May 12, 2014

CAVE IN's The Sacrifice Poles vinyl finally available + lots of great distro titles!


We are thrilled to announce the availability of CAVE IN's elusive mid-period album The Sacrifice Poles, which Robodog Records originally released on CD back in 2001. Comprised entirely of instrumental 4-track recordings from 1998-2000, The Sacrifice Poles sees CAVE IN heavily experimenting during writing blocks between Until Your Heart Stops and Jupiter. Largely unlike either release due to the creative process, the album remains unmistakably "Cave In" and is a surprising window into one of rock music's most amazing transitions.

Aside from "Brain Candle Waltz", all material has stayed exclusive to this release and we are thrilled to finally present it on vinyl, over 13 years later. Aaron Turner's stark original artwork and layout has been meticulously re-created from archived artist proofs, for a 5-color silkscreened LP jacket printed by brethren at Broken Press.

All audio for both vinyl and digital formats has been separately remastered by James Plotkin in 2014 for a warmer, fuller sound. Pressed in an edition of 500 copies, 300 were made on translucent blue vinyl and 200 on black vinyl. All LP copies include a high quality digital download.

This officially drops on May 27th but we're too damn stoked and have put up our mailorder copies now! iTunes and other digital services will have this on the 27th as well.

* Order CAVE IN's The Sacrifice Poles LP now at the Robotic Empire - Online Store * Pre-order the digital version of CAVE IN's The Sacrifice Poles via iTunes or our Bandcamp
Beyond that awesome release, we have acquired a gnarly plethora of new vinyl and cassettes for the Robotic Empire - Online Store, including a bunch of rad tunes from former Robo alumni.

On the new release tip we've got new stuff from THE BODY, CULT LEADER (3/4ths of powerhouse GAZA), DECADES/FAILURES (Adam from STOP IT!!'s excellent dark solo material), DOC's killer 12" (with MAGRUDERGRIND drummer Chris Moore), DOOMRIDERS bringing the thunder, two MOUNTAINS LPs, a new self-released NADJA 7" seeing them in a new aggressive light, plenty of THOU vinyl as their prolific roar rolls on, TOUCHE AMORE's new one for all the sad souls and way more.

As for restocks, it's much of the same plus the two latest long players from CONVERGE, GRAILS self-released reissues of their two first LPs (first released by Robo/Neurot), LITURGY's polarizing Aesthetica 2LP, an expanded TRAP THEM LP and a trifecta of double-LPs from YEAR OF NO LIGHT.

HEAPS of good stuff, here are the full lists:

NEW ITEMS:
* Body, The - Christs, Redeemers Cassette (At A Loss) $6.99
* Cave In - The Sacrifice Poles 12" - BLACK VINYL (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Cave In - The Sacrifice Poles 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Robotic Empire) $16.99
* Cult Leader - Nothing For Us Here 12" (Deathwish) $9.99
* Decades / Failures - Self-Titled Cassette (Dead Tank) $4.99
* DOC - Decomposition Fantsay 12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $15.99
* Doomriders - Grand Blood 12" (Deathwish) $9.99
* Elsinors - Dreams of Youth 12" (Dead Tank) $9.99
* Hexis - Abalam 12" (Music Fear Satan) $9.99
* Koen Holtkamp - Motion 12" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Thrill Jockey) $11.99
* Landing - Self-Titled 12" (Geographic North) $18.99
* Mountains - Centralia 2x12" - BROWN COLORED VINYL (Thrill Jockey) $21.99
* Mountains - Mountains, Mountains, Mountains 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Thrill Jockey) $14.99
* Nadja - Tangled 7" (Broken Spine) $7.99
* Thou / Cower - Split 12" (Nuestra Lengua) $11.99
* Thou / The Body - Released From Love 12" (Vinyl Rites) $10.99
* Tinniens - Dub Guns Cassette (Geographic North) $5.99
* Touche Amore - Is Survived By 12" (Deathwish) $9.99

RESTOCKS:
* Body, The - All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood 2x12" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (At A Loss) $19.99
* Body, The - Master, We Perish 12" (At A Loss) $10.99
* Converge - All We Love We Leave Behind 2x12" (Deathwish) $19.99
* Converge - Axe To Fall 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Grails - Redlight 12" (Pamilco) $14.99
* Grails - The Burden of Hope 12" (Pamilco) $14.99
* Helms Alee - Self-Titled 1-Sided 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Rome Plow) $4.99
* Huata - Atavist Of Mann 2x12" - RED COLORED VINYL (Music Fear Satan) $19.99
* Liturgy - Aesthethica 2x12" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Thrill Jockey) $21.99
* Mountains - Air Museum 12" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (Thrill Jockey) $14.99
* Thou - To The Chaos Wizard Youth 10" (Howling Mine) $12.99
* Trap Them - SÈance Prime: The Complete Recordings 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt 2x12" - DARK BLUE COLORED VINYL (Music Fear Satan) $19.99
* Year Of No Light - Nord 2x12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Music Fear Satan) $20.99
* Year Of No Light - Vampry 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $20.99

That wraps it up! Long awaited CAVE IN release plus new tunes and restocks of significant proportions!

Get into it all at the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

PEACE.