Makoto Recordings

Kalamazoo's Makoto Recordings specializes in Midwestern emo and hardcore, but also dabbles in Chicago- and Louisville-style post-rock. The label is operated by Quixote bassist Joel Wick.

Inside Five Minutes
They're from Detroit and they sound like it. A full-throttle, blueblood rock assault of classic proportions.

Stately Chaos Home


Jihad
Raw, ragged, straight-from-the-gut hardcore out of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Jihad is no more, but their fearsome ballads of aggression live on.

Old Testament


Keleton DMD
Busting right out of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Keleton DMD is a hard-to-handle rock trio with a ragged, visceral style.

Body Double


Propeller
An Ann Arbor, Michigan quartet with a warm, but stark sound. Melancholy, restrained arrangements of twined guitars and dark rhythmic vibrations.

The Art Of Clear Thinking


Quixote
This literary minded Kalamazoo trio nicely balances slashing emo aggression with an admirable sense of restraint. If you like your rock busy, jagged, and cathartic, Quixote is definitely worth the price of admission.

Protests Of The Weak
Quixote


Thoughts Of Ionesco
More outrageously visceral hardcore from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Anguished, writhing stuff, reminiscent of the mid-'90s Gravity Records sound.

A Skin Historic


Tristeza
Tristeza's instrumental music will lull you into a dreamy trance with its shimmery electronics, then knock you on your ass with its intricate math rock beats. Guitars, keyboards, and drums collide to make a gorgeous riot of sound.

Spine and Sensory
Dream Signals In Full Circles
Technology: A Compilation of Remixes
Mixed Signals - 2002


Wallside
More outrageously visceral hardcore from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Anguished, writhing stuff, reminiscent of the mid-'90s Gravity Records sound.

From The Sky