informatik - playing with fire [met825 | 2013]

The seventh album from Informatik features their most epic production to date, with styles ranging from the arena sized 'How Long', to the country-tinged darkwave 'No One', and straight through to indie/punk on 'Just For Nothing. Truly an album that refuses to compromise to any trends or fashions, Informatik have released a timeless album, destined to be considered 'classic'.

tyler newman - vietnamese field recordings [sgs019 | 2012]

A collection of field recordings from Hanoi and Ha Giang province, recorded during the summer of 2012. Released as a free digital download via solid.grey.sky.recordings.

one horse town - 062512 [sgs018 | 2012]

A live document of the debut live performance from One Horse Town, recorded on June 25th, 2012. The album is a seamless eighty minute mix of selections from the One Horse Town catalog, including as-yet-unreleased material. 

The album was released by solid.grey.sky.recordings as a free digital download in 2012.

one horse town - the oregon trail [sgs017 | 2012]

The second full length release from One Horse Town clocks in with more than three hours of sun drenched psychedelic ambient music. Conceived of as an alternate soundtrack to the video game of the same name, 'The Oregon Trail' takes the listener on a journey through time and space to the early days of pioneer exploration through the western United States.

Release digitally via solid.grey.sky.recordings in 2012.

 

tyler newman - solid.grey.spaces [sgs016|2012]

A new hour long collection of binaural field recordings, featuring manipulations of machines and physical spaces, captured in and around San Francisco during the winter of 2012. Released by solid.grey.sky.recordings in 2012.

 

the valley of wolves - ...obsidian steps into infinity... [sgs013 | 2012]

The second full length release from The Valley of Wolves, which takes the project in a more 'black metal' direction; combining field recordings, chilled ambience, and ultra heavy guitars. Released on solid.grey.sky.recordings in the winter of 2012.

one horse town - westward expansion [sgs015 | 2011]

 A new project dedicated to exploring long form composition, in the vein of 'ambient americana'. The debut album 'westward expansion' has a play time of over three hours. Paul Savio (Battery Cage) makes a guest appearance as well.

Made available as a free download via solid.grey.sky.recordings in 2011.

tyler newman - balinese field recordings [sgs014 | 2011]

A collection of field recordings captured in Bali, Indonesia in the spring of 2011. Made available as a free digital download via solid.grey.sky.recordings.

negative_crush - invisible_weapons [sgs011, 2012]

negative_crush is the new project from Tyler Newman and no one else. 

More information soon.

autio - death [sgs012 | 2010]

San Francisco ambient noise at it's finest. The album 'death' was recorded in a single forty eight hour session, and then painstakingly edited and produced over the next three years. The result is a mechanical dirge that bears some resemblance to Sunn O))), Lustmord, and Lull.

Released by solid.grey.sky.recordings in 2011.

informatik - come together [met603d | 2009]

This digital single was released to accompany the album 'Arena', and received extensive club rotation throughout the US and Europe. The single became a staple of the bands live shows, becoming a crowd favorite on their 2009 European tour.

informatik - arena [met601 | 2009]

Following their breakthrough their 2008 album 'Beyond', Informatik returned with a similar approach to 2004's 'Re:Vision' album; an album featuring new songs alongside remixed versions of material from their back catalogue.

Featuring the hit single 'Come Together', the album was released to critical acclaim by Metropolis Records in 2009. The band followed the release with a headlining US tour and European tour in support of labelmates Mesh.

solid.grey.sky.ten.compilation [sgs010 | 2009]

The first label compilation, which featured unreleased songs by many artists associated with solid.grey.sky.recordings at the time, including exclusive remixes of Battery Cage and aec.

the valley of wolves - saturnalia [sgs008 | 2008]

Delivered as a single, Saturnalia was made available as a free digital download to celebrate the pagan winter rituals. It expanded on the ideas laid down in the debut album by taking the noise elements and adding actual melodic content on top of it. Released by solid.grey.sky.recordings in the winter of 2008.

the valley of wolves - blackness poured from the sky, and darkened the earth [sgs007 | 2008]

The debut album from The Valley of Wolves was delivered in 2008 by the enigmatic Graham Vile. Featuring a diverse array of blackened ambience, industrial noise, and ritualized rhythms, the album caught our attention and was made available as a free digital download.

informatik - beyond [met562 | 2008]

Following a hiatus period of almost four years, Informatik returns with 'Beyond', a stunning twist on their previous dancefloor oriented material. Breaking from their traditional 'all electronic' sound, the band incorporated heavy guitars and dark downtempo beats on 'Beyond'. The album is widely considered to be their best, and received great critical acclaim upon it's release.

Released by Metropolis Records in 2008.

battery cage - forever never ends [met535d | 2008]

The band decided to switch up the format following 2006's epic 'A Young Person's Guide To Heartbreak', breaking this digital release into a "double EP", featuring new songs through the first half and remixes in the second half. The album also contained a pair of previously unreleased instrumental songs that showcased the bands more introspective side. 

battery cage - a young persons guide to heartbreak [met461 | 2006]

An album considered by most to be their best, 'A Young Person's Guide To Heartbreak' was the first Battery Cage album to move them out of the industrial ghetto and prove that they were truly unshackled by genre conventions. With stylistic shifts from pure synthetic ambience to ultra heavy guitar driven rock, the album still manages to remain coherent across a dramatic story arc compressed into seventy minutes of high intensity emotional music.

The band preceded the release with a US tour in support of Stromkern in 2005, which helped form the songs as they appear on the album. The compact disc versions contains twelve panel full color artwork. The album was released by Metropolis Records in 2006.

battery cage - single [met459d | 2006]

In advance of their third full length album, the band decided to release a single aimed at the dancefloor, to promote a decidedly non-dance friendly record. 

The ironicially titled 'Single' features remixes from Boston industrial legends Manufacture as well as newcomers Molotov Elysian as well as two unique b-sides.

Available only in digital format via Metropolis Records

battery cage - product [sgs001 | 2005 re-issue]

With the band recently signed to Metropolis Records, it was decided that the time had come to re-issue the debut album 'Product', however the original master disc from 1998 was unable to be found.

The band combed through it's archive of DAT tapes, and was able to painstakingly restore and remaster a new edition of the album, finally releasing it on their own label in 2005 with expanded liner notes.