 LEY CHARMER is the moniker for Max Kaufman's recording project. Max is a longtime friend and collaborator to many of the artists on the Related Records roster and many other great artists over his 20+ year career as a backing musician (currently touring as the drummer for TWISTED TEENS, has played guitar, bass and keys for YAIRMS and many other artists), tour manager, tour bus driver, theater production manager, recording engineer... just a real "jack of all trades" as they say. Not to mention one of the most (if not THE MOST) responsible and loving musicians I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I just really genuinely love this guy and I am so excited to be releasing something that is his own original work.  photo of me sharing the magic that comes from this new Ley Charmer cassette. Here are some words Max wrote about the cassette for this newsletter: "A few years ago I realized that I didn’t want my own voice to be the vessel for the songs I was writing. I can sing, and I like to sing, but stepping back to let someone else’s powerful voice do the heavy lifting to bring my songs to life was a great realization. It was only shortly after having this realization that I met Esther (definitely not an accident). Her voice is so full of life and beauty, and it allowed me to step back and just write songs, without having to feel the pressure of singing what I was writing. I reverse engineered this EP, and made it from the top down. By that I mean that we recorded Esther’s vocals first, and I then built the rest of the instrumental track around her recorded vocals. This way I felt like I could try lots of different grooves, ideas, tonal color palettes, and really discover the truest versions of these songs, and let them figure out what they wanted to be. There is no band to play these songs live, and maybe there never will be. I recorded Esther singing another handful of songs though, so maybe there will be more Ley Charmer recordings in the future, we’ll see."  The EP comes out Saturday May 16th - Max is playing a show that night in Durham, NC opening for KELLY MORAN (under the name MAKKA WEST) as part of BOOM CLUBS "Blacktronika" series of shows for the month of May. More info on these flyers.
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NEW COMPILATION!There is a new compilation that came out yesterday called "Recherché" - it includes 16-22 unreleased (and soon to be released) recordings from artists in the Related Records Family. It is available on limited edition cassettes (and might come out on CD later down the line) and all copies come with a free download code of all 22 tracks.
ZINES ADDED TO THE ONLINE STORE!I listed a bunch of zines that I recently took out of my personal collection at the prices I paid for them (or less). Below are just a handful, but you can see all of them here. MORE RR RELEASES ON STREAMING!One of my goals this year has been to get (almost) everything from related records on streaming platforms (besides bandcamp) the reason I have been so stubborn about this in the past is because streaming platforms (like Spotify, Apple, Youtube, TIDAL...etc) do not pay out artists very well (or at all in some cases) and the whole "streaming" process has kind of killed the album format and changed the way people discover new music in a way that I don't particularly like. BUT what has changed my attitude about this recently is realizing streaming IS the main way people find new music and even if a small percentage of those people go out and support the new artists in other ways (like seeing them live, following them on social media, buying their physical releases...etc) that is worth it to me. So here is some of the new stuff that has made its way onto streaming platforms from Related Records recently. NEW ITEMS ADDED TO THE GARAGE SALE! Katie Lebel + Abelrado Gil + their dog Roy Furbasin at the last "weird yard sale" I did earlier this year. I have been putting off listing these recent items for so long! Because it is so time consuming and kinda dumb! BUT here are a bunch of DVD's and VHS tapes I have added recently to the garage sale section of the website. I also put everything left over from previous garage sale "drops" at 50% off so most stuff is between $0.50 - $3. Just go check it out for yourself.
 On July 22nd, I got a call from my friend Max, he told me "Jeremy was taken by ambulance to the hospital for what they think was a heart attack on Tuesday Morning. He went into a comatose state and was without oxygen for 15 to 20 minutes. They induced hypothermia to stop any brain damage from happening." and then proceeded to get updates on him every other day, some good and some bad, but it looks like he is recovering well now and his brothers+girlfriend Kate started a GoFundMe to help with medical bills and recovery. If you are unfamiliar with Jeremy (known to some as Jerry) He is a wonderful, soft spoken and brilliant artist known for his music under the name Yairms and his films, most recently a western that he filmed in the AZ desert tiled "La Bufa Dora" which was scheduled to premiere in New York this month but that has been delayed for obvious reasons. Anyway, If you are able to donate, share and/or spread the word on this GoFundMe that would be so helpful and would mean so much to me and everyone who cares about him. All sales from YAIRMS "Hope's Stable" cassette tape will go towards the GoFundMe until the goal is met as well.  Tapes have been a pretty big hit recently so I’m doing a sale on all tapes just for fun! 40% off all tapes with the code “tapesnotdead” for this week only! This includes the random tape boxes and vintage tape cases (filled with tapes!) AND includes the limited edition Gold LP version of the new Treasure Mammal album which includes a cassingle of “online dating” I started this sale a couple days ago on Instagram and have already sold out of a few tapes and am running low on a handful of other tape releases. Go to the Tapes page to see whats left. Here are some of the more recent releases still in stock. Here are a few of the tapes that are gonna sell out real soon.
NEW RELEASE! Barry is a 4 piece queer-pop group from London. I was introduced to them from friends/label-mates The Pooches and The Slugs! and I instantly feel in love! the music they produce reminds me of that glorious pop sound that was so popular in the early 2000's but yet so incredibly unapologetic for their weirdness and queerness in the most refreshing and pleasant way! The official release date is in December but we are hoping the records will be here sometime between October-November, but with the way vinyl is these days WHO REALLY KNOWS! it sucks! (I was originally quoted as them being done by August, then October so...) ANYWAY! check it out here! and pre-order the 7". also be sure to download their first EP which came out on Permanent Slump records in 2019 LOW STOCK ALERT!The following items are almost sold out,
 Pretty much since the beginning of the Related Records label, Dimitri and Ryan from world famous band Golden Boots have been big supporters of the label, and for the past 2 years they have had their own radio show in Tucson+the internet called "Burning Brain Radio" and on that show they have continuously played Related Records artists. They have asked me to come up with a solid 20 minutes or so of music for this upcoming episode on Saturday August 14th and I just wanted to mention here that I am real excited about it because it is entirely made up new and soon to be released music from Related Records. So if you want a sneak peek at what is coming next for Related Records, be sure to tune in. I'll post about it on instagram for sure when it happens.
BANDCAMP DAY IS HERE AGAIN!100% of the sales from downloads on the Related Records Bandcamp page this weekend will be going towards Mutual Aid PHX. If you would just like to donate, I am doing a costco run for supplies on Saturday or Sunday, so you can send donations here this weekend and know that's where the money is going, I will show my reciepts on the Related Records Instagram stories. There is also still "Heat Is Murder" shirts available in sizes Small-3XL and all the money from these shirts goes towards this cause as well. Last month, I did a run & raised close to $500.
and don't forget... Today is Bandcamp Day!On March 20, 2020, Bandcamp waived their revenue share in order to help artists and labels impacted by the pandemic. The Bandcamp community showed up in a massive way, spending $4.3 million on music and merch—15x the amount of a normal Friday— helping artists cover rents, mortgages, groceries, medications, and so much more. It was truly inspiring. But the pandemic and its impact on the music community aren’t over, so today, as well as on June 5, and July 3 (the first Friday of each month), Bandcamp is waiving their revenue share for all sales on the platform, from midnight to midnight PDT on each day. If you wanna help...Check out the following links and buy something today.
Drunk & Horny "Songs in the key of stink" 7" turns 5!
Mooey Moobau / Hi My Name Is Ryan "Live at the Human Behavior House" split Cassette
Yairms tour and new album!
* = w/Hi My Name Is Ryan
If you can help please with any of the dates where they need help please reach out to Jeremy ([email protected]) or Max ([email protected])
Also, since the last update we've released 2 new full length albums and a new digital compilation.
Listen and purchase them below
THE NEW DRUNK & HORNY 7" "SONGS IN THE KEY OF STINK" IS FINALLY HERE!
Includes free poop and fart scratch n' sniff stickers!
IT SOUNDS GREAT AND SMELLS AWFUL!
To celebrate Drunk & Horny is doing a few special performances with a 12 piece orchestra! 09/08 @FILMBAR w/Mary Ocher, Numb Bats and Hiccups 09/18 @THE TRUNK SPACE w/Yairms, AlhhlA, Ray Reeves, Run-On-Sunshine and Heavy The Lightweight 09/27 @FUNNY WORLD w/Space Alien Donald, Hug-of-War, Diners and All Anal If you can't make it out to the shows, you can pick it up at our online store here! Also before the month is over we will have TWO MORE NEW RELEASES! FIRST is a split release with Yairms and AlhhlA from North Carolina. It's short, spooky, beautiful and amazing.
But more info on those things when once they actually come out. In the meantime, did you know that we have an instagram now? and did you submit something to the next FREE digital compilation yet? YOU SHOULD DO THAT NOW! We have already received a grip of songs and they are all very different and strange. This is going to be a great compilation for sure!
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