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✨USED SECTION UPDATE✨ There are a lot of fresh items in the USED and SPECIALTY sections 💎USED JUST ADDED💎 25 Ta Life - S/T 7" The Extermination - A Flatspot Hardcore Compilation 7" Mind Piece - Demo 2007 7" Out For Justice / Mourning - ...Used To Mean Something 7" Supertouch - Lost My Way 7" Biohazard – State Of The World Address 12" Black My Heart - Before The Devil LP Out For Justice - NorthEazt Takeover LP Archivist - Construct 2xLP Eneferens - The Bleakness Of Our Constant LP Downfall Of Gaia – Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes 2xLP Persefone – Aathma 2xLP Hexis – Tando Ashanti LP Mastiphal – For A Glory Of All Evil Spirits, Rise For Victory LP Okkultokrati - Snakereigns LP Okkultokrati - Raspberry Dawn LP The Body - Christs, Redeemers LP Okkultokrati - Night Jerks LP Inferi - Vile Genesis LP Modern Error - Lost In The Noise LP Until We Die - Before The Decay Of Time LP ⚡️NEW BUYERS CODE "RAREMETALS" FOR 10% OFF ⚡️UNLIMITED CODE "STACK5" FOR 5% OFF 5 ⚡️UNLIMITED CODE "STACK10" FOR 10% OFF 10 ⚡️ALWAYS FREE USA SHIPPING OVER $100

MORROW - The Quiet Earth pre-orders just dropped For those unfamiliar, Morrow is the neo-crust/d-beat band of Alex CF (he sang in Lightbearer, Fall Of Efrafa, Momentum, Archivist, and a bunch of others) US/North America via The Plague Of Man Records https://store.theplagueofmanrecords.com/album/the-quiet-earth-2 Europe via Alerta Antifascista Records https://doomrock.com/music/lp/1474/morrow-quiet-earth-2xlp-2.-versions

Archivist is a six-piece atmospheric/post-metal band out of Europe, whose self-titled album was released digitally at the beginning of June. Alerta Antifascista Records is currently taking pre-orders for the CD version, with a double LP upcoming, set for a November release. They are currently looking for a US distributor (will add more details as they are released). From the label: "Archivist is an atmospheric metal band, incorporating shoegaze, blast beats, and post-rock into a mass of turbulent percussion and soaring melodies set against a tale of ecological disaster and the last recorded thoughts of the sole survivor. It is a story of human hubris, the end of the world, and the willingness of a child to accept the weight of our legacy." For the full concept of the album, as well as free streaming and free downloads, go here. Track Listing: 1. Ascension 2. Escape Velocity 3. Dreaming Under 4. Leaving Day 5. Hades 6. Tying Up Loose Ends in the Cold Void of Space 7. Eureka 8. 4,500 UPDATE 9/1: Now up for pre-order at the Alerta Antifascista webstore. Pressing Info: Clear /120 Black /380

Discussion with Prince archivist Micheal Howe on the bonus tracks on the 1999 10xlp https://www.superdeluxeedition.com/interview/prince-archivist-michael-howe-talks-sde-through-1999-bonus-material/#more-152985

2xLP remastered and expanded edition of No Need to Argue is coming out. It doesn't appear to be a Plain Recordings pressing either which is a plus. You can still pick up the limited clear version from udiscover. It comes to like $24 for the record if you use code COMEBACK....and free shipping. https://shop.udiscovermusic.com/products/the-cranberries-no-need-to-argue-limited-edition-2lp Here's the description.... Expanded reissue of No Need to Argue – the second studio album by Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries. Originally released in 1994, the album was the band’s highest-selling shifting over 17 million copies worldwide and contains the band’s most successful single Zombie. The expanded 2LP features the remastered album plus three b-sides, Yesterday’s Gone and the band’s cover of the Carpenters (They long to Be) Close to You. The 2LP also includes a 5,000-word sleevenote on the history of the album written by the band’s archivist Eoin Devereux who wrote the sleevenote to the reissue of their debut album.

Recent new additions at Dead Tank http://deadtankrecords.com Archivist "Construct" 2xLP Another ambitious concept album from Archivist. Construct, the six-piece’s far-reaching 10-track odyssey of atmospheric post-metal proggery designed to infiltrate your senses. Members of Fall of Efrafa, Lightbearer, and Anopheli. Cloud Rat / Crevasse split 7" Michigan's grind champions CLOUD RAT, share a new split with Dutch/German powerviolence punks CREVASSE. A more frantic side of Cloud Rat with a cover of 'Fish in a Pool' by Danish punks Electric Deads. Crevasse blend hardcore, powerviolence, d-beat, and doom for a rare breed of metallic shrapnel. Cloud Rat / Moloch split LP Witness the blessed union of Cloud Rat - the genre-bending, grind-doom-noise-punk-metal phenoms - and the UK's Moloch, who continue to be truly excellent purveyors of tense, rancid sludge forged in the grand Northern English tradition. Moloch contributes two mammoth tracks whose resolute dedication to hammering out the most distorted, decimating doom possible add an interesting balance to Cloud Rat's tendency to flit from genre to genre like extremely pissed antifascist hummingbirds. Heavy Pockets "Mopeless" LP Brand new full-length album from New Hampshire indie/pop-punk trio. Intelligent lyrics & hooks with a thoughtful message throughout, this is 90's style indie rock that, these days, has been brought back to life full force through-out DIY punk. Contemporaries like Swearin' & Potty Mouth come to mind. Hexis "Tando Ashanti" LP Unrelentingly oppressive and emotionally devastating. Black metal merging with hardcore, to create a undeniable rolling pain. Night Sins "Dancing Chrome" LP The contemporary classic darkwave band NIGHT SINS, haling from Philadelphia, have finally released their third LP and first on Funeral Party Records, Dancing Chrome. This is their first album release since 2013’s To London Or The Lake. Crisp synths, deep vocals, and a gloomy post-punk intensity rarely matched. Interlude tracks have evolved to a noisier, slightly more industrial sound. A very exciting listen. Notches "Change My Mind" 7" Grungy, catchy-as-all-hell, high energy indie/pop-punk from New Hampshire! Follow-up EP to their "High Speed Crimes" album. One of our favorite punk bands on the East Coast right now! You'll dig this shit if you're into: The Lemonheads & Sinkhole, as well as contemporaries like Witches With Dicks & The Ergs. Piss Test "LPII" LP Think about the angrier side of early Texas or SoCal punk, with a dose of the Great Pacific Northwest (where bands can’t help but sound a little bit like The Wipers). PISS TEST have also had several comparisons to Proletariat, which they weren’t really going for, but don’t complain about. Your Pest Band "Old Springhead" 2XLP Japan's best garage power-pop punkers! Your Pest Band are back and deliver 17 songs of lo-fi garage power pop rock achin' to the Rolling Stones & The Zombies, mixed with the rough edges of bands like The Jam & Husker Du. Cohesively melodic pop, laced through-out in pure rock & roll hooks.

Well hello everyone! It's been a while since our last distro update but so it goes sometimes. Rest assured we have some wonderful goodies for you as always though. We're sure you've been paying attention to our recent cassette releases from Virginia Creep and Daughters but just in case you missed those announcements please scroll through our main Robotic Empire page and read up about them. We still have copies of those in the online store but honestly, not too many remain. One time pressing on those tapes so grab them up! Virginia Creep & Daughters Cassettes Also, it's been whispered through the grapevine that Virginia Creep are writing some new songs already. Oh man are we excited! Additionally we hope to release Daughter's Self-Titled and Hell Songs on cassette soon too so keep watching our social media posts for info on that. Lots of exciting news on the City of Caterpillar digital release front and reunion show announcements too! You can purchase and download those recordings on The Archivist's bandcamp page here: The Archivist Bandcamp Catch them live if you can! Thur. Jan. 12: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Malady & Virginia Creep – ON SALE NOW Fri. Jan. 13: Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Bermuda Triangles & Big No – SOLD OUT Sat. Jan. 14: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas w/ Pinkwash & HIRS – SOLD OUT Sun. Jan. 15: Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Pygmy Lush & Malady – SOLD OUT Mon. Jan. 16: NYC @ Saint Vitus w/ Big Hush & Ghastly City Sleep – SOLD OUT Tues. Jan. 17: NYC @ Saint Vitus w/ Virginia Creep, Suppression & Skulk Kits – SOLD OUT Wed. Jan. 18: Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall w/ The Saddest Landscape & Kindling – ON SALE NOW Thurs. Jan. 19: Rochester, NY @ The Bug Jar w/ Green Dream & Coming Down – ON SALE NOW Fri. Jan. 20: Detroit, MI @ El Club w/ Reverend & Touch – ON SALE NOW Sat. Jan. 21: Chicago, IL @ Reggies w/ Planes Mistaken For Stars – ON SALE NOW Again, read up on all that crucial COC news here: Robotic Empire Records A side project / sister label to Robotic Empire, Wortcunner Records, have just released the newest album from 1 Mile North titled "Awakened By Decay". Those are limited to 300 copies on 180 gram black vinyl and available now in the online shop. It's been 13 years since their last release, and we are stoked to be distributing them! We also carry the two reissues of their classic albums, Minor Shadows & Glass Wars which Wortcunner re-released last year. Those have been remastered for vinyl and are on limited 180 gram colored vinyl, read more about them here: 1 Mile North Albums New releases abound in the distro and we are excited to have copies of the Hollow Sunshine cassette store day release from Iron Pier, the new American Football on Polyvinyl, Adagio Records imports, new Planes Mistaken For Stars!! (personal favorite), and very eclectic and random cassettes from Land Animal tapes, Cactus Distro and Anthems Of The Undesirable. So much more below for you to read through, good prices too! Deathwish records restocks on critical items just in case you want to add those to your cart. Please take a moment and see if there are any new items you'd like to add to your cart, we appreciate your business more then you know. A small operation like us depends on our lovely customers like YOU! So a big THANK YOU for reading and a big THANK YOU for any purchases you have made in the past and plan to make in the future. As the flurries fall in the NE Washington mountains, we send this update out to you! Read on! 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I was so super into this band for a good bit, and bought the LP+CD package, but I never listen to it anymore. Maybe I should change that. Really diverse stuff they do. You guys ever listen to Archivist? They're kinda sorta like Show Me A Dinosaur mixed with like, Rosetta maybe? All the tracks are good, I listened to the whole thing the other day, but I think track 6 is my big standout. Track 2 has a great ending, as well. Some dude from Fall of Efrafa is in this I believe. https://archivistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/archivist

New and final Archivist album is coming! I've been going back and listening to the first 2 albums and I like them a lot more than I did initially, I'll have to pick them up. However, I'm wondering if you guys can comment on the sound, if you have them - it sounds like there's no bass frequencies on these albums. Very strange!

I'm being a little facetious but there's something freeing about seam splits and corner bends. I spend a lot of time reading vinyl forums and browsing Discogs and the Great Quest for Vinyl Perfection can seep it's way into my subconscious as I read about people's frustrations with imperfect jackets or sleeves. It's sort of like getting your first ding on a new car; now, you can stop worrying about getting your first ding and continue with your life. "My jacket has a seam split. Phew. Now, I can just enjoy listening to this and not care about being an archivist and collector of mint memorabilia. I AM FREE."

Now up for order: http://www.doomrock.com/Music/LP/Archivist-Archivist-2xLP-2-Versions::1256.html

As per a posting on FB SFA grrod by Kliph (SFA archivist): "Just a head’s up: this is in no way authorized or approved by SFA. Music On Vinyl is a legitimate label and do license things properly (and do good work when given good sources to work from), but the band were unaware of the existence of this before someone tweeted Gruff a couple of hours ago. I called BMG, who also knew nothing about it and are annoyed as they’re planning to a proper deluxified remaster/reissue when the time comes. BMG are working on tracking down who licensed it (must have been someone at Sony) and what their sources are for this reissue. Best case scenario, the original plates from 2001 still exist and were used, but those were done at CD resolution (44.1/16) and not from the original tapes, as the reissue BMG are planning will be, so buy at your own risk." Given the locked grove 7" and side 3 playing inside out its probably a good bet the the original plates are being used. I'll be getting both this and the "more legit" copy anyways.

1. We Lost The Sea - Departure Songs 2. Phantom Winter - CVLT 3. Vattnet Viskar - Settler 4. Obsequiae - Aria of Vernal Tombs 5. Locrian - Infinite Dissolution 6. Tempel The Moon Lit Our Path 7. Sulphur Aeon - Gateway to the Antisphere 8. Colaris - Nexus 9. Rosetta - Quintessential Ephemera 10. Godspeed You! Black Emperor - 'Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress' Honorable mentions: SUMAC - The Deal Archivist - Archivist Sistere - IZAH Toundra - IV Mode - Ø L T E N toe - Hear You God Is An Astronaut - Helios/Erebus New material I'm looking forward to this year: BATS Deftones Scale The Summit Deafheaven Amia Venera Landscape Cloudkicker? It looks like it's going to be a good metal year for me. Hooray!

01. Bosse-de-Nage. All Fours 02. Sufjan Stevens. Carrie & Lowell 03. Abstracter. Wound Empire 04. Izah. Sistere 05. Raein. Perpetuum 06. Archivist. Archivist 07. Built To Spill. Untethered Moon 08. Sannhet. Revisionist 09. False. Untitled 10. Akhlys. The Dreaming I 11. Phantom Winter. Cvlt 12. Boduf Songs. Stench of Exist 13. An Autumn For Crippled Children. The Long Goodbye 14. Ghost Bath. Moonlover 15. Envy. Atheist's Cornea

I'm guessing a 2CD set as well. Like Radiator. I picked up an OP 5-6 years ago at Pitchfork Fest (for like $35 too) completing my SFA LP collection. But they did a killer job on Radiator and Kliph (ex Flaming Lips Drummer now SFA archivist) said the originals were all cut from the same master used for the CD. These, while digitally sourced, are mastered for vinyl which is awesome. can't wait for the bonus stuff.

Favorite so far Kenoma...The Tides Will Prevail Need to check out Rev Peyton and The Hooten Hallers's new records...I've only listened to each one once. Archivist's Construct was amazing. The new Sam Gleaves...amazing...sadly no vinyl pressing. Pyreship Alchimia..Musa Somnium Nox...should be getting that one soon. It's been a great year for music...

Buttercream splatter 2LP /1000 one per person Black 2LP /? " To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Elliott Smith’s best-selling and greatly beloved album, Either/Or, Kill Rock Stars proudly presents Either/Or: Expanded Edition. This album features the original tracks carefully remastered from original tapes under the supervision of Larry Crane, owner of Jackpot! Studios and archivist of the Estate of Elliott Smith. The second disc features five live multi-track recordings from the Yo Yo A Go Go Festival in Olympia WA in 1997, as well as three previously unreleased studio recordings and one b-side gem. The double LP is packaged in a gatefold jacket that includes an insert of the original liner notes, a postcard of the original master tapes, and several never-before seen photos. This gorgeous collection is an essential listen for longtime fans and newcomers alike. Choose from: 2LP on Buttercream Splattered vinyl. Limited edition of 1,000 exclusive vinyl. Limit of one per order. OR Elliott Smith - Either/Or: Expanded Edition 2LP on Black. OR Elliott Smith - Either/Or: Expanded Edition 2CD. OR Elliott Smith - Either/Or: Expanded Edition DIGITAL DOWNLOAD. *PRE-ORDER CUSTOMERS: Orders are expected to begin shipping/emailing in March, April 2017. Any products bought with these products WILL NOT ship until this product ships. All items are mock ups and final product may vary slightly." https://killrockstars.merchtable.com/bundles/pre-order-elliott-smith-either-slash-or-expanded-edition-ships-march-april-2017#.WG04T7YrJmN

new Archivist! If you like Show Me a Dinosaur, Deafheaven, Ghost Bath, etc, these guys are worth a look. New one has some.... changes. Clean vocals! Track 3 is my big favorite so far. REALLY good song. https://archivistmusic.bandcamp.com/album/construct

An awesome tape box set of this one is available now, limited to 48 copies. Grabbed it so fast! http://alexcf.bigcartel.com/product/archivist-tape-box-set

The new novel, The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost, is officially out today. My copy came yesterday (from amazon). I've gotten a bit into it so far, it starts with Gordon Cole presenting the contents of a dossier compiled by a person only identified as The Archivist, to an FBI agent, who's name is redacted (it's not Coop). The dossier starts off with information on Lewis and Clark, and the northwest passage, and some strange goings on, and builds from there. It takes a bit before it gets into the characters from the show, but it's very interesting stuff, nonetheless... Also, to prepare you for next year, the first official interviews and small amount of footage:

FFO: Archivist, Yndi Halda, Beau Navire, The Six Parts Seven, Via Fondo From Narshardaa Records: "Respire is a six-piece band from Toronto, Canada, who combine epic post-hardcore, screamo, and black metal into a very cohesive formula that drips of maturity and patience. Gravity and Grace is their debut LP - a sprawling memoir of genre-defying soundscapes, reverb-washed tremolo harmonies, cascading arpeggios, dreamlike textures and walls of distorted guitars roaring over frantic rhythms, punctuated by tormented vocals and a near-orchestral array of instruments and contributors. Themes of loss, addiction, heartbreak, and existential anguish paint a bleak picture, but somewhere over the horizon rests a glimmering sense of hope, resolve and forgiveness." Co-released on vinyl through Narshardaa Records (EU), Zegema Beach Records (CA), and Ozona Records (USA). Pressing Info: 100 Black, 200 White Bandcamp stream

I got into an accident yesterday and am going to need to sell some things to cover the costs. Unfortunately for me (good for you!) that means parting with some things I wouldn't normally sell. Discounts on multiple things ordered at once. $14 minimum, please. I'm not made of mailers. Some notables (unpriced) City of Caterpillar - S/T (original RP - not the new one) Gates - Bloom & Breathe (Coke Bottle w/Purple and Red Splatter w/Screenprint Cover #154/200) Hands Like Houses - Unimagine (White RP) Mihai Edrisch - Un Jour Sans Lendemain (Black /500) Moving Mountains - Pneuma (White RP /200 w/Screenprint) This Will Destroy You - Young Mountain (5th Press Purple w/Brown and Gold Cover) Others A Swarm of the Sun - The Rifts (White) $24ppd Archivist - S/T (Smoky Clear /120) $30ppd The Calm Blue Sea - S/T (Black) $14ppd E!E!(IWALE) - You Will Eventually Be Forgotten (180g Black /250) $16ppd Handguns - Life Lessons (Tri-Blue Striped /1600) $14ppd Haze - Clouds Surround and Breathe (White w/Gray Marbling #246/250) $17ppd Henrietta - The Trick is Not Minding (Marbled Orange/Black /100) $10ppd I Call Fives - S/T (Cyan w/Yellow Splatter /200) $16ppd Muscle & Bone - Peace & Light (Navy /100) $10ppd Prawn - Ships (Light Gray /100) $21ppd Restorations - S/T (180g Burnt Sienna /100) $16ppd Take One Car - Everyone You Know is Here Right Now (Milky Clear w/Splatter /100) $17ppd The rest of my collection (in sig) is also up for offers, but I'm gonna be more hesitant to sell those. Thanks for looking.

The EU variant is still available. Only on I didn't grab, but that's because it was either that or the fall of Efrafa - Inle and Archivist - ST, and I already got the 3 other variants. However, I still might do it, but I want the Pg.Lost represses................... fuck these decisions.

US distro: http://www.halooffliesrecords.com/distro-releases/archivist-st-dlp/

Ben Blackwell (Third Man Records/ Official Archivist of the White Stripes) http://www.dustandgrooves.com/ben-blackwell-third-man-records-nashville-tn/