Nail August 2012 New Release Book

AUGUST 2012 NEW RELEASES

I STREET DATES 8.14.12 & 8.28.12

A DIVISION OF ALLEGRO MEDIA GROUP

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Downtown Struts, Donnie Darko, Hollie Cook, King of Spain, Lords of Acid, Scientist

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INSIDE Boompa Productions.......... 16 COP International......... 14­–15 Cyclic Law........................ 12 DC-Jam Records.................. 3 Everloving Records............... 5 Fortunate Son................... 11 Important Records............. 20 Metropolis Records.......13, 19 Mr Bongo Recordings....... 6–8

New Granada..................... 17 Northern-Spy Records........ 16 Orange Twin Records.......... 10 Pirates Press Records........... 4 Ripple Music....................... 9 Small Stone Recordings...... 18 Sonic Flux Music............... 10 WTII Records.................... 14

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Facilitating the musical endeavors for singer-songwriter Jeff Caudill since 2005, Fortunate Son follows the DIY ethic and aesthetic to the letter. Fortunate Son comes to NAIL via REV Distro.

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R adiation city in- store The Music Millennium in-store with Radiation City on Memorial Day weekend was standing room only, with Oregon Music News on hand to record the performance and stream it live online!

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Lords of Acid Deep Chills (MTP 785) Skinny Puppy Bootlegged, Broke And In Solvent Seas (MTP 810) Celldweller Wish Upon A Blackstar (CDW 63) Kishi Bashi 151a (JNR 92) Darius Jones Qrt Book of Mæ’bul (AUM 72) Gemma Hayes Let It Break (FCD 134) Blue Stahli Blue Stahli (CDW 38) James Blackshaw Love Is The Plan, The Plan Is Death (IPT 355) Lula Côrtes Satwa (MRB 83) Radiation City Cool Nightmare (TLE 34)

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Down By Law

Champions At Heart Selling Points

• Major 23-date US Summer tour with The Casualties & Nekromantix.

• Ninth studio release in 23 years, reminiscent of their classics on Epitaph Records.

• Combined sales of 300k.

• RIYL: Green Day, NOFX, Bad Religion, Rancid, The Vandals, Social Distortion, Bouncing Souls.

Media & Marketing

• Serviced to punk press & radio.

• Ads to run in AMP, Punk Globe, Razorcake, Maximum R&R.

What’s important is this—when punk rock broke and bands cashed in on fashion trends, Down By Law stayed true to its ideals. While everyone else played The Forbidden Beat and wrote songs about farts, Dave Smalley was penning songs about feeling lonely and out of place, afraid and uncertain. It’s clear that DBL is the only real claimant to The Clash’s legacy, and that legacy is the admission that we may be isolated and lonely, we may be alienated and fucked up, but revolution can only begin in the mirror. Now, DBL celebrates their 23rd year with a new studio album of soon-to-be punk anthems for the next generation. Champions At Heart is their ninth full-length release, and is reminiscent of their classics on Epitaph Records.

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Dave Smalley: vocals, guitar Sam Williams: guitar Kevin Coss: bass Jack Criswell: drums Track Listing: Bullets • Nothing • New Song • Popcorn & Coke • Knock This Town • Tiny Answers • Face Forward • Punk Rock United (step I) • Homicide • Misfits United (step II) • Warriors United (step III) • Crystals • Perpetual Sorrow • Rebels & Angels • Champions At Heart • All In Key Markets: Hometown: Tampa, FL. Also: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, New York, Chicago, Denver, Austin, Miami, Atlanta

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July 1 Hollywood, CA – House of Blues July 2 Oakland, CA – Metro July 5 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades July 6 Portland, OR – Branx July 7 Seattle, WA – Studio 7 July 10 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue July 11 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall July 13 St Paul, MN – Station-4 July 14 Joliet, IL – Mojoe’s July 15 Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s July 17 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick July 18 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theater July 19 Richmond, VA – Kingdom July 20 Springfield, VA – Empire July 21 New York, NY – Gramercy Theater July 24 Reading, PA – Reverb July 25 Greensboro, NC – Greene Street Club July 26 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade July 27 Miami, FL – Grand Central July 28 Tampa, FL – CrowBar July 31 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live August 1 Austin, TX – Emo’s East August 2 El Paso, TX – House Of Rock August 3 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater August 4 Tempe, AZ – Rocky Point August 5 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory

Genre: Punk Label: DC-Jam Records CD: DCR 50 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Downtown Struts Victoria!

Selling Points • • • •

LP is a limited press of 500 on color vinyl.

US tour planned for later in the year.

AMP magazine featured stream.

RIYL: The Explosion, Off With Their Heads, Against Me, Bouncing Souls, The Queers.

The long anticipated full-length from one of Chicago’s most talked-about underground bands is finally here, and it does not disappoint! After hearing some of these songs played live across the country, The Downtown Struts have raised the bar for what their fans should be expecting. The energy and vigor that shines through onstage is translated crystal clear, track-by-track on this record.

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LP: AHY 51 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 15 Street Date: 8/14/12

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Dan Cooper: guitar, vocals Ben Hjelmstad: guitar, vocals Zach Byrne: drums Ryan Walsh: bass Track Listing: Prologue • Victory • Postcards • Back To N.Y. • Tim • Mexican Graffiti • Lost In America • Rocca Ave. • Anchors • Rogues • Southpaw Key Markets: Hometown: Chicago/Bay Area. Also: Los Angeles, Phoenix, New York, Boston, Detroit, Cleveland

As a dedicated touring band, The Downtown Struts possess the two crucial ingredients for success: a strong following and great songwriting. Their main goal is playing their music for people as much as possible, and with Pirates Press Records at their side, they’re making sure that happens. This record falls on the heels of their third US tour, and ahead of more tours to come. They plan to visit Europe for an extended tour this summer, then come back to the States to hit the road hard throughout Fall 2012.

“This is nothing short of a great record. The songs are well written, catchy, and unforgettable. The production is slick but still has a raw edgy feel.

There is so much vibe oozing from this record.”

— Trever Keith, FACE TO FACE “This record is fucking great. I am genuinely blown away.” — Mike McColgan, STREET DOGS

“This is the best new release I’ve heard in ages, I love it. Loads of energy and clever, memorable songs.” — Colin McFaull, COCK SPARRER

Selling Points

• Michael Andrews has sold millions of his version of “Mad World” featuring Gary Jules, available on the Donnie Darko score.

• Widely known as a film composer, with film & TV credits including the #1 movie Bridesmaids.

• 180-gram high-quality vinyl includes download card.

• Los Angeles residency planned for September 2012.

• Artwork by renowned artist Geoff McFetridge.

• Press by Howling Wuelf; radio by Terrorbird • RIYL: Jose Gonzalez, Sufjan Stevens, Donovan, Van Dyke Parks.

Michael Andrews is best known as a film composer whose credits include Donnie Darko, Me and You and Everyone We Know, Cyrus, Walk Hard, and Bridesmaids. He’s also credited as a producer, songwriter, or composer on more than 20 albums—including those for Metric, Brendan Benson, and Gary Jules—as well as the guitarist for The Greyboy Allstars. On his second solo album, using a palette of sounds acquired from his cinematic projects, he explores the paradigm shift of becoming a father with stories of blowing bubbles from the inside, looking out through a warped, psychedelic lens.

“Gorgeous.” — SPIN HHHH Track Listing: Dentist • Here We Are • My Warming World • Bubbles In Space • Forever • Waiting For You To Wake • Breathing His Last • Low On Memory • Spilling A Rainbow • Music For Cell Division Key Markets: Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: San Diego, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Denver, Austin, Knoxville, Nashville, New York, Washington DC

COVER STICKER: 180-gram high-quality vinyl includes download card.

Michael Andrews Spilling A Rainbow

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On vinyl for the first time!

180-gram high-quality vinyl includes download card.

Includes “Mad World” featuring Gary Jules.

Mastered from original 24bit files at Capitol Studios with Ron McMaster.

CD version has sold over 200k copies!

Released shortly after 9/11, Donnie Darko has become a cult masterpiece. Michael Andrews scored the album in his studio of vintage Moogs and electric vibraphones, and—when the music budget was capped—delivered a humble piano & vocal ballad covering the Tears for Fears track “Mad World” with his pal Gary Jules.

Track Listing: Carpathian Ridge • The Tangent Universe • The Artifact & Living • Middlesex Times • Manipulated Living • Philosophy of Time Travel • Liquid Spear Waltz • Gretchen Ross • Burn it to the Ground • Slipping Away • Rosie Darko • Cellar Door • Ensurance Trap • Waltz in the 4th Dimension • Time Travel • Did you Know Him? Mad World • Mad World (alternate version) Also Available ELR 3 (Q) Donnie Darko Original Score CD (751937180227)

COVER STICKER: 180-gram high-quality vinyl includes download card.

Michael Andrews Donnie Darko: Original Motion Picture Score Genre: Alt Rock/Sndtrk Label: Everloving Records LP: ELR 3 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 8/14/12 D

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“Rookie composer Michael Andrews, whose only previous work was for television’s ‘Freaks and Geeks,’ captures the underlying dread and unsettling beauty of the film … Like Air’s soundtrack to The Virgin Suicides, Andrews’ songs create a specific sense of place.”

— ALL MUSIC GUIDE

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• New special edition pressing, finished to match the original specifications, now includes eight-page booklet!

• An obscure Brazilian psych concept album lost in a warehouse fire in 1974, Paebiru became a massively sought-after classic, with original vinyl copies fetching up to $4,000.

• This new issue honors Lula Côrtes, who passed away in 2011 after fighting a long battle with cancer.

This collaboration between Brazilian artists Lula Côrtes and Zé Ramalho is a wonderfully off-kilter record full of fantastic hooky and strange tunes that range from full-on freakouts to quiet pastoral numbers.

Paebiru offers an atmospheric blend of both artists’ sensibilities; sung and chanted vocals are no more or less important than any of the other elements, which include classical acoustic and fuzzy electric guitar, piano, organ, flute, sax, and a range of percussion. In Brazil, from the late 1960’s onward, Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben, Tom Ze, and many others blended elements of psychedelic rock, jazz and indigenous folk with more “classical” instrumentation and urban styles such as bossa nova and samba. As much a political identity movement as a cultural one, Tropicalia artists as a whole were interested in using artistic expression to remove barriers, and as a means of enabling other societal freedoms.

Lula Côrtes & Zé Ramalho Paebiru Special Edition Genre: Alt World/Brazil Label: Mr Bongo Recordings CD: MRB 5000 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12

LP: MRB 5000 Price Code: X (SRP $31.99) Track Listing: Trilha de Sume • Culto A terra • Bailado Das Musicarias • Number of Discs: 2 Gatefold LP Jacket, Box Lot 20 Harpa Dos Ares • Nao Existe Molhado Igual Ao Pranto • Omm • Raga Street Date: 8/14/12 Dos Raios • Mas Paredas Da Pedra Encatada • Maracas De Fogo •

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• Another super-rare gem from the legendary Rozenblit catalog!

• Original LP, released on Smog Records, was so rare that only 200 copies were ever pressed, and only three of the originals are known to still exist.

• Reproduced original art, featuring beautiful drawings by Jomar Gama, on heavyweight old-style packaging.

Another super-rare gem, brought to you by Mr Bongo from the legendary Rozenblit catalog, The Gentleman is the holy grail of Brazilian psych.

Formed by Hugo Leao in 1966, The Gentlemen was a garage rock band from Pernambuco that came together via inspirations from the “Jovem Guarda” movement and the ’60s psych-rock sound from the UK. “Sorriso Selvagem” is the first track on the groundbreaking self-titled album from 1972, sounding like a mixture of Santana and Deep Purple. The single “Christina,” featuring the great Zé Ramalho, will be reissued later in 2012.

The Gentlemen The Gentlemen

Genre: Alt World/Brazil Label: Mr Bongo Recordings CD: MRB 94 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12 D

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Track Listing: Sorriso Selagem • Nao Sei Quem Sou (Baby I Want You) • Vestido Branco • Meu Mondo (My World) • Lonely Blue Boy • Uma Voz Outra Voz • Vasio (July Morning) • Agora Estou Livre (I’m Free Now) • Isso E Amor • Eu Juro • O Embarque (Mere Tu Es La Seule) • Post Scriptum

Hollie Cook In Dub

Selling Points

• Prince Fatty adds heavy bass and reverb texture to Hollie Cook’s beautiful, captivating vocals!

• Supporting the Stone Roses on their European Summer tour.

• Daughter of the Sex Pistol’s Paul Cook.

• Single “Milk and Honey” featured on the hit show “Grey’s Anatomy.”

• Hollie’s self-coined “tropical pop” sound stems from her passion for reggae singers Janet Kay and Phyllis Dillon combined with her love of classic ’60s girl groups.

• Hollie’s live band played Big Chill, V, Festibelly, One Love, and Jazz Cafe in 2011.

• RIYL: Prince Fatty, Mutant HiFi.

Mr Bongo is proud to announce the anticipated release of the next installment from the wonderful Hollie Cook. Re-working Hollie’s tracks in a dub style, the legendary Prince Fatty adds heavy bass and reverb texture to her beautiful, captivating vocals. The album features massive tracks such as “For Me You Are,” a ska version of an old Andrews Sisters’ classic; “And The Beat Goes On,” a heavy dub cover of the The Whispers’ disco banger; and “Walking in the Sand,” a delicious adaptation of The Shangri-La’s legendary side.

“In a blindfold test, this dub collection could pass for a 1970s original, or at least a 1980s Adrian Sherwood production-warping of Jamaican experimentations. Instead, the reality is that modern-day producer Prince Fatty has versioned London singer Hollie Cook’s 2011 debut album … The sweetness of her voice calls up Lovers Rock comparisons, or maybe a feminine continuation of Horace Andy’s style.”

— BBC

Genre: Alt Rock/Reggae Label: Mr Bongo Recordings CD: MRB 98 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12 D

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Hollie Cook: vocals Horseman: vocals, drums George Decker, Barth Borblett: BVs Style Scott: percussion Black Steel, Mutant HiFi: guitars Carlton ‘Bubblers’ Ogilvie: piano Trevor Myers, Will Rumfit: trombone Lee Richardson, Fulvio Sigurta: horns Mafia: bass Rob Lewis: cello

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Track Listing: Shadow Dub • Used to Be Dub • That Very Night Dub • And The Beat Goes On Dub • Crying Dub • For Me You Are Dub • Milk & Honey Dub • Baby Dub • Walking in the Sand Dub • Sugarwater Dub

Hollie Cook S/T

Hollie Cook S/T

CD: MRB 79 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

LP: MRB 79 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1

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“Blessed with an enchantingly sweet voice that sits somewhere between the laissez faire attitude of Lily Allen and the softly spoken, melancholic tones of Morcheeba’s Skye … Hollie Cook heralds the arrival of a hugely promising reggae talent.”

— ALL MUSIC GUIDE

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Selling Points

• An incredibly original album of Brazilian nuggets from the Mocambo/Rozenblit catalog.

• Signed by Jonas Silva, Os Canibais’ first single sold over 100k copies and made it into the Top 10.

• Broke new ground by being the first Brazilian pop-rock group to perform with a live orchestra on TV in 1966, and went on to play at the Brazilian Woodstock in 1969.

• The band made one more LP under the pseudonym “Bango” on the Musidisc label, where their psychedelic music style was compared to Os Mutantes.

• Features fully reproduced original photographs and artwork, produced on heavyweight, old-style packaging.

Os Canibais Os Canibais

Genre: Alt World/Brazil Label: Mr Bongo Recordings CD: MRB 95 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12 D

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Os Canibais had a meteoric rise to fame starting in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro. The group was originally made up of Aramis (guitar/vocals), Serginho, and Max (vocals) and later brought in the wonderful Denise Baker (vocals) and Horacio (piano). Originally the group was to be called “The Drunks” but after careful consideration they chose the much catchier Os Canibais (“The Cannibals”). Signed by Jonas Silva, who headed up A&R at Mocambo, the band’s first single sold over 100k copies and made it into the Top 10.

Track Listing: Prego (Love Me, Kiss Me) • Blessed Are Close Together (Happy Together) • Beautiful Dream • A Miracle Happened (Magic Potion) • Stubborn Girl (Time Will not Let Me) • I’m Almost Naked (Everything You Do) • When My Love • The Square • Discover Where Is My Well (Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight) • If You Want (I See Back) • Our Romance

Selling Points

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• A stone-cold classic essential for all Brazilian music fans, originally released in 1975 on the Brazilian label Discos CBS, remastered to premium quality!

• Features Astor Silva and Wilson das Neves, a key figure in the history of Brazilian music.

• Features fully reproduced original art.

Os Ipanemas Os Ipanemas

Genre: Alt World/Brazil Label: Mr Bongo Recordings CD: MRB 1 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12 D

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Mr Bongo is delighted to reissue the self-titled cult album from Os Ipanemas on CD and LP. The result of a 1964 jam session organized

by Astor Silva and Wilson das Neves, this record was originally released in 1975 on the Brazilian label Discos CBS. Neves is a key figure in the history of Brazilian music, having played drums with practically every great musician of his generation. The idea behind the record was to break the traditional bossa trio mold, creating a harder-edged jazz and bossa sound that allowed for more soloing and improvisation, and the result is a stone-cold classic essential for all Brazilian music fans.

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Track Listing: Consolacao • Nan • Se Chegou Assim • Kenya • Zulu’s • Clouds • Adriana • Garota de Ipanema • Jangal • Berimbau • Congo • Java

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Of Losing Interest Selling Points

• Co-produced by Mike Southworth; his fourth collaboration with Fen. • Follow up to the critically acclaimed Trails Out of Gloom.

• RIYL: Tool, Coheed & Cambria, Porcupine Tree, 3, A Perfect Circle, Megadeth.

Media & Marketing

• Press release to a database of 2,500 names.

• Copies to appropriate glossy publications, websites, music blogs, e-zines, and radio (terrestrial & internet).

• Exclusive 24–48 hour stream on The Heavy Planet web ‘zine.

• Ads with Classic Rock Magazine, Metal Hammer, This Is Rock!, The Ripple Effect.

A withdrawal of services from the most basic human interactions. An exhausted lament peaked with delirium. Following up the critically acclaimed Trails Out of Gloom, Vancouver’s Fen presents Of Losing Interest, an album that revisits the band’s harder-edged metallic past while retaining the melodic sensibilities that made Trails so alluring.

“Fen is an alternative/heavy metal band that often veers into progressive rock territories likening them to the sounds of Porcupine Tree and Opeth.

Unlike countless other bands in the same genre, Fen manages to always stay centered, never losing themselves to moments of self-indulgence or falling victim to being overly obscure.” — IMAGINE ECHOES

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Doug Harrison: guitar, vocals Sam Levin: guitars, backing vocals Jeff Caron: bass Nando Polesel: drums Track Listing: Riddled • Of Losing Interest • Nice For Three Days • A Long Line • The Glove • Drunken Relief • Light Up The End • Pilot Plant • Snake Path Key Markets: Hometown: Vancouver, BC. Also: Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Toronto

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“Has a quality about it that resonates in my head long after it’s all done. I tend to want to hear the whole album again and again and again. It never gets old, new sounds always present themselves and I get a better understanding of the music each time.” — PROGNAUT

Genre: Metal Label: Ripple Music CD: RPL 2218 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 Street Date: 8/14/12

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Selling Points

• After successful CD sales, Colour Green is made available on vinyl for the first time!

• “Tonight” was included on one of Beck’s online mix tapes for fans.

• Recently touted by Mojo magazine as a “lost classic.”

• RIYL: Vashti Bunyan, Melanie, Francoise Hardy, Judee Sill.

During a particularly dark and moody period of her young life, Sibylle’s friend Claudine dragged her on a road trip to Strasbourg. Upon returning from the trip, Sibylle felt her spirits renewed and she set out to write the song “Remember the Day,” grateful to be alive. It was the first song she ever wrote. Recorded in the late ’70s in her home on a reel-to-reel recording device, the songs on Colour Green are intimate portraits of life’s sad, fragile beauty. It is a gem of an album that will blow your mind, for Sibylle was a star who chose to shine for her friends and family instead of for the world.

Sibylle Baier Colour Green

Genre: Alt Rock/Folk Label: Orange Twin Records LP: OTW 22 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 75 Street Date: 8/14/12 D

Track Listing: Tonight • I Lost Something In The Hills • The End • Softly • Remember The Day • Forget About • William • Says Elliott • Colour Green • Driving • Girl • Wim • Forgett • Give Me A Smile Key Markets: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles Also available OTW 22 (T) Colour Green CD (656605602226)

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Selling Points

• Currently charting on Media Base Smooth Jazz Charts at #17.

• Regularly performs nationally & internationally (exact dates TBD).

• Social media marketing, press solicitations, and radio interviews.

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On his solo album Sunset, Reinhold Schwarzwald incorporates soulful, contemporary jazz with funky R&B and Brazilian influences while collaborating with music pioneers like multi-Grammy® nominated jazz legend & producer Patrice Rushen and Doc Powell. “[Sunset is] an outstanding example of the best that contemporary jazz has to offer, and one of many great tunes in a collection crammed full of them.” — SMOOTH JAZZ THERAPY

Reinhold Schwarzwald Sunset

Genre: Jazz Label: Sonic Flux Music CD: SFX 1299397 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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“Contemporary jazz fans gathered to fill the Redlands Bowl and give a cheering ovation demanding an encore when alto saxophonist Reinhold Schwarzwald performed with his band.” — REDLANDS DAILY FACTS Track Listing: Sunset • Change The World • Feel Good • All Your Love • Heartbeat Of The City • Rain In Paris • Saxdance • All Your Love Instrumental • Downtown • Seven Islands In Four Days • Malheiros

Selling Points

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Available again as a limited press of 500 on white vinyl!

Produced by Steve Albini (Nirvana, Pixies).

Artwork by Vaughan Oliver (Pixies).

Has SoundScanned over two million units.

Hit #1 on 1996 Billboard Music Top 200.

Hit #4 on 1997 UK Album Chart.

RIYL: Nirvana, Pixies, Pearl Jam.

Razorblade Suitcase is the second album by British grunge band Bush. As one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1990s, they have sold over 10 million records in the US alone. After numerous Top 10 singles on the Billboard rock charts, Razorblade Suitcase finally hit the #1 album spot on the Billboard 200 in 1996.

Razorblade Suitcase featured Steve Albini as the audio engineer just three years after he had worked with Nirvana on their final studio album. Now, this title is finally available again on limited color vinyl!

Track Listing: Personal Holloway • Greedy Fly • Swallowed • Insect Kin • Cold Contagious • Mouth • History • Communicator • Bonedriven • Distant Voices Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia

Bush Razorblade Suitcase

Genre: Rock Label: Rev Distribution LP: ITS 91 Price Code: 2D (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Selling Points

• Features ’90s Revelation Records alumni Popeye V. of Farside, and Jeff Caudill of Gameface.

• Also features actor Robbie Rist (“The Brady Bunch,” “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” “Doc McStuffins”).

• Controversial music video for “The Brilliance” by Geordie Stephens.

• Stellar recording and beautiful gatefold packaging.

• Pressed on red vinyl; includes digital download.

• Alternative Press and Absolute Punk streaming features confirmed.

• RIYL: Farside, Gameface, The Gaslight Anthem, The Hold Steady.

Track Listing: Let’s Get Wrecked • Bounce Back • Late Expectations • The Brilliance • Broken Pieces • Forget How To Live • To Be Amazing • The Reason Why You Sang • Left Alone • On Tonight • Roll Out The Barrel

Your Favorite Trainwreck Your Favorite Trainwreck

Genre: Rock Label: Fortunate Son Recordings LP: FSN 4 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Gatefold LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12

COVER STICKER: Featuring members of Farside and Gameface.

STREET DATE AUGUST 14, 2012

Led by two influential members of the post-hardcore/pop-punk scene, Your Favorite Trainwreck features icons Jeff Caudill (ex-Gameface) and Popeye V. (ex-Farside) sharing the songwriting, lead singing, and guitar duties. With their latest effort, the band teamed up with veteran alternative music producers Eric Stenman (Thrice, Weezer, Saves The Day) and Mike Fratantuno (Black Eyed Peas). The self-titled LP offers a slick yet powerful and scrappy sound, laden with heavy doses of vocal harmonies and layered instrumentation. It’s clear that Jeff and Popeye have a deep connection as musicians, and can merge together seamlessly to create a solid musical force. A supergroup? Maybe. A superb group? Definitely.

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Key Markets: Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago

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• Seventh full-length from the prolific Swedish duo, also members of the legendary group MZ 412.

• DVD features visual interpretations of two tracks by Swedish video artists The Retardtank and Fetish 23.

• DVD Specs: NTSC, Region 0, 4:3 (Full Screen), Color, English (Stereo), Not Rated, Run Time: 9 min.

• Over 150 promo copies to various magazines and radio stations.

• Targeted advertising in various magazines.

• In-depth web promotion campaign through mailing lists, specialized news groups, Facebook, MySpace, SoundCloud, and more.

• RIYL: MZ 412, Nordvargr.

Beyond Sensory Experience Modern Day Diabolists Genre: Alt Rock/Ambient Label: Cyclic Law CD+DVD: CYC 46 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 Digipak, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 8/14/12 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

Beyond Sensory Experience is back with their seventh full-length study, Modern Day Diabolists. BSE have reopened the dossiers and turned the page to focus on life in the modern urban world. True to their 10-year pattern of evolution, the dark ambience is more captivating than ever; complex soundscapes and consoling melodies combine with provocative rhythm structures and unsettling samples to generate a new profile. When business has stopped and the lights are out, what is left is Modern Day Diabolists.

Track Listing: Through The Underworld • Hailstone Reactor • Modern Day Diabolists • Between Sleeping And Walking • Rapt From Earthly Things • Lost In Habblahester • The Testimony Of Memory • Geometric Fashion • Locating Imaginary Events In Real Places Key Markets: New York, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago

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Bulgaria’s best ambient export!

Over 150 promo copies to various magazines and radio stations.

Targeted advertising in various magazines.

In-depth web promotion campaign through mailing lists, specialized news groups, Facebook, MySpace, SoundCloud, and more.

• RIYL: Kammarheit, Raison D’être.

STREET DATE AUGUST 14, 2012

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Shrine Somnia

Genre: Alt Rock/Ambient Label: Cyclic Law CD: CYC 47 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 8/14/12 U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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It’s with great pleasure that we present to you the new album from Bulgaria’s Shrine. Somnia is a complex audio metaphor that can be interpreted as an aural equivalent of a “low level” lucid dreamstate; a dream in which the dreamer is not fully aware he is dreaming but still has the ability to control the dream. Based on processing of multiple sound sources ranging from audio synthesis, acoustic instruments, and field recordings, the album explores several imaginary realities and immerses you in an experience through sound. Almost an hour long, it contains eight thematically independent compositions representing an extended blend of ambient, acoustic music, and nature sounds. Use it as a sound guide to lucid dreaming.

Track Listing: The Grand Design • Immersion • Lost Beauty • Somnia • The Iron Water • Dream Captured In Stone • Ruins • On The Edge Of The Void Key Markets: New York, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago

Selling Points

• Produced and mixed by multi-platinum producer Mark Saunders (Erasure, A-Ha, The Cure).

• Touring with God Module this summer.

• Previously toured with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult and 16Volt.

• Targeted ad campaign utilizing Facebook and Google ad words.

• Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. • RIYL: New Order, Depeche Mode.

Fresh off the road, the TTR boys began writing new material at the end of 2011. On record and in their live performances, the duo showcases a rare and honest vulnerability. With heartfelt lyrical sentiments and human emotion, Colorblind is deep and alluring. As Twitch dabbles through all their new wave and post-punk influences, they drizzle early sounds of Pet Shop Boys and New Order throughout the record, bringing a neoteric glamour to a familiar fashion.

Track Listing: Safe House • Strange Behavior • Foundations • Take Me To Oblivion • Rabid • We Won’t Talk About It • Hard To Love • Shimmers • What The Moon Brings • No Expression • Chameleon • Not A Soul In Sight Key Markets: Hometown: Hartford. Also: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh

Twitch The Ripper Colorblind

Genre: Electronica Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 809 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY

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Full headlining tour this summer.

Previously supported Combichrist on two North American tours.

Facebook and Google ad words campaigns coinciding with release.

Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. RIYL: Combichrist, This Morn Omina, Juno Reactor.

TOUR DATES ON PAGE 21!

“Simply stunning … an apocalypse of tormented bass molded into one of the catchiest riffs ever recorded.” — ABORT Track Listing: Nautilus pt. 1 • Ancients (feat. Booming Tree Taiko) • Sick • Filterscape • These Machines Keep Me Alive • The Source of Uncertainty • A Sign of Things to Come • Nautilus pt. 2 • Bloodwater • Grey Walls • Filterscape (Dubfire Mix by Rotersand) • The Source of Uncertainty (Komor Kommando Remix) • Filterscape (Assemblage 23 Remix)

iVardensphere Bloodwater

Genre: Electronica/Industrial Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 812 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

STREET DATE AUGUST 14, 2012

Full of intense percussion ranging from African hand drums to Japanese Taiko drums, these songs are like candy to your ears. iVardensphere’s second studio album, Bloodwater, was originally released in November 2010. Showcasing mastermind Scott Fox’s growing interest in using tribal drumming and other more organic sounds alongside electronics and samplers, Bloodwater is a masterful blend of danceable electronics and intense percussion. Includes remixes by Rotersand, Komor Kommando, and Assemblage 23.

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• First release in nearly six years from this industrial powerhouse!

• Lead singer Jim Semonik is the inspiration behind Metropolis’ Electronic Saviors compilations.

• Cross promotion with the release of Electronic Saviors 2 compilation on Metropolis Records.

• Will be performing at the Electronic Saviors 2 release parties in Pittsburgh and Chicago.

• Full college radio and club DJ servicing.

UPCOMING DATES

June 9 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater June 30 Chicago, IL – Live Wire Lounge

Rein[Forced] X Amount of Stab Wounds in the Back Genre: Electronica/Industrial Label: WTII Records CD: WTI 68 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 50 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Rein[Forced] returns from a six-year hiatus with an emotional and inspiring new album that draws inspiration from the trials and tribulations the band has faced over the years. Overcoming a loss and defeating a beast provided plenty of lyrical motivation for lead singer Jim Semonik and programmer D.A. Turner. Combining catchy synth hooks with coldwave-inspired lyrics and attitude, Rein[Forced] provides a unique take on the current electo/industrial and EBM scenes.

Track Listing: Nausea • Zen Manipulation • Deck of Trick Cards • Malignancy • 2 x Pain • Lethargic • Core Catcher • Embodiment of Hope • Convalescence • Amplified • Pure Unadulterated Anger • Dichotomy Key Markets: Hometown: Pittsburgh. Also: Chicago, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Portland, Milwaukee, Madison, Charlottesville, Columbus, Portland (ME), Cleveland

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• Produced by Jon Klein of Specimen/Siouxsie and the Banshees fame.

• Established goth band with a cult following.

• Long awaited fourth album!

• Copies will go to print and web media.

• Digital promo; Facebook & MySpace campaigns with 100,000 contacts.

• RIYL: Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Birthday Massacre.

With their new album Dark Water Oasis, The Razor Skyline brings together an uneasy alliance of goth, industrial, new wave, metal, and tribal bellydance to create a dark, danceable soundtrack for the 21st century. Electronic beats mesh with tribal drums, layers of synths swirl and pulsate, punctuated by bursts of heavy guitars, and on top of this dramatic framework, Miska Kazda’s powerful vocals recount the stories that define our turbulent times and the emotions they churn up from the depths of our hearts.

The Razor Skyline Dark Water Oasis

Genre: Alt Rock/Electronica Label: COP International CD: COP 137 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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“Heavy beats, dark distorted guitars, and angst-ridden but soothing female vocals … The Razor Skyline may be the best electro-goth band around.” — OUTBURN “The Razor Skyline exploits the possibilities of contrasting and complementing electronic mechanization, danceable beats, hard guitars, gothic keyboards and melodramatic operatics.” — MAGNET Track Listing: Vittoria • Sahara • We the People • View of Paradise • This City Never Sleeps • Grey Skies • Silent and Smiling • Dark Water • The Longest Night of the Year

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Key Markets: Hometown: San Francisco

Selling Points • • • • •

Highly anticipated third album.

Includes four bonus tracks that differ from the European release.

Copies will go to print and web media.

Digital promo; Facebook & MySpace campaigns with 100,000 contacts.

RIYL: Suicide Commando, Hocico, Dawn of Ashes.

Just over a year since their controversial second album Applied Structure in a Void, Die Sektor returns with their darkest, yet most refined, album to date. On their third full-length, they continue to push the limits of dark electro, sounding meaner, angrier, and altogether more menacing than on previous releases. In typical Die Sektor fashion, The Final Electro Solution is filled with metaphors, double meanings, and hidden references, leaving the listener with several ways to interpret each song—but you can also expect the signature complex arrangements, glitches, insane melodies, and unique rhythms for which the band is known.

“Die Sektor sounds dark as the night and cold as ice, but feels really comfortable using different influences, moving from EBM to very powerful dark electronics.” — SIDE-LINE Track Listing: The Final Electro Solution • Feeding Famine • Archetype • The Just Will Be Silenced (album version) • Conquest And Liberty • F • C-D • Inverted Structure • Luna Frequency • Breaking The Balance • Pale • The Final Electro Delusion • Bonus Tracks: Feeding Famine [FGFC820 remix] • Archetype [Dawn Of Ashes vs. Falling Skies remix] • Inverted Structure [Vigilante remix] • Pale [Chloral One remix] Key Markets: Hometown: New York

Die Sektor The Final Electro Solution Genre: Electronica/Industrial Label: COP International CD: COP 133 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 50 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Highly anticipated third album.

Includes the club hits “Revolt Resist,” “Sound & Fury,” and “Doctrine.”

500k YouTube hits!

Recently played the Kinetik Festival for the third time.

Copies will go to print and web media.

Digital promo; Facebook & MySpace campaigns with 100,000 contacts.

RIYL: Hocico, Suicide Commando, XOTOX.

FGFC820 Homeland Insecurity

“FGFC820 may not break the mold, but they’ve surely dented the Genre: Electronica/Industrial hell out of it. Their name is the only thing cryptic about this project, Label: COP International as their message rings loud and clear.” — CHAINDLK CD: COP 134 Track Listing: Call to Glory • Insurrection • Legion • Resolution 10 • Revolt Resist • Lost • Crush • Resolution 11 • Love Until Death • Relapse • Resolution 12 • In Country • Sound & Fury • Doctrine

Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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After the overwhelming success of their last album, Law & Ordinance, and the EP Defense Condition 2, FGFC820 return with their new CD, Homeland Insecurity. Where other bands may not able to deal with the pressure of releasing a follow-up, FGFC820 decided to take their time in order to make a real masterpiece. With club hits like “Revolt Resist,” “Sound & Fury,” “Doctrine,” and even the industrial ballad “Love Until Death,” this album has no fillers—just killers! Intelligent, hard-hitting lyrics combine with high-level songwriting to make one of the most demanding harsh electro albums ever!

Key Markets: Hometown: New York D

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• Recorded & produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear.

• Radio campaign targets college and indie stations in major US cities.

• Review copies submitted to top indie publications, major weeklies, and blogs/webzines such as Signal To Noise, The Wire, Pitchfork, and Tiny Mix Tapes.

• RIYL: Zs, Blues Control, Sun Ra, Kenny G.

Diamond Terrifier’s debut album is a towering monolith of spiritual, free R&B sax riffing, embedded in a world of dub fragments and harmonizer pedals. Uncreative music journalists might say “Clarence Clemons meets Mad Max,” but in this case they’d be right, as Zs’ saxist Sam Hillmer connects the dots from Beefheart to Kenny G to future African saxophones.

“A 22-minute droned-out sax-and-outmoded-electronics masterpiece.”

— VICE

Diamond Terrifier Kill The Self That Wants To Kill Yourself Genre: Alt Rock/Ambient Label: Northern-Spy Records CD: NSE 26 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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LP: NSE 26 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 8/14/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Track Listing: Kill The Self That Wants To Kill Yourself • Defiled Style • Transference Trance • Becoming A New Object • I’ve Got The Sadness Right Where I Want It • Confusion Wisdom • Adamantine • Kill The Self That Wants To Kill Yourself (Reprise) Key Markets: New York, Also: Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis

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• Featured vocalist on the debut solo album by Konishi Yasuharu (Pizzicato Five, Matador Records).

• Video for “Gently Gently” reached over 100k views.

• Feature music placements include “Continuum” pilot episode and HBO’s “Less Than Kind.”

• Has toured extensively, sharing stages with Tegan & Sara, Jens Lekman, and more.

• Radio service by Vitriol Radio; publicity by Solid Gold Publicity.

• Targeted Facebook ads & click through banners.

• RIYL: Bon Iver, Kings of Convenience, Radiohead, The Shins.

Christopher Smith Earning Keep

Genre: Alt Rock Label: Boompa Productions CD: BPA 48 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 70 Street Date: 8/28/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Though it covers topics like love, sexuality, class, gender, status, and spirituality, this isn’t a concept album. It’s definitely darker and far less playful than his previous works. His goal is always to write honest, heartfelt music and if he can do that, there will always be continuity in his work. The album is made up of some really old songs, as well as some brand new works, but all are showcased in the same way.

“The generically named songwriter makes music that is anything but … recalling Kings of Convenience or Paul Simon at his most isolationist.” — THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT Track Listing: Settling Pitch • Knives and Sickles • Pillars and Pyre • Young Curmudgeon • Pins on a Line • Earning Keep • Bitch and Moan Beautiful English • Chapped Lips of the Mouth Breather • The Meat and the Marrow • Gang of Pricks • Old Testament Violence • Samson • New West (featuring JP Carter) • No Light Could Pass Though Me So I Have a Shadow

King of Spain

All I Did Was Tell Them The Truth And They Thought It Was Hell Selling Points

• Follow-up to critically acclaimed debut Entropy.

• National PR & social media campaign.

• Additional publicity to coincide with Fall 2012 promotional tour.

• RIYL: Washed Out, Junip, Joy Division, Beach Boys.

With debut album Entropy, King of Spain was Matt Slate, a one-man band armed with a guitar and a laptop. After many years of building up to Entropy, an album filled with atmospheric and lyrical ups & downs of someone attempting to find a balance in life, things have settled down for Slate.

Subsequently, he expanded to a duo, both in life (marrying his lovely wife in 2011) and within the band (adding bassist/songwriter Daniel Wainright).

Both additions have added a sense of drive and creative focus, resulting in the bizarrely titled but wonderfully crafted All I Did Was Tell Them The Truth And They Thought It Was Hell.

Recorded entirely at home, KOS have issued a fulfilling long-player that builds on its predecessor’s ambience and laid-back beats, more than hinting at a new direction for the band. Slate says “I think AIDWTTTTATTIWH is simultaneously darker and more pop-oriented. The arrangements are more realized with the addition of a second songwriter.”

Mellow and moody, it’s music that moves you while making you move

“King of Spain’s soft pop tracks are nice and hummable … and feature subtle, warm electronics fading in and out of the picture. Nice, relaxing, smart stuff.” — BABYSUE

“King of Spain’s gorgeous-as-clouds atmospherics and teasing melodies are a sub-genre unto themselves.”

— TAMPA TRIBUNE

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Matt Slate: vocals, guitars, programming Daniel Wainright: bass, vocals Track Listing: Basement Fire • Motions • Green Eyes • Sans Refuge • Destiny Delayed • Ourselves In Another • Perception • Seamless Spotless Sidewalks (Redux) • All I Did Was Tell Them The Truth And They Thought It Was Hell • 1/26 Key Markets: Hometown: Tampa. Also: Austin, Chicago, New York, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles

ALSO AVAILABLE Entropy CD: NGR 14 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 D

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“A refreshingly rich and unpredictable mix drenched in reverb and spacious effects.” — NPR

Genre: Alt Rock Label: New Granada CD: NGR 28 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 Eco Wallet, Box Lot 75 Street Date: 8/28/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT

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Selling Points

• 2012 marks Sons Of Otis’s 20th anniversary as a band!

• Very strong fan base around the world in the underground rock community.

• Will tour North America & Europe in support of Seismic.

• PR campaign via Small Stone (North America), No Other PR (UK), and Gordeon Music (Germay).

• RIYL: Acid King, Electric Wizard, Men Of Porn, Kyuss, Mass, Black Sabbath.

This year, Sons of Otis celebrates their 20th year writing the heaviest, most mind-altering tunes known to mankind, well known from their albums SpaceJumboFudge, Templeball, and Songs For Worship.

Track Listing: Far From Fine • Lessons • Alone • Guilt • PK • Never In My Life • Cosmic Jam

Sons Of Otis Seismic

Genre: Rock Label: Small Stone Recordings CD: SSO 128 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/28/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

Key Markets: Hometown: Toronto. Also: Montreal, Vancouver, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, New Orleans, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh Also Available SSO 52 (O) X (709764105227)

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• Formed in 1989, Nightstalker have earned a cult following in the underground rock scene.

• Have four releases through various labels, and participated in handful of compilations.

• Have played live, in their home country of Greece and abroad, with powerful, energetic shows.

• Have supported The Ramones, The Last Drive, and Deus Ex Machina.

• PR campaign via Small Stone (North America), No Other PR (UK), and Gordeon Music (Germay).

• College & specialty radio campaign via The Syndicate.

• RIYL: Roadsaw, Sasquatch, Monster Magnet, Kyuss, Brain Police.

Nightstalker Dead Rock Commandos

Genre: Rock Label: Small Stone Recordings CD: SSO 129 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/28/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Over the years, Nightstalker have earned a reputation due to their pure rock ‘n’ roll attitude and their constant live activity, lauded with the highest praise and respect since their beginnings in 1990.

After generating quite a bit of excitement, the band released several albums & EPs including SideFx, Use, The Ritual, and Just a Burn.

Track Listing: Go Get Some • Soma • Dead Rock Commandos • One Million Broken Promises • Children Of The Sun • Back To Dirt • Keystone • Rockaine • The BoogieMan Plan • The Underdog Key Markets: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Atlanta, New Orleans, Austin, Dallas, Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh

Selling Points

• Follow-up to the incredibly dirty and acclaimed EP Little Mighty Rabbit and the Deep Chills LP. • Previous release Voodoo-U was certified Gold in the US. • Music has appeared in films such as Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Sliver, and Paparazzi as well as the video game Mortal Combat (as The Immortals).

• Strong online presence on all major social networking sites.

• Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. • RIYL: My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Genitorturers, KMFDM.

Lords Of Acid bring the sleaze with the new single Vampire Girl, featuring an all-new track as well as the previously digital-only “Pop That Tooshie” and “Paranormal Energy” singles!

“It’s been more than a decade since Praga Khan dropped a proper Lords of Acid release, and in that time the Belgian electro-industrial mastermind has learned some new tricks on how to deliver his message of fuck.” — BOSTON PHOENIX Track Listing: Vampire • Pop That Tooshie (feat. Alana Evans) • Pop That Tooshie (Army of the Universe Mix) • Drowning In Ecstasy (3kStatic Mix) • Pop That Tooshie (Exageist’s Dubstep Remix) • Paranormal Energy (feat. Zak Bagans) • Paranormal Energy (Kinetic Energy Mix) • Sole Sucker (Angelspit Mix) • Paranormal Energy (Poltergeist Activity Mix) Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh

Lords of Acid Vampire Girl [Single]

Genre: Electronica/Industrial Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 815 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/28/12 D

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Selling Points • • • • •

Fully remastered reissue of this long out-of-print album.

Facebook ad campaign to coincide with release.

Street teams will distribute materials in select markets.

Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. RIYL: VNV Nation, Imperative Reaction, God Module, Combichrist.

“If you have yet to hear System Syn you’ve got some catching up to do.”

— DARKTWINCITIES.COM Track Listing: The Introduction • Momentary Absolution • Glass • Indifference • To Be Nothing • Halo • Would Have Killed • Premeditated • All That Now Has Left Your Reach • Tracing Veins • Abrasion Collar • Momentary Absolution (Imperative Reaction Remix) • Tracing Veins (Club Remix) • Everything She Wanted (Previously Unreleased) Key Markets: Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: New York, Detroit, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis

System Syn Premediatated (Remastered) Genre: Electronica/Industrial Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 813 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/28/12 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT D

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Intertwining musical elements of darkwave, electro, and synth-futurepop with beautifully tortured melodic vocals to create a dark, intensely personal musical journey, this stunning album brought System Syn to the attention of the EBM scene worldwide. With tracks ranging from viciously aggressive dance anthems to introspective, disturbingly emotional mid-tempo pieces, Premeditated stands as a shining example of the ability and brilliance of Clint Carney. It has been out of print quite a while, and now Metropolis Records is proud to release the fully remastered album.

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Selling Points

• Absolutely crucial dub reissued on vinyl for the first time.

• Pressed in an edition of 1,000 on heavy-duty vinyl.

• RIYL: King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Scientist Introducing Scientist: The Best Dub Album In The World Genre: Dub Label: Important Records LP: IPT 362 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/28/12 D

Scientist began as King Tubby’s protege at Tubby’s Drumalie Avenue Studios in Kingston (essentially the birthplace of dub), and Introducing Scientist: The Best Dub Album In The World was one of the first records released under his own name. This classic dub album is now available, remastered and reissued on vinyl, for the first time. Recorded at Channel One & mixed at King Tubby’s. Countless musicians would follow Scientist down the roads he paved on this record, but none would ever match his abilities. Countless others would benefit from his pioneering technical work, which demonstrated just how full and robust recorded music could sound. Scientist didn’t just push the reggae sound to its limits, he helped rock and R&B to evolve as well. His dedication to the full spectrum of audible sound gave every bass more power, and every drum set more punch. And it all started with two records, now available in official fashion from Important Records.

Track Listing: Steppers • Rubber Foot • Elasticated • Rockers • Lovers • Front Line • Scientific • Jungle • Bali-hi • Chemistry

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STREET DATE AUGUST 28, 2012

• Absolutely crucial dub reissued on vinyl for the first time.

• Pressed in an edition of 1,000 on heavy-duty vinyl.

• RIYL: King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Lee “Scratch” Perry.

Scientist In The Kingdom Of Dub Genre: Dub Label: Important Records LP: IPT 363 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 8/28/12 D

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Scientist began as King Tubby’s protege at Tubby’s Drumalie Avenue Studios in Kingston (essentially the birthplace of dub), and In The Kingdom Of Dub was one of the first records released under his own name. This classic dub album is now available, remastered and reissued on vinyl, for the first time. Recorded at Channel One & mixed at King Tubby’s. Countless musicians would follow Scientist down the roads he paved on this record, but none would ever match his abilities. Countless others would benefit from his pioneering technical work, which demonstrated just how full and robust recorded music could sound. Scientist didn’t just push the reggae sound to its limits, he helped rock and R&B to evolve as well. His dedication to the full spectrum of audible sound gave every bass more power, and every drum set more punch. And it all started with two records, now available in official fashion from Important Records.

Track Listing: 18 Drumalie Avenue Dub • Next Door Dub • 305 Spanish Town Road Dub • 13 Bread Lane Dub • 15 Grass Quit Glade Dub • 11 Guava Road Dub • Kingdom Dub • Chariot Dub • Thunder & Lightning Dub • Disciple Dub • Jerusalem Dub • Burning Sun Dub

NAIL ON TOUR Pink Martini Hang On Little Tomato

Finn Riggins Vs. Wilderness

Suicide Commando Suicide Sessions 1

LP: HNZ 2 Price Code: 2I (SRP $21.99) Number of Discs: 2 UPC: 723721276317 8/18/12

CD: TLE 22 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 751937358022 7/14/12

CD: MTP 758 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 UPC: 782388075824 10/12/12

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Caustic I Can’t Believe We’re Re-Releasing This Shit

iVardensphere Bloodwater

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