For the 15 year anniversary of "In Regulated Measure," the first album by The Silence Kit, the album has been remixed and remastered from the original master recordings. Although careful to preserve the original lo-fi charm, the result is a clearer, more dynamic and bracing mix, that is no less gritty or hypnotic than the original. in addition, the BlindCopy Vault remix of "My Name is Another Room" has been mastered and added as a bonus track for the first time as part of this release.

Originally released in February of 2006, the album was greeted with enthusiastic response, college radio play, and positive reviews, finding fans in lovers of all things post-punk, goth-rock, darkwave and cinematic alternative rock.

"...starting with "My Name Is Another Room," with stark drums, quiet guitar and piano, and McCay's understated, gentle croon/rasp leading into a brighter but no less intense second half, which suddenly surges with energy worthy of prime Chameleons or the Sound. From there, the album's seven songs make their attractively stripped-down quietly tense way..." - Ned Raggett, Allmusic.com

"...they would have almost certainly been signed to Factory records if they had been around at the time. They begin brilliantly with 'My Name Is Another Room'; chiefly remarkable for its stunning, aggressive coda. The thick beats and distorted vocals on 'Shake And Tremble' and 'Dancing To Me' are also of great merit. Yet despite the bleak retro noises they make their closest comparisons would be Calla, with whom they share a passion for a very bruised and studied form of paranoia." - Leonard's Lair

"This Philly/So. Jersey group plays dark, moody rock with a nod towards the goth/noise bands of the early 80's. Sonic Youth has pretty much morphed into a pop band these days but Silence Kit recreates the sludgy tempos, stormy waves of percussion and guitar, and spooky vocals of landmark bands like the Swans and early SY. Modern synth and production keep this sounding fresh rather than retro, but this still reminds me of the ear-abusing post-punk bands that persuaded a pre-emo generation of moody teens to paint their fingernails black and slab on the mascara" - Jim Testa, Jersey Beat

"The vocals immediately strike with their deep and darkly coated melody that sound just to the left of Nick Cave. Electronic keyboards, soaring guitars, tribal drums and gothic vibes that remind one of lost b-sides by Joy Division and The Cure... Ever wondered what would be playing in your head as you drift off into a coma? It's "Burst Lethargic", with no puns intended, something that Type O Negative would dub romantic. Fantastic." - Smother.net

My Name Is Another Room (Blindcopy Vault Remix; 2021 Remastered)

In Regulated Measure

Trying Not To (2021 Remastered)

Sea Of My Discretion (2021 Remastered)

Burst Lethargic (2021 Remastered)

Shake And Tremble (2021 Remastered)

"I'll Get It Wrong" is the third track on The Silence Kit's new 14 song LP "Watershed." The album is released by Azteca Records / Break Even Records, available on April 8th 2014.

"The Silence Kit | B+

If I thought for a second that Nick Cave listened to new music (or read newspapers), I’d tell him to check out Watershed (Azteca), the dashing new release by this moody, darkly groovy rock band. Surely he’d dig the way these Philly dudes do post-punk aggression and new wave pop drama. (Often it’s more The Cure than Bad Seeds, but Robert Smith is AWOL.) And hey Nick: You can download TSK’s entire back catalogue from Bandcamp for free..." —The Philadelphia City Paper

Patrick McCay - vocals, guitars, percussion
Jay Dyer - drums
Don Ocava - bass

Violin by Larry McCay IV

I'll Get It Wrong

The Silence Kit - An Alternative/Post-Punk band, based in NJ/Philadelphia, USA.

The song is called "The Magician" from their Free EP "The Stairs," available here:
http://thesilencekit.bandcamp.com/album/the-stairs

The Magician (2011)

From "It's Not Too Late" release 11/3/2023
https://thesilencekit.bandcamp.com/album/its-not-too-late

Vacancy Chain

Emphasis Flag

Draw Me

Overwhelming Things

Nonsense

That's When I Started Looking For Places To Hide

Hoping Isn't Helping

Losing Sight

Let Me Dream

From The Silence Kit's 2011 EP "In Parts." Download the whole EP for free here: http://thesilencekit.bandcamp.com

Broken Satellites

This is a cover of the Chokebore song from their album "Anything Near Water" (1995). It also incorporates their first version of the song which appears on their debut "Motionless" (1993). Lyrics written by Troy Von Balthazar, music written by Chokebore. This version is arranged and performed by The Silence Kit.

Cleaner (Chokebore cover)

Recorded for The Blog That Celebrates Itself's tribute to The Sound: https://theblogthatcelebratesitself.bandcamp.com/album/new-dark-age-a-tribute-to-the-sound

New Dark Age (The Sound cover)

Free download. Our cover of "Feeling Gravitys Pull," from R.E.M.'s incredible "Fables of the Reconstruction" album, which was released in 1985. 

Written by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe. 

Rearranged and performed by The Silence Kit, March 2019. 

Patrick McCay - vocals, guitar 
Justin Dushkewich - bass 
Darren O'Toole - drums 
James Gross - guitar 
Bryan Streitfeld - synths, accordion 

Recorded & mixed by Patrick McCay. 
Mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House Recording.

This cover has been released on a tribute album to R.E.M. called "Welcome To The Occupation, A Reverence to R.E.M." released by The Blog That Celebrates Itself. https://theblogthatcelebratesitself.bandcamp.com/album/welcome-to-the-occupation-a-reverence-to-r-e-m

Welcome To The Occupation, A Reverence to R.E.M.

Feeling Gravitys Pull (R.E.M. cover)

Live from the band's practice space. The original version of "Reassurement" appears on the band's 2nd album "A Strange Labor." That album is available as a FREE Download here: http://thesilencekit.bandcamp.com/album/a-strange-labor

Reassurement (Live 11-13-2012)

The Silence Kit is a Philadelphia-based post-punk band that plays textured, dark, indie rock. Started as a solo recording project by singer/guitarist Patrick McCay in 2001, inspired in equal parts by post-punk, indie-rock, shoegaze, and neo-psychedelia, the band has naturally evolved and have gone on to play countless shows and release a number of LPs, EPs and singles through the years.

"It's Not Too Late" is the band's sixth LP, and is the follow-up to 2018's "Fall Protection," which was an exclusive feature on Big Takeover, and garnered much critical favor, finding fans in lovers of all things post-punk, indie rock, and alternative rock.

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