RETURN OF THE NOTROCK SAMPLER!!!

Hello friends and fellow music fans,

You may have noticed that robins are out and about, squirrels are desperately searching for their hidden acorn stashes, and the peepers are out well, peeping. This can only mean one thing: It is the time of growth. Spring is is here kids so bust out of those caves, cocoons, and carbonite blocks (some mild hibernation sickness may occur, your eyesight will return in time) and check out the many goings on in the local music scene! Yes you heard correctly I said scene. Evidentially one of those has sprung up over the past couple years after having laid long dormant and is now flourishing! Not only is this a very exciting time but it is also very important. A lot of people out there are making wonderful music all the time and finally in the N.J. area there is a growing sense of community again. We at NotRock choose to embrace this and come at you with pistols drawn in an effort to showcase some of the great artists that are making important music right now.

In early summer 2011 NotRock will finally be releasing a third installment of the NotRock Sampler series, going back to their collective linking roots that this label started with 10 years ago. With previous editions NotRock has sought to promote like minded musicians in our tight group of friends that were actively creating music. The same will hold true with volume three however, this time we extend our reach outward to the many other individuals and bands who've crossed our path in recent times. These being artists who stand out and are helping shape the musical community that we at NotRock very much want to continually encourage and help grow. NR-031 Return of the NotRock Sampler: Volume III is in production now with many amazing artists (some old favorites and some brandy new) on board contributing exclusive recordings just for this comp. It will be available in June on both CD and Digi Download for... wait for it... FREE! We are very excited to share this record with the world and hope you are too.

On the topic of NotRock Samplers, if you missed out on our very first release a mere 10 years ago then you are in luck. NR-001 NotRock 4-Band Sampler is once again available this time for free and on digi download at NotRock.bandcamp.com. Download a piece of NotRock history today right here.

In other exciting news very dear NotRock friends and alumni ANNOYING CUSTOMER have made jaws drop once more by releasing a truly amazing new record: INTERVALS. If you don't already own this stop reading and download it for free here. NotRock applauds you ANNOYING CUSTOMER! Please keep the hits coming!

That's all the news that fit to print at the moment. Keep your eyes peeled for updates on NotRock Sampler: Volume III as well as upcoming releases by Please Exist, Insouciant, and a long in the making NotRock 10th anniversary album.

Take care Kiddies. Hope to see you at a show.

- John T. Fisher

NEW RECORDS!!! HOLIDAY COMP!!! NOTROCK BANDCAMP!!!

Hello everybody,  

Boy have the gears been turning since our last post.  The holiday season is swiftly approaching and that means one thing.  Retail hell.  However in much more pleasant news it also means the addition of a new NotRock Holiday Compilation  to the yuletide catalog.  After the success and joy of creating last year's compilation we all decided to make it an annual tradition.  The recordings are just being finished up and the art is being printed so expect to see a NotRock Holiday Compilation Volume: II the second week of December!   We've got some newcomers as well as old favorites so get excited people!  It's going to be great!

"Wait there was a Holiday Comp last year?" If you are asking that question then there is good news for all you oblivious folk and or people who may have just missed out on last years edition.  NotRock has just launched it's very own bandcamp site NotRockRecords.bandcamp.com.   On there you will find that compilation in all its glory (without all the fantastic packaging) ripe for the downloading.  Not only that but it's completely FREE!!!!    So slam that into your digi pods and check it out if you haven't yet.  p.s. You will also find this year's compilation there upon it's completion and ultimately all the other NotRock compilations of past and present. 

Hey all you NotRockRecords collectors out there (you know who you are), speaking of new releases, in addition to the new Holiday Comp NR-025 we are also proud to debut NR-026, NR-027, and NR-028!  

Ok ok I know NR-26 is Insouciant's Dresser and I know that's been out since last spring but that was just the digi download.  We now have tangible copies in the warehouse for sale for the low cost of $5 ppd!!!!  They come with really rad handmade packaging!  Ok ok yes I know that has also been available since summer but we are kind of slow in the heads over here and maybe we forgot to post about that when it was ready.  You can't win em all folks but regardless if you haven't checked out what Kyle Wilkerson calls "The best album of 2010" (we're pretty sure he said this) then pick up your copy here Insouciant.bandcamp.com and why not pick up a rad high quality two color print t-shirt while you're there for the low cost of $8 ppd.  

Ah onto NR-027 and NR-028.  These are both are albums by our dear friend/collaborator/artist musician exemplar BRYAN KWASNIK.  The first record "Somethings Are Important" dropped last June as a digi release but now is available in tangible form for all you kids who like to hold your records.  You can order one now for $5ppd from the notrock address or name your price digi download here if you haven't already.  The second "Get Through The Night" was just Just released on Nov. 29th for name your price digi download here and will be available as a tangible record as well in the near future.  I implore you to check out both these records because they are both fine gems that deserve to be in everyones record collection.  

I guess that's all the news that's fit to print at the moment.  Look for the upcoming NR-025  NotRock Holiday Compilation in the next couple weeks and if you haven't become a fan of NotRock on the facebooks yet please do so here.

Take care everyone and have safe and happy holidays.

- J.T.F.

NEW INSOUCIANT RECORD: DRESSER OUT NOW!!!

Hello everybody!  Who would've thought a new post would come so soon?  Well it would not have if there wasn't some extremely exciting news afoot.  It seems NotRock has reached another milestone point in its history because Tuesday May 18th 2010 Insouciant has dropped NotRock's 26th release!  That's right NR-026 has taken the moniker of "Dresser" the latest album released by all star band INSOUCIANT!  This album has seven of the finest songs of their career, was recorded by Bryan Kwasnik and mastered by Chad Clark @ Silver Sonya!  As of right now it is available at this link http://insouciant.bandcamp.com/album/dresser via digital download on a name your price basis.  "Name my price!  What does that mean?"  Well kind sir or madame that means you can pay whatever you wish.  No tricks.  Hypothetically you can even choose to pay nothing but of coarse you wouldn't do that.  I mean what kind of jackass doesn't want to support independent art?  "What's with this digital nonsense?"  You ask.  "I though you guys made tangible records!"  Well if you are not savvy about this whole interweb music mp3 hoopla the music world has become do not fret boys and girls because "Dresser"  will be available in hard copy, tangible matter form in a couple weeks.  It has some pretty righteous  artwork and will be coming with a really cool lyric booklet the likes of which NotRock releases set a standard of DIY pride.  Both NotRock and Insouciant are very proud of this release so please take a few minutes and check it out.   As always thank you to those who take interest in what we do and we hope to see you at a show.  

- J.T.F.

p.s.  stay tuned for updates on the physical Dresser album release coming in the next couple weeks.