RZR | RZRecords - An Extremely Independent Music Collective

  Usually, it's best to write original content so search engines won't tag you as a spammer copying texts from elsewhere. I guess this time is a perfect opportunity for an exception, as Haggari pretty much sums everything up perfectly, so rewriting his promo blurb into something else would just harm the message, his message. What's left to add is that this very (sad but) enjoyable release (catalog no. RZR25HNENT)  is available on Bandcamp , and should hit streaming services sometime next month.  Follow Haggari's Instagram for more updates. Here's what Haggari had to say: My latest offering, "EXPLORING NOISE TEXTURES", is a two-track album that delves deep into the interplay between sound and sadness, rethinking personal experiences that might resonate with the listener's emotional landscape via sounds. Each 25-minute track serves as an exploration, where dissonant layers of synth noise weave together delicate ambient-like textures, challenging t...

  Honey, wake up, the new SMEGMASMOG just dropped, on time for International Women's Day! It's super loud, really abrasive, and distinctively sad due to the keyboard lines added to the noise, feedback, shrieks, and tortured screaming. If there was ever a depressive blackened HWN genre, this is it. Obviously, it thematically revolves around the title, which gives you a whiff of the upcoming rot, BETRAYAL. It's a two-track album, over 40 minutes of pleasurable aural abuse. I could go on about it but you should really just make time and listen to what these chaps do. It's available on their Bandcamp , and will also pop up on streaming platforms within the next month or so. While you're clicking links, make sure to follow their Instagram page for more updates. They really deserve your attention. BETRAYAL by SMEGMASMOG The fusion of harsh noise wall with melodic keyboard elements creates something genuinely unsettling in ways traditional HNW rarely ...

  We are extremely happy to announce this super interesting release, one of the first gems to hit RZR in 2025. A split between Heavy Insect, an alternative noise rock, sludge, post-grunge, insanecore, weirdo indie one-man band from Chicago, doing some really inspiring work from his basement, and our very own Haggari Nakashe & gaop, with a painfully loud, raw, slow, and dirty take on noise rock. This split will be released on streaming platforms around April, but as of last night, you can stream and purchase it via Heavy Insect's Bandcamp  (see the embed below for easy access). We encourage you to do so. Make sure to check out his latest album "Out of Light", which was released last month. Officially known as RZR release RZR25SS01,  we really hope that the Anomalous Trackologies Split will help to put us back on track with our split series. This pet project is something we try to promote hard every year but often underperform, given how sometimes life is just a se...

We have some very exciting news to share! Today, this killer release is dropping via our good friend, Fruit Exports . This gloomy and doomy 25-minute-long session is a an amalgamation of various musical styles, blending elements of free jazz, noise, drone, and doom, along with a bunch of other genres that cleverly overlap within this eclectic Venn diagram.  It was a fun live session that some of the RZRecords team had the pleasure of participating in, each contributing their unique vibe, flair, and creative energy to the groovy noise-soundscape we crafted together. The lineup was: Sabixatzil - Guitar Haggari Nakashe - Synths gaop - Clarinet NishMa - Drums, percussion Following the live session, the original source files underwent a light process of re-editing, during which we infused the recording with some studio magic, and sprinkled some more dirt on it, enhancing the auditory experience and further elevating the raw sounds we had initially produced.  This refinement tr...

Haggari Nakashe’s "One Eighty Seven" immerses listeners in a haunting soundscape that poignantly encapsulates the deep, often overwhelming emotions tied to seasonal affective disorder. As the seasons shift, so does the listener's mood, and these droning dark ambient textures create an atmosphere that echoes the melancholy accompanying this cyclical change. The synth layers evoke a sense of desolation, mirroring the stark contrast between the vibrant summer and the mournful winter. Each note echoes the feelings of isolation and introspection that many experience as the days grow shorter, enveloping the listener in a blanket of sorrow that is both familiar and profound. The structure of "One Eighty Seven" effectively mirrors the rhythmic nature of seasonal depression, using a semi-pleasant yet unsettling drone that feels like the weight of impending darkness. This slow build never culminates, as feelings constantly twist and turn, perfectly capturing the unpredi...