JULY 2015 NEW RELEASES
STREET DATES 7.10.15 AND 7.24.15
A DIVISION OF ALLEGRO MEDIA GROUP
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also inside DTCV, Black December, KMFDM, Into Another, Denison Witmer
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Metropolis Records...........5–7 New Atlantis Records....... 8–9 New Granada & CYLS......... 18 Revelation Records............ 11 Ripple Music..................... 16 WTII Records.................... 13 Xemu Records................. 3–4
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Into Another are among the most fascinating groups to emerge from the New York post-hardcore scene. After experiencing highs and lows with both independent and major record labels in the ’90s, this time around they decided to take matters into their own hands, forming Ghost Ship Records to release their new music on their own terms. The label’s first release is Into Another’s first recorded output in 20 years, a brilliant five-song EP entitled Omens. Ghost Ship Records comes to NAIL via REV Distro.
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DTCV Uptime!
Selling Points
• Active side project of Guided By Voices alumni. • Includes download of full-length tour doc Past My Bedtime: DTCV On Tour. • Touring throughout 2015, including SXSW, a Daytrotter session, and much more. • Video premieres with VICE, Nylon, and Magnet. • RIYL: Guided By Voices, Useless Keys, Shellac.
Media & Marketing
• Street teams in every major market. • Aggressive radio and PR campaign spearheaded by Force Field PR and A Man A Plan A Canal.
French-American indie-rock band DTCV (pronounced “Detective”) was formed in Los Angeles in 2012. The group has been compared by possibly not-entirely-sober music writers to Stereolab, Sonic Youth, Mission of Burma, and “post-Nico Velvet Underground with Debbie Harry on vocals.” Their third full-length LP, Uptime! finds the combo sharpening their claws on a relentless sequence of concise, hook-laden, buzzsaw-guitardrenched power pop songs that owe as much to Debbie Harry as to Wire. Guylaine Vivarat, who writes and sings on the majority of the band’s songs, is a native of a small village in the French alps. Guitarist James Greer (Guided By Voices) adds his own mostly lit-andcinema inspired influences — he’s published two novels and written movies for Lindsay Lohan, Jackie Chan, Benicio del Toro, and Steven Soderbergh. A battery of drummers (this is a better joke in French) rounds out the Uptime! sound, but if you don’t get it by now, friends, odds are you never will, and that would be a shame.
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James Greer: guitar, vocals Guylaine Vivarat: bass, guitar, vocals Track Listing: Astros • X-Water • Early Alone • Don’t Be Stupid • Miley Cyrus Wins the Race • Bay of Pigs • It’s a Stealer • Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Song • Invitation to a Beheading • Last Lonely Man • California Girl • Radio Drive Key Markets: Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: New York, Columbus, Dayton, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Boston, Washington DC
“DTCV finds sophistication in New Pornographers crispness and Superchunk agility … at once familiar and fresh.”
Previously released “DTCV make the kind of post-VU guitar pop that never really goes out of style.”
DTCV Hilarious Heaven
Dead Meadow Warble Womb
CD: XMU 1028 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1
CD: XMU 1027 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1
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“DTCV … embraces a kind of lost meaning of ‘indie,’ less about neo-campfire singalongs and more about moody raveups and sweet-but-never-cloying contemplations.”
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Xemu Records VINYL: XMU 1031 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15
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• CD includes full album plus tracks previously available only via download. • West Coast U.S. & Canadian tour coming soon. • Have supported Dead Meadow, The Bevis Frond, The Clientele, Okkervil River, and more. • Alison has played viola for British Sea Power, Saloon, Plinth, Mathew Sawyer, and Comet Gain. • National press & radio campaign. • RIYL: Pentangle, The Lilys, The 18th Day of May, Nico, Pink Floyd.
The Left Outsides are Mark Nicholas and Alison Cotton, a husband and wife duo from London, England. Their music seeks to evoke that ethereal netherworld between wakefulness and sleep. By playing upon a mixture of introspective folk, cracked psychedelia, the icy European folk of Nico, and experimental drones they achieve a pastoral psychedelia reminiscent of chilly English fields at dawn. “Introspective folk, tinged with subtle inventiveness.” — UNCUT
The Left Outsides The Shape of Things to Come Genre: Alt Rock Label: Xemu Records CD: XMU 1024 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 7
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Track Listing: The Third Light • To Where Your Footsteps Led • Ring Out the Bells • Fallen by the Wayside • Stargazer • Unopened Letters and Unanswered Calls • Through a Keyhole • Always the Last to Know • Deep Rivers Move in Silence/Shallow Brooks are Noisy • Out of Time/ Out of Place • You Told Your Secrets to the Sea • Stargazer (reprise) • The Shape of Things to Come Key Markets: Los Angeles, New York, Portland, Seattle, Washington DC, Austin, Boston, Chicago
Selling Points
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• CD contains two songs previously only available by download, and one (“Kissface”) never released at all. • National press & radio campaign. • RIYL: Wilco, Pavement, Guided By Voices, Dinosaur Jr., Big Star.
Sunrise for Everyone is La Cerca visionary Andrew Gardner’s Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), his Electric Ladyland (Jimi Hendrix), his Loveless (My Bloody Valentine); symphonically arranged with a multitude of players, this is La Cerca’s grand statement and masterpiece. The sessions for the album, recorded and mixed over a three-year period at Tucson’s esteemed Waterworks Studios (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, RL Burnside, Sonic Youth), resulted in an abundance of instant classics that range from sunny blue-eyed soul to instrumental typhoons full of exaltation and destruction found in the wildest free jazz.
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“A grooveworthy little gem, touching on Galaxie 500 in places.” — MAGNET
La Cerca Sunrise for Everyone
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Track Listing: Arizona • Climate Control • Sunrise for Everyone • Sorry XO • The First One • Weather Festival • Dream Continues • Songbirds & Rainbirds, Mountain Villager • Kissface Key Markets: Hometown: Tucson. Also: New York, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle, Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Diego
Black December Vol. 1
Selling Points
• From the ashes of revered band 16Volt. • Tour planned for 2015, including dates with KMFDM. • RIYL: 16Volt, KMFDM, Ministry, Razorwire Halo.
Media & Marketing
• Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. • Another Reybee will work press worldwide. • Facebook & Google AdWords campaigns.
From the ashes of the long-running and revered 16Volt, Black December was founded in Summer 2014 to bring a heavy, melodic, raw, and emotionfilled approach to modern hard rock. Working with co-producer Marc Jordan (The Cult, Die Antwoord, Velvet Revolver), the band wrapped up production of their debut release, titled Vol. 1, in December 2014 and got together with renowned mastering engineer Howie Weinberg (Metallica, Muse, Nirvana) to put the finishing touches on the album in Winter 2015. In March 2015, Black December signed a global three-album deal with legendary independent label Metropolis Records. Shortly after signing, the band was invited to play select shows with KMFDM to kick off their 2015 plans.
UPCOMING DATES WITH KMFDM
July 18 Seattle, WA – Showbox July 20 Portland, OR – Star Theater July 22 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
Genre: Rock Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 987 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 7
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Eric Powell: guitar, vocals, music Keith Hirschman: drums, music CD Track Listing: With This Ending • The Slag • Saving • This Is Not The New • It Feels Just Right • The Division Of Hate • I Don’t Even Know You • All You Want • Hell On Wheels
Key Markets: Portland. Also: Baltimore, Washington DC, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Seattle, Dallas, San Antonio, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Miami, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Detroit
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VINYL SIDE A: With This Ending • The Slag • Saving • This Is Not The New • It Feels Just Right • SIDE B: The Division Of Hate • I Don’t Even Know You • All You Want • Hell On Wheels
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• Full U.S. tour booked for Autumn 2015. • Have toured with The Cruxshadows, The Damned, Chris Connelly, Collide, Bella Morte, Das Ich, Rasputina, The Start, The Azoic, In Strict Confidence, Combichrist, and many more. • Complete servicing to press, radio, and clubs. • Facebook and Google AdWords campaigns. • RIYL: Curve, Cruxshadows, Collide, The Birthday Massacre.
Ego Likeness When The Wolves Return Genre: Rock Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 977 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 7
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Ego Likeness, the long-running musical project of artist Steven Archer and writer Donna Lynch, presents the long-awaited new album When The Wolves Return. The duo blends powerful female vocals with elements of electronica, darkwave, trip-hop, and rock. In the time between Breedless and When The Wolves Return, Donna and Steven faced a series of personal battles. The couple found themselves in dark places, and the resultant years of struggle, tribulations, and eventual triumph are all represented in When The Wolves Return. The album is, at its core, an artistic act of emotional self-evisceration. It is the product of pain felt, and caused. It is beautiful and at times heartshattering. It is also a glorious testament to survival, and strength. Track Listing: Leave A Light On, Thomas • Darkness • En Rouge • New Legion • Oracle • Mercy • I Let You • Crossed • Persona Non Grata • Treacherous Thing • Someday • When The Wolves Return Key Markets: Hometown: Baltimore & Washington DC. Also: New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, Dallas, San Antonio, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Miami, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Detroit
Selling Points
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• Band is currently being filmed for a documentary. • Frontman John Robb runs music website Louder Than War, and is a famous UK music journalist. • Servicing to press, radio, and clubs. • Facebook and Google AdWords campaigns. • RIYL: The Birthday Party, Einsturzende Neubauten, Swans, The Ex.
The Membranes formed out of punk and DIY culture, and then promptly went on their own path. This legendary, influential UK band was a John Peel favorite, and released several critically acclaimed albums and singles in the eighties. Reforming after a 20-year break, their name is currently quoted by many as a key influence, as they are direct precursors to the American wave of bands like Big Black, Sonic Youth, Pussy Galore, and The Butthole Surfers. Now, a newly reinvigorated Membranes returns with Dark Matter/Dark Energy, to be released on Metropolis Records in July 2015.
Membranes Dark Matter/Dark Energy Genre: Punk Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 984 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 7
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Track Listing: The Universe Explodes Into A Billion Photons Of Pure White Light • Do The Supernova • 21st Century Man • Money Is Dust • The Multiverse Suite • Space Junk • Dark Matter • If You Enter The Arena, Be Prepared To Deal With The Lions • In The Graveyard • Hail To The Lovers • Magic Eye (To See The Sky) • 5776 (The Breathing Song) • Dark Energy • The Hum Of The Universe Key Markets: Baltimore, Washington DC, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, Dallas, San Antonio, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Miami, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Detroit
KMFDM
SALVATION EP Selling Points
• With a career spanning 30 years, KMFDM is one of the most well-known and longest-running bands in industrial rock. • RIYL: SKOLD, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, MDFMK.
MEDIA & MARKETING
• Another Reybee will work press worldwide. • Facebook & Google AdWords campaigns. • Additional servicing to radio, press, and club DJs.
KMFDM presents SALVATION, an EP of reworked tracks from the recent album OUR TIME WILL COME, in conjunction with this summer’s SALVATION tour. The up-tempo, hook-laden title track is given the remix treatment from Dope Stars Inc. and Jimmy Urine from Mindless Self Indulgence, “BLOOD VS.MONEY” by KMFDM’s tourmate CHANT and Tom Stanzel, and “BRAINWASHED” is remixed by The Kapt’n himself!
UPCOMING DATES
Genre: Industrial Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 990 Price Code: E (SRP $7.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 7
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Lucia Cifarelli: music, vocals Sascha Konietzko: music, vocals Track Listing: SALVATION from the album OUR TIME WILL COME • BLOOD VS. MONEY – CHANT Remix by Bradley Bills • SALVATION – MINDLESS SELF INDULGENCE Remix by Jimmy Urine • BRAINWASHED – KMFDM Remix by Sascha Konietzko • SALVATION – DOPE STARS INC. Remix by Victor Love • BLOOD VS. MONEY – TRITOXIN Remix by Tom Stanzel Key Markets: Baltimore, Washington DC, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle, Dallas, San Antonio, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Miami, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Detroit
STREET DATE JULY 10, 2015
July 18 Seattle, WA – Showbox Market July 20 Portland, OR – Star Theater w July 22 San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine July 23 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater July 24 Phoenix, AZ – Livewire July 26 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey July 27 Houston, TX – Scout Bar July 28 New Orleans, LA – The Civic Theater July 29 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse July 30 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater July 31 Falls Church, VA – The State Theater August 1 Boston, MA – The Sinclair August 2 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer August 5 Rochester, NY – Water St Music Hall August 6 Buffalo, NY – Iron Works August 7 Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s August 8 Cleveland, OH – HOB August 9 Newport, KY – Southgate House August 11 Nashville, TN – Exit/In August 12 St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room August 13 Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue August 14 Chicago, IL – HOB August 15 Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Lights August 16 Lawrence, KS – The Granada August 17 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall August 18 Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge August 19 Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
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Chris Pitsiokos Trio Gordian Twine
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Debut album from a rising star of the NYC avant-jazz community! Featuring Village Voice “Drummer of the Year” Kevin Shea. Art direction and design by The Designers Republic. Press and publicity by New Atlantis Records. RIYL: John Zorn, Peter Brotzmann, Art Ensemble of Chicago.
NY-based saxophonist Chris Pitsiokos’ debut album as a leader, Gordian Twine, was recorded live at the Firehouse Space in Brooklyn. This record is uncut, raw, and not for the faint of heart. The vitality, chemistry, and brutality of the performance is reminiscent of ’70s loft jazz, while the content is refreshingly far from derivative. Joined here by two of New York’s most exciting creative musicians — drummer Kevin Shea and bassist Max Johnson — Pitsiokos has composed intensely personal material catered to the individual voices of the musicians involved. Sonically, the material is alternatingly imbued with demonic velocity, abstract pointillism, and tidal wave force, executed with wit and athleticism. “Annihilating and enervating.” — VILLAGE VOICE Track Listing: Prologue • Lethe • Clotho • Lachesis • Atropos • Dissolution • Epilogue Key Markets: Hometown: Brooklyn. Also: Pittsburgh, Chicago, Dayton, San Francisco, Oakland, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Washington DC, Baltimore
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STERN Bone Turquoise
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Members of influential avant-rockers Kayo Dot and Time of Orchids. Art direction and design by The Designers Republic (Warp Records). Includes a download card for the digitally minded. Press and publicity by Curran Reynolds and New Atlantis Records. RIYL: Kayo Dot, Time of Orchirds, Don Caballero.
STERN is an innovative, transcendent force in creative rock music. The ensemble is led by vocalist/keyboardist Chuck Stern, known for his work in Time of Orchids, accompanied by members of the celebrated avant-metal outfit Kayo Dot, PAK, and Hazel-Rah. This is monolithic music, fine-tuned for staring across vast barren expanses of land, ducking beyond the frenzy of urban living, and awaiting the impending, all-encompassing void. Alternately angular, serene, austere, and sincere, propelled by shifting rhythms and immanently memorable vocal lines, STERN collectively craft and explore the unique confluence of art prog, industrial, post punk, math rock, and much more. Fans of sincere, innovative rock music owe it to themselves to dig this one! SIDE A: Reliquary • Bone Turquoise • Your Level Best • Common Carrier • Storm Guide • SIDE B: The Plot • Ousted • Trappings • Birds of Passage Key Markets: Hometown: Brooklyn. Also: Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington DC, Atlanta, Baltimore, Dayton, Detroit
Jeff Kowalkowski Trio
Jeff Kowalkowski Trio
Selling Points
• Leadership debut of a seasoned veteran of the Chicago creative jazz community. • Features rhythm section of AACM masters. • Art direction and design by The Designer’s Republic. • RIYL: Craig Taborn, Vijay Iyer, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Roscoe Mitchell, Fred Anderson, Chicago Underground Trio.
MEDIA & MARKETING
• Featured by Chicago Reader. • Press and publicity by New Atlantis Records.
Jeff Kowalkowski is a long-standing fixture of the Chicago creative jazz community (including a stint with Rob Mazurek’s Exploding Star Orchestra), and a noted educator at both DePaul & Northeastern University, with a program steeped in the vital traditions of Midwestern improvised music. He’s accompanied here by seasoned veterans of the legendary AACM — bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Avreeayl Ra — collaborators of Pharoah Sanders, Fred Anderson, Ernest Dawkins, Sun Ra, among many others. Astoundingly, this marks Jeff’s first outing as a leader. His approach to piano is breathtaking and revolutionary; spiraling, angular contrapuntal harmonies are buoyed by the bracing rhythms of the ensemble. Fans of the Chicago Sound in modern creative jazz take heed — this record is fantastic.
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Jeff Kowalkowski: piano Avreeayl Ra: drums Harrison Bankhead: bass Track Listing: Pattern Cycle • Octatonic Quintal • Locrian Quartal • Symphonic Leap • Trinfinity • Antecedent • Finale Allegro • Consequent • Reprise(nt)
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Key Markets: Hometown: Chicago. Also: Milwaukee, Philadelphia, New York, Oakland, San Francisco
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Disgrace exemplifies some of the most malicious and technical metallic hardcore out there in a unique and devastating way, with the penetrating harshness of masters Merauder, Cold As Life, and All Out War taking on more metallic attributes of early Bolt Thrower, Cannibal Corpse, and Sepultura, delivering a modern, punishing metallic groove. Recorded by Taylor Young at The Pit Recording Studio, mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege, and visually brought to life by Dan Seagrave, this album captures 34 minutes of executionerstyle metallic hardcore, with exceptionally hard breakdowns and immediately contagious movements through a hardline delivery.
Disgrace True Enemy
Genre: Metal Label: Closed Casket Activities CD: CCA 37 Price Code: 2D (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 6
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LP includes digital download and a 24” x 36” poster. Pressed on black vinyl. Features members of Twitching Tongues. Singer Taylor Young also drums in the grindcore outfit Nails. Artwork by Dan Seagrave (Morbid Angel, Dismember, Suffocation). Debut streaming on Lambgoat.com. RIYL: All Out War, Bolt Thrower, Sepultura, Merauder.
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“A true heavyweight of metal-inspired hardcore.” — STEREOKILLER VINYL: CCA 37 Price Code: S (SRP $18.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 6
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Track Listing: True Enemy • No More Fools • Slave To The Lead God • Uncreation • 1000 Voices • Conquered • The Forgotten Land • The Well • Segue • Bootlicker • The Dawn • Conclusion Key Markets: Hometown: Los Angeles/Orange County. Also: Philadelphia, Boston, New York
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Limited edition double LP with digital download included. Band touring in support; festival and regional shows TBA. Video for “Karaoke” released, more videos forthcoming. Strong social media push; national promo push. RIYL: Husker Du, R.E.M., Guided By Voices.
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A should-have-been classic, Five Eight’s Weirdo gets a 2015 remix and remaster with five bonus tracks! Since 1992, Five Eight has recorded six CDs, toured with REM, and performed with Cheap Trick, The Ramones, Cracker, Pylon, and Seven Mary Three. SIDE A: Mystery James • Karaoke • Behead Myself • Fall Asleep • SIDE B: What They Did • You Never Look In My Eyes • Stars • Tense It Up • SIDE C: Hurt You • Weirdo • Shouldn’t Be Here • Drummer Divorce • SIDE D: Nowhere In A Circle • Strings • The Only One • Ghost In This Town
Five Eight Weirdo
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“An emotional and musical roller-coaster ride, Weirdo is not as userfriendly as most pop-inflected Athens bands but instead a deeply personal and sometimes frightening look into the abyss of Mike Mantione’s tormented soul.” — ALL MUSIC GUIDE Key Markets: Hometown: Athens. Also: Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, Austin, St. Louis, New York
Into Another
Omens
Selling Points
• LP pressed on purple vinyl with digital download. • Features members of Underdog, Youth Of Today, Crippled Youth, Bold, Ignite, and Innaway. • RIYL: Coheed & Cambria, Rush, Underdog.
Media & Marketing
• YouTube teaser video already released.
Into Another is one of the most fascinating groups to emerge from the New York underground. Coming together in 1990 with vocalist Richie Birkenhead (Underdog, Youth Of Today) and longtime friend Drew Thomas (Crippled Youth, Bold) on drums, they enlisted virtuoso Peter Moses on guitar and riffmaster Tony Bono (Whiplash) on bass. That year they released their self-titled debut on Revelation Records, which displayed the band’s musical chops and tripped-out spiritual vision. In 1992, they released a four-song EP entitled Creepy Eepy that reflected their increasing range. As they gained popularity and released an epic second full-length, 1994’s Ignaurus, they were quickly catapulted into the ranks of buzz bands of the era. After one final PETA benefit EP with Revelation Records, Into Another were courted and signed to Hollywood Records in 1995. The band went on to record their third full-length, Seemless, as their major label debut. While their single “T.A.I.L.” fared well on radio and climbed to #39 on the Billboard singles chart, mismanaged distribution and promotion ultimately played a major role in breaking up the band.
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Ghost Ship Records CD: GTR 1 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15
By 1997, Into Another had disbanded. Any hope of a reunion seemed to disappear with the tragic death of Tony Bono in 2002, and members continued to drift apart as time passed. Luckily, in 2012, the 25th anniversary of Revelation Records brought Into Another back together, with Brian Balchack (Ignite) and Reid Black (Innaway) joining on guitar and bass. The band has never been better. Two decades since their last recorded output, Into Another are self-releasing a five-song EP entitled Omens. The eleven-pointed star rises again!
CDEP Track Listing: Crossed • The Fray • Nocturne No. 11 • Ominous • What Went Wrong
Into Another Ignaurus
Into Another Into Another
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Richie Birkenhead: vocals Drew Thomas: drums Peter Moses: guitar Brian Balchack: guitar Reid Black: bass
VINYL SIDE A: Crossed • The Fray • SIDE B: Nocturne No. 11 • Ominous • What Went Wrong Key Markets: Hometown: New York. Also: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia
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• Debut album of this project from electronic producer Samuel van Dijk. • First in a series of four concept albums. • Previously available on cassette, long sold out; now available on CD for the first time. • Print and banner ads with various outlets. • Facebook campaign with over 100,000 targets. • Email campaign with over 15,000 targets. • RIYL: Porter Ricks, Thomas Koner.
Multicast Dynamics Scape
Genre: Electronica Label: Denovali Records CD: DNV 230 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 4 024572 821401 D
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An introspective, ethereal, and intense listening experience mixing dark ambient and almost beatless dub techno. Samuel van Dijk is an electronic music producer, sound designer, and media artist from the Netherlands who has released electronic music under a variety of projects, namely Mohlao and VC-118A. With his current project, Multicast Dynamics, he creates ever-evolving sound textures culminating in intriguing soundscapes while preserving a tranquil cinematic atmosphere. Drawing inspiration from nature, technology, film, and fiction, his music productions, live sets, and audiovisual work presents a carefully arranged, recorded, and processed body of work using a vast amount of layered sound textures, field recordings, and live improvisation. Track Listing: Kone • Valo • Cell Structure • Scape • Hypnotism • Surface I • Surface II Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Las Vegas.
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Multicast Dynamics Aquatic System
Genre: Electronica Label: Denovali Records CD: DNV 231 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 4 024572 821425 D
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Second in a series of four concept albums. Print and banner ads with various outlets. Facebook campaign with over 100,000 targets. Email campaign with over 15,000 targets. RIYL: Porter Ricks, Thomas Koner.
In his new series of concept albums, electronic music producer Samuel van Dijk moves from an evolutionary to a cosmological scale. Starting from dry land filled with light and streams, to the constantly changing surfaces of the oceans, into a frozen and murky underwater world, and finally up to the arrival in an interstellar space and the cosmos. With this concept, Multicast Dynamics explores organic and aqueous worlds in a dreamlike and spiritual appearance. Aquatic System is the second installment of the series, written and composed in two remote geographical places: Finland and Fuerteventura. Inspired by the complexity of water, its movement, inhabitants, and hidden energy, the album was assembled mainly using synthesizers and processed field recordings of the ponds, streams, lakes, and oceans of the different locations. Track Listing: Oriva • Unitila • Valta • Amphibi • Sinua • Nebulous • Vaihe • Tie • Vascular • Hiernamaals Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle, Austin
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The most diverse album of unique composer and producer Oli Barrett. Has collaborated with Duane Pitre, Brassica, Talvihorros, and more. Features a guest appearance by Never Sol on vocals. Print and banner ads with various outlets. Facebook campaign with over 100,000 targets. Email campaign with over 15,000 targets. RIYL: Tim Hecker.
Petrels returns with a thunderous new album, Flailing Tomb, to be released via Denovali Records. Taking the exhilaratingly huge sonic expanse that the band has become known for and pushing it further still, Flailing Tomb draws on a breathtaking sonic palette of influences and instrumentation to craft what is perhaps their strongest release to date. “An expansive sound, mixing classical elements with the now sounds from way out to give it an unearthly, cathartic feel.” — EXCLAIM Track Listing: We Are Falling Into The Heart Of The Sun • Thangen After Dothe • Orpheus • L. Caution Part One • L. Caution Part Two • L. Caution Part Three Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle, Austin
Petrels Flailing Tomb
Genre: Electronica Label: Denovali Records CD: DNV 232 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 4 024572 821388 D
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• Limited edition reissue of sold-out debut release. • Remastered album features six bonus tracks, including previously unreleased songs. • Strictly limited to 300 copies. • Servicing to press, radio, and club DJS. • Full internet and social media blitz. • Advertising with Gothic Beauty and Google AdWords. • RIYL: Fad Gadget, Gary Numan, Soft Cell, Visage, Human League.
Track Listing: We Have An Agenda • Nothing Special • Violated • Horripilations • Devoid • Meat Closet • Let’s Have Some Fun • Mein Fuhrer • Sterilized • Is Normal Abnormal? • A Slapdash Affair • When We Go, We Go Together • Doctors and Nurses (Previously Unreleased) • Violated (Demo) • A Slapdash Affair (Demo) • See Her Smile (Original 12” Version) • NIL • Twist of English (Theme Music for Jed Phoenix of London) Key Markets: Chicago, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, New York, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Denver
Mechanical Cabaret We Have An Agenda
Genre: Electronica Label: WTII Records CD: WTI 109 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 45 Street Date: 7/10/15 8
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We are proud to announce a limited edition reissue of Mechanical Cabaret’s sold-out debut release, We Have An Agenda. Initially released as a 12-track album in June 2002, the WTII version features new packaging and a remastered version of the original album plus six bonus tracks. The bonus tracks include two demo songs, three previously unreleased tracks, and the 12” version of the mega club hit “See Her Smile.”
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First new full-length album in over 15 years! Triumphant return of one of the most respected dark ambient artists. Well over an hour of mind-bending soundscapes. Beautiful six-panel digipak designed by renowned artist Alonso Urbanos. Servicing to all relevant media dedicated to industrial and dark ambient doom metal. • Audio teasers, samples, and videos on YouTube, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, and Vemo. • RIYL: Lustmord, Troum, Atrium Carceri, Desiderii Marginis, Sunn O))).
Yen Pox Between the Horizon and the Abyss Genre: Alt Rock/Dark Ambient Label: Malignant Records CD: MGN 85 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 6
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Arriving on the scene in 1993 with their self-titled demo, Yen Pox immediately made their presence known with an ability to create monumental, light-devouring soundscapes that transcended all that had come before. Now set to release their first full-length recording in over 15 years, Yen Pox will never be accused of being prolific. But on the rare occasion that recordings do arise, they are nothing short of masterful, reminding listeners why they’ve achieved such notoriety with such a limited discography, and why their recordings are consistently recognized as benchmarks within the dark ambient genre. “One of the darkest and most chilling atmospheric records ever made.” — MUSIQUE MACHINE Track Listing: The Awakening • White of the Eye • Cold Summer Sun • In Silent Fields • Grief Ritual • Ashen Shroud • Tomorrow in Ruins • The Procession
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Key Markets: Hometown: Seattle. Also: Chicago, Boston, New York, Austin, San Francisco, Portland, Baltimore
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• Debut CD from Kristoffer Oustad (Kristoffer Nystroms Orkester, V:28). • Darkly emotive and cerebral music that works on a psychological level. • Limited to 500 copies. • Servicing to all relevant media dedicated to metal and dark ambient. • Audio teasers, samples, and videos on YouTube, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, and Vemo. • RIYL: Raison d’Etre, Northaunt, Deutsch Nepal, BJ Nilsen, Caul.
Kristoffer Oustad Filth Haven
Genre: Alt Rock/Dark Ambient Label: Malignant Records CD: MGN 84 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 8
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As one half of Swedish/Norwegian industrial duo K.N.O., Kristoffer Oustad is no stranger to the Malignant roster, and yet within the broader context of the K.N.O. sound, his exact contributions were never fully known, or at least immediately recognizable. Listening to his debut solo recording, it becomes evident that the more emotive and moody qualities within those recordings seemed to be his primary responsibility. The seven tracks that comprise Filth Haven operate on a palpable psychological level, and are perhaps some of the most personal and deeply emotional recordings Malignant has released. Oustad shows an innate ability to craft intricate and detailed pieces of grey-hued analog darkness that feel suspended in time … dreamlike and meditative, yet always hinting at something ominous on the horizon. Track Listing: Elberton 1979 • Traveller • Anti-Clockwise Rotation • Row Me Over • Liquidator • The Sun Maker • The Arch Key Markets: Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Portland, Boston, Baltimore
Juniper Rising Day of Days
Genre: Alt Rock/Country Label: Aerobic International & Happenin Records VINYL: AEI 34 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 8
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Dusty sunsets, bright beaches with green water, lonely bars, split leather seats in a humid car, and haunting experiences with people that you’ve never met before — these are the images conjured while listening to Juniper Rising’s full-length album, Day of Days. Guided by Holly Overton’s reflective songwriting and Kevin Faulkner’s eerie table steel guitar, the tracks invite the listener to go on a peculiar auditory road trip across a sprawling landscape. Featuring the singles “All Apart” and “Wanderin,’” the album will help you redefine country/western music. SIDE A: All Apart • Deep Dark • Cars are Fun • Follow Your Dreams • Against You • Bri’s Song • SIDE B: Descend • Cathy • Wanderin’ • Almost Saturday Night • Light Moving Over Canyons • Look the Other Way
The Zoltars The Zoltars Genre: Rock
Label: Aerobic International & Happenin Records VINYL: AEI 37 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 8
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SIDE A: We Missed Out • 16-17-18 Living • Movies • Sincere • High • SIDE B: Out of my Head • Jailbreak • Bad Man • Poisonous Poet • Holiday
The Glass Jaw 7” is a trip into the unseen, a place that cannot be fully explained with words. Rather than breaking from tradition and departing on a solo trip in a box, Joshua Novak utilizes the moniker OKO TYGRA to combine electro-dream pop sounds with lush guitars and steady ’80s bass, harkening back to the chorus-heavy lines of The Cure. SIDE A: Glass Jaw • SIDE B: Plasticine
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Genre: Alt Rock Label: Aerobic International & Egghunt Records 7-INCH: AEI 24 Price Code: C (SRP $5.99) Number of Discs: 1 7” Sleeve, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT
The Zoltars formed in 2009 in Austin, Texas. Channeling the great rubble garage gods (and goddesses!) of the 1960s, the past few years have seen the band release a steady stream of moody, nerd-psych infused golden nuggets that have drawn them acclaim far and wide. Includes download card.
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• New project featuring members of Museum Mouth. • Based out of Raleigh, NC, home to some of the best indie rock/ pop punk in the nation. • Bear Trap PR with handle publicity campaign (publicist Will Miller). • Social media blasts through Aerobic International & Negative Fun Records. • College radio focus in mid-Atlantic. • Facebook & Google ad campaigns. • RIYL: Tokyo Police Club, The Pixies, The Thermals, Ben Kweller.
Family Bike Everything You Own Is Anagrammed
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Aerobic International & Negative Fun Records VINYL: AEI 23 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 7/10/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 5 054316 132912 D
Built on the foundation of lifelong friends and a decade of creative collaboration, Family Bike is a musical kinship. This energetic and inventive indie-pop punk duo features drummer Taylor Haag as well as multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Karl Kuehn (Museum Mouth). The band’s sound features an array of species from the indie rock genus, with a focus on lyrical candor and cunning musicianship. With wild and enthusiastic personalities, Family Bike’s accessible style plays out like a dynamic friendship, capturing the excitement of grade-school playfulness as well as the endearing depth of late-night talks. SIDE A: Big Diction • The Best Sleep • Idiot Boy • Heat Rash • Places • How I Survived November • SIDE B: Nobody’s Business • When You’re Young • Kith and Kin • Dylan’s Room • Carson Daly Key Markets: Hometown: Raleigh. Also: Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Richmond, Charlottesville, Washington DC, Baltimore, Charleston, Athens, Atlanta
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• Collaboration between Ripple Music and STB (who will release the vinyl). • Progressive ’60s and ’70s heavy psychedelic rock with lots of groove and riffs. • Advertising with genre-specific magazines and websites. • RIYL: Graveyard, Witchcraft, Black Sabbath, Coven, Deep Purple.
Track Listing: The Sun • Abso-Fuckin’-lutely • Stuck In The Past • So Jinxed • Relax You’re Dead • Behind Your Shadow • At War With Myself • Truth In The Dark • To Be Continued...
STREET DATE JULY 24, 2015
Key Markets: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Austin, New York
DoctoR DooM This Seed We Have Sown Genre: Rock Label: Ripple Music CD: RPL 2614 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 60 Street Date: 7/24/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 8
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Play Date We All Shine
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• Second album from this hot “kindie rock” duo. • Led by Greg Attonito (Bouncing Souls). • Featured by NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Brooklyn Vegan, Punk News, and many more. • Featured act at Kidzapalooza. • Appearance at Austin City Limits.
Media & Marketing • Extensive social media campaigns. • Service to press & radio outlets.
Award winning kindie-rock duo Play Date — featuring The Bouncing Souls’ Greg Attonito and his wife Shanti Wintergate — has done it again with a new album full of stellar, fun, upbeat music for the whole family! The popular “kindie rock” scene, which also includes the likes of Dan Zanes and They Might Be Giants, has become even more popular after attention from NPR, TIME, Salon, USA Today, and more. On We All Shine, “Stevie the Fox” starts you off with a cool ’60s vibe, while “Ninja Pajamas (feat. P.O.S)” has a hip-hop flair that will help kids WANT to get ready for bed. Learn what it means to spell your love to one another with “L-O-V-E You,” and understand the importance of a “Hug Hug Hug.” Rock out to a clashy beat while you learn about your “Fruits & Vegetables,” and explore your creativity with “Colors” and “Cardboard Box.” We All Shine shines on and on with empowering and positive songs that kids and their parents will enjoy hearing over and over again!
“There’s always been a strong sense of selfdiscovery and independence in good kids’ music, and Play Date’s music has it all.”
Genre: Children Label: Fun Fun Records CD: FFN 6 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 45 Street Date: 7/24/15 6
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Greg Attonito: guitar, vocals Shanti Wintergate: guitar, vocals
Key Markets: Hometown: Boise. Also: New Brunswick, Newark, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis
Previously released Play Date Imagination
Koo Koo Kanga Roo Whoopty Whoop
CD: FFN 2 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1
CD: FFN 4 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1
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Track Listing: Stevie The Fox • L-O-V-E You • Fruits & Vegetables (Bananas) • Colors • Hug Hug Hug • Fruits & Vegetables (Broccoli) • Ninja Pajamas (feat. P.O.S) • Cardboard Box • Fruits & Vegetables (Apples) • Ruin Your Appetite • We All Shine • Fruits & Vegetables (Carrots) • The Owl Song • Goodnight
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Denison Witmer Are You A Dreamer?
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Tenth anniversary release. On vinyl for the first time! Limited to 500 copies. Includes digital download. Features Sufjan Stevens, Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), and more. • Produced by Don Peris (The Innocence Mission). • RIYL: Sufjan Stevens, Alexi Murdoch, Paul Simon.
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• U.S. tour to promote anniversary release. • National press campaign.
Genre: Alt Rock/Folk Label: New Granada Records & Count Your Lucky Stars VINYL: NGR 50 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 10 Street Date: 7/24/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 0
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Almost a decade after its original release, New Granada Records and Count Your Lucky Stars are joining forces to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Are You A Dreamer? with its inaugural vinyl pressing, a limited release of black, oxblood, and sea-blue vinyl. Originally released in July 2005, the album sold more than 10,000 copies worldwide. It features a talented collection of musicians, including Sufjan Stevens, The Innocence Mission’s Don & Karen Peris, James McAlister (Sufjan Stevens, Alexi Murdoch), and Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), filling out the sound of Witmer’s personal narrative tales.
“Impossibly gentle country-folk.”
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“Hugely attractive music.”
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Denison Witmer: guitar, vocals Sufjan Stevens: banjo, recorder, organ, vocals Don Peris: guitar, organ James McAlister: drums Mike Bitts: bass Kaleen Enke: vocals Katrina Kerns: vocals Shara Worden: vocals Karen Peris: vocals Track Listing: Little Flowers • Everything But Sleep • Ringing Of The Bell Tower • Are You A Dreamer? • East From West • California Brown And Blue • Castle And Cathedral • Worry All The Time • Grandma Mary • Finding Your Feet Again Key Markets: Hometown: Philadelphia. Also: Tampa, Detroit, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Washington DC, New York
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Upcoming dates June June June June June June June June
9 Birmingham, AL – Saturn 10 Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s 11 New Orleans, LA – House of Blues 13 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s 14 Austin, TX – Stubbs Jr 15 Dallas, TX – Kessler Theater 16 Little Rock, AR – Juanita’s 17 St. Louis, MO – The Bootleg
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New solo work of the man behind VidnaObmana and Microphonics. Also known for New Wave of Jazz on Tonefloat Recordings. Promo campaign through Viral Propaganda. RIYL: Microphonics, VidnaObmana, Continuum, Fear Falls Burning.
Unseen Descending and Lamentations is the result of Dirk Serries’ collaborations with (free) jazz and improv artists. Recent solo concerts in Norway sparked Serries to explore a vast array of sounds, without losing track of his minimal and atmospheric roots. Almost simultaneously, he was reconnecting with his classic VidnaObmana period (1987–1996), resulting in a brand-new album from Projekt Records. So it comes as no surprise that these influences echo throughout his new solo material. The new album, which serves as a prelude to the critically acclaimed 2013 Microphonics XXI–XXV album, creates a musical universe that bridges the gap between “vintage” Serries, and the Serries that is constantly searching for new ways to touch the sublime in sounds, harmonies, and atmospheres. Unseen Descending and Lamentations is a very personal expression of new musical developments in constant motion. Track Listing: Part one • Part two Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin
Dirk Serries Unseen Descending and Lamentations Genre: Avant Rock Label: ConSouling Sounds CD: CSD 50 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 7/24/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT 3 481574 703394 D
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• New album from Dirk Serries, the man behind Microphonics and VidnaObmana. • Artwork by Rutger Zuydervelt. • Promo campaign through Viral Propaganda. • RIYL: Microphonics, VidnaObmana, Continuum, Steve Roach.
Track Listing: Lost Trail • The Whispering Scale • Unraveled Blanket • The Dissection Key Markets: New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin
Dirk Serries & Rutger Zuydervelt Buoyant Genre: Avant Rock Label: ConSouling Sounds CD: CSD 48 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 7/24/15 5% PREORDER DISCOUNT
STREET DATE JULY 24, 2015
Buoyant brings together two of the most prolific and interesting artists the ambient/drone genre has to offer. For this release, Dirk Serries (Microphonics, VidnaObmana, Continuum) and Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek, DNMF, Cloud Ensemble) teamed up to make a hauntingly beautiful album in four chapters. Sparse and subtle, yet powerful and urgent, these chapters lift up the audience and keep them afloat for the entire listening trip. The avant-garde approach of Zuydervelt’s soundscaping merges brilliantly with Serries’ minimal, atmospheric sounds and ambiences. The result is simply stunning, and leaves one wanting more!
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NAIL NEWS & REVIEWS John Pirozzi’s documentary about the lost Cambodian music scene, starring Drakkar Band among others, continues to gain momentum: “A pure and joyous celebration of the music … an avowal of just how potent rock ‘n’ roll can be.”
“The music remains treasured not only by Cambodians but also by rock connoisseurs around the world, for a spunky inventiveness that now, in retrospect, makes Cambodia seem a sparkling outpost of world pop.”
“Recounting an era that began so joyously and ended so tragically, Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten well achieves its goal of once again shining a spotlight on these artists.”
Drakkar Band Drakkar 74
“Documents the vibrant pop music scene that existed before the Khmer Rogue.”
Label: Metal Postcard Records VINYL: MPC 110 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 83405 64651
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“That the documentary exists at all is a triumph.”
Upsilon Acrux Sun Square Dialect
Label: New Atlantis Records CD: NAL 19 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 6
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“What a find this band is! Imagine King Crimson, Zappa, Don Caballero, Battles, Orthrelm (or any Mick Barr project for that matter), and free jazz bouncing off the padded walls of your local nuthouse.”
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“Upsilon Acrux makes experimental rock that never feels cold ... begins with twinkly melodies and quickly evolves into a maelstrom of layered rhythms and mathy goodness.”
Kathryn Calder Kathryn Calder
Label: File Under: Music CD: FUM 43 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 6
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“Kathryn Calder joined the New Pornographers in 2005 as a fill-in for Neko Case ... This effort feels distinct from its predecessors, more intimate but also more considered.”
“Starts out ethereal [then] morphs into the crunchy guitar pop we’ve come to expect from the New Pornos.”
“Pretty portents of sorrow fill this self-titled album … she sings with tuneful equanimity about deep, unresolved, enigmatic struggles.”
UPCOMING TOUR DATES Jen Kirkman Hail to the Freaks
CELESTE ANIMALE(S)
KMFDM OUR TIME WILL COME
CD: DNV 179 Price Code: 2L (SRP $23.99) Number of Discs: 2 UPC: 4024572641474 June 17
CD: MTP 952 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 782388095228 July 18
CD: ATG 21 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 12 UPC: 884501525862 June 11
Seattle, WA – Showbox
Denver, CO – Downtown Comedy Works
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Vancouver, BC – Imperial
Denver, CO – Downtown Comedy Works
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Portland, OR – Star Theater
Denver, CO – Downtown Comedy Works
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San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
Chicago, IL – UP Comedy Club
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Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
Chicago, IL – UP Comedy Club
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Sioux Falls, SD – Total Drag Records Minneapolis, MN – Hexagon Milwaukee, WI – Club Garabaldi´s Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge Grand Rapids, MI – Death House Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Roboto Project Allentown, PA – Good Weekend Baltimore, MD – Sidebar Raleigh, NC – The Maywood Columbia, SC – New Brooklyn Tavern Orlando, FL – Uncle Lou´s Miami, FL – Churchill´s Tampa, FL – Epic Problem Atlanta, GA – 529 Nashville, TN – The Stone Fox Wichita, KS – South Lulu Temple of Doom Denver, CO – Glob
Phoenix, AZ – Livewire Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Houston, TX – Scout Bar New Orleans, LA – Civic Theater Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theater Falls Church, VA – State Theater Boston, MA – The Sinclair Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
Buffalo, NY – Iron Works Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Small’s Cleveland, OH – HOB August 9
Newport, KY – Southgate House
CD: HNZ 13 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 723721728656 July 11
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Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent Chautauqua, NY – Chautauqua Amphitheater Morrison, CO – Diana Krall at Red Rocks Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Nashville, TN – Exit/In August 12
St. Louis, MO – The Ready Room August 13
Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
CD: ATG 41 Price Code: N (SRP $12.99) Number of Discs: 12 UPC: 884501975018 July 31
CD: SOJ 44 Price Code: L (SRP $11.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 896520002491l June 20
Walton, KY – Oak Creek Pavilion July 4
Loveland, OH – Loveland Firecracker Festival July 25
Sharonville, OH – SharonFest August 29
Wellington, OH – Lorain County Fair
Troyka Ornithophobia Genre: Jazz Label: Naim Jazz CD: NAI 210 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 797537121024 June 21
Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Jazz Festival June 24
Rochester, NY – Rochester Jazz Festival June 25
New York, NY – Rockwood Music Hall
Chicago, IL – HOB Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Lights Lawrence, KS – The Granada August 17
Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall Jimmy Pardo Sprezzatura
Jamison Road Jamison Road
Rochester, NY – Water St. Music Hall
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Pink Martini Get Happy
Chicago, IL – UP Comedy Club
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Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge August 19
Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Velvet Acid Christ Dire Land CD: MTP 980 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 UPC: 782388098021 June 12
Milwaukee, WI – Erosion Fest @ Miramar Theatre June 13
Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner September 27
New Orleans, LA – Gothic Cruise
Indianapolis, IN – Morty’s Comedy Joint August 1
Dayton, OH – Wiley’s Comedy Club
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Q
5%
Membranes
Dark Matter/Dark Energy
1
CD
MTP
984
782388098427
Q
5%
KMFDM
SALVATION EP
1 CD
MTP 990 782388099028 E 5%
Pitsiokos, Chris/Trio
Gordian Twine
1
CD
NAL
23
616892256045
J
STERN
Bone Turquoise
1
VINYL
NAL
10
616892229421
2J
Kowalkowski, Jeff/Trio
Jeff Kowalkowski Trio
1
CD
NAL
26
616892267140
J
Disgrace
True Enemy
1
CD
CCA
37
603111997124
2D
Disgrace
True Enemy
1
VINYL
CCA
37
603111997117
S
Five Eight
Weirdo
2
VINYL
CHX
1077
825479935123
2R
Into Another
Omens
1
CD
GTR
1
098796999981
J
Into Another
Omens
1
VINYL
GTR
1
098796999974
2D
Into Another
Ignaurus
1
CD
RHQ
35
098796003527
2D
Into Another
Into Another
1
CD
RHQ
24
098796002421
N
Multicast Dynamics
Scape
1
CD
DNV
230
4024572821401
R
Multicast Dynamics
Aquatic System
1
CD
DNV
231
4024572821425
R
Petrels
Flailing Tomb
1
CD
DNV
232
4024572821388
R
Mechanical Cabaret
We Have An Agenda
1
CD
WTI
109
801676010924
Q
Yen Pox
Between the Horizon and
1
CD
MGN
85
642419999744
I
5%
5%
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Oustad, Kristoffer
Filth Haven
1
CD
MGN
84
888295258432
I
5%
Juniper Rising
Day of Days
1
VINYL
AEI
34
859713435452
I
5%
Zoltars, The
Zoltars, The
1
VINYL
AEI
37
889176536779
I
5%
OKO TYGRA
Glass Jaw
1
7”
AEI
24
859714299572
C
5%
Family Bike
Everything You Own Is
1
VINYL
AEI
23
5054316132912
O
5%
DoctoR DooM
This Seed We Have Sown
1
CD
RPL
2614
853843002614
O
5%
Play Date
We All Shine
1
CD
FFN
6
612851080621
O
Witmer, Denison
Are You A Dreamer?
1
VINYL
NGR
50
030955021966
U
5%
Serries, Dirk
Unseen Descending and
1
CD
CSD
50
3481574703394
L
5%
Serries, Dirk/Zuydervelt
Buoyant
1
CD
CSD
48
3481574677169
L
5%
Drakkar Band
Drakkar 74
1
VINYL
MPC
110
683405646518
T
Upsilon Acrux
Sun Square Dialect
1
CD
NAL
19
616892226048
J
Calder, Kathryn
Kathryn Calder
1
CD
FUM
43
620969997304
Q
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