NOVEMBER 2011 NEW RELEASES
I STREET DATES 11.8.11 & 11.22.11
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PINK MARTINI pg 4–6
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The Foreign Resort................................................ 7 RUINS Alone............................................................. 9 Pop Will Eat Itself................................................ 15 Eclypse................................................................... 19 Songs of the Jewish-American Jet Set.............. 22 SUNBEARS!.............................................................. 23 TOUR PAGE............................................................... 29 ORDER FORM...................................................... 30–31
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NAIL WELCOMES CYCLIC LAW
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Cyclic Law is a Canadian record label and audio mastering studio founded in 2002. The label specializes in ambient, industrial, neo-classical, and also folk noir, through its Eclipse series. With a roster of over 20 international artists, Cyclic Law has become a go-to reference for quality ambient soundscapes, praised for its consistency and unique packaging.
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Adanowsky
Amador
Selling Points
• Features collaboration with Devendra Banhart! • Son of legendary cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, who shares co-writing credits. • Three bonus English language tracks, exclusive to this release (CD and digital only). • Full press campaign via Brookes Company. • College & non-commercial radio campaign via Dave Sanford at Distller Promotions. • Ads with LA Record, Facebook, and Indieclick. • RIYL: Devendra Banhart, Leonard Cohen.
Overview
The son of legendary psychedelic filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky (Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre), Adan Jodorowsky is a polyglot who sings in Spanish, French, and English. As a child, James Brown taught him how to dance and George Harrison, who was friends with his parents, gave him his first guitar lessons. Amador is his US debut, and as the name would imply the songs are romantic, dark, and obsessed with love (“amador” is Spanish for “lover”). Running the gamut from seductive cosmic folk to funky cabaret, Amador includes a collaboration with Devendra Banhart and a handful of songs with lyrics contributed by father Alejandro.
Press Quotes
“Splits his time between Mexico City, Los Angeles, Paris, and anywhere the tour for his melancholy new album, Amador, takes him. Catch him if you can.” — New York Times magazine
Track Listing
Me siento solo • Lo que siempre fui • Amor sin fin • Dime cuando • Basta del oscuro • Saber amar • Dejame llorar • Niña roja • Un sol con corazón • J’aime tes genoux • Asi ya no me quiero1 • You Are The One • Si aun quieres • Nunca te amé • Me Siento Solo (English version)* • Amor Sin Fin (English version)* • Basta Del Oscuro (English version)* * CD & digital only
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Featured Artists
Adanowsky: vocals, guitars, bass, piano, vihuela, tiple Devendra Banhart: backing vocals Vincent “Mini” Polycarpe: drums, percussion, backing vocals Xavier Polycarpe, Yan Gorodetzky: backing vocals Delphine Capucon: cello Jon Handelsman: flute, string arrangements Giovanni Mirabassi: piano Noah Georgeson: slide guitar Karen Brunon, Akemi Fillon: violin Christophe Briquet: alto sax
Key Markets
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8 & 22, 2011
“His playing is Randy Newman-esque, with whimsy and a slight Western twang, only the lyrics are whispered in Spanish at Leonard Cohen depths. Sometimes the songs venture into creepy, sultry, and carnivalesque, with some burlesque instrumentation, like a muffled trumpet. It doesn’t make you happy per se, but it captures your mood so well that you fall in love all over again.” — MTV Iggy
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Everloving Records CD: ELR 34 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11
Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Portland, Denver, Boulder, Seattle, New York, Austin, Washington DC 3
two new albums from portland’s renowned “little orchestra”
Pin k Martin i & S ao ri Y uk i 19 69
Sell i ng P oi n t s
• Saori Yuki is the Barbra Streisand of Japan! • Brilliant Pink Martini arrangements of 11 international hits, all of which debuted in 1969. • Saori Yuki will appear on tour with Pink Martini in the US in December, and in Japan in 2012. • Released internationally by EMI Japan, by special license in the US to Heinz Records. • Full publicity campaign by Pink Martini’s top-flight publicists, New York’s Sacks & Co.
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Widely considered to be the “Barbra Streisand of Japan,” Saori Yuki released her debut album in Japan in 1969 and went on to make over 30 albums in her 42 years. Yuki discovered Pink Martini after the band covered her song “Taya Tan” for their 2007 album Hey Eugene! Most recently, she sang a verse of “Silent Night” in Japanese for the band’s hit 2010 holiday album Joy To The World. Genre: Pop Label: Heinz Records CD: HNZ 12 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Special Street Date: 11/1/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 1, 2011
T r ack L i st i ng
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Yuuzuki (Evening Moon) • Du soleil plein les yeux (Eyes Full of Sun) • Blue Light Yokohama • Iljanaino shiawase naraba (It’s Okay if I’m Happy) • Is That All There Is? • Mas que nada • Midnight Bossa Nova • Mayonaka no Guitar (Midnight Guitar) • Puff the Magic Dragon • Watashimo Anatato Naiteii? (I Cry With You Too?) • Yoake no scat
K ey M a rk et s
Hometown: Portland. Also: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, San Diego
In honor of the year of her debut release, Saori Yuki partnered with Pink Martini and producer Thomas M. Lauderdale to create a loving tribute to the music released in 1969. Featuring Japanese pop hits alongside internationally recognized tunes like Jorge Ben’s “Mas que nada” and “Puff the Magic Dragon,” 1969 is a brilliant collaboration featuring Thomas M. Lauderdale’s magical arrangements, Pink Martini’s stellar musicianship, and Saori Yuki’s soaring vocals.
F e at u r ed A rt ist s
Thomas M. Lauderdale: piano Saori Yuki: vocals Gavin Bondy, Robert Taylor: horns Dan Faehnle, Tim Ellis: guitar Timothy Nishimoto: vocals, percussion Martin Zarzar, Derek Rieth, Brian Davis: percussion Anthony Jones: drums Phil Baker: bass Nicholas Crosa: violin The Pacific Youth Choir The Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra
PINK MARTINI P i nk M art i n i
A R etro spec ti v e Sell i ng P oi n t s
• Features 10 tracks never before released by Heinz Records! • This stunning package will be presented in “book” form—a hardbound 48-page book (the size of a jewel case) featuring rare photos, with the disc in an envelope bound with the pages. • So many guest stars! French treasure Georges Moustaki, Japanese legend Saori Yuki, American icon Michael Feinstein, and—yes indeed—famed film director Gus Van Sant are all guest vocalists on this album. • Full publicity campaign by Pink Martini’s top-flight publicists, New York’s Sacks & Co.
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Nearly 77 minutes of Pink Martini fabulousness! Featuring a kaleidoscope of favorites studded with a bevy of unreleased gems, this album is an eye-opening exploration of 15 exciting years in the life of America’s favorite “little orchestra.”
K ey M a rk et s
Hometown: Portland. Also: Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, New York, Washington DC
F e at u r ed A rt i st s
SPECIA L GUE ST S Pepe Raphael: vocals Michael Feinstein: vocals Saori Yuki: vocals Georges Moustaki: vocals Gus Van Sant: vocals The Harvey Rosencrantz Orchestra The Pacific Youth Choir Maureen Love: harp
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T r ack L i st i ng
Una Notte a Napoli (First Recording)* • Hang On Little Tomato • Donde Estas Yolanda? (China Forbes vocals version)* • Hey Eugene • La Soledad • Splendor in the Grass • Kikuchiyo to Mohshimasu (Hiroshi Wada version)* • Anna (El Negro Zumbon) • Ma Solitude (featuring Georges Moustaki)** • Mas Que Nada (featuring Saori Yuki)* • Sympathique • Lilly • How Long Will It Last? (featuring Michael Feinstein)** • Tuca Tuca • Que Sera Sera • Moon River (featuring Gus Van Sant)* • Amado Mio • The Man With The Big Sombrero* • Aspettami (First Recording)* • Auld Lang Syne • Una Notte a Napoli (Johnny Dynell remix)* * Previously unreleased track ** Never before released by Heinz Records
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 1, 2011
China Forbes: vocals Thomas M. Lauderdale: piano Gavin Bondy: trumpet Robert Taylor: trombone Derek Rieth, Brian Davis, Doug Smith, Richard Rothfus, Martin Zarzar: percussion Phil Baker, John Wager: bass Dan Faehnle: guitar Nicholas Crosa, Aaron Meyer, Paloma Griffin: violin Pansy Chang, David Eby: cello Pepe Raphael: vocals Timothy Nishimoto: vocals, percussion
Genre: Pop Label: Heinz Records CD: HNZ 11 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Special Packaging, Box Lot TBD Special Street Date: 11/1/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
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F U L L P I N K M A R T I N I C A T A LO G AVA I L A B L E — S T O C K U P N O W ! Sympathique
Hang On Little Tomato
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Pink Martini’s wildly popular debut, released in 1997, has sold nearly a million copies to date. Described as “breathtaking” by The New Yorker, Sympathique is timeless and beautiful. Also available on vinyl: HNZ 1 (751937106616).
Splendor in the Grass
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The band’s third album shines throughout, from the goldenera Hollywood melody of “Everywhere” to the French cabaret of “Ojala.” Meanwhile, “Hey Eugene”—written by China Forbes & a live favorite for years—finally makes its recording debut! Also available on vinyl: HNZ 3 (723721289416).
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The fourth studio album features the Dandy Warhols’ Courtney Taylor-Taylor, NPR’s Ari Shapiro, Emilio Delgado (famous as Luis on Sesame Street), and legendary ranchera singer Chavela Vargas, former lover of Frida Kahlo. Also available on vinyl: HNZ 6 (723721214616).
Discover the World: Live in Concert
Joy to the World
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Featuring many of Pink Martini’s most beloved songs alongside previously unrecorded rarities, this DVD presents a thrilling full-length concert film in pristine stereo sound as well as never-before-seen bonus films and features that present stories and photos from the band’s vibrant history. PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE
Pink Martini’s second album features mostly original songs written by the band and its extended family. From a 1964 advertisement for Hunt’s Ketchup to a dance sequence in the 1950 Italian film Anna, Tomato includes songs in French, Italian, Japanese, Croatian, Spanish, and English.
Hey Eugene!
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A lovely, globally inclusive holiday album for the 21st century! Pink Martini brings its festive globetrotting approach to the holidays with an exploration of seasonal music from around the world, featuring an array of guests including Japanese pop star Saori Yuki and NPR correspondent Ari Shapiro.
Joy to the World Pt. 1
Joy to the World Pt. 2
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The first of two volumes in a series of three limited edition 10” vinyl records of festive holiday music from around the world! Each volume features clear vinyl, in an edition limited to 2,000 copies, with embossed snowflake packaging.
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The second of two volumes in a series of three limited edition 10” vinyl records of festive holiday music from around the world! Each volume features clear vinyl, in an edition limited to 2,000 copies, with embossed snowflake packaging.
The Foreign Resort The Foreign Resort
Selling Points
• Extensive mailings to press, radio, blogs, and more. • Tour through New England/New York during CMJ. • Radio interviews in New York during CMJ. • RIYL: A Place To Bury Strangers, The Cure, Interpol, Joy Division, My Bloody Valentine.
Overview
Blending elements of new-wave, post-punk, and shoegaze, The Foreign Resort have taken the aforementioned and created a sound that is unique to this Danish export. The quartet has already created a wealth of noise on the West and East Coasts, and were met with bombastic applause at their various appearances during 2011’s SXSW music conference in Austin, TX.
Press Quotes
“The Cure embedded in noise with Tears For Fears-ish melodies and the energy burst of Joy Division. And that is as close as it gets because The Foreign Resort sounded like themselves.” — Gaffa magazine “Expressive, well done, meaningful, and spellbinding.” — Diskant.dk
tour dates October October October October October October October October
7 Somerville, MA – P.A.’s Lounge 9 Providence, RI – AS220 10 Philadelphia, PA – Teri’s 11 New York, NY – Pianos 12 Wilmington, DE – Mojo 13 13 Richmond, VA – Sprout 16 Cleveland, OH – Happy Dog 18 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Monolathe Recordings CD: MNO 6 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digihub, Box Lot 90 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Featured Artists
Track Listing
Colleen • Orange Glow • Heart Breaks Down • Take A Walk • Torch It
Key Markets
New York, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Chapel Hill, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Antonio
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Henrik Fischlein: guitar Mikkel B. Jakobsen: vocals, guitar, keyboards Morten Hansen: drums Rasmus Steen: bass, keyboards
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selling points
• This annual collection gathers Portland’s finest musicians and marries them to a conglomeration of bands from all over the country. • Full CMJ/AAA radio campaign.
Track listing
Various Artists Friends & Friends of Friends Vol. 4 Genre: Alt Rock Label: Tender Loving Empire CD: TLE 30 Price Code: E (SRP $7.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
COVER STICKER: 47 BANDS – the best of Portland and beyond!
DISC ONE: Typhoon: The Honest Truth • Brainstorm: Forms Without a Frame • Y La Bamba: Abducted • Wild Ones: You’re a Winner • Jared Mees & The Grown Children: Inaudible Song II • Adventure Galley: Knife in the Sail • The Builders and the Butchers: Rotten to the Core • Spesus Christ: Tits Up • Upsidedown Cat: Library Books • Social Studies: Run With Fever • Jeffery Jerusalem: Smiling & Tender • Fierce Creatures: Satan Is a Vampire • Lida Husik: Nuclear Soul • Leviticus Appleton: Swim Wheels • Slow Trucks: Bad Energy • Alameda: Silver Hands • Quiet Countries: Go To Bed • Sean Flinn: Salt That’s In Our Blood • Woodlands: Anymore (Heavy Hands Remix) • John Heart Jackie: Hook In My Arm • And And And: Buy You • Dinosaur Feathers: Please, Please George • DISC TWO: Radiation City: The Color of Industry • Loch Lomond: Blue Lead Fences • Boy Eats Drum Machine: Silverskate Gateway • Agent Ribbons: I’m Alright • Finn Riggins: Parkour • Doctor Ew: I’m Not Mad At You Anymore • Adventures! With Might: Heavy Hevvy • Yeah Great Fine: Rise • Lovers: Boxer • Skip Roxy: Mouth Party • Archers: I Forgot • E*Rock: Centrifical Farce • Lee Corey Oswald: Waltzes With Wolves • Tiny Mtns: Small Towns • Soft Hills: River Boat • Sweater: Sweater Employment Bored • Mnemonic Sounds: Keeping It Quiet • Pigeons: Miles • Campfire OK: Strange Like We Are • Sea Bell: Grima • Mutineers: Give It A Rest • Black Whales: Books on tap • Besties: Sydney Don’t Leave • Light For Fire: NY (By The Hand) • Ascetic Junkies: Thought Thief
Selling Points
• Produced by Marc Cannatta (Far From Finished). • Has completed several full US tours, multiple East Coast runs, and a European tour. • Full press campaign by in-house publicist. • Targeted marketing online and in print (Punk News, AMP, etc). • RIYL: Hot Water Music, Bouncing Souls, Foo Fighters.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Overview
Burning Streets Sit Still
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Sailor’s Grave Records CD: SLG 22 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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In an old GMC, Burning Streets managed a few full US tours, multiple East Coast and Canadian tours, and their first journey overseas in late 2010. Inspired by the constant inconsistencies that they encountered over the years, the band felt it appropriate to title this new release Sit Still. In support of a more mature and experienced band, the record was produced by Marc Cannatta (ex-Far From Finished) and takes on a strong rock strain while grounding their punk roots. Sit Still weaves song after song of passionate, upbeat, punk-strewn rock songs that straddle unfiltered angst and crafted emotion. 2011 is indeed the year the streets will burn!
Track Listing
Distance Between • Disappointed • Blood I Need • Different Drums • The Safety • Let Me Go • Comfort in Confusion • Simplicity • Full-Time Gamblers • Strange Me • M.I.A. (Hold On)
Key Markets
Hometown: Boston. Also: Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, New Jersey
RUINS Alone
RUINS Alone
Selling Points
• SKiN GRAFT Records’ 100th release! • First new RUINS album in nearly 10 years. • Chosen by curator Matt Groening to perform at All Tomorrow’s Parties in May 2010. • Yoshida Tatsuya has a tremendous following as the leader of RUINS, Koenjihyakkei, and Korekojinn, and as a player in renowned bands Acid Mothers Temple and Zeni Geva. • Worldwide touring; press and radio campaign. • RIYL: Boredoms, Fantomas, Slayer, King Crimson, High On Fire, Magma, Lightning Bolt.
Overview
SKiN GRAFT Records is proud to announce its 100th release, the debut album from RUINS Alone. Originally conceived as a power trio, Japan’s RUINS was formed by drummer/vocalist Yoshida Tatsuya in 1985. Countless tours and numerous recordings would follow, and Tzomborgha, released in 2002 by Ipecac Records, would be their last full-length. In 2005, RUINS unveiled one last song, “Gwodhunqa,” for a SKiN GRAFT/Relapse Records co-release. In the summer of that year Yoshida took on the task of performing the music of RUINS solo, with a different guest bass player in each city, embarking on the “Bassist Wanted Tour.” From this point on, Yoshida would continue RUINS as a one-man act, touring as RUINS Alone—and was chosen by Matt Groening to perform at All Tomorrow’s Parties in May 2010.
PRESS QUOTES
“The main riff is as stubbornly assured as anything Bad Brains put to wax, and lest you get bored during its eight seconds, another wild-ass riff is there to take its place, again and again.” — Pitchfork “RUINS explore string-popping ideas only to degenerate into complex whirlpools of distortion, then regroup into a new version of their original idea with surprising grace. Ruins grow on you like a cancerous cell, and are killer.” — CMJ
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
LP: GRA 100 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 50 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Featured Artists Yoshida Tatsuya: all instruments
Track Listing
JEMVLESCKAPP • LAIPTHCIG • IXZELGRIVER • STONEHENGE • BAXCEMGILASZ • HYDEROMASTGRONINGEM • EQUESSPALDHO • SANCTUARY • LOCKSSOMBLEZ • HARDROCK • AHFTSIVESPHA • DAGDAD • PALLASCHTOM • VILLANZYATS • GRUBANDGO • GLASCHZENCK • SCHVOSTESS • PROGROCK • NEFESTORXISS • CAMBODIA • OBTHECKLOMTZ • DHASKRIVE • NOTTURUNO
Key Markets
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
It’s been nearly 10 years since the last RUINS album was released. Now, having traveled the world time and time again, refining RUINS for the 21st century, Yoshida is ready to release the debut album from RUINS Alone. These 23 tracks feature all-new compositions as well as new recordings of classic RUINS songs sporting new arrangements.
Genre: Alt Rock Label: SKiN GRAFT Records CD: GRA 100 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25
New York, San Francisco, Chicago
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Selling Points
• Professional PR by Derek Meier at Solid PR. • Hubble’s first single will be featured in a music video of Hubble Telescope imagery in collaboration with Tiffany Borders of the Space Telescope Science Institute at Johns Hopkins. • Submitted to top indie publications, major weeklies, and blogs such as Signal To Noise, The Wire, Pitchfork, and Tiny Mix Tapes. • Radio campaign targets college and indie stations. • RIYL: Terry Riley, Black Flag, Zs.
Overview
Planned since Hubble’s first live performance in September 2010, Hubble Drums is an inspired record of new guitar music. Equal parts shred-fi, cyber-dread, and fried psychedelia, Hubble Drums marks Ben Greenberg’s (Zs, Pygmy Shrews) first full-length recording and debut for Northern-Spy. Recorded at Python Patrol and lovingly mastered at Bonati Mastering, the CD and 150-gram LP feature original artwork by Michael Yaniro and Ben Greenberg.
Hubble Hubble Drums
Genre: Avant Rock Label: Northern-Spy Records CD: NSE 15 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 40 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
Track Listing LP: NSE 15 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
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Nude Ghost • Glass Napkin • Hubble’s Hubble
Key Markets
Hometown: New York. Also: Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis
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Selling Points • • • • •
Professional PR by Derek Meier at Solid PR. All four sides end with a locked groove. Hand-screened onto thick linen paper. Review copies submitted to top indie publications. Radio campaign targets college and indie stations.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Overview
Avant heavyweights Zs bring you a rare four-sided vinyl dreamscape of thunderous bass and infectious rhythm with their debut recording for Northern-Spy. As you flip the wax from side to side, the picking and popping of this abstract dub will clean your brain and push you to the brink of dance and transcendental bliss. The limited edition double 7” is encased in a silk-screened foldout sheath, delicately assembled for the true collector.
Press Quotes
Zs 33
Genre: Avant Rock Label: Northern-Spy Records 7”: NSE 16 Price Code: U (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 Screenprinted Folder, Box Lot 40 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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“Brooklyn’s Zs have always walked a jagged line between 21st-century composers and bratty art-punks; their voluminous, decade-strong output evokes everything from Schoenberg’s jagged beep-boops to Glass’s hypnotic minimalism to the headbanging abandon of crusty loft-party noiseniks.” — Village Voice
Track Listing 33- • 33/ • 33~ • 33\
Key Markets
Hometown: New York. Also: Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Minneapolis
Selling Points
• Will tour North America in Winter & Spring 2012. • The band’s fourth album, and first new release in five years. • Previously toured the US with Clutch, Suplecs, Halfway To Gone, Alabama Thunderpussy, and Honky. • Music featured in FX’s Sons Of Anarchy, MTV’s Viva La Bam, Fuel TV, and the Big Stan motion picture. • Finished copies to press and radio; two free tracks via Promonet.
Overview
Ten years in the running, Austin’s Dixie Witch has established itself as one of the seminal Texas Power Trios. The year 2011 brings new energy, new songs, and new life, as the band recently recorded their long-awaited fourth album at Mad Oak Studios in Allston, MA. With a powerful modern heavy rock sound, ten years of a brotherhood gives way to a new horizon. And the band plays on…
PRESS QUOTES
“Damn fine, shit-kicking stoner boogie for long hot summer nights.” — Roadburn
Track Listing
Let It Roll • Boogie Man • The High Deal • Red Song • Saving Grace • Sevens • Anthem • Automatic Lady • Second Chance • December
Key Markets
Hometown: Austin. Also: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Atlanta, Louisville
Dixie Witch Let It Roll
Genre: Rock Label: Small Stone Records CD: SSO 120 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Selling Points
• Unique letterpress sleeves printed on environmentally friendly recycled chipboard. • Review copies submitted to top music publications, major weeklies, and blogs such as Aquarium Drunkard, Hype Machine, CMJ, and more. • RIYL: Earth, Fourtet.
Overview
Press Quotes
“Finger-tapping, heavy chords, quiet rhythm-and-blues licks, deep-reverb amplifier sounds.” — Ben Ratliff, New York Times
Track Listing
Loomer • Gilgamesh • Impend • Optimalist • Lovefist • Star strider • I’m on your side • The age of analog • Saturn’s Return • Lookahead • Inevitable tasks at hand • Recollectus • Cauda
Key Markets
Mike Gamble Loomer
Genre: Electronica Label: Engine Studios CD: EGR 45 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Letterpressed Sleeve, Box Lot 50 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
In the endless Engine Studios quest to reconnect improvisational playing with mainstream genres, Mike Gamble takes his conservatory-trained guitar consciousness and his emerging inner drummer and hot glues that to a sampler, a Memory Man pedal, and occasionally a drum machine. The result is a dark, melodic stew of high-end guitar playing over gutter funk/experimental jazz boom bap sewn together with dubby keyboard bass lines.
Hometown: New York. Also: Boston U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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NAIL WELCOMES CYCLIC LAW TO ITS ROSTER! Selling Points • • • •
Enhanced CD with a special video track, packaged in a unique A5 folder. Ninth full-length album. Promos sent to magazines and radio stations for airplay and reviews. Album release date announced to 1,800+ mailing list, 800 Facebook contacts, and 5551 MySpace fans.
Overview
New Risen Throne Loneliness of Hidden Structures Genre: Ambient Label: Cyclic Law CD: CYC 38 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 A5 Folder, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
Finally—a new full length from Italy’s New Risen Throne, and the band’s welcome return to Cyclic Law! Loneliness of Hidden Structures is the latest chapter in a series that began with Whispers of the Approaching Wastefulness (Cyclic Law, 2007) and continued with Crossing the Withered Regions (Cold Meat Industry, 2009). The first volume was the annunciation of the end, the second was the advent of it, and the third part speaks of rebirth. Filled with New Risen Throne’s trademark sound of deep cavernous drones, processed voices, and percussive moments, this new album is a superb follow-up to his impressive discography.
Track Listing
Lungs Into Declining Structures • Echoes From The Loss • Loneliness • New Risen Throne (I) • Lands Filled With Silence And Grief • New Risen Throne (II) – Northaunt • A Visions Of The Hidden • New Risen Throne (III) – Nordvargr • Breath Of Growing Structures
Key Markets
New York, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Selling Points
• Singular ritual ambient soundtrack. • Promos sent to magazines and radio stations for airplay and reviews. • Album release date announced to 1,800+ mailing list, 800 Facebook contacts, and 5551 MySpace fans.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Overview
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Vortex is a German sound art project that challenges the boundaries of ritual and dark ambient music. After the critically acclaimed debut album Phanopoeia (Tesco, 2008) and the book/soundtrack Silence (Ikonen, 2009), the full-scale Rockdrill continues mobilizes acoustic instruments, voice, electronics, and samples to create a unique and epic sound monument in 11 parts.
Press Quotes Vortex Rockdrill
Genre: Ambient Label: Cyclic Law CD: CYC 35 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 160 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
“The music mix dark ambient, ritualistic music, tribal rhythms … and the atmosphere created is cinematic and tense.” — Chain D.L.K.
Track Listing
Rockdrill I • Canto Spoleto • Spiral • Fatalism • Iron Cage • Persistence • Asylum • Construction • The Fall • Rockdrill II • Epilogue: Canto Zero
Key Markets
New York, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco
TOP SELLERS FROM CYCLIC LAW Arcana The First Era 1996–2002 CD: CYC 27 Price Code: 3T (SRP $44.99) Number of Discs: 4 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
This 4XCD set includes Arcana’s first four albums, with bonus tracks taken from various compilations and mini-albums, plus a 40-page booklet covering the early days of this unique act. The first three albums have been carefully remastered by Peter Bjärgö and Frederic Arbour.
Karjalan Sissit Fucking Whore Society
CD: CYC 25 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Karjalan Sissit returns with their most obscure, harshest work ever! Fucking Whore Society is an anger- and vodka-fueled opus inspired by the world’s psychopathic state that masterfully expands their signature sound with dense ambience and unsettling vocals combined with intensely unique orchestral passages.
AUN Black Pyramid
CD: CYC 29 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Building upon the foundation laid with 2009’s acclaimed Motorsleep, AUN further blurs the line between earth and space with this ominous floating monolith. The singular psychedelic ambient drones laid down here definitely mark this as some of their best work yet in a prolific, highly praised discography.
CD: CYC 23 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
The solo project of German instrumentalist Nina Kernicke, known for her recent collaboration with German drone pioneers Troum. Listeners are drawn deep into the Norse underworld in this allegoric tale, expressed diligently through the use of guitar, bass, drums, and skillful sampling.
CD: CYC 20 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Sternklang is the expression of an intimate encounter with the whole, direct connection with the stars, and the sense of complete union with all the overdimensional attributes of what surrounds us. Eisen, the man behind this project, gives a glimpse of his numerous stargazing evenings...
Karjalan Sissit Karjalasta Kajahtaa
CD: CYC 8 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
The Finnish pioneers are back from the degenerate, alcoholized Swedish ghetto of Eskilstuna! Filled with the sound that has defined Karjalan Sissit thus far, the songs are also fiercely enhanced with vocals that give the whole album a much more aggressive touch.
Triangular Ascension Leviathan Device
CD: CYC 34 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Debut album by Venezuela’s Federico Agreda, a welcome addition to the Cyclic Law roster! Taking inspiration from Thomas Hobbes’ book Leviathan, the album aims to depict the inner nightmare of the reality of mankind, ever dwelling in fear and self-destruction.
Visions Summoning the Void
CD: CYC 24 Price Code: T (SRP $14.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Following in the footsteps of the acclaimed Lapse album released in 2005, Summoning the Void offers a deeper and more refined rendering of previously explored themes. This is unmistakably Visions, but rises a notch higher in terms of spaciousness, musicality, and spirituality.
for a complete list of available titles, see page 30
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Allseits Hel
Tholen Sternklang
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Selling Points
• A stunning testament to the amazing live experience that Steve Roach has developed over the years. • A first-hand look at one of the original proponents of the Tribal Ambient sound in action. • RIYL: Robert Rich, Jorge Reyes, O Yuki Conjugate, Peter Gabriel.
Overview
Steve Roach Journey of One
Genre: Electronica Label: Projekt Records CD: PJK 266 Price Code: 2G (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 2 Digipak, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
Journey of One is a pinnacle live performance captured during the zenith of Steve Roach’s rich tribal-ambient origins of the mid-1990s. The music rises from the darkness, an ancient voice chants in serpentine ecstasy only to subside and hover next to silence, soon broken by raging hybrid trance grooves, didgeridoo, and mind-altering soundscapes that mesh to form a soundtrack for a future-primal culture. Journey of One is an ascent into the mystical and primordial places Roach first developed on Dreamtime Return, Artifacts, Origins, World’s Edge, and his Suspended Memories collaborations. Roach meticulously, passionately utilizes the electro-acoustic nature at the heart of this sound: earthy ferocity and multi-timbral frequencies drawn out to their fullest. The music shapeshifts between moods, always rushing forward, engaging a range of electronic and acoustic tools: analog and digital synths, clay water pots, butterfly cocoons and seedpod shakers, and ocarinas. The didgeridoos’s hoary sonic quality and a tumbling avalanche of hand-struck percussion further illustrate the tribal canvas.
Track Listing
Journey of One Part One • Journey of One Part Two
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Selling Points
• A foray into the realms of pure ambient from Black Tape For A Blue Girl founder Sam Rosenthal. • The two pieces on this hour-long album submerge the listener in a self-sustaining environment of warm electronics and minimal processings of deep swells and an unresolved, yearning string theme. • RIYL: Brian Eno, Steve Roach, Vicki Richards, Alio Die.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Overview
Sam Rosenthal The Passage
Genre: Ambient Label: Projekt Records CD: PJK 265 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Eco Wallet, Box Lot 80 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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This is music that gently rotates around its own axis in a time-suspended haze. The track “The Passage” originated as the blissed-out 16-minute closer to 1999’s Blacktape CD As One Aflame Laid Bare By Desire. It would take over a decade for the composition to resurface when Rosenthal began work on the score for Mark A. Michaels & Patricia Johnson’s guided-meditation set, Ananda Nidra. “Rae,” the last ten minutes of the album, adds a new element to the work. Stacking the shimmering harmonics of long-standing Blacktape collaborator and violinist Vicki Richards into a sonorous cathedral dome, “Rae“ spirals higher and higher before fading away into a grateful silence.
Track Listing The Passage • Rae
Key Markets
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Pop Will Eat Itself
New Noise Designed By A Sadist Selling Points
• It’s been 25 years since Pop Will Eat Itself’s debut EP release! • Second album This Is The Day… charted at #169 on the Billboard Top 200 (1989). • Axe of Men single released last year. • Live band features drummer Jason Bowld of Pitchshifter, guitarist Tim Muddiman of Gary Numan, and Mary Byker of Gaye Bykers On Acid. • Press promotion by Another Reybee. • Facebook ad campaign to coincide with release. • Street teams will distribute promotional materials in select markets. • In-house servicing to radio and club DJs.
Overview
A new era dawns for iconic band Pop Will Eat Itself, with a revival by principal songwriter and co-frontman Graham Crabb. This unique band, whose influence touched the careers of acts such as The Prodigy and Nine Inch Nails, still has a large, strong following worldwide. After the 1986 debut, Pop Will Eat Itself made its mark on the independent music world by morphing from indie-pop wonders into hip-hop/rock crossover pioneers. Years ahead of their time, PWEI produced a furious mix of beatboxes, metal riffs, MC’ing, and pop songs. Industrial grooves, machine-precise rhythms, and infectious grooves still prevail on New Noise Designed By A Sadist, as Crabb faced the challenge of creating a classic PWEI album a full 25 years after the first EP release. The result is an album that sounds more exciting and relevant than most of what is being produced in 2011!
PRESS QUOTES
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Featured Artists Graham Crabb: music, vocals Mary Byker: live co-vocals Jason Bowld: live drums Tim Muddiman: live guitar Davey Bennett: live bass
Track Listing
Back 2 Business • Chaos & Mayhem • Nosebleeder Turbo TV • Captain Plastic • Mask • Equal Zero • Oldskool Cool • Seek & Destroy • Disguise • Wasted (part 1) • Wasted (reprise)
Key Markets
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
“Their particular mesh and mix of US and UK pop culture with metal riffs, disco backing, monster drum stomps, and more are their own reward.” — All Music Guide
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 766 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
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Selling Points • • • • •
Facebook ad campaign to coincide with release. Street teams will distribute materials in select markets. Sound samples available on Metropolis Records website. Full servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. RIYL: Suicide, D.A.F., Nitzer Ebb.
Overview
Following the release of Wind[Re]Wind, a collection of classics, Absolute Body Control is back with Shattered Illusion! Dirk Ivens and Eric van Wonterghem return with a whole new set of classic tracks, featuring modern sound recording techniques that blend seamlessly with the roots of low-fi electro. Shattered Illusion is a beautiful nod to the early roots of electronic pop and industrial. Absolute Body Control was formed in 1980, and the band members have been influencing and inventing genres ever since.
Absolute Body Control Shattered Illusion
Genre: Electronica Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 756 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
Track Listing
What Took You So Long? • Sorrow • Surrender No Resistance • Eins Zwei Drei Vier • Never Seen • Stardust Fever • Any Second Now • Shattered Illusion • Into The Light • Talking To The Man
Key Markets
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Selling Points
• Extensive touring history, including two North American tours with Combichrist. • In-house servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. • RIYL: Combichrist, This Morn Omina, Juno Reactor.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Overview
Take tribal drums, mix with pounding analogue synths and a killer club sound, and what do you get? iVardensphere. The new album finds the group exploring their sound, from dance-floor-stomping power noise to tribal drumming blended with elements of trip-hop and a club-pleasing analog synth bumping EBM sound. iVardensphere’s first release on Metropolis Records also takes the band’s passion for collaborations to a whole new level, bringing in guest artists including I:Scintilla, Caustic, God Module, and This Morn’ Omina as well as remixes by SKOLD, ESA, releveleR, and Pull Out Kings.
iVardensphere APOK
Genre: Electronica Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 762 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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Track Listing
Sutekh • Here Lies Lily Brant • Nazca (feat. Servitor Sanctum) • Myopic (feat. Matt Fanale of Caustic) • Cracked Earth (feat. Brittany Bindrim of I:Scintilla) • Of Ancient Reprise (feat. This Morn Omina) • Acheron (feat. Jasyn Bangert of God Module) • Chasing the Dragon • Devils • Ghostnote • People of the Sun • Cracked Earth (SKOLD Remix) • Bloodwater (Blood Is Thicker Mix by ESA) • Chasing the Dragon (Reconstruction by releveleR) • Here Lies Lily Brant (iVardensphere vs. Pull Out Kings)
Key Markets
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago
Selling Points
• Extensive touring history, most recently sharing the stage with Combichrist, Faderhead, Everything Goes Cold, and iVardensphere. • Sound samples available on band & label websites. • Press promotion by Another Reybee. • In-house servicing to radio and club DJs. • RIYL: Combichrist, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM.
Overview
Fans of Daniel Graves’ previous albums won’t be disappointed as All Beauty Destroyed continues in the dance floor tradition of A Violent Emotion and Close To Human, though with this new album things take a decidedly darker and more sinister turn. The first single, “The Devil’s in the Details,” showcased the evolved sound that Graves expounds on with the new release. The second single, “Inhuman,” is bound to keep DJs satisfied with its pulsing rhythm and shout-along vocals. All Beauty Destroyed promises to be the darkest, most melodic, and dynamic piece of work Graves has ever created.
Track Listing
A Nice Place to Visit • The Devil’s in the Details • The 11th Hour • Hit the Street • One and Only • Inhuman • Celebrity Sin • Filthy Design • Motherfucker • Under Your Skin • The Little Death • All Beauty Destroyed
Key Markets
Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: New York, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh
Aesthetic Perfection All Beauty Destroyed
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 764 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Selling Points
• Two-CD limited edition with remixes from top names in the scene! • Extensive touring history, most recently sharing the stage with Combichrist, Faderhead, Everything Goes Cold, and iVardensphere. • Sound samples available on band & label websites. • Press promotion by Another Reybee. • In-house servicing to radio and club DJs. • RIYL: Combichrist, Skinny Puppy, KMFDM.
Overview
Track Listing
DISC ONE: A Nice Place to Visit • The Devil’s in the Details • The 11th Hour • Hit the Street • One and Only • Inhuman • Celebrity Sin • Filthy Design • Motherfucker • Under Your Skin • The Little Death • All Beauty Destroyed • DISC TWO: A Nice Place to Visit (B.M.F. Remix by Extinction Front) • A Nice Place to Visit (X-RX Remix) • A Nice Place to Visit (Caustic Remix) • Hit the Streets (Alter Der Ruine Remix) • The 11th Hour (Hocico Remix) • All Beauty Destroyed (XP8 Remix)
Key Markets
Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: New York, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle
Aesthetic Perfection All Beauty Destroyed (Limited Edition) Genre: Alt Rock Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 765 Price Code: 2J (SRP $19.99) Number of Discs: 2 Double Slimline, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
“There’s an intentional irony in having a band called Aesthetic Perfection naming an album All Beauty Destroyed,” notes Daniel Graves, the founder and sole creative member behind Aesthetic Perfection. “It’s the struggle between personas, the dark and the light, the Jekyll and the Hyde.”
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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Selling Points • • • • • • •
First release on Vendetta Music, and third overall. Dedicated fan base in North America. Planned US tour for Winter 2011. Huge buzz from European press. Includes four bonus tracks not on the European pressing! Full servicing to radio and club DJs; Facebook ad campaign. RIYL: The Cure, Veil Veil Vanish, Interpol, Joy Division.
Overview
The Exploding Boy is one of the most talked-about Swedish alternative pop/rock bands in Europe, where the band got amazing reviews for their previous album Afterglow (2009). The singles “London,” “Heart Of Glass,” and “40 Days”—from the Afterglow EP—are included as bonus tracks on this North American version; all climbed to the Top 10 on the official German alternative chart (DAC).
The Exploding Boy The Black Album
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Vendetta Music CD: VEN 45 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 160 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
Track Listing
Human • I Am Truth • Torn • Dark City • Loneliness • Sweet Little Lies • Talking Back • Get Out Of My Head • Here Comes The Rain • The Man • Heart Of Glass (Single Version) • London • 40 Days • The Right Spot
Key Markets
Denver, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Chicago, Houston, New Orleans, Columbus, Detroit, Atlanta, Washington DC, Boston
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Selling Points
• Second release for Vendetta Music, and third overall. • Features remixes from Synapscape, Doomer, and Bitch Per Minute. • Collaborated with Combichrist on the track “Shut & Bleed,” also in the opening credits for The Collector. • Performed at two major North American festivals: Kinetik in Canada and Until Death in Denver. • Planned US tour for Fall/Winter 2011.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Overview
W.A.S.T.E. is the brainchild of Shane Englefield a.k.a. Vuxnut. This EP contains seven new tracks and four remixes, delivering punishing rhythms with dark atmospheres that give W.A.S.T.E. a unique sound that is easily recognizable in an overcrowded scene.
Track Listing W.A.S.T.E. Liquor, Drugs and Hate Genre: Industrial Label: Vendetta Music CD: VEN 46 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 160 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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Want This World To Burn • Scab Collector • Steel Toed Rampage • Sometimes You Don’t Come Back • Butcher Knife • Still Drunk, Still Crazy • Part 1 of Some Shit To Come • Efficient Ways Of Killing Mass Amounts of Motherfuckers (Bitch Per Minute Remix) • Omega 3 (Doomer Remix) • Scab Collector (Catastrophe Noise Remix) • Mediaface (Synapscape Remix)
Key Markets
Hometown: Los Angeles. Also: Denver, New York, San Francisco, Phoenix, Chicago, Philadelphia, Tampa, San Antonio, Dallas, Boston, Columbus, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Atlanta, Washington DC
Selling Points
• Wu-Tang affiliate, and the only female member of the group Watchmen. • Promotion via e-media, radio, and tours with mainstream hip-hop artists. • Video for MTV2; ads in Source. • RIYL: Lauryn Hill, Eve, Watchmen, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common.
Overview
Eclypse, the only female member of the Watchmen, puts forth her first solo release! Absolute Magnitude is an album that blazes a trail for female hip-hop artists, as it breaks away from a more commercial sound. With a style reminiscent of a new-age Lauryn Hill, Eclypse eloquently showcases a raw blend of razor-sharp lyrics and smooth, sultry vocals.
Track Listing
Still Riding Intro • Rhymes For Daze • Days of Our Lives (Feat. Rain Quiet Storm & Ladi G) • Speak On It (Feat. D.J. Reality) • If You Knew • Unstoppable • Executive Decision (Feat. BlackMask & D.L.A.H.) • Unconditionally • Make It Rain (Skit) • Worthless • In It For Life • Astronomical (Feat. Prox & 7th 7ign) • Absolute Magnitude • Sunset (Feat. Grone Da Radical)
Key Markets
Hometown: West Palm Beach. Also: Miami, Orlando, Tampa, New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles
Eclypse Absolute Magnitude
Genre: Hip-Hop Label: Platinum City Entertainment CD: PCE 24 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Selling Points
• Online networking, press, underground radio, e-mail blasts. • Posters, flyers, and media promotions. • RIYL: Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Chief Kamachi, Killah Priest, Hell Razah, 4th Disciple.
Overview
Track Listing
Flesh Of Saint Sebastian (Intro) • Blues Of A Radikal • Slice Of Gold • War Of Men (Skit) • Blood Of A Saint • To Die For • Grone’s Therapy • Rough Roads (Feat. Lu-Swif) • In My Eyes • Carousel • Battle Cry (Feat. BlackMask) • Daydreams (Skit) • End Of Times • Blood On My Knife • Listen • T.F.T. (Too Fuckin Tuff) (Feat. Joe Scott) • Come Get It • Burnt Memories (Feat. Da Radikal Babies) • Cries Of Anguish • A Grand Memorial • Martyrdom Of Grone (Outro)
Key Markets
West Palm Beach, Miami, Newark, San Antonio, Bronx, Brooklyn, Boston, Dover, Toronto, Scottsdale, Tulsan, Austin, Trenton, Atlantic City, Tampa, Orlando, Richmond, Denver, Los Angeles
Grone Da Radikal Blood of a Saint
Genre: Hip-Hop Label: Platinum City Entertainment CD: PCE 27 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 25 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
The debut album from Grone Da Radikal brings back the texture and passion that hip-hop has been missing. From a small town in South Jersey, he brings hunger and ambition in each song. Grone’s originality brings forth a melodic, soulful sound with piercing lyrical aggressiveness that could change your perception of life. The album is guaranteed to leave you wanting to hear more of his “radikal” style…
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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Selling Points
• Recorded at the Red Room in Seattle with producer Matt Bayles (Minus the Bear, Mastodon). • Features guitar by Cody Votolato (Blood Brothers). • Track featured on Rock Sound’s covermount CD (February 2011). • US press serviced by Solid PR. • RIYL: Refused, Fugazi, At The Drive-In.
Overview
Since 2005, Seattle-based Nazca Lines have been piecing together songs that combine emotionally charged lyrics and loud post-rock/punk instrumentation. Founding members and guitarists Cory Alfano and Brett Wedeking have stuck it out through a number of lineup changes, and a solid roster is now in place with the addition of Andy King and Ryan Minchon on drums and bass, respectively. The foursome writes music that draws inspiration from a variety of shared influences; when pressed, most in the band can agree on Refused, At The Drive-In, and Fugazi. Nazca Lines has a punk lineage that shows initially in songwriting and energy; however, given a closer inspection the listener can hear a more contemplative and ponderous side of the band.
Nazca Lines Hyperventilation
Genre: Punk Label: EYESOFSOUND CD: EYS 1 Price Code: 2D (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
Track Listing
This Little Island • Bones and Boxes • This Crippled Devil • Swedish Kiss • From The Bottom Of A Crevasse • Spike Them All • The Ghost • Golden Sunsets • Four Foxes • New Volume
Key Markets
U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Hometown: Seattle. Also: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, New York, Las Vegas, Phoenix, El Paso
Selling Points • • • • • •
First international release from Ken Yokoyama of Hi-Standard. Hi-Standard reunion shows will help fuel sales. Contains exclusive bonus track “Somebody Get Me A Doctor.” Ads with Alternative Press, AMP, PunkNews, AbsolutePunk, and more. Advertising and contest on Punk Radio Cast. RIYL: Hi-Standard, Less Than Jake, NOFX, Lagwagon.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Overview
Ken Yokoyama Four
Genre: Punk Label: Go-Kart Records CD: GKR 135 Price Code: 2D (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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Ken Yokoyama is most well known as the guitarist and vocalist for Japanese melodic punk band Hi-Standard. Fat Wreck Chords released three of their albums, and the band supported NOFX on a full US tour. Then, at the peak of their career in 2000, they abruptly broke up. Now, Hi-Standard’s massive fan base has followed Ken to his eponymous solo project. He still has the same gifted musical creativity and charisma, keeping his influence strong among the wide range of fans, and his years of constantly playing music have made him a solid icon for punk music in Japan.
Track Listing
Kill For You • What It Means To Love • Punk Rock Dream • Your Safe Rock • Lost You • Cute You • Don’t Make Me Pissed Off, Fuckin’ Son Of A Bitch • Falling From Grace • It’s My Way, Go Your Way • Somebody Get Me A Doctor • Sleep • Let The Beat Carry On • Still Burning COVER STICKER: Features Ken Yokoyama from Hi-Standard
Key Markets
New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Seattle, Portland, St. Louis, Boston
Selling Points
• Reissue of an early session from NPR darling Steve Coleman. • Features Reggie Washington, Ravi Coltrane, and more. • Releases on Pi Recordings have been named Album of the Year by Ben Ratliff in the New York Times, and come in at #7 and #9, respectively, in the Village Voice & Jazz Times Critics’ Polls. • Founder of the M-Base movement, which included such luminaries as Greg Osby and Geri Allen. • Recent profiles from NPR, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, JazzTimes, Jazzwise, and All About Jazz. • Promotion via Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, and Facebook.
Overview
Recorded after Steve Coleman traveled to Ghana in 1993–94, Def Trance Beat was inspired by the Dagbon people, who have a tradition of speaking through their music using a drum language that still survives today. This reissue features Reggie Washington, Ravi Coltrane, Michael Wimberly, and more.
Track Listing
Flint • Verifiable Pedagogy • Dogon • Multiplicity Of Approached • The Khu • Pad Thai • Jeannine’s Sizzling • Patterns of Force • The Mantra • Salt Peanuts
Key Markets
New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego
Steve Coleman and Five Elements Def Trance Beat: Modalities of Rhythm Genre: Jazz Label: Ghost Note Records CD: GNR 9107 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
SELLING POINTS
• Reissue of an early jazz release from the lead guitarist of Wilco. • Chosen by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 20 New Guitar Gods. • Has worked with Charlie Haden, Wadada Leo Smith, Mike Watt, Sonic Youth, and many more.
Overview
PRESS QUOTES
“One of the best guitarists in any genre.” — New York Times
Track Listing
Angel Of Death • Maria Alone • The Lung • Bandoneon • Fives & Sixes • Jara
Key Markets
New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Boston, Washington DC
Nels Cline Angelica
Genre: Jazz Label: ENJA CD: ENJ 9577 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/8/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Nels Cline is one of the most versatile, imaginative, and original guitarists active today. Combining breathtaking technique with an informed musical intelligence, the self-taught player displays a mastery of guitar expression that encompasses delicate lyricism, sonic abstractions, and skull-crunching flights of fancy, inspiring JazzTimes to call him “The World’s Most Dangerous Guitarist.”
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Songs of the Jewish-American Jet Set: The Tikva Records Story 1950–1973 Selling Points
• A proud collection of the dizzying catalog of Tikva Records! • Tastemaking young audiences will be blown away by the stories behind this music. • Accompanied by a digital iPhone app featuring exclusive video, photos, and other content. • Will be heavily promoted in San Francisco this November at a pop-up store, which will be open for four weeks and will feature an exhibition related to the album. There are plans to bring the pop-up store to NYC in 2012. • Anticipate major PR coverage from NPR, New York Times, JTA, and many more.
Overview
Songs of the Jewish-American Jet Set is a proud collection of the dizzying catalog of Tikva Records, the flagship independent Jewish record label of 20th century America.
Genre: Folk/Jewish Label: Idelsohn Society CD: RBS 19 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digpak Amaray, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/22/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT
Founded in 1947, Tikva’s catalog was wide-ranging—everything from Israeli folk songs to Jewish-American swing, from klezmer pop to cantorial singing, from Catskills comedy to key political speeches of Jewish leaders—and it became something of a “Jewish Motown,” home to the Jewish music world’s biggest names. Despite the fact that Tikva’s releases were a direct reflection of the major social themes and cultural shifts of Jewish America in the ’50s and ’60s, its contributions to American popular music, and Jewish musical and cultural history, have been largely forgotten.
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STREET DATE NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Track Listing
Leo Fuld: Mazzel • Bernie Knee: Orthodox, Conservative, or Reformed • The Sabras: Ho Yaldonet • Jo Amar: Ani Ladodi • Sara Aviani and Her Yemenite Trio: Weep No More • Leo Fuchs: Yiddish-Twist • Avram Grobard: Orcha Bamidbar • Sam Musiker: Shers • Jack Brass: Sherele • Marty Levitt and Harriet Kane: I’m a Litvak – He’s a Galitz • Miriam Kressyn and Seymour Rexite: It’s So Nice to Have a Man Around the House • The Yemenite Trio: Kaduri on the Haliel • Bernie Knee: Passover Time on the Range • Sara Aviani and Her Yemenite Trio: Esperanza • Martha Schlamme: Eingmachts • The Epstein Brothers: Freilach #11 • Moishe Oysher: Balkan Rhapsody • Leo Fuchs: Shalom Pardner • Jo Amar: L’Oriental • Leo Fuld: Zigany Melody
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ALSO AVAILABLE Black Sabbath: The Secret Musical History of Black-Jewish Relations CD: RBS 18 Price Code: O (SRP $13.99) Number of Discs: 1 U.S. ORDERS ONLY
SUNBEARS!
You Will Live Forever Selling Points
• National tour history supporting Mates of State, Black Kids, and Dredg. • Officially selected band at SXSW 2011. • Song/video premiere on Yo Gabba Gabba; performed southest US dates of YGG tour. • Enhanced CD includes MP3 label sampler. • Full national publicity campaign leading up to street and after; submitting to college radio; full social media campaign; accompanying videos for singles. • RIYL: Flaming Lips, Mates of State, Radiohead, Death Cab For Cutie, Phoenix.
Overview
SUNBEARS! is an indie/psychedelic/electronic pop duo hailing from Jacksonville, FL. Not unlike Wayne Coyne’s Flaming Lips, their live show is not to be missed. Since forming in 2008, the band has released a handful of EPs and a vinyl single. In May 2010, SUNBEARS! was selected as one of the Best Unsigned Bands by Alternative Press. As a result, the band was tapped to record a song for the hit children’s television show Yo Gabba Gabba and perform several dates on the southeast tour of YGG’s “Super Music Friends Show.” Their song & video “Imagination Adventure” aired on YGG in Spring 2011. In March 2011, SUNBEARS! officially showcased at SXSW 2011 to a captive Austin audience. Their amazing live show and the sheer joy that their songs exude have put SUNBEARS! in high demand on the road, with support slots on national tours with Mates of State (Barsuk), Black Kids (Columbia Records), Dredg, and Gil Mantera’s Party Dream.
“There’s just no way a sound this big comes from two guys … but apparently it does.” — Alternative Press “Who couldn’t use a little auditory uplifting given the state of the world? I look forward to hearing and seeing what is next for this talented duo!” — Creative Loafing “SUNBEARS! = My New Obsession.” — The Surburban Hipster
Label: New Granada CD: NGR 25 Price Code: I (SRP $10.99) Number of Discs: 1 EcoWallet, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/22/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Featured Artists
Jonathan Berlin: vocals, keys, guitar, bass, programming Jared Bowser: drums, percussion
Track Listing
You Will Live Forever • Give Love A Try • I’m Crazy • Together Forever • Psychic Numbing is Evil! • Strung Out! On My Own! • Dying Alone, Without Yourself • They Think They’re Soooo Philosophical • It’s Hard! Be Content Where You Are • The Uncertainty Paradigm • Stumbling In Twilight • We’re Alive • Live! Don’t Stop Trying!
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Hometown: Jacksonville. Also: Austin, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Seattle,
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Press Quotes
Genre: Alt Rock
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Selling Points
• Includes acclaimed artists Arto Lindsay, Marc Ribot & Mike Ladd alongside street-level deep thinkers Sensational and Seb El Zin. • RIYL: DNA, No Wave, Tom Waits.
Overview
Begun in early 2000, this disc brings together Arto Lindsay, Mike Ladd, Marc Ribot, Sensational, and its leader Seb El Zin, also known for being composer-singer in ITHAK. Claiming the influence of the kabbalist Abdul Vector Von Hassid, this sonic nation distills a raging mix of sharp noisy post-No-Wave guitars and urgent rap. Kiki Picasso’s cover places the recording in a geopolitical context where William Burroughs drops acid with Bin Laden.
Arto Lindsay, Seb El Zin, Marc Ribot, Mike Ladd & Sensational Anarchist Republic of Bzzz Genre: Avant Rock Label: Important Records CD: IPT 254 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 Digipak, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/22/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Press Quotes
“The fusions of freestyle rap with the mischievous, tricky improvisations of post No-Wave skronk feel so natural that it’s hard to believe that this hasn’t been done before.” — The Wire
Track Listing
Introduction • Body Plastic Sandles • ygUDuh • Creole Rocket • Interlude • Fascist • Ibn Battuta eats Ruccola? • Neural Highways • Sail Away Ladies • C.I.A Spy Dub • Creole Rocket • BodyPlasticSandle • ygUDuh • Ibn Battuta eats Ruccola? • CiaSpyDub
Key Markets
New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Baltimore, Philadelphia
Selling Points
• Limited edition of 1,000 copies pressed on vinyl. • Selected, mixed & mastered by Randall Dunn. • MMOB vinyl sells out almost instantly, and the group’s acclaim has only grown since the previous two Totems were released on Important. • RIYL: Sun City Girls, John Carpenter, Group Doueh.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Overview
Master Musicians of Bukkake present a collage of performances from recordings made throughout the Totem tours. Improvisations and live renditions feature extended versions of music from Totem 1, 2, and 3—all on glorious vinyl!
Press quotes Master Musicians of Bukkake Live Totems 2009–2011 Genre: Avant Rock Label: Important Records LP: IPT 342 Price Code: R (SRP $17.99) Number of Discs: 1 LP Jacket, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/22/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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“While on the surface it’s easy to dismiss these Masters’ work as mere Pacific Rim pantomime, there is far more going on here than initially meets the ear. Like the best SCG work, they meld a deep respect and studious love for traditional Eastern music with a wild-eyed wackiness that pokes fun at the same things they idolize.” — Dusted
Track Listing Side A: Live • Side B: Live
Key Markets Hometown: Seattle
The Thirteenth Assembly Station Direct
Selling Points
• Debut release was a critical success, garnering features and glowing reviews in publications around the globe. • Each member is acclaimed as a major figure in contemporary jazz. • Taylor Ho Bynum has worked extensively with Anthony Braxton and has recorded his own records for Hat Hut, Firehouse, and Cadence.
Overview
Station Direct is the second album from The Thirteenth Assembly, an ensemble featuring four distinguished musician/composers working together as equals to create distinctively eclectic yet cohesive music. Drawing on years of collaboration, as well as its members’ diverse backgrounds in genres including classical, folk, rock, jazz, and the avant-garde, this collective ensemble has performed across the US and Europe since 2007.
PRESS QUOTES
“Among the most exciting new jazz musicians to emerge on the New York scene.” — Wall Street Journal “A knack for detailed and apropos framing of each others’ solo turns.” — Dusted “An admirably relaxed sense of self, and a shared conviction to keep all options open.” — New York Times
Genre: Jazz Label: Important Records CD: IPT 343 Price Code: P (SRP $16.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/22/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
“A stunning achievement … demonstrates the endless possibilities of contemporary music by players at the top of their game.” — All About Jazz
Featured Artists
Track Listing
Nosedive • Coming Up • Randall Clasper • Prosthetic Chorizo • Long Road • Station • Direct
Key Markets
Hometown: New York. Also: Los Angeles, Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Portland
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Jessica Pavone: viola Mary Halvorson: guitar Taylor Ho Bynum: cornet Tomas Fujiwara: drums
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Tour planned for late 2011. Sound samples available on band & label websites. In-house servicing to press, radio, and club DJs. RIYL: IAMX, The Knife, Berlin, Til Tuesday.
Overview
Awakened by the pulsing currents of electro ghosts of the ’80s, The Break Up’s sound can be found in addictive synths, beats, and melodies. Shane Allen Hall conceived the hard beats and captivating melodies of the group and, blending spirit and voice to song, Severina Sol completed the duo. Later they would add Sarah Stewart on keyboards and Rey Guajardo on drums, and like the birth of stars in the night sky, The Break Up would create a great disturbance of movement and sound, color, and depth.
The Break Up Synthesis
Genre: Alt Rock Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 755 Price Code: Q (SRP $15.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/22/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Press Quotes
“Retro electro with a hearty helping of dark pop songs.” — Re:Gen
Track Listing
Your Dark Brown Eyes • Fever Pitch • Who’s Crying Now • Ninja • My Machine • Come Undone • Guillotine • Heartstrings • Lightning • City Lights • The Sun • Trapeze • Synthesis
Key Markets
Hometown: Seattle. Also: New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh
Selling Points
• Former producer, songwriter, guitarist, and bassist for KMFDM, Marilyn Manson, Shotgun Messiah, and SKOLD vs. KMFDM. • Tour planned for late 2011. • Music has appeared on hit TV shows FlashForward and NCIS (as SKOLD vs. KMFDM). • Strong online presence on all major social networking sites. • Press promotion by Another Reybee.
STREET DATE NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Overview
SKOLD returns with Tonight, the new single from the critically hailed album Anomie. This smashing single features new versions of the title track, remixed by such diverse talents as Rotersand, Aesthetic Perfection, iVardensphere, The Birthday Massacre, and Pull Out Kings. The CD version also comes with the tracks “Polka Dot Dress” and “Deserve,” previously only available digitally.
SKOLD Tonight
Genre: Industrial Label: Metropolis Records CD: MTP 763 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 Jewel Case, Box Lot 30 Street Date: 11/22/11 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
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Track Listing
Tonight (Album Version) • Tonight (Aesthetic Perfection Remix) • Tonight (Pull Out Kings Remix) • Tonight (Sum Revolution Remix) • Tonight (The Birthday Massacre Remix) • Tonight (iVardensphere Remix) • Tonight (Rotersand rework) • Polka Dot Dress • Deserve
Key Markets
New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tampa, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Antonio, Boston, Denver, Houston, Seattle, Portland, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Detroit, Pittsburgh
REV DISTRO PRESENTS Settle For Less Contemporary
Genre: Hardcore Label: 6131 Records CD: SRE 30 Price Code: D (SRP $6.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Settle For Less is a young New Jersey band with big aspirations. In a very short time their sound has progressed beyond basic pop-punk, incorporating more progressive and heavier rock elements for a final product comparable to Brand New, The Starting Line, and Thrice. This CD contains tracks from the band’s Greetings EP, originally released on Either/Or Records.
Maker Mirrors
Genre: Hardcore Label: 6131 Records CD: SRE 33 Price Code: G (SRP $8.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Genre: Hardcore Label: 6131 Records CD: SRE 32 Price Code: G (SRP $8.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
With a new singer in tow, San Pedro, CA’s Rotting Out is back with their first full-length that spans 11 songs and is fast, pissed-off hardcore punk that takes cues from the newer school of hardcore while throwing in influences from South Bay classics like Descendents and Suicidal Tendencies.
Touche Amore To The Beat Of A Dead Horse Genre: Hardcore Label: 6131 Records CD: SRE 19 Price Code: J (SRP $9.99) Number of Discs: 1 8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT U.S. ORDERS ONLY
Hailing from Los Angeles, Touche Amore set themselves against the glamour and greed of their hometown culture with their passionate debut. Where their demo 7” (No Sleep Records) was full of promise, To The Beat Of A Dead Horse feels fully realized: the guitars bend and weave but always maintain their drive, the rhythms are frequently off-kilter but never off-time, and the vocals are screamed at the edge of breaking up but they’re always exciting. Featuring guest vocals by Geoff Rickly (Thursday) and Jeff Eaton (Modern Life Is War), this is a split release with Rickly’s Collect Records.
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STREET DATE NOVEMBER 22, 2011
Mirrors is the first full-length from Massachusetts’ Maker, who have been touring non-stop on the heels of their debut 7” on Animal Style and their split with The Story So Far. On this record, they continue to push their songwriting abilities, showcasing even more melodies and catchy vocals that will attract attention from fans of bands like Taking Back Sunday and Brand New.
Rotting Out Street Prowl
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Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro Operahouse Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre Seattle, WA – Studio Seven Spokane, WA – A Club 10/24/2011 Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound Denver, CO – Marquis Theater Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews 10/28/2011 Saint Paul, MN – Station 4 10/30/2011
Madison, WI – The Loft 10/31/2011
Philadelphia, PA – The Fire Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall New York, NY – CMJ Charlottesville, VA – The Southern Norfolk, VA – Taphouse Richmond, VA – The Camel Durham, NC – Cashbah Athens, GA – Caledonia Lounge Louisville, KY – Zanzabar Chicago, IL – Subterranean Electric Six Heartbeats and Brainwaves
Houston, TX – House Of Blues Dallas, TX – Trees Atlanta, GA – Center Stage Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts Baltimore, MD – Sonar New York, NY – Irving Plaza Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club Montreal, QC, Canada – Club Soda Toronto, ON, Canada – Phoenix Concert Theatre Chicago, IL – House of Blues 12/20/2011
Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater California Guitar Trio Andromeda
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Milwaukee, WI – The Rave Bar 11/1/2011
Chicago, IL – Reggie’s Live Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection Pontiac, MI – Pike Room Columbus, OH – The Basement Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Downunder Hartford, CT – Webster Underground Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Café Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights Manchester, NH – Rocko’s Teaneck, NJ – Mexicali Live Wilmington, DE – Harmony Grange Virginia Beach, VA – Shaka’s Evansville, IN – Boney Junes Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s Dallas, TX – The Door In Dallas San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit Tucson, AZ – The Rock
Austin, TX – Emo’s
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Toledo, OH – Frankie’s
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