In the works for a stupidly long time, its kind of amazing we didn't (completely) spill the beans on this one. Chicago's HEWHOCORRUPTS are no stranger to weird releases; the "corporate grindcore" outfit have formerly issued a credit card sized CD housed in a wallet, a NSFW split calendar, an EP packaged with shredded money, etc... but this one probably takes the cake.
Midi of Profits is what it's called, and a frikkin 1gb USB bracelet is what it is: that's right, we've released a rubber USB bracelet with MIDI songs on it. The files in question are meticulously re-created computerized versions of HEWHOCORRUPTS' classic Master of Profits EP, but now with MIDI guitars, machine drums and vocoded vocals. An insane amount of time was spent making these completely absurd tracks, and we are blown away with how accurately they digitally reflect the originals.
To spice it up even further, the band includes tablature for all the songs, two classic/incredible/related music videos, album art, credits and more on this fully functional 1gb USB-chip-infused rubber bracelet. Fashionable AND functional, per the HEWHOCORRUPTS corporate mantra. You can wear it and share it, but the only place to get this beaut is through the Robotic Empire - Online Store (and the band themselves). We only made 200 of these bad mamma jammas, so grab one now or forever cry yourself to sleep.
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Appropriately we are also running a large scale sale at the moment, to clear some room for "fresh new stock" per our own corporate mantra. In other words, we're selling all standalone CDs and DVDs on our site (priced over five bucks) for $2 less than usual right now, even if they're already discounted! This "clearance special" is only running until the end of the month, so check it out now if you like shiny discs on the cheap!
Beyond those white-collar activities, we also have a host of new jams for all the blue-collar and no-collar punx out there. This week the Robotic Empire - Online Store sees new additions from the absurdly prolific THOU, longtime favorites DOVE, Richmond's SOUVENIR'S YOUNG AMERICA's new one, the revamped INTEGRITY and more. Plus a fairly stacked Init Records restock makes this a sweet little stash o' stuff:
NEW ITEMS:
* Dad They Broke Me - ROT 12"+CD (We Empty Rooms) $15.99
* Dove - Self-Titled Cassette (Financial Ruin) $7.99
* Fangs of a TV Evangelist - Self-Titled 12"+CD (We Empty Rooms) $15.99
* Gehenna - Hope Guzzo Bootleg - COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (A389) $12.99
* Hewhocorrupts - Midi of Profits USB Bracelet (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Holy Mountain - Diapers Full Live Cassette (Financial Ruin) $5.99
* Integrity - To Die For - RED COLORED VINYL 10"+7" (A389) $11.99
* Moho - He Visto La Cruz Al RevÈs 12" (Feast Of Tentacles) $15.99
* Seraphim - Self-Titled - COLORED VINYL 7" (A389) $4.99
* Souvenir's Young America - The Name Of The Snake 12" (Init) $13.99
* Souvenir's Young America - The Name Of The Snake CD (Init) $9.99
* Thou / The City Is The Tower - Split 12" (Init) $13.99
* Wolvhammer - Black Marketeers Of World War III CD (Init) $9.99
* Worlds - Unforeseen Paths Cassette (Financial Ruin) $8.99
RESTOCKS:
* Abandoned Hearts Club, The - The Initial Confessions Of CD (Init) $7.99
* Back When - Swords Against The Father 7" (Init) $4.99
* Battlefields - Stained With The Blood Of An Empire CD (Init) $8.99
* Buried Inside - Chronoclast 12" - 180GRAM VINYL (Init) $19.99
* Cougar Den - Keepondrifter 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Init) $12.99
* Integrity - Walpurgisnacht 7" - COLORED VINYL (A389) $4.99
* Melt Banana - Initial 7" (Init) $5.99
* Spirit Of Versailles, The - Discography 2xCD (Init) $9.99
We also want to mention again the previous two-weeks' new items & restocks since some really good stuff has come in and been widely overlooked. Here's all that again:
NEW ITEMS: (from 07/05/10 + 07/18/10)
* Acid King - Free / Down With the Crown 12" (Kreation) $9.99
* Across Tundras - Old World Wanderer CD (Self Released) $7.99
* Big Trouble In Little China - 4 Song - PINK COLORED VINYL 7" (No List) $5.99
* Bloody Panda - Summon 2x12"+DVD (20 Buck Spin) $20.99
* Chino Horde - Discography 2x12" (Adagio830) $18.99
* Comadre - Burn Your Bones, Songs About The Youth Cassette (Pure Minds) $5.99
* Flowers In the Attic - Fingers - Size: MEDIUM T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Flowers In the Attic - Fingers - Size: SMALL T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Ghostlimb - Alea Eacta Est Cassette (Utarid) $5.99
* Gods & Queens - Untitled #2 - 1-SIDED VINYL 12" (Sons of Vesta) $14.99
* God Is An Astronaut - A Moment Of Stillness 12" (Revolvermann) $15.99
* God Is An Astronaut - A Moment Of Stillness - BLUE BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Revolvermann) $15.99
* Gok - Mark I Cassette (Revolvermann) $4.99
* Hidden Hand - Aztec Hand - Size: GIRLS LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - Aztec Hand - Size: GIRLS SMALL T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - GREEN Aztec Hand - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - GREEN Aztec Hand - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - RED Aztec Hand - Size: EXTRA LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* Hidden Hand - RED Aztec Hand - Size: LARGE T-Shirt (McCarthyism) $6.99
* KEN Mode - Mennonite - COLORED VINYL 3x7" (No List) $19.99
* KEN Mode - Mennonite Cassette (No List) $7.99
* KEN Mode - Reprisal - RED & GREY COLORED VINYL 2x12" (No List) $19.99
* Liturgy - Renihilation 12" (20 Buck Spin) $10.99
* Mass, The - City Of Dis CD (Crucial Blast) $1.99
* Most Precious Blood - Merciless 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Bitter Melody) $9.99
* Stirling Says - Balboa 12" (Adagio830) $9.99
* Stormcrow / Coffins - Split 12" (20 Buck Spin) $10.99
* Ultra Dolphins - Alien Baby - GLOW IN THE DARK COLORED VINYL 12" (Rorschach) $11.99
RESTOCKS: (from 07/05/10 + 07/18/10)
* Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie 12" - BLACK VINYL (Kreation) $9.99
* Across Tundras - Dark Songs of the Prairie 12" - SILVER SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Kreation) $9.99
* Ampere - All Our Tomorrows End Today 10" - BLACK VINYL (Ebullition) $10.99
* Birthday Boyz - The Bro Cycle 12" (Life in a Box) $9.99
* Brainworms - Swear To Me 12" - BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Brainworms - Which Is Worse 12" - PINK ICE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Rorschach) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Bud Monsters T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Cannabis Corpse - Skullbong T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Catalyst, The - A Hospital Visit CDep (McCartyism) $6.99
* Coffins - Mortuary of Darkness 2x12" - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL (Kreation) $19.99
* Comadre - Flower T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Pure Minds) $19.99
* Comadre - Flower T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Pure Minds) $19.99
* Das Oath - Self-Titled 11" (Youth Attack) $12.99
* Deadly Sins - 4x7" (Hater of God) $10.99
* Drowning With Our Anchors - You Can Never Go Home Again 12" (Adagio 830) $13.99
* Ed Gein - Judas Goats and Dieseleaters 12" - BROWN/CLEAR VINYL (Hex) $10.99
* Ed Gein - Judas Goats and Dieseleaters 12" - RED/CLEAR VINYL (Hex) $10.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Eat Death) $11.99
* Electric Wizard - Dopethrone T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Eat Death) $11.99
* Fell Voices - Self-Titled 12" (Human Resources) $12.99
* God Is An Astronaut - The End Of The Beginning 2x12" (Revolvermann) $20.99
* Hidden Hand, The / Wolly Mammoth Split CD McCarthyism $4.99
* Joshua Fit For Battle - Bring Out Your Dead CD (Electric Human Project) $4.99
* Jumbo's Killcrane - The Slow Decay CD (Crucial Blast) $3.99
* Little Gold - On The Knife 12" (Adagio 830) $10.99
* Mouthbreather - Lila 10" (Adagio) $10.99
* Nachtmystium - Demise 12" - PURPLE SILVER COLORED VINYL (Kreation) $13.99
* Nachtmystium - Eulogy IV 12" (Kreation) $14.99
* Nadja / OVO - The Life And Death Of A Wasp 12" (Adagio) $9.99
* Orchid - Self-Titled [gatefold] CD (Ebullition) $9.99
* Orchid - Self-Titled 12" - GATEFOLD BLUE COLORED VINYL (Ebullition) $12.99
* Orchid - Totality CD (Clean Plate) $11.99
* Oak & Bone - Self-Titled 7" (Hex) $4.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Girl w/ Heart T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: EXTRA LARGE (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: MEDIUM (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pageninetynine - Owl T-Shirt - Size: SMALL (Robotic Empire) $14.99
* Pizza - Self-Titled 7"+CD-R - BLACK VINYL (Sons Of Vesta) $5.99
* Pizza - Self-Titled 7"+CD-R - YELLOW COLORED VINYL (Sons Of Vesta) $5.99
* Pizza / Tideland - Split 7" - VINYL (Cosmic Debris) $4.99
* South, The / Hypatia - Split 12" (Square Of Opposition) $5.99
* Thou / Salome - Split 12" (Vendetta) $10.99
* Tragedy - Nerve Damage CD (Self Released) $10.99
* Tragedy - Self-Titled 12" - IMPORT VERSION VINYL (Tragedy) $14.99
* Triac - Dead House Dreaming CD (Reptilian) $2.99
* Waifle - The Music Stops, The Man Dies 12" (Magic Bullet) $9.99
* Who Calls So Loud - Self-Titled 2x10" - COLORED VINYL (Adagio 830) $14.99
* Yob - Catharsis 12" (Kreation)$9.99
* Zoroaster - Voice of Saturn 12" (Kreation) $10.99
Finally, we also want to mention we've added another band to our roster: NEON BASTARD from New Zealand will see their debut album "Meikhaus" released by us on September 7th. Uncomfortably nestled somewhere in the midst of powerviolence/punk/sludge/grind/stoner rock... these four weirdos have concocted an maniacal debut and we're psyched to release it! You can read more about all that here. Heads up!
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