Dakota Music Media

31/10/2024

Happy Hallowe’en!!!!
Having sat with the girls tonight over dinner discussing the Halloween tunes on the playlist, I decided we needed to do a blatant Halloween song to catch some streaming numbers…
Then I realised that we did indeed to a Halloween tune a few years back, but I guess by making it a disco homage-cum-pastiche and naming it for an obscure French film director doesn’t make it so blatant!
But if you have the inclination, here you go…

Originally appearing on Def Robot’s acclaimed 11th studio album (We Go Up To Eleven) this song has had a full Gallic Vampire Disco makeover by Kerosene guita...

23/10/2024

Lovely new U.K. import pre-orders now available from our US friends at Cleopatra Records…

SEXBEAT - Live At The Batcave & Other Dark Places (Red Vinyl LP)
£24.99 (14 tracks) and also SEXBEAT - Live At The Batcave & Other Dark Places CD £14.99 (21 tracks)

Planned release date 29th November 2024.

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09/10/2024

Delighted to let you know that stock of Deathtrippers’ Higher EP has landed at DMM HQ.
All orders now shipping out.
You can grab your copies from either https://dakotamusicmedia.square.site or https://deathtrippers.bandcamp.com
Remaining stock will be available at upcoming gigs 🖤
Follow the band for an update on the pending video for this remixed single…

28/09/2024

Approval artwork just landed for the Deathtrippers CD now on pre-sale…

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16/09/2024

NEW RELEASE: The next release on Dakota Records is the tasty new EP from Leeds’ Deathtrippers. The HIGHER E.P. features lead track ‘Higher (Forever Celestial)’, a luscious remix of the song taken from their second LP ‘Passion & Fire’, along with new songs ‘Desire’, ‘Lose Myself In You’, ‘Energy Flow’, the original album version of ‘Higher’ and a cover of The 13th Floor Elevator’s 1967 single ‘She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own)’. The CD is strictly limited edition.
Release date is 10th October 2024, and all copies come with a download code.
Note: The very limited 7” lathe cut single (Sold out) will be shipping out later this week.
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15/09/2024

NEXT RELEASE: 10-10-2024 Deathtrippers Higher EP gets its CD release…

13/08/2024

Hi folks!
We have a couple of very tasty US imports now open for pre-order courtesy of our pals at Cleopatra Records.
First up a black vinyl 7" single from MELANIE & DAVID J, featuring Beautiful People b/w To Be The One (Acoustic 2024 Mix).
"Bauhaus’s David J lends his melancholic voice and bass guitar to this classic song by folk icon Melanie! Produced by German multi-instrumentalist Jürgen Engler!"
Shipping is expected mid-late September.
Also available is a purple vinyl 7" from SEXBEAT.
"A true Batcave era gothic dancefloor classic comes back from the dead with this highly collectible single! London’s Batcave club played a pivotal role in the development of gothic music, even considered by some to be its very birthplace, and its resident DJ Hamish MacDonald founded this dance post-punk project Sexbeat! The song remains a staple of gothic/darkwave DJ set lists to this day!"
Side A: Sexbeat, Side B: Sexbeat (Instrumental). Shipping is expected early October.
Take care, James.

05/08/2024

Going, going, nearly gone!!
Low stock alert from some The Cult goodies if you need to fill any gaps in your collection! First come, first served...
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03/08/2024

Nice venue!!! Haven’t been here before, but pumped to be getting to see Mannequin Death Squad once again! Bring it on!!

03/08/2024

Hi folks,
Couple of little updates for you!
The Deathtrippers limited 7” pre-order is now sold out! We are working with the band on the deluxe extended CD version of the single, so watch this space for finalized track listing and updated artwork. Trust me, this is gonna be a cracking release and sets the scene for their next LP…
For those of you who ordered the new The March Violets CD from us, we got confirmation this morning that the stock is now shipped to us. Apologies for the slight delay, we were reassured shipping close to 19th July, but seems that was a little optimistic. We’ll give you a heads up once we get dates and prices for the vinyl option, but as a US import we think it’ll be close to the £30 mark. But, let’s face it, still worth it since it’s a beautiful piece of work!
Thanks, James, Jo & Arwen

01/08/2024

Hi folks - please don’t say you weren’t warned! We have just 3 copies left and at present we are not expecting to see this back in stock! Skeletal Family had to jump through hoops to get this vinyl out to the world too! Last orders folks…

30/07/2024

We are delighted to announce that one of Leeds' coolest bands, Deathtrippers, are releasing their next single on Dakota Records. There will be a strictly limited vinyl edition of the release, which is available to pre-order now. Limited to just 20 copies, this is a lathe-cut 7" version featuring the glorious remix of Higher (taken from their Passion & Fire LP) and backed with a version of The 13th Floor Elevators' song She Lives (In A Time Of Her Own).
(Artwork subject to change, each copy is numbered, this will not be re-issued, expected late September '24)
Watch this space for further news of the expanded CD EP release in the coming weeks...
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27/07/2024

Hi folks - we’ve managed to secure 10 copies of the new Skeletal Family LP ‘Light From The Dark’ from the distributors. They’ll be with us in the coming days for shipping, but we’ve sold 5 of them already, so just 5 left at the moment (you’ll see maths is our strong point!) As always we try and sort a great deal out for you, so retail price on this is £20.99. You’re gonna have to be quick…

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