From label owner Barlovv:
As of September 1st 2023, the Moose is one. This whole thing started as a bit of a shitpost in the Noob Heavy Discord and now I’m looking at a release a week until next fucking summer. To say that I’m surprised would be an understatement and I also find myself unable to think of it as a stupid joke as it continues to morph into a real thing. At the time of writing, the Moose has reached:
Bandcamp – 48,705 plays, 650 fans
Spotify – 16,000 Streams
Twitter – 687 followers
Bluesky – 443 followers
Mastodon – 132 followers
Instagram – 746 followers
Youtube – 24 subscribers
Discord – 96 members
Newsletter – 262 subscribersAll of this across 41 releases both full releases of new albums, and physical re-releases of older ones. While I’ve not made anyone (including myself) rich, the response to the music has been tremendous. I am immensely proud of the catalogue we have collected here and stand proud behind every single one. I believe that our variety of genre and the stunning, limitless talent you all possess has helped to build one of the strongest overall catalogues out there right now.
I am truly stunned that I’m writing this to mark the one-year anniversary of Syrup Moose Records. A year marked with ups, downs, and no fucking Nazis. I won’t get too introspective here, because if you’re following me on all the sosch meeds, you’ll probably have had your fill of that.
It’s worth saying right off the bat here that it is BANDCAMP FRIDAY, which means 100% of the money you spend goes straight to the label, and in turn, half of that goes to the artists directly. Also, every single digital album on the label is, currently, Name Your Price. Today only.
Various Artists – The Year of the Moose (Syrup Moose Records, 01 September 2023)
The new Year of the Moose compilation features 41 tracks: one from each of the label’s releases so far…
1. Chloe Dancer – Act II
2. Iōhannēs – The Ocean Pt. 2
3. Ammothea – Your Spirit Chokes
4. Crypt Key – II
5. Absolute Fucking Bastard – Swinebather
6. Ainor – Mind Ending Event
7. Drazen – Wasteland Feast
8. Youth Pastor – Jazz Hands
9. One Eyed Ancestor – Thalassa
10. Mouri Sunlight – Plans for the Woods
11. Trollass – Two Butted Troll
12. Corvus Corone – Buried Within the Ashen Ruins That Once Resembled All That Was Hallowed
13. American Goner – She Gave Herself to the Scene
14. Arklay Mountains – A Song for Sif
15. Still Sleeping – Corporate America Ruined Coffee
16. Ghosts of Shadow Moses – Cerberus
17. Bong Coffin – Baelrog
18. Espi Kvlt – Lady Macbeth
19. TH Speedball – Brain on Fire
20. Rosegold – I Hate Weddings
21. Grotesque Misalignment – The Realm of the Black Gate Part 2: Answers From the Undying
22. Tide Harvester – Tide Harvester
23. Mazia – Red Mirror
24. Sacral – Smoke Weed, Drink Beer, Hail Satan
25. Clarion Knell – The Great Dimmers
26. Henges – Suffocate
27. Asvnder – Last Desperate Prayer
28. Defaced Memorial – Judge, Jury, and Executioner
29. Soulmass – Sympathy’s Desire
30. Project: Roenwolfe – Honor the Line
31. Beckton Alps2 – Fight Flight
32. Despair Eternal – 7 Years of Blood
33. Shedding Velvet – Kicker Point
34. Serpent Moon – Hydrocodone
35. Chloe Dancer – TRANSylvania
36. spaceseer – Catacea Hericium (ft. Hiverlucide)
37. Legendarium – …And All Shall Perish
38. Blight House – Florida Man Hails Satan
39. SMTH WSSN – Pink Eye Shadow
40. Chvrchburner – Voidsweeper
41. Iōhannēs – Lament and Revenge
The Year of the Moose compilation comes out today (01 September) and is available for name-your-price purchase right now. There will be an exclusive listening party TONIGHT at 8pm Pacific / 11pm Eastern. Find more details here: right here. Also don’t miss the extremely limited-edition One Year Anniversary t-shirt here.
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