Beaten By Them Build Kinder Machines

Kinder Machines is the third full-length album from SF/NYC/Melbourne quintet Beaten by Them. Formed in San Francisco in 2005, the band has since been quietly at work, creating original and enduring experimental and cinematic post-rock music.

Recorded live to analog tape on a farm in the wine-producing region of Sonoma, California, the album is an invigorating collage of acoustic instruments and multi-layered rhythms that puts melody in the forefront.

Kinder Machines sounds huge, and is presented in a unique limited edition, individually numbered hard-cover book CD package and is released on October 16th.

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Trans Am Go Back To The Futureworld

As Thrill Jockey prepares to enter its 20th year in 2012, Trans Am is also preparing a look back into the Futureworld. This fall, Trans Am will tour in the US performing the classic album in its entirety, and Thrill Jockey will reissue a newly-remastered Futureworld on LP, with two digital bonus tracks including an outtake from the original sessions mixed by James Murphy.

The re-mastered Futureworld LP will be available in a limited edition on September 13, and is available now for pre-order. The LP will be packaged in a high gloss jacket with high gloss inner sleeve, and for the first time will include a download card for the album and two digital bonus tracks...
"Nazi/Hippie Empire"- Studio outtake from the Futureworld session, mixed by James Murphy
"Now You Die, Thriddle Fool!" - originally released by Strength Magazine on a split 7"

Trans Am's Futureworld tour came about when organizers of the Via Pittsburgh Festival specially requested a performance of the band's dystopian masterpiece...

The tour dates are as follows...
TUE 9/27 PHILADELPHIA, PA Johnny Brenda
WED 9/28 BOSTON, MA Middle East Upstairs
THU 9/29 MONTREAL, QC Il Motore
FRI 9/30 TORONTO, ON Lee's Palace
SAT 10/1 GRAND RAPIDS, MI Pyramid Scheme (Prospecto Music Festival)
SUN 10/2 MILWAUKEE, WI Cactus Club
MON 10/3 CHICAGO, IL Empty Bottle
TUE 10/4 CLEVELAND, OH Grog Shop
WED 10/5 PITTSBURGH, PA Brillobox (Via Pittsburgh Festival)
THU 10/6 BALTIMORE Talking Head Club
FRI 10/7 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club
SAT 10/8 BROOKLYN, NY Union Pool

Download: Futureworld
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Black Heart Procession's Blood Bunny

Famed San Diego doom-folk duo The Black Heart Procession are releasing a limited edition mini-album October 12 called Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit on Temporary Residence Limited.

Along with three brand new BHP songs, the 40-minute EP includes a collaboration with the godfather of dub himself, the immortal Lee "Scratch" Perry. Additionally, Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit features a titanic 10-minute orchestral reconstruction of "Drugs" by ambient mainstay Eluvium.

To celebrate the release of Blood Bunny / Black Rabbit, The Black Heart Procession will tour this fall with fellow unique folk duo and Temporary Residence labelmates the Books! You'll laugh, you'll cry, it'll be better than 'Cats'.

THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION ON TOUR!
Sep 28 @ Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY w/ Bing & Ruth
Sep 29 @ The Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA w/ The Books
Sep 30 @ 9:30 Club, Washington, DC w/ The Books
Oct 1 @ Shaefer Theater, Duke University, Durham, NC w/ The Books
Oct 3 @ Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA w/ The Books
Oct 4 @ Square Room, Knoxville, TN w/ The Books
Oct 5 @ Jefferson Theatre, Charlottesville, VA w/ The Books
Oct 6 @ Rams Head Live!, Baltimore, MD w/ The Books
Oct 21 @ Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA w/ The Books
Oct 22 @ Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton, MA w/ The Books
Oct 23 @ Cabaret Mile End, Montreal, PQ w/ The Books
Oct 24 @ Capitol Music Hall, Ottawa, ON w/ The Books
Oct 25 @ The Mod Club, Toronto, ON w/ The Books
Oct 26 @ Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, MI w/ The Books
Oct 27 @ Ladies Literary Club, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI w/ The Books
Oct 29 @ Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL w/ The Books
Oct 30 @ Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis, MN w/ The Books
Nov 29 @ Music Box At The Henry Fonda, Los Angeles, CA w/ The Books
Nov 30 @ Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA w/ The Books
Dec 3 @ Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR w/ The Books
Dec 4 @ Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA w/ The Books
Dec 5 @ Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC w/ The Books

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3 Mile Pilot Are Still Alive

Three Mile Pilot has been out of the game for quite a while. Originally taking a break so their members could focus on side projects like The Black Heart Procession and Pinback, both of which quickly developed lives of their own and gained fanbases beyond expectation, the band was kept on the back burner until early 2009. After headlining a series of wildly successful reunion shows in their hometown of San Diego, the band's core trio spent months in their home studio writing and recording The Inevitable Past Is The Future Forgotten, their new album that offers a new perspective on the band's influential sound.

The Inevitable Past Is The Future Forgotten is out 9/28 on Temporary Residence Ltd. Until their upcoming US tour in early 2011, two thirds of Three Mile Pilot are going to be spending time on the road with The Black Heart Procession. They are touring this fall with The Books, to promote their upcoming EP featuring remixes by Lee "Scratch" Perry and Eluvium, as well as three unreleased tracks.

The Black Heart Procession with The Books
Wed 9/29/2010 Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia PA
Thu 9/30/2010 9:30 Club Washington DC
Sat 10/2/2010 Visulite Theatre Charlotte NC
Sun 10/3/2010 Variety Playhouse Atlanta GA
Mon 10/4/2010 Square Room Knoxville TN
Tue 10/5/2010 Jefferson Theater Charlottesville VA
Wed 10/6/2010 Ram's Head Live Baltimore MD
Thu 10/21/2010 Somerville Theater Somerville MA
Fri 10/22/2010 Pearl Street Nightclub Northampton MA
Sat 10/23/2010 Le Cabaret du Mile End Montreal QC
Sun 10/24/2010 Capital Music Hall Ottawa ON
Mon 10/25/2010 The Mod Club Toronto ON
Tue 10/26/2010 The Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac MI
Wed 10/27/2010 The Ladies Literary Club Grand Rapids MI
Fri 10/29/2010 Vic Theatre Chicago IL
Sat 10/30/2010 Cedar Cultural Centre Minneapolis MN
Tues 11/2/2010 Old Rock House St. Louis MO
Wed 11/3/2010 The Southgate House Newport KY
Mon 11/29/2010 The Music Box Los Angeles CA
Tue 11/30/2010 Palace of Fine Arts Theatre San Francisco CA
Fri 12/3/2010 Aladdin Theater Portland OR
Sat 12/4/2010 Moore Theatre Seattle WA

Download: Still Alive

All Tiny Creatures

All Tiny Creatures, a Madison-based experimental pop quartet recording for the Hometapes label, will embark on a string of U.S. tour dates this September, including shows in Brooklyn, Washington DC, and at Raleigh's Hopscotch Festival . To whet appetites, Hometapes is releasing the MP3 single "An Iris." Featuring vocal contributions from Justin Vernon, this track is a sneak peek of what's to come from All Tiny Creatures, a band led by Thomas Wincek (who you know from Volcano Choir and the venerable Collections of Colonies of Bees). Hometapes will release All Tiny Creatures' album Harbors in early 2011. And for instant gratification? The An Iris Mixtape.

Yes, a real tape.

Limited to a pressing of 250, An Iris Mixtape is a continuous audio experience leading off with "An Iris" (which, in addition to Vernon, features vocals by Matthew Byars of label mates The Caribbean). Among the six tracks are four tape-exclusive pieces, one including instrumentation by Ryan Potts (a.k.a. Aquarelle, All Tiny Creatures September tour mate), and one, another clue to the bounty of Harbors: Side B's outstanding song "Cargo Maps" featuring Roberto Carlos Lange (a.k.a. Helado Negro, Epstein). It rings out like an anthem for some faraway land, like the soundtrack for a time lapse film of your own dreams.

The tape, a beautiful object in spot-colored board packaging, will be available on tour with All Tiny Creatures, and soon via mail order (while supplies last) from Hometapes.

Download: An Iris
Download: An Iris Mixtape Side A
Download: An Iris Mixtape Side B