VOODOO RHYTHM RECORDS
As the young Beat-Man in School (1979) I was always drawing record covers instead of learning from my teacher...
In 1980 I started my first recordings on tape and 1982 I started doing a tape only label under the pseudonym ZERFALL TAPES... I tried to trade with other labels that time but not alot of people were interested in that kind of Rock'n'Roll music (mix between “Einstürzende Neubauten” and Elvis Presley) so I kept going on and doing that stuff only for myself... not even my friends where interested... (poor poor beat-man)...
Then in 1986 I started the band “The Monsters” and we had a record deal with Record Junkie that did our first single and 3 albums... from record Junkie's Pfifu I learned how to manage a label, how to print records and how to sell them.
In 1992 I actually founded Voodoo Rhythm Records and did together with Record Junkie a Swiss Garage Punk Compilation, 'Garage Punk Primitive Rock'n'Roll and Psychotic reactions from Switzerland vol1'. We only did 500 copies, and we sold all of them at the same night at the record release party with all bands playing live that night…
After that I was on the road with my bands (The Monsters, Lightning Beat-Man) for several years and meet lots of people and cool bands that had no label...
So I had to go on with the label, I had to tell the world that there are people who think different, who did different music besides the Top 100 stuff that's on the radio.
I wanna tell that there's a way to put out weird stuff and that Rock'n'Roll is not only for Nurdy record collectors...it's wild and it's for Lost Loul Teenagers and Old School punks as well, and people who wann something new.. wanna a change…
We had big luck that several distribution companies were interested in this stuff and supporting us and sell and spread our records in the whole universe!
Now I have good friends who are helping me... A unknown guy caled Robert Butler (Panti-Christ, Ex Miracle Workers) for example is doing some of the nicest artworks, Nicole Zorn is working with me in the Office and doing all Contracts and Digitaly things i don't have a clue in... etc. Dan Suter (Echo Chamber) and Adi Flück ( Centraldubs) doing most of the mastering for Voodoo Rhythm stuff athey are the reason the Sound is that good
Until the year 2000, Voodoo Rhythm Records was a side project of my bands... from the jear 2000 on I'm working way more for Voodoo Rhythm Records, I made a full time job out of my little label.. But it's still very small...
I'm interested in getting bigger and selling more records, of course. But I'm not willing to put everything out that would give good bucks. I only put out what I like and where I can stand behind with my name Beat-Man...
I have big luck that I have such bands like DM Bob or Silky from the Watzloves or Alain from the Dead Brothers , C.W. Stoneking, Mama Rosin and many more extremly Creative Artists on the label who believe in what I'm doing and supporting me and always give me great music to put out...it's good for me and it's good for all bands on the label!
Voodoo Rhythm now is a label with a steady good name around the World , we sell records to Australia, the USA, Japan, Spain, France, England... where ever people need to have primitive Rock'n'Roll platters from amazing unique bands... then they order from Voodoo Rhythm Records.
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VOODOO RHYTHM RECORDS INFO:
www.myspace.com/voodoo_rhythm_records
www.myspace.com/reverendbeatman (Owner)
www.voodoorhythm.com
CONTACT:
info@voodoorhythm.com
VOODOO RHYTHM ARTISTS:
THEE BUTCHERS ORCHESTRA
THE COME N' GO
C.W. STONEKING
THE DEAD BROTHERS
THE DEL GATORS
DM BOB AND THE DEFICITS
THE GUILTY HEARTS
THE GIANT ROBOTS
THE GET LOST
HIPBONE SLIM AND THE KNEE TREMBLERS
THE HORMONAUTS
JOHN SCHOOLEY AND HIS ONE MAN BAND
THE JUKE JOINT PIMPS
JERRY J NIXON
KING AUTOMATIC
KING KHAN AND HIS SHRINES
LIGHTNING BEAT-MAN AND THE NEVER HEARD OF EMS
THE MONSTERS
MAMA ROSIN
POSSESSED BY PAUL JAMES
ROY AND THE DEVIL'S MOTORCYCLE
REVEREND BEAT-MAN
REVEREND BEAT-MAN AND THE CHURCH OF HERPES
ROCKET SCIENCE
SIXTYNINERS
STINKY LOU AND THE GOON MAT WITH LORD BENADRO
STOMPIN' HARVEY AND THE FAST WRECKERS
WAU Y LOS ARRRGHS !!!
THE WATZLOVES
ZENO TORNADO AND THE BONEY GOOGLE BROTHERS
DIE ZORROS
RULE 1. IS THAT THERE ARE NO RULES
RULE 2. IF YOU PLAY A LIVE SHOW, GIVE EVEYTHING MAY IT'S YOUR LAST ONE, SING AND PLAY THE HEART AND SOUL OUT OF YOUR LUNGS AND FINGERS TILL YOU KOLLAPS
RULE 3. DRINK BEER DON'T SNIFF SISSY WANNA BE SUPERSTAR SNOW
RULE 4. WHILE BEEING ON THE ROAD, SLEEP AND KEEP IN MIND the tour is the place to eat for free and try all those different things from all the different countries, schnitzels from augsburg, schweins medallions AND ten thousand different knoedels from austria, rehpfeffer from the deep south of germany, churrascaria BRASIL, excellent teas from london, aswell as good beers from a thousand places (SAY NO !! TO BECKS, BUD HEINEKEN ETC.), the stomach is as primitive as it gets, its even conected to the penis!
RULE 5. IN THE RECORDING STUDIO ONLY USE A COUPLE OF DAYS FOR A ALBUM,OR DO IT YOURSELF INVITE SOME FRIENDS WITH OBSKURE INSTRUMENTS AND RECORD THEM THAT DOES NOT COST TO MUCH... WITH THE REST OF THE MONEY GO TO THE NEXT SHOPING CENTER AND BUY SOMETHING ROCKIN AND GOOD FOR YOUR FAMILY
RULE 6. ALWAYS HAVE A GUITAR AROUND , LOOK INTO YOUR OWN LIVE AND THE LIVE FROM YOUR FRIENDS THEN WRITE OR RECOER SONGS
RULE 7. IF YOU AIN'T HAVE IDEAS ANYMORE DO NOT COPY FROM OTHERS GIVE YOUR SELF TIME ,WRITE WRITE, WRITE AND WRITE MORE AND WORK ON IT
RULE 8. SAY ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY ,ALSO WHEN PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO HEAR IT IF YOU THINK LATER 'AW WHAT CRAP I WAS SINGING' SAY I DON'T CARE THIS WAS THE PAST NOW WE LIVE IN THE PRESENT AND LISTEN WHAT I HAVE TO SAY NOW... YOU ARE NOT A POLITICIAN YOU DON'T HAVE TO LICK ASSES
RULE 9. DON'T BELIEVE THE HIPE, SOMETIMES THY SAY 'THIS IS THE THING !! SOMETIMES THEY SAY 'THIS IS MUSIC FROM THE PAS AND BORING' ALL TO THE SAME MUSIC.. DON'T LET YOURSELF IRRITATE YUST GO YOUR WAY
RULE 10. DON'T USE THOSE RULES IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM