Striving For Togetherness Records
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Striving For Togetherness Records (aka SFT Records) is an independent hardcore
music label. It is most famous for its successful run of mid-90's New York hardcore
releases.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
music label. It is most famous for its successful run of mid-90's New York hardcore
New York hardcore
New York hardcore refers to hardcore punk and metalcore music created in New York City and to the subculture associated with that music. New York hardcore grew out of the hardcore scene established in Washington, D.C., by bands such as Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore '81 is an album by the...
releases.
Notable Releases
- Intent to Injure - "Habit of Thought" 7"
- Headfirst - "Intervention" 7"
- V/A - "X Marks the Spot" 7" (straight edgeStraight edgeStraight edge is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs. It was a direct reaction to the sexual revolution, hedonism, and excess associated with punk rock. For some, this extends to not engaging in promiscuous sex, following a...
compilation) - Without a Cause - "Nation of Neglect" 7"
- Stick Figure - "Meat & Potatoes" 7"
- Up Front - "Changes" 7"
- Choose X - "Our Struggle" 7"
- 25 ta Life25 ta Life25 ta Life is an American band from New York City, originally formed in Queens, N.Y. in mid-1991.- History :The band was started by Frank Smarra and Harry Minas in Astoria, Queens, N.Y., they were soon joined by Fred Mesk and together wrote most of the material that would be on their early...
- s/t 7" (later re-released as a CD EP) - District 9 - "Schoolahardknox" 7"
- Vision of DisorderVision of DisorderVision of Disorder is a hardcore punk band from Long Island, New York, US. Vision of Disorder disbanded in 2002, but reunited from time to time over the next six years. In October 2008, they announced that they would record a new studio album...
- "Still" 7"Still (EP)Still is the first EP by New York metalcore/hardcore band Vision of Disorder, released in 1995.-Still :This is a special edition from Spain, released in 1997 with 2 bonus tracks.-Track listing:#"Through My Eyes"... - No Redeeming Social Value/Six and ViolenceSix and ViolenceSix and Violence is a musical group in the genre of New York Hardcore. Established in Queens New York in 1985, the band appeared at the seminal club CBGBs and other punk and heavy metal related venues in the New York area between 1985 and 2005. The band released 2 full length albums and a series...
- split 7" - No Redeeming Social Value - "Rocks the Party" CD
- V/A - N.Y.H.C. Documentary Soundtrack CD
- Fahrenheit 451 - "The Thought of It" CD
- Shutdown - Turning the Tide" CD EP
- No Redeeming Social Value - "Hardcore Your Lousy Ass Off" CD
- Six and ViolenceSix and ViolenceSix and Violence is a musical group in the genre of New York Hardcore. Established in Queens New York in 1985, the band appeared at the seminal club CBGBs and other punk and heavy metal related venues in the New York area between 1985 and 2005. The band released 2 full length albums and a series...
- "Petty Staycheck" CD - Neck - s/t CD
- V/A - "Three Way Dance" CD (feat. Six and ViolenceSix and ViolenceSix and Violence is a musical group in the genre of New York Hardcore. Established in Queens New York in 1985, the band appeared at the seminal club CBGBs and other punk and heavy metal related venues in the New York area between 1985 and 2005. The band released 2 full length albums and a series...
, No Redeeming Social Value and Romantic Gorilla) - No Redeeming Social Value - "THC" CD