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19 Feb 2021
J. Zunz announced to play Transmissions Waves (online) Festival
J. Zunz has been announced to play Transmissions Waves Festival which will happen on 12-14 March – we are so excited to finally get to see J. Zunz perform live. Also performing at the fest are the incredible Deafkids!!!
It is an online event and can be watched from here:
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Listen to The Utopia Strong live on Gideon Coe
Listen to The Utopia Strong live in concert on Gideon Coe's BBC 6 Music show that was broadcast on 18 February.
You can listen in full here: The Utopia Strong
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17 Feb 2021
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs to play this years Bigfoot Festival
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have been confirmed to play this years Bigfoot Festival
Bigfoot have a 'Book now - Pay later' COVID payment policy too, more info here:
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15 Feb 2021
New 'Sacrificial Blood' version of GOAT's World Music available
GOAT's 'World Music' is being pressed again due to the request of Record shops, plus from new/old fans wanting a new version.
So, you can buy this new 'Sacrificial Blood' (frosted clear/red splatter) version from Bandcamp now, and these will hopefully be shipping next week:
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11 Feb 2021
Read Fuzzy Sun article on the current Greek scene, including Kooba Tercu
The say:
Kooba Tercu released their latest album ‘Proto Tekno’ on Rocket Recordings and it still plays a lot at my place. Tis experimental band fuses psych, noiserock and electronic music inro some gorgeous blend of krautlike trippy music...
Read the full piece here: Fuzzy Sun
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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs album 'Off Cuts' available on Bandcamp
We have just put the labels copies of the 'Rough Trade Exclusive' Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs ltd edition album 'Off Cuts' up for sale on Bandcamp, we don't have loads but you can buy a copy from here:
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Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – 'Off Cuts'
In April 2020 Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs released their third ‘Viscerals’ – an album which showed an enormous leap forward in confidence, adventure and sheer intensity.
Incisive in its riff-driven attack, infectiously catchy in its songcraft and more intrepid than ever in its experimental approach, ‘Viscerals’ is the sound of a leaner, more vicious Pigs, and one with their controls set way beyond the pulverising one-riff workouts of their early days.
We would now like to introduce a new Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs album called ‘Off Cuts’ – a ltd vinyl only release (no digital/streaming available) containing previously unreleased versions of tracks taken from all three Pigs albums. These version were recorded live in various studios across the UK and presents rawer, more immediate, more intense versions of the songs you all know and love.‘Off Cuts’ is an essential listen for all Pigs fans and all fans of heavy, fuzzed rock!
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8 Feb 2021
Nowe Idzie Od Morza interviews Paisiel's João Pais Filipe
They say:
This conversation was supposed to happen a few times. First, before the 2019 Unsound Festival, where João Pais Filipe played three sets, then at the beginning of 2020. Finally, we managed to talk in the second half of the pandemic year. There were many reasons – during the last 10 months, the Portuguese drummer released no fewer than 5 albums, and more are still to come.
João Pais Filipe is an extraordinary and original musician in terms of performance techniques. I had the opportunity to see him playing solo at the Tremor festival in 2019, when – using the unusual acoustics of a car garage that served as his venue – his music was intense, trance-like, indigenous, but also techno-like. The drummer from Porto is characterized by an extraordinary motoric sound, he hardly uses the kick drum at all, but he nuances the rhythm very well, playing on the floor toms, hi-hats and gongs. He creates gongs and cymbals on his own, expanding his musical sound arsenal as a sculptor. Not only do they have remarkable acoustic qualities (each is designed differently), but also visual ones – due to the texture, material and unusual sculptures that Pais Filipe places on them.
2020 showed his extremely broad horizons – from his motoric, krautrock incarnation with Burnt Friedman, through a more progressive style with GNOD, the powerful, metal sound with Julius Gabriel as Paisiel, but also an exploration of resonance and electronics with Rafael Toral. It is also the year of his second solo album, Sun Oddly Quiet. Below you will read about his musical path, his fascination with metallic sounds and Einstürzende Neubauten. At the end of the text is a brief review of his albums from the past months. If you missed out, now is the time to catch up...
Read the rest here: Nowe Idzie Od Morza
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5 Feb 2021
Celebrating February Bandcamp Friday
So as you may or may not know, Bandcamp have decided to carry on their 'no fee days' on the first Friday of each month from now until May
So as previously, it is a great time to buy some ltd Rocket albums and shirts - here's some of our latest releases we wanna shout about:
DJINN – Transmission LP
New album from this great duo feat GOAT/HILLS members, we only have 100 copies available on presale (300 will be going to record shops)
VED – Ett visst fängelse 7"
Banging new two track ltd edition 7" from these Swedish master of repetitive psych rhythms
GÅS – GÅS 7"
We found 15 copies of this highly sought after 7" – yes we could put it up on Discogs for £40 each but we decided to sell them to you at original price instead.
GNOD – Easy to Build, Hard to Destroy 2LP/CD
Double Ltd edition LP compilation on Pink/Black splatter of rare and unreleased GNOD tracks from 208-2011
Urdog – Long Shadows: 2003-2006 LP
Ltd edition Ice Black splatter vinyl version of this incredible retrospective compilation
GOAT – Requiem (Single LP edition)
Ltd Edition repress on 'Blue Flame' vinyl of this Rocket classic album, only 200 copies!
Pharaoh Overlord – 6 LP/CD
Immensely epic album '6' on 'Snake Bite' Yellow vinyl edition
Paisiel – Unconscious Death Wish LP
Stunning second album, ltd Red/Black 'colour-in-colour' vinyl
Anthroprophh – Toilet Circuit 7" EP
Repress on yellow vinyl due to speed of first pressing sold out
J. Zunz – Hibiscus LP
One of our fave releases from 2020, ltd Blue/White swirl vinyl
GOAT/GNOD – T-shirts
Reprints of classic GOAT and GNOD t-shirts available.
+ there are loads of other great albums, shirts and posters to pick up from the Rocket or individual bands Bandcamp stores:
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4 Feb 2021
Swedish collective VED announce new single on Rocket
We are excited to reveal a new two track single by Malmö based band VED, their second for Rocket.
The single is released on 5th March and you can watch a great video made by Rocket's John O'Carroll for the killer groove driven track 'The Embrace Of The Oarfish' here via Backseat Mafia:
This ltd edition VED 7" single can be preordered from 8am this Friday via this link (as part of the latest Bandcamp Friday):
VED's ever evolving sound has always taken in many global influences, from Middle Eastern to African to the monotonous explorations of composers like Steve Reich and Terry Riley.
New track 'The Embrace Of The Oarfish' advances a propulsive pummelling of rhythms centred around a repetitive single bass note that masquerades like a menacingly deep percussive outlaw. The looming ribbon like nature of the track slithers like the giant sea serpent the title alludes too - some say the Oarfish can forecast earthquakes themselves, maybe its the resonance of the bomb shelter in Malmö that is the bands rehearsal space that imposes itself tremor like through their oscillating work. VED’s journey is a wholly unique controlled burn where rapid oxidation devours any listener into a blaze of restorative enchantment.
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