New Release: How Scandinavian - Philistine Empathy EP

The latest and most delayed-est release by How Scandinavian ever. I put a good deal of work on these and I hope I didn't overcook the songs as a result. Much darker and 'lush' than Pity Won and it reeks of some sort of dreadful nostalgic call-back to Dolorous along with some new influences I've found through nightmares, dreams, and harsh cynicism. Probably the least messy and 'mid-fi' release I've been able to muster at this point in time as well. Now that this is out I'll be working on the sophomore LP and have some peace in not following personal deadlines. How Scandinavian will probably tour this little EP locally for a month and then I'll concentrate on both school and finishing the work I've already begun for the next LP. I hope any fans that still abide by this blog and HS will enjoy this. I'm sorry I took so long.

Track list:
1. Eucalyptus Burning
2. We Exist
3. New Romantic Ideas
4. A Brighter Hell
5. Life Is Saccharine

New Release/Upcoming: How Scandinavian - The Woods/Caves

Hey everyone! Big news for the rest of the month for How Scandinavian, we're planning on releasing a brand new single for each Tuesday in the next three weeks, starting today! They will all be compiled into a collection EP at the end of the three weeks for the sake of convenience as well. So whether you prefer to hear them as they come along or if you want to save it all for a giant listening single experience, you can. Listen to the first single, The Woods/Caves, below!

New Release: Old Soybu - Job John Rise EP

Here it is folks! We finished Old Soybu's debut release Job John Rise. It's a heavy mixture of chiptune, post-punk, post-hardcore, drone, and noise. An incredibly experimental release and hopefully the first sign of many new directions and mixtures from this side project Chief Tizo supergroup. Download it for free below!

New Release: 14 Charisma - No, Not Yet EP

Great news! Chief Tizo Records is putting our their latest release 'No, Not Yet' EP by 14 Charisma! It's a mix of noise-y and wondrous 8-bit chiptune made straight from the Game Boy of our very own Cameron! It's some crazy and fun stuff to enjoy while you're relaxing or fucking shit up with rainbows. We can't wait to see what else Cameron will release under the 14 Charisma moniker in the future for us. PLAY THIS SHIT AT MAX VOLUME. (This was written by Bryan, so no it's not complete self-worship or anything egotistical like that).

Listen to and download it for free on the widget below!

New Releases: How Scandinavian/The Latecomers - Narcissists and Ghost Time - Something to Hold No One Over

Great news everyone, after much procrastination I finally got my shit in gear for our second and third releases on Chief Tizo Records!

Chief Tizo Records Release #2: How Scandinavian/The Latecomers - Narcissists (Split EP)

First off is an exciting collaboration for How Scandinavian as I had the awesome opportunity to mix and master the songs by The Latecomers on this split EP. The Latecomers' two songs 'Followed Home' and 'Fault' prove to be fun and exciting lo-fi post-punk that acts as a great counterpoint to my own moody music. Seriously it makes me want to lighten the fuck up! Lovely. Download/Stream it for free right below on the widget.



Chief Tizo Records Release #3: Ghost Time - Something To Hold No One Over

I'm happy to say this is the definitive collection of late-era Ghost Time and it showcases some of the best songs the band had to offer. All recorded live and made to sound as best as possible as rehearsal tapes would ever allow, this is a great assessment to the band's history. Download/Stream it for free right below on the widget.

New Release: How Scandinavian - Dolorous / Upcoming plans!

Big news. The How Scandinavian debut album Dolorous is out right now. I'm promoting the hell out of it by posting it in god knows where. So please give it a listen and give us some feedback. This is my first real big release and I hope that everyone enjoys it. You can go download it and pay what you want for it (free!) right on this widget thing...



I can't relax just yet though, some big plans are underway for the remainder of the year. The first annual Chief Tizo Thanksgiving Extra Stuffing Eat-You-Out November Festival Extravaganza 2011 is due to happen and much planning is in the works. I hope to make it a big occasion just like Festizo 2011 was this year in the summer.

Also How Scandinavian is going to release a split EP with the post-punk/lo-fi band The Latecomers (check them out at http://breadonbread.bandcamp.com) next month! It's going to be called Narcissists and should be an awesome collaboration. It will contain two songs by each band and will be out on November 1st!

A new EP is also in the works for possible December release or early 2012 from How Scandinavian. Our next Chief Tizo release will be a new compilation of Ghost Time songs, which I've delayed long enough. So stick around for that in November as well!

Thanks for reading (any of you who do!)

- Bryan