matt Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 i think some of you folks would be into this. ordered these a couple days ago. heres the info from rome plow records, should cover everything. http://www.romeplowrecords.com/x/mailorder/ to order 1. The band is ‘Helms Alee’ - we put that on the cover so that people could identify it without having to work too hard. We did make it a bit difficult to figure out everything else, because black is the limited color and the record covers are color-coordinated with the vinyl. We’re enigmatic like that. 2. The record is a 1-sided 12″, you play it on a turntable at 33rpm. Every single piece of the packaging is printed AND silkscreened. Take a close look. The plastic sleeve, the cover, and even the inner sleeve on both sides. We’re crazy. We even had the outer cover paper custom milled. 3. The b-side has a pretty picture etched into it (art by the talented and lovely Faith Coloccia of Everlovely Lightningheart). I suggest you DON’T try to play the b-side. Maybe make some hot cocoa and find some cats to cuddle with while staring at it wistfully (this works for me). 4. These are four of six songs they recorded a few months back, the other two are coming out as a 7″ on Hydra Head. 5. The guy who sings and plays guitar was in Harkonen and These Arms Are Snakes. The lady who beats the shit out of the drums is in Lozen. The lady who holds it all together on the bass guitar was in some band whose name I can’t remember and which I feel pretty bad about. She’s also a mean Pictionary player. 6. They have a myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/helmsaleemusic Some quick notes on the Deadsure records: 1. The band is ‘Deadsure’ - we put that on the cover, but it’s basically impossible to read, so you’ll just have to take my word for it. 2. The record is an LP which comes with a CD. It’s the long-awaited (by me, at least) follow-up to their debut EP which came out on No Idea about four years ago. Deadsure captures pieces of the greatest 90’s hardcore bands like Hoover and Braid and Maximillian Colby and Rorschach and you’re probably thinking “those bands don’t sound anything alike.” That’s true. And Deadsure doesn’t really sound like any of them, but there’s a similarly brilliant dynamic to the way these guys play music, a sense of urgency. There’s a weight to it that grabs you and makes you tingle in your bathing suit area. 3. Deadsure is broken up now, and the first version of the LP/CD is sold out. Pelt them with things and convince them to not break up. 4. Ex-Sparkmarker jams. They have a myspace page, too: http://www.myspace.com/deadsure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Thanks for the heads up on this, I can't wait for the Helm's Alee 12", and the packaging is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 cool, i actually had you in mind when i posted this. helms alee is 100 on black and 300 on white. all on 200g vinyl. deadsure is out 150 and on 160g. heres what the etching looks like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 The packaging on the Helms Alee is worth getting alone...I may pick this up...It has sparked my curiosity... Hey matt...if I order the 12" and the cdr...will they be shipped together or separately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 seriously, check out deadsure if you havent already. i think i may be more into them than the helms alee stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Ordered both yesterday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Daniele is on top of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 i never know this band before but your info make me interesting in their new lp especially it's etched side vinyl.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 ordered both! stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 The packaging on the Helms Alee is worth getting alone...I may pick this up...It has sparked my curiosity...Hey matt...if I order the 12" and the cdr...will they be shipped together or separately? probably together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 For those of you who haven't heard Helm's Alee, it's basically Harkonen on weed. And if you haven't heard Harkonen, then GET ON THAT SHIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 anyone get their shit yet? or know any details? i sent the dude an email, but havent heard back.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 i saw on vlv maybe last week or so that he was getting the records within the next week or two, so either this week or next week they should be sent out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 cool thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 update 3/4 of the preorders have gone out. if you haven't gotten it yet, then yours is either in the mail from the batch i sent out wednesday or it'll be in the batch that i need to pack up this weekend. every preorder has extra free shit in it, so it should hopefully make up for me being really slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniethebear Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Haha, this is funny because when I saw them at SXSW, I talked to Dana for a bit afterwards. They had both colors of the vinyl available at the merch table, so I asked her if she knew when the preorders shipped, and she gave me a weird look. Basically the band has had the vinyl for a while now, and she was totally surprised that I hadn't gotten it yet so she ended up giving me a free copy on black because she figured it got lost in the mail. Shows how much communication is going on between the band and the label! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 yeah still dont have my shit. i've sent 3 e-mails now and no response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xunspokenliesx Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Same...still waiting on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylovesdrunks Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 matt, is this safe to order or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 edit from nickman at DF: http://board.vivalavinyl.org/?func=topic&id=46081&r=105 looks like the word on the street is that they all shipped....TODAY. so again, i wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Did anyone get any extras of the Helms Alee? I'd love a copy as I just started getting into this band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 I'm starting to think i will never receive my Helms Alee/Deadsure order... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Is anyone in my same situation?? I ordered it when the pre-order went up and i'm still waiting.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 i got both of mine. juan - robotic had some of these in stock a little while back. they might get more in stock at some point down the line. im not sure if you can still get them from role plow or not. they always take a while but ive always gotten my orders from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 Hey matt...I checked the Rome Plow site and it says 'sold out'. I emailed Adam at the link one the site. We shall see if he responds. As for Robo...I checked last night when I searched for 'Night Terror' which I ordered but this one didn't come up. Hopefully they will get more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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