Technological Epidemic - In Processing/Blowin’ in the Mind 7"

Technological Epidemic - In Processing/Blowin' in the Mind 7" (My Idea of Fun, 2011)

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Just in time for their Midwest tour, Technological Epidemic just dropped this 7'' to go along with their phenomenal full length Hollow Cost that was released back in May. New songs or B-sides, I don't really know, but they sure have been killing it live. Check out both sides of the single down below, then click up on that first link to see if they'll be in your town in the next week and a half.

The Hit and Miss Engines - Works and Days

The Hit and Miss Engines - Works and Days (My Idea of Fun, 2011)

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Works and Days -- Disc 1, Full Length

No Truth -- Disc 2, Extended Play

With or Without You -- Disc 3, Extended Play

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I Can't Get You Off -- Disc 4, Extended Play

In ever-so-proper fashion, The Hit and Miss Engines release their highly-anticipated debut with a staggeringly damn good looking 4 CD Box Set featuring a new full length, three brand new EP's and 4 personally chosen photos from each member of the band, which, much like in that Tech Ep post, almost all have new releases out in the past two weeks; Mike Miller, Emmy Volkar and Dan Oatman. It's an impressive release, when the My Idea of Fun Store opens up (soon) I'd suggest getting your hands on one before they run out, I mean, they're selling this whole thing for only 10 bucks and it sounds fantastic. What else would you expect, some seriously seasoned songwriters at the height of whats happening right now and in their most endearing form. Terrific.

Technological Epidemic - Hollow Cost

Technological Epidemic - Hollow Cost (My Idea of Fun, 2011)

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The long-awaited full-length from Technological Epidemic is finally here, we first heard talk of it back in November and heard some of the first demos back in January with the Early 2011 Mix, so happy to finally hear the finished product, which I'll tell you sounds absolutely fantastic. The most coherent and cohesive of their work to date. The past two weeks have also seen personal releases from every single member of the band; Jacob Koestler, Dan Oatman, Matt Miller and Chris Bell who released his eleventh self-published novel entitled The Deflated Generation. It's no wonder Hollow Cost is so damn solid and focused.

Dan Oatman - Carl the Eisegete

Dan Oatman - Carl the Eisegete (My Idea of Fun, 2011)

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The newest offering from Dan Oatman comes at the tail-end a beautifully hand-bound and personally designed book that according to Oatman is "companion guide to the work of the late Carl Reed who lived and wrote at the Saint Vincentian Monastery at Niagara University." The digital download consists of two tracks 20+ and 30+ minutes respectively and shows us that reliably sultry and at times melancholic Lennon/Harrison veneration that we've come to know and love with his work.

Technological Epidemic - Hollow Cost -- Coming Soon

The My Idea of Fun website just announced it's next release will be a new one from Technological Epidemic called Hollow Cost. Really looking forward to this. There aren't any tracks floating around out there, but two weeks ago Christopher S. Bell posted the following demo on My Idea of Fun 101 with the heading "The Last Song I'll Write Before I Turn 25 --".

Check out that final song below:

The Last Song I'll Write Before I Turn 25 --

And while you're at it, get your hands on Technological Epidemic's most recent record "Promotionally Yours" which you can download for free at My Idea of Fun, it comes with a .pdf of the 20+ page book you receive with the physical release.

For more books from Christopher S. Bell, check out his section on My Idea of Fun.

RCRC 10/13/10

Listen to Roberto Clemente Rookie Card today at noon until 2 pm EST.

Click here to listen live and add the RCRC Facebook page for links/downloads/videos throughout the show.


Here's what you're hearing today:

Dream Boat - Fervor
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn!
The Byrds - Goin' Back

Emmett and Mary - Conversations By Appointment
Outer Limits Recordings - Plastik Child
Outer Limits Recordings - Untitled

Julian Lynch - Travelers
Matt Miller - The Errer of My Ways
The Sweethearts - Burnin' Through the Night
Technological Epidemic - A Sobering Son
Dan Oatman - Three Abbreviations
The Sleepy Trees - Plateau, Grass, Plateau

The Meets - Sketch/Tempo Map for LP2

Sohni Chambers - 247

Mickey Mickey Rourke - SMEE
Therapissed - Calming Quilt
Zonotope - Inserting the Galactic Disc
Ariel Kalma - Gongmo

Sun Araw - Last Chants
Sun Araw - Midnight Locker
Sun Araw - Deep Temple

Thanks to everyone who listened this week.

Sunday, October 17 at Feed My Sheep

Check out this absolutely stacked show next Sunday at Feed My Sheep (1170 Wayne Avenue, Indiana, Pa 15701). It's being thrown by the guys from Stray Frankz and N E W K I D, it's 5 bucks at 6pm sharp and click here for the facebook event page. Here's a look at all the bands:

The Dangerous Ponies
The Sleepy Trees
The New Neighbors
The Free Three
Emmett and Mary

(No web references for Rachel McHugh and Dingo and the Fresh Meat, and I want to point out that 'The New Neighbors' is Matt Miller's full band and 'The Free Three' is Dan Oatman's)

Come out to this.