November 30, 2011

AIDAN BAKER's new 2xCD set for January 17th release, first preview tracks posted


Berlin-via-Montreal transplant AIDAN BAKER (one 1/2 of prolific duo NADJA) has set his latest double album, "The Spectrum of Distraction", for a January 17th release date. Robotic Empire will be releasing the album worldwide as a 2xCD and expanded digital download.

Designed to be intentionally played at random, "The Spectrum of Distraction" is 96 tracks spanning a vast array of genres, creating a completely unique yet rewarding listen each time. Baker solicited drum tracks from 18 different drummers (including current and former members of SWANS, THE JESUS LIZARD, SLOWDIVE, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, JESU and more) which he then crafted instrumental work atop of.

In regards to constructing the album, Baker said,
"Originally I was going to stick pretty strictly to Zappa's 'xenochrony' idea of randomly putting pieces of instruments together, so that the drums, bass, and guitar would be recorded separately and then pieced together to see what came out. In the end, because of some different times and textures, instead of taking individual drum loops, I just used the entire track and recorded to everything I got."

Six hours of material was the result, of which Baker then pieced down to two hours across the pair of discs. Thematically complimented by a "Choose Your Own Adventure" style layout, an extended session of the full recordings is also included as an digital download card.

With organizing the playback of the release, Baker had the following to say:
"I structured it so that it would be a different listen every time... A couple of people that I sent it to ... let it shuffle between the two separate discs and not just the one disc. That's yet another possibility... They can listen to it as sequenced if they want, too. I set it up to have some kind of flow that way, but it's up to the listener, really. "

A handful of preview tracks are surfacing now, with the first to accompany a a lengthy Pitchfork Media feature on Aidan Baker, "The Spectrum of Distraction" and other collaborations:

http://www.pitchfork.com/features/the-out-door/8718-closing-the-books/3/

Further tracks posted from "The Spectrum of Distraction" will be announced soon, and pre-orders for the 2xCD +digital download of the physical release are now available through Robotic Empire and their distributor Revolver:

http://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Aidan+Baker

http://www.midheaven.com/item/spectrum-of-distraction-by-baker-aidan-2xcd

November 26, 2011

MEGA HOLIDAY SALE, a big distro update + our first Kickstarter for the band TILTS (ex-RIDDLE OF STEEL / current TORCHE)!!


While the USA promptly loses its collective mind and soul over the pending "holiday" season BS, we figured we'd simultaneously slap it in the face and jump on the bandwagon with our own stupid sale. No stranger to absurd sales (we've probably hosted a good dozen this year), the Robotic Empire - Online Store is honoring ye olde Xmas colors (or possibly just the great nations of Italy and Mexico) with a GREEN, WHITE and RED color vinyl sale through the rest of the year.

Each color of vinyl, regardless of band/genre/price/label/whatever is now 15% off through the rest of the year. Here's the full list of each (lotsa random stuff in each category)

* GREEN COLORED VINYL - 15% off
* WHITE COLORED VINYL - 15% off
* RED COLORED VINYL - 15% off

While on the subject of the holidays making people completely mental, it should be noted that although we'll be open and operating throughout the entire rest of the year, both the USPS and UPS services can slow down considerably during this chaotic season. *IF YOU PLAN TO GET A GIFT FOR SOMEONE, PLEASE DON'T WAIT: ORDER NOW*

We can't be responsible for delays in the postal systems, so seriously... please don't choose "media mail" shipping on December 15th if you want it to arrive before Xmas/etc, as it won't likely happen. Basically everything after the 15th is almost a crapshoot anyway, so please choose Priority Mail or UPS Ground throughout the entire month of December if anything is time sensitive!

Now that that annual nonsense is covered, we'd also like to highlight the latest round of badass new releases and restocks we've scored for the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

New stuff we've got for this update include THOU's self-released 10" version of their Chaos Wizard Youth EP, the 17-year(!) overdue NOOTHGRUSH 1994 vinyl, CD and t-shirt imports, a pretty stacked package from Hydra Head (new HELMS ALEE and PRURIENT, old CAVE IN, JESU, PELICAN, etc), two techsane AKANAME CDs, dirtbag crew GODS & QUEENS truly awesome new EP, an old HEWHOCORRUPTS split unearthed and dusted off, a new(?!) WADGE split, a RAEIN collection, PHOBIA and TOXIC HOLOCAUST vinyl for all you brutalizers and way more.

On the re-stock tip we're hyping the phenomenal FALSE debut, TORCHE, KAYO DOT and more from Hydrahead, quality Denovali imports galore, the MOSS 1-sided 12" import and a bunch of other jibba jab. Here's the full list:

NEW ITEMS:
* Akaname - Filthlicker CD (Debello) $7.99
* Akaname - Self-Titled CD (Self Released) $7.99
* Brody's Militia / Breathilizor - Split 7" (Give Praise) $4.99
* Cave In - Jupiter 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Cave In - Tides of Tomorrow 12" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Eternal Elysium - Searching Low & High 2x12" (Hydrophonic) $24.99
* Gods & Queens - Untitled #3 - DIRTY WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (Sons of Vesta) $4.99
* Gods & Queens - Untitled #3 - ROTTEN WINE COLORED VINYL 7" (Sons of Vesta) $4.99
* Helms Alee - Weatherhead - SIGNED BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Hewhocorrupts / Fork Knife Spoon - Split 7" (First Blood Family) $4.99
* Jesu - Self-Titled - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Jesu - Self-Titled - BROWN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $24.99
* Les Fragments De La Nuit - Musique Du Crepuscule - BLACK VINYL 12" (Denovali) $15.99
* Mercy Ties / Grenades - Split 12" (Echolalic) $10.99
* Mouse On The Keys - Sezession 10"+CD (Denovali) $24.99
* Needful Things - Tentacles Of Influence - GREY COLORED VINYL 12" (Obscene) $9.99
* Noothgrush - 1994 Unreleased 12" (F' Yoga) $19.99
* Noothgrush - 1994 Unreleased CD (F' Yoga) $9.99
* Noothgrush - 1994 - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (F' Yoga) $16.99
* Noothgrush - 1994 - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (F' Yoga) $16.99
* Pelican - March Into The Sea - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Pelican - March Into The Sea - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Phobia - Loud, Proud, and Grind as F' 12" (Deep Six) $9.99
* Prurient - Times Arrow - PURPLE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Raein - Ah, As If.. CD (Sons of Vesta) $11.99
* Sankt Otten - Morgen Wielder Lustig - CLEAR BLUE HAZE COLORED VINYL 12"+CD (Denovali) $24.99
* Thou - To The Chaos Wizard Youth 10" (Howling Mine) $13.99
* Toxic Holocaust - Conjure and Command 12" (Relapse) $12.99
* Wadge / Soil Of Ignorance - Split 7" (Give Praise) $4.99

RESTOCKS:
* Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Delores - CHURNED BUTTER COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Hydra Head) $19.99
* False - Untitled 12" (Gilead Media) $11.99
* Heirs - Alchera - BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $15.99
* Jeniferever - Spring Tides - GOLD COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Denovali) $24.99
* Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Kodiak - Self-Titled - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $16.99
* Meet Me In St. Louis - Variations On Swing - CLEAR BLACK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Denovali) $14.99
* Moss - Eternal Return - 1-Sided 12" (Super Fi) $19.99
* Pelican / These Arms Are Snakes - Split - CLEAR WITH PINK COLORED VINYL 10" (Hydra Head) $9.99
* Sh!tstorm - Paranoid Cassette (Rotting Chapel) $4.99
* Torche - Songs For Singles - RED COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99
* Torche - Songs For Singles - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Hydra Head) $14.99

Gotta say, the last update we dropped a couple weeks back wasn't particularly shabby either! It included a solid DOZEN new "vinyl bundle" lots we've put together, where whole bunches of genre-related wax has been combined at a stupid-cheap price (40 bucks for a bigass stack of records)... so we wanted to re-highlight that fairly gnarly list of stuff as well:

NEW ITEMS: (from 11/07/11)
* Amen Ra - Mass III - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* Amen Ra - Mass III - GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* Ancient Shores - Step To The Edge - RED COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Beneath the Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tank Crimes) $12.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Beneath the Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise CD (Tank Crimes) $9.99
* Comadre - Everything Part 2 Cassette (Pure Minds) $6.99
* East of the Wall - The Apologist 2x12" (Antithetic) $19.99
* Full of Hell - Roots Of Earth Are Consuming - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Gehenna - Land Of Sodom II 7"+CD (A389) $12.99
* Gravehill - Practitioners Of Fell Sorcery 12" - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Hatewaves - The Tombs 5" (A389) $5.99
* Into It Over It - Proper - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (No Sleep) $10.99
* Kayo Dot - Stained Glass 12" (Antithetic) $14.99
* Kongh - Counting Heartbeats 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* La Dispute - Wildlife - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Sleep) $19.99
* Low Places - Spiritual Treatment 12" (A389) $12.99
* Masakari - The Prophet Feeds Cassette (Allergic To Fun) $5.99
* Now Denial - F' Now Denial - COLORED VINYL 12" (Tor Johnson) $9.99
* Pageninetynine - document #8 overrun Print (Robotic Empire) $0.99
* Pageninetynine - Singles overrun Print (Robotic Empire) $0.99
* Pick Your Side - Survival Prayer - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Post Teens - Self-Titled Cassette (Bored In The USA) $4.99
* Pulling Teeth - Funerary 12" (A389) $12.99
* Ringworm / Mindsnare - Split 7" (A389) $6.99
* Seraphim - The Light In the Distance - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Seven Sisters Of Sleep / Childerenofgod - Split 12" (A389) $13.99
* Terzij de Horde - A Rage of Rapture 12" (Antithetic) $13.99
* The Love Below / Homewrecker - Split - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Torche / Part Chimp - Split - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Chunklet) $16.99
* Touche Amore / La Dispute - Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (No Sleep) $3.99
* Triac - Always Meant To Hurt You - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Vinyl Bundle - DOOM LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FAUX GRUNGE LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FLORIDA GLORY LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FLORIDA GLORY LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - INDIE'ISH LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - POST-ROCK LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - POST-ROCK LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - PUMMELER LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - PUMMELER LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - SHREDDER LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - SHREDDER LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - WEIRDO LOT (Various) $39.99
* Weak Teeth - What A Plague You Are 12" (Tor Johnson) $9.99
* Weekend Nachos - Black Earth - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Whitehorse - Document 250407 12" (Blind Date) $15.99
* Withdrawl - Faith Flesh & Blood - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Xibalba - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $13.99

RESTOCKS: (from 11/07/11)
* Amort - Winter Tales 12" (Kreation) $15.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" - PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Caulfield - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $12.99
* Clone (Thou / Moloch/ etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol.2 12" (Blind Date) $15.99
* Gehenna / Blind To Faith - Split 7" (A389) $4.99
* Ghostlimb - Alea Eacta Est Cassette (Utarid) $6.99
* Gray Ghost - Succubus 7" - RED COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Hatewaves - Taste The Beast 7" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Integrity - Walpurgisnacht 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Integrity / Creepout - Split 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Makai, The - Embracing The Shroud Of A Blackened Sky 12" (Halo of Flies) $9.99
* Mighty Sphincter - Resurrection 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Millenial Reign - BonesDustNothing 7" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pala - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pharaoh - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pulling Teeth / Shin To Shin - Split 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 2 2x12" - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Seraphim - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Supermachiner - Rise 2x12" (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Total F'ing Destruction - Peace, Love and Total F'ing Destruction Cassette (Pure Minds) $6.99
* Trap Them - Filth Rations Cassette (Dead Accents) $7.99

All that new stuff (and an obscene amount more more) can all be found now in our Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Last but not least: ahem, KICKSTARTER. We've swallowed some pride and decided to give the Kickstarter website service a try, in attempts to raise $2000 to release the debut album by TILTS. It's been live for a little over a week now and we have to admit, we're pleasantly surprised and kind of amazed with the supportive response thus far!


TILTS is is an American rock band with our longtime bro Andrew Elstner (formerly of RIDDLE OF STEEL, currently of TORCHE) on vocals and guitar. He and three amigos comprise this awesome St. Louis, Missouri band, and we're hoping to release their first recordings on both vinyl and digital download.

* TILTS on Kickstarter

There you can see the (kinda goofy) promo video we assembled for this thing, which is basically an audio/video medley of the material that will make up this LP. There's also three unmastered preview tracks posted there so you can hear some of the songs in full.

Although we've done pretty well with the Kickstarter fundraising as of writing this, it actually won't cover the full costs of manufacturing this beast. We figured if we can raise at least 2k, that'll be enough to push this into production... but if we can really get closer to 3k we'll actually be able to pay for the entire thing up front!

It's basically set up as an "elaborate pre-order" in the sense that everyone who pledges money towards our Kickstarter actually gets the full album at the bare minimum. For those who're inclined to drop extra bones, there's the options of getting an exclusive t-shirt, exclusive hoodie, beer coozie, stickers, customized test presses, a personal photo actually included into the album artwork and for the true ballers: a private performance from TILTS themselves.

So yeah, it's possibly a little corny but to be honest, this album may not have happened without Kickstarter so we're officially excited to be using this method for pre-ordering the release, and hope you'll please check it out (and/or spread the word!):

* TILTS on Kickstarter

(if nothing else, you should at least hit it up to check out 3 free awesome tunes from TILTS, who we've had on heavy rotation almost all year!)

OK enough blah blah, lets wrap this up. Hopefully this update finds you well and we can provide you (and/or your loved ones) with some additional awesome music this season. So hit us up!!

- Robotic Empire - Online Store

* TILTS promo/medley video on Youtube
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* Robotic Empire's news blog/archive
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* Robotic Empire's main website

November 16, 2011

Kickstarter alert: TILTS debut album (current TORCHE / ex-RIDDLE OF STEEL)

The times they are a'changing: Robotic Empire is trying out Kickstarter!

It's not without good reason: we 1.) want to release the badass debut album by TILTS, but 2.) can't afford it at the present time. Instead of racking up more debt at an already financially-skinny time, we're testing the waters with ye olde Kickstarter.



TILTS is comprised of our old comrade Andrew Elstner (formerly of RIDDLE OF STEEL and now also currently of TORCHE) on guitar and vocals, plus three of his close friends also from St. Louis, Missouri: Shawn Hart on bass, Ken McCray on drums and Andy White on guitar.

These dudes self-recorded 12 tracks over three sessions at their home studio, then ponied up to have Richmond engineer Ian Whalen (RAH BRAHS, TOMBS, LAMB OF GOD, etc) re-mix the whole shebang.

She's a killer album that way more people need to hear, so we're attempting to both raise awareness of the band as well as drum up the two grand needed to have it all properly mastered and pressed on vinyl + digital download.

Hopefully that's where you come in, as we've set up six different "pledge" options for this thing ranging from $5 to $666. Pretty much every one involves getting the album, and we've trying to keep it interesting as this is basically set up as an elaborate "pre-order". Long story short, we've tried to use the better parts of Kickstarter's setup to make this exciting for anyone who decides to check it out.

So yeah, please check it out:

* TILTS - debut album at Kickstarter

We've got it set up to run for two months since the holidays could throw things off a bit, but ideally we can raise 2grand for this thing and get this badass album released pronto. If this works out, we've got some other cool ideas for future projects to run through Kickstarter.

This TILTS album is catchy as hell but generally unheard, so we're excited to spread the word about one of our in-house favorite bands. We've seriously jammed this thing in repeat for the better part of a year and are glad to finally get this crazytrain in motion!

For a lot more information and to preview additional tracks in full (the video above is just a medley) please check out the Kickstarter page.

Also, thanks for reading/humoring this... bring it!!

* TILTS - debut album at Kickstarter

* TILTS on Facebook

p.s. if you like this on any level, please spread the word! We need as many people as possible to check out TILTS!!

November 9, 2011

VINYL BUNDLE lots, a MASSIVE distro update and previews on new Robotic Empire releases

VINYL BUNDLE lots, a MASSIVE distro update and previews on new Robotic Empire releases...


LOTS of cool stuff going on with Robotic Empire as far as new releases for the label go (mentioned a little further on in the update), as well as some MASSIVE updates to our ever-active Online Store.

The craziest thing we've cooked up presently are new VINYL BUNDLE LOTS. Sort of akin to the (now sold out) multi-CD lots we amassed a few years back, we've recently combined piles of appropriate vinyl items together into killer packages based on genre(s). This is a great inexpensive way to stack out yourself (or a kindred spirit) with a large amount of quality vinyl on the cheap! See the full list of these new lots directly below the distro update.

Speaking of which, there's a lot of awesome new stuff in the store this time around. New import vinyl from AMEN RA (who recently signed to Neurot), the brutal new CANNABIS CORPSE banger on wax, COMADRE import tapes, EAST OF THE WALL and KAYO DOT from Antithetic, nu-screamos LA DISPUTE and TOUCHE AMORE from No Sleep, the unreasonably good debut recordings from POST TEENS on cassette, the phenomenal new TORCHE / PART CHIMP split on color (completely sold out elsewhere?), burly WHITEHORSE on import vinyl and probably the most noteworthy addition to our store: THE ENTIRE A389 LABEL CATALOG. This label has absolutely killed it the past few years, and we're pumped to now stock everything they currently have available. We've also added a couple of PG.99 overrun "prints" from the recent LP re-presses we did. A $1 way to add a little artwork to your wall.

Rad restocks this round are BRAINWORMS, GHOSTLIMB, INTEGRITY (and all A389 staple restocks as well), ROSETTA and SUPERMACHINER 2xLPs from E-Vinyl, the awesome and elaborate TRAP THEM cassette, the "Clone Vol. 2" comp with THOU/etc, and a whole lot more. Here's the full shebang:

NEW ITEMS:
* Amen Ra - Mass III - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* Amen Ra - Mass III - GREEN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* Ancient Shores - Step To The Edge - RED COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Beneath the Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Tank Crimes) $12.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Beneath the Grow Lights Thou Shalt Rise CD (Tank Crimes) $9.99
* Comadre - Everything Part 2 Cassette (Pure Minds) $6.99
* East of the Wall - The Apologist 2x12" (Antithetic) $19.99
* Full of Hell - Roots Of Earth Are Consuming - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Gehenna - Land Of Sodom II 7"+CD (A389) $12.99
* Gravehill - Practitioners Of Fell Sorcery 12" - MAROON COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Hatewaves - The Tombs 5" (A389) $5.99
* Into It Over It - Proper - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (No Sleep) $10.99
* Kayo Dot - Stained Glass 12" (Antithetic) $14.99
* Kongh - Counting Heartbeats 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $24.99
* La Dispute - Wildlife - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No Sleep) $19.99
* Low Places - Spiritual Treatment 12" (A389) $12.99
* Masakari - The Prophet Feeds Cassette (Allergic To Fun) $5.99
* Now Denial - F' Now Denial - COLORED VINYL 12" (Tor Johnson) $9.99
* Pageninetynine - document #8 overrun Print (Robotic Empire) $0.99
* Pageninetynine - Singles overrun Print (Robotic Empire) $0.99
* Pick Your Side - Survival Prayer - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Post Teens - Self-Titled Cassette (Bored In The USA) $4.99
* Pulling Teeth - Funerary 12" (A389) $12.99
* Ringworm / Mindsnare - Split 7" (A389) $6.99
* Seraphim - The Light In the Distance - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (A389) $14.99
* Seven Sisters Of Sleep / Childerenofgod - Split 12" (A389) $13.99
* Terzij de Horde - A Rage of Rapture 12" (Antithetic) $13.99
* The Love Below / Homewrecker - Split - GREEN COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Torche / Part Chimp - Split - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Chunklet) $16.99
* Touche Amore / La Dispute - Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World - WHITE COLORED VINYL 7" (No Sleep) $3.99
* Triac - Always Meant To Hurt You - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Vinyl Bundle - DOOM LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FAUX GRUNGE LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FLORIDA GLORY LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - FLORIDA GLORY LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - INDIE'ISH LOT (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - POST-ROCK LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - POST-ROCK LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - PUMMELER LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - PUMMELER LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - SHREDDER LOT #1 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - SHREDDER LOT #2 (Various) $39.99
* Vinyl Bundle - WEIRDO LOT (Various) $39.99
* Weak Teeth - What A Plague You Are 12" (Tor Johnson) $9.99
* Weekend Nachos - Black Earth - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Whitehorse - Document 250407 12" (Blind Date) $15.99
* Withdrawl - Faith Flesh & Blood - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Xibalba - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $13.99

RESTOCKS:
* Amort - Winter Tales 12" (Kreation) $15.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" - PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Caulfield - Self-Titled 12" (A389) $12.99
* Clone (Thou / Moloch/ etc.) - Play Slow Die Fast Vol.2 12" (Blind Date) $15.99
* Gehenna / Blind To Faith - Split 7" (A389) $4.99
* Ghostlimb - Alea Eacta Est Cassette (Utarid) $6.99
* Gray Ghost - Succubus 7" - RED COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Hatewaves - Taste The Beast 7" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Integrity - Walpurgisnacht 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Integrity / Creepout - Split 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Makai, The - Embracing The Shroud Of A Blackened Sky 12" (Halo of Flies) $9.99
* Mighty Sphincter - Resurrection 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Millenial Reign - BonesDustNothing 7" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pala - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pharaoh - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Pulling Teeth / Shin To Shin - Split 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Rosetta - The Galilean Satellites Disc 2 2x12" - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Seraphim - Self-Titled 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Supermachiner - Rise 2x12" (E-Vinyl) $19.99
* Total F'ing Destruction - Peace, Love and Total F'ing Destruction Cassette (Pure Minds) $6.99
* Trap Them - Filth Rations Cassette (Dead Accents) $7.99

All that new stuff (and obviously way more) can all be found now in our Robotic Empire - Online Store


The quick n' dirty on the crazy VINYL BUNDLE LOT sale we're doing is that each VINYL LOT contains typically 4 records (often more) plus at least 3 free bonus CDs of similar genre(s). $39.99 is the measly asking price for a substantial stack of music, and here's the individual breakdowns of the different lots we've made available:

DOOM LOT:
* Nadja / Galena - Konstruktion 12'' (IMPORT - Adagio)
* Mills Of God - Call Of The Eastern Moon - 180 GRAM VINYL 12'' (IMPORT - Modus Operandi)
* Thou - Baton Rouge, You Have Much To Answer For 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Thou / The City Is The Tower - Dwell in the Darkness of Thought and Drink the Poison of Life 12" (Init)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

FAUX GRUNGE LOT:
* Gods & Queens - Untitled - PURPLE VINYL 12"+CD (Robotic Empire)
* Gods & Queens - Untitled #2 - 1-SIDED VINYL 12" (Sons of Vesta)
* Mannequin / Transistor Transitor - Split - BLOODCOT COLOR VINYL 7" (Robotic Empire)
* Tideland - Asleep In The Graveyard - CREAM COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Versoma - Life During Wartime 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

FLORIDA GLORY LOT #1:
* Capsule - Blue - OCEAN COLOR VINYL 12"+CD (Robotic Empire)
* Floor - Below & Beyond 8xCD Set (packaged in a LP-sized gatefold jacket - Robotic Empire)
* Magrudergrind / Shitstorm - Split CD (Robotic Empire)
* Monstro - Anchors Up! - COLORED VINYL 7" (Limited Fanfare)
* Torche - Self-Titled Reissue - SWAMP COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

FLORIDA GLORY LOT #2:
* Capsule - Self-Titled (Tape + Demo + Tour + More) - SNOW DRIFT COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Ergs, The / Grabass Charlestons - Split - COLORED VINYL 7" (No Idea)
* Light Yourself On Fire - Intimacy - CMYK SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (Seventh Rule)
* New Bruises - Transmit Transmit 12" (Kiss Of Death)
* Torche - Meanderthal - CUBAN FLAG COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

INDIE'ISH LOT:
* All-American Rejects, The - When the World Comes Down - BLUE COLOR VINYL 12" (Magic Bullet)
* Cursive - Art Is Hard / The Recluse - PICTURE DISC 10" (Robotic Empire)
* Del Cielo - Wish And Wait 12" (Golden Brown)
* Hanna Hirsch - Tala Svart 12'' (IMPORT - Adagio)
* Science of Yabra / Old Growth - Split 7'' (Dead Tank)
* Verse En Coma - Self-Titled 10"+CD (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

POST-ROCK LOT #1:
* Ghastly City Sleep - Self-Titled - VANILLA COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Red Sparowes - Every Red Heart... - RED SUN COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire)
* Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer 12" (Conspiracy)
* Windmills By The Ocean - II - PAGAN SUN COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)
+ Aughra - Habidibad Vol. 1 - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (Underadar)

POST-ROCK LOT #2:
* Ghastly City Sleep - Self-Titled - COGNAC COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Magdalene - Sail With The Tide 12'' (IMPORT - Sons of Vesta)
* Red Sparowes - At The Soundless Dawn - SWAMP COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire)
* Windmills By The Ocean - Self-Titled 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 2 FREE CDs (of our choice)
+ Aughra / Poision Arrows - C10 Cassette (Plastic Airlines)
+ Aughra - Habidibad Vol. 1 - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7" (Underadar)

PUMMELER LOT #1:
* Employer, Employee - Discography - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Rogue State - Emic Vs. Etic 12'' (Be Happy)
* Towers / Take Down Your Art - Split - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 10" (Somberlain)
* Zann / Burial Year - Split 12'' (IMPORT - Adagio 830)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

PUMMELER LOT #2:
* Chronicle AD - Enough Rats 7'' (Hyperrealist)
* Dahmer - 2 Song - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7'' (D7I)
* Geisha - Maudit A Minuit 12'' (IMPORT - Super Fi)
* Wasted Time - Futility 12'' (Grave Mistake)
* Umbrella / Everykidlovesaclown - Split - PICTURE DISC 12'' (IMPORT - Crucificados)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

SHREDDER LOT #1:
* Cannabis Corpse - Tube of the Resinated - BONG WATER COLOR VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Inter Arma - Sundown 12" (Mirror Universe)
* Pig Destroyer - Painter of Dead Girls - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (IMPORT - A Date With Elvis)
* Poostew - Misericordia 10'' - PICTURE DISC (IMPORT - Midnight Man Hunt)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

SHREDDER LOT #2:
* Battlemaster / Inter Arma - Split 7" (Mirror Universe)
* Buckshot Facelift - Anchors of the Armless - 1-Sided 12" (Old Souls)
* Crestfallen - Self-Titled 7" (IMPORT - A Date With Elvis)
* Pig Destroyer - Painter of Dead Girls - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (IMPORT - A Date With Elvis)
* Pollution - nastyDNA 12'' (IMPORT - Feast of Tentacles)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

WEIRDO LOT:
* Attitude Problem - Self-Titled 12'' (Forcefield)
* Bad Secrets - Self-Titled - METALLIC RED COLORED VINYL 9"+CD (Robotic Empire)
* Pygmy Lush - Bitter River 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Ultra Dolphins - Mar - GOLD VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
* Ultra Dolphins - Why Are You Laugh - HIGHLIGHTER VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire)
+ 3 FREE CDs (of our choice)

Seriously, at 40 bucks a pop... you're talking a LOT of music to jam on, or to give to likeminded freaks (friends), to get as gifts for the pending holidays (ugh) or to simply take a chance on oldschool style. A minimum of 4 records and 3 CDs per bundle, we've gotten kinda crazy with this one!

These vinyl bundle lots can be found now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

Last but not least, we're happy to announce some upcoming label activity with 2 new releases this January. The first is a 2xCD from AIDAN BAKER (who's also half of the prolific doom duo NADJA). This double disc titled The Spectrum of Distraction is easily one of the strangest releases we've ever done musically, with 96 (!) tracks intentionally assembled to be played at random, creating a unique listening experience each time. It was a *bit* too massive to undertake on vinyl (the bonus digital download included is SIX additional hours of material), so we're dropping that one on 2xCD and digitally on January 17th. Preview clips will be announced shortly.

The second release is from longtime friends ANCIENT SKY, who have slowly been assembling an arsenal of ruthlessly good psychedelic bangers. Their new album T.R.I.P.S. will be self-released on vinyl via their in-house label, Loud Baby Sounds (also home of their "sister" band, LITTLE GOLD, with whom they share 3/4 members). T.R.I.P.S. is accurately titled, but thankfully does not fall down the meandering pitfalls some modern psych bands can fall themselves in, and in fact the album is downright catchy at times! It's a high-calibre album, up there with the finer outputs of DEAD MEADOW, THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION and OM. The whole thing was also self-recorded to 2" tape and really sounds great. We'll be handling both cassette and digital-download formats of this thing, with brethren Sons of Vesta releasing the vinyl in Europe.

This should also be available mid-January and we suggest you promptly familiarize yourself with this beaut ASAP via ANCIENT SKY's bandcamp page. Their back-catalog can be found there as well, and is well worth exploring.

Not a bad little update ay? We've actually got another new release (hopefully) in the immediate pipeline that we plan to announce in just a week or so.... more info on that once its all actually ready. Thank you for reading all this, and please hit up the Robotic Empire - Online Store if you can! Peace,

-team Robotic Empire

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