MISANTROF RECORDS - Releases 2009 Anti Christmas Album For Free Download

CARPATHIAN FOREST bassist Daniel Vrangsinn, who founded Misantrof in 2007 and heads the multi-faceted organisation, prefers to call it an Anti Label, because he originally set it up as a reaction to all the greed and exploitation that bands suffer at the hands of the music industry. “It’s the same with Christmas,” explains Vrangsinn, “Regardless of your religious beliefs, Christmas has now become what is probably the most exploitative time of the year, when people are guilted into spending ridiculous amounts of money they can’t afford, on things they don’t need. So we thought we’d kill two birds with one stone by releasing an album that costs you nothing to get hold of, and at the same time takes a dig at the absurdity that has now become Christmas. All the bands volunteered their time to write and record for free, even paying their studio costs, and if that’s not the real spirit of Christmas, then what is? Let’s just call it a reality check on Christmas, made for pure enjoyment and cost-free self-indulgence”.