Middle of the Map Fest was a such a blast. We had a great time and all of the bands did a fantastic job. We are excited to share this highlight reel cut from footage from The Musicians Network. They shot a ton of the festival and will be releasing more videos in coming weeks.
Continue ReadingSo today we have an awesome new 12” record coming out in conjunction with our good buddies Golden Sound Records. It features 6 new songs from bands from each label. Our side happens to feature this sweet new psych trip from Spirit is the Spirit. Here they are rocking out in a cosmic jungle party. When we first heard this song a few months ago we knew that they would make a perfect addition to our community. We will also be re-issuing their debut ep Mother Mountain very soon.
Continue ReadingSo its finally here. The epic yet very Capy Late Night Bikes video. Watch to see the real Dave Drusky escaping to the streets of Portland for some late night bike riding. He runs into some unusual characters and some fantastical moments.
Continue ReadingOur good friend and visual mastermind John Paul Giago is at it again. This time he made a sweet video for our artist Max Justus. Flesh is off his latest ep Signs and Wonders.
Continue ReadingTo celebrate the release of their new album Dave Drusky, Capybara has shared a gorgeous live version of “Neighbor Crimes,” shot at the For The Love of Brooklyn house in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
Capybara will be performing at SXSW in March as well as April’s Middle of the Map Festival in Kansas City, MO along with Mission of Burma, F*cked Up, Neon Indian, Hooray For Earth and many more. Visit the festival’s official website for more information.
Continue ReadingCapybara just released its sophomore album, Dave Drusky. It’s an accessible and human record – an intersection of the warm and familiar, and the quirky and unpredictable. The gents of Capybara — Mark Harrison, Jared Horne, Darin Seal, and Joel Wrolstad — craft their art with wit and sunshine, illuminating a sound that’s both simple and catchy, yet conceptualized and personal. Wrolstad’s lead vocals are brutally honest, while song narratives take gentle turns for the unexpected. Some songs on Dave Drusky ebb and flow, but others linger long after the song – and album — is over.
Continue ReadingWell in addition to one of our highlight’s of last year we are also proud to announce Middle of the Map Fest is coming back! The dates will be April 5th – 7th. Which will include an extra date of bands and more.
Also we are allowing the first 250 people to get a ticket at last year’s price! So act now and get one as a Holiday Gift.
It really was one of the most amazing things that happened last year. The Record Machine was able to invite a lot of really great bands and musicians to play a festival here in Kansas City. Well a ton of them said yes to us. Among those bands were hero’s of ours like Daniel Johnston, Cursive, Appleseed Cast, Casket Lottery and so many more. We have a ton to live up to but we are excited for that opportunity!
Continue Reading“Late Night Bikes” sounds expansive and warm; it is catchy and, in places, perfect. It’s road music for a generation of kids who have done nothing but move, sliding in long, languid figure-eights under a street light in a parking lot, down a lonely highway and through a few weird decades.
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Continue ReadingTwo Record Machine artists coming together on one wonderful piece of wax to show off new songs.
Soft Reeds
Born of a twelve-year labor of heartache and love, Soft Reeds is the brainchild of Ben Grimes (formerly of Astralwerks’ The Golden Republic), a Chicago native whose roots grip firmly in the ’77 Berlin sounds of Brian Eno, David Bowie and Iggy Pop, while embracing the richness of American indie rock. Originally started in 2007 as Grimes’ post-TGR solo project, Soft Reeds became a full band in 2009, and released the critically acclaimed ‘Soft Reeds are Bastards’ in 2010.Soft Reeds will be releasing their follow up to Soft Reeds Are Bastards in 2012.
Minden
After spending several years on the road singer/songwriter Casey Burge retreated from music to work on farms in the east and west of the country. He returned to his hometown of Kansas City at the end of 2010 to pursue his new band Minden. He recruited longtime friends and musical veterans Ryan Johnson (drums), Evan Houston (bass), and James Taylor (guitar) to help him realize his swollen catalog of songs. Minden quickly worked out a set and began booking performances immediately. Existing outside of fresh and cleverly-named genres, Minden plays pop music, the classic art of creating songs that are interesting and relatable.
Both bands are onto exciting new things and great to get a snap shot of both of their progress.
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Continue ReadingJust a few months ago Max Justus released his full length Mercy. On his new ep entitled Signs & Wonders Max keeps moving farther and farther away from the original beat making and to continue darker sound. The light peaking through at the end of the tunnel though is the addition of Max’s vocals on all the songs. Tracks like Flesh and Doa are the stand out’s and engage the listener with thoughtful lyrics.
Continue ReadingLate in the summer before the release of their fabulous 4 song 12” we recorded a living room session with our band Ad Astra Arkestra. It was an intimate session and night of fun with a few of them in their living room. They played a few different songs including the previous posted cover of Don’t Let Me Down. This song however is the final song on their 12” and its humdinger. It shows off how things can get a little rowdy and the unknown finds a way of happening.
Pick up the Ad Astra Arkestra 12” here.
Continue ReadingVia Yvynyl:
Kansas City’s Dan Eaton makes frenetic mellow music. It’s got that slow rumbling bass that you feel in your solar plexus on a big system, but is just chill enough for a late night makeout sesh. Throw in some 80s synth hooks and a warped glitch-art video and you’ll understand where he’s going with this.
Nathan at The Record Machine tells me the video was “inspired by Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper designs.” Directed by Mike Russo + Dan Eaton. Sport LP is out now.
Continue ReadingHere it is kids, the proof that this songs needs to be your new anthem. Here we see State Bird rocking their hometown Dover Ballroom and bringing it.
Simply put State Bird = Face Melt.
Continue ReadingAlmost exactly a year ago we released a new ep from Saharan Gazelle Boy called Strange Teen Heart. We also released a few videos for a few of the songs made by multi instrumentalist member John Paul Giago. Well he is back at again this time with a video for Amy Needs A Vacation. Our good buddy yvylnyl was awesome enough to give us a premiere for it and call it favorite from last fall.
Saharan Gazelle Boy has mostly been on hold while Capybara has been finishing their new album but we have been hearing some rumblings recently that some new music is on its way soon.
Continue ReadingHere is the brand new album from State Bird! We are excited to release their third full length album Healin The Pain. It was recorded at the Bunker in Brooklyn and then Mixed at John Vanderslice’s studio Tiny Telephone Booth. It is a full on departure of everything you previously had heard from the band. it takes the sound that they started to do last years Holy Spirits ep and takes it a step even further. Gone are the neo-folk sounds before and replaced with walls of guitar fuzz. Jam on!
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