ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Updates + THE CATALYST tapes!

Sup folks! So we're finally caught up on the massive wave of orders for the recent KAYO DOT 2xLP release (although we do still have some copies left on blue/blue/blue). We figured we'd take this opportunity to tell you about our latest updates to the Online Store, including a new label release by Richmond's unholy rock beast THE CATALYST.

This is the second in our cassette series and we couldn't really be much more stoked on how it turned out... well, maybe if we'd actually gotten them before the band left on their massive US tour with MASS MOVEMENT OF THE MOTH... but we ain't crying, they're still fucking sweet. 200 of these things were made, and before the band left they hand-screened a big pile of J-card covers for this thing with two colors of ink on this nice thick paper. The thing looks awesome, oh... and the music rules too.

Imagine KARP, NIRVANA, PG.99, BOTCH and THE MELVINS in a bong-hitting contest, and you're KINDA getting close, although no comparisons are really going to do this band justice... they just straight rip! Slow songs, fast songs... they've got it all down AND they rock the dual-drummer thing when things need to be taken up a notch. We got this recording professionally mastered (so it sounds MEGA) but if you still want some real convincing besides our standard "label hype", just go listen to their songs on ol' Myspace:

http://www.myspace.com/TheCatalyst

Those are UNmastered versions of the jams on this tape, but it'll give you an idea of what they're all about. We like them, hopefully you will too, but even if not we got a bunch of other new (and restoked) stuff that'll probably be up your alley. Here's this week's additions to our Online Store:

* An Albatross - "Enter The Bear Warp" DVD-R (Brown Rainbow) - $12.00 - the very last copies anyone has
* Anodyne - "The First Four Years" CD (Black Box) - $10.00
* Backstabbers Incorporated - "Kamikaze Missions" CD (Self Released) - $10.00
* Battlemaster - "Cosmic Neutrality" CD-R (Self Released) - $7.00
* Belegost / The Sea Like Lead - "Split" CD (Electric Human Proj.) - $8.00
* Black Army Jacket - "Closed Casket" CD (Black Box) - $10.00
* Cardinale - "31:13" CD (Arclight) - $8.00 - ex-Employer, Employee
* Catalyst, The - "Freak Out The Squares" Cassette (Robotic Empire) - $6.00
* Catalyst, The / Mass Movement Of The Moth - "200666" CD (Electric Human Proj.) - $9.00
* Catalyst, The / Mass Movement Of The Moth - "200666" 12" (Electric Human Proj.) - $9.00 - colored vinyl
* Defcon 4 - "File Under Fuck" CD (Black Box) - $9.00
* Disappearer - "Self-Titled" CD (Trash Art) - $8.00
* El Buzzard - "Gringa" CD (Electric Human Proj.) - $8.00
* Funeral Pyre - "Immersed By The Flames Of Mankind" CD (Forest Moon) - $8.00
* Joshua Fit For Battle - "Bring Out Your Dead" CD (Electric Human Proj.) - $8.00
* Kayo Dot - "Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue" 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $18.00 - colored vinyl
* La Quiete / Louise Cyphere - "Split" CD (Electric Human Proj.) - $8.00
* Meth And Goats - "Attack From Meth And Goats Mountain" 12" (Electric Human Proj.) - $8.00
* My Education - "Moody Dipper" CD (Thirty Ghosts) - $10.00 - remixes by Red Sparowes, Pelican
* Pageninetynine - "Singles" CD (Reptilian) - $10.00
* Today Is The Day / 16 - "Zodiac Dreaming" CD (Trash Art) - $8.00
* Triac - "Dead House Dreaming" CD (Reptilian) - $10.00
* Tulsa Drone - "No Wake" CD (Dry County) - $8.00 - only got a handful of copies!
* Upsilon Acrux - "Volucris Avis Dirae-Arum" CD (Planaria) - $9.00
* Wayward, The - "Self-Titled" CD (Black Box) - $9.00
* Zs - "Karate Bump" CD (Planaria) - $9.00
* Zs - "Magnet" 3" MiniCD (Planaria) - $9.00

Other Recent New Additions / Restocks From Last Week:

* Burial Year - "Pestilence" 12" (Adagio830) - $10.00
* Coalesce - "Give Them Rope V2.0" CD (Edison) - $10.00
* Comadre - "Burn Your bones" CD (Blood Town) - $11.00
* Comadre - "Songs About The Man" CDep (Blood Town) - $6.00
* Comadre - "The Youth" CD (Blood Town) - $10.00
* Cryptopsy - "Blasphemy Made Flesh" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Cryptopsy - "None So Vile" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Cryptopsy - "Whisper Supremacy" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Dear Diary I Seem To Be Dead - "Self-Titled" CDep (McCarthyism) - $6.00
* Des Ark - "Loose Lips Sink Ships" 12" (Bakery Outlet) - $9.00
* Eyehategod - "Southern Discomfort" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Eyehategod - "Take As Needed For Pain" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Gorguts - "From Wisdom To Hate" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Gorguts - "Obscura" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Haunted, The - "rEVOLVEr" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Meneguar - "I Was Born At Night Plus Two" Cassette (Fuckittapes) - $6.00
* Napalm Death - "The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Orchid - "Chaos Is Me - Size: YOUTH LARGE" T-Shirt (Clean Plate) - $12.00
* Orchid - "Chaos Is Me - Size: LARGE" T-Shirt (Clean Plate) - $12.00
* Orchid - "Chaos Is Me - Size: EXTRA LARGE" T-Shirt (Clean Plate) - $12.00
* Raccoo-oo-oon - "Mythos Folkways Vol.1" 12" (Woodsist) - $12.00
* Raccoo-oo-oon / Woods - "Split" 12" (Not Not Fun) - $15.00
* Railsplitter - "860 Some Odd Lbs." 12" (Dead Tank) - $9.00
* Sail - "Self-Titled" Cassette (Fuckittapes) - $6.00
* Tides - "From Silence" CDep (Teenage Disco...) - $8.00
* Tides - "Resurface" CD (Teenage Disco...) - $10.00
* Various Artists (Comadre, Burial Year, Endzwek, End On End) - "Dance With Your Hips, Not Your Fists" DVD (Blood Town) - $12.00

So there you have it... lots of weird and rad music. Whether you like breakdowns or total noise or catchy indie stuff or total stoner instrumental glory, we've got some good tunes for you. Peace!

Robotic Empire - Online Store

KAYO DOT 2xLP Now Available + Online Store Updates

Hello again... this is Robotic Empire informing you that we now have the new gatefold double-LP from Boston's KAYO DOT available. This is the deluxe vinyl version of their sophomore album Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue that we released on CD earlier this year... and it turned out really, really well. Full-color gatefold jackets (with an added metallic copper color), colored vinyl, the works.

To take it up a notch, we're doing another pre-order package option for this jam... yep, if you like shirts, you'll be stoked. We've got an awesome 4-color exclusive t-shirt design for this pre-order package, which we'll be printing up on American Apparel 100% cotton t-shirts again! Enough blabbering here, if you're interested in this there is way more information (and lots of photos) here:

KAYO DOT - Dowsing Anemone With Copper Tongue 2xLP PRE-ORDER

We also figured out the PayPal wizardry so you can order other Online Store items from us along with this if you like, and we just added a bunch of awesome new items, t-shirts and a few restock to our Online Store:

* Burial Year - "Pestilence" 12" (Adagio830) - $10.00
* Coalesce - "Give Them Rope V2.0" CD (Edison) - $10.00
* Comadre - "Burn Your bones" CD (Blood Town) - $11.00
* Comadre - "Songs About The Man" CDep (Blood Town) - $6.00
* Comadre - "The Youth" CD (Blood Town) - $10.00
* Cryptopsy - "Blasphemy Made Flesh" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Cryptopsy - "None So Vile" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Cryptopsy - "Whisper Supremacy" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Dear Diary I Seem To Be Dead - "Self-Titled" CDep (McCarthyism) - $6.00
* Des Ark - "Loose Lips Sink Ships" 12" (Bakery Outlet) - $9.00
* Eyehategod - "Southern Discomfort" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Eyehategod - "Take As Needed For Pain" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Gorguts - "From Wisdom To Hate" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Gorguts - "Obscura" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Haunted, The - "rEVOLVEr" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Meneguar - "I Was Born At Night Plus Two" Cassette (Fuckittapes) - $6.00
* Napalm Death - "The Code Is Red... Long Live The Code" CD (Century Media) - $10.00
* Orchid - "Chaos Is Me - Size: YOUTH LARGE" T-Shirt (Clean Plate) - $12.00
* Orchid - "Chaos Is Me - Size: SMALL" T-Shirt (Clean Plate) - $12.00
* Orchid - "Chaos Is Me - Size: MEDIUM" T-Shirt (Clean Plate) - $12.00
* Orchid - "Chaos Is Me - Size: LARGE" T-Shirt (Clean Plate) - $12.00
* Orchid - "Chaos Is Me - Size: EXTRA LARGE" T-Shirt (Clean Plate) - $12.00
* Raccoo-oo-oon - "Mythos Folkways Vol.1" 12" (Woodsist) - $12.00
* Raccoo-oo-oon / Woods - "Split" 12" (Not Not Fun) - $15.00
* Railsplitter - "860 Some Odd Lbs." 12" (Dead Tank) - $9.00
* Sail - "Self-Titled" Cassette (Fuckittapes) - $6.00
* Tides - "From Silence" CDep (Teenage Disco...) - $8.00
* Tides - "Resurface" CD (Teenage Disco...) - $10.00
* Various Artists (Comadre, Burial Year, Endzwek, End On End) - "Dance With Your Hips, Not Your Fists" DVD (Blood Town) - $12.00

If you just want Online Store stuff and don't care too much about the KAYO DOT deal, here is the link to the Online Store:

Robotic Empire - Online Store

And last but not least, a few photos of the colored vinyl... (pressing info is listed on the pre-order page):



p.s. oops, almost forgot... everyone who wants to order with an eCheck, rest assured we're taking care of you better this time. eCheck orders are a pain in the butt (because we have to wait for them to clear), but if you order colored vinyl as an eCheck, we'll do our best to make sure you get it. thanks!

ULTRA DOLPHINS Complete Album, Tour East Coast

Richmond/Philly/New York's vagrant trio known only as ULTRA DOLPHINS are embarking on another tour this week with longtime bothers in rock, ORDER. The Dolphins' debut album Mar has finally been completed and they'll be previewing a mess of songs from the album on this trip:

w/ ORDER:
06/16 - Washington, DC @ Warehouse Next Door w/ Max Levine Ensemble
06/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Clark Park - Best Fest w/ Doom Spiral, Wise Blood, many more
06/18 - Wallingford, CT @ Wallingford American Legion
06/21 - Montreal, Canada @ TBA
06/22 - Boston, MA @ TBA
06/23 - Ludlow, MA @ George's
06/24 - Brooklyn, NY @ 119 Ingraham St. w/ Gospel, Versoma, Post Office Gals, Graf Orlock
06/25 - New York, NY @ Fat Baby w/ Birthday Boyz
06/26 - Newark, DE @ 517 Milltown Rd
06/27 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Artspace w/ Flowers in the Attic
06/28 - Charlottesville, VA @ Twisted Tea Branch w/ Dialogues
06/29 - Asheville, NC @ El Nouveau w/ Thank God
06/30 - Greenville, NC @ Spazzitorium

Upon returning home, the band will breathe in the warm Richmond air for a week and then head out with local madmen BRAINWORMS (whom they incestuously share members with). The dates for that one are partly still in the works, save for the following:

07/09 - Richmond, VA @ Pocahontas State Park - Double Vision Quest w/ Brainworms, Snack Truck
07/10 - Philadelphia, PA @ Veggieplex w/ Brainworms

The rest of the dates for the month-long July tour will be announced soon, but in the meantime the tracklisting for Mar is now ready:

1. Mar
2. Town Goat
3. William's Nightmare
4. Matthew O'Connor
5. Ship to Shore
6. Mayan Mar
7. If You Will
8. Lunge
9. Illumination
10. 1, 2, 3, 4
11. Workhorse
12. Sick Man Outside

These twelve tracks span almost exactly thirty minutes, and will be released everywhere on September 12th through Robotic Empire. Two tracks have been posted from the album, and here are a couple other links that make sense:

http://www.myspace.com/UltraDolphins
http://www.myspace.com/OrderOrder
http://www.myspace.com/BrainwormsRVA

CAPSULE Tour Dates + News

Miami, Florida's latest addition to the Robotic Empire roster, CAPSULE, are hitting the road again next week. Teaming up with GRAF ORLOCK (Level Plane) and COMADRE (Init) for the bulk of the dates, this trio will be entering the studio in two sessions both before and after the tour to track their debut full-length, which remains to-be-titled. Tracking will occur at Southern Studios with Jonathan Nunez (TORCHE, SHITSTORM) for a fall release on Robotic Empire. Here are the dates:

* 6/18 Boynton Beach, FL @ Backbone Music Fest! w/ Graf Orlock, Comadre, Devices, Smile
* 6/19 Deland, FL @ TBA w/ Devices, Soulman, Breeze
* 6/20 Myrtle Beach, SC @ Monkey Business w/ Graf Orlock, Comadre, US Funk Team
* 6/21 Greensboro, NC @ The White House w/ Graf Orlock, Comadre, Death To Tyrants, Wolverines
* 6/22 Richmond, VA @ The Junkyard House (231 S. Laurel St) w/ Graf Orlock, Comadre
* 6/23 Washington, DC @ Kay Spiritual Life Center w/ Graf Orlock, Comadre, Rue The Day, Nona
* 6/24 Cleveland, OH Communion Fest @ The Church w/ Balboa, I Would Set Myself On Fire For You
* 6/25 Philadelphia, PA @ The Veggieplex w/ Towers, Hot Cross, Graf Orlock, Comadre, Pyramids
* 6/26/ New Jersey @ The 120 House w/ Graf Orlock, Comadre, Make Me
* 6/27 Brooklyn, NY @ The Northsix w/ Birthday Boyz, Gunners, Landmines
* 6/29 South Kingston, RI @ ART Space TBA w/ Sparrows Swarm And Sing
* 6/30 Hudson, NY @ St. Johns w/ Rising Up, Rising Down
* 7/01 Gloucester, MA @ TBA
* 7/03 Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Roboto Project w/ Conversions, The Sea Like Lead

The band hopes to post a new track prior to leaving for the road, but regardless you can hear songs from their self-titled cassette release here:

http://www.myspace.com/CapsuleFL