Andreas took over my mailorder. He is working on his new website, but there is a provisionary one up right now:  ARCTIC RADAR
I no longer do mailorder, please get your stuff from ARCTIC RADAR. I still trade records with other labels and I still do wholesale orders. Andreas also does trades with my APE releases. So for trades you can contact both of us.


goodbye Mr. Willis!

October, 5th
the DYING IN MOTION - LP is out now. The FERGUSON - one-sided 12" will be available in two weeks.
I will release the European version of the new RAEIN - CD together with Red Cars Go Faster. This should be out fairly soon.
Also going to press next week: BELLE EPOQUE - Single Series - 7".
The HEAVEN IN HER ARMS - LP is sold out.

August, 13th
First off I want to make it clear that it was no-one's fault in particular that Mr. Willis broke up.  Maybe it was just the grind of 4 pretty different people being stuffed into little cars for too long that wore us down. I'm not the kind of person who cries over spilt milk. What's gone is gone. But I still would like to thank everyone who has ever helped us out, especially Mario from SYNALGIE, the awesoem kids in ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF ACHING and ARWITH (who will also release a discography of our stuff on cassette).

Stefan will go on tour with DYING IN MOTION at the end of August. ANDREAS will probably also go on some kind of tour with his band FALL APART. (I have never seen this band live, so I'm not sure they really exist.)
The DYING IN MOTION - LP is as good as out. We are only waiting for the covers.

The same can be said for the FERGUSON - one-sided 12". This is the band I was in before I was in SUNDOWNER. We recorded 4 songs in the mid-nineties which never came out. Kiki Unsinn (xkikix Records and ex-FERGUSON bass player) will finance this very small pressing of 200 copies (or is it 300?). They will come in hand decorated envelope sleeves and should be out in about 1month.

out now:
DYING IN MOTION - LP
10,00 EUR


KHERE / HER BREATH ON GLASS - 10"
8,00 EUR


MR. WILLIS OF OHIO - Eure Welt - 7"  3,50 EUR

FERGUSON was: Kiki on bass, me on guitar, Rick Dürst (Mine, Cataract) on drums, Carsten Nebel (Sundowner) on vocals and Simon Füllemann (Mine, Cataract) on the other guitar.
Soundwise this is probably quite close to SUNDOWNER. You can download a song here.

July, 8th
MR. WILLIS OF OHIO played their last show at CRY ME A RIVER last friday. That was also the release party of our 7" which is available now! 4 new songs, handmade covers, DIY recording - please check it out. We got a lot of good feedback after we played and that makes the  break up pretty sad. However, our singer Stefan now plays bass in DYING IN MOTION whose LP I'm releasing together with BLESSED HANDS Records. Expect some beautiful, intense, French style screamo! And the rest of us will try to get some new band off the ground, expect a mix of old school emo, hand-clapping and some singalong parts. :-D

I finally got my share of the KHERE / HER BREATH ON GLASS - 10". It was stuck at customs for a while. But it's available now. These turned out great! They come in a lovely gatefold sleeve and are just amazing!
April, 13th
Thanks to everyone who wrote to me about ending APE. It is very much appreciated to hear all these nice things about the label ;-) 

THANK YOU!!! THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING THE OLD APE OVER THE PAST 9 YEARS!!!!

By the way, Ape will continue a little longer, and will not end abruptly in the next few months. There are still a few records coming out. I won't disappear THAT fast. Hopefully things will have wound down by the end of the year. As soon as Andreas takes over the mailorder I will link him up here, so don't worry, you won't miss out!

There will be a new batch of records on ebay soon. Mostly  7"s, some CD's, some shirts. Anybody looking for a SWIZ hooded sweatshirt (size  L) and a CHILDREN OF FALL hoodie (M)? Both are black. 
Here's the link to my ebay auctions. (won't be up till mid-May)

March 18th, 2008
Long time, no speak.

Big news first:
I will be going back to college in the fall. I will give up the label. I will move to Basel. I don't really feel like posting the "why's" right now. I just felt it was time for something new.

The distro/mailorder will be taken over by my friend Andreas Gehringer. He will start his own distro and incorporate mine. It will be all new and have a shopping cart system and he will be much faster and more reliable than me. So, that's good news all around. I will link you up when that's ready.

 So, what will happen with...

.... the Single Series?
The Single Series will continue with the last 7" from BELLE EPOQUE. This one might be a limited pressing of 300, though. Subscribers are still supposed to get 2 more 7"s; one with REDS but they broke up, and a subscribers only 7" compilation.  I haven't decided what will happen with that yet. As I will be even more broke as a student than I am now, I really would prefer to just return the subscribers a couple of Euros than to have to invest another 1200 Euros in 2 more records. However I will try to come up with a solution that is cool for everyone (hopefully), carrying in mind that the subscribers are supposed to be getting something exclusive at the end of the series.

... the AMALTHEA - Decisions should be a Desert, bright and clear LP?
I really feel awful about never releasing this! But I just cannot afford it right now. There are a bunch of labels already interested and I have all the material here ready to go. What is needed is a label or person who will put her- or himself in charge of doing this record. 

...the DYING IN MOTION - LP?
This Swiss band just recorded an awesome album. I have the links to the material. If you are interested in co-releasing this with me please get in touch. DIM plays modern hardcore that is heavily influenced by French bands like Amanda Woodward, L'Homme Puma, Belle Epoque etc. Stefan Schöne, singer/bass player in Mr. Willis is currently playing bass for them!
listen

...the KIAS FANSURI / ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF ACHING - 7"
...the LOVE.LIFE - CD
These are still coming out as planned!

also out soon:
FERGUSON - one-sided - LP
split release with xkikix Records

KIAS FANSURI / ONLY FOR THE SAKE OF ACHING - split 7"

BELLE EPOQUE - Single Series - 7"
split release with Escucha Records

still hot:

ENO - Stea. Alto - CD
8,00 EUR


SINGLE STATE OF MAN - LP
9,00 EUR



KONTRAPUNKT - 7" 
3,50 EUR

these things are good:
- Fringe (TV)
- Little Britain USA (TV)
- Then She Found Me (movie)

these things blow:
- no money (as usual)

playing at the moment:
- SIGUR ROS - all
- DYING IN MOTION - LP
- KIDS RETURN / BAIL - split LP
- HER BREATH ON GLASS - new LP
- RAEIN - new songs