torpaul

thank you!!!

• gonna give this guy a bump. Sea Of Storms LP is out and shipping. if you run a distro/store/whatever, you can contact me directly or order from Ebullition, Stickfigure, or Deathwish. Aneurysm 45 test presses should be in our hands soon. we'll be announcing pre-orders with a pretty rad give-away soon. Tyler Daniel Bean will be going into Dead Air in August/September to record his half of the Au Revoir split 7". the Moment Discography is rolling along. and we have a couple other surprises up our sleeves. it would be really rad if you checked out the webstore and maybe picked something up (even something not TJR). help grease the wheels of industry and keep the record mill flowing. thanks!

sure!!! its more of wall art than anything. they were had screened, so there are slight variations.

thanks!! i'll be silk screening the wooden covers thursday or friday night. pre-orders should ship early next week (once we get everything packed together).

• word on the street is that we'll have vinyl in hands early next week. pre-orders will ship next week (if you want some rad custom wooden packaging, get your pre-order into Tor Johnson or Self Aware this weekend!!). this means Sea Of Storms will have copies for the Planes Mistaken For Stars shows. Josh and I will have copies out to our distros in the next couple weeks, but if you have a store or distro hit up either of us and we'll get copies in your hands!

just finalized the freebie for the Aneurysm pre-orders and i can't wait to announce this shit. its insane!!

we jsut went through the webstore and discounted tons of stuff. check it out and help make room in our basement for new stuff by buying rad old stuff.

oh shit, i remember that show! yeah, mitch and the advocate dudes ran the thrash mafia. rad!! thank you!! if you come across anything else, let me know.

dude, seriously, anything with moment on it, if you want to scan it i'll take it. we're trying to make a zine style insert, so the more content the better. so pissed i get rid of my old flyers when i moved...but i think Thomas said he found a bunch of stuff at his parent's house...so fingers crossed. hahahaha.

but thank you so much!! people like you are the reason i keep pushing on this project!

i don't want to air their dirty laundry (nor is it my place) but one member has burned a lot of bridges and would make a reunion pretty impossible (most of my communications with this member about the release needed to be with his brother). the other 4 guys have really moved on and would not want to do it under these circumstances. the reality is, this release exists because i want to own it and i want it to exist. 

the TWW idea would be amazing!! that is a band with at least the possiblity of the reunion. hahaha. but we'll see. one ridiculous project at a time. haha.

well....i don't want to let the cat out of the bag, but Robotic has been working on an ASTS discography w/dvd for...4 years? supposedly its in the works still. i guess metal mike has been the main hold-up, but who knows the status with it.

from RI? cool!! i'm originally from the boston suburbs, but i've been in providence since 2000, running the label since 02.

LOVE THAT SONG!! i am seriously so excited about this project. its been about 3 years in the making. it'll be Songs For The Self-Destructive on one LP and everything else on the 2nd (the 5 song ep, 4 song 7", 3 song demo tape, the split song, song off the "Boston & Beyond" comp, and unreleased songs). it'll be packaged in a letter-pressed & silk screened chipboard sleeve. since there is no possible reunion, the project gets pushed back so the plan is to start the packaging (since we are doing the silkscreening by hand) in the fall and send out the lps by the end of the year.

speaking of TWW....since i grew up on those bands and with all those bands....i've been thinking alot about a vinyl release of Somnambulists once the Moment project is done....but i haven't talked to those guys yet. one project at a time. hahaha

if anyone is interested and didn't see this on social media stuff, we put up a coupon to save 35% off your entire webstore order (pre-orders excluded). use code "allieverwanted" until 6/11 and try out some new music. orders will ship after 6/11. thanks!!

another song just went up streaming. check it out and pre-order a record:

http://www.punknews.org/article/58095/media-sea-of-storms-pathos

little bump. check this out!

more info: We are excited to announce that we are working with Sea of Storms (RVA) on their debut LP, "Dead Weight." We are co-releasing the LP with Tor Johnson Records. The cassette will be handled, at some point, by Protagonist Media. Preorders are available on our webstore and each label has their own specific color.

The album is limited to 500 copies, with 100 copies on "yellow snow" (Self Aware) and 100 copies on "bumblebee" (Tor Johnson) limited edition preorder exclusive vinyl. The remaining copies will be on "onyx" (black). Please check out the new track(s) below via Brooklyn Vegan.

250 copies - black vinyl
100 copies - white w/ yellow marbling (SA exclusive)
100 copies - black w/ yellow marbling (TJ exclusive)

50 copies - translucent brown swirl (SOS exclusive)

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/05/richmond_punks.html

Head over to our webstore and reserve your copy today, we appreciate your support, you don't want to miss out on this album!!!


Jeff Byers (of Light the Fuse & Run, Best Practices) had this to say about the album:

"These songs won’t ever be on the radio, but they could’ve been. Growing up in the ‘90s, you wouldn’t have heard any of the songs, from Sea of Storms’s debut LP, Dead Weight, on the radio because they hadn’t been written yet. However, if the Richmond, VA power trio had released them roughly 20 years ago, you would’ve had a chance. Growing up in a post-Nevermind era throughout different Virginian cities, the members of Sea of Storms were gripping 7”s from Richmond bands when they could and ripping off a variety of sub-genres that blended together at the time in their high school bands. When the 3/5 of the post-hardcore outfit Mouthbreather formed Sea of Storms in 2012, they brought together a varied archive of influences from Jimmy Eat World to 400 Years to Coheed and Cambria. However, Dead Weight sounds nothing like these bands.

What "Dead Weight" (to be released on Tor Johnson and Self Aware Records) does sounds like is a rock record from a time when Danzig and Smashing Pumpkins were considered fresh, filtered through the distilled punk essence of late-1990s angsty indie rockers such as The Get Up Kids and Blank. Having played together for six years, Sea of Storms’ dynamics are impressive. From bassist John Martin’s rolling bass lines to drummer Chris Brown’s propulsive, metered beats, Sea of Storms has found their groove. Singer/guitarist Brandon Peck makes an excellent front man, creatively filling in space with feedback, riffs and vocals. Take, for example, the hazy rock tracks such as “Weak Ones” and “Crimson Tide”. Dramatic moments ebb and flow with a series of guitar and vocal interplay as the rhythm section holds down the fort, calling to mind Walter Screifels’ projects or a more aggressive, spaced out Hot Rod Circuit. The greatest strengths on Dead Weight are the songs themselves. Sea of Storms are able to craft well-written emotionally-tinged rock anthems without veering into the embarrassing “emo” territory (because that word meant something completely different when they first heard it). Stand out tracks in this vein include “Snake Oil” and album closer “Cedar Run”. While nodding to the past, Sea of Storms looks towards the future, looking to expand on their musical roots how they can.

If you’re a fan of big guitars and songs that make you want to drive along open roads with the windows down, Dead Weight is the record you’ve been waiting for."


Self Aware preorder link: http://selfawarerecords.storenvy.com/collections/13827-all-products/products/11074593-preorder-sea-of-storms-dead-weight-12-lp

Tor Johnson preorder link: http://www.torjohnsonrecords.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=21&products_id=1082

This album is really really really good. For real - buy it. 

 

Any word if they will have this on their upcoming tour/can we get an estimate on vinyl release date?

it looks like they will have some limited edition versions for the tour. in terms of the full press...knowing how the plants are running....hopefully by the end of June. fingers crossed.

and thank you so much for the kind words. i'm super excited for this one!!!

pre-orders just went live for Sea Of Storms "Dead Weight" LP coming out this summer on Tor Johnson Records and Self Aware Records. SOS hails from Richmond and has members from Mouthbreather, Wow Owls, The Set-Up, and more. check out the song premier and some words about the band. "yellow snow" (white/yellow marble) is available exclusively from Self Aware and "bubblebee" (yellow/black marble) is exclusive from Tor Johnson. thanks!!

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2015/05/richmond_punks.html

if anyone's interested, we're doing benefit shirts & crew necks. http://teethlikeswordsprinting.bigcartel.com/

yeah, we're still trying to dry everything out and figure out what is completely damaged. but the support has been amazing so far. please check out the bands and if you are into it, every little bit helps. thank you so much.

oh yeah. check this out too. we'll be using this to sell random fun stuff. rare color variants, test presses, special editions, etc! https://shopstick.com/tjrrecords4sale