Track Listing: 01. Crushed 02. Hate Is For People With Hearts 03. The Ballad of Joe King 04. Pollo del Mar In the tradition of the acoustic, comic duo, we bring you Gonken "Live From Steve's Mom's House." Dubbed as an electro-punk geek, Gonken has never shied away from exploring various musical genres including industrial, noise, punk, hip-hop and electronic music, all peppered with his unique blend of humor and lyrical eccentricities. However, how his music would sound acoustically has remained unheard, until now. Although during 2004-05 Gonken's live show often included a few acoustic numbers that received positive fanfare, it wasn't until late 2009 (after two humorous unplugged shows on Seattle's Hollow Earth Radio) that the audacious audiologist decided to team up with BK5000 in order to discover how his electro-punk songs would translate to just two acoustic guitars and a microphone. Both musicians were pleasantly surprised by the result. We hope you are too... Now you can in 192kbps MP3 format! Alternatively, you can purchase a CD version of the EP from that includes 3 bonus tracks not available in the FREE version. Follow this link to purchase the CD: Here's what Michael Swan of the had to say about the EP: "Energetic synthaholic Gonken always seemed to have a wacky new synth sound to pound into ours skulls - with equally wacky lyrics. It's a bit refreshing to hear him sing "I hate your guts" without the pounding industrial noise. Think Flight of the Conchords." Thanks for listening. -Johnny Gonken

What it is mo-frotheus? This is your man Gonken comin’ atcha live and direct via fiber optic cables and ridin’ WiFi across the internet. For some of you it’s been awhile since we’ve talked…for others only a few hours… well I’ve got BIG NEWS, my new album, “Robot vs. Zombie” will be officially released on November 25th as a DIGITAL ONLY album. Lucky for you, you don’t have to wait that long because I’ve just gotten word that you can already download the new album from iTunes and Amazon. com!!! The following is a write-up about my latest effort: “Like a replicant on their 5th birthday, Gonken returns with his genre melting style in Robot vs. Zombie. Blending IDM, electro, hip hop, industrial, and pop punk, Robot vs. Zombie is a digital only release, with album art available as a free download to those who want a physical copy. Robot vs. Zombie sounds like Philip K. Dick doing a line off of the cover of Rolling Stone. ” Have I gotten your attention yet? No? Well the first 25 people to buy the album and give it a review on either iTunes or Amazon (bonus points if you make it a video review) will receive a free copy of the LBM Music Zine Compilation featuring an exclusive, non-album track from Gonken! Along with this, I’ll send you copy of the printed promotional insert for the album (which I’ll gladly autograph at your request ;) ) Help support your favorite underground electro-punk-geek-rap entertainer as I continue to forge my own path in the music scene. Download from iTunes here: Download from Amazon. com here: Thank you for your support and for continuing to listen to music that is driven by a love for the art. Spread the word by forwarding this e-mail to others you think might be interested and repost this message in your bulletins and blogs. -Johnny Gonken P.S. If you do make your review a video review or you decide to do a review on both websites, let me know and you’ll receive an additional, super-exclusive bonus track!!!