk to music being made from current hardcore and Oi bands the world over.

ENAM JAHANAM emotes with screams and yells over a wall of angry yet melodious noise.

ENAM JAHANAM consists of members who have been involved in hardcore/punk/Oi from the mid 90s, and who play in CIRCLE OF FRIENDS (hardcore), LEAD (II) NITRATE (emo hardcore punk), BLINDED HUMANITY (crust), TOPSY TURVY (crust grind), EXKORIATOR (metal-punk) and many other bands, and who have also been involved with bedroom distribution labels like Azadghei Records, Sxetan Collective and Prohibited Projects.

[event] Wednesday Night Thrash // 27th July 2011 @ Multi-Purpose Hall, Goodman Arts Centre

This is for those who have eagerly been anticipating the arrival of COMADRE (US) in Singapore, and they will finally be here!

Show supports include:

FUJI (formerly known as FUJICOLOR)

PAZAHORA

YUMI

TAKE OVER

ABOLITION A.D.

Multi-Purpose Hall, Goodman Arts Centre
90 Goodman Road (former Lasalle, SOTA)
Bus services: 12, 14, 30, 30E, 158, 196, 501
MRT: Mountbatten (Circle Line)

*Show starts at 7.30pm. It has to end by 10.30pm so come early!

Brought to you by Prohibited Projects, Epidemic Records, and Blackhole212.

[shoutout] Gang Buster (MY) and Senza Tregua (IT) split CD out now on Prohibited Projects

Finally, the long-awaited split CD release between GANG BUSTER from Penang, Malaysia, and SENZA TREGUA from Palermo, Italy, is out and fresh from the presses -- since 11th June 2011!

5 bottle-breaking S.H.A.R.P tunes from each band.

US$8ppd (Asia/Pacific Rim) and US$10ppd (world).

By hand $8 each, pay a bit more from stores.

Distros, please get in touch at prohibitedprojects@gmail.com for insanely cheap wholesale prices for the months of June and July!

Spread the word.

http://prohibitedprojects.blogspot.com

[tour] Comadre (US) Singapore/Malaysia Tour (July 2011)

Skramz fans rejoice!

The rumours are true: COMADRE (US) are indeed coming to Singapore and Malaysia for a short 1-week stopover in between touring Japan and Australia. Established in 2004, this "Bloodtown Crew" screamo 5-piece play a style of hardcore-punk which is at once energetic and fast but which still retains a sense of melody amidst the chaos. Sure, they've got all the trademarks of the prototypical screamo band: barely intelligible screaming, intertwining dissonant guitarists, and stupid (yet highly entertaining) voice clips. However, there is one thing you can't deny, and that is that the band does it amazingly well and you can't imagine not dancing to those tunes!

Also, if anyone is curious about the origins of the name, "comadre" is loosely translated as "godmother" in Spanish, and is also a slang term for anyone who is not related by blood but still feels like family. How's that for E-M-O? Bit of skramz trivia for you there, folks! We can imagine those skramz points going up a notch.

They will be touring with Malaysian emoviolence outfit FUJI (who used to be known as FUJICOLOR) throughout, with the Singapore show on the 26th of July set up by Prohibited Projects.

It wasn't gravity. It was the witches.

We can't bloody wait.

http://comadre.bandcamp.com/

http://www.comadreblog.com/

http://www.myspace.com/comadre

[tour] Goum (JP) and Jah Excretion (JP) Singapore/Malaysia Tour (July 2011)

The past couple of years has seen innumerable touring bands in the SE Asia region, and this July is no exception. Some of you may be spoilt for choice for any number of reasons, but if you were to ask us, we'd advise you to make it a point to catch them all -- you don't want to miss out on the good stuff! After all, we'd never know when any of these bands would make the time (or the money) to tour these parts again in the near future.

Late July sees 2 Japanese acts GOUM and JAH EXCRETION tour Singapore and Malaysia. Little is known about Tokyo's GOUM really. Malaysian label Crysis Records had released the band's demo on a tape in October last year and that was as much as we'd heard. They play a dark, depressive variation of the modern crust (or "neo-crust", if you will) sound; think MADAME GERMEN meets SCHIFOSI but rawer and less refined. The dynamics also remind us of Japanese sludge/doom act BIRUSHANAH, who would use Japanese traditional percussion instead of the regular rock'n'roll drums.

And what about JAH EXCRETION? That is essentially a one-man sonic machine featuring Yu Iwasaki (fun fact: he used to play bass for grinding hardcore-punk powerviolence unit BRUTAL TERRORISM, who were on our shores last year), who has 3 releases out since 2009. Flitting between harsh white noise to trippy psychedelic ambient soundscapes, the man fucks with your mind. Prepare to be awed.

The Singapore show is slated to happen on the 24th July and is brought to you by Prohibited Projects. Line-up to be unveiled real soon so keep your eyes peeled.

[tour] Grand Hotel Paradox (AE) SE Asia Tour (June 2011)

We didn't think there'd be a punk rock band in the United Arab Emirates. But there is one, and in Dubai, no less! As we see DIY hardcore-punk expand to parts of the world where the mere idea would be unheard of before, it gets us excited. And to think that one of them is touring here makes us even more psyched!

Therefore, it is apt to announce that 3-piece post-punk-rock band from Dubai GRAND HOTEL PARADOX will be travelling around the region to play shows in Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The Singapore show is organized by Prohibited Projects and has already made its rounds on the site. If you missed it, check back here.

You can also check out 2 interviews with the band on the links below:

http://spadesmagazine.com/2011/05/17/grand-hotel-paradox-live-in-malaysia-interview/

http://www.triplew.me/en/music/music-news/866-do-it-yourself-a-punk-view

[event] Night of Circle Pit #2 feat. Grand Hotel Paradox (AE) // 21st June 2011 @ The Substation

Night of Circle Pit #2
Presented by Prohibited Projects / Blackhole 212
Tuesday 21 June 2011, 7pm
The Substation Theatre
Admission: $8 available at the door

Grand Hotel Paradox is a DIY & independent punk band. The band performs punk music that experiments with harmony, rhythm and texture. Their performance at The Substation forms part of their South East Asia tour, which will also include shows in Malaysia and the Philippines.

In August 2010, Chris Ryan (Guitar/Vocals) was mixing live sound at a show that Mike Priest (Bass/Vocals) was playing with his band gopilot. After the soundcheck they talked for hours about genuine punk music with real emotion, energy, dynamics and true power. Grand Hotel Paradox was born when they were joined by Michael Sydenham on drums a few months later. In March 2011, the "First World Problems" EP was released online for free download or purchase. In June 2011, they will tour Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines.