2015 Round Up/2016 Coming Up
Better late than never, here is 2015 Round Up/2016 Coming Up. I had done a recapped of 2015 in The Parish Punk(the best thing to happen the Irish punk scene) issue 4 of things I had done but this is more of things I tried and failed to do and one or two things I did.
For those wondering the posting in 2015 about DistrOi! is not a real thing where Distro-y is turning Oi! it was a play on word due to getting in a bunch of Oi! records by some quality bands Bishops Green, Crown Court……
2015 I tried to take the label on a different approach I had realised that distro had not really worked for Distro-y in the past as Distro-y is based in Sligo for those out of Ireland. Sligo is in the north west lovely place but to far from any actual punk scene to make a distro work. I also find it hard to go to gigs as it costs 30-50 euro on transport costs alone and I have 2 little boys and a third boy who arrived in 2015. So the previous basis of trading like my mad and getting anything I could was not work so less/smaller trading if any was the way forward.
In the spring of 2015, I tried to partner up with a record shop in Dublin on Sale Or Return basis in which Distro-y would stock and advertise a new home/punk section in a record shop in Ireland however after getting in a large quantity of records. I could not agree terms with the shop and things fell a part leaving a small distro for Distro-y again which has been growing due to the support of some great customers who know who they are. I have ran this new distro on a sustainable basis by being highly organised for me, which has helped it to expand slightly over time.
I also tried to do a Distro-y Fest a one off gig full of Distro-y bands that also failed to take off but that was due to bad planning on my behalf and trying to plan to run a gig in Dublin while based in Sligo. Its something in the pipeline.
I also tried to book a last minute tour for EXHAUSTION from France really cool band but due to dates clashing with other touring bands and gigs. Check them out: https://destructure.bandcamp.com/album/d39-exhaustion-in-the-realm-of-defeat-lp
Anyway 2016 is here first release officially announced today, OKUS - SCOURGE LP: http://distroyrecords.com/main/okus-to-release-new-lp-on-distro-y-records/ I have a few other releases lined up two more which need to go to press soon, and about at least 3 LPs I would be honored to take part in. Last year I tried to set a goal of a release pfft that was ambitiously silly.
So hopefully this year Distro-y will reach a new strength, maybe some of those ambitious plans might rear their heads again, Thanks for the support and reading this digressing rant of what happened in 2015. The small but expanding distro is based online here:
http://distrotable.com/
Thanks for the orders, or checking out Distro-y say hello and ask me what else I got planned and might let you in on some of my plans I might try this year!!