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Haymaker Summer Showcase Party 2015/07/24

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2015-07-24 Haymaker Showcase

2015-07-24 Haymaker Showcase

KANSAS CITY, MO. – Kansas City independent record label Haymaker Records is proud to host its first showcase party on Friday, July 24th at The recordBar. The event, highlighting the first year of Haymaker Records, will feature five musical acts from the Haymaker Records roster and serve as a preview for three full-length vinyl albums to be released by the label over the summer and fall.

The show opens with the three acts with upcoming album releases. Label newcomer and shoegaze indie rock band Riala will see the release of their first album Be Here | Be There in early fall. Math rock duo HMPH! will showcase their technical guitar and drum wizardry in preparation for the release of their first album Headrush due out this summer. Twenty-year Kansas City rock legend Brodie Rush and his band Be/Non will entertain with the spaced-out rock sounds of their upcoming fall release Mystic Sunrise / Sunset Magic. Closing out the night are sets by Schwervon! and the Jorge Arana Trio. Indie pop duo Schwervon! relocated to Kansas City in 2013 after a decade as a band in New York City. Having completed a month-long tour of the midwest and east coast, Kansas City anxiously awaits their return. The night ends with the Jorge Arana Trio. The Jorge Arana Trio are a three-piece instrumental jazz-fusion math rock hybrid that were the first band to be featured on Haymaker Records. The Oso EP, released on vinyl exactly a year ago, was met with high praises from local and national media and the band recently completed a three-week tour of south and west coast in May.

A compilation called “Fairgrounds” was released by Haymaker Records on January 1st and featured label artists as well as friends of the label. All the musical acts playing the Summer Showcase Party are featured on the compilation and it is a free download at Haymaker Records bandcamp.

The event details and advance ticket information is available here. Discover the bands, the label, and the albums online at www.haymakerrecords.net. Also, check out the Facebook Event.

Monta at Odds Video “Android Dreams” Featured at European Media Art Festival

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Robots of Munich Finds a Home at Long-Running European Media Art Festival

KANSAS CITY, MO. – Kansas City artist and videographer Barry Anderson will have featured his video for the Monta at Odds song “Android Dreams” at the European Media Art Festival in Osnabrück, Germany on April 25, 2015. The video will premier as part of the film program Tick Tack Ton. An institution since 1987, the European Media Art Festival is one of the most influential forums of international Media Art. As a meeting point for artists, curators, distributors, galleries and an audience of experts the festival has a great impact on the topics and aesthetics of Media Art.

Synthesizer-based psychedelic rock band Monta at Odds released the album Robots of Munich on Kansas City independent record label Haymaker Records in November 2014. The storyline questions human and robot empathy, following a group of androids who survived the slaughter at the uprising in Munich. As they escape to South America, the small group delves into the crumbling culture in an attempt to grasp humanity and make the most of a limited lifespan spent evading the pursuit of the android hunter. Anderson’s video reflects these aesthetics throughout the presention.

The official video for “Android Dreams” can be viewed at vimeo.com/112441129. Review the schedule for the Tick Tack Ton program of European Media Art Festival at www.emaf.de/english/timetable/tick-tack-ton.html. Monta at Odds will be performing a special set of music as Mysterious Cloud on May 12th, 2015 at recordBar in Kansas City. Psych bands Ancient River and The Myrrors will be joining the show, presented by KC Psych Fest and Summer Moon. More details available at www.therecordbar.com/event/778687-ancient-river-kansas-city/

Discover the band, the label, and the album online at www.haymakerrecords.net. More Monta at Odds information is also available at www.montamusic.com. Information on the artistic works of Barry Anderson can be found at www.barryanderson.com.

Record Store Day 2015 Cassette Releases

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Haymaker Records will be releasing several new limited cassette releases just in time for Record Store Day this Saturday. Math-rock punks HMPH! will be putting out their first full-length Headrush, covert electronic psych band Piercing Eyes will release their first EP Ultra Savage, and a 2nd run of the Fairgrounds compilation will see the light of day. Find them at select record stores across the Kansas City metro.

RSD 2015

RSD 2015

Musonomics Record Store Day Podcast

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Haymaker Records is pleased to be a part of the very first episode of a new podcast called Musonomics through New York University’s Steinhardt Music Business Program. This episode delves into the current state of physical music retail in a conversation with James Donio of the Music Business Association as well as the future of the industry with Russ Crupnick of MusicWatch. It also looks at Record Store Day, how it started and what it means to the vinyl industry from co-founder Michael Kurtz.

The Record Store Day portion features interviews with Haymaker Records’ owner Brenton Cook and Monta at Odds frontman Dedric Moore. The band’s new album, Robots of Munich, came out on Record Store Day Black Friday, November 2014.

Fairgrounds – FREE Indie/Experimental Sampler from Haymaker Records

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This is a collection of experimental and indie music from the Kansas City area. This collection of songs represents 2014 releases on the Haymaker Records label, some future Haymaker Records releases, and other recordings by friends of the label. Indie-pop, math rock, jazz, psych, post rock, synthesizer quartets – it’s all viewed the same, as part of a greater cerebral experience – thinking man’s music, if you will. This is to be released in limited numbers on cassette. Of course you can always buy the full albums from the artists or, if released on Haymaker Records, from the Haymaker website. Thanks… and enjoy -brenton



Monta at Odds and Haymaker Records release Blade Runner-inspired album “Robots of Munich”

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Monta At Odds - Robots of Munich

Monta At Odds – Robots of Munich

Monta at Odds and Haymaker Records release Blade Runner-inspired album “Robots of Munich”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City-based Haymaker Records releases Monta at Odds’ Robots of Munich locally, on limited edition red vinyl and digital media on November 28th, 2014 for Black Friday Record Store Day 2014. Worldwide distribution kicks off on December 9th, 2014.  Robots of Munich is Monta at Odds’ fifth release, a concept album inspired by the Blade Runner / Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? storyline.  A live performance of material from Robots of Munich will be performed by Monta at Odds on November 28th 6:00PM at Mills Record Company in Kansas City, MO.

The melding of lo-fi vintage gear with electronic undercurrents leads Robots of Munich through its dusty grooves and modern manners, mimicking the physically immersive live spectacle of a Monta at Odds live performance. The storyline questions human and robot empathy, following a group of androids who survived the slaughter at the uprising in Munich. As they escape to South America, the small group delves into the crumbling culture in an attempt to grasp humanity and make the most of a limited lifespan spent evading the pursuit of the android hunter. More than just a mental adventure, the sonic tease of Robots of Munich is rife with deft contrasts of striking groundedness and elevated electronica, hinting toward a special blend akin to LCD Soundsystem, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd, and Talking Heads. Short story segments and accompanying online visuals make Robots of Munich a nimble indirect sequel as well as an intriguing work of art on its own.

Discover the band, the label, and the album online at http://www.haymakerrecords.net/.  More Monta at Odds information is also available at http://www.montamusic.com.

MEDIA NOTES:  Please contact Brenton Cook at brenton@haymakerrecords.net or (913) 777-4297 with questions about the record label and album release.

Haymaker Records:  Created in 2014, Haymaker Records is an independent record label run by Kansas City, Missouri native Brenton Cook.  Specializing in cerebral indie music, Haymaker constructs a sonic schema for the thinking man and woman.

KC Psych Fest Pitch Review

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Dedric Moore – photo by Barrett Emke

The Pitch did a nice review of KC Psych Fest.  Featured is Dedric Moore of Monta at Odds, who will be releasing the vinyl LP Robots of Munich on Haymaker Records in November.  Haymaker is proud to be a sponsor of the KC Psych Fest and it begins Thursday, October 8th, 2014 and goes through Saturday, October 11th at recordBar.  Check out the Pitch review here.

KC Psych Fest 2014

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KC Psych Fest 2014

KC Psych Fest 2014

Haymaker Records is pleased to be an official sponsor of the 2014 third-annual KC Psych Fest.  The event will be held Thursday October 9th – Saturday October 11th at The recordBar in Kansas City, MO.   Haymaker Records artists Jorge Arana Trio and Monta at Odds are featured at this festival, as well as a number of great touring national acts including White Mystery, Darsombra, Gringo Star, Bailiff, and Magic Castles.  Music at this event bridges a variety of music in the “psych” genre.  This event will sell out, so purchase tickets in advance.  More info available at http://kcpsychfest.com/

Facebook Event Page

Tix are $7 for Thursday

Tix are $10 for Friday

Tix are $12 for Saturday