8/19/13 10:00PM
Many dates added (and more to come). Interesting to see both Chicago and Seattle of all places to have 2 shows, and different venues.
edit: the November 26th show is in ATLANTA, GA (not Seattle, and Seattle it appears only does have the 1 show on Wednesday October 30th).
8/15/13 5:47PM
Oct 13 (SUN)
The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Oct 14 (MON)
Lincoln Theatre Washington DC
Oct 16 (WED)
House of Blues Boston Boston, MA
07:00 PM
Oct 18 (FRI)
Olympia Theatre Montreal, QC
Oct 19 (SAT)
Kool Haus Toronto, ON
Oct 21 (MON)
Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
Oct 22 (TUE) The Skyway Theatre Minneapolis, MN 6:00PM
Oct 24 (THU)
Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
Oct 25 (FRI)
In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 26 and 27 (SAT and SUN)
Downtown Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Life Is Beautiful Festival - 2 Day General Admission
Oct 29 (TUE)
Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Oct 30 (WED)
Showbox SoDo Seattle, WA
Nov 1 (FRI)
Warfield Theatre San Francisco, CA
Nov 2 (SAT)
Club Nokia at L.A. Live Los Angeles, CA
Nov 5 (TUE)
House of Blues Anaheim Anaheim, CA
07:00 PM
Nov 6 (WED)
House of Blues San Diego San Diego, CA
07:00 PM
Nov 7 (WED)
Kool Haus Phoenix, AZ
Nov 9 (FRI)
The Crescent Ballroom Chicago, IL
Nov 12 (MON)
House of Blues Dallas, TX
Nov 13 (WED)
House of Blues Houston Houston, TX
07:00 PM
Nov 15 (FRI)
Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
07:00 PM
Nov 17 (SUN)
Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
Nov 19 (TUE)
The Ritz Raleigh, NC
Nov 20 (WED)
The Fillmore Charlotte Charlotte, NC
Nov 22 (FRI)
Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL
Nov 23 (SAT)
Fillmore Miami Beach @ The Jackie Gleason Theatre Miami, FL
Nov 26 (TUE)
The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
89.3's post
which of course doesn't show the standard The Electric Lady cover art, but the Target alternate cover , lol. Then again, that's not new, I seem to recall their review of the new Local Natives album had the alternate cover art as well, lol.
But according to that, tickets to the GENERAL PUBLIC go on sale on Friday August 23rd at 10AM, PER TICKETMASTER: LINK HERE
However, The Presale should be available, and hopefully like many others, I won't have to deal with any Scalpers, thank gawd.
I'll pass along more of the dates if/when I get the chance. Minneapolis on 10/22 at the Skyway Theatre which I'm not crazy about, although in fairness, I've never actually seen a concert there (but "The Loft" I have, and I would not imagine seeing Janelle at that particular part of the bldg). I guess it was recently renovated too. And it is on a Tuesday night at least.
Rocktober now includes this, BTBAM (11th) and Radical Face (16th).
So they are shutdown at least until January. My friend aka That Drummer Guy's concerns about it never reopening again might still hold true sadly. And even if it does, if there is some truth to that article (done by CP and Reed Fischer, I can't necessarily have 100% confidence to be honest), the venue that may reopen may not even be catered for Metal.
Which, honestly, just plain sucks. But, I also worry on a larger level, what the Light Rail in downtown St.Paul could do to downtown St.Paul as a whole. We don't need another wannabe-NYC downtown.
We also do not be any means need another CABOOZE, lol.
I hope (almost predict), if whatever may reopen there is not catered towards Metal, ANOTHER VENUE opens up within 5 years that books National/International Metal acts just to combat how much that place may have changed.
I mean jeezus, all they really needed was some fucking AIR CONDITIONING and an improvement in the SIGHTLINES and SOUND SYSTEM. But of course that sounds like it's far too much to do right now, lol.
Hipsters influence? yeah, I would hardly be surprised.
6/6/13 11:53AM
I've given my opinion about Station 4 over the years, or when it was known as The Lab and the 4th Street Station. And the recent Pain of Salvation non-show doesn't help, although that had nothing to do with their venue.
And I guess they have installed AC recently, which is a big thing in their favor. I also don't wish any ill-will to them. But perhaps this situation will force them to finally get their shit together and be the best or only real proper venue for not only Metal, but it seems like Prog.
I would love to feel this place is much preferred to First Ave and others, and with some improvements it could be. But for this Summer, they are out of commission to do just that hopefully.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The building owners of 201 4th Street (Station 4's building) have been
engaged in an 18 month battle with the City of St Paul over the City's
desire for new ventilation. The City has granted the building owners two
extensions, the latest of which expires on June 7th. Station 4 will
have to close for 80-90 days to complete the ventilation work because it
will lack a Certificate of Occupancy until the new system is approved.
Unfortunately, this means after Friday’s show we will be closed until Labor Day.
I have been dreading writing this as we were hoping to get an extension
from the city so that the shows already scheduled this summer could
happen. I myself have a big show scheduled next week that now will be
canceled.
The good news is that when we re-open in September,
we will have a new HVAC system. In other words, no more ungodly heat! It
just sucks that we have to shut down to get it.
That’s all I
can tell you for now. For anyone who has any shows scheduled, we are
sorry. This is now out of our control. We will work to try to reschedule
for the fall. As far as National shows, refunds are available at point
of purchase.
I will keep things updated on this page when I
know what’s going on. I am just a guy who runs the Facebook page. I do
not have much power.
Thank you to all of our patrons. While this is a really crappy way to do it, we all know a remodel is needed.
I don't go there as often as I used to, mainly because ever since the band broke up, it's changed in look, traffic, and overall feel. It actually did a few years back after the site crashed I recall.
1 - 14 (possible outtake from Noctourniquet LP)
2 - 98d87 (Molochwalker demo)
3 - cmv8 (Sea is Rising demo)
4 - dp (Omar Rodriguez-Lopez possible only demo)
5 - EF4 (possible Casate Colmillo demo)
6 - eog-3
7 - f39h (elements later used in the live version of Trinkets Pale of Moon)
8 - f9h0 (another possible Casate Colmillo demo)
9 - K49 (possible outtake from Octahedron LP)
10 - pi4 (possible Happiness demo)
11 - QR5 `
12 - s [FQW (similar to the first track on the collection)
13 - XV8 (possible New York City demo or Asco Que Conmueve Los Puntos Erogenos demo)
14 - y2g (Vicarious Atonement demo)
15 - ytj6 (also similar to the first track on the collection)
these may not be anything amazing, but especially given we may never get any more from the band, I'm at least curious to check them out. And I did enjoy Noctourniquet, quite a bit.
yeah no embed code from what I can tell, not surprised though.
I'm a bit preoccupied with more significant issues right now (my gf's mom being in the Hospital mainly) to even go in-depth about any extra (speculative) thoughts about this; and everything that somehow happened the last time I talked about TDH in here (for better or for worse). But I'll at least say, this sounds cool, although I'm not totally surprised given how a lot of TDH's music has the symphonic/chamber/baroque element to it anyway.
Do I worry the goal won't be met? I guess we'll see, but TDH have enough of a worldwide fanbase, rabid enough, to want to support this thing. And Casey does do well using social media anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if the Goal was met, somewhat early. It's already over 20% and this thing launched just a couple of hours ago.
The Symphony
Join me as I travel to the Czech Republic and Commission an Orchestra for the recording of my first Symphony.
Hi Everyone, Thanks for visiting me here. With 5 full length records, including
36-song rock opera “The Color Spectrum” and most recently “Migrant”
under my belt as The Dear Hunter, I am setting out on my next endeavor. To write and record a Symphony with a full orchestra is a MAJOR
undertaking, and comes with a tremendous financial commitment. The
Symphony will consist of 4 movements and will be recorded by the BRNO
Orchestra in the Czech Republic this November. I am calling for your help, the fans, to support me in this venture,
and make a truly memorably piece of music, and make a statement in the
music community. Most importantly, I’d like you to be a part of this journey……
Pledging not only ensures the release of this project, but also opens the door to a world of exclusive content….
By joining me here on PledgeMusic, you’ll be getting an inside look
at the making of this new recording. I’ll be sharing blogs, pictures,
videos, rough tracks and more with you throughout this whole process.
You’ll also have the chance to get involved in some very exclusive
merchandise and interactive experiences. I’m really looking forward to my first ever Symphony and for you to be right there with me the entire time. -Casey
Upcoming Tour Dates
August
24 -- Salt Lake City, UT -- X96 Big Ass Show (radio show) September
4 -- Providence, RI -- The Met Cafe (headline show with string quartet) http://tinyurl.com/kxppacc
5 -- New York, NY -- Highline Ballroom (headline show with string quartet) http://tinyurl.com/ma8jvpl
6 -- New York, NY -- Highline Ballroom (headline show with string quartet) SOLD OUT
7 -- Philadelphia, PA -- Union Transfer (headline show with string quartet) http://tinyurl.com/mwts5g4
9 -- Vienna, VA -- Jammin Java (Casey Crescenzo solo show) http://tinyurl.com/oab9m8s
12 -- Detroit, MI -- Crofoot Ballroom (headline show with string quartet) http://tinyurl.com/mmmw9aj
14 -- Chicago, IL -- Riot Fest (festival performance with string quartet)
15 -- DeKalb, IL -- The House Cafe (Casey Crescenzo solo show) http://tinyurl.com/k2m9pxq
17 -- Minneapolis, MN -- The Varsity Theater (headline show with string quartet) http://tinyurl.com/koey4kl
18 -- Kansas City, MO -- Riot Room (Casey Crescenzo solo show) http://tinyurl.com/kbvx3mh
21 -- Denver, CO -- Riot Fest (festival performance with string quartet)
26 -- San Francisco, CA -- Regency Ballroom (headline show with string quartet) http://tinyurl.com/kpjzm3t
28 -- Pomona, CA -- Fox Theatre (headline show with string quartet) http://tinyurl.com/ktxp59g
8/13/13 9:30AM edit: the whole album is available to STREAM now above/their bandcamp page and buy/download what you want.
I haven't been able to listen to it in-full, due to some unforeseen circumstances with my gf's mother. It kind of puts things in perspective I guess. But I do think it's great they have made it available for free.
I saw them play this whole thing last night (August 9th, 2013), along with seeing Yes at Mystic Lake Casino in fact.
It slayed. Pretty much ballsy, intricate, dynamic, almost theatrical at-times stuff, that I while I wasn't surprised, still very impressed. They spent a long time making this debut record of theirs, and just guessing here, but I think that extra time, patience and effort may have made this album coming out all the better.
I'll try (of course time permitting) including more details about it soon in here, but I would hardly be surprised if this album is not only among, if not the best album to be released from any Minnesota band in 2013. But I also wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being 1 of my 2013 favorites overall, much like Brice Plays Drums from 2012 , Lehto & Wright in 2010, etc.
But, also it would come as no shock, if it finds only a fraction of the audience it deserves, But, that is what this blog is supposed to be for in some ways (failing, or not at that, lol). If they are my and some others little brilliant secret from Minnesota this year or however long after, it's not the end of the world, as I've seen this pattern far too many times before. It doesn't detract from the actual music and even the band continuing to make more regardless.
Maybe the most jaw-dropping part, seeing this whole album played live, was from "Into the Sun." There's a unison section that is just that, jaw-dropping, among other things.
1. The Waters 2:19
2. The Entity 4:15
3. A Circle of Violence 11:08
4. Wake 1:54
5. Tonic 4:42
6. Into the Sun 7:06
7. Battletoad 9:49
8. Entity ü 2:25
I only heard a few seconds of it this morning, but I'm sure it'll be a track to anticipate on the record they are working on right now, likely coming out in 2014.
I know this info isn't too new given the tix for Mpls went on sale in June and the blog posting from Ben Cooper is from July 18th, but it's cool to find out about however how late, regardless.
the "Branches" record it sounds like isn't far away from being released.
Also they have some upcoming tour dates this Fall, including a show in Minneapolis that I can't see myself missing.
Oct 09 Sixth & I Historic Synagogue Washington, DC Oct 10 World Cafe Live Philadelphia, PA Oct 11 Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY Oct 13 The Sinclair Cambridge, MA Oct 15 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL Oct 16 Varsity Theatre Minneapolis, MN Oct 19 Biltmore Cabaret Vancouver, Canada Oct 20 Tractor Tavern Seattle, WA Oct 21 Mission Theater Portland, OR Oct 23 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA Oct 24 Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Los Angeles, CA Nov 09 Colston Hall 2 Bristol, United Kingdom Nov 10 The Deaf Institute Manchester, United Kingdom Nov 12 Union Chapel London, United Kingdom Nov 13 Point Ephemere Paris, France Nov 15 Crossing Border Festival Enschede, Netherlands Nov 16 Crossing Border Festival The Hague, Netherlands Nov 19 Kulturkirche Cologne, Germany Nov 20 Lido Berlin, Germany Nov 21 Uebel & Gefaehrlich Hamburg, Germany Nov 23 HAFEN 2 Offenbach, Germany Nov 24 Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg, Germany Nov 25 Backstage Munich, Germany
I'm done! I
finished The Branches. It's tracked, mixed, and awaiting master. So
far, every other Radical Face record has been released unmastered. In
that, I had them mastered, but liked the raw mixes better and released
those instead. But I think it will help this current one because of how I
recorded it. Worst case scenario, I'll do what I always do ... which is
waste money. Hahaha. I am sorry for my hiatus these past couple
months. I have not been online, or checked my e-mails. Sometimes the
only way I can finish recordings is by cutting off from as much as
possible and just locking myself away. This was one of those scenarios. I
was really just working on it to the point of burning out (and not
sleeping, but that always happens), and then driving to one of the
springs around Florida for a day of swimming, then getting back to it
(I've really fallen in love with springs here thanks to a friend of mine
... it's one of my favorite places to be now). So if you sent me a
message and didn't get a response, I just want you to know that I was
not ignoring you in particular. I was ignoring everyone. And now that I
am finished, I will be playing catch up. If there was something urgent I
missed, feel free to send it again. So now that all the recording
is done, I'm starting the artwork for the vinyl and CD. I already have
the covers for the whole Family Tree set, so it's really just the
booklets and posters and inserts. The record will be coming out in
October, so I really gotta be quick about getting all my manufacturing
in. Last album I was about 4 months late on the vinyl because I had no
idea what I was doing. I'm gonna do everything I can to make sure it's
here on the release date this time. Wish me luck. Speaking of October ... As
I mentioned in my last update, I booked a US tour. I don't tour often,
and especially not stateside. It's interesting having something like
this booked when you don't play often, because no one really knows if
people are really gonna show up. Myself included. So we guessed, and
we'll see how it goes. I'm sure it'll be fun either way. I'll be adding
those dates to the "Shows" tab later tonight, and they've already been
posted on my Facebook page. So that makes two weeks stateside, a break,
and two weeks in Europe. It doesn't cover a ton of ground, but it's what
I've got. And I'm sure I'll tour again and hit more places. It just
might be a year or two. Hahaha. Oh, and I forgot to mention before, on
the European tour my good friend and collaborator on Clone, Rickolus,
will be opening. It'll be fun to tour together again. I think the last
time we did so with our respective solo projects was in 2003. Ten years.
Holy crap. Other than that, I will be putting together a live set
for everything over the next couple months. It's always an interesting
process, coming up with a show. Whenever I record, I do so without any
thought beyond the record. I never consider how I would play the songs
live and I can go a little apeshit on my track counts (my recording
process isn't super streamlined). So it's a bit of a challenge figuring
out how to get the music across with just a handful of people. In truth,
it's very rare that I can play the songs the way I recorded them. I
typically rewrite them completely. I take the chords, the melodies and
words, then figure out how to get the general idea across with a small
group. Sometimes they wind up a lot louder, or a lot more distorted.
Other times, they become a lot simpler and streamlined. The live
versions are definitely different, and occasionally, drastically so. I
actually enjoy doing this, so it's not a problem personally, but I also
realize that some people expect to hear something very similar to the CD
when they go to shows. If that's the way you lean and you plan on
coming and seeing any of these, I apologize in advance. Hahaha. Also,
I lied about something in my last post. There's going to be another
delay on Clone. I'm sorry. I've laid out everything I need to do for
both that release and for The Branches, and there simply is not enough
time. I'd end up shortchanging both releases if I tried to get them both
out before the year's end. So Clone will happen at the very beginning
of next year. Once I'm back from tour, I can focus on just releasing
that. Oh, and Alex and I will be starting another Electric President
record soon. I need to take a break from the Family Tree set for a
little bit and we've been talking about making some kind of dance record
for a while now. So we're gonna start once I have some free time to
record again. But I will post more on that as it comes. I also
have a couple music videos I wanna shoot for The Branches, but I will
start on those once all the manufacturing is in. It'll be a couple weeks
at least. Well, I better get back to work. I should be a little
better about updating things now that I am not losing my mind and
recording non-stop. Sleeping again will be good too. I hope everyone is well.
Imogen is a matter of days away from completing her new album and needs your help. Finishing as she started, Immi is asking her fans to join her in the
final piece of the puzzle and add their voices to ‘The Listening Chair’
song.
How to get involved?
1. What we need you to do is record yourself saying “Who Am I Now?”. 2. You can do this using your web browser at soundcloud.com/upload or use the Soundcloud app on your smartphone or tablet. Download it here: soundcloud.com/mobile 3. Upload your recording (you’ll need to create a free Soundcloud account) and then add it to the Soundcloud group. ***PLEASE MAKE YOUR FILES DOWNLOADABLE OTHERWISE IMOGEN WON’T BE ABLE TO USE THEM*** 4. Add your name to the file name so we can credit you, otherwise we’ll credit your Soundcloud username. 5. All entries must be submitted to this group by 23:30 BST on Saturday 10th August, so be quick!!
Tips
We’ve added Imogen’s ‘master’ recording to the group so you can hear the speed we need you to talk at, you can listen to it here.
12/24/12 6:04PM
I just got this linked to her latest newsletter. I know she was busy in 2012, but not *this* busy, lol.
Including this information about Speak For Yourself as an Instrumental Version and a Deluxe Version. Now VINYL???
Hello!! Is it the end of the year already? Crazy! This has been an entirely
mental year for me. Bouncing from one project to the next. As it turns
out.. just the way I like it! I wanted to also say a HUGE thank you to everyone here for another
year of what I feel is unconditional support and encouragement for all
things I get up to! I know I’m not the easiest person to follow what
goes on and don’t always do what perhaps musically you hope of me but if
I so appreciate you’re with me (even if you’re not, I feel like you
are!). I think a brief, one thing per month recap is in order before I
attempt to do all my Christmas shopping in 3 hours! Album release
hopefully May / June 2013 along with extremely fancy new exciting (long
overdue) website! January – The year kicked off with Xizi She Knows,
the song that emerged from my 6 week residency in Hangzhou, China and
the video to accompany it, featuring some of the many wonderful people I
met during my stay there.
February – I performed my 32 minute SeaShell and The
Clergyman a cappella score at the Roundhouse Reverb Festival, London
and the Sage Gateshead with the Holst Singers and The Sage choir. March – An intense period of development for The Gloves, my
dream composing, performance tool / instrument I’ve been developing
with an ever growing fabulous team of people. This year I performed with
the gloves at TED Global, Wired and AHRC. April - I wrote and premièred ’Me The Machine’ via a live stream on Earth Day
with the Gloves, powered by a solar, chip fat, and a bicycle powered
set up in a field at the bottom of my garden! On Earth day, we also put
up the Love The Earth film complete with my first attempt at an orchestral film score and it’s now up on Vimeo for all to see. May – began The Listening Chair’s journey in Sydney where I performed at the Sydney Opera house an intimate piano, voice show of all the Heapsongs so far. The Listening Chair is
a physical chair that collects messages from people who sit in it and
from that wrote The A Cappella song so many of you suggested ideas for
in answering the question ‘what is the song that still needs to be
written’. Then premièred it at The Proms in August with Eric Whitacre
with a massive choir! Woo! Every 7 years I’ll be writing another minute
to the piece. It’s currently at 5 mins long as I’m 35 :). June – Gathered ideas from lots of passers by via the Listening Chair on the Southbank for a song about the River Thames, before spending a night or two up in A Room For London, thanks to Artangel writing what then became You Know Where To Find Me...
July – performed at TED global with the Gloves and recorded pianos for You Know Where To Find me in 14 different locations mostly around peoples houses in Edinburgh, as seen in the video. Also this brilliant interactive map came out of it. August - Deadmau5 released Telemiscommunications, the tune with wrote together that I love very much. We set up the animation competition this December that we’ll all see the fruits of in January next year! Also another collaboration began with the brilliant Dan Black that month. Hopefully to be on his new record next year. September – started on the music for ‘The Happiest Place’ and helped, with many of you raise the money (and beyond!) for the film with their Kickstarter campaign. Connecting to the trek we made in the Himalayas, Bhutan last year.
I also released my first ringtone and if I don’t say so myself, a rather good one! ;)
October - I began working on my first music app,
where I’m exploring for the first time writing generative and reactive
music. The app / song is now called Run-Time’ and I’m working on it with
my favourite music app developers, RJDJ. We began our collaboration starting with the Aldeburgh young musicians! November – Honoured to present the Lovie Lifetime
achievement award to Heinz Gerhauser of the Fraunhofer ISS where he and
his team gave birth to the mighty mp3!
I also began curation on the Reverb festival at the Roundhouse
Camden happening in August 2014. Looking set to be a 5 day, 24 hour
exploration in contemporary classical music complete with reactive and
interactive ‘creatures’! December – worked mainly on Run-Time and filmed the
video for Run-Time on my birthday (9th December) with whoever fancied
joining in last minute with people all around London! You can download
the little scrapbook we’ve made with some short audio samples and
explanations and follow the story so far here. Also I arranged and released some sheet music for the first time
ever! It’s for solo piano and voice (not the 14 pianos It was recorded
on!) for the song You Know Where To Find Me, get it here. In exciting further news! The Gloves are going to have their first National Television début on Dara O’Briain’s Science Club 30th December 2012, 8pm BBC2. More news! I’d like to congratulate Thomas Ermacora and his organisation, Clearvillage.org on being awarded a major grant from the Big Lottery for The Walled Garden. With big thanks to the hardy heap fans who gave their green fingers during the garden angels lab for this project. This is where my song ‘Neglected Space’ grew from.
AND your wish has been granted! Speak for yourself is now available for the first time with its long awaited Instrumental versions
as so many people have been requesting it! It comes complete with 3D
virtual original artwork. Yay! I can’t wait for you to hear it. Also for
all your audiophiles, it’s lossless! Sounds sweeet! Get it here. If you’re cold… there’s some jumpers and things, heap merch style on sale now. Just use the code ‘XMAS50′ when you check out to get 50% off everything in your shopping basket. In other completely unrelated news … I plucked my first grey hair from my right eyebrow the other day! Phew! You made it! Have a great time over the holidays and I’ll be in
touch in the new year with more madness. LOVE! xxx immi xxx Have a
great start to 2013. I have a feeling it’s going to be a good’n! x
1st single. Awe-some. This LP drops on September 3rd.
5/24/13 10:08PM
This record sounds awesome. Their Kickstarter campaign hopefully will succeed. $1,600 hardly seems like a longshot, but who knows. 1 month to raise another $1400+.
Hopefully this album will give me a little more than what the latest Long Distance Calling and some other instrumental records have thus far (although the new LDC isn't bad, and better than the previous one).
It is difficult to write songs in 2013. Lots of songs have been written, and yet people expect you to write new ones. Against all odds, we did just that. And then we recorded those songs on our dime. Now the only challenge left to overcome is the financing of the CD's and the Merchandise to support this album. We need your help!
About us:
Shelter Red has been striking terror in Portland, Oregon since 2003. With a sound being described as quite technical and completely original. 2009's "Strike a mortal Terror" was the follow up to 2007’s mind-blowing debut release, “Masters of the Universe,” and "SAMT" was the 2nd release on Sound VS. Silence Records. Shelter Red doesn’t look to fit into any genre or style and doesn’t plan on conforming to any of the masses. While most instrumental albums usually seem to have a bit of a lull in them, SR seems to avoid that pitfall and actually relish in the fact that they don’t need voices to make phenomenal music. They have built a fan base from the ground up, which started in Portland and has worked its way nation wide, through talent, touring, and an astonishing live show. For fans of Don Caballero, ISIS, Tristeza, and Botch.
More information is coming, but for now, we know the album title and it'll be released this Fall.
Also if you go there and sign-up for the email list, you receive a free download of 1 of the songs off the album (maybe the title track?, I haven't been able to download it yet anyway)
hello friends. many days have passed since we saw you last. it’s been a couple years since we released any music, and it’s been months since we last performed live. the time passed has brought progression, changes, hope and joy. we are pleased to announce that our new album entitled Antiphon will be released this Fall. we are beyond excited to share this new record with everyone. since the departure of tim smith from midlake in November of last year, we’ve worked days and nights in the studio to write and record this album. we’ve pushed ourselves and challenged ourselves and feel that Antiphon represents an ultimate genesis both musically and spiritually.
We have so many great announcements and plans developing but more than anything, we are excited to perform these new songs along with our past favorites live for you. We look forward to seeing some of you in August and if we miss you then, we will see you in the months following. There are several tour dates brewing stateside and overseas so please check in frequently on this page as the updates will be coming often. onward!
edit:
I hopefully will be able to check this album out tomorrow. But before doing so, just thinking out loud, I wonder
Will this album be cheesy or actually be cool avoiding being too cheesy and melodramatic?
The band were cool enough to send me an Electronic Press Kit with a lot of info, images, quotes, descriptions, and much more.
The NYC Girl EP is quite good, hopefully this record will include more music of that vein. Although for some reason, with the space element, I wonder if some of it may resemble Chrome Canyon, or dare I say, my beloved Apes and Androids (they do come across similarly, but, I would be frankly, SHOCKED if I ended up even half as a attached to this album as Blood Moon, although I sort of thought the same thing about Pepe Deluxe last year afterall).
Some of the stuff in the EPK makes a lot comparisons. some to bands like the Scissor Sisters, MGMT but also Queen, Muse and Prince among a few dozen others among the track list.
One other note I'm not fully clear on, about the info and press release saying this is being released on August 15th, yet it has been available for sale (digitally at least), since June 21st per both Amazon and CD Baby.
Maybe the CD goes on sale on the 15th? The Press release also mentioned it is/has been for sale at these largely dramatic spectacle shows, which Google reveals a Kickstarter link to, which explains why they have been able to make them Broadway-like productions in some ways it appears.
1 In the Beginning 0:44
2 Children of the Stars 4:33
3 S.T.A.R. Child 3:40
4 Electric Moves 3:13
5 Made 4 You 3:16
6 The Eternal Connection 1:03
7 Heart in My Pocket 3:24
8 Dandy 3:03
9 The Deepest Darkness 1:03
10 Win It All 3:57
11 Heaven 4:16
12 The Cosmic Dawn 0:23
13 Love Saves the Day 3:55
Pop/Rock Band THE ORION EXPERIENCE Announces the Release of New Electro-Pop Concept Album CHILDREN OF THE STARS on August 15, 2013 THE ORION EXPERIENCE, An Intergalactic Theatrical Rock Concert Adventure Constructed Around Music by the Band, to Play Off-Broadway at XL Nightclub in NYC Beginning August 1 NEW YORK – July 18, 2013 – THE ORION EXPERIENCE is set to release their new electro-pop album CHILDREN OF THE STARS on August 15, 2013. Inspired by the writings of famed astronomer Carl Sagan, NYC-based THE ORION EXPERIENCE has created a mythical tale told through monologues with an otherworldly resonance. THE ORION EXPERIENCE lead singer Orion Simprini has always had an obsession with outer space, and CHILDREN OF THE STARS is the musical love child of that infatuation. A departure from their previous works, the largely electronic and synthesized music illustrates an inter-dimensional love story, a spiritual awakening, and tales of heartbreak and hope, infused with a futuristic ambiance. Just as the concept takes listeners on a journey, the music travels through the eras and styles that have influenced the band. This album gives listeners a glimpse of what they will see when they attend the new Off-Broadway show THE ORION EXPERIENCE. Beginning August 1 at XL Nightclub (512 West 42nd St.) in New York City, the immersive intergalactic rock concert extravaganza is built around music by the band. CHILDREN OF THE STARS truly draws musical influences from an array of different genres including pop, rock, electronic, dance, disco, and Top 40. Simprini, along with co-writers, Linda Horwatt, and Reef Rox write clever lyrics, with tricks up their sleeves at every juncture. Repeat listening reveals their subtleties. What is a Star Child? Lyrical definitions of the acronym S.T.A.R. include: “Super-sonic Techno-tramp Androgynous Renascent” and “Sensual Telepathy Alter my Reality.” THE ORION EXPERIENCE is also defined by intricate vocal arrangements, never taking the easy way out by using typical pop harmonies, which further demonstrates their musicality. Listeners are reminded that love trumps all – that in a time when chaos, war, and disaster seem to cloud our lives, if “you believe in love, then love saves the day.” According to Orion, named appropriately by his astronomer father, who grew up “the first time vinyl records were cool,” albums once were listened to straight through. CHILDREN OF THE STARS strives to recreate that experience for the listener. “While it is possible, of course, to buy the individual tracks on iTunes, we hope listeners will treat this as a true concept album,” says Simprini. “We invite listeners to partake in the relaxation method of their choice, and then consume the album in one sitting, as one whole piece.” Songs featured on CHILDREN OF THE STARS that will be featured in the Off-Broadway production of THE ORION EXPERIENCE include the tracks “Children of the Stars,” “S.T.A.R. Child,” “Electric Moves,” “Made 4 You,” “Heart In My Pocket,” “Win It All,” and “Love Saves the Day,” as well as songs from their three previous albums, and a new track written for the show. Their music is enhanced by dancers, aerialists, a space ship, a sassy talking computer, fog machines, space vampires, cocktails, and much more. Hear two tracks from the album/show now! “Love Saves the Day” – https://soundcloud.com/the-orion-experience/love-saves-the-day “Children of the Stars” – https://soundcloud.com/the-orion-experience/children-of-the-stars The band THE ORION EXPERIENCE is an explosion of high-energy disco pop. Superbly crafted pop songwriting and irresistible hooks are their calling card. THE ORION EXPERIENCE is: Orion Simprini (lead vocals/rhythm guitar), Linda Horwatt (vocals/keyboards), and Reef Rox (lead guitar/vocals, who also has a coproducer credit on the album). Digital copies of CHILDREN OF THE STARS are available now through iTunes. Physical CDs will be available for purchase at the show THE ORION EXPERIENCE, and later (along with limited edition vinyl records) on the band’s website. Tickets to THE ORION EXPERIENCE at XL Nightclub (Directed by Travis Greisler and presented by Ryan Bogner) are available at www.theorionexperience.com, by calling 212-352-3101, or at the venue. For further information, please visit: www.theorionexperience.com www.facebook.com/theorionexperience www.twitter.com/orionexperience For press inquiries about the band and album, please contact: Aly Mifa Solot It’s Probably Music aly@itsprobablymusic.com 215-605-4428 For press inquiries about the show, please contact: Ryan Turrin / Alex Goldschmidt The Karpel Group rturrin@thekarpelgropu.com / agoldschmidt@thekarpelgroup.com 212-505-2900
It may just be fanboy bias or something else, but every time any musician I like does one of these "Ted Talks" I find more reverence and appreciation for them. But then again, Brent Knopf is as creative and inventive a songwriter working today, so this point about wanting to "make mistakes" and having them be a key thing in how he writes songs, doesn't sound so surprising.
8/5/13 5:27PM-8/6/13 9:21AM
The official video for "Devil" was finally put up today as it's posted now below:
I didn't realize, but it comes as very little surprise they used footage from the David Carradine short film Jimmy did (David Carradine's last work as it so happened to become as well), that was directed by Michael Maxxis who if I recall, directed some other videos for Ours and Jimmy's solo record?
Dark video, but still it captures the tune well. As far as the album, they keep releasing different versions of it (as Jimmy has said they would), most recently a 24-bit FLAC which I downloaded per the Pledemusic link, but haven't checked out. But some of the commnents on the fans forum are saying there's a distinct improvement in it sonically.
But, I guess I am still awaiting my package per the Pledgemusic campaign, but given I got the vinyl, they said it very likely would be 6-8 weeks, which probably means it'll not arrive until September sometime if not a little later. It also doesn't help the process the fact they are on tour right now as well. Too bad they aren't hitting my town, but I've known that a few months.
edit: there's an interview with Jimmy and Michael Maxxis posted just below the video that was linked in the latest newsletter.
5/30/13 5:51AM
I'll add more later, but the below portions of this interview add even more about this record and I would inmagine how Jimmy is feeling, reading some of the comments and reactions online about it.
He's rather outspoken and brutally honest, which I actually am glad to see. I just hope he's not feeling too hurt or overly sensitive. But the interview goes into that.
I do wish the question about the new version of "Murder" would have come up, but hopefully it will soon.
I did like how the interview asked about "more" music. I just hope the finances are feasible and if possible, the band won't require another fan-funding campaign. But that remains to be seen. Link to a new, extensive interview with Jimmy Gnecco
It’s obvious the production of this album is different than your other ones. It just has a raw, live sound to it. Was that done on purpose?
That was definitely done on purpose. I played drums on the whole record except for the last song, “Fall into My Hands.” I’ve played drums in the past that we didn’t make a big deal about, but this time it was important for it to be right. I think it yielded something wild for us to tell you the truth. It’s a sound I’ve been chasing down for a long time in my head and I finally allowed that to happen.
We wanted to do a couple things differently than Mercy. We’d have around 20/30 guitar tracks to pick from for that album. Sometimes with all the different microphones and parts, we were using 15/16 guitar tracks at once. We just wanted to mainstream this record, not mainstream pop, but just streamline what it is we’re trying to do. We wanted one strong, defined guitar part as opposed to what we did on both Distorted Lullabies and Mercy which was to take multiple parts to make a sound. If you’re a guitarist or a drummer trying to learn one of those songs, you don’t even know what part to play. We wanted the intent to be different and clear with this record that it’s inspired by Michael Jackson or other Motown albums. You’re not wondering what’s making it sound this way by having all these different layers. There are still layers on this record, though.
You just have to listen closely for them.
Yeah, I don’t know if it’s because I played the drums, but I mixed them loud and mixed my voice low. I think it’s because we always wanted a record to sound that way. It’s always tricky because everybody has a different view on what they see as being right. Some people want to hear the band more and other people want to hear my voice the most. I thought on Mercy my voice was mixed really loud, so I wanted to make sure that when you turned this record up, everything came up. I didn’t let it get to the point where my voice was too loud before you felt what the drums were doing. So because of that you have to mix the voice down a little and in the band. I also got bored. I just did an album with 15 songs that were completely revolving around my voice. Everything was there to serve it and not get in the way of it, so I wanted the rhythm section to be pounding on this record.
I was going to say that your voice sounds buried on this album, but you also sing differently too. You’re in your higher register a lot which gives off this aggressive, angry tone to your voice. You don’t do those classic Gnecco screams like we just heard you sing in “Murder.” There’s still falsetto but it’s a lot less. So was that a conscious decision to sing that way too?
Yeah, I think it’s important to not become a parody of yourself. I don’t want to do a scream just to do it. I don’t want to sing falsetto unless the song calls for it. It was a conscious decision to lean toward more songs where I wasn’t singing falsetto for this record. Like you said, a lot of the songs are in a higher register in my voice. It’s actually a difficult album to sing.
On top of that, I got extremely sick during my small window. I had about two and a half weeks to get my vocals done because we had set the May 7 deadline and we were not going to go back on it. During that time, I unfortunately got sick and lost my voice. I was just struggling to have it at all, so that’s me pushing through it. I knew the sound of my voice would be different than ever before, so in that sense I tried to use it to my advantage. There are times when I just don’t have any control of it like I normally would. I took advantage of that because I think sometimes controlling the voice too much can take away some of the reckless abandonment. I tried to support it properly as a singer as much as I could, but still allow it to go where it wanted due to me being sick. I could barely breathe for most of the process. It just felt like somebody was standing on my chest the whole time that I was singing. You then get stressed out about being sick and it’s a constant cycle. It’s a miracle that we even got it done.
I shouldn’t even have to say this because this should just be a given with all records that are made, but I didn’t tune a single vocal. That’s not part of our set up. I wouldn’t know how and I’m not interested in doing it. So it wasn’t a matter of putting my voice down and tuning it all up. I hear tuned vocals on rock records and it does not please me at all. It’s depressing and disappointing to me, so we tried to leave it real.
5/22/13 11:36PM
This is probably worth adding, as it sheds more light or explanation about how the album is how it is. Credit the user Feverdown from the Fans Forum in the Topic about the album on pg 12
I get even more why the album is how it is.That being said, I have not played it too much over the last week and change just due to wanting to hear other stuff. Also I want to hear it on cd. They did just email the Pledgemusic backers FLAC version of the album, but I don't use an mp3 player of course. And burning the wav files seems kind of silly, But they may be worth checking out for now just to stream.
So I was listening to the boot of the Jimmy show at Mexicali Live from back in 2010 today, which I attended, and it has a long monologue where he talks about the next Ours record. I've transcribed it below if anyone is interested. Maybe it will take the place of interviews right now :) The TL;DR is that he says that when they made the record he wanted to go back to the feeling of being in the band during the Sour era. He also said that these were songs written for Velvet Revolver with the intention of making something that would sound like a follow up to Appetite for Destruction. I thought that was fascinating and I can't believe I forgot all about it.
Quote:
So the next Ours record...after doing this acoustic record...I get antsy. I do one thing and then I want to do something completely different. So, I've been having these feelings, I mean, when I was a little younger...maybe... [mumbles comically] years ago, we had something going on with our band where we kind of...I wouldn't say that we lost it over the years, you know, we changed, and I don't ever like to do the same thing over and over. There's lots of great bands who do that. AC/DC's one of em, they always make the same record and it's great each time. But I just wanted to do something new each time and grow. So the thing was by the time I made the first record, we never really made that record with the sound of the band that we had when I was younger, We never really made that record. And it was a fun band to be in at that time. Because, we uh, at a time where it was a...a bit of a hair band thing going on, which definitely with some great bands at the time. Some great singers, some great songs, which I felt actually deteriorated through the 90's with people who pretended like it was cool to not play. But um, we had a fun thing cuz we had this thing where we'd go into any little dingy bar and really just lay it out and really just kick ass. And I've been dying to do that again lately. I have a bunch of songs that I've written that are just gonna be, I don't know how to describe them, but I'd imagine that it's going to be close to that feeling that we had when we were younger. And I am really looking forward to doing that. I'm not going to play any of them yet tonight because for once I wanna surprise everybody with a record full of songs that you haven't heard. Rather than letting you hear it for five years and then recording it...and then wondering, "Why isn't anyone coming to the shows anymore? Because they've heard these songs for the last 20 years."
Yeah so there were some songs that I...I got a call to go down and sing with the guys from Velvet Revolver--a couple of times. The first time before Scott Weiland was in the band and then again after he was gone. I did jam with Slash a couple years ago, a show that we did in New York. It was horrible for me because I had lost my voice for about 6 months, 8 months. And I was just getting it back, that day oddly enough. I didn't know that I was getting it back. So I was terrified to go up and sing and I was like, "You gotta be kidding me." All those years of living like a compete...just trying to live like a Buddhist, with my, just everything. And the one night where I'm actually going to go up and play with some of my heroes and my voice wasn't working. So I did go up though and sing badly and...the one of the guys in the band gave me to wrong cue, so the funny thing about is if you find some of the footage on YouTube you'll see me going to sing and you'll see Slash going like this [makes a hand motion to his throat indicating for him not to go up? I don't remember what motion he mimed]. Great moment with Slash. Anyway the next day they called me and asked me to come to California and jam with them. And um...with the idea of that I started to write these songs about how I felt we could possibly make...Guns N' Roses, Appetite for Destruction was such a great record, and...I wasn't always into rock during that time growing up. I liked some of the bands like I was saying, but Guns N' Roses, that record was a great record and I thought if we were going to do anything, we had to...kind of make the next record that that great band would have made. So a bunch of the songs I started to write, and I guess maybe that's what the next record that we make as a band will be. I'm looking really forward to that, I'm not sure when it will be but...again I'm not going to play any of those right now. Maybe one...maybe one or two.
Anyway, just to give you an idea, this is the last thing I'll say about it. They spoke to the manager that we had at the time and he said to them, "What's in it for me if I have Jimmy come down to you?" That's the kind of management that we've had over the years. Just so you guys know that's what we deal with. "What's in it for me if I have Jimmy come down?" Awesome. So anyway, I sent them a letter myself and I said listen, "Let's get Slash, let's get Duff, let's find a drummer with a big, fat, back beat and a lot of soul...and where is Izzy Stradlin? They didn't like that email. So we're gonna keep all those songs that I was writing and hopefully it will come out [soon?].
5/10/13 3:05PM
I'm frankly, rather SHOCKED to see the enormous page-view count (850 this week?, LOL) for this entry. Where were all those google searches for Jimmy's solo record(s) the last few years?
Anyway, I could and should add more, but my posts this past week about this record I posted on the Ours fans forum are probably worth sharing for now.
5-11-13 7:22AM 1 thought could be Ballet the Boxer 2 could be THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE in
terms of the style of songs and production. It might make for a nice
contrast. Although if that does happen, I would think Jimmy and the band
would say something soon about that.
But after putting it off all week given I just started a brand new job
on Monday and listened to very little music until today, I finally got
around to hearing this album with headphones.
I think some folks could be overreacting a little on this album. The
production I'd say, for nearly every track varies from tolerable to at
least acceptable. In fact I find a couple of songs reminding me of the
production style of The Heart.
Songwriting-wise, this record maybe doesn't vary quite as much as Mercy
or DL, but I think it does resemble much of Precious both approach and
how the overall sound carries throughout.
My maybe biggest knock on it is there aren't many energetic/upbeat
tunes. Sing and Get Em Out really are the only tracks that have a more
uptempo feel. And they are towards the end.
That being the case, I think the best track or my favorite may end up
being Falling Into My Hands. Very epic, much in the tradition of other
Ours closing songs.
I gotta give this more time, but while this album may still end up being
my least favorite or even least played over time, I am not having much
issue with the production really. Really not much more than I might with
Precious. A few moments the reverb is too hot, but at least very little
to no cymbals seemed to clip which often with any production or mixing
issues is my biggest concern for wanting or not wanting to listen to an
album multiple times.
5-5-13 11:01AM people may not be familiar with the progressive metal band Pain of
Salvation, but for those who may, the production and mixing approach to
this record almost reminds me of Pain of Salvation's "Road Salt 1" (or
maybe "Road Salt 2" as well).
Intentionally stripped-down and organic.
Not that the analogy could and will be the same, but for the most part,
the fans of Pain of Salvation hated Road Salt 1 and RS 2 as well. I'm
not sure if that dramatic of a production/mixing approach to an album
will be received too well.
But I sort of see this possibly like dredg's Chuckles record, I like it,
it still sounds enough like them to not wonder, but it also is
different enough to at least credit them for trying to do something
different.
However, I also don't find it to be as good or addictive as any of their
others. But I also don't question that the band will make more music
that I love down the road.
5-5-13 2:56AM
I'm streaming some of it right now, and I follow many of the comments,
although I'm not feeling the songs themselves are bad. They do sound
much like Ours still in a lot of ways.
The production on the other hand, I guess I hope a better more cleanly
mastered version becomes available either per download or on a hardcopy.
Because if these are in fact the final versions, I almost wonder how or
why Jimmy would be happy with them. Unless the low-fi grainy tone of
them was intentional? Perhaps Jimmy wanted to have a different kind of
production to this album compared to The Heart and Mercy? It still would
be puzzling why that would be though.
5/4/13 6:55PM
This new album was sent to the people pledged at the level that included it. I'm just about to head out to see Steven Wilson, but I can't wait to hear this thing!
1 Pretty Pain 5:12 2 Emergency 2:29 3 Coming for You 4:01 4 Devil4:24 5 Been Down 5:54 6 Stand3:49 7 Boxer4:33 8 Sing3:20 9 Get Em Out 3:14 10 Falling Into My Hands 6:11
really surprised "Autumn" wasn't included. And perhaps the new rearranged version of "Murder" which a clip of was included in the film Zero Dark Thirty. Also the album title it seems includes a "1" on the end, like it may be a part 1 of more than one part, with more to come soon.
3/25/13 5:10PM
A bit of an update, mainly for the Pledgemusic Backers. It sounds like it won't be coming next week as originally planned, but likely sometime this Spring. If I had to guess, Mid-May, with some of the better tunes shared leading-up to it's release.
Good to get more info.
From the Backer Email Update:
Hi Everyone,
Update for you. We are just about finished with the record, and it
should be out to you real soon. There just hasn’t been enough time in
the day to actually get it done by the original date that was projected,
but we will have it out to you as soon as we think it’s great. We will
also be streaming some songs before the release for you to get an early
listen!
Again, we can’t thank you enough for your support on this.
Our love to you all. Ours
3/16/13 9:30AM
Edit::
Here's likely a song that will be included on Ballet the Boxer "Devil" (I don't believe it'll be titled "The Devil in Me" as the video says)
3/15/13 2:18PM
I'm sure a lot more details will be coming rather soon. But it was initially announced, this new record from Ours would be released, at least to the Pledgemusic Campaign supporters, around late March or the 1st week of April (April 1st/2nd?).
Now, some comments about that have shyed away a bit. A friend of mine of Facebook mentioned Jimmy Gnecco posted something about the record taking a little more time to finish than expected.
But, the fact the title was just announced, and that tour is coming up, it seems like a reasonable guess it'll be out pretty soon.
Can't friggin wait.
As far as the tour, unfortunately, no Minnesota, or Upper Midwest dates at all. But hopefully if not on this tour, sometime this Summer or Fall to support the new album.
latest Ours newsletter:
OURS Announce Upcoming Tour for their New Record 'Ballet the Boxer'
OURS will support select dates of PETER MURPHY'S Mr. Moonlight Tour Celebrating 35 Years of Bauhaus 5/4 U-Street Music Hall Washington DC 5/5 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA 5/7 Webster Hall New York, NY 5/9 Trocadero Philadephia, PA 5/10 Lee's Palace Toronto, ONT 5/11 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY 5/12 Mr. Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, PA
OURS HEADLINING SHOWS:
5/28 High Watt Nashville, TN 5/29 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, GA 5/31 The Social Orlando, FL 6/3 Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, FL 6/4 Milestone Charlotte, NC 6/6 DC9 Nightclub Washington DC 6/7 Milk Boy Philly Philadephia, PA 6/12 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY 6/15 Nietzsche's Buffalo, NY
*OURS will support select dates of PETER MURPHY'S Mr. Moonlight Tour in July, stay tuned for details
8/5/13 10:11PM
I got my copy in the mail today (finally, I actually had to email Candyrat which alerted them to the fact my order never was never completed, even though they thought it was).
But here's the lyrics to I Hate Music as I mentioned below. I'll possibly add more to this, now that I finally have a physical copy. But I've already moved it to 2nd on the 2013 rym list which I try and add-to/edit somewhat regularly.
I Hate Music Sometimes it's easy to ignore If it's forgettable Sometimes it's magic to the soul And claims you for its own But every now and then I hear a sound that breaks the spell Whoever puts that garbage on the air must love the smell I can't do this People call it music but I'm not sure If there's a difference between the set of blueprints for radio and just plain noise I turn my television on to pass me through the night I'm watching fools try to sing an awful song they didn't even write I know some tool is just sitting at a desk pulling the strings They shove their garbage acts down every dial the towers reach I hate music if that's what you call music, but I don't know Who approves the shit they pass for music on these shows? There's no difference between the set of blueprints for radio and failure There was a time you couldn't fake your game They turned the red light on and you delivered the goods Or you were chased off stage by someone else who could You were making magic or you couldn't make (nothing) at all I hate music If that's what you call music, that's for sure, If you're amused by the poly-sonic zoo, well, it's all yours Every day there's a new song being played that sounds like hell Whoever puts that garbage on the air must love the smell You can listen to whatever you like I'll try and keep it bottled up inside But don't pretend it's not polluting the world as it plays on and on and on and on Somewhere they must have lost their way And threw their souls out for attention and fame Their taste is bad, their opinions are wrong, They make awful shit but the radio keeps playing their songs 7/30/13 1:50AM
The Album comes out finally today! (hopefully it'll be in my mailbox given it was supposed have shipped on Thursday).
They just shared (embedded below) the 2nd of 6 studio sessions videos. This one for "Dust."
I also should add a DJ named Min Lee, at the Clear Channel-owned Adult Contemporary Rock/Pop station Cities 97 KTCZ wrote an article about The Reign of Kindo HERE the other day . It was frankly, pretty shocking. But perhaps that could mean they and this album may finally break them through somewhat, at least to the point they can LIVE OFF their music and TOUR outside of the Northeast and Brazil of all places, lol.
Dust Lyrics It's not too late to start again, to start again, to start again It's never too late to turn around, to double back and change your mind After all from dust we came and to dust we shall return So I'll see you on the horizon I'll see you there at the break of dawn
Sweat comes pouring down your face, you built your life around this place Feel the heat as the flames arise and burn it down before your eyes After all from dust we came and to dust we shall return Yeah I'll see you on the horizon
I'll see you there at dawn
We once were children building castles in the sand We'd smash them back into the land We'd call it all good fun Well now we build them big and tall We weep and cry each time they fall Then we hurry on to build again
We try so hard to leave a mark We end up mostly leaving scars Dig our toes in, sink our teeth in, We want our names in history But no one will remember you And why on earth do you want them to? The greatest men in history are now just names of what they used to be
After all from dust we came and to dust we shall return So I'll see you on the horizon I'll see you there 7/23/13 5:56AM-6:00PM edit: you can also get a free download if your PRE-ORDERED the cd
rpoland[at]candyrat.com. Love it. 1st of 6? videos that were helped funded by their Indiegogo campaign.
I keep asking myself, will these guys blow up from this record? and my initial feeling is, likely no chance, but then again I think about how Youtube is used significantly, even since This Is What Happens, and perhaps they will have a chance. Blow up, maybe to the level of at least The Dear Hunter or even bands like Fair to Midland or dredg.
I just think their music has enough appeal to reach a wider audience than it has, if the right exposure happens, they may. But I think if it does, it'll likely be with this record/cycle.
'Romancing A Stranger' performed by The Reign of Kindo
Recorded Live with no overdubs.
Joey Secchiaroli - Vocals + Guitar Danny Pizarro - Piano Steven Padin - Drum Kit + Percussion Jeffrey Jarvis - Bass Guitar Mike Carroll - Percussion Geraldo Castillo - Percussion Jay Jennings - Trumpet & Synth Darren Escar - Tenor Sax Brian Sanders - Cello Hannah Levinson - Viola Carolin Pook - Violin Frederika Krier - Violin Julia Adamy - Upright Bass The Doyle Brothers (Ryan Doyle, Todd Doyle) - Vocals Stephanie Weatherly - Vocals Kate Mills - Vocals
Performances mixed by Joey Secchiaroli
Director / Editor: Jon Hoeg Producer: Ant Gentile
Steadicam Op: Brandon Sumner
Camera Operators:
Derek Sexton Horani Nicole Januarie Montana Leonard Jason Lee Lenny Emery
Production Assistants:
Chris Gentile Charles Choice
Romancing A Stranger I found the roses that I bought her She threw them on the street She doesn't love me And all the letters that I sent her She never wrote to say She's thinking of me All the words that I could say All the looks I sent her way To make her love me With one look upon her face She puts me in my place She's high above me Oh, it's plain enough to see She doesn't love me Oh, but her love is all I need Oh my dear I have changed the way I speak to please your ears I listen only to the words that you revere And I've renounced the things I love to draw you near Tell me what else would you change? What else do you find strange when you think of me? If you'd give me some more time, I'll be made to your design so you can love me Her jokes, all quite awful, Still I'm certain to laugh to a strain I dwell in discomfort But if she looks my way it's worth the pain She may tell me she prefers a cup of tea that I despise So I'll choke it down and smile to see approval in her eyes She may may not like my opinions so in silence they'll reside But Godforbid if she thinks me just a fool I've carefully played this game to an endless despair If she says jump, I'll ask how high Over mountains, through the sky To the stars and then beyond so she'd be mine I've earned a few smiles, I've heard a kind word here and there, But I must face the morning air, How pathetic that I've cared For the romance of a stranger's
Gawd damn I LOVE this album! The lyrics for "I Hate Music" are PURE GOLD and totally WHAT I AND MANY OTHERS have said COUNTLESS TIMES about the public's perception of "music" and the "music industry"..and I would not only include the likes of Bieber, The Voice/American Idol..but shit like PITCHFORK MEDIA and even the HIPSTER RADIO STATIONS/MAGAZINES/BLOGS etc.
Kindo totally nailed it on that 1. Too bad' there's a few profanities, otherwise I would look to play it on KFAI. But I definitely want to transcribe the lyrics in here for that track and maybe others.
I can't wait to get my hardcopy in the mail next week. FUCK.,
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Heard it and it's definitely an album of the year contender. Although the rip I am hearing, a few tracks have some slightly hot cymbals. But I guess I'll see how much that matters long term.
But man, I love the trumpet arrangements on this record, and how every track features different things.
"Don't Haze Me" for example has this gigantic build in the middle."Sing When No One's Around" stands out, "Impossible World" and the almost afro-cuban feel it includes in parts, and then the ending leads to a SWING-like part. The slide-guitar on "Dust" along with part of the off-beat rhythm made me think of Tangled Thoughts of Leaving.
"I Hate Music" and the infectious as hell groove it includes.
Loving-this-album and how much I foresee it will have to explore.
"Play with Fire", is The Reign of Kindo's 3rd full length record and 1st with newest member Danny Pizarro Jr. on piano. Newly relocated to New York City as a base, Kindo has released possibly their best record yet.
The record starts out with "The Hero, The Saint, The Tyrant, and The Terrorist a song that screams "The Reign of Kindo" and would be a fit on any thier first two records. "Help It" has a killer bass line and sounds like every band member is having a musical conversation with one another, a perfectly in sync and melodic conversation. "Sing When No Ones Around" is more guitar driven than past records and the percussion kills when it comes in. "Dust" is a brilliant tune pulsing with rythym and slide guitar licks.
Rare is it to find modern music that pinpoints the middle ground between a respect for past greats and a boldness to pave tomorrow. This is, quite modestly, the definition of The Reign of Kindo. Citing influences from Dave Brubeck to Ben Folds to Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to John Mayer, there's not a degree of pomposity in this sound, just an honesty in the group's craft to blend such diverse influences into an identity
1. The Hero, the Saint, the Tyrant & the Terrorist
2. Help It
3. Sing When No One's Around
4. Dust
5. Impossible World
6. Don't Haze Me
7. Feeling in the Night
8. Make a Sound
9. Sunshine
10. Romancing a Stranger
11. I Hate Music
12. The Man, the Wood & the Stone
May 28th: 1st single Feeling in the Night June 25th: 2nd single Sunshine July 30th: Album Released Hey folks! This is long overdue...but you can finally mark your calendars. It's official: On July 30th, we will be releasing our new full length record, 'Play With Fire'. You'll be able to purchase it on itunes, amazon.com and candyrat.com. Physical copies can be purchased exclusively at candyrat.com. What to do until then? I'm glad I asked: On May 28th we will be releasing our debut single, 'Feeling In The Night' available on all of those same outlets. On June 25th we will be releasing our second single, 'Sunshine'. Two breadcrumbs leading to a giant musical pizza. Thank you and bless you all. -Joey
Song titles?
"Play With Fire Overture"
"The Hero, The Saint, The Tyrant & The Terrorist"
"Serpent Race"
I bet they reach their goal within a week or less. They may even receive in the ballpark of $30K or $40K before the campaign ends.
Obviously the below, previous posting is not accurate since Play With Fire hasn't come out yet, but it looks like it could be released in the next couple of months (1 of the contribution levels says June I noticed).
Our new album, 'Play With Fire', is going to be released February/March. WE PROMISE!!!!! That might seem a bit later than you guys want, and we apologize that it's been taking so long. We don't, however, feel bad. The fact of the matter is, the music we make with each other is of the utmost importance to us. It is part of what we'll leave behind on this earth forever, and we've come to realize that there are people out there relating to, enjoying and even being deeply affected by what we create as Kindo. That is something that sinks in a little more everyday, and it is one of the most precious blessings that any of us have in our lives. This album is among the most exciting things I have ever, ever been a part of. There was a night in my parents driveway a few years ago when I was listening to a mix of 'flowers by the moon'; a couple minutes into the song I was fighting tears as I thought about how grateful I was to be a part of this band. This album brought a similar moment. I let the tears come listening to an idea Danny brought to us...'Don't Haze Me'. I realized, without an arrogant or conceited bone in my body, that I was a part of something very special. We are our music, and having people to share it with is mind blowing. So we figured we'd do it right. And when guys have marriages, jobs, live in different cities and tour with other artists, things like making an album of a lifetime take a minute or two. If you're a fan of Kindo though... I can pretty confidently tell you that it's going to be worth the wait. -s
Just look below and you can stream the new song "Manwood/Basement" which is pretty sweet. More to add in due time.
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