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New Sampler and A Night Of Record Machine-ness

Nathan — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:42:07 +0000

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

Lawrence.com Podcast and tons of news!

Nathan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:31:15 +0000

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!

Song of the Month: TSD – Shiny Shoes

Nathan — Mon, 04 May 2009 16:30:21 +0000

This month’s song comes from Atlanta’s hip hop duo TSD. For a long time I have wanted to use this feature to promote friends that aren’t on Record Machine. When my friend Aree sent me some songs from TSD I knew the timing was perfect to unleash them as the song of the month. Here is their bio:

TSD is a collaborative duo made up of vocalist/musician Movement and producer Source One. Based out of Atlanta, they crossed paths – whether by chance or destiny – in 2004 and began exchanging musical tastes, beats, and life experiences since. Movement, a songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, paints audible portraits of pop music, dub, rap, and r&b into one bucket of creativity and energy, while Source One outlines the canvas and fills in the details with the art of sampling, sound-manipulation, and glitch layering. In their eyes, sound has no boundaries and neither do they. Together, the two combine their love and passion for good music into, what they call, “future crunk.”

If this is what the future holds I want to be on this dance floor.

Link: TSD on Myspace

2008 Year End Sampler and Wrap Up

Nathan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:20:45 +0000

2008 has been one of the best years for Record Machine since we started this record label 5 years ago. We had really great releases from State Bird, Interstates, and Max Justus. Our plans for 2009 are even more ambitious. We already have 6 really great records lined up for next year. As a little early Christmas present we put together this year end wrap up and preview for next year. Some of these songs have been floating around for awhile but we decided to put them all together for you. You can also download the songs from Max Justus and Sam Billen.

2009 Record Machine Releases:

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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November Video of the Month- State Bird- I Saw The Light

Nathan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:49:22 +0000

State Bird – I Saw The Light from Mostly Ghostly

Here is a moment we have been wanting to share with you for a long time. You can even go over to Pitchfork.tv and check this video out with several others(yes that pitchfork). This video has been several months in the making. Countless hours were put into the stop animation of the video by TRM partner Mike Russo. Hopefully the song and video make you want to get out of your seat and dance right along with us.

New Record, New Band, and New Site

Nathan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:55:16 +0000

Today is the day we all have been very excited about. State Bird’s Mostly Ghostly is now available for purchase. We posted a few videos in the media section from their fall tour and a live video of them preforming A Voice As Old As Fire acousticly. Also the press just keeps rolling in.

Perfect Porridge:

The frantic call and response, energetic clapping and horn charts make me want to jump on stage and rock out. Unfortunately I’m sitting in a cube with headphones on scaring my neighbors.

Full Review: Here

Jonk Music

Mostly Ghostly presents glorious, full-bodied tracks that swell with a plethora of instrumentation and gospel-like choruses.

Full Review: Here

The Record Machine is proud to welcome Interstates to the label. We are really excited to have them join our family. They are going to be releasing their debut full length in the spring. They will be on tour with Foxhole in May. There are a few rough mixes of songs on their website at www.interstatesmusic.com.

Also welcome to our new website. Enjoy!

The Winston Jazz Routine Music Video, State Bird’s fall tour

Nathan — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:56:03 +0000

The Record Machine is very excited to show off the video for The Winston Jazz Routine’s- A Ghost Beneath The Tower. It was directed by our good friend Philip Cheaney. Philip poured himself into this video and has been working on it for about 8-9 months. He did a great job and we ask that you pass along the video to your friends.

State Bird is going out on tour of the East Coast and Midwest in November. It will be their first time out East and then they will be hitting up many familar places in the Miwest. You will be able to pre-order their new record Mostly Ghostly in February. You can hear some new songs from Mostly Ghostly on their Myspace

11/9 Grand Rapids, Michigan – House Show
11/10 Ann Arbor, Michigan – House Show
11/16 New York, NY – The Cake Shop
11/17 New York, NY – Piano’s
11/21 Akron, OH – Musica
11/26 Sheffield, AL – Old Town Tavern
11/27 Jackson, MS – Swell O Venue
11/29 Abilene, TX – Monks
11/30 Oklahoma City, OK – Blue 7
12/01 Kansas City, MO – River Market Brewery

The Winston Jazz Routine Music Video, State Bird's fall tour

Nathan — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:56:03 +0000

Record Machine in the Pitch

Nathan — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:50:25 +0000

We got a little local love from the Pitch for our showcase with State Bird, Winston Jazz Routine and Discover America next week at The Record Bar here in Kansas city. If you have some time you can check out the article here.

Also State Bird and Winston Jazz Routine are still out on tour with Discover America. Go check out the tour if it is stopping in your city.

The Winston Jazz Routine off tour, Every Gentle Air & State Bird press

Nathan — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:29:19 +0000

The Winston Jazz Routine have returned from tour. The tour was a sucess. Thank you if you made it out to one of the shows. They played some great shows with Husband and Wife, State Bird, Minus Story, Darling at Sea, Olympic Size, Comrade, Homer Hicolm and The Rocket Boys and probably others I am leaving out.Their new record is slated for a May release. We are really excited for you to be able to hear some of the new songs.

Every Gentle Air has been getting some nice press. AP Magazine(Fall Out Boy is on the cover) was nice enough to review Part 2. They gave them 4 out of 5 stars and called it “Inventive, creative, and never lacking in left turns.”

State Bird is working on their follow up to their self released Marching Thru The Wilderness.
They have been getting great reviews for Marching. Check out new reviews at Silent Uproar and Neufutur. Everything we have heard about the new record only makes us more excited for it.

The Pitch Weekly and Jason Harper were nice enough to comment on us for their hopes for the new year. Hopefully we will finally put out a another KC band in 2007.

The Winston Jazz Routine off tour, Every Gentle Air & State Bird press

Nathan — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 17:29:19 +0000

The Pitch Weekly and Jason Harper were nice enough to comment on us for their hopes for the new year. Hopefully we will finally put out a another KC band in 2007.

The Record Machine x-mas Sale

Nathan — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:39:30 +0000

If you are looking for last minute gift ideas go over to the Record Machine store. We are selling all of releases for $40! Thats 7 cds for real cheap. You get:

The James Dean Trio- Getting Scary
Cheyenne- I Am Haunted, I Am Alive
The Winston Jazz Routine- Realization LP
Colonel Rhodes- This is Public
What Friends Are For- Record Machine, Lujo, and Redder sampler
Every Gentle Air- Part 2
State Bird- Marching Thru The Wilderness

Keep your eyes peeled, Mike in the paper, Vote for TRM Bands

Nathan — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 04:03:42 +0000

The Record Machine is just days away from launching our new website. We are really excited about it. We will send out an email update as soon as it goes up. We also have a lot of tricks up our sleeves right now.

Mike had an interview in the KC Star about the label. You can check it out here.

Please go here and vote for The Winston Jazz Routine and Cheyenne if you saw them at Cornerstone. We would love to crack the top 100 if possible.

Newspaper article, Cornerstone, Record Machine Presents show, & Merch

Nathan — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:31:52 +0000

So the Kansas City Star had an article on labels from Kansas City. We were lucky enough to be featured in it.

Cornerstone was a blast. We met a lot of really great people there. We want to thank everyone that come out to the showcases. We had really great turnouts. Both Cheyenne and The Winston Jazz Routine did great jobs. I think we will be back next year in some capacity.

The show that we put together at The Record Bar was a sucess. We want to thank every last one of you that came out. It was a great end to Cheyenne’s summer tour. It was really good to see so many familar faces. The Billions and Kelpie were great. We are so sad to see Kelpie go.

We have some merch left over from cornerstone. We will try to get up on the store soon. If you want one of the shirts and we don’t have your size email us (info@therecordmachine.net) and we will try to get some new ones made soon.

Newspaper article, Cornerstone, Record Machine Presents show, & Merch

Nathan — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 02:31:52 +0000

So the Kansas City Star had an article on labels from Kansas City. We were lucky enough to be featured in it.