Max and I have just returned from the whirlwind time in NYC. Max played 3 fabulous shows and we had blast. Check out the Culture of Me for some photos and nice little write up. We want to thank everyone who came out to the shows and big hugs and kisses to Mushpot for helping set up everything. I already miss being in the city.

Our good friends Queens Club just came out with their debut Nightmarer EP on Tooth and Nail Records. They asked Max Justus to remix the title track for the release. Max brings his signature dark vibe to the track giving it a pulsing electronic rhythm through out. Max finds a way to bend and warp the original track into something all together new.

Also tomorrow marks the start of Max’s whirlwind NYC tour. He will be doing 3 shows over the course of the next six days. If you happen to be in NYC we would love to see you out.

Upcoming Shows NYC

11/5 in Brooklyn, NY at Sputnik w/VDRK (Famous Friends), Natty, Zambri
11/6 in Brooklyn, NY at Silent Barn w/ Oxygenstar, Rhinostrich and ctor (DJ)
11/9 in New York, NY at Niagra w/ DaPantz and Facundo

We have launched a brand new sampler where you can stream and download tracks from several of our upcoming records. Check it out over at www.therecordmachine.net/sampler.

Next week is our second A Night of Record Machine-ness in Kansas City for the summer. The last one was a great sucess. We had about 200 or more people packed into Bryce’s house for so much fun they almost fined us. This time we are having it at a proper venue: The Czar Bar. It will be to celebrate Perhapsy coming to Kansas City in support of their new record. They will be joined by Capybara and Sam Billen. It is going to be a great night and hopefully we can pack out 200+ people in Czar Bar so please come out. It also got a nice write up in the Pitch.

Also Perhapsy is going to be tour this week. Here are all the dates

7/30 Nashville, TN at The 5 Spot w/ Natalie Prass, Action!, Denney and the Jets, Daniel Pujol
8/1 Louisville, KY at Derby City Espresso w/ Parade Schedule and Great Grand Sons
8/2 Bloomington, IN at The Pourhouse w/ Parade Schedule and Heavy Hometown
8/3 Chicago, IL at Darkroom w/ Plenum and Distractions
8/4 Iowa City, IA at The Picador w/ The Wheelers and Scheusch
8/5 Kansas City, MO at Czar Bar w/ Sam Billen and Capybara
8/6 Oklahoma City, OK at Sauced
8/7 Denton,TX at Hailey’s w/ Sleep Whale, Dear Human and Eco -Toll
8/8 Jackson, MS at Sneaky Beans
8/9 East Nashville, TN at a House Show

On Tuesday I was invited down to Lawrence to share a lot of new Record Machine releases with Richard Gintowt’s Lawrence.com Podcast. I played several new songs from upcoming releases. You can hear songs from State Bird, Max Justus, Perhapsy, Capybara, The Parade Schedule, Sam & Dan Billen, Caleb Winn and new solo song from Sam Billen.

Listen to the Podcast at Lawrence.com

First thing first we have a few exciting upcoming Kansas City shows. One is a not so secret basement show on July 18th with State Bird, Max Justus, Parade Schedule, and Capybara. We aren’t going to release the address for the show for another week. So keep your eyes on twitter for more infomation. We also have another showcase we are throwing on August 5th at Czar Bar with Capybara, Perhapsy, and Sam Billen. So that is 6 of our bands coming to KC in just a short time.

Capybara

We have signed Kansas City band Capybara and are going to re-release a new mastered version of their debut record Try Brother next month. They are going to be on tour for over 3 months from August to December. The tour will cover all parts of the country so you will have plenty of time and options to hear them.

Sam & Dan Billen

Sam & Dan Billen have worked on creating a documentary soundtrack for Porubsky’s Deli in Topeka. The record will also come out next month as a digital only release. Sam has also recorded a digital ep for us that we will be releasing next month as the song of the month.

The Parade Schedule

We are shooting for a September release of The Parade Schedule – Seeds To Be Planted, Trees To Be Cut.They are going to be going playing several shows in July and August. Check the shows page for information. We are going to be launching their first song of the month next week with their song Old.

Check the shows page for more info on all of them.

Whew that was a mouthful!

Check out Max’s brand new remix of Rainbow Arabia – Omar K over at RCRD LBL.

The new record from Max Justus is entitled No Mercy and will be released on July 14th. The new record finds Max taking a more aggressive sound then on his last record Five Leaping Leopards. You can download his new track Bending Space and Time from Pitchfork’s Forkcast right now!

We are back home from the always wild SXSW Festival. It was a great time and Max Justus had a great set. The Lose Control Party at Canvas was pretty much always packed and had a line around the block. Luckily Max played Friday night between Casio Kids and The Golden Filter. They two of the hottest bands at the festival and everybody was packed in tight while Max was playing. The photos should give you an idea of what the crowd was like at Lose Control. Thanks if you came out.

Lose Control

Canvas Bar and Gallery, 105 E. 5th, suite 113, Austin, TX 78701

Free 21+ w/ RSVP losecontrolparty.com

Max Justus will be at this years SXSW festival. He will be playing Friday March 20th at the Lose Control Party.  The show is free but you need to RSVP here if you plan on coming.

Late last year The Record Machine made friends with Sportsday Megaphone. We asked if Max Justus could do a remix of Meet Me In The Middle which is one of the many stand out tracks on the record So Many Colours / So Little Time. Yesterday they released a video and the Max Justus remix and we wanted to make sure you all got your hands on it.

We thought we should start 2009 off with our most adventurous song of the month collection so far. Max Justus remixed 8 tracks from the newest Kanye West record 808s & Heartbreak. Max provides an interesting take that is completely different from what Kanye envisioned.

Download the whole thing from: zshare

Max was also recently featured in The Pitch:

“What I try to do with electronic music is push it into a pop format and mix in classical ideas,” Spransy says. “I try to throw curveballs in terms of how I arrange songs. A lot of electro guys will come up with a really badass riff, but it never changes, and that kind of irks me.”

Full Article: Here

• Perhapsy- Perhapsy (The solo debut of Derek Barber from The Winston Jazz Routine and Every Gentle Air)
• Sam Billen – Untitled. (The second solo record and first on Record Machine from former Billions front man Sam Billen)
• Caleb Winn- Untitled (The solo debut from Caleb Winn from The Winston Jazz Routine, State Bird, and Every Gentle Air)
• Max Justus- No Mercy (Max Justus already has a follow up to last years Five Leaping Leopards. From the songs we have heard so far the title is pretty fitting)
• State Bird – Untitled (State Bird is also ready to follow up their last record Mostly Ghostly)
• Of Asaph – We Draw Crowds(Anthology) (An anthology of songs from the pre-Interstates band from Alex O’nan and Kyle Noltemeyer)

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Here is a Public Service Announcement from Max Justus and The Record Machine: Change Your Pants!  After you have spent the whole night on the dance floor you will need to change them. We know you think its cool to wear the same clothes for a few days, and for you really crusty bastard’s it might be all year. After this nobody will want to get near you because of the dubstep fury that this song brings. Do the right thing.

Also the new Max Justus – Five Leaping Leopards came out on Tuesday.
Purchase: CD and Itunes

Interstates Photo by: Bobby Giles

Both Interstates and Max Justus have been getting some great responses from their MP3′s of the Month.

Interstates released their remix of Brooke Waggoneer Eyes O’ Eyes last month and we got this response:

I’m going to get lost today. I’m going to stare into her eyes again and never come out – I can feel it. I know it’s going to happen, my senses are tingling inside me, like pins-and-needles in my limbs, like a heart attack, or falling upside down. She will be home soon, she will walk through the front door and she will want me to look at her. God, I have to do this everyday and every time it’s more dangerous! It feels like I’ve lost myself, her grey/blue eyes just pull me in – a world inside a world, deep and loved.

Full Review: Ear Garden

Interstates also played a show with Wovenhand and did a Podcast with Sojourn Music.

Max Justus Photo by: Scuddr

We have been getting the word out on Max Justus first off we sent out Ctrl_Alt_Dance video and MP3′s earlier this month. The folks at Idolator really loved it:

He revels in just making beats and bleeps and throwing them out there, and there’s always a hint of softness and beauty behind the retro goodies. It’s rare that this kind of thing strikes me as emotionally generous and fun.

Stuart Bury directed a video for Justus’ “Ctrl_Alt_Dance” that also has a simple warmth to it, matching the glassy beauty of the track. It’s little more than animated drawings of cute robots dancing. Sometimes the robots get a little nasty, but that’s about it. And I love it.

Full Review: Idolator.com

Ear Garden Picked up the on first single Seven from Five Leaping Leopards:

I’m trapped inside an old arcade-machine with clouds, quarters and a warm neon sky. I’m fighting evil with a special kind of super-power called a ‘sweet, sweet love-axe’. I’m not singing, just dancing, waving, dying to the sounds of quiet machines and tiny pixel monsters with big bad smiles

Full Review: The Ear Garden

Earlier this week we sent out his latest single from Five Leaping Leopards called Altered Beast which you can hear on his myspace:

Darker, richer, and much more in the realm of dubstep, the track Altered Beast is a side of Max Justus you didn’t hear in our previous post.

Full Review: Above the Fold

And lastly we couldn’t agree more with The Culture of Me

This kid has something genius inside of himself that he wants to share and for fuck’s sakes, you all better listen up.  Do not miss out on this kid.

Full Review: The Culture of Me

This month not only do you get a download but you also a music video for the song. Max Justus might look like a new artist but by age 20 he has released several independent records before signing with The Record Machine. His newest record Five Leaping Leopards includes some of the most danceable, catchy, and hard hitting material of his career.October’s song of the month CTRL + ALT + Dance shows a different side of Max’s abilities. Just like the video the song is lighter and airier in comparison to the newer material that he has been producing.