roboticempire Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 SOME STRANGER will release their debut "Self-Titled" EP on April 2nd (digital) and April 30th (vinyl). Co-released by the band and independent label Robotic Empire, the digital version will be available as a pay-what-you-want download directly from the band via Bandcamp as well as traditional digital retailers. The vinyl will be released as a 45RPM 12" by Robotic Empire and is available for preorder now:http://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Some+StrangerSOME STRANGER started immediately following the departure of vocalist Tym from his previous endeavor, rock outfit DAYTRADER. Joined by visual artist and guitarist Daniel Danger on guitar, the duo swiftly tracked the EP with Gary Cioffi (TRANSIT, MISSER). The record was then mixed by Vince Ratti (BALANCE AND COMPOSURE, CIRCA SURVIVE) and mastered by Will Yip (TITLE FIGHT, BLACKLISTED).Alternative Press' recent "100 Bands You Need To Know This Year" feature characterized SOME STRANGER as "a textured, haunting collection that defies easy categorization."Says vocalist Tym, "We're extremely excited to be working with Robotic Empire on this project. They've released some of our favorite records of all time... Torche, Isis, Jesu, pg99... the list goes on. We sent them some demos as we were writing them and when they offered to help us release it, it was a no-brainer. We finished up the recording process at the tail end of last year and we can't wait for people to hear it."Robotic Empire label founder Andy Low added "Having known Tym and Dr. Danger for a long time, it's exciting to hear SOME STRANGER pushing their individual and collective strengths in great ways. Our friends have crafted a powerful debut and we're thrilled to be a part of it!"TRACK LISTING:1. On And On2. Points East3. Silver & The Sun4. Song One5. SirensPREVIEW:The opening track "On And On" is streaming now over at absolutepunk.net:http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=3089271ALBUM DESCRIPTION:Striking out from the wastelands of conventional "indie" or "emo" rock, SOME STRANGER emerge with five incredibly catchy tracks on their debut release. Blissful melodic vocals soaring over an erratic and driving rhythm section are combined with hyper yet delicate guitars run through an arsenal of effects pedals. The overall haunting results are leaps and bounds beyond most debut releases, the clear result of seasoned veterans combining forces to yield amazing results.Formerly of emo-rock outfit DAYTRADER, vocalist Tym joined friend and acclaimed visual artist / guitarist Daniel Danger to form SOME STRANGER with a mutual affliction for left-of-center angular rock. The duo enlisted longtime friend Derrick Flanagin (also of DAYTRADER, CAPSULE) to track drums and promptly hammering out their first set of recordings with engineer Gary Cioffi (TRANSIT, MISSER) also handling bass duties. Vince Ratti (CIRCA SURVIVE, BALANCE AND COMPOSURE) expertly mixed the session, which was then mastered by Will Yip (TITLE FIGHT, BLACKLISTED). Finally, Jacob Van Loon contributed artwork and the debut EP is now ready to be unleashed. This 45RPM vinyl 12" has a first press limited to 500 pieces (200 on black vinyl, 300 on clear/black) and includes a digital download.RELATED:http://www.somestranger.comhttp://somestranger.bandcamp.comhttp://www.facebook.com/somestrangerbandhttp://www.roboticempire.com/storehttp://www.facebook.com/RoboticEmpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_jones Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 The two songs so far are awesome. Definitely sounds like this project has potential to be better than Daytrader (at least 12 years) in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Maybe combine this with the other topic about it. Or delete one since the first post is essentially identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtesyandgoodwill Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I love this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nateisgame Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Ordered. Both songs are killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Thank you. This EP smokes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrangerwithcandy Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more hype around here. The songs are excellent and so is the label. This should be a no-brainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more hype around here. The songs are excellent and so is the label. This should be a no-brainer. A lot of people probably don't recognize the name. I knew of them from a few sites that clearly listed them as "Some Stranger - Ex Daytrader Vocalist" so that caught my eye and I knew to look out for a release. Probably should have included that in the title of the OP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astrangerwithcandy Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 A lot of people probably don't recognize the name. I knew of them from a few sites that clearly listed them as "Some Stranger - Ex Daytrader Vocalist" so that caught my eye and I knew to look out for a release. Probably should have included that in the title of the OP. This makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tym Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I'm surprised this hasn't gotten more hype around here. The songs are excellent and so is the label. This should be a no-brainer. oh you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_jones Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 A lot of people probably don't recognize the name. I knew of them from a few sites that clearly listed them as "Some Stranger - Ex Daytrader Vocalist" so that caught my eye and I knew to look out for a release. Probably should have included that in the title of the OP. Probably true but it sucks that you would need that type of specification to get people to check this out. It's good in it's own right outside of the whole 'ex-members of...' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheriver Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Probably true but it sucks that you would need that type of specification to get people to check this out. It's good in it's own right outside of the whole 'ex-members of...' I agree, but it's already clearly listed in the press release. So why not tag it in the title just to grab a few more eyes. Not everyone takes the time to click every topic on this board just to see what it's all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Not typically my kind of music, but this is another in a long line of great Robo releases. Will plan to pick this up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tym Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 i own an embarrassingly high amount of robo releases. i want to say at least half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 i own an embarrassingly high amount of robo releases. i want to say at least half No shame in that game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted April 18, 2013 Author Share Posted April 18, 2013 Pretty rad SOME STRANGER review from Alternative Press.Vinyl pre-orders going for another week or so until the actual records show up:http://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Some+StrangerFull review can be read here:http://altpress.com/reviews/entry/some_stranger_some_stranger_ep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 SOME STRANGER vinyl is in and turned out rad! Pre-orders are shippin ASAP.If you've slept, you can nab it here for 12 duckets:http://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&keyword=Some+StrangerPreview the entire EP here (it smokes):http://somestranger.bandcamp.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateisgame Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Cool! Can't wait to get mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roboticempire Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Main shipout commences MONDAY MONDAY MONDAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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