being 16 and discovering this while the scene is being revived is magical
@jeremymaez531111 ай бұрын
Hey, stay safe out there and have fun. Generic advice but it goes a long way when you view it as more of a general guideline than a platitude. Don't do too many drugs (I'd recommend not dabbling at all at your age but that never stopped me or anyone else and there are many experiences I don't regret so just use good prudence instead) until you're a bit older even if it's common in a lot of music scenes (I mostly hang around punks even though the actual music I play is jazz piano and I don't even like most punk music that much, many exceptions ofc. It's their principles and philosophy and nonconformity and individualism that made me end up becoming friends with so many punks and led to me going to a lot of shows for my local scene), I didn't realize the substance use was negatively impacting me until it was too late and around your age is where I started drugs, a bit younger. I wouldn't say being around the scene worsened it but it definitely contributed because I'm autistic and had to get drunk or high to socialize or take amphetamines. Embrace your passion for this and start giving your own shot at writing or playing music even if you don't feel like you'll be good at it. I was into some pretty good music at your age too and if you're here and you feel the magic that means you've got a good ear for it. Overall just do whatever you want and think for yourself, it's truly your life and most adults giving advice to late teenagers don't seem to understand that doing what one wants and what is edifying for them is what is best. I just wanted to throw some of that at you knowing you're still young and probably gonna be hanging around these scenes and making the best times of your life and probably becoming immersed in a lot of drama both meaningless and meaningful. Stay safe boss, I really wish you the best. You're watching the magic happen right in front of you and you have the chance to seize the day and be a part of it. I'd recommend playing music even for the hell of it even if you don't think you'll be good at it, if you're already making music then that's even better and don't listen to anyone who doesn't understand the type of music you're into. People understood my music less when I played black metal even though it's what I'd make if I had the tools at my disposal. I don't know why I wrote all this, I just felt compelled to tell you you're PART of that revival and you can contribute to it as much or as little as you like. You are part of the magic you speak of just like this EP was something magical and new. When I was 16 I wasn't aware of how much I was capable of or how much influence you can have with tiny things and really just getting out there and trying to make music and finding people to make music with or helping out your local bands with things like printing their T shirts and set up during their shows and stuff (there's many other important roles beyond playing music or making art I'm not really telling you to do anything in particular I'm just rambling because I'm high as fuck, my point is that you should immerse yourself in the scene using whatever skills you have or develop skills to build it up. You don't have to do any particular thing I say and for all I know you could already be doing all this shit) is how you really immerse yourself in that magic and revival and it's so fucking good to be a part of something. I hope you're doing well at finding your purpose and identity, I'll stop myself from talking now, peace. I'm glad you're a part of this, you can play a huge role in whether or not your local scene flourishes or wilts away, even if it doesn't seem like people take you seriously yet (or maybe they do, I know nothing about you). Seriously, it's great that you're listening to this and feeling the magic and that you're hyped about this revival. Hold on to that and never let go of it if you were made to be able to see magic in a world full of terror.
@jesusman666611 ай бұрын
@@jeremymaez5311 glad i read all of that, you are appreciated
@stationed11 ай бұрын
i needed this the most, i appreciate the amazing response seriously.@@jeremymaez5311
@jeremymaez531111 ай бұрын
@@jesusman6666 I'm glad you read it too because, I am manic as fuck and on a lot of drugs and couldn't stop fucking talking. I have schizoaffective disorder and tend to compulsively ramble about things that most people would be able to say with a far fewer words so I tend to go in circles and write people I don't know very long paragraphs. I don't even know why I wrote all of that but it was pretty good, it was probably because I was on sketchy research chemical stimulants I ordered off the internet and because I cut my dose of my antipsychotic in half. I appreciate you too, have a good day. I flushed the stimulant I was taking and plan to seek help for my substance abuse so I'm gonna try to get it under control but at least in the ocean of rambling I did day some things that are pretty important for people getting into any music scene to know and especially things like the punk or emo scene, particularly the part about how it's gonna be some of the best times of your life and that you'll be immersed in drama both meaningless and meaningful. It's very important to distinguish what drama is actually important and what is people pretending to act principled but actually being conceited or disingenuous (something I see often in the punk scene). Overall though, I just write too much because it's a symptom of my mental illness and I thought I had some sort of divine purpose to help this kid change the music scene because I stopped taking my meds and started taking insane amounts of stimulants. I can usually churn out the same quality and depth of meaningful advice or insight while I'm on my meds and stable, it's just a bit less excessive and more grounded. I'm not usually so prone to writing so much based off so little info on someone but something about the way they connected discovering this to the revival of the scene and appreciated it in such a succinct way made me feel like I had to say something because you don't see people appreciate things in such a grand yet succinct way at the same time. It's kind of like the idea of moving a mountain with faith, if I say enough bullshit something will stick, and maybe I'll help someone appreciate and contextualize their experiences in the scene better clearly seeing it's a strong passion for them and clearly something they're looking forward to in their lifetime. As a schizophrenic honestly being around the punk scene was pretty hard for me sometimes and I never got that deeply into it but I learned how to deeply appreciate what it stood for and represented and to see it symbolically as something very important. I still value the experiences I've had and will continue to have hanging around that scene but I think it's important to view it through a manifold lens; one must find what is edifying within these scenes while also seeing their shortcomings and making sure to take an active part in building something. I've seen so many webs of connections and learned so much history just hanging around punks and getting to take part in helping out local bands getting their footing and going to shows. It's such a complex thing to tackle but it's really good seeing how the scene around me is blowing up and helping my community in a more collective and direct way than a lot of our major institutions do (unsurprisingly). I don't know why I went on that rant or this one but you never know when you'll end up saying something that means something and it's better to try to say something meaningful and end up regurgitating a bunch of bullshit than to get the feeling you should say something and then not do it. Ultimately I talk too much but some people hate it and some people find it edifying, really it's just a symptom of my schizophrenia and my most consistent and robust one at that.
@jesusman666611 ай бұрын
@@jeremymaez5311 aight gang, aint reading all THAT
@sfms95210 жыл бұрын
Home is where the heart dies.
@vadermasktruth Жыл бұрын
Cheers from a 51 year old hardcore "kid" in Detroit. I was very active in the 90s scene. Fun times!
@xboyertownx11 ай бұрын
Don’t give up
@ttone2379 Жыл бұрын
It is the preservation of beautiful music like this that I appreciate KZfaq. I won’t forget the first time I heard breakwater I felt like the emotion in me surged to a place that gave me the strength to pounce right off the face of the earth. Truly kept me feeling during my teenage years. Just raw goodness note after note. So many good bands good shows good times.
@dinjampnick3 жыл бұрын
Five is perfect. Just with a few words it says everything
@elias-lc8dh Жыл бұрын
I see so many of your comments on emo / hardcore songs I love. The playlists on your account are amazing
@dinjampnick Жыл бұрын
@@elias-lc8dh thank you very very much :)
@joelmedina6837 Жыл бұрын
Home is where the heart dies!
@Nebontha11 ай бұрын
@@joelmedina6837 Go ahead, you will anyways.
@najaytheslug3 жыл бұрын
During this quarantine I've really explored emo/hardcore music from this time. It's so creative, emotional, and personal all of it. Of course something so beautiful died young. But it's still there for us to share and enjoy. Five has become one of my favorite songs. Thank you for uploading.
@MegaEROLE2 жыл бұрын
boucle
@najaytheslug2 жыл бұрын
A friend just got me a copy of this beautiful piece of music and I cant be more ecstatic
@143jcm2 жыл бұрын
@@najaytheslug Grats, thats a gem for sure!
@joshjnp89002 жыл бұрын
This record goes for usually a hundo or more. May find it around $75 if you’re lucky. That was very generous of your friend to get this for you.
@westcoasttrashman783010 ай бұрын
Home is where the heart dies❤
@ilovepokemon656 жыл бұрын
ive been crying
@martinhuguet3372 Жыл бұрын
I wish I could
@px30silver4ever Жыл бұрын
@@martinhuguet3372you can it’s called expressing your emotions and not holding them in…
@ugiswrongАй бұрын
You could become a Detroit lions fan if you want to cry more
@wildseedholistichealth4 жыл бұрын
Woah, just walked into my 16 year old heart.. Great shows played at the Fernwood Community Centre just before Jode & Steve open up 2 Youts Records.. to this day, one of my favourite records!
@dthvlly2 жыл бұрын
im 17 jut recently found this band. feel it in the heart too
@dinjampnick2 жыл бұрын
@@dthvlly 17 as well I've been listening to this since I was 14 and 1/2
@ugiswrongАй бұрын
Check out Google maps video for that community centre lol
@Toughguysdontdance124 жыл бұрын
I always come back to this little masterpiece.
@JacobSever4 жыл бұрын
Just scored this on Discogs for $30 USD, shipped. My grail record that I thought I'd never get...because I couldn't justify $50+ for 2 songs. So stoked.
@brynnamae88637 ай бұрын
this may be a comment from 3 years ago, but i am absolutely stoked to be reading this. i hope you’re still cherishing that lineage. im so happy you were able to get such an amazing piece of work. this bitch is hard to find
@luxieluciАй бұрын
i had to pay $140 for mine LOL
@finn9233Ай бұрын
@@luxieluci i fucking hate people making a profit off of something like this.
@canalwebeartv31605 жыл бұрын
This bands just lives in our memories
@twc19985 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of this song
@luthien61234 жыл бұрын
one of my fav releases ever
@luxieluci2 жыл бұрын
me too
@sofianjos24 жыл бұрын
ty for saving me with these uploads during this quarantine, simon, love you
@incurable_humanist4 жыл бұрын
Oh god this is so good. I need to hear their split with closure now.
@george98224 жыл бұрын
cloudwatcher not as good as this
@AgainstEmpyre5 жыл бұрын
Simon B the legend of KZfaq! I got into this band after listening to this album on your page. Thanks man!
@colincochrane30713 жыл бұрын
im so happy i have this record
@friedsinger47392 жыл бұрын
Love breakwater hell yeah
@thezachlambert5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saving me from another existential undoing with your glorious uploads.
@matiasferreras46362 жыл бұрын
Jesús Christ this is one of the best things I’ve ever stumbled upon
@coldasice7x6 жыл бұрын
Simon B., I love you. Also this album rocks.
@26MbtD4 жыл бұрын
This is real music. Subscribed. Thanks man.
@brhn33857 жыл бұрын
This was the first hardcore cross over band to do this sound. It changed my life when I heard it.
@peterross86103 жыл бұрын
pretty sure that lincoln predates this...great stuff nonetheless.
@brhn33853 жыл бұрын
@@peterross8610 Actually not true, BW was a band in the early 90's. *I met them in 1992. And It's not even comparable in terms of the 'Emotional Hardcore' sound in its infancy (Embrace vs.Fugazi vs. Minor Threat argument, not even an argument). Sure lots of other bands before Breakwater doing the crossover thing but not like this. Lightyears ahead of the scene. Thats like saying Hot Water Music was before Poison the Well, true but Post Hardcore isn't ALL the same idea. The latter isn't the same sound yet its Post Hardcore and/or Emotional Hardcore. Yeah, Poison the Well was before Sleighbells if you want to nerd-out but does that make SB cross-over hardcore still? I mean its the same guitarist right? LOL
@CharismaStrategies3 жыл бұрын
The whole 2 minute intro alone is some of the best music I've ever heard.
@Kabu01.3 жыл бұрын
@@CharismaStrategies ikr
@bIoodypingu2 жыл бұрын
@@brhn3385 This record came out in 1995 so your logic kind of falls apart immediately right there. This sound had already existed for at least 2 or 3 years before they put any music onto vinyl. Hoover and Indian Summer were already big names in the scene and put out music like this in 92/93. By 95 there were already a bunch of bands that sounded like this.
@eljefemanoАй бұрын
Seven is amazing, reminds me of the hot ramona summers, walking home from work.
@603117 ай бұрын
I love listening to music and hoping to make something meaningful for myself even though that'll probably won't happen. There's no such thing as joining as scene and its even more rare to get along with my peers in this town that will enjoy the sames things as i do
@martinhuguet3372 Жыл бұрын
I've been a skramz/emo/hard-core obsessive for about 20plus years now and I can't believe it took me so long to find this lineage. This is really groundwork stuff for the whole thing. Thanks again Simon
@SnackJar Жыл бұрын
I'd love to have a beer with Simon and just listen to his catalogue with him
@lainluvrrr Жыл бұрын
so beautiful
@Ciaudius2 ай бұрын
absolute gem
@user1non1inveni Жыл бұрын
Que hermosos temas
@KaynTheOneandOnly11 күн бұрын
Now this sounds nice
@benjerman10032 жыл бұрын
beautiful
@isabellaricci7439 Жыл бұрын
This kicks ass
@pandalilpig8 ай бұрын
undiscovered obscure 7" equals instant like and subscribe
@2046_Messages4 жыл бұрын
I'am envy with your collections. Subscribed.
@mikekruger34884 жыл бұрын
unbelievable...
@_starlightc81645 жыл бұрын
Me encanta💕💕💕💕💕
@jaredbrown43312 жыл бұрын
just snagged copy of this today… finally
@ratwhocankickflip Жыл бұрын
the 7"? how much did you pay?
@luxieluciАй бұрын
just got mine
@tobiasvokes5318 жыл бұрын
This record is tight!
@batuhanrahmetov101110 жыл бұрын
that record made me too sad. good encounter
@alfredge9 жыл бұрын
***** all these record will make you sad. that's the purpose of all these emo records. hahaha
@thatmanckid8 жыл бұрын
+Alfredge Meyer well no, the purpose of these records is to make you feel. sadness is merely a social construct based off individual subjectivity. if you get sad, then that's all on you buddy.
@brigadeerscratch16728 жыл бұрын
lol
@Blindside237 жыл бұрын
What now?
@pogoramone7 жыл бұрын
the song Seven makes me sad in a good way. It's nice listening to it when it's raining
@joaopauloramosvieira89235 жыл бұрын
Singelo demais ❤
@powertrip6426Ай бұрын
A short list of things that started DIY, went a tiny bit mainstream and slithered back to it's rightful spot in the underground: Screamo/post-hardcore (w/e you wanna name it) Extreme pogo jumping
@WolfScythe9113 күн бұрын
🦅🦅
@thorinpeterson6282 Жыл бұрын
The bass tone is really cool
@colpepliquidity552 Жыл бұрын
all drums should be miked up precisely like this
@real_life20212 жыл бұрын
fucking awesome
@estherstian8 ай бұрын
this gives me a sense of nostalgia, bur not the soft one, the hard one
@mar151154 жыл бұрын
Man how the hell you find these masterpiece ?
@primitiveassembly1993 жыл бұрын
y’all talking abt five, seven is a gem too
@dinjampnick2 жыл бұрын
actually I think I prefer Seven
@luxieluci2 жыл бұрын
all of them are
@MyMiserableLife3 жыл бұрын
Never heard this. Wow, 2 song ep that is worth the price on discogs
@LowdownBoy4 жыл бұрын
Good find
@Blindside23 Жыл бұрын
Home is where the heart dies....... probably, hopefully, the generation after this (millennials) will be the last to have to say that. Man this band hits hard.
@Sebvibevanse Жыл бұрын
im 19 and aching but its ok bcoz there r records like this one
@TheSpookychick7 жыл бұрын
Oh, hell ya
@reillyjarrosiak632 жыл бұрын
If anyones selling this cd or vinyl I need it in my collection
@davidrodrigues80486 жыл бұрын
Bonito.
@skylerhenson73924 жыл бұрын
Melodi
@brianmuter95942 жыл бұрын
What was that kids name that gave me this 7inch. So long ago. He allowed my friends and I to stay at his parents house. For a show in Victoria bc. 😍🥰🥰🥰
@wakeinjunenrico5 жыл бұрын
Were their microphones on?
@SimonB.5 жыл бұрын
Probably not
@RustinChole4 жыл бұрын
Oh course not. They recorded this live on a 4-track, they just played REALLY loud. It’s hard to put it in context 25 years after it came out. But more mics probably wasn’t an option, 1, and 2 - at the time Lo Fi DIY wasn’t looked down upon. Not everyone has the access to top notch equipment like Drive Like Jehu’s masterful Yank Crime album.
@SimonB.3 жыл бұрын
@@RustinChole they actually recorded on 4 track
@RustinChole3 жыл бұрын
@@SimonB. I know - I had the benefit of staying with them while traveling with a Waxwing tour during the Republic Of Freedom Fighters era for those guys. I phrased that wrong - in two ways. First, they did record the ROFF album straight through on a 4track. Breakwater never really had a full length outside of a demo of singles I managed to get a copy of. 2 - I think I was trying to say more mics would’ve made it sound way worse considering the 4 track, and how overwhelming their volume is. ROFF’s 12” and year of the rat 7” are my two favorite DIY punk releases ever, as they were my first introduction to predominantly screaming music at 16. Jode from Breakwater and ROFF was also a SUPER nice dude for the record. He sat me down and made me a comp of Clikitat Ikatowi, The CrownHate Ruin, A Minor Forest’s “Flemish altruism,” and The Monorchid’s first album. Still have that cassette after all these years. But yeah. Terrible phrasing on my part. I literally dubbed the breakwater stuff straight from the 4 track. They also were handing out breakwater 7”s like crazy - still have one of those too.
@PrototheDodo Жыл бұрын
@@RustinChole How did they get such a clean kick sound with 1 to 2 mics?
@plzineedtogowayrn63532 жыл бұрын
❤️
@aurorafox12832 жыл бұрын
Yo, is that Dave Wenger? I heard Daddy's Hands, then that other band Ache Hour Credo, and i found this and its sounds very similiar
@SimonB.2 жыл бұрын
Yes it is
@jlong-ov5dz3 жыл бұрын
heavy emo
@dinjampnick2 жыл бұрын
Screamo ;)
@JD-oe5uc2 жыл бұрын
@@dinjampnick back in the days we would just call it emo. Most emo bands screamed anyway….
@dinjampnick2 жыл бұрын
@@JD-oe5uc yes, but now there's all this confusion with bands like My Chemical Romance and I call it screamo 😂
@ratwhocankickflip Жыл бұрын
@@JD-oe5uc in the early 90's being called emo was a scarlet letter and not something to be proud of. i have seen fist fights over people calling hardcore bands "emo"
@c6el Жыл бұрын
Real skramz shit
@JerryAss Жыл бұрын
Nice
@Adam_yeah_Dude Жыл бұрын
Breakwater a local band? I can’t find nothing on Spotify
@SimonB. Жыл бұрын
They were from Canada and active between 1994-1996
@Adam_yeah_Dude Жыл бұрын
@@SimonB. I just now heard this… I love it
@ratwhocankickflip Жыл бұрын
@@Adam_yeah_Dude from Victoria Bc specifically
@alfredge9 жыл бұрын
Love this band so much. Do you like Republic of Freedom Fighters too?
@dinjampnick3 жыл бұрын
yep! nice band
@Rkinn3 ай бұрын
... Someone, Please.. Who TF is this?! Where can I find it? A Chanel called "release-topic" lead me here.. I'm lost.
@gamergod44652 ай бұрын
this is the band breakwater. some of their discography (including this) are on streaming services so its easy to find
@andresbastidas3292 жыл бұрын
belleza
@rgg10097 ай бұрын
what band is this? there's no wikipedia page on them, is there any online site about them and what are they?
@SimonB.7 ай бұрын
Breakwater
@rgg10097 ай бұрын
@@SimonB. no but like is there any info on them? like people behind it? stuff about their music, what is it about? politics? idk, that stuff
@gamergod44652 ай бұрын
@@rgg1009 The Sophie’s Floorboard Blog Page always has a decent description of these types of artists But not that much is known really. What I do know tho is they were a four man group from British Columbia and were around from 1994-1996
@SnackJar Жыл бұрын
Ahead of it's time?
@luxieluci Жыл бұрын
not really
@Nebontha11 ай бұрын
For a Canadian band, maybe..?
@putrescentvermin Жыл бұрын
I wonder if Xasthur was influenced by these kind of bands and music.
@martinhuguet3372 Жыл бұрын
It wouldn't surprise me at all.
@tf2Cents Жыл бұрын
The intro for this is super similiar to Carmen - Sadness so it’d make sense if this had some influence on the dsbm scene as a whole
@Black.mountain._2 ай бұрын
Fuuuuuuuck. This shit slapz
@luciendemoulin62972 жыл бұрын
Where do i can listen to this other than ytb ? Spotify?
@Adam_yeah_Dude Жыл бұрын
I can’t find it on Spotify
@1080pMusicHD6 жыл бұрын
Any place where I can downlad this album?:) Would love to own a copy, but it's way to expensive...
@SimonB.6 жыл бұрын
www55.zippyshare.com/v/dLyLMEeg/file.html
@MegaOnlineGamer101964 жыл бұрын
@@SimonB. You got a working link to this?
@26MbtD4 жыл бұрын
@@lycanthropicPolitiko thanks a lot friend.
@drapcio73204 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know songs similar to the first ~40 seconds of this? Love this track but also need something softer
@gimmigimmigimmi4 жыл бұрын
there's a whole genre called slowcore
@drapcio73204 жыл бұрын
@@gimmigimmigimmi you deserve kisses on the forehead
@o0TragicMagic0o4 жыл бұрын
I Hate Myself
@o0TragicMagic0o4 жыл бұрын
Moonraker
@jlong-ov5dz3 жыл бұрын
its different but a couple of UK bands like crescent and movietone have a similar sorta harmonic vibe
@transmissiondefends72019 жыл бұрын
Any info on this band? too good
@SimonB.9 жыл бұрын
Canadian Emo hardcore band from Victoria, British Columbia, active between 1994 - 1996. Or Check out some emo-blogspots ;)
@transmissiondefends72019 жыл бұрын
Having checked out your playlist I think I'm in love with you. You own all these?
@SimonB.9 жыл бұрын
yes i transfer my stuff and upload it ;)
@alfredge9 жыл бұрын
Simon B. we have so many good records in common. uplead some Candyland Carcrash stuff.
@alfredge8 жыл бұрын
+Ben Dee Member played also in a banda called Republic Of Freedom Fighters. Check them out!!!
@ashape-shiftingreptillian56597 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know about Chino Horde?
@SimonB.7 жыл бұрын
sure! great band
@Danevv6 жыл бұрын
4 shoo
@dinjampnick3 жыл бұрын
I think a better question in this KZfaq section would be who doesn't 😂😂
@camiloleonj1029 Жыл бұрын
@mekennadepaz81403 жыл бұрын
arcane af
@boxhendrix6896 Жыл бұрын
Bandcamp?
@Pallbearer_2 жыл бұрын
I made a reddit r/breakwateremo
@mecossaidaiXD2 жыл бұрын
nice
@dylanroemmele906 Жыл бұрын
reddit 🤢🤮
@Adam_yeah_Dude Жыл бұрын
Just followed 📌
@ratwhocankickflip Жыл бұрын
they would have hated being called emo :/
@davidrodrigues80484 жыл бұрын
🗣️🥀💦
@hellohell77 Жыл бұрын
This is kind of like an extreme version of early modest mouse.
@stmski22095 жыл бұрын
I hate myself. Should I take drugs? Will prozac help me get laid?
@stmski22095 жыл бұрын
Would having sex help me not want to kill myself or make it worse when she leaves me?
@stmski22095 жыл бұрын
Should I stop eating?
@SimonB.5 жыл бұрын
I dont know if you are serious but Drugs and sex are not the solution.
@stmski22095 жыл бұрын
What is the solution? I'm serious, but by drugs, I mean shit like Prozac. What the fuck good is living if I never feel good?
@stmski22095 жыл бұрын
@brokenupbeat They tell me to take drugs I don't understand and that haven't worked in the past. And I am really poor.
@Nebontha11 ай бұрын
Been listening to Five multiple times a day for the past four days. I really want to find more songs out there that sound and/or feel the same/very similar. I really like Will Haven, Far, Glassjaw, Alexisonfire, but nothing they've done that I can think of really hits quite like this, Sharks And Danger by Alexisonfire comes kindof close. Will Haven's early stuff is similar, like the song Asking.