July 15, 2008

VERSE EN COMA post new track, announce release details

VERSE EN COMA post new track, announce release details

Many years in the making, the long-awaited VERSE EN COMA debut, "Rialto", will finally see the light of day on August 12th, 2008. This five-track 10"+CD has seen innumerable delays and almost seemed doomed at times. Despite consistent hurdles though, this impressive debut is finally completed. A second song has been posted from the release, and can be heard now at the band's myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/VerseEnComa

In addition, the track listing and cover art can be found below:


1. Through Ice Patches And Pine Trees
2. Disappearing Glaciers
3. In A Factory
4. Tiny Speakers
5. DCC Cassette

July 14, 2008

New TORCHE t-shirts, new distro items & restocks, plus Robotic Empire news!


Not a massive update this time around as we're still waiting for our TORCHE - Meanderthal LPs to arrive for true chaos to begin. In the meantime though, the band passed through town last week and dropped off a few tour-only t-shirts for us to sell. Once these sell out, that's it for their availability, as we won't be re-printing these designs (mostly drawings used within Meanderthal).

Over the past week or so we also got some new releases and crucial restocks for the Robotic Empire Online Store from No Idea, Code of Ethics, and KNVBI amongst others. Ash From Sweat is a new label we decided to carry as the packaging and overall presentation on some of these releases is completely over-the-top! A good variety of tunes too. In addition to all that, Deep Six released some new colored vinyl and Zeep Soap dropped off some new soaps for your naturally-fragranced grooming needs. Top not stuff!

NEW ITEMS:
* Aloe & Green Clover With Bamboo Powder - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* ANS / Seasick - Split - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Headcount) - $4.99
* Asesino - Cristo Satanico - RED COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Deep Six) - $12.99
* Bailer - Sing It Like A Victim 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* Bailer / Humble Ary - Split - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* Bailer / Humble Ary - Split 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* Daitro - Laisser Vivre les Squelletes - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Code Of Ethics) - $9.99
* Daitro / Sed Non Satiata - Split 12" (Code Of Ethics) - $10.99
* Elder - Demo Cassette (Harsh Brutal Cold) - $4.99
* Extortion - Sick - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Six) - $9.99
* Hemp And Sage - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* Hose Got Cable - Majesty 12" (Old Glory) - $4.99
* Hostage Calm - Demo 7" (Headcount) - $4.99
* Hot Water Music - Till The Wheels Fall Off - GREY MYSTERY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) - $11.99
* Humble Ary - Seneca Falls? This is Twin Falls! - PINK COLORED VINYL 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* I.Corax - Spectral Metabolism CD (Kaos Kontrol) - $8.99
* Kah Roe Shi - Shi CD (Utarid) - $9.99
* Kias Fansuri - Dua Tahun Pertama CD (Utarid) - $9.99
* Light Yourself On Fire / Nadir - Split - BABY BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Self Released) - $5.99
* MMCIII - Self-Titled 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* My Calculus Beats Your Algebra - Shackleton's Dogs 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* Negative Reaction - Tales From The Insomniac 2x12" (Spare Change) - $9.99
* New Rome, The - Self-Titled 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $12.99
* New Rome, The - Self-Titled CD (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* Omega Massif - Kalt - PICTURE DISC 12" (E-Vinyl) - $16.99
* Pageninetynine - Cow [grey] - Size: YOUTH MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $9.99
* Patchouli With Orange And Lemongrass - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* Phobia - Grind Your Fucking Head In - BLUE GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Six) - $9.99
* Planes Mistaken For Stars - We Ride To Fight - WHITE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) - $11.99
* Planes Mistaken For Stars - We Ride To Fight - BLUE YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) - $11.99
* Pomegranate With Apricot Seed - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* Positive Noise - No Hardcore 7" (Headcount )- $4.99
* Sink - The Process CD (Kaos Kontrol) - $8.99
* Spicy Pear - Soap (Zeep Soap) - $4.99
* Spoils, The - To The Victor - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Six) - $9.99
* Strangers Die Every Day / Joseph Childress - Split - GREY COLORED VINYL 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* Stumm - I CD (Kaos Kontrol) - $8.99
* To Be Eaten - In The Clearing 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $13.99
* To Be Eaten - In The Clearing - BLACK WITH YELLOW HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (Ash From Sweat) - $13.99
* To Be Eaten - Dead Man Seize CD (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* To Be Eaten - In The Clearing CD (Ash From Sweat) - $9.99
* Torche - Kimbo Smith - Size: EXTRA LARGE Muscle Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Kimbo Smith - Size: LARGE Muscle Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Kimbo Smith - Size: MEDIUM Muscle Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Juan Voodoo Doll - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Juan Voodoo Doll - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Britney Spears - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Britney Spears - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Britney Spears - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Drunk Skull Steve - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Drunk Skull Steve - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Torche - Drunk Skull Steve - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Robotic Empire) - $14.99
* Windows - Meet At The Bridge Cassette (Ash From Sweat) - $5.99
* ZombieZombie / Kindercide - Split 7" (Ash From Sweat) - $4.99

RESTOCKS:
* Amanda Woodward - La Decadence De La Decadence - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Code of Ethics) - $10.00
* Daitro - Laisser Vivre les Squelletes - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Code of Ethics) - $10.00
* Floor - Dove CD (No Idea) - $9.00
* Floor - Dove - AQUA BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (No Idea) - $10.00
* Floor - Self-Titled CD (No Idea) - $9.00
* This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb - Front Seat Solidarity - GRAY COLORED VINYL 12" (No Idea) - $9.00
* Three Steps to The Ocean - Self-Titled - BLACK WHITE HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $12.00
* Three Steps to The Ocean - Self-Titled - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $12.00
* Three Steps to The Ocean - Self-Titled - WHITE BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $12.00
* Vanessa Van Basten - Self-Titled - YELLOW BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $13.00
* Vanessa Van Basten - Self-Titled - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (KNVBI) - $13.00

That's it for this round... please check out the Robotic Empire Online Store for all of these items and thousands more.

Also, we know some folks are eagerly awaiting our new releases, and we are too. Because we don't do pre-orders or hold copies of our releases for people, please just keep an eye out for more updates from us. Our mailing list subscribers are amongst the first to know about our new releases, website updates, etc. Please sign up if you're anxiously awaiting any of our upcoming releases. Here's the current status of things coming out in the very near future:

BATTLE OF MICE / JESU - Split 12" and CD
These are shipping from the pressing plants this week and will be made available on or around August 12th. Both formats have the same music (2 exclusive songs from each band) and are being sold separately for a change. This will also be available on iTunes and other legit digital download locations.

HELMS ALEE - Night Terror 12"
Hoping to have this one available on August 12th as well but we'll see if we meet our distributor's deadline of July 30th or not. Fingers crossed! If not, this won't be available for an additional few weeks but will be worth it either way. Two album tracks have *just* been posted, and a couple others from the demo (found here) have been re-recorded for the album. Killer debut album overall, CD version on Hydra Head available August 5th too.

TORCHE - Meanderthal 12"
We are still waiting for our copies of this to be assembled and are at the mercy of those assembling this beast. Some stores and online distros may have these available before we do, but we will have them for sale ourselves the very day they arrive here. In the meantime the band (on tour with BORIS) is the best place to get this release on vinyl for now. The CD version is currently available from Hydra Head.

VERSE EN COMA - Rialto 10"+CD (both formats together)
This is done and turned out awesome. We will have these available for sale on or around August 12th. A second track has just been posted on the band's myspace page. Check it out!

That's it for now... please check out the Robotic Empire Online Store for all our latest releases and distro items... and for anyone who missed the ISIS - Live IV 2xLP last time around, there's still copies available on colored vinyl for those who're interested. Thanks!

-Robotic Empire Mailorder Crew

July 6, 2008

GHASTLY CITY SLEEP announces summer live dates


Brooklyn-via-Richmond's GHASTLY CITY SLEEP have lined up a handful of shows surrounding their tourmates/brethren PYGMY LUSH's new album release on Lovitt Records. With both bands showcasing new material, these should be solid events. Here are the dates:

07/11/08 @ St. Al's Sanctuary (19 I St. NW) in Washington, DC - w/ Pygmy Lush (record release show), Paul Joyner - 7pm - $8

07/12/08 @ MSB Church (59 S Main St.) in Doylestown, PA - w/ Pygmy Lush, Elder, Power Animal - 6pm - $6

07/13/08 @ Middle East (472 Massachusetts Ave) in Cambridge, MA - w/ Apse, Ekranoplan - 9pm - $8

07/23/08 @ Glasslands (289 Kent Ave) in Brooklyn, NY - w/ Hunt Club (record release show), Sisters, Joe Solomon - 8pm - $5

07/25/08 @ Cake Shop (152 Ludlow St.) in New York, NY - w/ New Idea Society, Boy Genius - 8pm - $7

08/14/08 @ Gallery 5 (200 W. Marshall St.) in Richmond, VA - pre-Best Friends Day show

Additional info can and will be found on the band's myspace page:
http://www.myspace.com/GhastlyCitySleep

July 5, 2008

ISIS - Live IV 2x12" OUT NOW! Plus new additions, restock and updates...


OK folks here it is, the long-awaited, much-anticipated Live IV 2x12" release from ISIS. A variety of live recordings over four years (2001-2005) encompass the seven tracks contained within these two LPs, which are housed in a custom made hand-cranked letterpress gatefold jacket. We had the same fellow who made all the letterpress jackets for their four live CDs to date (Michael Babcock @ Interrobang Letterpress) work his magic on this jacket and the results are beautiful. This release is especially important to me personally, as recordings from the first time I got to see ISIS live are on this release. The recordings on this are different for each location, but overall the flow and quality are excellent for varied live recordings upwards of 7 years old now. Here are the songs included on this release:

"Gentle Time" @ WMBR in Boston, MA
"Glisten" @ The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA
"CFT" @ CBGB's in New York, NY
"Celestial" @ CBGB's in New York, NY
"Improv I (Endless Nameless)" @ The Rotunda in Philadelphia, PA
"False Light" @ The Middle East in Cambridge, MA
"Weight" @ The Troubadour in Los Angeles, CA

A long time in the making, we're really stoked on how this turned out. 1030 copies total were manufactured of this one-time pressing, in the following quantities:

* 103 on BLACK
* 403 on CHOCOLATE (OPAQUE BROWN)
* 524 on HONEY (TRANSLUCENT BROWN)

The band will have copies at upcoming live dates (and some through their webstore) but other than that, the Robotic Empire Online Store is the only place this release is available. We decided not to sell this one through other stores or distros due to its limited nature, and are limiting each color to one per customer. This is not a pre-order (as we have our copies in-house), but we will not begin shipping these out of here for at least two weeks due to being generally backed-up on current orders. Please be patient, as REPEAT: the ISIS Live IV 2x12"s will not begin shipping until mid/late July. This includes any items you may order along with this release, which will all ship together. Thank you.

To everyone who's patiently (or impatiently) waiting for us to sell the TORCHE Meanderthal vinyl, we are still waiting on our copies, so the band on the road with BORIS is currently the best place to get it for now. (you can see a few preview photos of the layout over at deadformat.net) We will not be doing pre-orders for this, but we do expect to have our copies within the next few weeks. Please keep an eye on our site and/or sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know about its availability!


Aside from this Robotic Empire label news, our growing Online Store has a whole mess of new items, restocks and generally badass stuff for you this time around. The long-rumored COALESCE DVD is here and well worth the wait. Our dawgs at The Mylene Sheath (who always put out top notch stuff) have some new CD and vinyl releases available from GIANTS, GIFTS FROM ENOLA and more. We've also scored an old MAUDLIN OF THE WELL CD, which is the group that existed prior to mutating into KAYO DOT. A killer new band (on upstart label Deep Space) called LSD AND THE SEARCH FOR GOD is recommended for folks who like their shoegazer stuff way drugged out. MAMMOTH GRINDER 12"s are back in stock after flying out in a matter of hours last time, and so are a bunch of Init releases at a newly lowered prices. On the international level, SERPENT THRONE from Modus Operandi and some hard-to-get Nar Shardaa imports are here from Europe, along with crucial cassettes from Utarid that came all the way from Malaysia! Finally, we've wrangled a bunch of limited and/or out-of-print stuff from our big bro's Hydra Head that will most likely sell out before you're done reading this... so read fast! Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Akephal - Self-Titled CD (Nar Shardaa) - $7.99
* Battlefields - Entourage Of The Archaic CD (Init) - $6.99
* Battlefields - Stained With The Blood Of An Empire CD (Init) - $8.99
* Boris / Merzbow - Walrus/Groon - WHITE GREEN SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Botch - American Nervoso (Reissue w/ Bonus Tracks) CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Brutal Truth - Kill Pig Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* Brutal Truth - Kill Pig Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* Brutal Truth - Kill Pig Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* Brutal Truth - Kill Pig Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* Cave In - Perfect Pitch Black CD (Hydra Head) - $10.99
* Coalesce - No Business in This Business DVD (Blue Collar) - $25.99
* Coalesce - There Is Nothing New Under The Sun Reissue CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Daughters - Hell Songs - CREAM COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* Daughters - Hell Songs - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* Daughters - Hell Songs - PLUM COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* End Of A Year / Kids Explode - Split 7" (Nar Shardaa) - $5.99
* Enoch Ardon - Demo Cassette (Utarid) - $4.99
* Giants - They, The Undeserving - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) - $11.99
* Giants - They, The Undeserving - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) - $11.99
* Gifts From Enola - Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) - $19.99
* Gifts From Enola - Loyal Eyes Betrayed The Mind - GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) - $19.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - An Epiphanic Vomiting Of Blood CD (Crucial Blast) - $9.99
* Graf Orlock - Destination Time Cassette (Utarid) - $4.99
* Hebosagil - Colossal CD (Kaos Kontrol) - $8.99
* Hennes Siste Host - Host CD (Init) - $7.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Skin Feast Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Skin Feast Size: LARGE T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Skin Feast Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Skin Feast Size: SMALL T-Shirt (Warlord) - $12.99
* House Of Low Culture - Live From The House Of Low Temperature - CLEAR PICTURE DISC 12" (Hydra Head) - $22.99
* Isis - Live IV - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $21.99
* Isis - Live IV - CHOCOLATE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $21.99
* Isis - Live IV - HONEY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) - $21.99
* Jesu - Conqueror CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Jesu - Lifeline - GOLD BLACK AB COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Jesu - Lifeline - GOLD BLACK GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Jesu - Lifeline - GOLD BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Jesu - Lifeline - GOLD BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $19.99
* Jesu - Lifeline CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Jesu - Silver - CLEAR GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $22.99
* Jesu - Silver - GREY COLORED VINYL 12"(Hydra Head) - $22.99
* Jesu - Silver - WHITE GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) - $22.99
* Kid 606 / 5ive's Continuum Research Project - Split - PINK COLORED VINYL 12" (Tortuga) - $12.99
* Kidcrash - Jokes CD (Init) - $8.99
* Kidcrash / L'antietam - Split 7" (Nar Shardaa) - $5.99
* Loma Prieta - Last City CD (Slave Union) - $8.99
* LSD And The Search For God - Self-Titled - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Deep Space) - $10.99
* Mammoth Grinder - Rage and Ruin - BLUE BLACK GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Depleted Resource) - $10.99
* Maudlin of the Well - My Fruit Psychobells CD (Dark Symphonies) - $11.99
* Pelican - After The Ceiling Cracked DVD (Hydra Head) - $12.99
* Pelican - Pink Mammoth - PINK COLORED VINYL 10" (Hydra Head) - $15.99
* Pelican - The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw - BLUE SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) - $26.99
* Phoenix Bodies - Raise The Bullshit Flag Cassette (Utarid) - $4.99
* Pyramids - Self-Titled CD (Hydra Head) - $11.99
* Rue - A Heart Held By Demons 12" (Shifty) - $9.99
* Rue - A Heart Held By Demons - GOLD SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Shifty) - $9.99
* Serpent Throne - Ride Satan Ride 12" (Modus Operandi) - $20.99
* Spirit Of Versailles, The - Live On WNYU - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Init) - $4.99
* Trees - Lights Bane CD (Crucial Blast) - $9.99
* Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer - BLACK BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tortuga) - $14.99
* Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer 12" (Tortuga) - $15.99
* Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer - CLEAR BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tortuga) - $15.99
* Tusk - The Resisting Dreamer - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Tortuga) - $15.99
* You.May.Die.In.The.Desert - Bears In The Yukon CD The (Mylene Sheath) - $7.99

RESTOCKS:
* Abandoned Hearts Club, The - The Initial Confessions Of 7" (Init) - $4.99
* Back When - In The Presence CD (Init) - $8.99
* Beware of Safety - It Is Curtains 12'' HALF RED HALF BLACK COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $15.00
* Beware of Safety - It Is Curtains 12'' RED with BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) - $15.00
* Catalyst, The - Marianas Trench BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Self Released) - $10.00
* Consular - Don't Cross the Swine CD (Shifty) - $7.99
* Converge - When Forever Comes Crashing (Reissue) CD (Equal Vision) - $10.99
* Daughters - Hell Songs CD (Hydra Head) - $10.99
* Hey Colossus / Dot(.) - Split 12" (Shifty) - $8.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Warlord) - $12.99
* His Hero Is Gone - Monuments T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Warlord) - $12.99
* If These Trees Could Talk - Self-Titled 12'' (The Mylene Sheath) - $14.00
* Jesu - Silver CDep (Hydra Head) - $8.99
* Love Like Electrocution - Self-Titled 1-side 12" (Slave Union) - $8.00
* Mae Shi, The / Rapider Than Horsepower - Do Not Forget The Potential 12" (Nar Shardaa) - $10.00
* Meneguar - I Was Born At Night 12" (Nar Shardaa) - $10.00
* Monarch / Elysium - Split CD (Shifty) - $7.99
* Pelican - City Of Echoes CD (Hydra Head) - $10.00
* Phoenix Bodies / Enkephalin - Split CD (Init) - $4.99
* Phoenix Bodies / Raein - Split 7'' BLUE COLORED VINYL (Init) - $4.99
* Phoenix Bodies / Tyranny Of Shaw - Split 7'' (Init) - $4.99
* Racebannon - The Inevitable: Singles and Rarities 2xCD (Alone) - $12.00
* Raw Radar War - == CD (Shifty) - $7.99
* Saddest Landscape, The - A Promise Was Made 10" (Alone) - $8.00
* Saddest Landscape, The - The Sound of the Spectacle 12" (Nar Shardaa) - $10.00
* Since By Man - Pictures From The Hotel Apocalypse 12" (Init) - $8.99
* Spazz - Goat T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Warlord) - $12.99
* Spazz - Goat T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Warlord) - $12.99
* Spazz - Goat T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Warlord) - $12.99
* Spazz - Goat T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Warlord) - $12.99
* Spirit Of Versailles, The - Discography 2xCD (Init) - $11.99
* Tides - From Silence 12" (Modus Operandi) - $15.99

WOW! Lots of killer new stuff this time around, but please do keep in mind we'll be a bit backed up due to the ISIS Live IV 2x12" release madness. Your order may be a bit slower than normal, or may be right on time... please just be patient with us as it may get a little crazy here. Thanks for reading all this, and please sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know about future releases (TORCHE, BATTLE OF MICE/JESU, HELMS ALEE) and more! Peace!

-Andy / Robotic Empire
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