Teenbeat

Uncomfortable Police

Michelin Star Hardcore

Teenbeat

Mark Robinson and Trevor Kampmann are Uncomfortable Police. They have been collaborating for years. First as Fang Wizard (2011) and then Party Milk in 2023. While those LPs are primarily instrumental, this new 15-song Michelin Star Hardcore album sees them both getting in front of the microphone as lead and background singers. Mark started and starred in the bands Unrest (who just released the 30th Anniversary edition of their Perfect Teeth album with 4AD), Air Miami, Flin Flon, Grenadine and more. Trevor’s records his solo material until the moniker hollAnd for years and has produced and mastered albums by the likes of Cat Power and Explosions In The Sky. On Mark’s seminal Teenbeat label that he formed at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, just outside DC. This physical phonograph record contains one extra song that will not be available digitally.

Uncomfortable Police

Bandcamp Food Stamp

Teenbeat

The second single from Washington, D.C.'s Mark Robinson and Trevor Kampmann under the Uncomfortable Police moniker. This is a companion single to their debut Michelin Star Hardcore album. Recorded from the same session but not on the album.

Eggs

The Government Administrator (full version)

Teenbeat

Three rare songs by Eggs, including the never-before-heard full version of The Government Administrator.

hollAnd

Trash Polka

Teenbeat

Made by Trevor Kampmann at pulCec, Washington D.C., January to August 2024. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music, NY.

Uncomfortable Police

Exile on Wall Street

Teenbeat

The first single from Washington, D.C.'s Mark Robinson and Trevor Kampmann under the Uncomfortable Police moniker. They change the name of the band with each release: Fang Wizard, Party Milk, and now Uncomfortable Police.

Cohen, Johnny

Hamsters for Kerry

Teenbeat

Five songs by Jonny Cohen with music written and performed by Mark Robinson (Unrest).

AKA JK

Olive Juice

Teenbeat

Willis, Butch & The Rocks

Of

Teenbeat

hollAnd

Green Text

Teenbeat

Recorded at pulCec in Washington D.C. from June to August, 2023. Analog Equipment: Moog Opus III, Moog Grandmother, Crumar Trilogy, Eventide Harmonizer 949, API 512s, Neumann U87, Shure SM57s, Fender Mustang bass 1967, Hofner guitar 1963, Mapleworks Snare, Metric Halo LIO 8 with micpres, Sontec Mastering EQ.

Party Milk

Your Problem As A Mountain

Teenbeat

Party Milk is the duo of Mark Robinson and Trevor Kampmann. They have been recording together for almost two decades and this new albums contains 35 songs of pop experimentalism on one single vinyl LP. Mark Robinson was a founding member of the bands Unrest, Air Miami, Flin Flon, Grenadine, Cotton Candy, and more. He founded the seminal Teenbeat indie label while in high school in 1984 in Washington, DC. They have released music by bands such as Versus, Gastr Del Sol, The Feminine Complex, Stereolab, Luna, Tuscadero, and countless others. Trevor Kampmann began making music under the name See Saw in the 1990s on the Simple Machines label, and has since recorded over 12 albums under the name hollAnd. He has worked on countless recordings for bands such as Explosions in the Sky, Cat Power, The Rondelles, and Flin Flon (whose song 'Floods' became the theme for CNN's Anderson Cooper 360). Kampmann has collaborated with photographer Mark Borthwick and has produced music for avant-garde fashion designers Martin Margiela and Zero by Maria Cornejo. In 2011, they released an anonymous LP under the name Fang Wizard called “Pure Hex.”

Versus

Let's Electrify

Teenbeat

They weren’t as influential as Pavement, as industrious as Guided By Voices, as idiosyncratic as Unrest, or as ubiquitous as Superchunk. But the part that Versus played in the indie rock underground of the 1990s can’t be overlooked. In some ways, Versus were the quintessential indie rock band.” —Pitchfork Versus are pioneers of the early ’90s indie rock revolution. Formed in 1990 in New York City by Detroit-bred brothers Richard and Ed Baluyut and Texan Fontaine Toups, Versus named themselves after Mission Of Burma’s debut album. After recording a few singles on various labels, Let’s Electrify! was self-released by the band on CD and was out-of-print shortly thereafter. It was the first and last release on their Remora imprint. This is the first time it will be available on vinyl and the first time in 28 years that it will be available on any format.The six-song Let’s Electrify is their debut and was released September of 1993 just eight months before their stellar debut album, The Stars Are Insane. This is just as good and while it has six songs, it clocks in at a healthy 25 minutes. It was recorded by Adam Lasus (Yo La Tengo, Helium, Lilys).  Remastered in 2021 by Scott Anthony of Storybook Sound. This marks a return to the Teen-Beat label for the band after stints with Merge and Caroline.   The original line up is still together together and still based in New York. They released a new album in 2019 on the...

Willis, Butch

Amateur On Plastic

Teenbeat

A documentary film from Mark Robinson (Unrest, Teen-Beat), about his favorite rock star, Butch Willis. Butch Willis is a Washington, D.C. rock legend. Born and raised in 1960s suburban Maryland, he came of age in the late ’70s post-hippie subculture. After sharing an apartment with infamous local music icon Root Boy Slim, Butch was inspired to become a rock’n’ roll star himself. The unique and unusual brand of “outsider music” that Butch Willis & The Rocks created captivated the local music scene beginning with their appearance at the seminal Primitive Night in 1984. Amateur On Plastic chronicles Butch’s life and career from the beginning all the way through to present day. It features a host of Butch-appointed band managers Joe Lee (Joe’s Record Paradise), Jeff Mentges (No Trend), Jeff Krulik (Heavy Metal Parking Lot), and director Mark Robinson (Unrest/Teen-Beat). Also co-starring is Al Breon, the Rocks’ innovative “throat guitarist.” The film combines archival footage, interviews, and performances of his hit songs “Drugs,” “The Garden’s Outside,” “TV’s From Outer Space,” and “The Girl’s on My Mind.” Amateur On Plastic also parallels the 1990’s era of seminal indie record label Teen-Beat. Behind-the-scenes glimpses of the label’s concerts and private parties provide much of the background and feature members of the bands Unrest, Versus, Tuscadero and more.  “Butch Willis has quickly moved into the most select of rock’n’roll territories, that of the inspirational primitive. Undaunted, he dreams the rock’n’roll dream.” —Washington Post  “In the mind of Butch Willis, he and his...

Willis, Butch

Amateur On Plastic - VHS

Teenbeat

A documentary film from Mark Robinson (Unrest, Teen-Beat), about his favorite rock star, Butch Willis. Butch Willis is a Washington, D.C. rock legend. Born and raised in 1960s suburban Maryland, he came of age in the late ’70s post-hippie subculture. After sharing an apartment with infamous local music icon Root Boy Slim, Butch was inspired to become a rock’n’ roll star himself. The unique and unusual brand of “outsider music” that Butch Willis & The Rocks created captivated the local music scene beginning with their appearance at the seminal Primitive Night in 1984. Amateur On Plastic chronicles Butch’s life and career from the beginning all the way through to present day. It features a host of Butch-appointed band managers Joe Lee (Joe’s Record Paradise), Jeff Mentges (No Trend), Jeff Krulik (Heavy Metal Parking Lot), and director Mark Robinson (Unrest/Teen-Beat). Also co-starring is Al Breon, the Rocks’ innovative “throat guitarist.” The film combines archival footage, interviews, and performances of his hit songs “Drugs,” “The Garden’s Outside,” “TV’s From Outer Space,” and “The Girl’s on My Mind.” Amateur On Plastic also parallels the 1990’s era of seminal indie record label Teen-Beat. Behind-the-scenes glimpses of the label’s concerts and private parties provide much of the background and feature members of the bands Unrest, Versus, Tuscadero and more.  “Butch Willis has quickly moved into the most select of rock’n’roll territories, that of the inspirational primitive. Undaunted, he dreams the rock’n’roll dream.” —Washington Post  “In the mind of Butch Willis, he and his group...

True Love Always

Return Of The Wild Style Fashionists

Teenbeat

***TRUE LOVE ALWAYS solidified the definition of indie-pop in the late 1990s & early 2000s with their penchant for incredibly catchy melodies & bossa nova inspired pop music. Return Of The Wild Style Fashionists is both their comeback and return to form. It is as if they had never left. Between 1997 & 2003, the group released four studio albums and a singles comp and countless singles both on Teen Beat label and also in Japan and Thailand. This mini-album from the world-renowned Charlottesville, Virginia band may remind folks of releases Teen-Beat bands Flin Flon, Versus or Unrest. (STREET DATE - 2/19/2016)

Cohen’s Love Machine, Jonny

A Quiet Reminder

Teenbeat

***Singer & songwriter JONNY COHEN founded THE LOVE MACHINE in 1987 after moving into a Silver Spring, Maryland house he shared with DC rock legend Root Boy Slim. The house was the site of frequent basement jam sessions with Unrest, Butch Willis & The Rocks, & other local bands. Those sessions inspired Jonny to form his own band. After hearing a tape of the song “I’m Not An Aorexic,” Teen Beat released their debut album in 1989. Other local label Simple Machines followed with a 7" single. This is the band’s 1st album in 19 years. Jonny Cohen evokes the outsider music of Daniel Johnston, Jad Fair, & The Shaggs. Comes in full color digipak. (STREET DATE - 1/15/2016)

Cotton Candy

Legal I.d.

Teenbeat

Bells Of

00/85

Teenbeat

Robinson, Mark

Home Free

Teenbeat

Lindaman, John

Executive Fade

Teenbeat

Robinson, Mark

Sto (series One) [original Motion Picture Soundtrack]

Teenbeat

Subject To Change

Slouching Toward Somerville

Teenbeat

Fang Wizard

Jerky Fruits

Teenbeat

Fang Wizard

Shrunken Donuts

Teenbeat

Lindaman, John

Crowding The Octagon

Teenbeat

+/- ( Plus Minus )

Jumping The Tracks

Teenbeat

***The fifth album from NYC's +/- (PLUS/MINUS) and their first in over four years. There are eight new songs on the LP joined by four more on the download card. There is lots of pent up demand from their fervent and loyal fan base for this great new album—a stunning collection of pop songs with the +/- trademark emblazoned on them—polyrhythmic percussion, glorious harmonies, and their innate knack for writing a killer hook. Vinyl only release pressed on orange wax.

Lindaman, John

Black Death Dna

Teenbeat

Bloody Amateur

S/t

Teenbeat

***ANDY COMER (PROSAICS, TEL AVIV) began BLOODY AMATEUR in late 2009 as a two-night stint by Andy at NYC's storied space, The Kitchen. It's a recording of dark and personal beauty—spare and assertive, intricate and electric. RIYL: The Feelies, Colin Newman, Unrest, The Chills, Roy Montgomery & The Go-Betweens.

Cotton Candy

Off-the-hook & Out-of-control

Teenbeat

Talk It

Cluck-cluck

Teenbeat

Stick Insect

Circular Scratch

Teenbeat

Unrest

Perfect Teeth Box Set

Teenbeat

***UNREST’s landmark album, Perfect Teeth—their last, and widely considered their best album—has been out of print for 15 years. Featuring the hits "Make Out Club" and "Cath Carroll." This reissue also has 7 extra non-LP tracks. Reissued in the original 7" vinyl box set format, revised with a 24-page booklet of photos from the 1993 recording session, 6 records all on color vinyl, and replicas of the Unrest and Teenbeat stickers. Comes in letterpressed box. Limited to 700 copies for Record Store Day 2012.

Fang Wizard

Pure Hex

Teenbeat

***Debut from D.C. instrumentalists is 16 tracks that defy genre and yet each track seems to have a genre of it’s own. Underlying each song is a strong sense of pop melody with an experimental backbone. Their sound has the mysteriousness of The Residents, the instrumental quirkyness of The Books, the melodic notes of The Velvet Underground, the badass-ness of Suicide, and the excitement of Captain Beefheart. Pressed on milky clear vinyl with full-color jacket & labels! Comes with download code.

Fang Wizard

Fink Beverage

Teenbeat

Bossanova

Blue Bossanova

Teenbeat

***A new extended nine minute version of BOSSANOVA's surprise hit "Blue Bossanova." Five years after the song appeared on the band's Hey, Sugar album, it has become a bonafide grassroots hit on Pandora Radio, and now has tens of thousands of hits on YouTube, and thousands of single track sales on iTunes. Limited edition pressing on clear blue vinyl.

hollAnd

Sodium Fawn

Teenbeat

+/- ( Plus Minus )

Pulled Punches

Teenbeat

***A collection of unheard gems, some of them bonus tracks on Japanese editions, the majority of them have been unreleased in the rest of the world. The band makes use of both electronic & traditional instruments, and has sought to use electronics to recreate traditional indie rock song forms and instrumental structures.

Unrest

England, 1992

Teenbeat

Schipul, Robert

Cute-core

Teenbeat

Bells Of

Young Mcdonald And The 5 Season Farmers

Teenbeat

***Former semi-pro skateboard and current organic farmer/guitarist/singer/composer, LAWRENCE MCDONALD, releases his fifth album under the moniker BELLS OF. The band started off with members of Dischord bands FAITH and RITES OF SPRING, but Lawrence has always remained the one constant member. The band has evolved into something not at all hardcore, but something like a song-based free jazz indie-pop band. Lightning-quick guitar work, unusual melodies and spoken/sung scratchy vocal delivery comes together as experimental-improv pop music. (STREET DATE - 4/27/2010)

hollAnd

I Blow Up

Teenbeat

***This new album combines TREVOR KAMPMANN’s endless energy with his great electronic melodies fleshed out here with spastic guitars and piano. Kampmann is somewhat musically prescient. As proof, you need only give HOLLAND’s 1997 album Your Orgasm a cursory listen and then jump ten years hence and listen to anything by The Postal Service. Jettison the rough sonic edges on that early disc and trade out his sexually explicit lyrics for some saccharine ‘emotional’ ones and you’re onto the recipe. (STREET DATE - 3/23/2010)