TNSrecords
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TNSrecords (That's Not Skanking) is a DIY
Record Label
based in Manchester
, United Kingdom
, founded in 2008 by Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man (band) bassist/vocalist Andy Psychotronic, along with a personal friend of his, Tim Bevington. They specialise in Punk rock
, and Ska
, though have also included some Heavy metal
acts. As well as the Record Label
, TNS produce a free Fanzine
and also arrange gigs in Manchester
, and run TNSradio, a podcast featuring music from their own artistes, and other similar artistes from around the world. They have also organised gigs in Macclesfield
, and Blackpool
. They are sometimes referred to as TNS Records, but the correct name is TNSrecords.
press
as well as some note in the rest of the U.K.. There has also been some notice taken of the Compilation CD Internationally.Tracks were included by various bands:
In the summer of 2009 TNSrecords released their second Compilation CD featuring UK Punk and Ska acts, under the title Mainstream Music Is Shit. Tracks were included by various bands including:
Disk 1
Disk 2
which is free, and available at various music stores, and also on-line. The Fanzine
features reviews of recent musical releases from the Punk rock
, Ska
, Hardcore
, Psychobilly
, and occasionally other genres, as well as articles, often of a comedy nature, and news about forthcoming gigs.
That's Not Skanking fanzine originally started in 2003, in Manchester. It covered punk rock
, ska
and related genres.
That incarnation of the fanzine lasted 18 issues, with an average run of 250 copies.
However, the launch of TNSrecords resulted in the fanzine being relaunched as TNSrecords fanzine. As of Summer 2011 there have been 12 issues, which usually coincided with label releases and have a print run of around 1500.
The fanzine also uses imagery of animals and has also featured comical features such as funny footballer names and human impressions of animals.
Content wise it varies from covering the ridiculous, through to more political and social issues. Band wise, as well as documenting the local scene and bands from the label, interviews have also been conducted with more established acts such as Zeke
, Million Dead
and many more.
The fanzine is currently featured in an exhibition at salford Art Gallery, curated by Salford Zine Library. The film features commentry by Andy.
, Ska
and other similar genres. They are usually held at Retro Bar, Gulliver's & Base Cafe in Manchester
. But sometimes take place further afield, including Blackpool
, Leeds
, and Macclesfield
.
and Ska
music. From February 2010 the podcast became a weekly show which is broadcast on American internet radio stations Punk Rock Demonstration. and Real Punk Radio. Due to a lack of time TNSrecords were unable to continue with the weekly show, with the episodes stopping in the summer of 2010. The show returned in June 2011, this time on a monthly basis, as part of the Punk Britannia weekly podcast which is broadcast on Punk Rock Demonstration and from the Studs and Punks website ]].
's heads. Pictures such as these often appear on advertising for TNS gigs, and also appeared on the cover of the split cd released by TNSrecords featuring Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man and The Fractions. They also feature prominently in in the TNSrecords Fanzine
. It is unclear where or when the use, by TNSrecords, of such imagery began.
DIY ethic
The DIY ethic refers to the ethic of self-sufficiency through completing tasks oneself as opposed to having others who are more experienced or able complete them for one's behalf. It promotes the idea that an ordinary person can learn to do more than he or she thought was possible...
Record Label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
based in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, founded in 2008 by Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man (band) bassist/vocalist Andy Psychotronic, along with a personal friend of his, Tim Bevington. They specialise in Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, and Ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, though have also included some Heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
acts. As well as the Record Label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, TNS produce a free Fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
and also arrange gigs in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, and run TNSradio, a podcast featuring music from their own artistes, and other similar artistes from around the world. They have also organised gigs in Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
, and Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
. They are sometimes referred to as TNS Records, but the correct name is TNSrecords.
Roster
The following all have releases on TNSrecords;- Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man
- The Fractions
- John Player Specials
- Harijan
- The Shadowcops
- Sounds of SwamiSounds of SwamiSounds of Swami are a progressive / post-hardcore influenced punk rock band currently active in the UK underground punk scene. They formed in late 2005 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The band is well known for their eclectic mix of punk, DC post-hardcore, and progressive rock as well as...
- Stand Out Riot
- Sense of Urgency
- A War Against Sound
- Beat The Red Light
- The Kirkz
- Leagues Apart
- Faintest Idea
- Bootscraper
- Rising Strike
Releases
To date, TNS Records have the following releases releases;- TNS001 Music By People Who Drink Cider In The Gutter, a 20 track compilation CD featuring UK based Punk RockPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and SkaSkaSka |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
acts. - TNS002 Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man v The Fractions, a split EP, featuring TNS Records' owner, Andy Psychotronic's own band, Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man, and The Fractions.
- TNS003 Harijan v The John Player Specials, a split EP, featuring Harijan, and The John Player Specials.
- SUP001 Carnival Militia, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Stand Out Riot - TNS004 A Big Pot Of Hot, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by The Shadowcops - SUP002 Quicker Than Khan CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by The Emos - TNS005 Make Pigs Smoke, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man - TNS006 Halcyon DaysHalcyon Days EPThe Halcyon Days EP is the second official release by English punk–rock band Sounds of Swami. After the success of their Vent EP, the band began work on their debut album. After a positive EP review in an issue of TNS Zine, the Manchester zine expanded to record label TNSrecords and offered the...
7" EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Sounds of SwamiSounds of SwamiSounds of Swami are a progressive / post-hardcore influenced punk rock band currently active in the UK underground punk scene. They formed in late 2005 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The band is well known for their eclectic mix of punk, DC post-hardcore, and progressive rock as well as... - TNS007 Mainstream Music Is Shit, a 37 track double compilation CD featuring UK based Punk RockPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and SkaSkaSka |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
acts. - released August 2009 - TNS008, a CD split EP, featuring Stand Out Riot, A War Against Sound, and Sense Of Urgency - released 6 December 2009
- TNS009, Beat The Red Light, a CD EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, by Beat The Red Light - TNS010, Agroculture, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by The Kirkz - TNS011, To Anywhere, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Leagues Apart - TNS012, Ignorance Is This, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Faintest Idea - TNS013, Country & Eastern, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Bootscraper - TNS014, Salt The Lands, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Beat The Red Light - 2011 - TNS015, Gentleman Bandits, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Stand Out Riot - 2011 - TNS016, Four Band Split, a CD split EP featuring Revenge of the Psychotronic Man, Mighty Midgets, Fist of the North Star and Broken Aris - 2011
- TNS017, Bite The Hand That Feeds, a CD albumAlbumAn album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Rising Strike
Other acts that have worked with TNS Records
Early in 2008 TNSrecords released a Compilation CD featuring UK Punk and Ska acts, under the title Music By People Who Drink Cider In The Gutter. The CD received critical acclaim in the ManchesterManchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
press
News media
The news media are those elements of the mass media that focus on delivering news to the general public or a target public.These include print media , broadcast news , and more recently the Internet .-Etymology:A medium is a carrier of something...
as well as some note in the rest of the U.K.. There has also been some notice taken of the Compilation CD Internationally.Tracks were included by various bands:
- The DangerfieldsThe DangerfieldsThe Dangerfields is a punk rock/rock 'n' roll man based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in March 2000. Led by drummer and lead vocalist Andrew Griswold, they have released one album and four EPs, and have played more than 850 live gigs...
- Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man (band)
- The Kirkz
- The Shadowcops
- Buzzkill (band)
- Great St. Louis
- Dog Toffee
- Just Panic
- Harijan (band)
- The Fractions
- On The Turn (band)
- Speeding Bee
- Faintest Idea
- The Hyperjax
- The Medicine Bow
- Mr International and The Getawy Gang
- Sounds of SwamiSounds of SwamiSounds of Swami are a progressive / post-hardcore influenced punk rock band currently active in the UK underground punk scene. They formed in late 2005 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The band is well known for their eclectic mix of punk, DC post-hardcore, and progressive rock as well as...
- Death By Decibels
- The Shuffle
- Matt Woods (musician)
In the summer of 2009 TNSrecords released their second Compilation CD featuring UK Punk and Ska acts, under the title Mainstream Music Is Shit. Tracks were included by various bands including:
Disk 1
- The Shadowcops
- Sounds of SwamiSounds of SwamiSounds of Swami are a progressive / post-hardcore influenced punk rock band currently active in the UK underground punk scene. They formed in late 2005 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The band is well known for their eclectic mix of punk, DC post-hardcore, and progressive rock as well as...
- Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man (band)
- Rising Strike
- D'Corner Bois
- The Kirkz
- The Emos
- The DangerfieldsThe DangerfieldsThe Dangerfields is a punk rock/rock 'n' roll man based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in March 2000. Led by drummer and lead vocalist Andrew Griswold, they have released one album and four EPs, and have played more than 850 live gigs...
- The Dead Reckoninc
- The Hyperjax
- Great St. Louis
- The Nova Fives
- ACiD DROP
- Just Add Monsters www.myspace.com/justaddmonsters
- Fair Do's
- The Dangerous Aces
- The Terrors
- SmackRats
- 2 Sick Monkeys
Disk 2
- Harijan (band)
- Cartoon Violence
- Stand Out Riot
- John Player Specials
- Jimmy The Squirrel
- The Hostiles
- The Hijacks
- Sense of Urgency
- A War Against Sound
- Kickback UK
- Faintest Idea
- The Autonomads
- Rasta4eyes
- Just Panic
- Los SalvadoresLos SalvadoresLos Salvadores is a four-piece folk group from south east England. They currently perform across the United Kingdom and appear at various festivals including Lounge On The Farm, Boomtown Fair, Zoo Thousand, Endorse It in Dorset, Sellindge Music Festival and the Rochester Sweeps...
- Bootscraper
- The Medicine Bow
TNSrecords Fanzine
TNSrecords also produce a fanzineFanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
which is free, and available at various music stores, and also on-line. The Fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
features reviews of recent musical releases from the Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, Ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
, Hardcore
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...
, Psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
, and occasionally other genres, as well as articles, often of a comedy nature, and news about forthcoming gigs.
That's Not Skanking fanzine originally started in 2003, in Manchester. It covered punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
and related genres.
That incarnation of the fanzine lasted 18 issues, with an average run of 250 copies.
However, the launch of TNSrecords resulted in the fanzine being relaunched as TNSrecords fanzine. As of Summer 2011 there have been 12 issues, which usually coincided with label releases and have a print run of around 1500.
The fanzine also uses imagery of animals and has also featured comical features such as funny footballer names and human impressions of animals.
Content wise it varies from covering the ridiculous, through to more political and social issues. Band wise, as well as documenting the local scene and bands from the label, interviews have also been conducted with more established acts such as Zeke
Zeke (band)
Zeke is an American hardcore punk band from Seattle, Washington formed in 1993. They are known for their extremely fast, energetic guitar sound. Zeke mixes this with strong influences from hard rock, and occasionally blues-rock, and are often compared to Motörhead.Zeke has released six full-length...
, Million Dead
Million Dead
Million Dead were a hardcore punk band from London, UK, active between 2001 and 2005.-History:The band was founded in 2000 by Cameron Dean and Julia Ruzicka, after both came to London from Australia. They were joined by Ben Dawson, who had worked with Dean in a record shop in the city...
and many more.
The fanzine is currently featured in an exhibition at salford Art Gallery, curated by Salford Zine Library. The film features commentry by Andy.
TNS gigs
TNSrecords also arrange gigs. These usually feature bands that play Punk rockPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, Ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
and other similar genres. They are usually held at Retro Bar, Gulliver's & Base Cafe in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. But sometimes take place further afield, including Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
, Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, and Macclesfield
Macclesfield
Macclesfield is a market town within the unitary authority of Cheshire East, the county palatine of Chester, also known as the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The population of the Macclesfield urban sub-area at the time of the 2001 census was 50,688...
.
TNSradio
In February 2009 TNSrecords launced TNSradio, a monthly podcast featuring PunkPunk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and Ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...
music. From February 2010 the podcast became a weekly show which is broadcast on American internet radio stations Punk Rock Demonstration. and Real Punk Radio. Due to a lack of time TNSrecords were unable to continue with the weekly show, with the episodes stopping in the summer of 2010. The show returned in June 2011, this time on a monthly basis, as part of the Punk Britannia weekly podcast which is broadcast on Punk Rock Demonstration and from the Studs and Punks website ]].
People with animal's heads
TNSrecords often use the imagery of Human Beings, with AnimalAnimal
Animals are a major group of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Animalia or Metazoa. Their body plan eventually becomes fixed as they develop, although some undergo a process of metamorphosis later on in their life. Most animals are motile, meaning they can move spontaneously and...
's heads. Pictures such as these often appear on advertising for TNS gigs, and also appeared on the cover of the split cd released by TNSrecords featuring Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man and The Fractions. They also feature prominently in in the TNSrecords Fanzine
Fanzine
A fanzine is a nonprofessional and nonofficial publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon for the pleasure of others who share their interest...
. It is unclear where or when the use, by TNSrecords, of such imagery began.