roboticempire Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 We are very stoked to announce TWO new release from Robotic Empire this time around, both existing within the "awesome rock" end of the sonic spectrum. Starting the party is our first ever Kickstarter-fun ded release, the debut album from TILTS! Self recorded by the band over 3 sessions, the whole thing was pro mixed, pro mastered and then we begged n' pleaded for the general public to pay for the pressing of this beast. Thankfully a little (necessary) prideswallowing has yielded the vinyl existence of probably the most catchy ass rock album we've ever been a part of! There's 12 songs on this thing and not a single one sucks. We're talkin QOTSA, VAN HALEN, CHEAP TRICK kinda vibes... and ALL KILLER / NO FILLER material. We ran an edition of 500 copies of this bad boy, all on translucent yellow vinyl. This comes in a black & white outer sleeve with art by Tom Huck (who's also done stuff for THE ROOTS!), full color printed innersleeve (with a painstakingly awesome photo-collage) and a high-quality digital download of the whole shebang! This is the real deal holyfield. It turned out boss and we're VERY pumped to present it to you today. * TILTS debut is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store * Preview some choice TILTS audio cuts via Bandcamp * p.s. we should probably mention somewhere that TILTS also contains a member of TORCHE and RIDDLE OF STEEL... there, we said it. Next on deck is the fan-freakin-tastic sophomore album from NYC's ANCIENT SKY, our first time working with them directly on a release but almost every member has some level of history with the label through past-lives in VERSE EN COMA, GHASTLY CITY SLEEP, MAJORITY RULE and MENEGUAR (who sadly, we just barely never got to work with). This time we've joined forces to help with the digital download of their masterful new effort, T.R.I.P.S., as well as the physical cassette tape edition of this banger. Expanding beyond prior endeavours, ANCIENT SKY is a fully realised and well versed psychedelic rock band that tastefully journeys yet still bringith thy heavy jams. Nods towards DEAD MEADOW, THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION and OM territory may be unintentional, but the calibre and quality of these tunes brings those (current) contemporaries to mind, not to discount the heavy influence of "enhanced" music from generations past. Thankfully ANCIENT SKY do not fall down the meandering pitfalls some modern psych bands can find themselves in, and in fact T.R.I.P.S. is downright catchy at times! The T.R.I.P.S. album was also self-recorded to 2" tape and truly sounds excellent. The band has self-released the 12" vinyl edition on their Loud Baby Sounds imprint, which we thankfully now have copies of along with the cassette and their debut LP on The Perpetual Motion Machine. Tape edition limited to 100 copies. * ANCIENT SKY stuff galore is available now in the Robotic Empire - Online Store * Preview some choice ANCIENT SKY material via Bandcamp * (Legally) download T.R.I.P.S. via iTunes/etc. In addition to the new Robo-wares, we've gotten in a decent pile of great new items including the House of Low Culture from Taiga Records, Karp documentary DVD, rad cassettes from Baldy Longhair Records and some classic restocks including the repress of Nadja’s Corrasion on CD. Check the full list below: NEW ITEMS: * Aidan Baker - Closure Axioms CD (Miskatonic Soundlab) $7.99 * Ancient Sky - T.R.I.P.S. 12" (Loud Baby Sounds) $11.99 * Ancient Sky - T.R.I.P.S. Cassette (Robotic Empire) $4.99 * Ancre - Nacre - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 12" (Adagio830) $11.99 * Crazy & The Brains - Don't Need No Snacks Cassette (Baldy Longhair) $6.99 * Dead - Thundaaaaaah 12" (Wantage USA) $11.99 * Disconnects, The - Are Healthy Cassette (Baldy Longhair) $6.99 * Drainland / Enabler - Split 7" (Halo Of Flies) $4.99 * Flechette - Self-Titled 12" (Sound Era) $9.99 * Highgate - Self-Titled 12" (Vendetta) $11.99 * House of Low Culture - Poisoned Soil 2x12" (Taiga) $24.99 * Karp - Kill All Redneck Pricks: A Documentary About A Band Called Karp DVD (Wantage USA) $19.99 * Ketha - 2nd Sight CD (Instant Classic) $7.99 * Kids Of Zoo - Debut 12" (Adagio830) $11.99 * Little Gold - Weird Freedom 12" (Loud Baby Sounds) $11.99 * Priapus / Old Painless - Split - COLORED VINYL 7" (Self Released) $4.99 * Psychic Teens - Teen - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Golden Voyage) $13.99 * Radical Dads - Mega Rama 12" (Loud Baby Sounds) $11.99 * St. Sunday - Nightingalesong Cassette (Baldy Longhair) $6.99 * Through Thorn & Brier - Good Grief Cassette (Baldy Longhair) $6.99 * Tilts - Self-Titled - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Robotic Empire) $11.99 RESTOCKS: * Alcest - Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde 12" (Hyperrealist) $14.99 * Ancient Sky - Self-Titled - CLEAR WITH PINK HAZE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99 * Ancient Sky - Self-Titled - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99 * Catalyst, The - Swallow Your Teeth 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $10.99 * Chino Horde - Discography 2x12" (Adagio) $24.99 * East of the Wall - The Apologist 2x12" (Antithetic) $19.99 * Highgate - Shrines To The Warhead 12" (Vendetta) $11.99 * Indian Summer - Hidden Arithmetic 12" (Adagio830) $14.99 * Kayo Dot - Coyote 12" (Taiga) $14.99 * Litany For The Whale - Dolores - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Perpetual Motion Machine) $9.99 * Millions Of Them - Failures 12" (Adagio) $11.99 * Nadja - Corrasion CD (Foreshadow) $9.99 Well that’s’ all for now as we close out the month of February. Here’s hoping you’ll find some new tunes to check out as the winter months come to a close. Peace! - Robotic Empire - Online Store * Robotic Empire on Twitter * Robotic Empire on Facebook * Robotic Empire on Tumblr * Robotic Empire's email list * Robotic Empire's news blog/archive * Robotic Empire's youtube channel * Robotic Empire Wholesale * Robotic Empire on Myspace * Robotic Empire at Sound Cloud * Robotic Empire at Band Camp * Robotic Empire's main website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troymess Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Tempting...both releases sound excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpacinox Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 ordered!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusbot Posted February 25, 2012 Share Posted February 25, 2012 Need to pick up that Ancient Sky LP. Their last record was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted February 25, 2012 Author Share Posted February 25, 2012 this new one is even better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 Distantly related/needs to be posted somewhere: good ol' Hank Rollins ordered a FLOOR box set from us this week (teenage us' mindz blown!), leaving 2 left... * LAST TWO COPIES Completely related to that however, FLOOR be tearing down the man in their home state this weekend: * Thursday, February 23, 2012 @ The Orpheum in Tampa, FL - w/ SET & SETTING, HEADLESS DOGS * Friday, February 24, 2012 @ Churchill's in Miami, FL - w/ POST TEENS / HOLLY HUNT / SHROUDEATER / SURE CHARM * Saturday, February 25th 2012 @ Will's Pub in Orlando, FL - w/ ARC & PANTHER, PORTALS http://www.facebook.com/floorofficial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thacriddler Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I'm so pumped for the Tilts. I'm going to shake some walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanicus Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 Bought a Floor set. There can be only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnywreck Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I really wanna buy that Floor set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 1, 2012 Author Share Posted March 1, 2012 LAST one available... but for how long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterrod Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Looks like its gone now. I finally got the cajones to buy a set and its gone. Good for my bank account, bad for my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Looks like its gone now. I finally got the cajones to buy a set and its gone. Good for my bank account, bad for my collection. Here's a more expensive one: http://www.realtomatoketchup.com/product/floor-below-beyond-box-set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 2, 2012 Author Share Posted March 2, 2012 Lol that must be Mark's copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 Lotsa ANCIENT SKY reviews on deck, here's a lil tidbit from Collective Zine: "...there is a whole lot of greatness here. From the groovy Black Mountain-esque 'Wooden Ear', via the laid back floating 'All Colors at Once' to the pure atmospheric title track 'T.R.I.P.S', Ancient Sky show that they clearly know what they are doing." http://www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=8384 [www.collective-zine.co.uk] » More soon. Check out T.R.I.P.S.!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 5, 2012 Author Share Posted March 5, 2012 Gonna have a bunch of these ANCIENT SKY reviews over the coming weeks, the band has busted ass to promote this new one and I don't blame em! T.R.I.P.S. seriously rules, pick it up on iTunes or in the Robotic Empire - Online Store! Here's the latest, from their album + release show review: "Far from simple feedback and drone practitioners, this band constructs mostly tight, well-defined songs that also focus on meaningful lyrics and interesting melodies. Dynamics play a crucial role as power and dramatic emphasis is favored over simple noise making. Within that framework, however, come delightful sonic forays of a definite jam-worthy caliber - song lengths mostly within the three to six minute range attest to that." http://nyc.thedelimagazine.com/8578/live-reviews-ancient-sky-cd-release-death-by-audio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 6, 2012 Author Share Posted March 6, 2012 Anybody here get their package(s) yet? Lotsa shipping goin on!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 7, 2012 Author Share Posted March 7, 2012 Weird lambgoat article on Kickstarter that quotes us in regards to TILTS: http://lambgoat.com/features/19/Kickstarter--fund-it-or-fck-it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Are Verse En Coma no more??' Their ep was one of the best thing i have heard in the last years... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 Ok we must be blind because we found one last Floor Vinyl Box Set on the shelves! There is also a damaged one we've had set aside for a while and we'll consider selling that one too but need to look it over more. For now, if you missed out on the box set prior, this is really your last chance on a mint condition copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Verse En Coma also only completed (and barely) that one recording, they never played any shows and sadly never did anything else. Closely related: Malady, absolutely worth checking out if youve never heard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsterrod Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Just now picked up the Floor box set. Glad I got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Thanks dude!! as mentioned above, we have one last (and kinda beat up) FLOOR deluxe box left. it's got a few seam splits and I believe 1 jacket missing entirely. it's like the redheaded stepchild of the whole pressing, but literally THE very last one. if anyone wants it, it's still got all the same great vinyl and same great booklet, CDs, packaging (-1 element), etc. open to offers... send over a PM if you're interested... money, trades, and/or a creative transaction encouraged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 12, 2012 Author Share Posted March 12, 2012 ANCIENT SKY is the "Pick of the Week" @ Trip Inside This House: There's a dynamic here which satisfies every button my psych-loving eardrums need. It may be attributable to better combustibles they've taken in. Maybe the often bandied term "maturation," or sheer practice, practice, practice. Whatever it is, the distance between the two albums couldn't be greater and we should all be praising the end result regardless of route or method. http://tripinsidethishouse.blogspot.com/2012/03/valis-pick-of-week.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 Mildly inaccurate (but still nice and positive) TILTS review from Alternative Press: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Here's a few of the "custom test press sleeves" from the Kickstarter campaign. Ya'll had some interesting requests.... TILTS debut LP is now done and available here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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