Hi from Risc Records. We have lots to tell you. So much so that we have a little table of contents: 1. Red Bridge 2. Betamax Format 3. Name change 4. New site 5. Zod records night 6. Physical Remix 1. Red Bridge The CD compilation Red Bridge (risc007) will be released on Friday, February 11th, 2005. It features music by: * Agitated Radio Pilot * Amoebazoid * Betamax Format * Bird on Wire & Dave Nuremberg * E+S=B * FancyGoods * Herv * Lakker * The Last Sound * Maersk * Medea * Miriam Ingram * Northstation * Piratio * Rollers/Sparkers * Thread Pulls * Tremors The launch dates for the CD will be: * Friday 11th February, The Lower Deck, Portobello, Dublin. * Saturday 12th February, Galway. * Sunday 13th February, Lazybird, The International Bar, Dublin. Line up and door tax for these gigs TBA. The CD will be in the shops from the 12th, and will cost around ten or eleven euros. 2. Betamax Format The heavy-vinyl 7-inch single 'XXX Robot'/'Raus Raus' by Betamax Format (risc008) will be the next release. Betamax Format are going on tour with The Wedding Present in February and March. More details soon. 3. Name change Risc records is the new name for the label. Compactrisc records is no more. This is for various reasons, but we think you'll agree, the new name is easier to spell. 4. New site To go with the new name, there's a new website: www.riscrecords.com. You can email hello riscrecords com. The site has lots of mp3s and pictures and the like. Send us a picture: pictures riscrecords com. 5. Zod records night Risc Records and The Alphabet Set are going to be helping out putting on a night as part of the Zod Records european tour. Here's the details: Curtis Chip Binray Viberaider Herv Thalamus The Belvedere, Gt. Denmark Street, Saturday 19th Feb from 10pm until about 3am. Who or what is Zod records? They're a cool electronic/experimental label from Milwaukee, USA, who've put out stuff by Venetian Snares and the like. More info at www.zodrecords.com. 6. Physical Remix The physical remix exhibition will be taking place in late February or early March, in conjunction with Blackfort (www.blackfort.org) - more details soon.