splattertron

Japan Tour

samplir — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:11:12 +0000

It was never announced, and it’s already over. There was just one stop — a bar in Asagaya to meet the Deliciousweets. They are, to AKB 48, what DUPOBS is to Nickelback. Perhaps.

splattertron’s gift to the world in 2011

samplir — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 02:28:21 +0000

Welcome to 2011. A new splattertron album is now available to download for free at Last FM.

Review on Leisure Spot

samplir — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 18:08:18 +0000

The Splattertron EP, The Greatest Gift Is Love, has been given a 4.5/5 rating on Leisure Spot. The impressionistic review provides images such as: “Dark Queens of the night whipping businessmen”, “an airport haunted with ancient demons”, and “the abrupt noise of dusty goods lift that’s back in service all of a sudden”. To read the full review, click here.

Splattertron: a Commercial Failure

samplir — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 05:03:12 +0000

It’s been just over two months since the release of Splattertron’s latest EP, The Greatest Gift Is Love – a vague departure, what with the inclusion of a lucid pop track called “Penis”. The single received perhaps a handful of plays on Canadian university radio stations, although at least one timid DJ was concerned by station managers’ hypothetical reprimand over the song’s ‘naughty’ title, which brings to mind a interesting fact presented in Monty Python’s Big Red Book: “Did you know a penis can be used for peeing?”

To prime the pump, Splattertron made payola to Last FM (any one can do this) for one hundred plays, although it seems not to have made quite that. So the stats are as follows: about 600 MySpace visits, one CD Baby staff pick, one celebrity endorsement (by Nardwuar the Human Serviette) and inclusion in Last FM’s Freak Zone community (among the likes of Serge Gainsbourg, The Residents, The Boredoms, etc.). iTunes sales? Probably nothing. Reviews? Completely ignored. Revenue? If you want to help, please purchase a download. The budget was extremely low, and the whole thing was slapped together in less than a week – but it would be nice to break even. Lesson learned? Stick with your audience. Apologies to the regressive/ambient/noise/horror community for this pop digression. More crap to follow.

Nardwuar Endorsement, CD Baby Staff Pick, iTunes Release

samplir — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 03:22:06 +0000

The new Splattertron EP, The Greatest Gift Is Love, has spent the weekend of its release at the top of CD Baby’s Staff Picks, and has been endorsed by CITR Radio’s Nardwuar the Human Serviette, who remarks:

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“Splattertron is pure teenage zit rawk angst!”

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All tracks from the EP can now be purchased at iTunes. A free MP3 of the single “Penis” is available to DJs on request: send an email to sampler[at]telus.net (subject heading: “DJ MP3″), identifying your radio station (or venue) and show.

“penis (extended)” preview on synaptic sandwich

samplir — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:29:33 +0000

On August 28, “penis” made its radio debut, in extended form, on CITR’s Synaptic Sandwich. For a sneak preview of this as-of-yet unreleased version, fast forward to 1:17:50 in the podcast, which can be found here.

three downloads: free until 08:00 pdt 2010.09.03

samplir — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:37:10 +0000

The first three tracks from the new splattertron EP, the greatest gift is love, are now available for free, from lastfm, until 08:00 PDT, on Friday, September 3. Click here.

“penis” now listenable on myspace

samplir — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:55:17 +0000

“penis” is the first track to be released from the upcoming splattertron EP, “the greatest gift is love“, and is now listenable at myspace.
This track will also be made available as a free download from lastfm — for a limited time, to be announced shortly — and an extended version will be made available, along with the rest of the EP, at iTunes. Keep checking back for updates.

new release coming soon: 2010.09

samplir — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:56:23 +0000

sick of b/w lace curtain hotel room

samplir — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:21:00 +0000

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