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Boutique Empire is an artists collective that currently is the home of: Sex With Strangers, Combine the Victorious, and Guilty About Girls. Graphic art provided by the world famous Robert Edmonds, and fashion by Isabelle Dunlop. We're just starting with the music first, as that's what most of us do: the future is wide open.
Available Now
Guilty About Girls "VRGN ANGL MTRL LUV"
BE09004
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The latest ep from indie duo Combine the Victorious: Disagreements represents a departure from their debut album, with a more stripped down production style, darker tone and lyrical content.
Combine the Victorious Disagreements
BE08003
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The Modern Seduction: the new concept album from Sex With Strangers featuring: Dance Commander, The Lovers Will Rise Tonight, and The Turning Point. Available in both cd and downloadable formats.
Sex With Strangers The Modern Seduction
BE08001
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The latest musical offerings from ex-Pure members Jordy Birch and Mark Henning. Boutique Empire proudly presents their debut ep: Guilty About Girls
Guilty About Girls - EP1 -
BE08002
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Boutique Empire is proud to announce the new book from artist Robert Edmonds, Plastered in the Streets. A collection of posters for various artists such as: The Cure, Metric, The Flaming Lips, The Polyphonic Spree, New York Dolls, etc. Taken in their natural habitat - the poles and walls of Vancouver.
Robert Edmonds's new book
"Plastered in the Streets"
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The debut album from Combine the Victorious, featuring the song Blue Kitchen (theme song to the television series About A Girl), as well as ten other beautiful and anthemic tracks including: King's Cross and Embrace. Available in both cd and downloadable formats.
Combine the Victorious The World Over
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Best Local Group
The local scene had a lot of great bands releasing a lot of good indie stuff, but the one I enjoyed the most was Combine the Victorious. It showed a knowledge of the past that it used to go forward. - Tom Harrison (The Vancouver Province).
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The debut ep from Sex With Strangers featuring the underground sensation "Dance Police." Available in both cd and downloadable formats.
Sex With Strangers A Future Tragedy
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New Guilty About Girls" May 5th 2009

The next EP from Guilty About Girls is complete and will hit the streets on May 5th 2009.   Titled VRGN ANGL MTRL LUV it is a dance floor pleasing collection of songs inspired by a 20th century icon. ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:34:00 GMT

Sex With Strangers chosen by SPIN

It's been a very good week for Sex With Strangers!  SPIN magazine has chosen them as one of seven "unsigned band to watch."  You can check this out along with the other six bands that have been single...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:52:00 GMT

The Modern Seduction - reviewed in the Georgia Straight

A very nice review of The Modern Seduction came out in the Georgia Straight today (March 12-2009).  Thanks Mike Usinger.
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:06:00 GMT

Updated boutiqueempire.com (Thank you Rob)

The very talented Mr. Robert Edmonds has been so kind as to lend his time to update and improve  our Boutique Empire homepage.   Please click over and inspect his work: Boutique Empire.com.Also you ma...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:49:00 GMT

Exclaim! review of The Modern Seduction

Pleased to say Sex With Strangers received a very positive review of their debut album, The Modern Seduction in Exclaim! magazine this week.  You can read the article by following this link
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:30:00 GMT

New Guilty About Girls almost ready!

Pleased to announce that Jordy and Mark have finished their second Guilty About Girls ep: a four song dance epic to be titled "vrgn angl mtrl luv."  All club style tracks paying homage to a great 20th...
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:02:00 GMT

Reviews & Charts

Sex With Strangers and Combine the Victorious have had an industrious week: the first review for the Disagreements ep is in and SWS has been appearing on campus radio charts all over Canada, the late...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:36:00 GMT

NEW: official Boutique Empire blog site

We now have an official blog space on Blogger for all things Boutique Empire.  Whether it's new release information, artwork, back stories, or any other kind of news regarding any of our artists,...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:56:00 GMT

New Music: Zolty

Just a quick note to let you know we're now helping out another friend: Mr. Gilles Zolty.  Gilles was once the singer guitarist in the alternative folk rock band Zolty Cracker.  A few years back he re...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:02:00 GMT

Nearly Famous Music Festival

Just a quick reminder to everyone that the Nearly Famous Music Festival is this week and we're pleased that two Boutique Empire bands have been selected to perform as part of it.Sex With Strangers is ...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:15:00 GMT