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About Us
The Record Machine is an independent record label based in Kansas City, Missouri. Mike Russo, Richard Robinett and Nathan Reusch founded TRM in 2003 when we released our first record for the James Dean Trio. In the 8 years since then we have worked with bands from all over the United States. Our current roster is Ad Astra Arkestra, Capybara, Continents, Cowboy Indian Bear, Lazy, Max Justus, Minden, Motorboater, Perhapsy, Saharan Gazelle Boy, Sam Billen, Soft Reeds, State Bird, and The Parade Schedule. Our goal is to make an organic community of artists and help connect them with listeners. Tim Finn of The Kansas City Star remarked about The Record Machine’s output “[They] have assembled a stable of diverse artists who are making music that deserves national attention.”
In 2011 we founded and curated the inaugural Middle of The Map Fest in our hometown of Kansas City, MO. The festival featured national artists like Two Door Cinema Club, Daniel Johnston, Cursive, Raveonettes, Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Small Black, The Appleseed Cast, The Casket Lottery, El Ten Eleven, Dosh and many more. The festival was attended by 3000 people and was an overwhelming success for the first year.
Features on The Record Machine:
Kansas City Star 2011
The Pitch Weekly 2010
The Pitch Weekly 2007
Middle of the Map Festival Press
Ink 2011
TRM Store
Soft Reeds - Blank City 12" Vinyl |
Cowboy Indian Bear - Live Old, Die Young 12" Vinyl |
Secret Handshakes 12" Compilation |
Making Movies - Aguardiente 7" |
Capybara - Dave Drusky 12" White Vinyl |
Soft Reeds - Blank City 12" VinylSoft Reeds - Blank City on Vinyl
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Cowboy Indian Bear - Live Old, Die Young 12" VinylLimited White Vinyl with Free Digital Download
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Secret Handshakes 12" CompilationFeaturing Soft Reeds, Max Justus, Spirit is the Spirit, La Guerre, Ad Astra Arkestra, and Akkilles
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Making Movies - Aguardiente 7"Get the new 7" from Making Movies with additional bonus of 2 songs that don't appear on the vinyl.
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Capybara - Dave Drusky - digital only |
Ad Astra Arkestra 12" |
Middle of the Map Forum Notebooks 2013 2 Pack |
Middle of the Map Forum Notebooks 2012 2 Pack |
Middle of the Map Forum Notebooks Random 2 Pack |
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Capybara - Try Brother |
Colonel Rhodes - This Is Public |
Continents - Land of Plenty |
Continents - Spiriting EP |
Cowboy Indian Bear - Each Other All The Time |
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Continents - Land of PlentyGet Continents - Land of Plenty as 320k MP3's for $5.00
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Cowboy Indian Bear 7" and CD |
Cowboy Indian Bear/It's True Split 7" |
Every Gentle Air - Part 2 |
Interstates - Run Run |
James Dean Trio- Getting Scary |
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Lazy - Lazy 7" |
Max Justus - Five Leaping Leopards |
Max Justus - Mercy |
Max Justus - No Mercy CD |
Minden - Swift Way On 7" |
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Motorboater - Boy's Life Mixtape |
Motorboater - P/U YR Heart |
Motorboater - Sport |
Motorboater Poster |
Perhapsy - Perhapsy cd |
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Saharan Gazelle Boy - Airplanes Can't |
Saharan Gazelle Boy - Strange Teen Heart |
Sam Billen - Headphones & Cellphones CD |
Soft Reeds - Soft Reeds Are Bastards |
Soft Reeds / Minden 7" |
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Saharan Gazelle Boy - Strange Teen HeartSaharan Gazelle Boy - Strange Teen Heart Digital
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State Bird - El Gran Burrito 7" |
State Bird - Healing the Pain 12" |
State Bird - Holy Spirits Digital |
State Bird - Mostly Ghostly |
The Billen Brothers CD |
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The Parade Schedule - Seeds To Be Planted, Trees To Be Cut CD |
The Winston Jazz Routine - Realization LP |
The Winston Jazz Routine - Sospiri |
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