Revisiting Roman Ruins

Today's epic jamp-fest involves our very first release, by the esteemed Roman Ruins (aka Graham Hill). You may have seen Graham playing drums for the likes of such brilliant bands such as Beach House and The Papercuts; or perhaps you've heard the track he's got on the our new compilation 7". Dude gets around.

This little two song 45 packs a certain guttural punch with hints of popcorn and rosemary. I'm sure you've already listened to his self-titled EP, but perhaps you'd like to get your hands on this classic piece of vinyl? First person to email goldrobotrecords (at) gmail (dot) com will soon receive the Releasing Me b/w Your House vinyl FOR ABSOLUTELY FREE. Be sure to include your mailing address. We're generous like that. Preview a song here, just for kicks.

Your House - Roman Ruins

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Revisiting Sweetie

We've been jamming to last year's Sweetie EP all day here at GRR headquarters. This kind of action results in us wanting more folks to be doing the same. Therefore, if you order any two GRR releases in the next week, we'll throw in a FREE COPY of the amazing 7" vinyl (it kind of looks like red jolly ranchers, but don't eat it). Heck, the first person who emails goldrobotrecords (at) gmail (dot) com and says "Hey, I'd like to have that vinyl" will receive it in the mail for free. That's how excited we are about it. Here's a song for your listening pleasure, and you can download another for free here.

Saturdays - Sweetie

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GRR009 Ready to Ship!

Wow, these turned out really amazing (if I do say so myself). GRR's first compilation project titled Designed Entropy I features new tracks by Meanest Man Contest, Bomarr, Copy, and Roman Ruins. This group of artists have crafted an intricate set of songs (already praised online) which you're sure to love. Order the limited vinyl here, and listen to the tracks over on our myspace page.

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New Railcars Release!

Cathedral With No Eyes is the second proper release by Railcars. Gold Robot is handling the digital release, while you can head on over to Stumparumper Records to pick up the heavyweight 12" vinyl.

In this record, LA/SF based multi-instrumentalist Aria Jalali recounts the life of Edmund the Martyr, a 9th century King of East Anglia with songs about his life and succession to the throne as a young boy, his conquests, and his suffering at the hands of vikings and death by their arrows. This time around Railcars make an attempt to more accurately recreate the whirling, dizzying fury of their live performances, flowing continuously yet shifting without warning, translating the story of St. Edmund into walls of noise, sputtering drum machines, dying electronics, and tales told in distant shouts. Here's a free MP3 of one of the songs!

::: Railcars - Castles

Also, if you haven't done so already, pick up the soon-to-be-gone-forever 7" EP titled Cities vs Submarines, it's beautiful.

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Free Digital Single

This digital single is released in anticipation of the full-length B.U.R.M.A. by Björn Kleinhenz (out on Gold Robot Records, Tomt Recordings, and American Typewriter). The A-side track appears on the new album and the B-side features a new track from a summer recording session. Enjoy the free music!

Tracklist:
1. Björn Kleinhenz - Black Water [mp3]
2. Björn Kleinhenz - The Mountain Pt 2 [mp3]

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New Panther Album on KRS

Former GRR contributor Panther has a new album coming out on Kill Rock Stars titled Entropy. The vinyl-only release is available for pre-order for only $10 (and it comes with MP3's as well). From what I've heard so far, it's certainly different from previous Panther incarnations but absolutely equally enjoyable. The above video to the track "Birds that Move" dropped today.

We've still got a few copies left of the limited edition 7" single by Panther. It not only features the album version of "How Well Can You Swim" but a early alternate recording which showcases the birthplace of the patented Panther sound. Buy yourself a copy (great idea!) or just listen to it here.



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Another New Release!

This is the first cooperative release in the history of Gold Robot Records. In conjunction with American Typewriter Records (Spain) and Tomt Recordings (Sweden), we're proud to this album to the masses on September 29th, 2009. Björn Kleinhenz's B.U.R.M.A. is an incredible collection of Swedish folk/pop, and the limited vinyl release brings only 50 copies stateside. For more information on the album and to place a pre-order, head over to the release's page on the GRR website. You can listen to Björn's music over at his myspace page.

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Bay Bridged Podcast on Railcars

The fine folks over at The Bay Bridged recently posted a wonderful podcast featuring Aria Jalali of Railcars fame. The discuss the evolution of his music and the origins behind his latest two releases: Cities vs Submarines and the upcoming Cathedral With No Eyes. It's an excellent listen, you can access it here.

Railcars will be embarking on a mammoth tour soon, consisting of both US and European legs. Stay tuned for further details on that, or check out the Railcars myspace page for the confirmed and tentative dates.

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Designed Entropy Pre-Order

Super excited to bring you this compilation featuring brand new tracks by Meanest Man Contest, Bomarr, COPY, and Roman Ruins. The limited edition EP will come as a beautiful 7-inch record on colored vinyl. Each purchase will include a download code for the digital files. It will be released on September 22nd, but you can PRE-ORDER THE ALBUM NOW.

A1 : Bomarr - Exchanges Among Systems
A2 : Copy - Karate Eyes
B1 : Meanest Man Contest - Takitani Edit
B2 : Roman Ruins - Plea For Permanence

Listen to the tracks over on the GRR myspace page, then definitely order a couple up for yourself and a friend.

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Brothers Backward Mixtape

Props to the excellent Bomarr Blog for pointing this out to me. Hot new mixtape out by Brothers Backward, aka David Bryant or PASSAGE (Restiform Bodies, Anticon) and Mike Busse (Chronic Future, Modern Art Records partner). Really great samples, totally enveloping and interesting.

After my initial post on this got taken down by Blogger for copyright reasons, i've decided to re-route all interested parties to the band-hosted website which has download information. Get it here. Don't know what the problem was, as the email was super cryptic.

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