Death, Love & Broken Records
@dl-br.bsky.social
Label, gallery, and micro-press from the soft underbelly of the Rust Belt.
www.deathloveandbrokenrecords.com
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Brazil adds a rare live performance at Post Festival with The Album Leaf, Kylesa, Tristeza, Usurp Synapse, The Burning Paris, Torche and more.
From the band: "We're looking to play a 2nd show the same weekend in Chicago or Detroit. Reach out if you'd like to host us in your town."
#postfestival
From the band: "We're looking to play a 2nd show the same weekend in Chicago or Detroit. Reach out if you'd like to host us in your town."
#postfestival
Brazil added to 2026 Post. Festival
Alright I admit that I skipped a week on the blog, things got hectic with getting the Brazil vinyl out the door, plus the constant buzz of "unprecedented" news coming in a slow adrenaline drip seeming...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Brazil adds a rare live performance at Post Festival with The Album Leaf, Kylesa, Tristeza, Usurp Synapse, The Burning Paris, Torche and more.
From the band: "We're looking to play a 2nd show the same weekend in Chicago or Detroit. Reach out if you'd like to host us in your town."
#postfestival
From the band: "We're looking to play a 2nd show the same weekend in Chicago or Detroit. Reach out if you'd like to host us in your town."
#postfestival
New blog: Tip roulette (no pressure)
Tip roulette
Feeling lucky?I made some updates to the site last week, including a subtle little addition to the top menu called Tip Roulette. It works like a typical digital tip jar you see on a lot of sites, exce...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:20 PM
New blog: Tip roulette (no pressure)
New blog: "There will be more vinyl (Autobody, et al), more Brazil curiosa, more forays into the expanding Husherville universe, and maybe even the introduction of spoken word releases."
DL;BR Year Two
Of all the years throughout history, 2025 was definitely one of them. Beyond the 50-odd rambling blog posts over Sunday morning coffee every week, there was the Canadian winter cabin retreat through t...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
New blog: "There will be more vinyl (Autobody, et al), more Brazil curiosa, more forays into the expanding Husherville universe, and maybe even the introduction of spoken word releases."
New blog: "And so, when many my age set out to build home studios with reinforced acoustic walls, filling them up with all manner of vintage instruments and Sweetwater gear, I just want a shack."
The Shouting Shack
My car dashboard has been endowed with a lifetime of secrets. The poor thing. There's something freeing about being and feeling far away from the ears and influence of another human being. I like my o...
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December 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New blog: "And so, when many my age set out to build home studios with reinforced acoustic walls, filling them up with all manner of vintage instruments and Sweetwater gear, I just want a shack."
New blog: "I bought the tapes at auction, anticipating a project like this one would come along - braying old preachers taped over, muzzled for once."
On cursed cassettes
Before me sits a pile of fifteen cassettes, each one 30-35 years old. (Or more.)Yellowed labels, stuck on as early as the late 1980s, are being removed with mineral spirits and Q-tips. They document t...
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December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
New blog: "I bought the tapes at auction, anticipating a project like this one would come along - braying old preachers taped over, muzzled for once."
BRAZIL LATHE CUTS HAVE ARRIVED, courtesy of our friends at @church.of.noise in Indianapolis, IN. The final pieces of the Backerkit puzzle are falling into place #montgomeryburnshands
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
BRAZIL LATHE CUTS HAVE ARRIVED, courtesy of our friends at @church.of.noise in Indianapolis, IN. The final pieces of the Backerkit puzzle are falling into place #montgomeryburnshands
Backerkit update: Getting close to full completion! Check your inbox and spam. Get your survey back to us so we can get your order out! (We know "survey" sounds like we're asking you to tell us how we did, give a star rating, etc. But these are actually where you tell us where to send your stuff. 📬)
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Backerkit update: Getting close to full completion! Check your inbox and spam. Get your survey back to us so we can get your order out! (We know "survey" sounds like we're asking you to tell us how we did, give a star rating, etc. But these are actually where you tell us where to send your stuff. 📬)
NEW BLOG: "And so, there is another record to announce. This one is not mine but one I contributed to, curated by UK cult artist, trickster, magician, and reluctant retired pop star Bill Drummond.
EMOTIONS by The Tied Hands is to be released Nov 14 in the UK."
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EMOTIONS by The Tied Hands is to be released Nov 14 in the UK."
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Death, Love & Broken Records
DL;BR is a digital press, art gallery, and pair of music labels for the creative work of Jonathon Newby.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
NEW BLOG: "And so, there is another record to announce. This one is not mine but one I contributed to, curated by UK cult artist, trickster, magician, and reluctant retired pop star Bill Drummond.
EMOTIONS by The Tied Hands is to be released Nov 14 in the UK."
www.deathloveandbrokenrecords.com
EMOTIONS by The Tied Hands is to be released Nov 14 in the UK."
www.deathloveandbrokenrecords.com
💥 45% of backers have completed their @BackerKit survey. We still have 43 more backers to go. Let's do it! 💪
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
💥 45% of backers have completed their @BackerKit survey. We still have 43 more backers to go. Let's do it! 💪
"The Philosophy of Velocity on vinyl was like the breaking of a creative logjam. A whole line of offshoot Brazil-adjacent projects are now coming into focus for release in the coming months and years."
Where do we go from here?
Hats off to an incredible campaign to raise funds for the Brazil vinyl!To be honest, this is something we've been wanting to do for years, and we are thrilled that people showed up and helped us make ...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"The Philosophy of Velocity on vinyl was like the breaking of a creative logjam. A whole line of offshoot Brazil-adjacent projects are now coming into focus for release in the coming months and years."
PRESALE ENDS THURSDAY! Meanwhile, check out this episode where the gang talks about influences:
youtu.be/FkiI538cKFk
youtu.be/FkiI538cKFk
The Philosophy of Velocity - The artists that influenced the record.
YouTube video by Death, Love & Broken Records
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October 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
PRESALE ENDS THURSDAY! Meanwhile, check out this episode where the gang talks about influences:
youtu.be/FkiI538cKFk
youtu.be/FkiI538cKFk
New blog: "Each of the printed Husherville artifacts will be marked with an edition number using this same machine that opened the album. A keystrike compressing two decades of life and story into the...mark it leaves on a cassette j-card, a lathe-cut vinyl insert, a lyrical compendium."
Ode to an Underwood
Brazil's crowdfunding campaign for "The Philosophy of Velocity" vinyl reissue wraps up this Thursday on Backerkit.This is a final and more fitting close to an album that has somehow always existed as ...
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October 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New blog: "Each of the printed Husherville artifacts will be marked with an edition number using this same machine that opened the album. A keystrike compressing two decades of life and story into the...mark it leaves on a cassette j-card, a lathe-cut vinyl insert, a lyrical compendium."
New video: Brazil Reward Rundown.
All the goods.
All the goods.
Brazil "The Philosophy of Velocity" Reward Rundown
YouTube video by Death, Love & Broken Records
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October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
New video: Brazil Reward Rundown.
All the goods.
All the goods.
"We could not have done this without all of your support, and we can't wait to get this beautiful piece of art into your hands." Campaign still live and accepting pledges until 10/30.
Brazil vinyl success, JCA heads to Japan (sorta)
If you haven't heard, Brazil's campaign to release "The Philosophy of Velocity" on vinyl has crossed the line into fully funded territory. 👏👏👏👏👏We could not have done this without all of your support,...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
"We could not have done this without all of your support, and we can't wait to get this beautiful piece of art into your hands." Campaign still live and accepting pledges until 10/30.
Great job, everyone! Campaign is still live for two more weeks! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Great job, everyone! Campaign is still live for two more weeks! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...
Blog: Rollup of some recent news, incl 11/2 performance, Discord, podcast appearance and more.
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Brazil launch party, Discord, and more
Skipped a week, but who's counting?In my defense, the campaign for Brazil's "The Philosophy of Velocity" vinyl reissue is off to the races and you all are keeping us busy! These things are a ton of wo...
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October 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Blog: Rollup of some recent news, incl 11/2 performance, Discord, podcast appearance and more.
www.deathloveandbrokenrecords.com/post/brazil-...
www.deathloveandbrokenrecords.com/post/brazil-...
Brazil is partnering with Kan Kan Cinema in Indy for a screening of the 1985 film "Brazil." This is the film that inspired the band name, and they will play a short, unplugged set before it starts. Any remaining copies of the record will be available to purchase at the event. Tickets: bit.ly/46II4md
'BRAZIL' WITH LIVE PERFORMANCE BY BRAZIL | Kan-Kan Cinema
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Brazil is partnering with Kan Kan Cinema in Indy for a screening of the 1985 film "Brazil." This is the film that inspired the band name, and they will play a short, unplugged set before it starts. Any remaining copies of the record will be available to purchase at the event. Tickets: bit.ly/46II4md
The story behind the Philosophy (explainer vid). Vinyl presale is live at: bit.ly/46OvdOf
Brazil: The Story Behind the Philosophy of Velocity
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October 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The story behind the Philosophy (explainer vid). Vinyl presale is live at: bit.ly/46OvdOf
Brazil's "Philosophy of Velocity" vinyl presale is now live on Backerkit! #newmusicalert #vinylrecords #braziltheband #thephilosophyofvelocity
Brazil's "The Philosophy of Velocity" vinyl presale!
"The Philosophy of Velocity" was Brazil's 2006 dystopian-victorian rock opera, an album that mysteriously disappeared for 18 years, now reclaimed by the band themselves. Join us in re-releasing this l...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Brazil's "Philosophy of Velocity" vinyl presale is now live on Backerkit! #newmusicalert #vinylrecords #braziltheband #thephilosophyofvelocity
"We've never done this before. We're excited, nervous, thrilled, anxious."
Buy a Brazil record Wednesday
The official vinyl campaign for Brazil's 2006 album reissue of "The Philosophy of Velocity" opens this Wednesday. Day after tomorrow, if you're keeping track. We don't know how this will go. It's been...
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September 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
"We've never done this before. We're excited, nervous, thrilled, anxious."
VINYL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: bit.ly/3KjthWs
Support Brazil's classic "The Philosophy of Velocity" vinyl reissue!
From Death, Love & Broken Records - Support Brazil's classic "The Philosophy of Velocity" vinyl reissue!
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September 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
VINYL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: bit.ly/3KjthWs
New blog...and don't forget the Brazil vinyl project goes live next week
Life in Ruins
White veils and thule-wrapped trees.Old theaters in Rust Belt towns.A life about to be lived.A son about to be born.Now...Things that don't slot easily inside words. Heavy hearts for a world that no l...
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September 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
New blog...and don't forget the Brazil vinyl project goes live next week
Philosophy of Velocity site is now live. The home base for all things w/r/t the vinyl project. Bookmark, and follow the vinyl project. Campaign launches 10.1.
Philosophyofvelocity.com now live
We are the United States.Drenched in a cursed noise. Harder, better, faster, stronger.Tiger's blood and winning.A place to Make a Name for Yourself since the first transatlantic ships. I drink your mi...
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September 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Philosophy of Velocity site is now live. The home base for all things w/r/t the vinyl project. Bookmark, and follow the vinyl project. Campaign launches 10.1.
A lost record returns home. Follow the vinyl project: bit.ly/4mVO7cP
September 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A lost record returns home. Follow the vinyl project: bit.ly/4mVO7cP
Heads up: New secret Brazil project in the works. Click the link for the cryptic announcement. And share 🫶.
There's no easy way to say this
The President is dead. Or maybe he isn't. Your friends are AI. Or maybe they all just move that way. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. Past is prologue. She said, "Rappelez-vous...
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September 1, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Heads up: New secret Brazil project in the works. Click the link for the cryptic announcement. And share 🫶.