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Izmirunderground (izmiryer6) distro is the "label" name used by the formation which claims to be a "sub-cultural art collective" that develops and grows with various sub/side projects, started as a one-man project by Girdap¹ Zack Unthatow² in 16th of June 2000 and supported by many people over time. The team used the name "Street Literature"³ from 2000 to 2003. In June 2016, it started using the word distro as diSStro.⁴

Izmirunderground distro embraces every derivative of sub-cultural elements. It supports all kinds of anti-authoritarian underground movements that are not at all different from each other or come from the same backgrounds but are divided into different lifestyles after their formation process and at the same time corrupted by capitalism which turned them into elements of consumerism. It strives for such artistic products to be produced, published and shared.

In this sense, izmirunderground distro does nothing more than creating a space for living, publishing, and sharing, and has no other mission than this.

In short, it tries to offer space for life and publication to people whose windows from which they look at the world are not so different from each other.

If you believe that you are breathing the same air and experiencing the same excitement, you can support Izmirunderground distro which we can define as "sub-cultural art collective". Our door is open to everyone, but the doors that are open may close in your face at any time if it is thought that you are not in line with our understanding of life. Using the formation for self-promoting purposes, being occupied with finding a partner - such as being involved in the formation to get laid (regardless of the gender/orientation/preference), or bad actions in our opinion, such as selfishness, arrogance, stinginess, can cause this door to hit your nose as it slams.

The word "literature", as in the name of the formation which emerged with the name "street literature", represents the language, culture and the lifestyle of the street, rather than the actual meaning of the word. On the street, anyone can coexist with anyone and is free as much as the state/society allows. In this manner, our efforts to have a hand in the way to eliminate the pressure of state/society are clearly visible in our publications.

Izmirunderground distro has come up to today by constantly paying out of pocket in about 150 fanzines it has published and its biggest issue is financial difficulties.

* izmirunderground distro does not stand next to any existing party/institution or hierarchical structure.

* Street Literature / Zebelliyat⁵ should not be confused with the Beat generation, although there are minor similarities, it certainly does not walk the same path with the Beat generation. It even encourages getting and letting out of the way, rather than walking on a common way.

* UNPZ⁶ does not believe in change and a beautiful future, nor is in a preparation for those, nor is promising. In a world where he knows that everything is shit and will get even worse, he is interested in "real" and contains only "rebellion".

* izmirunderground distro is not a community. It rejects being a community. It favors individuality and the individual. Therefore, each individual that supports the entity can clash with one another, conflicting writings may be included within the same publication; being aware of the beauty of being different; we think that differences can coexist without an attempt to destroy each other, rather than melting in a pot. Therefore, we are constantly arguing with each other and our ideas may conflict from time to time; but in the end, we are all aware that each one is alone, all alone. Izmirunderground diSStro is nothing more than a madhouse for this army of lunatics and is not intended for treatment.

* izmirunderground distro acts on the basis of "do it yourself" philosophy and "stay underground" principle.

* Izmirunderground distro formation is inspired by the "Crass" movement of the 70s, and stated in its autobiography texts that "there is no such thing as them and you; there is only you, me and us, we have to find ourselves."

*izmirunderground distro formation is only one of the lower branches of the organization called u.n.p.z

*for questions, comments and suggestions, please contact through girdap@riseup.net

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1 Girdap: Vortex

2 unthatow: undertow is the stream in the opposite direction of the flow of the river. Again, the word "under" is written in slang, its normal spelling is "undertow"

3 street literature is derived from street punk, a subgenre of punk.

4 diSStro: the emphasis is on the diss concept of rap music, as they take the concept mainly as political diss. Upper case writing of SS is a reference to the rap band called Psycho Realm. The band shortens various metaphors such as Sick Side, Sick Symphonies as SS, at the same time first published fanzine of izmirunderground diSStro was indirectly transformed from the psycho realm with the name psycho race.

5 The name of the Street Literature fanzine was changed to Zokak Zebelliyati in the 24th issue and to Zebelliyat in the 28th issue.

6 U.N.P.Z. : slang spelling by black people of Bronx origin; UnthatowN ProjectZ / normal spelling; undertown Projects. In English, especially by people familiar with hip hop culture, it can be written and pronounced as under or untha. Just like writing and pronouncing the plural suffix "s" as "z".