Kowloon Walled City "Gambling on the Richter Scale" LP+CD Preorders

I'm now taking preorders for the upcoming KOWLOON WALLED CITY full length LP+CD, entitled Gambling on the Richter Scale, which is due out September 29 on The Perpetual Motion Machine.

On Gambling on the Richter Scale, their first full-length, San Francisco's KOWLOON WALLED CITY add a touch of finesse to the grinding pummel introduced on last year’s Turk Street EP, which drew comparisons to Neurosis, The Melvins and other low-end explorers, from the ‘90s AmRep roster to the current crop of sludgecore contenders. Their eight song full length was recorded in April-May 2009 by guitarist Scott Evans and mastered by Greg Thompson.

Limited to 500 copies, the LP is available in two color variations, clear (limited to 300) and black/silver mix (limited to 200). All copies come packaged in heavy, full color jackets and include a CD version, packaged in a separate silkscreened sleeve.

As with the last couple PMM preorders, I'm doing a run of limited edition shirts to accompany preorders. The shirt design, which features an image of earthquake thrust planes will come with white ink printed on charcoal grey, ultra-comfy cotton Next Level shirts (comparable to American Apparel shirts). I've also got a few copies of their Turk Street 10" EP in the store, so make sure to grab one if you don't have it (you can download it for free here). Preorders will begin shipping in late September.

Preorder Kowloon Walled City LP+CD here
Preorder Kowloon Walled City LP+CD and Shirt here
Stream 2 songs from the album here

The Catalyst Album Stream & Kowloon Walled City LP Preview

ScenePointBlank.com have been kind enough to host an exclusive full album stream of The Catalyst's new LP/CD, "Swallow Your Teeth" which came out yesterday. They are also offering a giveaway contest with the chance to win copies of PMM's three new vinyl releases.

Stream The Catalyst's "Swallow Your Teeth" here
Enter giveaway contest here
Order here



Also, some other good news! San Francisco's Kowloon Walled City have finished artwork and mastering for their upcoming beast of an album, "Gambling On The Richter Scale," which is due out September 29th on The Perpetual Motion Machine. They have just posted a streaming audio player with two tracks from the upcoming LP+CD on their website.

Stream 2 tracks from "Gambling On The Richter Scale" here

Ancient Sky LPs and The Catalyst LPs are here!

The vinyl for THE CATALYST "Swallow Your Teeth" LP and ANCIENT SKY "s/t LP has arrived from the plant and boy did they turned out amazing! If you pre-ordered, your order will be shipping out in the next couple days. If not, please do your self a favor and head over to the PMM Online Store to grab some copies. I've still got copies of all of the color variations and a few t-shirt packages still available for order, though they won't last long. Both of these will be in stores this coming Monday, August 3rd and are available from the bands on their tours this month (see dates to the right).

And here's the pressing details again:

The Catalyst "Swallow Your Teeth" LP:
300 Bloody Mary Red / Black Mix
300 Grimace Purple
400 Black
Comes packaged in a full color jacket with full color printed inner sleeve.

Ancient Sky "s/t" LP:
300 White
300 Clear/Pink Mix
400 Black
Comes packages in a full color jacket with b&w printed inner sleeve.

Order now from The Perpetual Motion Machine
Stream Ancient Sky's album for free here

The Catalyst "Swallow Your Teeth" LP/CD & Ancient Sky "s/t" LP Out August 3rd, Now Available for Preorder

THE CATALYST "Swallow Your Teeth" LP/CD/SHIRTS Now Available for Preorder

After nearly seven years and numerous mind-bending demos, eps and splits, and a litany of tours criss-crossing the United States and Europe, Richmond, Virginia’s best kept secret THE CATALYST offer up their first full length album, "Swallow Your Teeth", a noisy, mathy, spacey, heavy, feedback-soaked behemoth of sonic destruction. Still channeling a wide range of hardcore, punk, grunge, noise rock, and sludge influences and not afraid to show their love for NIRVANA, FUGAZI, SONIC YOUTH, THE JESUS LIZARD, BORN AGAINST and most of the AMPHETAMINE REPTILE back catalog, "Swallow Your Teeth" displays the band’s creative prowess and power fully matured and realized.

Swallow Your Teeth was recorded and mixed in May 2009 by Steve Roche (Off Minor) and mastered by Carl Saff (Young Widows). Painter and friend Raymond Klecker, who did the artwork for the band’s Marianas Trench EP, created cover artwork for the album.

Tracklisting:
1. I Hate The Future (3:36)
2. Lars Ulrich's 1986 Funeral (2:18)
3. Assholier Than Thou (2:31)
4. Incidental Music (2:02)
5. Small Town Big Mouth (2:13)
6. Werewolves of Washington (6:40)
7. Japanese Maple (2:37)
8. Sterling is a Hole (2:41)
9. 42012 (4:40)
10. Too Big To Fail (3:19)
11. A Goodbye From The Catalyst, You Dog (5:33)

The CD/LP will be in stores August 3rd, but is now available for preorder. The LP comes packaged in a full color jacket with a full color inner sleeve and is available for order on three colorways:

300 Grimace Purple
300 Bloody Mary Red / Black Mix
400 Black

A t-shirt is being created exclusively for the preorder, with white ink printed on black Gildan Ultra Cotton shirts. Artwork for the shirt was created by upstart Richmond artist Eliza Childress.

This is a preorder, so they won't be shipped until the records/cds return from the plant in late July. If ordering other items, please note that everything will be shipped together when the records/cds are here. This is a split release with Sons of Vesta Records in Italy, so if you life in Europe please order from them.

PRE-ORDER NOW from The Perpetual Motion Machine
Preview tracks from the album on the band's myspace page



ANCIENT SKY "s/t" LP/SHIRTS Now Available for Preorder!

This is the first official release for Brooklyn-based, Virginia-natives ANCIENT SKY. Consisting of two pairs of close childhood friends with intertwining musical pasts, the group features current and former members of DARKEST HOUR, CITY OF CATERPILLAR, MAJORITY RULE, GHASTLY CITY SLEEP, VERSE EN COMA and YOU ARE THE DRUM, though they tread very different waters with ANCIENT SKY.

Largely influenced by classic psychedelic rock, the band isn't afraid to visit bizarre and far-out worlds with unique sounds and structures that walk the line between fierce and subtle, and occasionally flirt with epic-ness, making for an interesting mix of heavy, hypnotic rock with plenty of hooks and Americana subtleties. This 7-song collection of songs was laid to tape at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge Studios in March 2009 with producer/engineer Mike Kutchman at the helm and was mastered by Paul Gold at Salt Mastering.

Tracklisting:
1. Guilt Is Universal (6:35)
2. Another Woman (6:43)
3. Full Light (6:40)
4. Away Not Home (5:24)
5. True Patron (4:07)
6. Temporary Resident (5:11)
7. Sink Back (5:43)

The record comes packaged in a full color jacket with a printed inner sleeve and full color labels with artwork by Garek Druss. There are 3 colorways available for order:

300 White
300 Clear w/ Pink Haze
400 Black

A special t-shirt is being created exclusively for the pre-order with artwork from the album cover, created by Garek Druss. These will come with brown ink printed on grey Gildan Ultra Cotton shirts.

This is a preorder, so they won't be shipped until the records return from the plant in late July. If ordering other items, please note that everything will be shipped together when the records are here. This is a split release with Sons of Vesta Records in Italy, so if you life in Europe please order from them.

PRE-ORDER NOW from The Perpetual Motion Machine
Preview tracks from the album on the band's myspace page

Thanks for reading.
-Paul / The Perpetual Motion Machine

Litany For The Whale 12"s are here!

The LITANY FOR THE WHALE "Dolores" 12" (PMM025) is finished and preorders started shipping this week. The vinyl came out amazing, with copies on white vinyl, coke bottle blue w/ black haze, and translucent red w/ black haze and the jackets/inserts turned out great too. Thanks to everyone that preordered! These are still available for order in the PMM Store and will be in stores/distros starting on Monday, July 13.

The band is now streaming a second track from the record on their myspace page and have posted preliminary routing for their October/November US tour, which includes a stop at Gainesville, FL's THE FEST 8. Don't miss these dudes!

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LITANY FOR THE WHALE Dolores 12" Available for Preorder!

I am proud and excited to say that LITANY FOR THE WHALE's Dolores 12" EP is now up in the PMM Store for preorder!

For a limited time, The Perpetual Motion Machine and MolSook are offering a special package deal during preorder season of Litany for the Whale's Dolores. The record comes out on July 13th, but if you order from either of us before then, you can get the white vinyl, along with both exclusive label colors for $30. After the record is out, the Red w/Black Haze will only be available seperately from PMM, as will be the Coke Bottle Blue w/ Black Haze from MolSook. Orders will begin shipping in early July.

On their debut EP, this four-piece exploit a gruffer take on heavy music, surrounding it with wailing feedback, darkened ambiance, and harmonious melodies. The end result is a chaotic and complex mix of hardcore, punk and metal elements, soaked with devastating levels of distortion, bass, and layered vocals. Their 23+ minute, 7-song EP was recorded at Prairie Sun Studios in Cotati, CA by Eric Leavell, with mastering handled by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering in Chicago, IL. Pressed on white vinyl with limited variations on coke bottle clear w/ black haze from MolSook and translucent red w/ black haze from The Perpetual Motion Machine. The record will come packaged in heavy, black and white jackets with beautiful artwork created by Chris Taylor (Pg99, Pygmy Lush).

To order from The Perpetual Motion Machine, CLICK HERE.
Preview a song from the EP on the band's myspace page

Also, look for LFTW on their West Coast tour with Brooklyn's ¡APESHIT! starting this weekend!

June, 19 - Oakland, CA @ The Yellow Room w/ Dark Castle, Spires
June, 20 -Richmond, CA @ Burnt Ramen w/ John Cota, Calculator, Mystery Dope
June, 21 -Santa Rosa, CA @ Ol’ Dick’s House, 870 Third St. w/ Apeshit
June, 22-Chico, CA @ Under Western Eyes
June, 23-Portland, OR @ The Know w/ The Erns
June, 24 -Portland, OR @ The Neve Campbell w/ Kidcrash, Shat
June, 25 -Olympia, WA @ 1001 State Ave. w/ TBA
June, 26 -Seattle, WA @ Shebang House w/ Degania
June, 27- Bainbridge, WA @ Backyard Show

SOUVENIR'S YOUNG AMERICA & CITY OF SHIPS 12" Repressed

I just finished repressing the excellent SOUVENIR'S YOUNG AMERICA / CITY OF SHIPS 12", which was issued early last year for a tour that the bands did together, but it has since sold out. With all the touring that City Of Ships are doing it made sense to keep this amazing record in print (and do it right this time, as it was a little rushed the first time around).

In my opinion, these are two of the more interesting underground bands running the gamut of post-hardcore, metal and experimental heavy music these days. SOUVENIR'S YOUNG AMERICA show a lot of growth since their Crucial Blast-released album An Ocean Without Water with two new dark instrumentals that meld heavy, doom-inspired soundscapes with a slow, western dirge. Florida natives and occasional Richmond residents, CITY OF SHIPS follow up their criminally under appreciated debut ep Live Free Or Don't with two more songs of effects-soaked, crunching, squealing, mathy, heavy rock.

This second pressing is limited to 175 copies, all on colored translucent marble vinyl; all are a bit different and unique from one another, though they've been lumped into three color ways. Packaged in two-color silkscreened covers with metallic gold ink and black ink on dark grey stock, inserts, free digital download card, a sealed poly bag and sticker on the front. Cover artwork by French artist, Arnaud Lounaeu.

Pressing information:
39 copies on translucent Dark Red marble
60 copies on translucent Black/Brown marble
76 copies on translucent Amber marble

ORDER NOW IN THE PMM STORE

For those in Europe, you can pick this up from CITY OF SHIPS, on tour from June 17 -August 2, sharing dates with Rosetta and Braveyoung. See dates on their Myspace page.