We've got two new releases for you guys this lovely March 11th and
first off is the 4 song EP from California duo Hollow Sunshine.
Presented as a deluxe cassette release that includes a 5x5 cloth patch
and a black and white enamel pin showcasing Reuben Sawyer's artwork on
both. Clear cassettes with printed J-cards. Limited to 100 copies.

Versatile visual artist (of key work for Destruction Unit, Chelsea
Wolfe + Deafheaven) and multi-instrumentalist Reuben Sawyer along with
vocalist Morgan Enos follow two well received LPs and a slew of EPs
with further- reaching explorations of Hollow Sunshine's
drone/darkwave/pop amalgam. "Burning" is the new EP from the
increasingly prolific California duo, and while the previous Hollow
Sunshine work explored the landscapes of 1990s atmospheric pop and
sludge, "Burning" pushes deeper into both the past and the future. The
four new songs feel ancient and coated in precious metals, as Sawyer
and Enos tap into the muses of Florian Fricke, Alice Coltrane and Bill
Fay to form their most mature and realized release yet. Fans of
contemporary, heavy/pop-influenced outfits Jesu and Hum will also
rejoice in the beautiful contrast of Sawyer's downtuned guitar mass
with Enos' subdued, haunting vocal melodies as the duo deftly wade
through songs of helplessness, departure and relief.

Cassettes are up for sale now in the online store! Head on over and
have a look – Hollow Sunshine Cassette/Pin/Patch package! (
https://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73&products_id=6429&zenid=daf665da67dcdfab4545163d33801546
)
Digital purchases can be made here:
Bandcamp (
https://roboticempire.bandcamp.com/album/hollow-sunshine-burning )
iTunes ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/burning-ep/id1089662639 )

Next up is the Creation Is Crucifixion 2x12" that we took pre-orders
for last month. These are in house and have been shipping out to all
those folks who placed their early orders. The release date is
officially today!

Pittsburgh tech-metal hactivists Creation is Crucifixion emulate
Lazarus with a double-LP collecting their last recordings along with
an impressive live set. Longrunning metal/hardcore website Lambgoat is
now streaming the full Antenna Builder + Rerecorded Splits / Live In
Geneva album!
Lambgoat Stream (
http://www.lambgoat.com/features/301/Creation-Is-Crucifixion-album-stream
)
The long-rumored Antenna Builder track, the 'final' recording by
Creation is Crucifixion's last active lineup is a 9-minute opus that
brilliantly merges CIC's heavy technical metal along with the noise
passages the band became renown for. As one of the highest-fidelity
recordings from the band's extensive output, the lineup's similarly
oppressive Rerecorded Splits material fleshes out the first 12" in the
gatefold double-LP package
Accompanying the studio-recordings 12" is a live LP from a classic
CIC's set from on their last European tour, captured live in Geneva
during May of the millennial year. These 15+ year recordings showcase
tracks from across the band's catalog of material, with a higher
clarity than some of their raw studio recordings.
Separately mastered by James Plotkin for both vinyl and digital
formats, the Antenna Builder + Rerecorded Splits / Live In Geneva 2xLP
comes housed in a stark black and white gatefold jacket with gold ink
overlaid. A digital download of the full release is included.
Following a reunited appearance at 2015's King pf the Monsters
Festival, CIC guitarist Adam MacGregor said the following regarding
the band's future:
"It's now a radically different world than when Creation is
Crucifixion launched in 1997, and individually we're much different
people than we were during the band's run. But one thing hasn't
changed, and that's our love of writing and playing music that
challenges both ourselves and the listener. The new material we are
working on aims to do both. With members divided geographically by
wide swaths now, we've been exploring some different approaches to
composition, and rethinking what a "band" really can be. Whatever we
come up with, the goal is to respect our past work without simply
rehashing it. And if it meets that double bottom line, then we'll be
excited to share. Expect at least one live appearance in 2016 (TBA) in
support of "Antenna Builder" and possibly more to come."
If you've not picked up a vinyl copy yet head on over to the Robotic
Empire Online Store (
https://www.roboticempire.com/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=creation+is+crucifixion
) and take your pick of Black or Gold vinyl.
If digital is more your style here are those links for you too.
iTunes (
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/antenna-builder-+-rerecorded/id1077037941
)
Bandcamp (
https://roboticempire.bandcamp.com/album/creation-is-crucifixion-antenna-builder-rerecorded-splits-live-in-geneva
)Spotify ( https://open.spotify.com/album/4QXIzd3Ro4ptz7fCn5k8FN )

Now on to the distro update. Scoring some more Dead releases was a
treat this month and there are only a few copies of each so if you're
interested don't hesitate. If you're a fan of The Black Heart
Procession and Pall Jenkins then give a listen to his side project Mr.
Tube and The Flying Objects. We picked up a few of these and you
won't be disappointed! Gilead Media releases galore and some Top
Shelf items in addition to that fancy Choirs split 7". Thou's -
Heathen 2x12" has been restocked. Check the list!

NEW ITEMS
Choirs / Niner Niner - Split - CLEAR COLORED VINYL 7"
(Choirs) $4.99
Creation is Crucifixion - Antenna Builder + Rerecorded Splits / Live
in Geneva - GOLD COLORED VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) $19.99
Creation is Crucifixion - Antenna Builder + Rerecorded Splits / Live
in Geneva - BLACK VINYL 2x12" (Robotic Empire) $19.99
Dead - Captains of Industry 12" (We Empty Rooms)
$19.99
Dead - One Way Split - 180 Gram VINYL 12" (We Empty
Rooms) $19.99
Forn - Weltschmerz 12" (Gilead Media) $13.99
Hollow Sunshine - Burning Cassette (Robotic Empire)
$9.99
Kowloon Walled City - Grievances - RED COLORED VINYL 12"
(Gilead Media) $16.99
Krallice - Ygg Huur 12" (Gilead Media) $16.99
Mr.Tube And The Flying Objects - No Wrong, No Rights 12"
(SDRL) $14.99
Pianos Become The Teeth - The Lack Long After 12" (Top
Shelf) $14.99
Saddest Landscape, The - After The Lights 12" (Top Shelf)
$14.99
Saddest Landscape, The - Darkness Forgives 12" (Top
Shelf) $14.99
Yellow Eyes - Sick With Bloom 12" (Gilead Media)
$16.99

RESTOCKS
Dead - Idiots 12'' *VINYL* (We Empty Rooms) $19.99
Thou - Heathen 2x12'' *VINYL* (Howling Mine) $19.99

We're re-listing the February Distro items here for your convenience.
Some good items from last month too!

New Items
Expo 70 - Kinetic Tones - BRONZE COLORED VINYL 12" (Oaken
Palace) $17.99
Jessica 93 - Self-Titled 12" (Music Fear Satan)
$10.99
Massgrave / Suffering Mind - Split 9"+DVD (Behind The
Mountain) $9.99
Monarch - Die Tonight - WHITE COLORED VINYL 12" (Music
Fear Satan) $10.99
Monarch - Sabbracadaver 2x12" (Music Fear Satan)
$19.99
Perpetual Conversion - 30 Years & Counting in the Life of Metal
Veteran Dan Lilker Book (Handshake) $19.99
Phobia / Suffering Mind - Split 5" (Behind The Mountain)
$5.99
Posse - Perfect H 7" (Wharf Cat) $8.99
Rwake - A Stone, A Leaf An Unfound Door - LAVENDER COLORED
VINYL 12"+DVD (Behind The Mountain) $10.99
Self Defense Family - Duets - PINK COLORED VINYL 12"
(Iron Pier) $13.99
Self Defense Family - German Industrial Ballads Cassette
(Bad Paintings) $5.99
Self Defense Family - When The Barn Caves In - ORANGE GOLD
COLORED VINYL 7" (Iron Pier) $4.99
Self Defense Family - When The Barn Caves In Cassette
(Iron Pier) $4.99
Soilent Green - Pussy Soul - BLUE COLORED VINYL 12"
(Behind The Mountain) $10.99
Wild Moth - Inhibitor 12" (Iron Pier) $13.99
Wild Moth - Mirror - FLEXI VINYL 7" (Iron Pier) $4.99

Restocks
Floor - Self-Titled 12''+7'' *BLACK VINYL* (Robotic Empire)
$16.99
Floor - Self-Titled 12''+7'' *CLEAR COLORED VINYL* (Robotic Empire)
$19.99
Huata - Atavist Of Mann 2x12'' *RED COLORED VINYL* (Music Fear Satan)
$19.99
Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt 2x12'' *BLACK VINYL* (Music Fear Satan)
$21.99
Year Of No Light - Ausserwelt 2x12'' *CLEAR BLUE COLORED VINYL*
(Music Fear Satan) $21.99
Year Of No Light / Bagarre Generale - Split 12'' *BLACK VINYL* (Music
Fear Satan) $10.99

Thanks everyone! Robotic Empire Online Store (
https://www.roboticempire.com/store/ )