Railcars European Tour

Just finished up packaging and sending off a set of 40 hand painted and numbered promo CD's for the upcoming Railcars European tour (presented by Byte.fm & Roteraupe.de). The dates, listed below in radical non-American style, are shaping up nicely. Check out the excellent uts,m! artist booking website for the most up-to-date details.

14.01.10 Berlin (DE), Magnet Club
15.01.10 Wroclaw (PL), CRK
16.01.10 Cracow (PL), Kawiarnia Naukowa
17.01.10 Prague (CZ), Strahov 007
18.01.10 Budapest (HU), Zappa Cafe NEW VENUE!!
19.01.10 Vienna (AT), Rhiz
20.01.10 Maribor (SI), Dvorana Gustaf (Pekarna)
21.01.10 Koper (SI), MKSC
26.01.10 Fribourg (CH), Fri-Son NEW!!
27.01.10 Dijon (FR), Deep Inside
28.01.10 Metz (FR), Emile Vache
29.01.10 Paris (FR), Mo‘Fo Festival
30.01.10 London (UK), tba
31.01.10 Bristol (UK), Start The Bus
01.02.10 Glasgow (UK), 13th Note
02.02.10 York (UK), The Basement
03.02.10 Dublin (IR), Whelans
04.02.10 London (UK), tba
05.02.10 Utrecht (NL), dB..s
06.02.10 Amsterdam (NL), Subbacultcha @ Nieuwe Anita
07.02.10 Eindhoven (NL), TAC
08.02.10 Karlsruhe (DE), Kohi
09.02.10 Freiburg (DE), KTS
10.02.10 München (DE), Kafe Kult
11.02.10 Strasbourg (FR), Simultania NEW!!
12.02.10 Frankfurt (DE), Ivi
13.02.10 Nürnberg (DE), K4
15.02.10 Hamburg (DE), Hafenklang
16.02.10 Copenhagen (DK), Lades
18.02.10 Aalborg (DK), 1000Fryd NEW!!
19.02.10 Gothenburg (SE), tba NEW!!
20.02.10 Malmö (SE), Debaser

We're nearing the end of our copies for the ever-popular Cities vs Submarines release you should pick one up if you're interested in super catchy decontructo noise pop. And, to satisfy your cravings for experimental noise balladry, check out the new Cathedral With No Eyes!

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Revisiting Designed Entropy I Comp.

Seeing as it's Friday and all, how about some free vinyl? This time around we're giving away a copy of GRR's first compilation 7", the first entry in our Designed Entropy series; it includes brand new original tracks by Meanest Man Contest, Copy, Bomarr, and Roman Ruins.

First person to email goldrobotrecords (at) gmail (dot) com will receive this gorgeous piece of wax filled with sweet tunes for absoutlely zero dollars. Be sure to include "Hey I Want That Orange Vinyl" in the subject line and your mailing address in the email. Generous, indeed!

Here's a track to wet your whistle.

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railcars makes kate bush cassette

I love these kind of projects. The always-working Aria from Railcars is selling an extra limited (only 10 available) cover of Kate Bush's album Hounds of Love. Details:

"hello. i have for sale ten cassettes. each is hand-painted, numbered, and dubbed. when you play the cassette you will hear railcars cover the entire 1985 album Hounds of Love by Kate Bush from beginning to end. also if you purchase one, on the upcoming european tour i will mail you a postcard from every city that we play in. that's like, 30 or 40 cities. you can't get these separately, the cassette + postcards is one package, and there are only ten made. also there are no mp3 versions, sorry. each cassette is $47." - Aria Jalali

Head on over to Aria's website for ordering information and to check if there's still any available. (Hint: looks like thefmly is running a co-promotion for this little release as well!)

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Friday Round Up

+ The internet is all abuzz about the new Beach House single "Norway", so I thought I'd re-share this little video from a while back, taken in Norway. The talented Graham Hill (aka Roman Ruins) provides some percussion in the video, drums for Beach House on many a tour, and played on the upcoming record Teen Dream.

+ Nice interview with Aria/Railcars in Thursday's edition of the San Francisco Chronicle (in print and online). The show last night (at Thee Parkside in SF) was a blast as well, some great opening acts. Also, CMJ reviewed the new album Cathedral With No Eyes, check it out here.

+ Saw this awesome poster for a new CD by Bjorn Kleinhenz, Head Held High On Fearsome Pride is a quick follow-up project to the amazing LP B.U.R.M.A., which you should get yourself a copy of if you fancy some sweet Swedish musical stylings.

+ Did you catch the fact that we've got a few copies of the ultra limited Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 7" Notes For Future Lovers available as part of a catalog bundle special?

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New Quarterbar EP on Sneakmove

Awesome brand new EP by the esteemed Quarterbar (half of Meanest Man Contest) out today on Sneakmove. This collection, titled sweet burger sandwich, of short compositions collects some older tracks. Head on over to the download page to grab it for free, you won't be disappointed.

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Revisiting Railcars

Hot on the heels of the new Railcars release (Cathedral With No Eyes), we thought it'd be prudent to send along a FREE COPY of the brilliant 7" EP Cities vs Submarines. First person to email goldrobotrecords (at) gmail (dot) com will receive this heavyeight vinyl beauty. Be sure to include "Hey I Want That Railcars Vinyl" in the subject line and your mailing address in the email. Pretty awesome, if I do say so myself.

Speaking of CWNE, the excellent column INCHES on LA Weekly recently reviewed the new 12", here's an excerpt: "Jalali has a real knack for the artfully noisy, arranging decaying electronics, analog feedback, odd percussives, and a whirlwind of vocals into some downright pretty and driving soundscapes."

Free music, too!

::: Railcars - Cathedral
::: Railcars - CWNE Danny NO/FI Remix (Part B)
::: Railcars - There Is Ice; It Is Blue

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Full Catalog Sale

While doing some general organizing here at GRR HQ, we ran across some copies of the super sold out Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 7" (Notes for Future Lovers b/w Donde Esta Prufrock). So, to celebrate our 10th vinyl release we've decided to bundle our entire catalog together at a discounted rate. For 10 pieces of beautiful vinyl, including the BPB 7", it's $60 including shipping in the United States. We've only got a few of these special bundles available, so act fast. Get it here. Hooray!

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Fox Hands Updates

Thought I'd pass along this strange/wonderful video for the Fox Hands track "Listen to the Walls". The song is off the consistently excellent self-titled EP released here on GRR digitally. We're not the only ones who think the release is quite notable:

Fox Hands is a timid, noisy, jittery kaleidoscope of colourful sounds escaping from a man named Adrian Todd Webb who lives in Virginia, US. His music can perhaps be likened to other topically lo-fi natured artists who instill an old-time simplicity beset with a futuristic technological fascination, resulting in an otherworldly sound. Very much independent, his bursting, rubbery, blinking video for his song ‘Listen To The Walls’ is a fascinating escapade into exploring visually the messy collage of his sounds. Close ups of textures blurry like his voice, the visual effect starring in the video reflects the bend-it-’til-it-breaks rubbery and fuzzy guitar technique played throughout the song. The drums echoed in the blinking frame shifts, it’s another lo-fi troubadour exercising his wit and charm with fantastic results.
- Einstein Music Journal

"C’est le bal des diodes. Toutes clignotent en rythme, pétillantes couleurs qui illuminent la nuit par intermittence. Bleu, vert, rouge, rouge, jaune, bleu, orange ! Aucune ne peut bouger, forcément, on ne saute pas hors du circuit comme ça, mais la dance existe. Elle est onde lumineuse, chatoiement de couleurs. Bleu, vert, rouge, rouge…"
Translation: "This the diodes ball. All of them flash in time, sparkling colours which illuminate the night on and off. Blue, green, red, red, yellow, blue, orange ! None of them can move, of course, it’s not that easy to jump out of the circuit, but their dance occurs. It is made of luminous waves, colours shimmer. Blue, green, red, red…"
- Delicious Scopitone

Couldn't have said it better myself.

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Go to This Show

KURT VILE, EGYPTR, PINK DRAPES + more at Sang House from Mike Anderson on Vimeo.

Basically, you need to go to this show if you're anywhere near Arkansas. November 1st at the Sang House with Kurt Vile, Egyptr, Pink Drapes, and more. If you need futher aural convincing, go here. That's all I'm gonna say.

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Friday Round-Up

Happy Friday to all the folks out there. It's bright and sunny here in the Bay Area, and we're ready to head out for a weekend of music and horseshoes and general shenanigans. Couple of links for pre-weekend reading:

+ The totally excellent website Birds Sometimes Dance recently reviewed Björn Kleinhenz's new album B.U.R.M.A. and not only gave it a 9/10 but had this to say: "Am I impressed? Very much so. This is the best album I’ve heard in quite a while and it’s easily one of the best to be released in 2009 so far." Read the full article here.

+ Aria is keeping a Railcars tour blog on tumblr which is quite enjoyable. Happy to see that my homeland of Arkansas welcomed him with open arms. Currently in NYC, catch one of his many shows there if you can. Filthy Beats is the latest to say some kind words about the new release.

+ Seamonster is previewing some new songs over on myspace. Rumor has it that you might find some of them on an upcoming vinyl record in the not-so-distant future.

+ Copy along with Atole and E*Rock are playing a Halloween show up in Portland which is where I'd be if I was an Oregonian. Oh, and did you see FADER said some nice things about Copy's track on the Designed Entropy I vinyl?

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