Virgin Pool Shares Her New EP Along with Quintessential Mixtape

Tomorrow, LA-based acoustic singer-songwriter Christine Aprile drops her debut EP Endless Evenings as Virgin Pool. Anticaption for this new project has exploded since the release of her gorgeous self-made videos for singles "The Wanderer" and "Keeping Still". As the longtime frontwoman of synthpop duo Silent Diane, Aprile's lifelong musical evolution as a composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist has led her to a reflective and highly personal incarnation as Virgin Pool. Self-Titled Mag invited Aprile to make a mixtape outlining the origins and influences of her new project along with the full-stream premiere of her "spellbinding songs".

Click HERE and listen to Virgin Pool's quintessential mixtape along with her debut EP Endless Evenings – streaming in it's entirety exclusively on Self-Titled Mag

Click HERE to order your copy of Evenings Endless out tomorrow April 19th, 2019 on cassette and digital download from Holodeck Records

Virgin Pool - Endless Evenings - Out April 19th, 2019 (Photo by Alexandra Kacha)

Vigin Pool - Endless Evenings - Available on Cassette and Digital

Lou Rebecca Premieres Her Latest Masterpiece "Break It Apart"

Returning stronger than ever, today Austin-based Parisian synthpop songstress Lou Rebecca unveils a peek at her upcoming debut full-length Restless out September 2oth, 2019. Fresh off the massive success of 2018's self-titled EP, Lou has been hard at work perfecting her monumental follow-up album with a bolder sound and even more extravagant videos, costumes and dance moves. Like the premieres for videos "Fantôme" and "Tonight" – Lou continues her romance with Gorilla vs Bear and her latest video for "Break It Apart" two days ahead of the single release this Friday. Choreographed, directed, edited and colored by Lou herself, this video was shot late last year in the multi-faceted landscape of Colorado.

Click HERE to enjoy the new dancefloor banger "Break It Apart" exclusively at Gorilla vs Bear

Click HERE to pre-order your copy of Restless out September 20th, 2019 on 150 gram 12" black vinyl, cassette and digital download from Holodeck Records

Lou Rebecca will be playing live at GvsB VII in Dallas on May 9th at Granada Theater (with Chromatics, Desire, In Mirrors) and with TOPS and Video Age in Austin on May 17th at The Mohawk

Look for more tour dates TBA soon...

Grivo Announces Midwest Tour Dates

Following some head-turning performances at SXSW, Austin-based power trio Grivo are hitting the road again to support their debut album Elude, released last fall. Combining slow, methodical hooks and warm tube amplifiers on hits like "HDC""Burnout" and "C.A.", Grivo's saturated guitars and a bruising low-end utilize effects as an active compositional element. Grivo tow a thin line between shoegaze and doom but never fully commit to any one style or genre, spawning broad crossover appeal. Fresh off a recent West Coast tour, Grivo's incredible live set is sharper than ever and not to be missed.

If you live in the Midwest check the following dates, Grivo could be coming to your town soon. More dates and tour announcements are just around the corner.

• May 11th - Little Rock, AR at Vino's 
• May 12th - Murfreesboro, TN at Media Rerun 
• May 13th - Lexington, KY at Best Friend Bar 
• May 14th - Columbus, OH at The Summit 
• May 16th - Port Huron, MI at SchwonkSoundStead 
• May 18th - Milwaukee, WI at Bremen Cafe 
• May 19th - Chicago, IL at Subterranean 
• May 20th - Des Moines, IA at Vaudeville Mews 
• May 23rd - Wichita, KS at Kirby's Beer Store 
• May 25th - Norman, OK at Opolis

"...like the middle child between Slowdive and Low, a half-paced emotional look behind the curtain and into the great beyond." 
-REVOLVER Mag

"Grivo creates an atmosphere with their music, layering sounds on top of one another, embracing the distortion, as pointed guitar hooks and dreamy vocals surf on top of the ordered chaos." 
-Get Some Magazine

"Marrying the cerebral headiness of guitar atmospherics with bludgeoning walls of distortion, Grivo sustains bursts of doom metal and shoegaze..." 
-Autin Chronicle

Click HERE to buy Grivo's debut album Elude on 12" 150 gram vinyl, cassette or digital download from Holodeck Records

Grivo live at Beerland in Austin. Photo by David Brendan Hall

Automelodi and Liz Wendelbo Collaborate on New Video for "Les Métros Disparus"

Friends and longtime collaborators Xavier Paradis of Automelodi and Liz Wendelbo of Xeno and Oaklander have come together once again for the ominously seductive duet "Les Métros Disparus". This is the second single from Automelodi's upcoming full-length Mirages au futur verre-brisé out May 3rd, 2019 and their first collaboration since the 2012 single as duo Liz and László. This time they worked with veteran Montréal filmmaker Kaspar '89 on a dense and imaginative video complete with video synthesizers and VHS feedback. Every detail, including lighting, props, costume and set design eloquently embodies the listlessly romantic aesthetic of the track to produce a potent and inspiring short film.

Click HERE to watch the video for "Les Mètros Disparus" on Post-Punk.com

Click HERE to pre-order your copy of Mirages au futur verre-brisé out May 3rd, 2019 on 150 gram 12" black vinyl, cassette and digital download from Holodeck Records

Automelodi will be playing with Xeno and Oaklander in Montréal on April 5th at La Sala Rossa

If you live in Europe, check the following tour dates. More TBA soon...

05.01: ROMA (IT) @ Klang Roma 
05.04: NAPOLI (IT) @ First Floor Club 
05.05: VIGNOLA (IT) @ Circolo Arci Ribalta

05.10: BERLIN (DE) @ Urban Spree (Forensics) 
05.11: COPENHAGEN (DK) @ UnderWerket 
05.16: HAMBURG (DE) @ MS Stubnitz with Xarah Dion

05.17: BARCELONA (ES) @ Meteoro 
05.18: MADRID (ES) @ Maravillas Club

05.23: WARSAW (PL) @ Pogłos with Xarah Dion 
05.25: PARIS (FR) @ Le Petit Bain with X&O 
05.31: VILNIUS (LT) @ Kirtimų kultūros centras

06.07: LEIPZIG (DE) @ Wave Gothik Treffen (Stadtbad)

Automelodi. Photo by Kate Hawe

Liz Wendelbo

Automelodi - Mirages au futur verre-brisé - Out May 3rd, 2019

Pittsburgh-Based Synth Composer Majeure Joins Our Roster and Debuts at SXSW

Majeure is the solo moniker of Pittsburgh-based multi-instrumentalist A. E. Paterra, prominently known as one half of horror/prog duo Zombi and synth player for experimental rock band Grails. Paterra's love for sound design and analog hardware is equally matched by his talent as a percussionist, drawing on influences from krautrock, jazz and new age to form a highly personalized voice as Majeure. Paterra is one of the featured artists performing at our SXSW event RA: PATH OF THE SUN GOD RE-SCORED at AFS Cinema (6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752) on Wednesaday, March 13th at 5:30pm. New release announcements and additional tour dates coming soon.

poster by Telepath Design

Los Angeles-Based Electro-Pop Artist Missions Joins Our Roster and Debuts at SXSW

Missions is Los Angeles-based electro-pop savant Josh Mills who adds a fresh rhythmic step to the archetypical darkwave narrative with his smooth bass lines, addictive beats and electronic vocals. Mills is known as the producer/bandmate of synth-pop artist Lou Rebecca and has collaborated on soundtrack work with Stranger Things composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein. Look for new release announcements from Missions right around the corner along with several performances at SXSW below, including Friday, March 15th at The Iron Bear (121 W 8th St, Austin, TX 78701) with labelmates Grün Wasser, Jake Schrockand Lou Rebecca.

Virgin Pool Premieres "Keeping Still" Starring Lou Rebecca on Gorilla vs Bear

Virgin Pool returns with another gorgeous, self-directed short film/music video for "Keeping Still" starring friend and labelmate Lou Rebecca. This latest single from her forthcoming debut EP Endless Evenings once again showcases her multi-faceted talents as a crafted filmmaker and eloquent composer. Virgin Pool will be in Austin for several performances at next week's SXSW Music Festival including Wednesday, March 13th at Hideout Theatre.

Click HERE and sink into Virgin Pool's "Keeping Still" on Gorilla vs Bear

Click HERE to pre-order your copy of Endless Evenings out April 19th from Holodeck on cassette and digital download

Holodeck and AFS Present Ra: Path of the Sun God Re-Scored SXSW 2019

In 1986, filmmaker Lesley Keen led a team of artists in telling the Ancient Egyptian story of The Creation and Man’s place within it. Four years later an animated masterpiece of surreal neon dreams was born. Ra: Path of the Sun God quickly faded into obscurity upon its 1990 release on BBC Four, and now at SXSW 2019 — it returns.

Holodeck Records & Austin Film Society proudly present the film and music collaboration event of the year RA: PATH OF THE SUN GOD RE-SCORED. Featuring new music by True Creature, Curved Light, & Majeure in a 300 seat theater performing new music — complete with live narration by Amber Goers of Troller — these artists will chart the genesis of gods, man, and the underworld with Ra: Path of the Sun God, an immersive evocation of myth and psychedelic wonder, told in 3 chapters.

Click HERE to watch the trailer for RA: PATH OF THE SUN GOD RE-SCOREDand join us Wednesday March 13th at AFS Cinema (6259 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752) at 5:30 pm

Primary Entry: Platinum Badge, Film Badge 
Secondary Entry: Music Badge, Interactive Badge, Film Festival Wristband 
Available public tickets will be sold at the AFS Cinema box office at the time of the event.

New Artist Announcement: Chicago Electronic Duo Grün Wasser Debuts at SXSW

Holodeck Records is proud to announce the arrival of Chicago-based electronic duo Grün Wasser to our roster. Following the success of 2018's self-released Predator/Prey and relentless touring, the duo have been making a lot of noise on the national DIY scene and are poised to make an exciting debut at this year's SXSW Music Festival. Watch their latest video for industrial banger "Saying Silence"and stay tuned for new release announcements just around the corner!

"Dark, hard hitting, and a touch poppy, they're like a warehouse party in that it's grimy but inviting and uniting. In pitch black, discrimination isn't allowed, only dance." 
-Pitchfork writer Andy O'Connor

If you are in Austin for SXSW this year or live in the lower Midwest, check the following dates and do not miss Grün Wasser's amazing live show. If you live in other regions or countries then sit tight, more tour dates will be announced soon.

• March 7th - St. Louis, MO at Treffpunkt 
• March 8th - Kansas City, MO at L A N D 
• March 9th - Wichita, KS at White Lodge 
• March 10th - Norman, OK at Opolis 
• March 11th - Dallas, TX at Independent Bar 
• March 12th - San Antonio, TX at The Amp Room 
• March 13th - Austin, TX - Desert Daze SXSW Official Showcase at Hotel Vegas (Volstead Stage) 
• March 15th - Austin, TX - SXSW Official Showcase at The Iron Bear (with Lou Rebecca, Jake Schrock and Missions) 
• March 16th - Houston, TX at Leon Lounge 
• March 17th - Laredo, TX at Electric Lounge 
more SXSW dates TBA

FFO: Boy Harsher • ADULT. • Essaie Pas • The Knife

Automelodi are Back with Their Third Full-Length

Brilliantly combining the art of sound design with unforgettable songwriting, Montréal-based synth-pop duo Automelodi unveil a new track today from the upcoming album Mirages au futur verre-brisé out May 3, 2019. Following 2018's hit single "Toujous de Jamais" from the Holodeck Vision Onecompilation, Automelodi are back with their third full-length. Showcasing his master ability to design infectious rhythms, rich bass lines, and brooding hooks, Automelodi expertly crafts a listlessly romantic aesthetic embodied by the dynamic voice and eloquent French lyrics of singer/producer Xavier Paradis. This collection of catchy and compelling songs spurs from a fundamentally experimental core, making it deeply engaging for both party-goers and analog synth connoisseurs alike.

Click HERE to hear album opener "La Poussière" exclusively on Brooklyn Vegan

Click HERE to pre-order your copy of Mirages au futur verre-brisé on 12" black vinyl, cassette and digital download from Holodeck Records out May 3, 2019

Automelodi - Mirages au futur verre-brisé - 150g 12” black vinyl