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Post by j-rad on Jul 6, 2009 13:28:45 GMT -5
I preordered a bunch of Altars stuff (tapes, shirt, split ep) from Occult Contemporary back in September. I waited for awhile, since they said it may take some time for all of that stuff to come out. I finally contacted them in December, and they said that the order slipt by, and that I'll get it in a week. Still nothing, and they continue to avoid my emails. I have even contacted Altars since it's their label, and at first, I got a response, but now nothing. I always try to give labels/distros the benefit of the doubt but, it really isn't hard to reply to a fucking email. And to put the final cherry on top of the pile of shit, the Occult Contemporary website has a fucking swastika on it now. I know the dude personally, his name's James Downing. He released my band DMA's 7" and did absolutely nothing with it but sit on a box in his closet. He's pretty much renowned for ripping people off, and constantly changing his label name/online handle because of said rip-offs. Go check out vivalavinyl's rip-off list and he's mentioned almost more than anyone. It sucks that he's a nice guy, but he has it all fucked up. Dude wears KKK pendants and swastikas for "artistic expression" and thinks lightly of getting involved with Nationalist Socialist bands when he doesn't believe the ethos.
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Post by swilliam on Jul 6, 2009 14:29:22 GMT -5
oh that douche!
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Post by Torch the Mall on Jul 13, 2009 11:22:11 GMT -5
I know the dude personally, his name's James Downing. He released my band DMA's 7" and did absolutely nothing with it but sit on a box in his closet. He's pretty much renowned for ripping people off, and constantly changing his label name/online handle because of said rip-offs. Go check out vivalavinyl's rip-off list and he's mentioned almost more than anyone. It sucks that he's a nice guy, but he has it all fucked up. Dude wears KKK pendants and swastikas for "artistic expression" and thinks lightly of getting involved with Nationalist Socialist bands when he doesn't believe the ethos. He released your 7" under True Til Deaf, right? I never dealt with the guy personally, but I have never heard any compliments, either.
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Post by ToLiveALie on Jul 13, 2009 11:37:47 GMT -5
He was doing stuff under How Much Art Can You Take Records but it looks like its changed again unless he sold out hardcore.
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Post by j-rad on Jul 17, 2009 11:15:18 GMT -5
I know the dude personally, his name's James Downing. He released my band DMA's 7" and did absolutely nothing with it but sit on a box in his closet. He's pretty much renowned for ripping people off, and constantly changing his label name/online handle because of said rip-offs. Go check out vivalavinyl's rip-off list and he's mentioned almost more than anyone. It sucks that he's a nice guy, but he has it all fucked up. Dude wears KKK pendants and swastikas for "artistic expression" and thinks lightly of getting involved with Nationalist Socialist bands when he doesn't believe the ethos. He released your 7" under True Til Deaf, right? I never dealt with the guy personally, but I have never heard any compliments, either. Yeah, it was True Til Deaf at the time. Chances are, if you ever see the record anywhere, it's because we gave it to bands personally or 1963 Records sent them to the distros. Then it was How Much Art Can You Take?, now it's Occult Contemporary. He's still doing shows and whatnot at his house, Punch is playing there Monday, actually. He just shouldn't be involved in any label business.
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Post by xrawmaterialsx on Sept 20, 2009 10:37:28 GMT -5
Well unfortunately a lot of the bands i've help here in l.a. have rip me off one way or another, which has made me think twice of even helping bands release anything. Sucks but thats the way its gone.
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Post by swilliam on Sept 20, 2009 11:22:57 GMT -5
I just assume anyone from LA is a rip-off until proven otherwise. California is full of flakes.
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Post by ToLiveALie on Sept 20, 2009 11:37:36 GMT -5
I'd prefer to give anyone in general the benefit of the doubt... whether they be from SE Asia or LA. I've had good experiences with some really nice people in bands from LA.. namely Sergio from AAS/Liberate and Ryan from Rhino Charge/Arctic Choke.
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Post by swilliam on Sept 20, 2009 12:52:01 GMT -5
you are a nicer dude than me.
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Post by ariedeparia on Oct 19, 2009 15:27:15 GMT -5
Hey please help us try too find marty dwyer from needles he s Jerk Off records and should release several 7" releases" Intestinal Infection/Slapendehonden 7 POS/Saul Turteltaub 7" 100 bands play 10 sec comp. 7" Viscera / Necrocannibalistic Vomitorium 7" people send him cash for pressing printing and shipping but he seems too f.. things up and doesnt respond too his myspace and too his mail so looks like he's stealing from the poor and killing the DIY scene where its; all about trust help us find him so he can tell us whats going on www.myspace.com/danceswithpantsdanceswithpants@yahoo.com wanted: alive with our 7" or our money thanx fro your help
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Post by bobbybonghits on Nov 26, 2009 8:15:18 GMT -5
FUCK eric t. of torture garden picture company. dude takes forever and a day to send shit and when it came i didn't even get everything i ordered. still waiting on the SEK/ROD split. plus he's a brain tumor faker.
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Post by xbombergirlx on Feb 10, 2010 19:05:32 GMT -5
anybody having problems with Clay / Rescued From Life? he is supposed to ship me 20 x LPs since September last year but i have not received anything yet and he has since stopped replying my messages. the last message i got from him was in Novemeber 2009 telling me he was having internet connection problems at home and that he will ship my records out asap but i have not gotten anything yet. my last message to him (on RFL's myspazz, which he logs in daily from what i can see) was about a month and a half ago, which got no reply. not accusing him of being a ripoff or anything but i am just wondering if anyone knows whats up? though im still being optimistic that everything will work out because fortunately for me so far iv only been ripped off once, and that was by Blastcore Records a few years back
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Post by swilliam on Feb 10, 2010 19:14:05 GMT -5
In my experience, RFL has been REALLY slow sometimes. He just might be really slow with you too, sorry!
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Post by BigSeth on Feb 10, 2010 20:33:59 GMT -5
Clay is mad slow most of the time. the first time i order'd from him it took a week. second and third time took almost two mouths.
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Post by mariachixviolence on Feb 14, 2010 14:21:02 GMT -5
the guy from jerk off records sent me a message about releasing something or other. but i just ignored it after i read this thread, and am assuming he just wants money out of us. thanks for the heads up.
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Post by j-rad on Feb 14, 2010 16:56:57 GMT -5
When I ordered from RFL, it took a while, but he threw in an extra LP and 7" for being late. I imagine he just gets overwhelmed.
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Post by yeastydeath on Feb 14, 2010 18:49:19 GMT -5
Yea, he's always been pretty reliable.
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Post by ToLiveALie on Feb 14, 2010 20:13:52 GMT -5
When I ordered from RFL, it took a while, but he threw in an extra LP and 7" for being late. I imagine he just gets overwhelmed. I just got a small CD trade from him really quickly, pleased with that. Never got Evolved Into Obliteration LP and kind of sucks since it was $20. Never sent me a replacement.
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Post by ToLiveALie on Mar 2, 2010 22:28:22 GMT -5
Not a big ripoff, but looking through my trades.. I never got this from two years ago..
Ă‘ERAS/DYBBUK RECS GERARDO LUGO H. apdo postal 182 los reyes acaquilpan c.p.56401, edo de mex MEXICO
3 athrenody 2 bloody phoenix for 3 anarchus 2 skrack cd's
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Post by appache on Apr 15, 2010 6:22:18 GMT -5
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Post by ryan on Apr 15, 2010 10:39:07 GMT -5
yeah, it's been discussed in another thread "Torture Garden's side of the story..." or something like that.
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Post by hauntedhotelrecs on Jun 9, 2010 14:26:50 GMT -5
JUAN SHIT / IMPETIGO PRODUCCION / CHILE - Owes my about 25 shirts.
DAN / RAW NOISE RECORDS - Legendary rip off. Owes me about $50.00 cash.
Thats all i can think of.
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Post by swilliam on Jun 9, 2010 14:43:44 GMT -5
I harrassed Dan constantly until I got my shit from him about a year late. that dude is a piece of shit. Too bad most people that end up doing labels are flaky pieces of shit.
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Post by ToLiveALie on Jul 11, 2010 10:37:14 GMT -5
Waiting for five months on a trade with Prolapse Records.... still waiting.
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Post by chaoskampf on Jul 18, 2010 15:04:13 GMT -5
Southern Lord owes me 30 bucks. Never got a single 7" in that Boris single series they did.
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