Location: Badlands, California
Throwback to 7 or so years, the California-based DOWN 2 THE CORE (D2C) label existed briefly (2014-2016) but they were on it, always in touch with promising new west coast groups of that period, filling the void left by labels like 6131 Records that quit dealing with hardcore punk bands around that same time.
They often partened with another small independent Cali label Outlast Records throwing gigs and co-releasing stuff. Some of the bands under the D2C hoster were already featured here before and some were just affiliated bands. I will list first the ones that are already on All Things Old School and follow with the remaining titles with extras.
HIGHER LEARNING - Triumph Of Innocence (Outlast - 2014)
REVISION - Demo (D2C - 2014)
NO AUTHORITY - Hard Times (D2C - 2015)
LOST CAUSE - The World Is Yours (Outlast - 2015)
COOLSIDE - Be Cool EP (D2C/Outlast - 2015)
One of the bands that really made me do this discography was ELEPHANT SKIN from Tehachapi, possibly named under the Belgium's Justice song/album? They clearly had that 2-step sound Justice were known for but with a more Right Brigade feel to it. After a demo and a promo ELEPHANT SKIN quit and left behind a very promising unreleased EP, it never got mastered or properly mixed so it sounds a tad muffed down. What you can hear next is the 2-song promo for that EP with proper production.
The other highlights of this discography are probably COOLSIDE with their debut EP and the first demos from STEP FOR CHANGE and SOUL POWER that later signed with React! Records.
ELEPHANT SKIN - Demo (D2C - 2014)
COLD TRUTH - No Rules EP (D2C - 2014)
OUTRAGED - Demo (D2C - 2014)
STEP 4 CHANGE - Demo #1 (D2C - 2014)
SURPLUS - Demo ((D2C - 2016)
SOUL POWER - S.D. Straight Edge Demo (D2C - 2016)
DRUG CONTROL - Promo Tape (Outlast - 2016)
BONUS TIME! The following are unsigned bands that shared the stage with D2C/Outlast groups and didn't have a label to call home (from the exception of OVERSIGHT that later released a promo on IOU Records).
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