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 Post subject: Robo Empire announce 2nd Nirvana tribute,"Whatever Nevermind
PostPosted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:06 pm 

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We are extremely stoked to announce our second tribute to Nirvana, this time with their breakout Nevermind album being covered in full by a diverse range of bands. The new tribute LP, titled Whatever Nevermind, is being released April 18th in conjunction with Record Store Day 2015, and sees diverse contributions from Boris, Cave In, Circa Survive, Kylesa, La Dispute, Nothing, Pygmy Lush, Thou, Torche, Touche Amore, White Reaper, Wrong and Young Widows.

The lineup assembled for Whatever Nevermind has some of our favorite active bands running Nirvana's classics through their own creative filters. What they've come up with is a great merging of individual style with a nod to the influence of 'grunge'.

Nirvana clearly doesn't need further accolade; they've been inducted into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, are known by most music fans on the planet, and are one of the all-time greats. That being said, Nirvana helped shape our tastes and of countless musicians we respect, and to pay even a slight homage to them in return is a privilege. Working with the amazing range of talents involved here, including several return contributors from the first tribute LP, is an absolute honor, and we can't wait for people to hear the results.

Circa Survive's take on 'Drain You' premieres today via Alternative Press and can be heard here:

http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/ ... _exclusive

On their method of tackling the project, Brendan from Circa Survive says:

"There are different ways to approach covering a band. For us, doing a Nirvana song takes us back to a very raw place that we were in when we were young and just falling in love with music. We didn't want to say 'here's what this song would've sounded like if Circa wrote it'. It was way more fun for us to live in their energy and pay homage to their influence by just rocking the shit out of it and keeping it raw."

The vinyl edition of Whatever Nevermind is being released as a 12" + bonus 7" combined, with artwork inspired by and mutated from the original album, and includes a high-quality digital download. Record Store Day 2015 will see an exclusive color-vinyl edition accompanied by a large poster, akin to the 2014 RSD release of In Utero: In Tribute.

The tribute will also be available April 18th to download/stream from all digital outlets, with digital pre-orders now available from iTunes including immediate availability of Circa Survive's cover of 'Drain You':

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whate ... d973746631

Last year's In Utero: In Tribute vinyl sold out on release day, the digital version received a spotlight on the iTunes storefront and received coverage across high-profile media including Alternative Press, SPIN and The Guardian.

As Robotic Empire's 100th release, "In Utero: In Tribute" concluded an oft-rumored, elusive 7-year project. Just one year later, the catalog number for followup homage "Whatever Nevermind" appropriately lands at Robo 116, as the label celebrates its 16th year of existence with this release. We couldn't be more proud and excited to present this to you!

"Whatever Nevermind"

Young Widows - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Torche - In Bloom
Kylesa - Come As You Are
Cave In - Breed
Boris - Lithium
La Dispute - Polly
White Reaper - Territorial Pissings
Circa Survive - Drain You
Touche Amore - Lounge Act
Wrong - Stay Away
Pygmy Lush - On A Plain
Nothing - Something In The Way
Thou - Endless, Nameless / Even In His Youth (Bonus Tracks)


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 Post subject: Re: Robo Empire announce 2nd Nirvana tribute,"Whatever Never
PostPosted: Wed Apr 08, 2015 6:26 pm 

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Philly quartet NOTHING unveil their tribute to NIRVANA's "Something In The Way" via Noisey/Vice:

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/nothing-nirvana-something-in-the-way-cover

Instead of their trademark whitewash of guitar layers, NOTHING opts for a starker approach to the somber classic, with piano and vibrant vocals up front in Will Yip's beautiful mix.

The track is found on Robotic Empire's Whatever Nevermind tribute to NIRVANA's breakout album, which sees Nevermind covered in full and set for release on April 18th (Record Store Day) on both vinyl, and digitally.

Digital pre-orders of the album are up now, with "Something In The Way" available immediately:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whatever-nevermind-tribute/id973746631

https://roboticempire.bandcamp.com/album/whatever-nevermind


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 Post subject: Re: Robo Empire announce 2nd Nirvana tribute,"Whatever Never
PostPosted: Fri Apr 17, 2015 10:10 pm 

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Philly heads: NOTHING is doing an acoustic set on Record Store Day (this Saturday) at A.K.A. Music. They will have copies of "Whatever Nevermind" with them!

Everyone anywhere else, here's the (available) list of US stores stocking the album:

1-2-3-4 Go!
Amoeba - Berkeley
Amoeba - Hollywood
Amoeba - San Francisco Angelos - Main
Aquarius
Attic Record Store Inc. Audiopile
Audio Elements - Pasadena
Aux 33 Tours - France
Bionic - Cypress
Black Dots
Blackbyrd
Blind Spot
Boo Boo - San Luis Obispo
Boo Boos - San Luis Obispo Ca
Boutique Music Fear Satan
Bric-A-Brac Records
Bull City Records Bullmoose Central
Cabin Floor Records
Cactus - Houston
Cd Central
Celebrated Summer Records
Chester Records
Criminal Records
Culture Shock - Rockford
Darkside Records & Gallery
Diabolical Records
Dimple
Down In The Valley
Dr Strange
Dynamite Records
Earshot - Greenville
Eclipse - St. Paul
Electric Kitsch
End Of An Ear
Euclid - New Orleans
Euclid - St. Louis
Everyday Music Exclusive Company
Fabulous Jackpot
Factory Records Fingerprints
Flat, Black & Circular Generation
Ghost Of Eastside
Going Underground Good Records Graveface
Gra Ywhale
Green Apple Books
Guest Room - Ok City
Guest Room Records
Guest Room Records
Hate Records - Italy
Hear Again
High Fidelity - La
Hip Hop Vinyl - Germany
Hitt Records
Hogwild
Holy Mountain Records - Tulsa
House Of Records
Hybrid Moments
Impact
In The Moment
Independent Records
Independent Records - Multiple Stores In Colorado
Indy Cd & Vinyl
Irvington Vinyl
Jack's Music
Ka-Chunk
Kame’A - Israel
Karma - Warsaw
Landlocked Music
Last Record Store - Santa Rosa Ca
Laurie’S Planet Of Sound
Listen Records & Cds
Lolipop - La
Long In The Tooth
Louisville Harvest
Lovegarden
Luna Music
Lunchbox
Mad World Records
Magnolia Thunderpussy
Melodiya Records
Mills Record Company
Mind Cure Records
Missing Link - Arcata
Mississippi - Portland Or
Mojo - Tampa
Moldy Toes Records
Monster Music
My Mind's Eye
Needle Drop
Newbury Comics
Orange Records
Origami Vinyl
Park Ave Cds
Permanent Records - Chicago
Permanent Records - Los Angeles
Phonopolis
Pork Records
Port Of Sound
Princeton Record Exchange
Radioactive Records
Ranch - Bend Or
Randys - Salt Lake City Ut
Raunch Records
Reckless - Loop / Downtown
Reckless Records - Broadway
Reckless Records - Wicker Park
Record Exchange # 1 - Boise Record Theatre
Red Cat Records
Red Scroll Records
Repo - Philadelphia
Resistor Records
Retrofit Records
Rotate This!
Rough Trade Nyc
Salzers
Schulze & Klose Gbr - Germany
Seasick Records Al
Second Avenue Shake It
Silver Platters
Singles Going Steady
Siren
Skinnies
Som Records
Sonic Boom 2 - Ballard Sound Cat Records
Sound Exchange - Houston
Soundgarden - Baltimore
Soundgarden - Syracuse
Spin Cycle
Standards: A Record Store
Static Age
Steady Sounds
Street Corner Music
Streetlight- Sj
Strictly Discs
Sweat Records
T-Bone’S
Td's Cds & Lps
The Business
The Groove
Thrillhouse
Tko Records Store
Tonevendor
Touch Vinyl
Trailer Space
Treehouse Records
Trinity Music Gmbh - Germany
Twist & Shout
Underdog Records - Nc
Underground Sounds
Vertigo
Vinal Edge
Vintage Vinyl - Fords
Vintage Vinyl - St Louis Waiting Room
Warbler Records And Goods Waterloo
Wax Trax - Denver
Wuxtry
Young Ones
Zion's Gate Records

Please note: this list is likely incomplete and we weren't able to get a list of stores in other countries: although Canada and Europe should be reasonably covered.

If you can: PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL STORES! This is an important day for retail shops, and Record Store Day really helps local businesses who bust ass year-round to get tunes to those who enjoy them.

Everyone anywhere else: we plan to have a 'standard' edition of the "Whatever Nevermind" release available online shortly after RSD. Ideally, Saturday evening but TBC. Keep an eye on our site and Online Store then, we will have a LOT of new items available in addition to the "Whatever Nevermind" album. A full list of new titles will get posted on our main page. www.roboticempire.com


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 Post subject: Re: Robo Empire announce 2nd Nirvana tribute,"Whatever Never
PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:25 am 

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Our second tribute to Nirvana, titled Whatever Nevermind, is out today. This album sees Boris, Cave In, Circa Survive, Kylesa, La Dispute, Nothing, Pygmy Lush, Thou, Torche, Touche Amore, White Reaper, Wrong and Young Widows running the classic Nevermind album through their diverse creative filters, and we couldn't be happier with the results.

The vinyl is released today to coincide with Record Store Day 2015, but for all those who weren't able or close enough to a participating store to attend, we have a mailorder-edition of this release available now in our Online Store:

* Order Whatever Nevermind on opaque blue colored vinyl here

In addition to the tribute album, we've stocked as many of the contributing bands' (and related outfits) available releases that we were able to get copies of. Along with many other great new titles and restocks, over a hundred items have been added to our Online Store. Here is the full list:

NEW ITEMS & RESTOCKS:
* A Life Once Lost - Ecstatic Trance - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Season Of Mist) $9.99
* Abyss - Heretical Anatomy 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Aeges - Above & Down Below - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Amenra - Mass I 12" (Consouling Sounds) $12.99
* Amenra - Mass II 12" (Consouling Sounds) $12.99
* Amenra / Eleanora - Split - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 10" (Consouling Sounds) $12.99
* Amenra / Madensuyu - Split - PICTURE DISC VINYL 10" (Consouling Sounds) $14.99
* Amenra / Treha Sektori - Split - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 10" (Consouling Sounds) $12.99
* Anne - Dream Punx 12" (A389) $14.99
* Atlantean Kodex - The White Goddess 2x12" (20 Buck Spin) $19.99
* Aun / Habsyll - Split - GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Conspiracy) $12.99
* Barghest - The Virtuous Purge 12" (Gilead Media) $9.99
* Baroness - Live At Maida Vale BBC - GOLD COLORED VINYL 12" (Relapse) $10.99
* Baroness - Red Album 2x12" (Relapse) $19.99
* Baroness - Yellow & Green 2x12" (Relapse) $19.99
* Bastard Sapling - Instinct Is Forever 2x12" (Gilead Media) $16.99
* Blacklisted - When People Grow, People Go - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Body, The / Sandworm - Split 12" (Thrill Jockey) $11.99
* Cannabis Corpse - From Wisdom to Baked 12" (Season Of Mist) $9.99
* Capsule - Blue 12"+CD - DEEP BLUE VINYL (Robotic Empire) $12.99
* Cauldron Black Ram - Stalagmire - COLORED VINYL 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Chelsea Wolfe - Unknown Rooms: A Collection Of Acoustic Songs - YELLOW BLACK COLORED VINYL 12" (Sargent House) $10.99
* Coalesce - Give Them Rope 2x12" (No Sleep) $19.99
* Code Orange Kids - I Am King 12" - GREEN COLORED VINYL (Deathwish) $10.99
* Cold World - How The Gods Chill 12" - WHITE COLORED VINYL (Deathwish) $10.99
* Coliseum - Black Magic Punks 12"+DVD (Self Released) $11.99
* Coliseum - Deluxe Reissue - CLEAR WITH BLACK SMOKED COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Coliseum - Goddamage 12" (Temporary Residence) $10.99
* Coliseum - Parasites 12" (Temporary Residence) $10.99
* Constants - Pasiflora 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Dead In The Manger - Cessation 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Dead In The Manger - Transience - COLORED VINYL 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Dust Moth - Dragon Mouth - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Expo 70 - Corridors to Infinity 2xCD (Zoharum) $19.99
* Expo 70 - Filer a' l'anglaise CD (Sonic Meditations) $9.99
* Expo 70 - Frozen Living Elements CD (Zoharum) $9.99
* Expo 70 - Journey Through Astral Projection CD (Immune) $9.99
* Expo 70 - July 18 2004 12" (Sonic Meditations) $16.99
* Expo 70 - July 18 2004 Cassette (Sonic Meditations) $6.99
* Expo 70 - Virtually from the Unknown CD (Essence) $9.99
* Floor - Homegoings And Transitions Shadowline 12" (Season Of Mist) $9.99
* Floor - Oblation - COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Season Of Mist) $19.99
* Forseen - Helsinki Savagery 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Gifts From Enola - A Healthy Fear - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Gnaw Their Tongues - Per Flagellum Sanguemque Tenebras Veneramus 2x10" (Consouling Sounds) $23.99
* Harms Way - Rust - GINGER ALE COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Heiress - Of Great Sorrow - SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Hells - Demo Cassette (Like Young) $2.99
* Holy Sons - The Fact Facer 12" (Thrill Jockey) $13.99
* Into It Over It - Proper 12" (No Sleep) $10.99
* Into It Over It / Koji - Split 12" (No Sleep) $10.99
* Jakob - Sines - ORANGE RED COLORED VINYL 2x12" (The Mylene Sheath) $18.99
* Jessica 93 - Rise 12" (Music Fear Satan) $11.99
* Junius / Rosetta - Split 12" - CLEAR COLORED VINYL (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Knut - Wonder 12" (Conspiracy) $12.99
* Kongh - Shadows Of The Shapeless 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $21.99
* Kylesa - From the Vaults: Volume 1 - CLEAR SPLATTER COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Season Of Mist) $19.99
* Kylesa - Ultraviolet 12" (Season Of Mist) $9.99
* La Dispute / Koji - Never Come Undone 12" (No Sleep) $10.99
* Liturgy - Renihilation 12" (20 Buck Spin) $14.99
* Loma Prieta - I.V. 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Mammoth Grinder - Underworlds 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Minot - Equal / Opposite - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (The Mylene Sheath) $9.99
* Monarch - Omens 12" - BLACK VINYL (Music Fear Satan) $19.99
* Mournful Congregation - Concrescence Of The Sophia 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Obsequiae - Suspended In The Brume Of Eos 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Occultation - Silence In The Ancestral House 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Old Man Gloom - The Ape of God (A) 12" (Sige) $15.99
* Old Man Gloom - The Ape of God (B) 12" (Sige) $15.99
* Oranssi Pazuzu - Valonielu 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Pallbearer - 2010 Demo 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Pallbearer - Sorrow And Extinction 2x12" (20 Buck Spin) $19.99
* Phoenix Bodies / La Quiete - Split 5" (Holidays) $9.99
* Piglet - Lava Land, Mad Science Cassette (Like Young) $2.99
* Plankton Wat - Drifter's Temple 12" (Thrill Jockey) $9.99
* Plankton Wat - Spirits 12" (Thrill Jockey) $9.99
* Polyon - Self Titled Cassette (Polyon) $4.99
* Pulse Emitter / Date Palms / Expo 70 / Faceplant - 4 way split 2x12" (Immune) $19.99
* Punch - They Don't Have To Believe - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Rhyton - Kykeon 12" (Thrill Jockey) $9.99
* Rhyton - The Emerald Tablet 12" (Three Lobed) $13.99
* Rosetta - The Anaesthete 2x12" (War Crime) $19.99
* Samothrace - Life's Trade 2x12" (20 Buck Spin) $19.99
* The Casket Lottery - Real Fear 12" (No Sleep) $10.99
* Thou / The Body - You, Whom I Have Always Hated - CLEAR GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Thrill Jockey) $9.99
* Thou / The Body - You, Whom I Have Always Hated 12" (Thrill Jockey) $9.99
* Touche Amore - Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me 12" (Deathwish) $10.99
* Transistor Transistor - Ruined Lives Cassette (Like Young) $2.99
* Trap Them - Blissf**ker - 180 GRAM VINYL 12" (Prosthetic) $10.99
* Vanessa Van Basten - Psygnosis CD (Consouling Sounds) $9.99
* Vanhelgd - Relics Of Sulphur Salvation 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Various Artists - Whatever Nevermind - MAILORDER VERSION BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"+7" (Robotic Empire) $19.99
* Vasaeleth - All Uproarious Darkness 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Vasaeleth - Crypt Born & Tethered To Ruin 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Vastum - Patricidal Lust 12" (20 Buck Spin) $9.99
* Weedeater - God Luck and Good Speed - RED BROWN COLORED VINYL 12" (Season Of Mist) $9.99
* Weedeater - Jason the Dragon - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12" (Season Of Mist) $9.99
* Weedeater - Sixteen Tons - GREEN COLORED VINYL 12" (Season Of Mist) $9.99
* Whirr - Around - TRI COLORED VINYL 12" (Graveface) $10.99
* Whirr - Part Time Punks 7" (Run For Cover) $5.99
* Whirr - Sway - YELLOW COLORED VINYL 12" (Graveface) $10.99
* Whirr / Nothing - Split 12"+DVD (Run For Cover) $13.99
* White Reaper - Self Titled - PINK COLORED VINYL 12" (Polyvinyl) $11.99
* Wovenhand - Refractory Obdurate 12" - WHITE BLUE COLORED VINYL (Deathwish) $10.99
* Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $21.99
* Year Of No Light - Nord 2x12" (Music Fear Satan) $21.99
* Year Of No Light / Altar Of Plagues - Split 12" (Music Fear Satan) $11.99
* Year Of No Light / Bagarre Generale - Split - ORANGE COLORED VINYL 12" (Music Fear Satan) $11.99
* Young And In The Way - When Life Comes To Death 12" - GREY COLORED VINYL (Deathwish) $10.99
* Young Widows - Easy Pain 12" (Temporary Residence) $10.99
* Young Widows - Old Wounds 12" (Temporary Residence) $10.99

All of these and much more can be found in the Robotic Empire - Online Store.

The Whatever Nevermind album is now available digitally as well, from iTunes, Bandcamp, Amazon, Google Play and more. The full release is also streaming courtesy of Noisey:

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/whatever-nevermind

Thank you.


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