01.29.2012
So it is a new year and there is a lot going on at Rok Lok Records in the way of upcoming releases. Yesterday test presses for BRICK MOWER "Why Are We Doing This" 7 inch arrived and are now just pending approval from the band. So shortly this awesome record will be available.
Word just recently. reached me that two of the limited lathe cut records that have been in production are close to being finished. The first of which was previously announced is THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN "Hidden East Coast EP" which is limited to 20 pieces in a full color sleeve and with full color labels. For those interested the cd version with a bonus track is still available. The other lathe cut 7 inch was not previously announced and that is a brand new release from STARS ARE INSANE called "You Are Not Good Enough (For Me)" which is ultra limited to 10 copies. Yes 10 copies. Each 7 inch comes in a unique one of a kind packaging.Both of these releases will be ready to order soon.
And there are even more releases ready to go into production in the coming months such as a GIANT PEACH 7 inch, SNOW WHAT cassette, MAKE IT PLAIN 7 inch, and also the Rok Lok Cassette Single Series featuring new music from VEHICLE BLUES, KEVIN GREENSPON, OUTSIDE THE MUSEUM, THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN, MONOGAMY, KATRINA STONEHART, JEN PAUL/NO LAKES, BLNKET TRUTH, HANNA ELSON and more.
Distro Updates:
Abandoned Houses "At the Shore" cd-r
Blanket Truth "Indoor Camping" cd
Congenital Death "Demo" cassette
Gelatin Kids "Gelatin Kids" cassette
Gelatin Kids "Blammer" cassette
Glasses "Demo" cd-r
Glocca Morra "Ghoul Intentions" cassette
Henry + Katrina "Henry + Katrina" cassette
Hightide Hotel "Secret Somethings: Volume 2" cassette
JJMMEEIII "Moon Altar" cassette
Katrina Stonehart "Gumby + Pokey" cassette
Katrina Stonehart + Potions "Stoney Islands" cassette
Katrina Stonehart/House Paint "split" cassette
RRFFDD "Amorphous" cassette
Stable Boy "This is Two Songs" cassette
Watercolor Paintings "These Arms" cassette
Winnie Byrd/Glass Cake "split" cassette
12.15.2011
With a whole slew of releases in production for next coming months here is one to get you purveyors of fine music started. Here is a brand new cd-r from STARS ARE INSANE. The release is called "The Empty House" and it comprises of 13 songs that were originally supposed to be the follow up to 2001's "Gay". For whatever reason the songs went unreleased until they all made an appearance on the "So. I Dreamed of Noise" collection. Now the songs have been re-sequenced for proper album consumption and in their own stand alone release for the first time. "The Empty House" is packaged in a dvd case with a full color & numbered full color cover, full color insert, hand stamped cd-r and this release is limited to 25 pieces. Additionally, there are only 8 copies remaining of the recent "Partial History" cd-r. Coming soon from STARS ARE INSANE is a limited edition lathe cut 7 inch and cassette ep all featuring brand new material.
Rok Lok Holiday Bundles!!! For a limited time in the distro section get the following bundles of great tunes for low prices:
The Only Ghost in Town bundle w/ "Hidden East Coast EP" cdep + "The Summer Was Over Before It Began" cd-r (w/ 3 bonus tracks) $6.00 PPD
Sandy City bundle w/ "Surfin' WA" 12 inch + "Nice Hat" 7 inch $11.00
Fellow Project 7 inch bundle w/ "Boots", "split Jonesin", "split w/ Thousandaires", "split w/ Go Sell Drugs", and "Dead Broke 4 Way split Series #1" $16.00
Dude Japan cassette bundle w/ "Teenage Summer EP", "Simple Living" and "The Things That Matter" $10.00
Yes Sensei cd, t-shirt and pin bundle w/ "What I Do Best is What I Do Worst", "We Who Transplant Sustain" and "s/t" cds, a t-shirt and a assortment of one inch buttons $13.00
Distro Update:
Golden Gurls "Demo" cd-r
Katrina Stonehart "zBabe" cassette
Latterman "Our Better Halves" 7 inch
Luke Holstein "Old Stuff" cassette
Rvivr "s/t" 12 inch
Rvivr "The Joester Sessions" 12 inch
11.14.2011
Lots of exciting bits of news to announce so let's jump right in! First off pre-orders for BRICK MOWER "Why Are We Doing This?" 7 inch will be starting in about two weeks. In the mean time the band has announced dates for their Fall 2011 Tour. Check the events page for details!
In recent years I have been starting to shift more towards smaller niche release formats such as cassettes, lathe cut records and cd-rs. I strongly feel it allows me to focus on releasing great music rather than any business related nonsense. And in the next step in the label's evolution I have just a purchased a tape duplication machine so expect lots of cassette releases in the coming months! Also be on the lookout for a very cool, very special announcement.
Right now GIANT PEACH is finishing up mixing as well as artwork for their awesome four song 7 inch which we are teaming up with LIFE ON AN ISLAND to release in the coming months. GIANT PEACH play noisy guitar driven but very melodic indie rock that reminds me of Polvo, Bettie Seveert, and Rainer Maria.
So Rok Lok now has a channel on Youtube. So far I have uploaded videos from the last YES SENSEI show as well as the band's appearance at Rok Lok Fest at The Knitting Factory. Check out the channelhere.
Distro Updates:
Adobe Holmes "Ristra" 10 inch
Credentials, The/Dead Uncles "split" 7 inch
Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill! "Fluchtpunkt Individuum" 7 inch
Fellow Project "Stable Life"cd
Giant Peach/For Serious This Time "split" cassette (restock)
Go White Bronco"Life As a Monument" 7 inch
Infarto! "sul Fondo Insieme a Tutti Gli Altri Sassi" 12 inch + cd
Iron Chic "Not Like This" cd
Neato Fleets "Coffee is Dead" cassette
Rations "For Victory" 12 inch
Sneeze "Grandma In the Trenches" 7 inch
Vehicle Blues/Katrina Stoneheart "split" cassette
Vehicle Blues/Trudgers "split" cassette
Zona Mexicana "Zona Mexicana" 10 inch
10.19.2011
A quick little update today as I just wanted to say that yes, the BRICK MOWER "Why Are We Doing This?" 7 inch is indeed still in production. Slowly but surely it is coming along and what would certainly help this awesome record come out faster is ordering our current/past releases or releases from the distro. Trust me orders go a LONG way in keeping this label going! A sincere thanks to everyone's support, it really does mean a lot and this label and the projects we do wouldn't be able to happen without that support, so thank you. With that all being said for the rest of the month if you order two items (either releases or from the distro) add a third selection(of equal or lesser value) for free! Just add what you'd like for free in the comments section.
To help promote their brand new cdep "Hidden East Coast EP" THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN has unveiled a video for the song "I Know". Check it out here:
The Only Ghost In Town: "I Know" from Colin Miller on Vimeo.
One last bit of info I thought I'd share is that my good buddy Jon Manning of SANDY CITY, LOST SOUND TAPES and various other projects has a radio show over on HOLLOW EARTH RADIO called FIZZY BUSINESS playing the finest in indie pop, indie rock, punk, lo fi, folk, etc. Check it out!
09.20.2011
Don't be fooled by the lull in updates lately there is plenty going on here at Rok Lok Records. Personally, I have been busy with resuming my college education after 13 years and also I am trying my best to get a bunch more releases out before the New Year. So here we go...
Out now is the CD version ofTHE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN "hidden East Coast EP". The limited edition lathe cut 7 inch version will be coming out in the coming months. This new ep contains three brand new tracks of quintessential indie pop/shoegaze for fans of The Summer Hits, Veronica Lake, Lenola, etc. Listen to the entire ep now:
In production right now is the long awaited BRICK MOWER "Why Are We Doing This?" 7 inch. The covers are done and test presses should be here shortly so the wait won't be much longer on this outstanding four song piece of vinyl that is oozing with indie rock brilliance. Check it out yourself:
Looking ahead for the rest of 2011 and into early next year there is a full helping of new releases slated for release. Here is a run down:
DUDE JAPAN "Will You Meet Me There" cd
GIANT PEACH 7 inch
KEVIN GREENSPON/VEHICLE BLUES "split" 7 inch
MAKE IT PLAIN 7 inch
One other last bit of info always proving to be one step behind in internet promotion, I have finally got the label a Facebook page. be sure to like Rok Lok and add us "split" 7 inch
here
Distro Update
Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk "Jam Packed Full of Awesome" cassette (restock)
Campfire Fight "Campfire Fight" cassette
Fellow Project "Stable Life" 12 inch
Giant Peach "People Don't Believe Me" cd
Grizzel Toe/Hermit Convention "split" cassette
Kevin Greenspon "Paradise AD" cd
Loma Prieta "Last City" 12 inch (second pressing)
Marshall Teller "A Farewell to Kings" 10 inch
Marshall Teller/Chippendale "split" 7 inch
Monogamy "Posture Smiles Upon You" cd-r
Outside the Museum "With Clouds" cassette
Sandy City "Nice Hat" 7 inch (restock)
Sea Oleena "Sleeplessness + Sea Oleena" cassette
Unless "Letting Go Of What You Never Had" 7 inch
Vehicle Blues "Koz Park" cassette
v/a "Now Hereness" cd
07.03.2011
SANDY CITY "Surfin' WA" one sided 12 inches have arrived and all pre-orders will finally start shipping on Tuesday. Thank you to everyone for their support and patience. Getting this record out after all this time took a lot of personal sacrifice but now that it is done I am relieved as well as happy. For those interested there are still a few copies remaining of the gold screened pre order edition so act now. Listen to "Surfin' WA" on Bandcamp:
Out now is also STARS ARE INSANE "Partial History" cd-r which is limited to 30 pieces and features 19 tracks spanning the entire STARS ARE INSANE discography and is packaged in a full color pocket sleeve and comes with a insert.
In production right now is the BRICK MOWER "Why Are We Doing This?" 7 inch and in the following weeks joining that will be THE ONLY GHOST IN TOWN "Hidden East Coast EP" 7 inch lathe and cd. Both releases are streaming over at the Rok Lok Bandcamp. Get pumped!
In some other news DUDE JAPAN will be playing their last show Sunday July 17th with friends DEEP POCKETS, Polygon, Crow Bait and Snow What at Mr Beery's in Bethpage. For those who can make it I'd appreciate as personally speaking it will be the last time I ever play music live. Consider it a retirement... However that won't be the last from DUDE JAPAN as a last 7 song ep will come out posthumously on CD at the end of the summer from Rok Lok and on the cassette format on the wonderful BRIDGETOWN RECORDS
Last but certainly not least the fine folks at A SPECTACULAR CRAP did a feature on Rok Lok and there are tunes from Dude Japan, The Only Ghost in Town, Fellow Project, On the Might of Princes, Damezumari, Loma Prieta, Stars Are Insane and more featured. Check it out here.
Distro Arrivals:
Awful Man "New Ways to Say Fuck Off" 7 inch
Earth Earth "Matador is Dead" cd
Explosivo! "If the Devil Had a Guitar" 12 inch/cd
For Serious This Time "Weird Life" 12 inch
Gazetters, The "We Are Here" cd
Goblin Universe "True to Nothing" cd
Man Without Plan "Sounds Too Loud Lights Too Bright" 12 inch
Pillow "Learning to Labour" cd
Rad Payoff "5 song tape" cassette
Shang-a-Lang "Sad Magic" cd
Spraydog "Impress and Defend" cd (restock)
Spraydog "Karate Summer Camp" cd
True Stereo "s/t" 7 inch
White Night "Immortal" 12 inch
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