02.26.2010
Whew! After dealing with some pressing plant nonsense the DUDE JAPAN/WEED HOUNDS "split" 7 inches have arrived and are ready to order. All pre-orders will be shipping out tomorrow. Thank you for your support and patience everyone! For folks overseas have no fear copies for strictly no capital letters will be shipping out next week, so please drop them a line. Sleepers beware my copies are going fast!
As ambitious as it sounds right away I going to start cranking out some new releases in the coming months. In the next few weeks the FELLOW PROJECT 7 inch and THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN "The Summer Was Over Before It began" tape will be going to press. And then before the spring comes to a close we'll see the release of SANDY CITY "Surfin' WA" one sided 12 inch and V/A "I Know Why They Call It Pop" tape compilation. Stay tuned!
02.01.2010
Happy belated New Year everyone! 2010 is kicking off right as I am ready to start taking pre-orders for the highly anticipated DUDE JAPAN/WEED HOUNDS "split" 7 inch. The test presses were approved and the finished records will be at my house and ready to ship within two weeks. I am learning my lesson from previous pre-order mistakes. Did you hear indie rock is cool again folks and let me tell these are two wayyyyyy cool bands. All kidding and bias aside, this a really awesome record that I am glad is finally coming out. DUDE JAPAN rocks out two indie rock tunes tunes that should appeal to fans of Velocity Girl, Tiger Trap, Further and Superchunk. While WEED HOUNDS whose 4 song demo has wowed everyone over the last several months, offer brand new tune that meshes together the sounds of My Bloody Valentine, Swirlies and Dinosaur Jr. So good. The 7 inch is $5 PPD in the US. I can NOT export this 7 inch, please contact our fine friends at STRICTLY NO CAPITAL LETTERS who are handling the European distro/retail for this release.
In the coming weeks theFELLOW PROJECT7 inch and THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN "The Summer Was Over Before It Began" tape will be going to press. And following that up will be "I Know Why They Call It Pop" tape comp and the much delayed but insanely great SANDY CITY"Surfin' WA" 12 inch.
Distro Update:
Aussitot Mort "Montuenga" cd
Daitro "Y" cd
Ghost Towns "s/t" 7 inch
Graf Orlock "Destination Time Today" lp
Her Breath on Glass "We Aimed Straight Down" lp
Her Breath on Glass/Sofy Major "split" 7 inch (restock)
How Do We Jump This High? "Deep Stationary" tape
Karoshi "s/t" 7 inch
Little Gold "On the Knife" lp
Merkit/Resurrectionists "split" 7 inch
Raein "Ogni Nuovo Inizio" cd
Saddest Landscape/Trophy Scars "split" 7 inch
This Time We Will Not Promise & Forgive "Masturbate on DIY" 7 inch
This Time We Will Not Promise and Forgive "s/t" cd
Tzadikim Nistarim "s/t" 7 inch
Yarmulke "One Theater in Square" cd
11.12.2009
After a extra long day at the pressing plant DAMEZUMARI "Hope Inscribed on Handbills" 7 inch has arrived. All pre orders will be shipping in the morning. For all folks on European soil copies for TOO COOL TO DANCE, the European label involved in the co-release will be shipping early next week so please get in touch with them.
In addition to the already announced DUDE JAPAN/WEED HOUNDS"split" 7 inch and FELLOW PROJECT 7 inch which are both going to press soon, there is a new release to announce. I am pleased to announce the upcoming release of THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN "The Summer Was Over Before It Began" tape. THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN plays super infectious lo fi indie pop/shoegaze that is in the vein of bands like Further, The Summer Hits, Drop Nineteens and Jesus & Mary Chain. Short bursts of fuzzed out pop tunes that begs multiple replays. Featuring members of New Jersey indie rock band By Surprise. This tape will be limited to 100 pieces and with full color artwork.
The official deadline for the "I Know Why They Call It Pop" tape comp submissions is Monday November 30th. If you want to submit a song you have until that date to do so. To find out more about the compilation read the blog.
Distro Update:
Fellow Project/Jonesin' "split" 7 inch
Danse Macabre/Am I Dead Yet "split" 7 inch (restock)
Gay Gay Gay Gay Bonerz "Treez Are Bonerz" 7 inch
Get Bent "Dead It" 7 inch
Glue "Still Here" 7 inch
Iron Chic "Shitty Rambo" 7 inch
Meny Hellkin/Meth & Goats "split" 7 inch
Meny Hellkin/The Ax "split" 7 inch
Meny Hellkin/The Bunch "split" 7 inch
New Yorker, The "Home is Where the Trees Grow" 7 inch
Onion Flavored Rings "Unraveling the Past" tape
Trainwreck/Comadre "split" lp
10.05.2009
Please read this very important information regarding placing orders. Some orders aren't finishing the checkout process so if you haven't received a payment receipt from Paypal or a thank you email from me that means your order hasn't gone through. If you'd rather not use the cart feel free to just use the direct paypal address: roklok@hotmail.com. And feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions or felt as if you order hasn't gone through. I apologize for this and the new webstore will be coming soon.
So pre-orders for DAMEZUMARI "Hope Inscribed on Handbills" 7 inch are here. The covers and inserts arrived, and the test presses have been approved so finished records should arrive sometime within the next 2 weeks. Once the finished records arrive I shall get orders packed up and sent out. Labels/distros please get in touch about wholesale/trades. I can NOT export this record to Europe. Please get in touch with Too Cool to Dance Records who is my partner in crime on this project handling European distribution/mailorder. DAMEZUMARI continue to hammer out technically proficient yet melodically sensible tunes that always sound fresh and demand repeat listens. For fans of early Hot Cross, Off Minor, Four Hundred Years and Sinaloa.
I have received all the materials for the FELLOW PROJECT 7 inch and once the Damezumari 7 inch is I'll be getting this bad boy off to press. This 7 inch will be that will be limited to 300 pieces with 100 on colored vinyl. Amazing, rocking indie rock with great lyrics and vocals. Take the lyrical gusto of Lou Reed channeled through stuff like Television, The Modern Lovers and The Feelies with a bit more of a modern approach. I even hear The Good Life in here. Indie rock that actually rocks. Features members of Bridge & Tunnel, and Yes Sensei as well as ex On the Might of Princes. Be sure to check out FELLOW PROJECT at The Fest this year.
WEED HOUNDS have started to record their tracks for the upcoming split 7 inch with DUDE JAPAN. You can check out one of the DUDE JAPAN tracks that will be on that split on their myspace. The song is called "Smile & Shut the Fuck Up". DUDE JAPAN play indie rock/pop stuff influences by bands like Further, Velocity Girl, Tiger Trap, Sleepyhead and Superchunk. While WEED HOUNDS play shoegaze/indie rock stuff in the vein of Swirlies, My Bloody Valentine and Dinosaur Jr. And for those of you who missed out on DUDE JAPAN's demo cd-r the tape version which includes three bonus tracks is available now from DEAD BROKE RECORDS
Distro Updates:
Brass, The "Homospaien" 7 inch
CMR "Only A Sound, Never a Promise" cd
Landlord "s/t" 7 inch
Loma Prieta "Dark Mountain" LP
On Various Days "demo" cassette
07.30.2009
So the DAMEZUMARI "Hope Inscribed on Handbills" 7 inch is off to the pressing plant! We should have test presses shortly. Once those are approved and a ETA is determined we'll start taking orders.
So far I have been getting some great submissions for the "I Know Why They Call It Pop" Tape comp. Some really great stuff folks, so please keep them coming! A deadline will be formally announced soon.The address for submissions is on the contact page.
Details for for the YES SENSEI/CMR 7 inch, and the FELLOW PROJECT 7 inch will be coming the next update as audio masters and artwork is being finalized right now for both projects. So right now it is a matter how much cash I'll I have versus what materials I get first.
Distro Update
Before I dive head first into a long overdue update I just wanted to let everyone know that I am going to start to slim down the cd inventory a bit. I won't be phasing them out but I am definitely going to be more selective about what cds I stock. So with that being I slashed most of the prices on our cds in the distro. As an added incentive for the month of August anytime you order 2 cds add another for FREE(same or lower cost.Not including Level Plane releases or On the Might of Princes cds) When checking out just add your free cd to the comments box.
About Face "Deny Me" one sided 7 inch
Aguirre "Le Poids de la Fonte" cd
Amalthea "Decisions Should Be A Desert, Bright and Clear" cd
Antilles "s/t" lp
Ezra Joyce/Pianos Become the Teeth "split" 7 inch
Followed By 37 Seconds of Happiness "s/t" 7 inch
Gantz "La Chambre des Morts" lp (restock)
Gantz/Cleaner "split" cd(restock)
Get Bent "demo" 7 inch
Her Breath on Glass/The Brass "split" 7 inch
Le Pre Ou Je Suis Mort "s/t" lp (restock)
Maladie "s/t" cassette
Neon Red Noise "Blasphemare" cassette
Rapid Cities "Machinery Saints" cd
Sofy Major "s/t" one sided 12 inch
The Sea Swallowed Us Whole "Drop Acid Not Bombs" cassette
v/a "Dead Broke Rekerdz Tape Comp Volume 3" cassette
Venosa "Dancing Together Under a Rain of Ashes" cd
Werewolves "Grind Melon" cd
07.14.2009
With the Damezumari 7 inch going off to press in matter of days I shall have a bigger update soon with more info on that release, more new releases and distro update. But in the mean time let me post something about the upcoming "I Know Why They Call It Pop" Tape Comp and the submissions I am hosting.
So I have had this idea stewing about for awhile now and anyone who knows me well has probably heard me discuss it at various points, some probably more than others, but now I am ready to actually do this. Since I am already stressed out about the large number of releases I have coming out why not get more stressed and add another, so without further delay I am thrilled to announce the upcoming release, "I Know Why They Call It Pop" tape compilation. I am also happy to announce that I am accepting submissions for this project but before you go jamming an audio master into a envelope looking for an opportunity for your punk or hardcore band or whatever to get exposure PLEASE READ FURTHER TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT.
Don't get me wrong I love punk and hardcore/screamo and have helped document it through releases as well as distributing hundreds of different bands, labels, etc of those genres over the 11 years of doing this label but Rok Lok has NEVER been exclusively about one sound or idea. The discography is like my personal tastes, varied and that tradition will continue. Hands down my main love in music has always been in the lo fi indie rock/pop genre, and through the years I have been fortunate enough to release some amazing music that shows of the personal and just over all fun quality that music like that possess. As someone who identifies himself as a self taught musician and spent most of his youth inspired by Lou Barlow/Sebadoh and various Shrimper Records/K Records artists making boombox and later on 4 track recordings of my own "outsider" music that was made for my own enjoyment or in some cases shared with others, lo fi bedroom music has always been something that I feel really passionate about. I am interested as well as inspired when I hear of other folks creating music in their bedroom or whatever simply for fun, for friends or heck even some cases to share with the world. There is something very personal that intrigues me, and in many ways it is an audible diary or sketchbook of sorts that the creators share with us and to me that is a privilege. The means may have changed where tape/zine trading has been replaced (or given a technological facelift I suppose) but there are still creative people using music as a means of expression and it is truly independent. It isn't trying to be a hype band on some message board, be interviewed in glossy magazine or even a newsprint punk zine. It is just there and whether if it is someone writing one lone song for them and their friends or the kid self releasing 50 cd-rs of the latest racket that they recorded while wearing pajamas-people are finding a creative outlet to express themselves and have it be a piece of the grand puzzle of self exploration and creating a sense of identity. This is an experience I know I have had myself and have encountered others who have shared a similar experience, so I would like to document the beauty of this shared experience. It continues to inspire me and perhaps it will inspire you.
So the idea with this tape compilation "I Know Why They Call It Pop", whose name is a play on the fantastic 2x 10 inch compilation on Pop Narcotic called "Why Do You Think They Call It Pop" which was a record I listened to endlessly through high school in the 90s, is that I want to invite creative people (not necessarily bands) who create lo indie pop/indie rock, shoegaze, folk, ambient, etc. music on their 4 track, boombox, handheld recorder, laptop, etc. to take a part of this project. This is not to say that bands aren't welcome to partake because the idea of what band is and can be is up for debate but I am mainly interested in documenting projects that are mainly individual projects (solo project has a weird connotation) or collaborative in nature. Fact is if you have read this far chances are you have an idea what I am talking about. Or if you are like me and grew up with Shrimper & K Records releases during the golden age of 90s lo fi/indie music.
If you like to submit a track the catch is that it must be an EXCLUSIVE track as I want this compilation to be special and not viewed as a sampler or promotional item. The deadline isn't set in stone yet but I am looking to have all submissions wrapped up by the end of the summer/early September. You can find the address on the CONTACT page.
Once again PLEASE don't try pull a fast a one by sneaking a submission for your punk, hardcore, whatever band thinking that once I hear it my mind will be blown and therefore make an exception, IT WON'T HAPPEN. And if you catch me on the wrong day I may just happen to be sure to publicly ridicule your band for a failure to be able to read. I am probably joking about the last bit but you never know... I am sorry if this is coming off harsh/assholish but the reality is that bands get plenty of time in the spotlight and I want this project to be something to celebrate a part of DIY/indie culture that is after thought if even a thought at all in the minds of people. Okay. End rant. And I look forward to hearing what creations you have all made in your respective bedrooms!-xoxo Mike
06.08.2009
Hi everyone! I just wanted to update you and let you know that things are moving forward with A LOT of new releases. But before getting into the details some of those I want to let everyone know that from now until July 1st there will be a HUGE sale here on the site. The sale is 3 lps for $20 PPD, 4 cds for $15 PPD, 3 7 inches for $10 PPD and 2 tapes for $4 PPD. These prices are for the US ONLY. For folks overseas, email me and I'll get you a shipping quote. the only titles that AREN'T included in the sale are the On the Might of Princes and Level Plane releases. To shop just make the payment to roklok@hotmail.com and let me know what titles you in the comments box. Email me with any questions you might have.
New releases. We already talked in detail about the YES SENSEI/CMR "split" 7 inch in the previous update and that project is starting to move along nice with production starting in July but for now let's talk about a few more releases. First, following up their split 12" with FIRE TEAM CHARLIE,and their awe inspiring appearance at last summer's ROK LOK FEST Oklahoma's DAMEZUMARI is back with a brand spanking new 4 song 7 inch. DAMEZUMARI play technical emo/screamo stuff but with a very, very strong sense of melody. Mix early Hot Cross with 400 Years, Off Minor and Sinaloa to give you an idea. Joining in on the fun will be my buddy Toby and his TOO COOL TO DANCE RECORDS based out of the UK. We shall be pressing 500 of these bad boys with silk screened covers and a lyric insert. We should be going to press before June leaves us.
This next one is long over due and then some. For years FELLOW PROJECT have been my favorite band here on Long Island and I have always wanted to do a record for them but something always got in the way of that. Well no more! I am so fucking stoked to share with all of you the 4 amazing tracks that will be on the 7 inch from FELLOW PROJECT. Amazing, rocking indie rock with great lyrics and vocals. Take the lyrical gusto of Lou Reed channeled through stuff like Television, The Modern Lovers and The Feelies with a bit more of a modern approach. Indie rock that actually rocks. We will be pressing 300 of these with 100 on colored vinyl.
And the release to round out the summer will be a split 7 inch from DUDE JAPAN and WEED HOUNDS. DUDE JAPAN continues to follow up the lo fi indie rock 'ala Further, Sebadoh and Velocity Girl that was found on their demo while the amazing new Long Island trio WEED HOUNDS play shoegaze/indie rock in the vein of My Bloody Valentine, Swirlies and Dinosaur Jr which features wonderful female/male trade off vocals. Absolutely brilliant. Details on this release will be coming in soon. In the meantime there is only one copy remaining of the DUDE JAPAN demo cd-r. However, the demo will be re-pressed with a few exclusive bonus tracks on cassette by our friends at DEAD BROKE REKERDS.
Lastly but certainly not least, a band who I have been obsessed with and literally counted the days until their tape "Surfin' WA" showed up in my PO Box is Washington state's own SANDY CITY. This band plays a awesomely catchy lo fi indie rock/surf punk hybrid that is Eric's Trip meets the Beach Boys with a bit of Tullycraft thrown in for good measure. We shall be pressing "Surfin' WA" as a one sided 12" sometime before the year is over.That is all I'll say about that for now but in the meantime definitely give SANDY CITY a listen. I think you'll be hooked and that you'll be counting days until your copy of the tape shows up.
04.07.2009
With summer just around the corner, and finally getting organized as well as stabilized I am really excited. It is a really creatively inspiring time for me and I have a whole slew of releases planned as well as some new projects. Getting things started is a new release from my new band DUDE JAPAN. Available now is our four song demo. This CD-R release is limited to 50 pieces and comes packaged in a full color gatefold sleeve and a full color numbered poster. Order the demo over on the releases page. If you are fan of lo fi indie pop/rock 'ala Sebadoh, Further, Velocity Girl, Eric's Trip and Tiger Trap then you may dig what what we do. The tune "Teenage Summer" is up at our myspace page.
If you have blinked you may have possibly missed your chance to pick up your copy of THE THIRD MEMORY LP. I am down to less than 8 copies of the absolutely fantastic album. THE THIRD MEMORY take their La Quiete/Tristan Tzara brand of screamy hardcore and have made an excellent follow up to their previous full length effort "et de cela rien ne resort", which a few copies of have turned up and have been made available again. Additionally copies of their recent split 12" with Dominic have arrived in the distro.
Up next on the release plate is a split 7 inch from YES SENSEI and CMR which will be co-release effort with our new friend Lee and his label CHRIST ON A BIKE RECORDS. On this split 7 inch YES SENSEI provide two tracks that come from the same sessions from where the "3 Songs" 7 inch came from, and it continues to build on the noisy guitar post punk of Unwound and Sonic Youth that the band has become known for. CMR are one of Long Island's best kept secrets and they play driving, emotive post hardcore that is akin to bands like Cursive, At the Drive In and Jawbox. After hearing their two tracks you will fall in love with them as I have. This 7 inch will be limited to 300 pieces with 100 on colored vinyl. As added bonus the colored vinyl mail order editions will include a cd-r that has the entire 7 inch as well two exclusive bonus tracks, one from each band.
A lot of releases are about to go out of print. In addition to the aforementioned THE THIRD MEMORYLP I have under 10 copies of the following titles:
Yes Sensei "3 Songs" 7 inch
Marshall Teller/Halftime Parade "split" 7 inch
Olde Ghost "Totally" 7 inch
Distro Updates:
Alligator "Prehistoric Reptillians" LP w/ CD
Cowboys Became Folk Heroes "Discography" LP
Food "s/t" LP
Hex Machine "Run to Earth" LP
Justin Rhody/Andrew Restrepo "split" 7 inch
Third Memory, The/Dominic "split" LP
Tigershark/Apeshit "split" LP
03.12.2009
FINALLY!!!! My copies of the s/t 2nd LP from THE THIRD MEMORY have arrived. ALL pre-orders are being packed tonight and shipped out tomorrow afternoon. I sincerely want to thank everyone who pre order for being extremely patient during this whole ordeal. I want to thank Lars at React With Protest for all of his help in dealing with DHL's incompetence and ensuring that my lost parcel would be replaced. Now that the missing records are now here let us talk about how beautiful this album is both sonically and visually. Yes I just called a hardcore record beautiful. Hats off to THE THIRD MEMORY for creating a wonderful album. If you dig bands like La Quiete, Tristan Tzara and Orchid do yourself a favor and pick this album up. After pre-orders there aren't a whole lot of copies left so act quick folks. Additionally I have found 3 copies of their previous LP on Rok Lok "et de cela rien ne ressort", you can order that in the releases section as well.
Now that the stress of THE THIRD MEMORY LP is behind me now it is time to get the ball rolling on some new releases. I'll more into each on the next update but here is brief run down of what is coming out in the next few months:
DUDE JAPAN cd-r
YES SENSEI/CMR "split" 7 inch
DAMEZUMARI 7 inch
FELLOW PROJECT 7 inch (members of Bridge & Tunnel, Yes Sensei)
Distro Arrivals:
A Flower Kollapsed "Brown Recluse" 10 inch
Add/c "Keepin' It Real" LP
Cease Upon the Capitol "s/t" (last album) cd (restock)
Carpenter Ants/Headaches "split" 7 inch
Comrades/Tekken "split" 7 inch
Down in the Dumps "Dumps Luck" LP
Get Bent "demo" cassette
Grinding Halt "sprookjeshof" LP
Halo Fauna "Durak" LP
Iron Chic "demo" cassette
Jonesin'/Shang-a-Lang "split" 7 inch
Laghetto "Pocapocalisse" CD
Le Pre Ou Je Suis Mort "s/t" LP
Masato Tanaka/Pocket Gallows "Ordinary of the Masses" LP
Moonsocket "It's the End of the Trip" 7 inch (Chris from Eric's Trip)
Restrained / The Separation "split" LP
Restrained "s/t" 7 inch
Sanctions "Home Sweet Home" CD
Silence/Burning the Prospect "split" 7 inch
Simela/Cassage De Burnes "split" 7 inch
Souvenir's Young America/Spylacopa "split" 7 inch
Spinning Heads "Change the Game" LP (restock)
Storm the Bastille "Dismantled" 10 inch
Tugboat: 3001 ad "First Tell Me Your Name" 7 inch (Darren from Further/The Tyde)
Yo Man Go "Life Lessons" 7 inch
02.17.2009
Everyone, I just wanted to give a quick update on the delay that we have been experiencing with THE THIRD MEMORY "s/t" LP. The records are finished and were shipped via surface mail through DHL on January 22nd 2009. Even at surface they should've been here by now. So I am currently in the process of trying to get some more detailed information on the ETA of these LPS. Please be patient is the courier is based in Germany (where the records shipped from) and Lars over at React With Protest, the saint he is, is doing his best to relay info to me. I shall make an update to the page the minute they arrive. I sincerely thank everyone who pre-ordered a copy for their patience in the arrival of this record. From what I have seen in the pictures the LPS look wonderful and I already know the tunes will rock your face off, so I assure you the wait won't go unfulfilled.
My new band DUDE JAPAN has created a myspace page. Check it out here. Let us know what you think of the tunes, and for those interested our demo will be out sometime soon.
One last quick note, our latest releases MARSHALL TELLER/HALFTIME PARADE "split" 7 inch and YES SENSEI "3 SONGS" 7 inch are down to the last copies so be sure to order them today. They will NOT be repressed.
12.23.2008
Here we are probably the last post of 2008, unless I do a last minute distro update as I am expected a bunch of stuff in stock very soon! This past year was a great year for Rok Lok as we celebrated the 10th anniversary of doing the label, got to issue some awesome records and met great people. Here is hoping that 2009 is even better!
Finally after a myriad of delays the new album from The Third Memory is available for pre order. Hopefully you already have been enjoying their last album "Et cela de rien ressort" but if you haven't (WHY???) The Third Memory play chaotic yet beautiful screamo/hardcore in teh vein of La Quiete, Tristan Tzara, and Orchid. We are not doing any colored vinyl for this release and I shall only have about 50 copies coming to the States as there are a bunch of labels involved and with the dollar versus Euro that is all I can afford at this juncture. I maybe able to import more at a later date from the other labels but that is a maybe, so don't waste a minute in reserving your copy.
The recent releases, Yes Sensei "3 Songs" 7 inch and Marshall Teller/Halftime Parade "split" 7 inch are going fast so be sure to get your copy today. I am down to only two copies left of the Loma Prieta "Last City" LP.
Stay tuned for news about new releases from Rok Lok and some MASSIVE distro updates.
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
events • contact / info • links • privacy & security
© rok lok records • long island web design by valve media
