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April 20, 2010
Passe Montagne - Oh My Satan Comes Out Today!
That's Right! The stylish, Limited Edition LP by some of our favorite euros is finally hitting the shelves! This record is really great and anyone who is a fan of post/math/punk rock needs to have it! It will brighten your life!Conformists/Passe Montagne Tour Dates!
Yeah! and in addition to their brand new record, the guys are coming over to the USA for a tour starting on Saturday 4/24 in Chicago. They will be joined by The Conformists, who are an amazing sight/sound experience. The Conformists are supporting the European re-release of their album, Three Hundred, but also have just finished a wonderful brand new record that will be available on Sick Room later this year!Dates:
Apr 24 2010 5:30P @ WNUR 89.3 FM, live radio show-5:30pm Evanston, Illinois
Apr 24 2010 9:30P @ Quenchers w/Bear Claw, Transmontane Chicago, Illinois
Apr 25 2010 8:00P @ Y-Not Y-Not Y-Not w/IfIHadAHiFi, Bzy Bodies Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 26 2010 8:00P @ TBA Detroit, Michigan
Apr 27 2010 8:00P @ Garfield Artworks w/Passe Montagne, Altaic, tba Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 29 2010 8:00P @ Cafe Nine w/Old Man Lady Luck (21+ show) New Haven, Connecticut
Apr 30 2010 8:00P @ Machines with Magnets w/Divets, Volcano Kings, Anisette Pawtucket, Rhode Island
May 1 2010 8:00P @ Dad City (house show) w/Zebu! Amherst, Massachusetts
May 2 2010 12:00P @ WNYU 89.1 FM, live set (listen online @ wnyu.org) both bands New York, New York
May 2 2010 8:00P @ Zebulon Brooklyn, New York
May 3 2010 8:00P @ An die Musik (quiet show) Baltimore, Maryland
May 4 2010 8:00P @ The Hexagon w/Yukon Baltimore, Maryland
May 5 2010 9:00P @ JR’s Bar w/Thee Ultimate Vag (21+ show) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 6 2010 8:00P @ South Park Tavern w/Toads and Mice Dayton, Ohio
May 7 2010 9:00P @ Locals Only Pub w/Rooms, Freddie T. & the People (ex-June of 44) Indianapolis, Indiana
May 8 2010 10:00P @ Mangia Italiano (21+ show) St. Louis, MissouriMarch 26, 2010
Passe Montagne - Oh My Satan
The awesome record from France/Italy's Passe Montagne will be available on an exclusive, limited edition (500 copies) vinyl LP w/ download on 4/20/2010. This record features Julien Fernandez of Chevreuil on drums. Mathy, riffy goodness!!!! They will be on tour with the USA golden boys, The Conformists through the midwest and eastern seaboard from 4/24-5/09. Go check them out when they come through!
February 9, 2010
Detective Instinct Videos
Oli has paired several of his projects with old found and archival footage to create some very compelling work. A few of these musical peices have been released as exclusive, limited edition 7" singles. More of these may be coming up in the future. But, all of these videos create a fascinating mood...
Cat Eye Light w/ Mike Watt:
Detective Instinct Youtube Channel
Conformists/Passe Montagne US Tour
New Sick Room Artists Passe Montagne(France/Italy) and The Conformists(St. Louis MO) will be teaming up for a 2-week tour of the northeast and midwest 4/23/10-5/09/10. The route has them going up to boston and then down to Baltimore/DC with shows in Chicago, St. Louis, Philly, NYC and points between. This will be awesome!The Conformists
Passe MontagneNovember 10, 2009
Detective Instinct Series out today!
The Detective instince 7" series is out today! I simply can't say enough about how good this collection is. Collaborations with Mike Watt, G.W. Sok, The Champaign and Jimy McGee. Check out this review. Awesome doesn't even begin to describe it. It is a true honor.
September 21, 2009
Alexis Gideon's Video Musics
Video Musics, the masterwork of Portland, OR (Via NYC, Chicago, LA) animation/hip-hop/noise empresario Alexis Gideon Hits store shelves Tomorrow! A double disc extravaganza, one side is the DVD and the other is the CD Soundtrack. Loosely based on classic Hungarian folk tales, Video Musics tells of the (mis)adventures of Brimstone Blane, as he is surrounded by troubles and tribulations on his heroic quest. This release is highly anticipated throughout the USA and Europe. Coincidentally, Alexis is smack in the middle of his US tour right now, with Europe to follow in the spring. A limited edition of 1,000 copies only!July 14, 2009
Web Store Back On-Line!
After a few weeks of being down due to my extended absence, the web store is back up and running! So now you can once again order all of your favorite LPs, CDs, DVDs and more directly from us and skip the middle man. Thanks for your patience.
Alexis Gideon: Video Musics
We are so happy to be helping our old friend Alexis with another amazing project. This just might be his magnum opus, but who knows what our resident eclectic genius has up his sleeve? Video Musics is actually a combination CD/DVD of a wonderful hip-hopera inspired by some traditional mythologies but with a real twist. All of the video/animations/graphics were created by Alexis, and he composed all of the music. Absolutely indescribable, an amazing peice of work, and so much fun.
Detective Instinct
Our friend Oli Heffernan lives in the UK. He knows all manner of amazing, wonderful people. He has this incredible project called Detective Instinct, where he lays down some music, and has a guest come in and do the vocals. A gritty/ lo-fi amalgam of really unique music and spoken/sung words emerge as the result. We are presenting the first four installments as a limited edition series of 7" EPs out late 2009:
Detective Instinct Presents #1: The Champaign
Detective Instinct Presents #2: Mike Watt (of The Minutemen and Mike Watt)
Detective Instinct Presents #3: G. W. Sok (of The Ex)
Detective Instinct Presents #4: Jimmy McGee
April 24, 2009
Pink Mountain 2XLP+CD out next week!
We are pumped to welcome the new record from Pink Mountain! An incredible collection of talented performers (Gino Robair, Sam Coomes, Kyle Bruckman, Scott Rosenberg, John Shiruba), Pink Mountain is the result of five weird old men with little or nothing to lose, flinging ill-advised ideas around the room like pieces of wet spaghetti, trusting that the process will wind up greater than the sum of its parts. In said process, they seem to have echo located and pried open a wormhole in space linking RIO, no wave skronk, AACM-informed Creative Music and good old fashioned stoner prog. Please note: No jamming was undertaken in the making of this record. This thing is incredible!!!!
Pink Mountain "Ditch Witch" mp3
Direct Mail Order is Taking a Break
I am taking a little soujourn from rock for the months of May and June to attend Bikram Yoga Tracher Training in Palm Springs, CA. This is a one-main operation and the yogis are going to be keeping me pretty busy, so I have to suspend all direct mail order while I am away. Sorry for the inconvinience. In my absence our stuff can easily be found at other on-line retailers such as insound and Amazon.com. Namaste!
March 30, 2009
The Blackbelt Band: 4/10 @ Union Rock Yards Chicago
The Blackbelt Band is trucking it all the way up to chicago for a one-night-only special performance at The Un ion Rock Yards! This is an event not to be missed!
4/10/2009 8:00 PM
Union Rock Yards
2734 W. North Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60647
*Enter Through Back Alley
Rabid Rabbit
The BLACKbELT Band
Sick Gazelle
Cost: $5TRICLOPS! Touring Europe!
Our Favorite west coast psych-punk fuzzbusters are hitting the road across the pond! Dates here:
- Fri Apr 3 2009 at Supamolli Berlin, Germany
- Sat Apr 4 2009 at Blackfleck Potsdam, Germany
- Sun Apr 5 2009 at W71 Weikersheim, Germany
- Wed Apr 8 2009 at Menza Pri Koritu Ljubiljana, Slovenia
- Thu Apr 9 2009 at Atlantide Bologna, Italy
- Fri Apr 10 2009 at Spazio Autogestito Babilonia Cervo (Imperia), Italy
- Sat Apr 11 2009 at Localypso II Pau, France
- Sun Apr 12 2009 at La Fourmi Limoges, France
- Mon Apr 13 2009 at La Miroiterie Paris, France
- Tue Apr 14 2009 at Sonic Lyon, France
- Wed Apr 15 2009 at L’embobineuse Marseille, France
- Thu Apr 16 2009 at Club del Ritme Barcelona, Spain
- Fri Apr 17 2009 at Le Pavillon Sauvage Toulouse, France
- Sat Apr 18 2009 at Bahina de Cochinos Castrop Rauxel, Germany
- Sun Apr 19 2009 at Elfenbein Herford, Germany
- Mon Apr 20 2009 at Hafenklang Hamburg, Germany
- Tue Apr 21 2009 at Cafe Trauma Marburg, Germany
- Thu Apr 23 2009 at Underworld Krakow, Poland
- Fri Apr 24 2009 at VSETIN-SEMETIN(hospoda u Van?ur?) with LVMEN Vsetin, Czech Republic
- Sat Apr 25 2009 at Melkweg (Milky Way) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bear Claw Video Tour Diary
here are some links for a video tour diary assembled by Scott Picco of Bear Claw from their Spring 2008 European Tour. He did a great job of capturing the essence of the trip:
| Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
Pink Mountain: Getting Closer
The Gorgeous Pink Mountain 2XLPs (w/ a free CD included) have arrived! Let me tell you they are fantastic looking pieces of work. No pre-orders so be prepared to fire up those credit cards once the official release date (4/28/09) hits. More info here.
Get your own knuckles at the knuckle tattoo gun.March 17, 2009
The Blackbelt Band - A New Community
Founded in the great city of New Orleans, the members of The Blackbelt Band have been playing together in various projects (Community, The Wrong History) over the last 12 years. Drawing from personal experience, as well as the rich traditions of their environment, these guys have combined a myriad of different elements to develop their signature style. The New CD is out today! you can order it directly from Sick Room or look for it at your local independent retail outlet. If they don't have it in stock they can always special order...
February 16, 2009
Spring releases something special!
OK we are so pumped to announce 2 awesome projects that will be rolling out as the seasons change yet again. The Blackbelt Band, from New Orleans, is rolling out their incredible debut, A New Community on St. paddy's day. Thise guys blend eveything under the hot, swampy sun into a whirlwind of punk, progressive, funk, blues, etc. Seriously a band not to be messed with. following hot on their heels, in April, comes the self-titled Pink Mountain, a really beautiful, limited edition double LP plus CD from the west coast. Mossy, fuzzy, manic prog-rock with a kick, this record is one helluva ride.
Chicago Independent
I also want to mention that our distribution partner has totally re-structured, re-vamped, and even re-named itself. Southern Records USA is now Chicago Independent Distribution. Take a look at their new site:http://www.chicago-independent.com/
This is really exciting news, which entails major improvements in service to all of our buyers, talent, and other clients. We could not be happier.
January 13, 2009
SRR 052 Quatre Tete - Art of the State
Quatre Tête's most recent release, 'Art of the State' is 38 minutes and 55 seconds of synapse-melting timing and memory-challenging arrangements that never overwhelms the pure joy of a rock band firing on all cylinders. Their disparate influences converge to a perfectly imperfect labyrinth of sound and rhythm. Sick Room is proud to be releasing this CD today! Ask for it at your local, independent record store or order it here! It willbe available from iTunes and many other online retailers very soon. Thanks!November 11, 2008
Double Happiness!
Today is a special, rare day for Sick Room. A double release! Going at it twice in one day!SRR 050 Three Second Kiss - Long Distance
TSK are an incrediblr post-punk outfit from Bologna, Italy. Shades of US Maple, The Jesus Lizard, 90 Day MenSRR 051 Push-Pull - HELLO SOLDIER!!!
A wonderful band of Mikes from Bloomington, IN. A re-up of their 2005 self-published record. Incredible, humorous, insane, delightful...These guys should be available starting today from your local independent record store. You can also find them online at places like Insound, Amazon, Tower, etc. As well as through our network of download content providers. Thank you.
Quatre Tete - The Art of the State
This CD has finally made it into production! These amazing Chicagoans know how to bring the rock, It's like the mid-1990's in DC never really ended. Look for it in Jan. '09. LP available on Bec-Rec recordings...September 11, 2008
Push-Pull and Three Second Kiss: 11/11/08
We are pulling double duty this fall, as two fine records, Long Distance by Three Second Kiss, and HELLO SOLDIER!!! by Push-Pull are both being released on November 11th, 2008. Confidence abounds that both of these albums will be loved by all. Please keep an eye out for them at your local independent retailer. They will also be avialble on-line via our multiple partners (ooh la la).
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August 8, 2008
Bike The Dog!
Bike The Dog, Chicago's premeir cycling/gastronomic challenge, is happening on Saturday, September 13th! The ride is 17.8 miles, and along the way, we will stop at nine different locations for a famous Chicago style hot dog! We are trying to raise a little money for this event. Everything will go to the family of Stella Ackerman to help them out with some of their expenses. She is the 2 1/2 year old daughter of Craig Ackerman and Rebecca Gleason, living with a rare blood disorder. More information can be found here http://www.sickroomrecords.com/bikethedog. We have posters available for sale and T-shirts are coming soon!
The Blackbelt Band
My good friends from New Orleans are hitting the studio this weekend! This record promises to be something truly unique and I am so pumped to be able to help them release it. BlackBelt... is a three-piece band formed from the demises of Community and The Wrong History.... They have played music together (off and on) for more than 12 years and have known each other for even longer. This particular project uses a combination of acoustic, electronic, and analog instruments/sound. We just really like music and playing music together...They don't subscribe to any particular "scene".....So, call them whatever you want...we accept. Look for the record early in 2009.
Three Second Kiss
The US version of Long Play, by the fine Italians, Three Second Kiss, has gone into production. The proposed release date is sometime in September. It will come on CD and a beautiful 12" LP package along with the CD. Limited edition. Awesome, incredible, intricate stop/start post punk in the vein of all your favorite music ever.
Push-Pull
Later this fall, we are proud to be re-issuing Hello Soldier, from Bloomington Indiana's Push-Pull. Catchy, witty, smart. Imagine a cross between Shellac, Mudhoney, and the Minutemen and you're like half way there. Great guys, great town, great music.6/12/2008
Been a long time...
Hey guys! sorry it's been such a long time since the last update. We have been kind of keeping it close to the bone lately, re-structuring, becoming leaner cleaner and meaner. But, we have some cool stuff on the horizon for the fall, including a vinyl project from Itlay's Three Second Kiss, co-released with Mitch and Julien's new label AfricanTape. Also, 2009 will be bringing some awesome projects as well.AfricanTape
Speaking of our brand new sister label, they are really going gangbusters. Three Second Kiss is touring all over the place in Europe, and they have just announced their second release, a band called Aucan from Brescia, Italy who come across with sort of an electro-hardcore feel and have been compared to the likes of Battles and Four Tet. Check out http://africantape.com/ for more info!3/19/2008
Hey we got w/ the times and set up a group on Facebook. So now you can come be our fan:
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Thanks!3/11/08
Future Sandwich!!!!!!
So, the debut EP from Chicago's own Them, Roaring Twenties, comes out today! This is a realll special record for all of us. Not only is the music an absolutely delicious slice of post/prog/rock (think Hella, Make Beleive, Tortoise, etc.) but the CD comes packaged with a one-of a kind, very fun, band-themed board game. Each limeted edition copy was painstakingly crafted and assembled by hand. Rock on, guys!Bear Claw European Tour!
Bear Claw are heaqding to Europe next month for an extensive three week tour! Here are the dates:
04th April | Berlin - GE | Red Rooster
05th April | Munchen - GE | Orange House
06th April | Koln - GE | Tba
07th April | Hamburg - GE | Hafenklang
08th April | London - UK | The Metro
09th April | Glasgow - SCO | 13th Note Cafe
10th April | Cardiff - Wales | Club Ifor Bach
11th April | Namur - BE | Le Belvedère
12th April | Peer - BE | De Wissel
13th April | Le Havre - FR | Cabaret Electric + Barra Head
14th April | Nantes - FR | Le Férailleur + Gatechien
15th April | France | Tba
16th April | Paris - FR | Mains d'Oeuvres
17th April | Lyon - FR | Sonic + Gatechien
18th April | Padova - IT | Stalker
19th April | Pescara - IT | Mono Spazio Bar
20th April | Torino - IT | United + KASH
21th April | OFF
22th April | Udine - IT | No Fun
23th April | Milano - IT | Magnolia
24th April | Geneve - CH | L'Usine
25th April | Berne - CH | Dachstock + Three Second Kiss
26th April | Freiburg - GE | Kts
So, all you sick room fools across the pond need to come see them! They will be bringing their A game for sure!
1/21/08
L'Ocelle Mare
We are just about ready to bust out a pair of brand new releases on all y'all! February 8th will be the self-titled effort from L'ocelle Mare AKA Thomas Bonvalet. Formerly, he was the amazing guitarist from the post/rock, post/folk duo Cheval De Frise. Her we see him striking out on his own with a new breed of captivating works for classical guitar. It's kind of like David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke dancing together in a dark fairytale.
Them, Roaring Twenties
But you also don't have to wait too long for the debut from Chicago's Them, Roaring Twenties! which hits the streets on Marh 8, 2008. Excellent, dynamic and intricate prog rock in the midwestern tradition. Start/stop melodies and a linear framework make this ball of yarn a pleasure to unravel. A little Make Beleive, a little Deerhoof, a little Hella you've got the idea...Welcome African Tape!
We are teaming up with out good friend Julien Fernandez (Chevreuil, Passe Montagne) to start a whole new cross-continental imprint called African Tape. This is easily the most exciting thing that has ever happened to us. Julien has been working very hard with his own company in Italy, 5iveroses press and booking, and this synergy is bound to open up a world of possiblities. This patrnership is also going to require a radical re-structuring and re-defining of roles, but every step we are taking is in a positive direction...
