TNSrecords (also known as TNS and That's Not Skanking) is a

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based in

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, founded in 2008 by Revenge of the Psychotronic Man bassist/vocalist Andy Psychotronic, along with a personal friend of his, Tim Bevington. They specialise in Punk rock and

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, though they also have included some Heavy metal acts. TNS produce a free

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, arrange gigs in

and run TNSradio, a podcast featuring music from their own and other, similar artists from around the world. They have organised showcase gigs in

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, and

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whilst being co-organisers of Manchester Punk Festival. They are sometimes referred to as TNS Records, but the correct name is TNSrecords.

Roster

The following all have releases on TNSrecords: * A WarAgainstSound * ACiD DROP * Autonomads * Beat The Red Light * Bethan Mary Leadley * Black Star Dub Collective * Bootscraper *

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* Broken Aris (Sweden) *Faintest Idea *The Fractions * The Franceens * Fist Of The North Star (USA) * Hated Til Proven *

Harijan Dalit (from sa, दलित, dalita meaning "broken/scattered"), also previously known as untouchable, is the lowest stratum of the castes in India. Dalits were excluded from the four-fold varna system of Hinduism and were seen as forming a ...

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*The Kirkz * Kollapse (Denmark) *

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No Fealty (Denmark) No (and variant writings) may refer to one of these articles: English language * ''Yes'' and ''no'' (responses) * A determiner in noun phrases Alphanumeric symbols * No (kana), a letter/syllable in Japanese script * No symbol, displayed � ...

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* PIZZATRAMP (South Wales) * Revenge of the Psychotronic Man * Rising Strike * Sense of Urgency *The Shadowcops *

Sounds of Swami Sounds of Swami are a progressive rock/post-hardcore influenced punk rock band currently active in the United Kingdom, UK. They formed in late 2005 in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. The band is well known for their eclectic mix of Punk rock ...

*Stand Out Riot * Stoj Snak (Denmark)

Releases

To date, TNS Records have the following releases; *TNS001 Music By People Who Drink Cider In The Gutter, a 20 track

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featuring UK based Punk Rock and

acts. *TNS002 Revenge of the Psychotronic Man v The Fractions, a

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, 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

, featuring

, and The

. *SUP001 Carnival Militia, a CD

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by Stand Out Riot *TNS004 A Big Pot Of Hot, a CD

by The Shadowcops *SUP002 Quicker Than Khan CD

by The Emos *TNS005 Make Pigs Smoke, a CD

by Revenge of the Psychotronic Man *TNS006 Halcyon Days 7" EP by

*TNS007 Mainstream Music Is Shit, a 37 track double

featuring UK based Punk Rock and

acts. - released August 2009 *TNS008, a CD

, featuring Stand Out Riot, A War Against Sound, and Sense Of Urgency - released 6 December 2009 *TNS009, Beat The Red Light, a CD EP, by Beat The Red Light *TNS010, Agroculture, a CD

by The Kirkz *TNS011, To Anywhere, a CD

*TNS012, Ignorance Is This, a CD

by Faintest Idea *TNS013, Country & Eastern, a CD

by Bootscraper *TNS014, Salt The Lands, a CD

by Beat The Red Light - 2011 *TNS015, Gentleman Bandits, a CD

by Stand Out Riot - 2011 *TNS016, Four Band Split, a CD

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

by Rising Strike- 2011 *TNS018, From Rusholme With Dub, a CD/ LP

split album A split album (or split) is a music album that includes tracks by two or more separate artists. There are also singles and EPs of the same variety, which are often called "split singles" and "split EPs" respectively. Split albums differ from "var ...

by Autonomads and Black Star Dub Collective - April 2012 *TNS019, Songs For The Short Of Attention, a CD

by Hated Til Proven - tbc, 2012 *TNS020, TNSrecords vol.3 'These Troublesome Thinkers', a 42 track double

featuring UK based Punk Rock and

acts. - May 2012 *TNS021, Dub Of Transgression, a 7" EP by

2012 *TNS022, S/T, a CD

by Bootscraper- 2012 *TNS023, The Voice Of Treason, a CD

by Faintest Idea- 2012 *TNS024/024v, Shattered Dreams Parkway, a 12" and CD

Revenge of the Psychotronic Man (band) Revenge of the Psychotronic Man are an English punk band with hardcore influences based in Manchester and formed in 2004. They are sometimes referred to as Revenge Of..., Revenge, or RPM. The band has had music released in the UK, mainland Eur ...

2012 *TNS025, Songs About Beliefs, a 7" EP by Stoj Snak 2012 *TNS026, S/T, a 10" EP by Kollapse 2012 *TNS027, S/T, a CD

2013 *TNS028, The End Of Days, a CD

by ACiD DROP 2013 *TNS029, Libertalia, a 12"

2013 *TNS030, In the Shadow of the Monolith, a 12"

by No Fealty 2013 *TNS031, In Session From Maida Vale, a 7" EP by Revenge of the Psychotronic Man 2013 *TNS032, Stepford Smiles, a CD

by The Franceens 2013 *TNS033, Nervous Racehorse, a CD

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by Wonk Unit 2014 *TNS034, Ten Years Of Revenge, a 7" EP by Revenge of the Psychotronic Man 2014

TNSrecords Fanzine

TNSrecords also produce a

fanzine A fanzine (blend word, blend of ''fan (person), fan'' and ''magazine'' or ''-zine'') is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by fan (person), enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) ...

which is free, and available at various music stores, and also on-line. The

features reviews of recent musical releases from the Punk rock,

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Psychobilly Psychobilly is a rock music fusion genre that fuses elements of rockabilly and punk rock. It's been defined as "loud frantic rockabilly music", it has also been said that it "takes the traditional countrified rock style known as rockabilly, ram ...

, 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,

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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 14 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

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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

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Million Dead Million Dead were an English post-hardcore band from London, active between 2000 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 ha ...

and many more. The fanzine is currently featured in an exhibition at salford Art Gallery, curated by Salford Zine Library. The film features commentary by Andy.

TNS gigs

TNSrecords also arrange gigs. These usually feature bands that play Punk rock,

and other similar genres. They are usually held at Retro Bar, Gulliver's, Kraak Gallery & Base Cafe in

. But sometimes take place further afield, including

, and

. In 2015 the first Manchester Punk Festival will be held jointly by TNSrecords, Moving North and Anarchistic Undertones.

TNSradio

In February 2009, TNSrecords launched TNSradio, a monthly podcast featuring

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and

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.

Other acts that have worked with TNS Records

Early in 2008 TNSrecords released a

Compilation CD A compilation album comprises tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers. If by one artist, then generally the tracks were not originally intended for rel ...

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

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as well as some note in the rest of the

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There has also been some notice taken of the

Internationally. Tracks were included by various bands: *

The Dangerfields The Dangerfields are a punk rock/ heavy metal band based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2000. Fronted by drummer and lead vocalist Andrew Griswold, the band has gone through many line-up changes. They have released one album and four ...

* Revenge of the Psychotronic Man *The Kirkz *The Shadowcops *

Buzzkill Buzzkill may refer to: * ''Buzzkill'' (TV series) * "Buzzkill" (''CSI: NY'' episode) * "Buzzkill" (song), by Luke Bryan *"Buzz-Kill", a song by Dune Rats from ''The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit'' *''Buzzkill'', a 2008 film by Second City See also ...

* Great St. Louis *Dog Toffee * Just Panic *

*The Fractions *

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* Speeding Bee *Faintest Idea *The Hyperjax * The Medicine Bow * Mr International and The Getawy Gang *

* Death By Decibels * The Shuffle *

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In the summer of 2009 TNSrecords released their second

featuring UK Punk and Ska acts, under the title Mainstream Music Is Shit. Tracks were included by various bands including: Disk 1 *The Shadowcops *

* Revenge of the Psychotronic Man * Rising Strike * D'Corner Bois *The Kirkz * The Emos *

* The Dead Reckoninc *The Hyperjax * Great St. Louis * The Nova Fives * ACiD DROP * Just Add Monsters *

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*The Dangerous Aces * The Terrors * SmackRats * 2 Sick Monkeys Disk 2 *

*Cartoon Violence *Stand Out Riot *

* Jimmy The Squirrel * The Hostiles * The Hijacks * Sense of Urgency * A War Against Sound * Kickback UK *Faintest Idea * The Autonomads * Rasta4eyes * Just Panic *

Los Salvadores Los Salvadores was a four-piece folk group from south east England. They performed across the United Kingdom and appeared at various festivals including Lounge On The Farm, Boomtown, Zoo Thousand, Endorse It in Dorset, Sellindge Music Festival ...

* Bootscraper * The Medicine Bow

References

External links

Official site
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