10.31.2008
Happy Halloween everyone! A quick update, the MARSHALL TELLER/HALFTIME PARADE "split" 7 inch is here and ready to order. I still have two test press editions w/ the bonus cd-r left so for anyone interested please email me. A special thanks to Andy at Strictly No Capital Letters for co-releasing this record with me. He as well as both bands were extremely patient with the insanely long turn around time for this project. Anyhow please pick up a copy, you won't regret it. I shall have some new release news and distro updates very soon.
10.16.2008
Okay... I am starting to get back off from my post Rok Lok fest hangover and starting to finalize new releases and trades. Thanks for everyone's patience and support! I am really inspired to move forward with a bunch of new releases this year. I'll have new releases from The Third Memory (pre orders coming VERY soon), Fellow Project and Damezumari. Plus there are a few new projects coming out such as a new Stars Are Insane cd-r and lathe as well as a release of some sort for my new band Dude Japan that is doing noisy yet poppy lo fi indie rock 'ala Further, Sebadoh, and Eric's Trip. More info and such coming soon. There are bunch of other really cool projects that I'll announce shortly.
A few months behind schedule and this fucker is finally done. I am really proud of the tunes we documented for this record and I have to say the geek in me is excited to have my music on vinyl. I'll try to get pictures up in the next few days, my camera is kind of fucked. YES SENSEI continues to hammer away with their bombastic, noisy post punk that channels the influences of Sonic Youth, Unwound and The Minutemen. Three brand new songs packaged in lime green silkscreen cardstock cover and a booklet. This is limited to 300 pieces all on black vinyl and is co-release with our friends Thomas and Hannah at RUSSIAN FOLK STORIES. People overseas PLEASE order from Russian Folk Stories as they are handling Euro mailorder. "3 Songs" is $5 PPD in the US. For the rest of October all three YES SENSEI albums ("What I Do Best is What I Do Worst", "We Who Transaplant Sustain" and "s/t" will be on sale for $4 each PPD.
Another delayed record is finally coming in a few short weeks as I am just awaiting the covers and inserts for the MARSHALL TELLER/HALFTIME PARADE "split" 7 inch.However I do have a few copies remaining of the limited test press edition. They are limited to 30 pieces total and as a bonus come with a cd-r that has 6 additional MARSHALL TELLER tunes on it. The covers are completely different than the regular edition and included is a lyric sheet. All this for a limited time for $5 PPD The regular edition will be available in a few weeks. This is a split release with SNCL. MARSHALL TELLER plays gruff vocal yet melodic indie punk that meshes together the influences of Leatherface, Broccoli, Sinaloa and Small Brown Bike.While on the flip side HALFTIME PARADE does an absolute brilliant job of cherry picking the best aspects of Urusei Yatsura and Pavement to make this best indie rock my ears have heard since the 90s.
By the way these are soon to be out of print Loma Prieta "Last City" LP (7 copies) and Damezumari/Fire Team Charlie "split" LP ( 4 copies)
DISTRO UPDATES:
Burial Year /Zann "split" LP
Damezumari "hitheringandtithering waters of" 10 inch (restock)
Daniel Striped Tiger/Sinaloa "split" 7 inch
Die Slug Car, Yep "Never Trust a Skinny Chef" 7 inch
Gasmask Terror "Architects of Death" 7 inch
Ghostlimb "Bearing & Distance" LP
Goat Bell "s/t" LP
I am the Cartographer/Humanifesto "split" 7inch
Kids Return/Bail "Konsortium" LP
L'Antietam/Kidcrash "split" 7 inch
08.11.2008
Quite simply, Rok Lok Fest represents two of the best days in my entire life. With every ounce of sincerity in my soul I want to thank all that came out (especially those who traveled great distances) to support the bands and help me celebrate 10 years of doing Rok Lok Records, it means the world to me. I want to publicly thank all of the bands for allowing me the great honor to issue their music, and most of all for the sacrifices they all made to be a part of this festival. I shall for forever be in debt to all of you. An extra special thanks needs to go to my sister Lauren and Will Cole of Olde Ghost for holding down the fort at the merch table. I would also like to thank Chris Enriquez of On the Might of Princes for working so closely with me over the last several months to ensure this festival would go exactly how I imagined it would. It was a great weekend of seeing great bands, seeing old friends and making new ones. I will cherish this experience until I am no longer of this earth.
Videos of performances from Rok Lok Fest are already starting to pop. Here is one from DAMEZUMARI and here is one from EXPLOSIVO.More will be posted as they start to show up.
Moving forward we have test press editions left over for the MARSHALL TELLER/HALFTIME PARADE "split" 7 inch. They are limited to 30 pieces total and as a bonus come with a cd-r that has 6 additional MARSHALL TELLER tunes on it. The covers are completely different than the regular edition and included is a lyric sheet. The regular edition will be available in a few weeks. For people overseas have no fear as SNCL will have some test press editions as well.
YES SENSEI "3 Songs" 7 inch will be ready to order in a few short weeks. They shall also announcing a new release for the fall and they are starting to write their fourth full length.
Distro Arrivals:
Cowboys Became Folk Heroes "Discography" LP
Gasmask Terror "Architects of Death" 7 inch
Heaven In Her Arms "Erosion of the Black Speckle" LP
In First Person/Storm the Bastille "split"LP
Iscariote "Necropole Trauma"LP
Judas Iscariot/Seein' Red "split" LP (restock)
Kidcrash "Jokes" LP (restock)
L'Antietam "Arthur Carr" LP
L'Antietam "We Like it When the Red Water Comes Out" 7 inch
Loma Prieta "Last City" CD
Marshall Teller "A Bout With Depression" 7 inch (restock)
Minus Tide / Turn Around Norman "split" LP
Raein/Daitro "split" 10 inch
Shorebirds/Something's Wrong "split" 7 inch
Someplace to Hide/Damezumari/Steeples "split" CD
Storm the Bastille/Tumer Street Conspiracy "split" 7 inch
v/a "We Do What We Want" 7 inch
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