BAD SECRETS - Self-Titled 9"+CD now available (member of YOUNG WIDOWS), "coaster pack" giveaways and Online Store updates!

Only two months late... not too shabby! In reality though, this BAD SECRETS 9"+CD release has seen several major delays and seemed almost cursed at times. Throughout three breakups of people involved in this project (including two divorces) this little beast has somehow pushed through, so we're very relieved to finally have this release in our hands... and for camp Robo to have survived unscathed (sorry guys).

Beyond finally shedding this bad juju, BAD SECRETS debut 9"+CD release turned out pretty awesome. Two-color silk-screened covers, custom 9" records, ridiculous color vinyl, CD of the same jams included, etc, etc. Musically it's a cross between pinnacle shoegazer stuff and lo-fi, psyched out blues... brought to you by folks from YOUNG WIDOWS / BREATHER RESIST and KODAN ARMADA.

All in all we're very happy with how this turned out in the end, and have posted the first track off this sumnabitch on our myspace page.

PRESSING INFO:
* 200 copies of "evil eye" (red / white mix with 1 black "planet" insert)
* 200 copies of "pie chart" (tri-blend split of three different pinks)
* 600 copies of "metallic red" (custom "metallic" pinkish-red color)

Please check out this release (and way more) in our Robotic Empire - Online Store


During these stupid economic times we've been trying to get creative with sales and deals and that kinda thing, to keep things interesting at least. Well this month our shtick is free "coaster packs" for all orders of $30 and more.

Pirates Press was kind enough to send us a small pile of "coasters" made out of some error/damaged vinyl that can result during production. These cut-down vinyl "coasters" are made out of the center label artwork, and a small amount of surrounding vinyl. A variety of different coasters are included in each pack from TORCHE, BAD SECRETS, A STORM OF LIGHT and NADJA. We'll be including these coaster packs with all Online Store orders over $30 until we run out of them. Perfect for your favorite beverage of varying alcohol percentage, or otherwise!


Hot on the heels of the badass ENEMY SOIL review that Decibel Magazine juiced us up with... a killer review of the new DIAL EP! Decibel has been hooking it up for years, but we're especially pumped that they gave this DIAL release a 9 / 10 review! The whole thing can be read here.

We're particularly stoked about this DIAL CDep and are really happy with the nearly unanimous positive press it's received thus far. If you haven't heard this New Zealand monster yet, you can listen to a few tracks on their myspace page, and pick up the release for just 5 bucks in our Online Store.

Beyond all this Robotic Empire-related activity, we've had a pretty killer slew of new releases & restocks hit our mailorder operation this week. Richmond brethren The Perpetual Motion Machine hooked us up with color vinyl copies of their new releases (ANCIENT SKY, THE CATALYST, LITANY FOR THE WHALE, etc) and it looks like we're the only distro besides them that got these stellar releases on colored wax. Also some rad new stuff from ACROSS TUNDRAS, Square Of Opposition/Dead Format Cassettes (including a vinyl release of the LICKGOLDENSKY demo - w t f?), HUMMINGBIRD OF DEATH, a few screamo restocks and more...

NEW ITEMS:
* Across Tundras - Lonesome Wails From The Weeping Willow CD (Forgotten Empire) $7.99
* Across Tundras - Western Sky Ride CD (Saw Her Ghost) $7.99
* Ancient Sky - Self-Titled - BLACK VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99
* Ancient Sky - Self-Titled - CLEAR WITH PINK HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99
* Ancient Sky - Self-Titled - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99
* Auryn / Bosque - Split 7" (Square Of Opposition) $4.99
* Bad Secrets - Self-Titled - EVIL EYE COLORED VINYL 9"+CD (Robotic Empire $13.99
* Bad Secrets - Self-Titled - METALLIC RED COLORED VINYL 9"+CD (Robotic Empire $13.99
* Bad Secrets - Self-Titled - PIE CHART COLORED VINYL 9"+CD (Robotic Empire $13.99
* Brown Recluse Sings - Selected Hymns Of The Evening Tapestry Cassette (Dead Format) $4.99
* Catalyst, The - Swallow Your Teeth CD (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $7.99
* Catalyst, The - Swallow Your Teeth - BLACK VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99
* Catalyst, The - Swallow Your Teeth - GRIMACE PURPLE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99
* Catalyst, The - Swallow Your Teeth - RED BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99
* Comadre - A Wolf Ticket CD (Blood Town) $7.99
* Frog Eyes - The Golden River - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Happy Home) $7.99
* Hummingbird of Death - Show Us The Meaning Of Haste CD (To Live A Lie) $8.99
* Lickgoldensky - Demo - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 7" (Square Of Opposition) $6.99
* Lickgoldensky - Demo - PINK COLORED VINYL 7" (Square Of Opposition) $6.99
* Litany For The Whale - Dolores - COKE BOTTLE CLEAR WITH BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $9.99
* Litany For The Whale - Dolores - RED WITH BLACK HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $9.99
* Litany For The Whale - Dolores - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $9.99
* Masato Tanaka / Pocket Gallows - Split 12" (Square Of Opposition) $9.99
* Mischief Brew - Boiling Breakfast Early Cassette (Dead Format) $4.99
* Oktober Skyline / Get To The Chopper - Split 7" (Square Of Opposition) $4.99
* Paramedic - Demo 2008 Cassette (Dead Format) $4.99
* Souvenir's Young America / City Of Ships - Split - AMBER MARBLE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $9.99
* Souvenir's Young America / City Of Ships - Split - BLACK BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $9.99
* Souvenir's Young America / City Of Ships - Split - DARK RED MARBLE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $9.99
* Yo Man Go - Life Lessons 7" (Square Of Opposition) $4.99

RESTOCKS:
* Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hyperrealist) $14.99
* Comadre - The Youth CD (Blood Town) $7.99
* Gods & Queens - Untitled CASSETTE (Dead Format) $4.99
* Snack Truck - Harpoon CD (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $7.99
* South, The / Hypatia - Split 12" *VINYL* (Square of Opposition) $7.99
* Sparrows Swarm And Sing - Untitled #2 CD (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $9.99

ITEMS NEWLY ON SALE:
* Blues - Snakepit - BLACK BEER COLORED VINYL 12" (1912) $14.99
* Blues - Snakepit - OPAQUE BROWN BEER COLORED VINYL 12" (1912) $14.99

Phew! Pretty substantial update this time, and really excited to finally have a NEW VINYL RELEASE available as well after so many re-presses and re-issues. Everyone please give the BAD SECRETS 9"+CD a chance, as its a crazy release to say the least! Peace.

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ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Update - Last days of T-shirt sale!

A small update this week with No Idea releases coming back in stock along with various other sweet things for your vinyl collection. Also take note of some of the new SRA releases we’ve picked up for you experimental / ambient type listeners. This is also the LAST WEEK to take advantage of our free Robotic Empire t-shirt promotion we’ve been running all month. This will expire on the 31st of the month so if you place an order of $40 (or more) please indicate which shirt you’d like for free. We’re also listing some sale items below so be sure to check out some good deals we currently have running. Thanks for reading as always!

NEW ITEMS:
*Against Me! - Crime, As Forgiven By 7" (Plan It X) $4.99
*Artimus Pyle - Civil Dead CD (Prank) $8.99
*Artimus Pyle - Fortress - PINK COLORED VINYL 7" (Prank) $4.99
*Brendan Murray / Mike Shiflet - Sentimental Gentlemen CD-R (Sentient Recognition Archive) $8.99
*Caldera Lakes - Self-Titled CD-R (Sentient Recognition Archive) $8.99
*Ergs, The - Hindsight is 20/20, My Friend 2x12" (Dirtnap) $14.99
*Ergs, The - Jersey's Best Prancers 12" (Don Giovanni) $9.99
*Ergs, The - That's It Bye 12" (Don Giovanni) $9.99
*Ergs, The - Upstairs/ Downstairs 12" (Dirtnap) $9.99
*Ergs, The / Modern Machines - Split - MARBLE COLORED VINYL 7" (Salinas) $4.99
*Exploding Hearts, The - Guitar Romantic 12" (Dirtnap) $9.99
*Fabio Orsi - The Wild Light Of The Moon CD-R (Sentient Recognition Archive) $8.99
*Ghost Mice / Saw Wheel - Split - MARBLE COLORED VINYL 12" (No Idea) $9.99
*Holy Mountain, The / Black Tusk - Split - MARBLE COLORED VINYL 7" (No Idea) $4.99
*Holy Mountain, The / Cobra Noir - Split - MARBLE COLORED VINYL 7" (No Idea) $4.99
*Hot Water Music - Till The Wheels Fall Off - CLEAR GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) $14.99
*Hot Water Music - Till The Wheels Fall Off - DARK GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) $14.99
*Hot Water Music - Till The Wheels Fall Off - MARBLE / BLUE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Idea) $14.99
*Iron Lung - Sexless/No Sex 12" (Prank) $9.99
*Josh Lay - Heirophant CD-R (Sentient Recognition Archive) $8.99
*Kylesa - 110 Heat Index / No Ending - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 7" (Prank) $4.99
*Mouthbreather - Self-Titled - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 7" (Kiss Of Death) $4.99
*Mouthbreathe r - Thank You For Your Patience 12" (Kiss Of Death) $9.99
*New Bruises - Transmit Transmit 12" (Kiss Of Death) $9.99
*New Bruises / Stolen Bikes Ride Faster - Self-Titled - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 7" (Kiss Of Death) $4.99
*Nicholas Szczepanik - The Chiasmus CD (Sentient Recognition Archive) $12.99
*Religious As Fuck / Mehkago N.T. - Split - BROWN COLORED VINYL 7" (No Idea) $4.99
*Scrotum Grinder - The Greatest Sonic Abomination Ever 12" (Prank) $9.99
*This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb - Convertible CD (Plan It X) $7.99
*Violet - Violet Ray Gas & The Playback Singers CD (Sentient Recognition Archive) $10.99

RESTOCKS:
*Against Me! - Cavalier Eternel 7'' GREY COLORED VINYL (No Idea) $4.99
*Against Me! - Sink, Florida, Sink 7'' GRAY VINYL (No Idea) $4.99
*Combatwoundedveteran - I Know A Girl Who Develops Crime Scene Photos CD (No Idea) $8.99
*Des Ark - Loose Lips Sink Ships 12" (Bakery Outlet) $9.99
*Ergs, The / Grabass Charlestons - Split 7'' COLORED VINYL (No Idea) $4.99
*His Hero Is Gone - Monuments To Thieves 12'' (Prank) $9.99
*Holy Mountain, The - Bloodstains Across Your Face In Decline CD (No Idea) $8.99
*Holy Mountain, The - Entrails CD (No Idea) $8.99
*Left For Dead - Splitting Heads CD (No Idea) $8.99
*Mouthbreather - Self-Titled 7'' GREEN VINYL (Kiss of Death) $4.99
*Planes Mistaken For Stars - Fuck With Fire CD (No Idea) $8.99
*Planes Mistaken For Stars - Up In Them Guts 12'' WHITE COLORED VINYL (No Idea) $9.99
*Planes Mistaken For Stars - We Ride To Fight 2x12'' RED COLORED VINYL (No Idea) $14.99
*This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb - Dance Party With 10'' MARBLE COLORED VINYL (No Idea) $8.99
*This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb - Front Seat Solidarity 12" PURPLE CONFETTI COLORED VINYL (No Idea) $8.99

ITEMS CURRENTLY ON SALE:
* (Fallen) Black Deer, The - Requiem CD (Latitudes) $9.99
* As The Sun Sets - Each Individual Voice CD (City of God) $5.99
* Boris - Smile CD (Daymare) $24.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" BLACK VINYL (Rorschach) $9.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $9.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" BLACK 180g (Rorschach) $9.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $9.99
* Cattle Decapitation - Karma Bloody Karma - PICTURE DISC 12" (Accident Prone) $14.99
* Corrupted - Nadie 12" (Throne) $16.99
* Ehnahre - The Man Closing Up CD (Sound Devestation) $7.99
* Gregor Samsa - 55:12 CD (The Kora) $9.99
* Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Kodan Armada / Montcalm - Split - SEA GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (Bright Skull Records) $4.99
* Light Yourself On Fire / Nadir - Split - BABY BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Self Released) $5.50
* Magrudergrind / Sh!tstorm - Split CD **EUROPEAN IMPORT** (F#ck Yoga) $5.99
* Melt Banana - 666 6" SKY BLUE COLORED VINYL (Level Plane) $5.99
* Racebannon - Satan's Kickin' Yr Dick In 12" (Alone Records) $9.99
* Zann / Burial Year - Split 12" (Adagio 830) $15.99
* Various Artists - Emo Apocalypse 12" (React With Protest) $10.99

That pretty much sums up things for this update. Remember this is the LAST WEEK for our free Robotic Empire t-shirt with $40 order promotion and we're keeping the quantities of the different designs pretty accurate on each individual item's page. Be sure to pick up a free label t-shirt if you order 40 bucks (or more) worth of stuff until July 31st. Thanks / peace!

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"this is the epitome of grindcore in all its unpolished, decimating glory" (aka, ENEMY SOIL press content)

Once again our dawgs at Decibel Magazine have given Robo some bro-love with a killer (and accurate) review of the ENEMY SOIL discography that we've made available as a massive digital download. This appears in the new issue (with SLAYER on the cover), read mo'....



* You can read a more legible version of the review here
* Decibel Magazine is seriously awesome in both print and web form, check them out here
* ENEMY SOIL's Smashes The State discography is now available on iTunes
* We also have a bunch of ENEMY SOIL related releases/merch available in our Online Store

ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Update - Loads of foreign imports!

We’ve had some rad jams arrive into our Robotic Empire - Online Store this week including massive amounts of foreign imports from Nar Shardaa, Heathen Skulls, Denovali & E-Vinyl. Last week we mentioned carrying the BLUE color version of the new Teenage Cool Kids and this week we have more colors available from Nar Shardaa. E-Vinyl Records in France has released the 2 disc, 2x12” version of Rosetta’s “Galilean Satellites” and we have color vinyl for both versions. Anyway, that’s just the tip of the iceberg here so read on and don’t forget that our T-shirt sale is still ongoing till the end of the month. Peace!


NEW ITEMS:

*Arktika - Heartwrencher 12" (Nar Shardaa) $12.99

*Austin Lucas - The Common Cold 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99

*Black Fire, The - Anthems 12" (Heathen Skulls) $16.99

*Celeste - Misanthrope(s) - BLACK SCREENPRINT VINYL 2x12" (Denovali) $19.99

*Celeste - Misanthrope(s) - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Denovali) $19.99

*Child Bite/This Moment in Black History - Split - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Forge Again) $4.99

*Crevecoeur - #1+#2 - WHITE PINK COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Denovali) $19.99

*Daturah - Self-Titled 2x12" (Denovali) $19.99

*Disappearer - The Clearing 2x12" (Magic Bullet) $15.99

*Doomriders - Black Thunder - AMBER COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $14.99

*Doomriders - Black Thunder - DEEP GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $14.99

*Father Phoenix - Large Bodies - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Forge Again) $9.99

*Grey Daturas - European Tour 7" (Heathen Skulls) $6.99

*Grey Daturas - Return To Disruption 12" (Heathen Skulls) $16.99

*Heirs - Alchera CD (Denovali) $10.99

*HKY - Self-Titled 12" (Music Fear Satan) $14.99

*HKY - Self-Titled CD (Music Fear Satan) $7.99

*Humming Bird Of Death - Goatmeal - RED COLORED VINYL 5" (Cowabunga) $6.99

*Humming Bird Of Death - Show Us the Meaning of Haste 12" (Cowabunga) $9.99

*Jeniferever - Spring Tides 2x12" (Denovali) $19.99

*Kodiak - Self-Titled - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $14.99

*Lymbyc Systym - Carved By Glaciers - MARBLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99

*Night Owls - Self-Titled CD (Hex) $7.99

*Oak & Bone - Self-Titled - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (Hex) $4.99

*Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 1 - BLUE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (E-Vinyl) $19.99

*Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 1 - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (E-Vinyl) $19.99

*Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 2 - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (E-Vinyl) $19.99

*Scraps Of Tape - Grand Letdown 12" (Denovali) $14.99

*Teenage Cool Kids - Foreign Lands - BLACK VINYL 12" (Nar Shardaa) $12.99

*Teenage Cool Kids - Foreign Lands - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Nar Shardaa) $12.99

*Teenage Cool Kids - Foreign Lands - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Nar Shardaa) $12.99

*This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain - PINK COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $10.99

*This Will Destroy You & Lymbyc System - Field Studies - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99



RESTOCKS:

*Achilles - The Dark Horse CD (Hex) $7.99

*Arches - 17:48 12'' *VINYL* (Communique) $7.99

*Aughra - Proof of Dark Matter/Light the Lights 12'' BLACK VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99

*Aughra - Proof of Dark Matter/Light the Lights 12'' CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $9.99

*Examination of the... - We Are The Architects Of Desire CD (Forge Again) $9.99

*Gregor Samsa - 27:36 + 2Dot 12" (Riptide) $14.99

*Kidcrash / L'antietam - Split 7'' (Nar Shardaa) $4.99

*Meneguar - I Was Born At Night 12" (Nar Shardaa) $11.99

*Omega Massif - Kalt 12'' PICTURE DISC VINYL (E-Vinyl) $16.99

*Romance Of Young Tigers - I Have Supped Full on Horrors 12'' (Magic Bullet) $9.99

*Romance Of Young Tigers - Marie 12'' (Magic Bullet) $9.99

*Supermachiner - Rise 2x12'' GREY COLORED VINYL (E-Vinyl) $17.99

*Supermachiner - Rise 2x12'' WHITE COLORED VINYL (E-Vinyl) $17.99

*This Will Destroy You - Self-Titled 2x12'' GREEN BLACK COLORED VINYL (Magic Bullet) $16.99



That pretty much sums up things for this update. Our "free Robotic Empire t-shirt with $40 orders" thing is still going on up through the end of the month, and we're keeping the quantities of the different designs pretty accurate on each individual item's page. So be sure to pick up a free label t-shirt if you order 40 bucks (or more) worth of stuff. Thanks / peace!



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"This is a capable band, confident beyond its years. Most demos don't display this level of power." (aka, more press love for DIAL)

The press response for DIAL's debut EP has been overwhelmingly positive so far. A couple more reviews just came in...

From INVISIBLE ORANGES:
The members of New Zealand's Dial probably grew up during the peak of AmRep. ... True to the form, Dial don't integrate much variety into songs. The rhythm section anchors throbbing tempos. Guitars grind along with shrieked vocals. The lockstep, stuttering opener "If You're Not Battling, You're Dead" sets the tone with machine-like pounding that sounds like it was wound in barbed wire. ... This is a capable band, confident beyond its years. Most demos don't display this level of power.
Read the whole INVISIBLE ORANGES review here

From LAMBGOAT:
Dial's demo-turned-debut-EP is an excellent start. It's heavy, pissed off, and noisy in some of the best ways possible. ... Dial is Unsane heavier, The Jesus Lizard with less guitar lines and more riffs, and the Melvins more pissed off all rolled into one. Few new bands have this much potential, so I want more. A lot more.
Read the whole LAMBGOAT review here

Decibel Magazine review in the next issue too! Stoked to see what they have to say.

To anyone who's now convinced DIAL is worth checking out, we've got this debut EP available for just $4.20 until the end of the month. Please pick up a copy in our Online Store. Haven't heard them yet? Jam a couple tracks on our myspace page.

ROBOTIC EMPIRE - Online Store Update -Torche S/T repress + update items

We just got in the 4th (!) pressing of TORCHE's landmark Self-Titled Reissue LP, and it turned out sweet! We've never denied going overboard on the deluxe vinyl thing for TORCHE records... and keeping that in mind, dare we say the vinyl colors for this batch of the Self-Titled Reissue are the best yet. They compliment the gatefold album artwork more than the previous versions, and all-around turned out awesome.

In addition to the ever-expanding TORCHE color vinyl madness, we've also have had some rad (and obscure) jams come into our Robotic Empire - Online Store this week as well. Brutal & heavy jams from Canadian label Choking Hazard, the ugly sounds Universal Consciousness has been spewing out onto the world, a weird HOT CROSS / HOT CROSS "split" EP, the new TEENAGE COOL KIDS, GHOSTLIMB, SOFY MAJOR and more. Also worth pointing out is the fact that we are the only distro selling the blue color version of the new TEENAGE COOL KIDS! Here's the latest:

NEW ITEMS:
* Aseethe / Shores of the Tundra - Split 12" (Scenester Credentials) $9.99
* Ghostlimb / Fischer - Split - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 10" (Great Plains) $10.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - Die Mutter Wahlt Die Todtenkleidchen CD (Universal Consciousness) $7.99
* Harassor / Moon Dark - Split - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Universal Consciousness) $4.99
* Hot Cross / Hot Cross - Split - RED COLORED VINYL 7" (Mustache Ride) $4.99
* Immoral Squad - Damned CD (Choking Hazard) $7.99
* Inertiakills - Discography CD (Choking Hazard) $7.99
* Kilt - Snow White In Hell - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Universal Consciousness) $9.99
* Moloch - Self-Titled CD (Choking Hazard) $7.99
* Sofy Major - Maxi - 1-Sided Etched 12" (IRAE) $14.99
* Sofy Major / Her Breath on Glass - Split 7" (IFB) $6.99
* Sofy Major / One Second Riot - Split 10" (IRAE) $9.99
* Sollubi - At War With Decency CD (Choking Hazard) $7.99
* Teenage Cool Kids - Foreign Lands - 180g BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Protagonist) $11.99
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - AVALANCHE COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - HICKEY COLORED VINLY 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - PYRITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - SWAMP COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - VOLCANO COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Various Artists - L.A. Noisescape CD (Universal Consciousness) $7.99
* Wrath Of The Weak - Self-Titled CD (Universal Consciousness) $7.99
* Yakuza - Transmutations 2x12" (Scenester Credentials) $15.99

RESTOCKS:
* Baroness - First & Second CD (Hyperrealist) $11.99
* Black Tusk - Passage Through Purgatory CD/DVD (Hyperrealist) $9.99
* Shores of the Tundra - Heart Of The Beckoning - 1-Sided CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Scenester Credentials) $9.99
* Towers - Self-Titled CASSETTE (Protagonist) $5.99

ITEMS NEWLY ON SALE:
* (Fallen) Black Deer, The - Requiem CD (Latitudes) $9.99
* As The Sun Sets - Each Individual Voice CD (City of God) $5.99
* Boris - Smile CD (Daymare) $24.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" BLACK VINYL (Rorschach) $9.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $9.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" BLACK 180g (Rorschach) $9.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $9.99
* Cattle Decapitation - Karma Bloody Karma - PICTURE DISC 12" (Accident Prone) $14.99
* Corrupted - Nadie 12" (Throne) $16.99
* Ehnahre - The Man Closing Up CD (Sound Devestation) $7.99
* Light Yourself On Fire / Nadir - Split - BABY BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Self Released) $5.50
* Magrudergrind / Sh!tstorm - Split CD **EUROPEAN IMPORT** (F#ck Yoga) $5.99
* Melt Banana - 666 6" SKY BLUE COLORED VINYL (Level Plane) $5.99
* Zann / Burial Year - Split 12" (Adagio 830) $15.99

We're expecting to get the BAD SECRETS 9"+CDs in sometime soon, and will post a track from it once we do. There've been a lot of delays with this one, but it'll be worth the wait in the end.

That pretty much sums up things for this update. Our "free Robotic Empire t-shirt with $40 orders" thing is still going on up through the end of the month, and we're keeping the quantities of the different designs pretty accurate on each individual item's page. So be sure to pick up a free label t-shirt if you order 40 bucks (or more) worth of stuff. Thanks / peace!

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John Peel's son likes DIAL, plays a couple tracks on the BBC!

The legendary and influential British radio DJ John Peel has a son, Tom Ravenscroft, who filled in for someone else at the BBC6 over the weekend... and he played two tracks from DIAL's debut EP:

Friday: 0:37.33 = "Sweating"

Saturday: 0:32.59 = "If You're Not Battling, You're Dead"

Quote the man himself: "very very good, indeed" and we couldn't really agree more! He also called Robotic Empire a "lovely" label. Too cool.

The DIAL debut CDep is on sale for $4.20 until the end of the month. Please check it out in our Online Store!

July Sale! Free T-shirt with $40 order + update.

Orders of $40 and over (before shipping) are now entitled to 1 free Robotic Empire label t-shirt! We've made a lot of label-specific designs over the years, and if you order $40 or more worth of records, CDs, shirts, etc... please feel free to request a free label t-shirt in the "notes" / "comments" section when you check out. This does not apply to any band shirts, just Robotic Empire label t-shirts. The available shirts / sizes can be found here (and the next couple of pages too). Please be sure to list what size and design you want, along with alternatives too, as the FREE shirts are pretty much available while supplies last (certain sizes/designs are already low in quantity). This offer will run until the end of the month... thanks & enjoy!

Also until the end of the month, all $4.99 items are now $4.20. Arbitrary sale! This mostly applies to 7"s and cassette tapes, but many other items are also discounted until July 31st. Our weekly update this time around is pretty small but it’s worth checking out as we’ve got the Japanese import picture disc of Isis – Wavering Radiant 2xLP in from Daymare along with some sweet new things from Little Mafia Records and the band Glaciers. Previous weeks updates are also listed below. Go!

NEW ITEMS:
* Extreme Noise Terror / Cock ESP - Split 5" (Little Mafia) $7.99
* G, The - Hold My Gold 12" (Shdwply) $12.99
* Glaciers - 22408 CD (Self Released) $5.99
* Isis - Wavering Radiant - PICTURE DISC 2x12" (Daymare) $25.99
* Suffering Bastard / Cock ESP - Split 10" (Little Mafia) $8.99
* Traindodge - I Am Forever 12" (Little Mafia) $12.99
* Waifle - And The Blood Will Come Down Like A Curtain 10" (Magister Ludi) $9.99

RESTOCKS:
• Waifle - The Music Stops, The Man Dies 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99

ITEMS NEWLY ON SALE:
* Boris – Smile CD (Daymare) $24.99

June 29th Update Items:

NEW ITEMS:
* Book Of Black Earth - Horoskopus - RED COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Prosthetic) $17.99
* Burst - Lazarus Bird - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) $21.99
* Cobalt - Eater Of Birds - YELLOW BLACK COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) $21.99
* Funeral Pyre, The - Wounds CD (Prosthetic) $11.99
* Kylesa - Static Tensions 12" (Prosthetic) $13.99
* Ladies, The - Trashed 7" (Cowabunga) $4.99
* Sh!tstorm - Paranoid Cassette (Rotting Chapel) $4.99
* Textures - Silhouettes - GOLD BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Garden Of Exile) $21.99
* Through The Eyes Of The Dead - Bloodlust 12" (Prosthetic) $9.99
* Torche - Meanderthal Demos Cassette (Rotting Chapel) $4.99
* Weekend Nachos - Torture 7" (Cowabunga) $4.99
* Wrath Of The Weak - Alogon - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) $21.99

RESTOCKS:
* ANS - The Pool - BLACK VINYL 12" (Cowabunga) $9.99
* ANS - The Pool - GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Cowabunga) $9.99
* Bossk - .1/.2 - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) $21.99
* Burst - Prey On Life / Origo 2x12" (Garden Of Exile) $21.99
* Kylesa - Time Will Fuse Its Worth CD (Prosthetic) $11.99
* Kylesa - To Walk A Middle Course CD (Prosthetic) $11.99
* Swallow The Sun - Hope - GREEN BLACK COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Garden of Exile) $21.99
* Weekend Nachos - Punish and Destroy 12" (Cowabunga) $9.99

June 22nd Update Items:

NEW ITEMS:
* Bravo *#cking Bravo - II 12" (Alone) $9.99
* Cough - Sigillum Luciferi 2x12" (Forcefield) $23.99
* Friendly Fire / Tenement - Split 7" (Forcefield) $4.99
* Juice Tyme - Self-Titled - MARBLE COLORED VINYL 7" (Forcefield) $4.99
* Lord By Fire - Self-Titled 7" (Forcefield) $4.99
* Lord By Fire - Self-Titled - BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Forcefield) $4.99
* Mara'akate - Self-Titled 12" (Alone) $9.99
* Mass Movement of the Moth - Outerspace 12" (Alone) $9.99
* Pine, The - Days Slipping By 12" (Alone) $9.99
* Pine, The - Don't Need Regret 12" (Alone) $9.99
* Teenage Cool Kids - Foreign Lands Cassette (Crooked Direction) $4.99

RESTOCKS:
* Cough - Sigillum Luciferi CD (Forcefield) $7.99
* Kodan Armada / Montcalm - Split - SEA GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (Bright Skull Records) $4.99
* Nakatomi Plaza - Unsettled - ROOTBEER COLORED VINYL 12" (Brightskull Records) $9.99
* Prideswallower - Lifeswallower - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (Brightskull Records) $4.99
* Racebannon - Satan's Kickin' Yr Dick In 12" (Alone Records) $9.99
* Since By Man - Pictures From The Hotel Apocalypse 12" (Init) $8.99

ITEMS NEWLY ON SALE:
* Gregor Samsa - 55:12 CD (The Kora) $9.99
* Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Kodan Armada / Montcalm - Split - SEA GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (Bright Skull Records) $4.99
* Light Yourself On Fire / Nadir - Split - BABY BLUE COLORED VINYL 7" (Self Released) $5.50
* Racebannon - Satan's Kickin' Yr Dick In 12" (Alone Records) $9.99
* Various Artists - Emo Apocalypse 12" (React With Protest) $10.99

Thanks for checking this out, and remember the free T-Shirt offer ends on July 31st. Peace!

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"do you prefer to drill epileptic blows the mind?"

Google Translator rules... turned this DIAL review into this:

-Dial "Dial"

I must admit that my only prior experience with New Zealand music (at least to remember at this time) is through the brilliant Shiha, a large banda totally recommended for those who enjoy the quality of Grunge. The Dial (even if the connections are obvious nineties) passes the other. This debut ep is just the demo of the trio now reissued by Robotic Empire, and it will find the five most sick, violent and oppressive Noise-Rock. And, while maintaining this level for me to continue. So, do you want to leak distorted guitar riffs and vomit as thick as dissonant? Do seek the dizzying pace of Shellac? Or do you prefer to drill epileptic blows the mind? Are they wet just thinking about bombacha of pure feedback thrown ball with the precision timing of a machine gun? Are you looking for a female voice completely deranged, broken and hysterical? And prefer accompanied by male chorus in the form of wild screams? And what they tell me that under inducing diarrhea each immediate intervention? Ok, we have references, as appropriate. Unsane, The Jesus Lizard, Shellac mentioned, Helmet, Silvefish (the indispensable reference for any of the banda genre with a girl in front), as crude Neurosis and even some of the unrestrained violence of gangs or Deadguy such as Rorschach, pioneers in So bring on the Noise-Rock Hardcore heavier. But none of those names achieves promising obscure the personality of the group. And certainly the fact that the songs are similar in intensity and exhibits psychosis desencajada helps. Check (one more time. ... Are) the heaviest and most extreme music this is not Metal.
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Not too shabby (we think). To celebrate, all $4.99 items in our Online Store (including the DIAL CDep... and almost every 7" & cassette tape we carry) are now discounted to $4.20 until the end of the month. ¡Olé!