New Webstore via No Sleep Records! Half Hearted Hero - Whatever Pre-Orders Launched
We are stoked to FINALLY announce something we have been working on for quite some time - as of today we will be handling Exclusive Mailorder duties for our good friends Animal Style Records, co-inciding with the webstore we have launched pre-orders for Half Hearted Hero’s upcoming release “Whatever” which is due out on January 15th, 2013. Check out the newly launched webstore at nosleepstore.com/AnimalStyle
Also make sure you check out the entire album over at AbsolutePunk.net now!
Also on January 15th we will be launching the Exclusive Webstore for newly formed Cat Skull Records, which will include the launch of the new Cassette EP from The Weeds (ex-Transit, Late Nite Wars, Sleepsick). This release, and all Cat Skull titles will be Exclusively Distributed via the No Sleep Records online store, both physically and digitally (for the most part).
Currently we are working on a site overhaul to implement these stores better for the labels - we are excited to see what this brings us, and are stoked to be working with our friends on a closer level!
Read the Press Release Below.
Raindance have announced dates for their US winter tour which kicks off December 28 in Providence, RI and wraps up January 30 in Altoona, PA. They’ll be joined by Fur of Heaven, Apart, and Discourse on select dates.
Tour dates below
Dec 28, 2012 Providence, RI @ The Doughnut Shop
Dec 29, 2012 Newburgh, NY @ Pub 151
Dec 30, 2012 New Brunswick, NJ @ Ray Cappo’s Cantina +
Jan 1, 2013 Philadelphia, PA @ Mt. Thrashmore +
Jan 2, 2013 Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space +
Jan 3, 2013 Chesapeake, VA @ Roger’s Sportsbar +
Jan 4, 2013 Roanoke, VA @ Will’s Basement +
Jan 5, 2013 Wilmington, NC @ The Elk’s Lodge +
Jan 6, 2013 Savannah, GA @ Sweet Melissa’s
Jan 7, 2013 Jacksonville, FL @ Burro Bar
Jan 8, 2013 Pembroke Pines, FL @ The Talent Farm
Jan 9, 2013 Tampa, FL @ Transitions Art Gallery
Jan 10, 2013 Atlanta, GA @ Wonderroot
Jan 11, 2013 Birmingham, AL @ The Forge
Jan 12, 2013 Nashville, TN @ The Owl Farm ^
Jan 13, 2013 Bartlett, TN @ The Shed ^
Jan 14, 2013 Dallas, TX @ TBA ^
Jan 15, 2013 Austin, TX @ The Annex at 1808 ^
Jan 16, 2013 El Paso, TX @ The War Room *
Jan 17, 2013 Albuquerque, NM @ The Gasworks
Jan 18, 2013 Phoenix, AZ @ Wall Street
Jan 19, 2013 La Jolla, CA @ Che Cafe
Jan 20, 2013 Los Angeles, CA @ Cobalt Cafe
Jan 21, 2013 Fresno, CA @ The CYC
Jan 22, 2013 Sacramento, CA @ House show
Jan 23, 2013 Reno, NV @ The Holland Project
Jan 24, 2013 Salt Lake City, UT @ Shred Shed
Jan 25, 2013 Denver, CO @ 7th Circle
Jan 26, 2013 Des Moines, IA @ Underground Rock Shop
Jan 27, 2013 Columbus, OH @ The Summit
Jan 28, 2013 Cleveland, OH @ TBA
Jan 29, 2013 Pittsburgh, PA @ Roboto Project
Jan 30, 2013 Altoona, PA @ Pelly’s
+ w/ Discourse
^ w/ Fur of Heaven, Apart
* w/ Fur of Heaven
Last year I went to The Fest for the first time after missing it for too many years am excited to return to Gainesville again this year joining 10 bands I’ve had the pleasure of working with over the years. To both celebrate the event and introduce folks to some new tunes I decided to put together a free digital compilation of these 10 bands making the trek to this years Fest. There are some newer faces and some familiar ones that have become my extended family. Each track I picked, selecting my favorite from each release and hopefully displaying the diversity that’s found on the label. I hope you enjoy and get acquainted with some tunes you haven’t heard before.
As a thank you for the support we have also included a 10% off coupon in the download good for any non pre-order item in the webstore valid till 11/2.
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POZ Perspective: Why Your Vinyl Is Not At Your Doorstep (Part I)
PropertyofZack is beyond thrilled to be taking the wraps off of our new editorial section today! Over the years we’ve been happy to provide you with the best news and original content we’ve had to offer, and Perspective is an outlet for us to dig a little deeper into the issues that affect our music scene. Perspective will enable us to provide you with quality you expect and the insight you deserve.
Ever wonder why your vinyl pre-orders don’t arrive on time? And why those delays only get further delayed? In our first Perspective, Editor in Chief Erik van Rheenen tackles those questions and more. In part one of our two part feature, PropertyOfZack reached out to top vinyl outlets such as Triple Crown, Topshelf, Paper + Plastick, Shop Radio Cast, American Dream, Animal Style to get to the bottom of Why Your Vinyl Is Not At Your Doorstep.
Even when stuck in traffic on a bustling Wednesday afternoon, Fred Feldman can’t help but laugh when the subject of vinyl delays comes up.
“My favorite subject,” the founder of Triple Crown Records says with an almost involuntary chuckle.
Fans know the feeling. Feldman knows the feeling. Heck, most label managers know the feeling. From albums getting pushed back a day or two to the now infamous elusive Mightier Than Sword Records Take Off Your Pants And Jacket pressing, vinyl delays have become a footnote in the recent renaissance of the format.
“Vinyl has exploded, and there’s not a lot of new pressing plants setting up shop,” explains Feldman. “We’re really at the mercy of the plants.”
Feldman loves vinyl. The renaissance of artwork the format spearheaded. The warmth that comes from having to sit down and pay attention while a record spins on a turntable. The intricacies of sound.
But manufacturing vinyl, he says, is a big investment. The risk/reward variable is tantamount. Triple Crown tries to battle delays by ensuring parts and masters arrive to the plant on time.
“Once you get a test pressing back, there’s no guarantee it will work,” he says. “Sometimes you have to tweak it two or three times to get the best master possible.”
Thomas Nassiff, label manager for Paper + Plastick Records, half-jokingly considers himself an expert on the topic.
“We’ve had at least a partial vinyl delay for almost every release,” he says. “In an ideal world, we’d be able to control everything and prevent that.”
Nassiff is a vinyl collector. He’s only been working at P+P for the last two years, but he’s grasped the feeling from both sides of the coin, as a fan and, in the past year, as label manager.
“I hate waiting for records myself,” he said. “Our Flatfoot 56 record has been delayed since its release date in July, and I’m still waiting for my copy. The second we get records in, we put everything on hold and get it out to people who preordered.”
Paper + Plastick tinkers with creative packaging, but Nassiff refuses to make excuses for releasing albums on “some crazy color” causing delays. Some, if not most, problems are out of the label’s hands: when Paper + Plastick pressed Anthony Raneri’s EP, New Cathedrals, with coffee grounds, the plant sent 100 fewer records than expected.
Check out this piece we’re featured in that touches on the ups and downs of pressing vinyl!
10/12 - Spokane, WA @ Carr’s Corner
10/13 - Missoula, MT @ Ole Beck VFW Post 209
10/14 - Fargo, ND @ New Direction
10/15 - Des Moines, IA
10/16 - Madison, WI
10/17 - Chicago, IL @ Ultra Lounge
10/18 - Toledo, OH
10/19 - New York, NY
10/20 - New Britain, CT @ Horse’s Mouth
10/21 - Philadelphia, PA @ Mount Thrashmore
10/22 - Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space
10/23 - North Carolina
10/24 - Atlanta, GA
10/26-10/28 - Gainesville, FL @ FEST 11
10/30 - Pensacola, FL
10/31 - New Orleans, LA
11/1 - Houston, TX @ Mango’s
11/2 - Austin, TX @ Annex at 1808
11/3 - Ft Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill
11/5 - Albuquerque, NM @ Gasworks
11/6 - Denver, CO @ 7th Circle
11/7 - Salt Lake City, UT
11/8 - Boise, ID @ B7B Studio
If you can help with shows in any of the areas without venues listed, please contact reed@animalstylerecords.com.
Come hang out with the Animal Style Records family at THE FEST 11!
Indian School - The Cruelest Kind 12” Pre-Order!
You can now pre-order Indian School Rock - The Cruelest Kind 12” and receive an instant download of the EP along with their new track “Bowerbird.” Available on 3 different colors limited to 500!
Ecstatic to announce that Raindance has joined our family! On October 30 we are set to release the band’s ‘New Blood’ digitally, and on vinyl as a 1-sided 12” limited to 500 copies (100 red, 200 pink, 200 purple). Pre-order information to be announced shortly.
RAINDANCE will be touring with Such Gold, Mixtapes, and Citizen from October 17 – November 3 including an appearance at The Fest.
Fused together from the spoils of HAVE HEART, OUTRAGE and THE MILES BETWEEN, New England-based RAINDANCE is here to take over the world, or destroy it in the process. Formed in March of 2011 and boasting a sound akin to what it must sound like to be run over by an 18-wheeler, RAINDANCE combines frantic hardcore with bone-crushing heavy rock and roll to create a sound very much their own. Drawing influence from all the best parts of CONVERGE, EVERY TIME I DIE, BLACKLISTED and DISEMBODIED, the band’s newest release, NEW BLOOD, is a must listen for any fan of no-holds-barred heavy music.
Recorded by Jay Maas at The Getaway Group (DEFEATER, NO TRIGGER, HAVE HEART), NEW BLOOD is 6 songs of brutal intensity. Frontman Sean O’Brien’s unique vocal style ranges from eerie, layered spoken delivery to a vicious, venom-soaked roar. His lyrics bear grim images such as these - from Dine With the Devil, a less-than-positive examination of the music industry: shove your tongue right down my throat / taste the blood from these rusty notes / black tied love affairs / cocaine and electric chairs. Clocking in at just over twenty minutes, NEW BLOOD is a perfect introduction to RAINDANCE for new listeners, and is sure to please old fans as well.
Though still early in their career, the five-piece band, made up of Sean O’Brien (vocals), Dean Forsythe (guitar/vocals), Ninevolt Tarricone (guitar), Ryan Briggs (bass) and Adam Benoit (drums), has already been hard at work. In just a year and a half of existence, they have released the LOVE UNDER THE SUN 7” (GLORY KID RECORDS), a 7” split with ALLOCATION (UGLY AND PROUD RECORDS) and a self-released digital EP, as well as completed several tours spanning the US and Europe. Now they stand ready to deliver NEW BLOOD digitally and on vinyl via ANIMAL STYLE RECORDS.
Get on board or get out of the road, RAINDANCE is coming your way.
Maker - Mirrors LP
We’re pleased to announce that will we once again be working with our friends from Maker to release their debut LP Mirrors. Out January 31, 2012 under exclusive license from 6131 Records Mirrors will be limited to 500 copies spread across 3 different colors. Ordering information will launch in the upcoming weeks.
-100 Opaque Blue/White
-200 Translucent Purple
-200 Translucent Blue w/Black
