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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Wiccans "Sailing a Crazy Ship" LP out JUNE 9th on DULL TOOLS

« on: May 19, 2017, 03:36:41 PM »

You know 'em.  You love 'em.  Up for preorder now! 

Distros/stores get in touch dulltools@gmail.com or Revolver/Midheaven

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Eaters "EATERS 2" LP out now on DULL TOOLS

« on: May 09, 2017, 07:26:32 AM »

New LP by the fabulous, yet criminally underrated duo Eaters.  I love this record, think a lot of you will too.  Put an expert from a nice review below. 

Recorded over two years in New York, artists Bob Jones and Jonathan Schenke (Christopher Duffy handles the visual aspect of the group) have crafted a complex album full of noises, throbs, and some good old-fashioned riffs. The album sounds like human artists locked in a partnership with machines. A partnership between blood and wires where the humans are locked in a battle with the machines for who gets final say. It gives the songs an edge. There?s drama interlaced throughout the songs. The nine tracks feel apart from each other but still connected, working together while seeming to be vastly different. There?s no cohesive style to the songs but there is still a unified whole that displays a band willing to follow their synthetic muse to the intricate places it takes them. ?This moment won?t last? they sing on "No Secret". The same could be said for each track on the album. "Empty Yourself" feels like a harder edged Orbital only to be followed up by a straight up club hit like "The Grass, The Grazing". Throw in some Nine Inch Nails, late nights in dark goth clubs, and Berlin era Bowie and you have an album that surprises often and makes for engaging repeat listens.

- Post Trash

Stores and distros get in touch!

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coming soon:

Wiccans "Sailing a Crazy Ship" LP
Pill "Aggressive Advertising" CS
Beth Israel "Vernon Manor" LP
A. Savage "Thawing Dawn" LP

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Opposite Sex (New Zealand) US Tour!

« on: September 20, 2016, 11:44:50 AM »

Hey go out and support these kind and talented Kiwis if you can.  Saw them play in their hometown of Dunedin, and it was one of those truly rare and magical moments when I band I'd never heard of and had no context for blew me away.  For fans of Suburban Lawns, Dead C, Lydia Lunch. 

Sept 21 Pittsburgh Gooskie's
Sept 22 Detroit UFO FACTORY
Sept 23 Columbus Carrabar
Sept 24 Louisville Cropped Out
Sept 25 The Vortex
Sept 26 Chicago The Empty Bottle
Sept 27 St Louis "Ask a Punk"
Sept 28 Nashville DRKMTTR
Sept 29 Murray, KY Terrapin Station
Sept 30 Memphis Gonerfest
Oct 2 Brooklyn, NY Alphaville

GET IT HERE!

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AND HERE!

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Opposite Sex (Dunedin, NZ) new LP Hamlet on Dull Tools

« on: July 11, 2016, 06:44:22 AM »

Out August 12th on DULL TOOLS!

Two albums in, with the link between each moment of slurring spoken word, piano ballad, and discordant ?fuck you? song becoming less and less clear, we all ought to be asking how, in 2016, Dunedin is still spewing out bands as strange as Opposite Sex. Is it all the native psilocybin? The isolation? The musical ?legacy??

Strange feelings come out in strange ways, as tends to happen in a city of miserable winter, depression, and a uni populace crawling with the sorts of fucking jocks about whom the songs basically write themselves. Lucy, in ?Supermarket?: "Make me cute, make me sweet, make me fragile and petite / So I can be pushed around by some dickhead who likes rugby, beer and meat". Swipe right. Tim?s standout moment, ?Tasman's Puke?, spells out in no polite terms his take on NZ's colonial past. And with Reggie?s voice drifting away with his guitar in ?Regicide?, it makes it abundantly clear that Opposite Sex have as many ways to do songs as they have songs.

That?s because, in spite of the patented ?sound? of their city, the real Dunedin influence on Opposite Sex is an ideology. There?s punk, of course, as usual, but the bizarro lens of Xpressway -- ?the Dunedin label? -- what with its Marxist dues and DIY purism, is the band?s heftiest inheritance thanks to how many of their peers come from this older, noisy school. It only helped their underground reputation that certain big-name ex-members of The Fall and The Pastels wound up being big fans of this obscure New Zealand band.

Whichever way you have ?em Opposite Sex have already left a permanent impression within today?s younger underground generation. Besides that one fact, there aren?t many unifying features of a band so scattered, but so brilliantly chaotic, and by no means confused. But that?s just what you get from a band with so much uncontrollable inspiration, with imagination that?s like not unlike mashing one?s hands against the keyboard of existence and expecting Shakespeare to come out. Judging by HAMLET, it?s just funny when it sort of does.



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US Tour Coming in September (including Gonerfest!)

Available in New Zealand on Melted Ice Cream

Stores, order it through Revolver/Midheaven, Matador Direct or Dull Tools in N. America.  Southern Distribution in Europe. 

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / DULL TOOLS: Soda (members of St. Dad, American Snakeskin), PCPC

« on: January 07, 2016, 11:49:36 AM »

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Blonde On Blonde

New Trash

Soda are one of the weirdest of Florida's weird-ass punk bands.  Somewhere between the afterparties of Art Basel and the cloud of exhaust from the Daytona 500 comes Soda, a raw and ugly mutation of punk that is as American as its name. 'Blonde On Blonde' is a panorama of the Sunshine State's seedy underbelly set at night. The back and forth vocals of Lara Lookabaugh and Arlington Garret remind one a bit of Royal Trux at their heaviest, or perhaps a more sinister B52's. Coming from the same tight-knit DIY scene that brought the world Merchandise, Cult Ritual, Neon Blood, St. Dad and American Snakeskin (the latter two which featured Mr. Garret), Soda carry with them a history of American punk that thrives outside of the usual culture centers of New York, LA and Austin. Look for them on tour in early 2016.



1/21 - Gainsville, FL @ Nowhere
1/22 - Savannah, GA @ The Furnace
1/23 - Wilmington, NC @ Scrap Iron
1/24 - Richmond, VA @ Unicorn Retirement Garden
1/25 - Baltimore, MD @ Holy Frijoles
1/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Ask A Punk (basement show)
1/27 - Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
1/28 - Brooklyn, NY @ Alphaville
1/29 - Washington DC @ Songbyrd
1/30 - Ashville, NC @ The Odditorium
1/31 - Nashville, TN @ TBA
2/01 - St. Louis, MO @ Foam
2/02 - Kansas City, MO @ The Snake Tank
2/03 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ask A Punk
2/04 - Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves
2/05 - Austin, TX @ Hotel Vegas
2/06 - Houston, TX @ TBA
2/07 - New Orleans, LA @ TBA
2/08 - Tallahassee, FL @ TBA



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Recorded in November 2015 at Ramsgate Music Hall in Ramsgate, England. PCPC is a noise rock confederacy with members of PC Worship and Parquet Courts making up its ranks. This record is the only surviving legacy of PCPC's legendary and infamous 2014 European tour.

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Music Shit / Italian punk?

« on: May 28, 2015, 11:04:05 AM »

I started learning Italian this year, and I guess I'm getting "pretty alright" at it, all modesty aside.  As far as punk/weirdo music goes, Italian is not a country I'm well versed in the musical history of, and it might possibly be a good aid in learning the language if I had some lyrics to yell along to.  But if not, I'd still love some recommendations of Italian punk, hardcore, weirdo music from any of you know-it-alls!  60's to present day, you know the drill. 

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / PCPC "2014" 64 pg. book, includes poster!

« on: December 05, 2014, 03:08:35 PM »

Released for PCPC's 2014 European tour, this book contains 64 pages of artwork by A. Savage and Justin Frye. This gorgeous book includes 2 risograph mini-posters and one 22 x 34", two-color silkscreen tour poster.

11 X 17", packed in mylar sleeve. Edition of 250

Get it here!!!

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / PC WORSHIP "SOCIAL RUST" out 9/9 on DULL TOOLS!

« on: September 03, 2014, 08:16:29 AM »

Social Rust, PC Worship?s fourth LP to date and Northern Spy Records / Dull Tools debut, may very well be the closest this innovative quartet, led by singer and multi-instrumentalist mastermind Justin Frye, has gotten to the conventional rock formula. But don?t be alarmed?PC Worship has, by no means, abandoned its inherent avant-gardist roots. In fact, Social Rust portends a familial group hell bent on blending its own vision of fully realized songcraft and contagious melodicism into its trademark chaotic din.

Frye first hatched PC Worship as a home-recorded solo project but has since steadily morphed his vision into a collective of studied musicians and improvisers, with Michael Etten, Jordan Bernstein & Shannon Sigley as the core unit and an array of dystopian instrumentalists often showing up to jam on Bongos, circuit bent electronics or any number of horns, all of whom have resided at the Bushwick neo-recital hall "Le Wallet" and, ultimately, forming a full-on, proper band as heard on Social Rust. If you've been present at DIY underground shows in Brooklyn and beyond, chances are you've been exposed to PC Worship?s shambolic brilliance.

PC Worship stand at the threshold of many worlds, yet they operate at the center of their own pantheon and without abandon. They are crucial eclectics, distinct in sound and consistently adventurous. Like Sun Ra, PC Worship transmit alien, helter-skelter sounds seemingly from another universe?a truly rare trait these days.

ALL ORDERS WILL SHIP 9/9/2014


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PC Worship -- 2014 Tour Dates
09/09 -- Philadelphia -- Golden Tea House %
09/10 -- Brooklyn -- Palisades %
09/16 -- Columbus -- Double Happiness
09/17 -- Louisville -- Dreamland w/ Young Widows
09/18 -- Chicago -- Yards ~
09/19 -- Detroit -- who the fuck knows? ~
09/20 -- Toronto -- Double Double Zone ~
09/21 -- Montreal -- The Drones Club ~
09/22 -- Burlington -- The Monkey House ~
09/23 -- Bennington College ~
09/24 -- Northampton -- The Flywheel ~
09/25 -- Vassar College ~
09/26 -- Brooklyn -- Death By Audio w/ Dick Diver, Free Time, Guerilla Toss
09/27 -- Boston -- Deep Thoughts w/ Battle Trance, FDome, Guerilla Toss
12/11 -- New York -- Webster Hall *

% w/ Naomi Punk
~ w/ Guerilla Toss
* w/ Parquet Courts, Blues Control

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / DICK DIVER in NYC (w/ Dark Blue, PC Worship, Final Bloom) SEPT 25th and 26th

« on: August 31, 2014, 08:03:03 AM »

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Non-Music Shit / Paul McLeod (Graceland Too): DEAD

« on: July 17, 2014, 09:56:09 AM »

As a lifetime member, I find the whole thing to be dreadfully sad.  Any of you Memphis or Oxford cats have any details about the initial shooting? 

Also, let this be a Graceland Too catchall thread. 

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Music Shit / Cheveu - Bum

« on: April 02, 2014, 05:46:14 PM »

Perhaps I missed it, but I haven't seen a proper thread on this record.  Has anybody been jamming this?  Pretty strange record, even by Cheveu standards, but I'm warming up to it.  "Pirate Bay" is already one of my favorite Cheveu songs. 

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Beth Israel "Dental Denial" LP (Dull Tools) March 17th

« on: March 06, 2014, 09:29:39 AM »

"Dental Denial" LP
For most of us, Austin's elusive Beth Israel are still very much a mystery. Those lucky enough to hear their eponymous 2013 cassette tape would far outnumber those lucky enough to catch one of their few live sets. When listening to Dental Denial, the duo's debut LP, one hears that the lonesome dark-pop that sparked underground curiosity contains a new and exciting depth. Clearly benefiting from economy, within Beth Israel's sparseness lies a refreshing sense of restraint that suggests English post-punk and NDW. Yet underneath the drum-machine precision of Dead Bodies lies an oddball humor that seems to wink at you from across dance floor. Like the weird loner kid that sat in the back of class, Dental Denial is equal parts menacing and alluring. Catchy, danceable and curiously surreal, this record will satisfy those of us who have been waiting eagerly to hear what these Texans will do next.

"Dental Denial" will be available March 17th from Dull Tools, but grab it early from the band at SXSW! Beth Israel will be playing The Owl on March 15th alongside Destruction Unit, Tyvek, Parquet Courts, Amanda X, Eagulls, Protomartyr and Institute!

http://dulltools.bigcartel.com/product/beth-israel-dental-denial-lp-preorder
http://dulltools.bandcamp.com/album/dental-denial

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Music Shit / Flipper "Generic" 1st press question

« on: December 10, 2013, 02:51:22 PM »

I have two early pressings of this record.  On the back cover, one bears the Subterranean logo, the other does not.  Both have insert, one has a Subterranean catalogue.  Both are SUB25 on the spine.  The labels seem to be identical, the only difference is that logo on the back.  Can any of you boys distinguish the earlier one of the two?

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Music Shit / Favorite Siltbreeze releases?

« on: October 10, 2013, 09:34:29 AM »

Anybody care to list with me?

Tyvek "s/t"
Guided by Voices "Get Out of My Stations"
Blues Control "Local Flavor"
Teenage Panzercorps "Games for Slaves"
Dead C "Harsh 70's Reality"

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Music Shit / Eddie Murphy to return to music

« on: September 10, 2013, 05:20:12 AM »

http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/sep/10/eddie-murphy-relaunch-music-career

Genuinely excited about this brilliant career move.