Rocket Probes – October 2022 playlist

Goat – Do The Dance
(Always wanted a track sounded like like KOTWF era Adam and the Ants on Rocket)
Goat 

Shit and Shine – Cocoa Leaves
(Drug music)
Shit and Shine

Tomaga – Dub Divers
(Missed this track on release)
Tomaga

Cyril Cyril – Les Gens
(French Can vibes from 'Elsewhere VXIII' artist) 
Cyril Cyril

Sage Alyte – Paume de pierre
(Duo featuring Roxane Métayer and David Jarrín Zabala)
Sage Alyte

Polexia! – A Burial, A Resurrection
(Electro sounds from Liverpool)
Polexia!

Turn On – Turn On
(Old Stereolab jams that are well worth a revisit)
Turn On

Vox Populi – Alternatif Réalisme
(Atmospheric mastery )
Vox Populi

Valentina Magaletti & Julian Sartorius – Sulla Pelle
(Rhythm makers)
Valentina Magaletti & Julian Sartorius

Catharsis – 32 Mars
(French sounds from '72)
Catharsis

Harmonious Thelonious – Rendezvous of the Dead
(Addictive repetitions)
Harmonious Thelonious

Barry Vorzon – Theme From Warriors
(Can you dig it!)
Barry Vorzon

PCR – Myths of Seduction and Betrayal
(Dark 80s electronics)
PCR

Lucrecia Dalt – Dicen
(Hazy pop sounds)
Lucrecia Dalt

Celtic Frost – Necromantical Screams
(More Frost)
Celtic Frost

Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm – Shapeshifting
(Great building groove)
Dali Muru & The Polyphonic Swarm

Breakfast Special – Bought & Sold
(Great banjo breakdown)
Breakfast Special

Aadm Our Hatley – I Bet You Didn't, I Bet You Won't
(Cheers to Craig Clouse for turning us on to these Texan jams)
Aadm Our Hatley

Laurent Tribault – La Caravane De L'oubli
(More great 70s sounds from France)
Laurent Tribault

Crack Cloud – Criminal
(Good track!)
Crack Cloud

Hümu Uktu – Ataxia
(Foreboding  electronic sounds)
Hümu Uktu

France – Occitanie
(Old France...love this band)
France

Naafi Sandwich - Slice 2
(Nice one Jimmy for bringing this to our attention!)
Naafi Sandwich

Pharaoh Sanders – Thembi
(Rest In Power)
Pharaoh Sanders

Listen/follow our updated monthly spotify Rocket Probes playlist:

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Shit & Shine's latest album on Rocket – 'New Confusion' is released today

"Sheer brilliance." The Quietus

"Start throwing some shapes." Loud and Quiet

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A new $hit & $hine album is always a cause for celebration, and with this latest record  'New Confusion' being released today it is now time for one helluva party!

'New Confusion' is available to buy on ltd edition 'Blue Vinyl and luxurious 'Gold Mirrorboard' sleeve from the Bandcamp link below or from your local record shop:

Bandcamp

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The nine abject and glorious meditations that make up 'New Confusion' exist in an alternate dimension whereby a loop-driven exploratory framework is joyridden with alacrity offroad by a moonshine-swigging convict, a zone whereby aural scrap metal is alchemically transformed into gleaming, abstract and intimidating structures and sculptures anew. 

Yet thankfully, as always in this absurdist and electrifying realm, they’re notable for offering a different vision from the third eye whenever they make themselves manifest. What’s more, with 'New Confusion' they’ve usurped their own outré paradigms yet again, resulting in a demented heat-haze panorama of delirious beat-driven abandon and elucidated neural pathways.

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See Shit & Shine on tour on 2023:

Feb 22 / Punctum / Prague
Feb 23 / Combo / Milan
Feb 24 / Buda Brussels
Feb 25 / Container City / Stuttgart
Feb 28 / Sonic Ballroom / Cologne
Mar 2 / L'Embobineuse / Marseille
Mar 3 / Askip / Nantes
Apr 27-28 / Cafe Oto / London

If you would like to book the band around these dates, please contact us or the band direct!

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Goat's 'Oh Death' is released today

"Goat's best Album." Classic Rock

"An intense, fuzz-driven piece of psychedelic funk." Clash Magazine

"This is fuckin' great, go buy it." Shindig

"Seductive allure and psychedelic delirium." Uncut

"Goat has really outdone themselves this time and made their best album yet."
Sleeping Shamen

Today sees the day when Goat release their first album in 6 years – we are so excited for Oh Death to be unleashed onto you all. It is a beat of an album!

Both the 'Oh Death' LP and CD comes housed in a gatefold sleeve adorned with eye-popping artwork.

The LP is available to preorder on  Ltd 'Harmonious Green' vinyl via here:

Bandcamp

You can also pick-up 'Oh Death' on ltd 'Cloudberry Swirl', 'Acid Orange' and 'Blackened Black' versions from your favourite record shops.

And finally, our good friends over at Levitation have their own exclusive version too – so US fans should snap them up fast!

See GOAT perform at one of their legendary high octane shows:

November 8 / Hamburg / Knust
November 9 / Cologne / Kulturkirche
November 10 / Liége / Reflektor
November 11 / Kortrijk / Sonic City Festival
November 12 / Utrecht / Le Guess Who Festival
November 14 / Berlin / Festsaal Kreuzber
January 25 / Oslo / Rockefeller
January 26 / Malmö / Plan B
January 27 / Stockholm / Slaktkyrkan

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Watch Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs perform brand new track live in Blank Studio's – plus the band announce UK tour

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have just revealed footage of them playing a brand new track called 'Terror's Pillow' live in their spiritual home of Blank Studios.

Immerse yourselves in all its heavy sonics and projection drenched majesty above.

Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs have also announced a UK tour for February to April: 

23 Feb / Gateshead / The Sage
24 Feb / Edinburgh / The Liquid Rooms
25 Feb / Kendal / The Brewery
26 Feb / Lincoln / Lincoln Drill Hall
02 Mar / Cambridge / Junction
03 Mar / Ipswich / The Baths
04 Mar / Hastings / The Crypt
05 Mar / Leicester / O2 Academy
13 Apr / Milton Keynes / The Craufurd Arms
14 Apr / Stoke-on-Trent / The Sugarmill
15 Apr / Hebden Bridge / Trades Club
16 Apr / Stockton on Tees / Georgian Theatre
20 Apr / York / The Crescent
21 Apr / Newport / Le Pub
22 Apr / Portsmouth / Wedgewood Rooms
23 Apr / Hertford / Hertford Corn Exchange

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Friday 21 Oct.

And don't for get to tune into BBC 6 Music tonight at 7pm when the band will be performing live on the Marc Riley's show.

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$hit & $hine releases 'Cocoa Leaves' – the second single from forthcoming new album

Last month $hit & $hine revealed a new album to be released on 28 October called 'New Confusion' with the ‘Hallogallo’-in-hell' track 'Annoyed'.

We are now happy to drop a second track from the album, the psychedelic yacht rock of 'Cocoa Leaves'. Listen above.

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'New Confusion' is available to preorder on ltd edition 'Blue Vinyl and luxurious 'Gold Mirrorboard sleeve from the Bandcamp link below or from your local record shop:

Bandcamp

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The nine abject and glorious meditations that make up 'New Confusion' exist in an alternate dimension whereby a loop-driven exploratory framework is joyridden with alacrity offroad by a moonshine-swigging convict, a zone whereby aural scrap metal is alchemically transformed into gleaming, abstract and intimidating structures and sculptures anew. 

Yet thankfully, as always in this absurdist and electrifying realm, they’re notable for offering a different vision from the third eye whenever they make themselves manifest. What’s more, with 'New Confusion' $hit & $hine have usurped their own outré paradigms yet again, resulting in a demented heat-haze panorama of delirious beat-driven abandon and elucidated neural pathways.

$hit & $hine are currently booking European shows for a spring tour next year. If you are interested in booking them please drop us or the band a line.

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Bandcamp Friday October 2022

It's Bandcamp Friday again.

So the perfect time to support your favourite bands and labels and indulge in some new records, CDs and T-shirts.

We are going to be taking the 'made-to-order' Goat and $hit & $hine T-shirts (in various colourways) off of sale from Monday, so if you want one, best time to buy one is today!

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We can also highly recommend these presales:

$hit & $hine – New Confusion LP/T-Shirts

Goat – Oh Death LP/CD/T-shirts

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And all these recent releases:

Various – Elsewhere VXIII 2LP

Petbrick – Liminal LP

Goat – World Music (10th Anniversary remaster) LP

Alison Cotton – The Portrait You Painted Of Me LP

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We have lots of other great recent releases for sale as well as some rare warehouse finds, so have a scour and see what gems you can find:

Bandcamp

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Goat reveal 'Do The Dance' – the second track to be released from forthcoming album 'Oh Death'

Five weeks ago Goat surprised everyone by dropping a brand new single called 'Under No Nation' – the first single to be released from their forthcoming album 'Oh Death', which is being released on 21 October. The track has revealed immense praise, even being added to the prestigious BBC 6 Music Playlist.

And now, Goat have revealed a second track from the album – an addictive, groove driven song called 'Do The Dance'.

Watch the electrifying video for 'Do The Dance' made by the extremely gifted Tom Brewins and staring the dancing talents of Hannah Mason above.

This is what the band say about the track: 
"After the annual feast with the Gods of funk, Goat went to an afterparty with some of the Great Gods of Groove. Sometime early in the morning, around 4 am, one of the singers of Goat find herself intertwined in a hot dance with the Supreme Mastergod of hipshaking. He tried to outshake her but was way over his head, there was no way he could ever outshake a Goat banshee strung out on gods knows what. Suddenly his hip broke with a loud snap and Goat was thrown out on the street. The singers went home and wrote this profound poetry about the experience."

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Both the 'Oh Death' LP and CD comes housed in a gatefold sleeve adorned with eye-popping artwork.

The LP is available to preorder on  Ltd 'Harmonious Green' vinyl via here:

Bandcamp

You can also pick-up 'Oh Death' on ltd 'Cloudberry Swirl', 'Acid Orange' and 'Blackened Black' versions from your favourite record shops.

And finally, our good friends over at Levitation have their own exclusive version too – so US fans should save on postage and snap them up fast!

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See GOAT perform at one of their legendary high octane shows:

November 8 / Hamburg / Knust
November 9 / Cologne / Kulturkirche
November 10 / Liége / Reflektor
November 11 / Kortrijk / Sonic City Festival
November 12 / Utrecht / Le Guess Who Festival
November 14 / Berlin / Festsaal Kreuzber

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Rocket Probes – September 2022 playlist

Shit & Shine – Annoyed
(First track to be revealed from forthcoming new S&S album...and what a banger it is!
Shit & Shine

Various – Elsewhere VXIII
(We are incredibly proud of this unique sounding compilation – and proud that The Quietus called it 'revolutionary'..take a trip to Elsewhere)
Various

Petbrick – Liminal

(Very eclectic and unique sounds, feel very privileged to have this is coming out on Rocket)

Petbrick

The Bug  – Absent Riddim
(New Bug sounds)
The Bug

The Shits – Drink your Blood

(One of the standout sets at Supernormal Festival)

The Shits

Tara Clerkin & Sunny Joe Paradisos – Castlefields
(Looping loveliness)
Tara Clerkin & Sunny Joe Paradisos

Prangers – Prangers

(Another killer watch at Supernormal)

Prangers

XAM Duo – Cold Stones (James Holden Remix)
(Holden on fire)
XAM Duo

Steve Wright – Black Eyed Bruiser
(A proper classic banger...)

Steve Wright 

Die Wilde Jagd – Uhrwald Orange / Haut

(Cheers to Walter from Roadburn for pricking our ears up to Die Wilde Jagd work)

Uhrwald Orange
Haut

Norman Conners – Dance of Magic

(Stellar line-up!)

Norman Conners 

Conjunto Primitivo – Tiniebla

(Mechanical Rhythms)

Conjunto Primitivo

Mishagas – 1996-97
(Kid Millions from pre Oneida days)
Mishagas

Asha Bhosle – Dum Maro Dum Pt.2
(Indian grooves)
Asha Bhosle

Tarkus – El Pirata
(Peruvian glam stomp from '72)
Tarkus

EROS – A Southern Code
(My Disco offshoot project, also featuring Regis, cheers Mike)
EROS

Tantra – Hills of Katmandu (Patrick Cowley Remix)

(The genius that is Cowley remixing one of our favourite tracks!)
Tantra

Horse Lords – Mess Mend
(Reassuringly more of the same)
Horse Lords

The Pyramids – Aomawa
(Huge immersions)
The Pyramids

Concentration – Aren't You Gonna Introduce Me To Your Friend?
(Quite a unique album this)
Concentration

Brian Eno – Thursday Afternoon
(Hour long piece)
Brian Eno

Tamburi Neri – Sognare

(Repetitious sounds...a S&S NTS discovery)

Tamburi Neri

Persher – Man With The Magic Soap
(Nice slice of industrial motorik noise...cheers to Mike Bourne for the nod to this too)
Persher

Machine – Machine

(Raw funk)

Machine

Celtic Frost – Morbid tales

(Been a bit of a Celtic Frost month)

Celtic Frost 

Westside Gunn – Danhausen
(More hip hop goodness from Cherrystone NTS show)
Westside Gun

Tapper Zukie ‎– Man Ah Warrior
(Classic sounds)
Tapper Zukie

Listen to our updated monthly Rocket Probes Spotify playlist:

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Elsewhere VXIII 2xLP compilation is released today

"The most devastating suites of sound you’ll hear in 2022. Get yourself overthrown by it as soon as you can." The Quietus

"This is an awesome and eclectic blend of shamanic acid vibes...sounds so fresh." GOAT (Band)

"Soundscapes that form a bridge between the traditional and the otherworldly." Psychedelic Baby Magazine   

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We are extremely thrilled to finally share this incredible 2x LP compilation in full with you.

'Elsewhere VXIII' is the latest instalment of 'multi-label compilation albums expertly compiled by Brussels-based deep digger DJ soFa.

This gathering of outernational rhythms, drones and folk tales takes in a dizzying array of cultures and folkloric traditions, mapping out their common ground with style and finesse. Unified by deep roots and yet branching out fearlessly into the unknown, all these stylings and more cohere and coalesce into an intoxicating patchwork. Yet as much as it may be driven by a DJ’s internal logic, this is primarily a work of border-free serendipity. 

You can buy on ltd Yellow Vinyl version here:

Bandcamp

And there is also a ltd Green Vinyl and ltd Black Vinyl version available via your local record shop.

Navigating currents and vibrations that unite the globe, Elsewhere VXIII is a psychic transmission from a singular place where the stars align. 

Tracklist:
01. Aida Al Hani – Kafeja Gati
02. Colinde Netemperate – Din patru cornuri de lume
03. Tempo Venus & Ox3 – Y
04. Pedro Castanheira & Caroline Oulman – A Saia Da Carolina
05. NÂR feat. June As – Baba Mimoun
06. Ugne&Maria – Apie Lubas (feat poetry by Birutė Kapustinskaitė)
07. ladr.ache – A Mi Fiasco (Live In Casteau)
08. Vica Pacheco – El Fuego
09. Odessey And Oracle – J’ai Vu Un Croco
10. PRAAH – André
11. Anna Vs June – Dahtila
12. Nyati Mayi & The Astral Synth Transmitters – Lolokele
13. Cyril Cyril Mariid
14. Kӣr - Zimovka

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Join us for Goat's 'Oh Death' Pre-release Listening Party

To celebrate the release of 'Oh Death', the new album by GOAT, we are having a very special 'intimate' listening party on Thursday, 20 October – the evening before the album is released.

The venue is Dauns – a Swedish vegan cafe located in East London run by a member of Rocket label mates 'Flowers Must Die'. 

The cafe is small so only 25 places will be available, and due to the licensing laws, to serve drinks everyone needs to buy a ticket, so Dauns' is charging £10 entry – but that price includes a free drink & Smörrebröd, plus a raffle ticket to win an ultra rare Test Pressing of 'Oh Death'.

A ltd amount of 'Oh Death' LP /CD's will also be available to buy on the night.

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'Oh Death' Pre-release Listening Party

Location: Dauns, 77 Wentworth St, London  E1 7TD  Website
Date: Thursday 20 October
Time: 7-10pm (album playback starts at 8pm)
Ticket: £10 (includes free drink & Smörrebröd + Test Pressing raffle)

Ticket Link

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'Oh' Death can be preorderd on LP and CD here: Bandcamp

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