8/5/13 9:54PM
up/pup/vocal date. I wonder if it'll be coming out this year, but if not, probably a relatively early 2014 release.
We are the booze. from Rody Walker on Vimeo.
1/16/13 6:04PM
http://www.indiegogo.com/protestthehero
Protest the Hero NEW ALBUM Crowd Funder from Luke Hoskin on Vimeo.
Funny video. They are already at $147K with a goal of $125K and they have 29 days left, LOL. I'm not incredibly surprised by that though given Protest has a size-able fan base. Not quite what Amanda Palmer has, but still, among all the Kickstarters and other campaigns that have happened over the last couple of years, they might be the 2nd or 3rd most well known/successful act to do one of these that I follow. With that much time left, I am rather curious to see what their final contribution number ends up at. $250K maybe?
I am on the fence about putting money towards this, especially given they already met their goal. And the fact Scurrilous was rather disappointing and Fortress I've felt more or less since the year it came out, to be disappointing overall, compared to Kezia. I'm not sure if they'll ever make a record as good as Kezia again. Even after bringing back Jadea Kelly on Scurrilous. They still haven't made those wonderful acoustic passages like they did on Kezia among other things. Not to forget the cymbals clipped I recall frequently on both Scurrilous and Fortress, yet they barely did at all on Kezia (which is odd, given mixing you'd think would IMPROVE with each release, not DECLINE).
But I gotta give them props for this video and when their next LP is available to check out, I certainly will want to listen no matter.
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Monday, August 5, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Evarusnik - In a Poker Slash Refrain (2013)
6/4/13 5:50AM
Band's Site: CD and VINYL orders available
iTunes
2nd single "Enjoy."
6/3/13 9:35AM
sucker goes on sale on Tuesday per Bandcamp I believe. Being that I backed their successful Kickstarter, I already got my download. Quite good record, including Mark Engles contributions at points.
1 You Are the Artist 4:23
2 Rapanui's Lightniing 4:41
3 Teeth of Won't 4:59
4 Trickling Ivory 3:45
5 Local Cliché 6:06
6 Black Acequia 4:38
7 Scenic Overlooks 0:55
8 Circles Swimming 5:21
9 Easily Entertainers 4:43
10 Voices 0:36
11 Enjoy 5:28
5/9/13 11:53AM
The above link is for the 1st single "Rapanui's Lightning" which actually was released on April 4th (my bad for not knowing earlier).
As far as the album title, the band I imagine will be announcing it and the tracklist/artwork rather soon as they said this a few weeks ago:
New single available! Full length album out June 4th, 2013.
This album was successfully kickstarted from their campaign last year that was launched around this time (June I think). LINK.
Also one note to include as I think I mentioned it last year, this band are friends with some of the dredg members. And if I recall, Mark Engles either produced and/or played on this album.
Band's Site: CD and VINYL orders available
iTunes
2nd single "Enjoy."
6/3/13 9:35AM
sucker goes on sale on Tuesday per Bandcamp I believe. Being that I backed their successful Kickstarter, I already got my download. Quite good record, including Mark Engles contributions at points.
1 You Are the Artist 4:23
2 Rapanui's Lightniing 4:41
3 Teeth of Won't 4:59
4 Trickling Ivory 3:45
5 Local Cliché 6:06
6 Black Acequia 4:38
7 Scenic Overlooks 0:55
8 Circles Swimming 5:21
9 Easily Entertainers 4:43
10 Voices 0:36
11 Enjoy 5:28
5/9/13 11:53AM
The above link is for the 1st single "Rapanui's Lightning" which actually was released on April 4th (my bad for not knowing earlier).
As far as the album title, the band I imagine will be announcing it and the tracklist/artwork rather soon as they said this a few weeks ago:
New single available! Full length album out June 4th, 2013.
This album was successfully kickstarted from their campaign last year that was launched around this time (June I think). LINK.
Also one note to include as I think I mentioned it last year, this band are friends with some of the dredg members. And if I recall, Mark Engles either produced and/or played on this album.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Amanda Palmer IS PAYING the extra musicians: Sept/Oct 2012 Tour
http://www.amandapalmer.net/blog/20120919/
I don't likely have time to go in to great detail about all my thoughts with this, but I'll try and summarize what I meant to write within the last week, and now my reaction to this.
#1) The musicians she is/was asking to play with her KNEW about the circumstances before volunteering/being selected to play with her.
#2) these were in all likelihood going to be LOCAL musicians, or musicians that were to play for the show that were in THEIR HOMETOWN ONLY.
#3) Amanda has about 35 shows on this tour where she made this request (North America and Europe), and given that, just do the math about HOW MANY DIFFERENT MUSICIANS would be playing with her. 10 per show? 15 per show? maybe even up to 25 per show? I just guessed if it were to average 15 per show, 15 x 35 = 525 musicians. So there's a good chance she's be playing with approximately 500 different musicians on this tour.
#4) The Kickstarter Money. Yes, she raised the unthinkable $1.2 million dollars, but if PEOPLE ACTUALLY READ MORE ABOUT IT, they'd have realized SHE HAD A BUDGET AND PLAN FOR MORE OR LESS EVERY CENT OF THAT MONEY ALREADY, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE PAYING 1-OFF PERFORMANCE MUSICIANS AT EVERY GIG.
#5) And let's say she wanted to change things and actually PAY each and every musician that played with her. Okay, how much? $100? well, that's $50K right there. Even $50 would be $25K, or MORE????? Again, she OUTLINED IN DETAIL where EVERY CENT was going more or less, and the 1-off show players were not in that plan.
#6) Should they be in that plan? Well, maybe, but 1st and foremost, THAT'S HER DECISION. Is it SELFISH? I guess it should seem payment enough, if you are an unknown musician just with the chance to gain exposure and experience playing with her and her band, in front of a large crowd who likely have never seen you play before anyway. Plus the other little perks like free tickets, beer, etc that she mentioned.
#7) In just considering numbers, $100 is an extra 50K, $50 25K, I concluded maybe around $20 or $25 wouldn't be so outlandish in moving $ around, or instead, Amanda just BUYS THEM ALL DINNER perhaps.
That all being said, from a PR standpoint, this does help, but I will stand by that I don't think she needed to do this. But whatevah.
I hopefully will write some kind of review soon of Theatre Is Evil, as I do like her new album quite a bit, although not quite as much as my initial impression. The bonus tracks for the Kickstarters are pretty tasty, including "The Ukele Song" namely.
For what it's worth, it charted today on Billboard, for its 1st week at #10. Nice Fuck You to Record Labels, but given it's hype and distribution, for a 1st week, that doesn't seem so surprising.
I don't likely have time to go in to great detail about all my thoughts with this, but I'll try and summarize what I meant to write within the last week, and now my reaction to this.
#1) The musicians she is/was asking to play with her KNEW about the circumstances before volunteering/being selected to play with her.
#2) these were in all likelihood going to be LOCAL musicians, or musicians that were to play for the show that were in THEIR HOMETOWN ONLY.
#3) Amanda has about 35 shows on this tour where she made this request (North America and Europe), and given that, just do the math about HOW MANY DIFFERENT MUSICIANS would be playing with her. 10 per show? 15 per show? maybe even up to 25 per show? I just guessed if it were to average 15 per show, 15 x 35 = 525 musicians. So there's a good chance she's be playing with approximately 500 different musicians on this tour.
#4) The Kickstarter Money. Yes, she raised the unthinkable $1.2 million dollars, but if PEOPLE ACTUALLY READ MORE ABOUT IT, they'd have realized SHE HAD A BUDGET AND PLAN FOR MORE OR LESS EVERY CENT OF THAT MONEY ALREADY, WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE PAYING 1-OFF PERFORMANCE MUSICIANS AT EVERY GIG.
#5) And let's say she wanted to change things and actually PAY each and every musician that played with her. Okay, how much? $100? well, that's $50K right there. Even $50 would be $25K, or MORE????? Again, she OUTLINED IN DETAIL where EVERY CENT was going more or less, and the 1-off show players were not in that plan.
#6) Should they be in that plan? Well, maybe, but 1st and foremost, THAT'S HER DECISION. Is it SELFISH? I guess it should seem payment enough, if you are an unknown musician just with the chance to gain exposure and experience playing with her and her band, in front of a large crowd who likely have never seen you play before anyway. Plus the other little perks like free tickets, beer, etc that she mentioned.
#7) In just considering numbers, $100 is an extra 50K, $50 25K, I concluded maybe around $20 or $25 wouldn't be so outlandish in moving $ around, or instead, Amanda just BUYS THEM ALL DINNER perhaps.
That all being said, from a PR standpoint, this does help, but I will stand by that I don't think she needed to do this. But whatevah.
I hopefully will write some kind of review soon of Theatre Is Evil, as I do like her new album quite a bit, although not quite as much as my initial impression. The bonus tracks for the Kickstarters are pretty tasty, including "The Ukele Song" namely.
For what it's worth, it charted today on Billboard, for its 1st week at #10. Nice Fuck You to Record Labels, but given it's hype and distribution, for a 1st week, that doesn't seem so surprising.
Monday, August 15, 2011
The Age of Rockets Album Update
8/15/11 12:32AM
This was sent directly to those who are part of the successful Kickstarter campaign. The samples I've heard since the last update still sound awfully promising, and the progress, certainly reasonable. I am looking forward to getting to hear it around X-Mas or early in 2012. I just hope Andrew doesn't have to bend over backwards after facing the changes in recording time crunch (along with that 1 backer who apparently *backed out*).
But to expect it as part of the 2011 Index probably pretty unlikely now. So be it, here we may have the early leader for 2012 for that reason.
The Age of Rockets
Monday Aug 15, 12:06am EDT
Here is a long update on album progress. It's difficult for me to properly explain some things, so I hope you will not be offended at some of the vagueness. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the album ended up falling 100% into my lap. Saul, Bess and Adam will be a part the record, but not nearly as much as originally planned. This bummed me out for a while, but it is what it is, you know? I took a small break from recording while I produced the most recent mc chris record, but that is done and I am hoping to finish up the basic recording of the record by the end of November. The first disc is just missing vocals, one track of cello and a few electric guitars. Not including vocals, it will be done by mid-September and then the rest should be far easier and quicker.
Disc one is the "over the top orchestra record", and while it's one out of three discs, it was 50% of the total time and work the album needed. I am hesitant to give an exact release date because some final lyrics are not done and I am just beginning to work out artwork & things like that, but I would like to think that you Kickstarter backers will have the full three-disc album by Christmas. The goal is for you to be sick of it by the time it's actually released.
Not really.
Certainly if it's not completely done by Christmas it will be done soon after that, and by mid-Autumn you will surely have another big update on the progress.
While it pains me greatly to acknowledge the haters, I must address what Kickstarter backer Mike Finkel angrily said on the comments section today. I will gladly give him his money back and have his name appear nowhere on this project because he addressed his concerns in a totally inappropriate way, but he is right about there needing to be more updates. You all deserve that.
As always, you can hear some clips of the new record on theageofrockets.com and see how things are coming along on my blog. You can always message me on Facebook if you have any specific questions or concerns. I love talking to you guys and I hope you know that you can always reach out to me.
I really, really appreciate all the people who took to the comments section of the Kickstarter project and defended me and this record. It warms my heart to know how patient you all are and that you have my back against mean-spirited people. While I am sure this won't be the last Age of Rockets record, I am wary of doing anything else after it because I don't know how to top it. I am truly excited about this album and I can't wait for you all to hear it.
Additionally, I am going to record disc three alone in a cabin in the woods in the late Fall for a week. I think I am going to document it because it will probably be spooky and there is no interent there, so I will need a camera to talk to/go insane The Shining-style at. If that sounds at all interesting I'll send you guys the results.
Thank you again for everything you've all done for me. Knowing that people truly believe in something I care about so much is all I could ever hope for.
Much love,
Andrew Futral
4/21/11 8:31AM
a couple of bits:
4/20/11 Facebook post
sneak peek clip of a new song
still missing vox and cello
http://soundcloud.com/theageofrockets/sneak-peek
SNEAK PEEK by theageofrockets
sounds a bit like Kiss Kiss, which is a good thing.
Holy shit. Disc 1 is going to be hard to beat. Nothing like a 16 piece string section to make an album feel like the end of the world!
all violins for disc 1 are done. Disc 1 might actually be done this month.
Good to read about progress. Whether it'll be done and available in 2011 is still up in the air tho.
12/1/10 1:28AM
Okay, so reading about this, obviously the best news is it's coming along and let's hope it actually is released next Spring or Summer ("late Spring" unless it's a digital download, probably means Summer with printing, promotion, etc) sometime. On the surface, the 3 cds on this "super-pretentious choose-your-own-adventure-style concept record"
-the 1st CD is the meat for me. That's The Age of Rockets I would assume that will resemble the work to a point from 2008's Hannah.
-The 2nd more subtle, "less is more" sounds to be good as a blending. Perhaps in the whole mixing of songs off each record together, etc..maybe a little like The River Empires: Epilogue, the last dredg album, or of course The Dear Hunter Act III in some ways. Who knows.
-And the 3rd disc it sounds like is out of left-field a bit. That one may make or break just how unique this record really is. That's the "avant-garde" or actual "experimental" side to this thing. Sort of the maudlin of the Well, Deerhoof approach in some ways.
So now thinking about this, I can say I'm probably as, if not more intrigued. But the proof will be in the pudding. It could end up disappointing, but I'd rather that happen than it never happen at all of course.
edit: of course it's mentioned in that update about sound clips being up. http://theageofrockets.tumblr.com/.
um, wow. This stuff sounds potentially awesome! the most recent clip marching piece "Darling Street (Unmixed Clip)" namely...Fuck, I wish I had known about these clips months ago when they were shared, lol. Better now than later of course.
Now Andrew has also launched a NEW kickstarter campaign for making videos I decided to put $10 towards it, in the hope/belief that it will lead to some cool things and more long-term work for him, Field Mouse (who I also donated to), and The Age of Rockets of course as well. I guess we'll see.
This was sent directly to those who are part of the successful Kickstarter campaign. The samples I've heard since the last update still sound awfully promising, and the progress, certainly reasonable. I am looking forward to getting to hear it around X-Mas or early in 2012. I just hope Andrew doesn't have to bend over backwards after facing the changes in recording time crunch (along with that 1 backer who apparently *backed out*).
But to expect it as part of the 2011 Index probably pretty unlikely now. So be it, here we may have the early leader for 2012 for that reason.
The Age of Rockets
Monday Aug 15, 12:06am EDT
Here is a long update on album progress. It's difficult for me to properly explain some things, so I hope you will not be offended at some of the vagueness. Due to some unforeseen circumstances, the album ended up falling 100% into my lap. Saul, Bess and Adam will be a part the record, but not nearly as much as originally planned. This bummed me out for a while, but it is what it is, you know? I took a small break from recording while I produced the most recent mc chris record, but that is done and I am hoping to finish up the basic recording of the record by the end of November. The first disc is just missing vocals, one track of cello and a few electric guitars. Not including vocals, it will be done by mid-September and then the rest should be far easier and quicker.
Disc one is the "over the top orchestra record", and while it's one out of three discs, it was 50% of the total time and work the album needed. I am hesitant to give an exact release date because some final lyrics are not done and I am just beginning to work out artwork & things like that, but I would like to think that you Kickstarter backers will have the full three-disc album by Christmas. The goal is for you to be sick of it by the time it's actually released.
Not really.
Certainly if it's not completely done by Christmas it will be done soon after that, and by mid-Autumn you will surely have another big update on the progress.
While it pains me greatly to acknowledge the haters, I must address what Kickstarter backer Mike Finkel angrily said on the comments section today. I will gladly give him his money back and have his name appear nowhere on this project because he addressed his concerns in a totally inappropriate way, but he is right about there needing to be more updates. You all deserve that.
As always, you can hear some clips of the new record on theageofrockets.com and see how things are coming along on my blog. You can always message me on Facebook if you have any specific questions or concerns. I love talking to you guys and I hope you know that you can always reach out to me.
I really, really appreciate all the people who took to the comments section of the Kickstarter project and defended me and this record. It warms my heart to know how patient you all are and that you have my back against mean-spirited people. While I am sure this won't be the last Age of Rockets record, I am wary of doing anything else after it because I don't know how to top it. I am truly excited about this album and I can't wait for you all to hear it.
Additionally, I am going to record disc three alone in a cabin in the woods in the late Fall for a week. I think I am going to document it because it will probably be spooky and there is no interent there, so I will need a camera to talk to/go insane The Shining-style at. If that sounds at all interesting I'll send you guys the results.
Thank you again for everything you've all done for me. Knowing that people truly believe in something I care about so much is all I could ever hope for.
Much love,
Andrew Futral
4/21/11 8:31AM
a couple of bits:
4/20/11 Facebook post
sneak peek clip of a new song
still missing vox and cello
http://soundcloud.com/theageofrockets/sneak-peek
SNEAK PEEK by theageofrockets
sounds a bit like Kiss Kiss, which is a good thing.
Holy shit. Disc 1 is going to be hard to beat. Nothing like a 16 piece string section to make an album feel like the end of the world!
all violins for disc 1 are done. Disc 1 might actually be done this month.
Good to read about progress. Whether it'll be done and available in 2011 is still up in the air tho.
12/1/10 1:28AM
UPDATE!
By The Age of Rockets For Backers Only
Hey guys and gals,
some of you recently and kindly have asked for an update on this album. I will totally give you one. I have been working with all of my free-time to get this sucker done. I decided to tackle this album 1 disc at a time. So far I am extremely happy with the progress. Currently there is about 2-3 more days of guitar tracking for the 1st disc and then all of the strings and horns and then i will move on to disc 3 (disc 2 will be recorded last) . As some of you may or may not know Hannah was made mostly by myself. Saul, Adam and Bess did vocals but only helped on The End of Faith and Actors/Ghosts. I am thrilled with how that record came out but I really want the whole band to be part of this record and so that means it will take a little longer (as they are all doing their own musical things all over the place). The end product will also be a little better. The concepts behind the discs are: Disc 1 is the over the top disc, meaning that it will be huge and loud and have giant orchestras everywhere. Disc 2 will be the subtle album. It will be full band as well but will be made with a "less is more" attitude. Disc 3 will be the weird album. It will kind of be like If I made "The Drive Home" now. The concept behind disc 3 is that songs will be recorded for the sake of a weird idea more than for the sake of the song. For example one idea is that there is a song that I am going to learn how to play backwards, record backwards, then reverse and record some additional stuff on top of it so that the whole thing sounds like a reversed track but also sounds 100% correct. Something like that totally excites me as a person but I would never have the balls to actually release it if it were just 1 disc. Disc 1 so far has been pretty much arranged by just me and Adam. Disc 2 will be much more collaborative and I am hoping disc 3 will have tons of friends on it.
If you want to hear any clips from songs you should follow the official age of rockets webpage / blog at www.theageofrockets.com/ i have been posting lots of recording things there. The album is going to (hopefully) be done by the late spring and around that time I am going to start to deal with kickstarter prizes. A lot of the prizes are musical things and I would really like it if all my creative energy was spent on 1 thing at a time.
I am really excited for everyone to hear this new record / new direction.
thanks so much for all of your patience.
A lot of what makes Age of Rockets special to me is that I make sure I am always "earning it". In that I have tons of other projects going on all of the time so that this record is the thing that I am working FOR. I think it makes for a better product. It keeps me passionate but also makes things take a hair longer. I am sorry I work like this BUT there will be new Field Mouse music soonish, a Lauren Zettler EP that I am producing and a bunch of other fun things.
Some of you may have seen the Favorite Day music video for Bess Rogers. I edited that footage and also helped direct it. I am about 24 hours away from launching a second kickstarter to get a camera so that I can help make music videos for age of rockets, field mouse, jenny owen youngs, weiss, and Rogers. Probably more people as well. Making videos is something that it is hard to do cheaply and so I am trying to make it be something that requires less doing. I want to make sure you all don't feel weird about me launching a second kickstarter. This will in no way slow down kickstarter 1 or album 3 progress and will only add to the amount of fun things I am able to do.
COOL!
I care about you all.
also if we are not currently facebook friends we should be
facebook.com/andrewfutral
DOUBLE COOL!
- Andrew
Okay, so reading about this, obviously the best news is it's coming along and let's hope it actually is released next Spring or Summer ("late Spring" unless it's a digital download, probably means Summer with printing, promotion, etc) sometime. On the surface, the 3 cds on this "super-pretentious choose-your-own-adventure-style concept record"
-the 1st CD is the meat for me. That's The Age of Rockets I would assume that will resemble the work to a point from 2008's Hannah.
-The 2nd more subtle, "less is more" sounds to be good as a blending. Perhaps in the whole mixing of songs off each record together, etc..maybe a little like The River Empires: Epilogue, the last dredg album, or of course The Dear Hunter Act III in some ways. Who knows.
-And the 3rd disc it sounds like is out of left-field a bit. That one may make or break just how unique this record really is. That's the "avant-garde" or actual "experimental" side to this thing. Sort of the maudlin of the Well, Deerhoof approach in some ways.
So now thinking about this, I can say I'm probably as, if not more intrigued. But the proof will be in the pudding. It could end up disappointing, but I'd rather that happen than it never happen at all of course.
edit: of course it's mentioned in that update about sound clips being up. http://theageofrockets.tumblr.com/.
um, wow. This stuff sounds potentially awesome! the most recent clip marching piece "Darling Street (Unmixed Clip)" namely...Fuck, I wish I had known about these clips months ago when they were shared, lol. Better now than later of course.
Now Andrew has also launched a NEW kickstarter campaign for making videos I decided to put $10 towards it, in the hope/belief that it will lead to some cool things and more long-term work for him, Field Mouse (who I also donated to), and The Age of Rockets of course as well. I guess we'll see.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Falling Up - Your Sparkling Death Cometh (2011) (1.0)
6/1/11 8:41AM
Diamnds is here to stream. For me of course, in about 9 hours or so when I get home from work.
5/25/11 6:55PM - 5/30/11 9:58PM
Blue Ghost is here. Holy shit this sounds sweet. Gimme the rest, nao damnit!
5/14/11 10:07PM
Cover Art + Track List PRE-ORDER Link
1. Circadian
2. The Wonder
3. Blue Ghost
4. Diamnds
5. The Light Beam Rider
6. Oceans
7. Mscron
8. Vates
9. Forms And Shapes
10. Slow Waves
Official Release Date is June 28th, 2011.
kind of odd spellings "Mscron" and "Diamnds" but I imagine it's for a reason. That reminds of me of something Menomena has done.
4/3/11 7:02PM
So the title of the album is "Your Sparkling Death Cometh" and is expected in June (June 28th according to Wikipedia and possibly other places I haven't seen yet).
As Jessy wrote in their latest update, like on 2009's Fangs!, Casey Crescenzo will be producing it and help with tracking along with using his studio.
Details and some video footage shouldn't be too far away it sounds like.
1/27/11 6:24PM
new site with updates
oh, man. $13,665. I just read that Casey actually produced Fangs, which really does not surprise me at all. And this upcoming record is being recorded at his studio as they say there. I'm almost feeling as excited about it as the next TRE record, lol.
1/6/11 10:40PM
280 Backers
$10,848 pledged of $10,000 goal
13 days to go
I am a BACKER, and as those numbers indicate, this campaign has become a success.
Falling Up of course is the original band Jessy Ribordy and Josh Shroy were/are part of, of course before The River Empires started. I actually can claim to own a couple of their discs already, 2004's Crashings and 2005's Dawn Escapes by finding them for a few dollars at Cheapo in the last few months.
The irony is, I haven't really spent much time with them, mainly because of my interest (phobia) in heavily Christian-based rock. However, in my exploration of Jessy's background, I did inquire about Falling Up and the album Fangs was recommended and I definitely have enjoyed it the more I've played it. It's rather textured, and among other bands, they do remind me of Minus the Bear and The Receiving End of Sirens to a point.
I'm not sure if Falling Up ever was on a tour with either, especially TREOS, which may suggest how Jessy and Casey Crescenzo got to know each other.
But I guess the biggest thing with Falling Up, as you watch that video and listen to Jessy, I am rather intrigued what they could do next. Fangs is a good record, and less overtly Christian, that I can tell. And maybe the most optimism I have about this is the experience Jessy's had writing the music of The River Empires and The Gloomcatcher, might impact how good production-wise and songwriting-wise this record ends up.
Plus I really want to just support him and what he does. My contribution was not huge, but it's remarkable how many people have contributed there, and how much $ they raised. That is a big reason why I wonder why The River Empires campaign didn't quite work out, nor the numbers of fans at this point. Falling Up have a good size following already (over 100,000 listeners on last.fm). You'd think a reasonable percentage of those people would like and support Jessy's other work. But maybe it's just a matter of time. If this Falling Up record ends up reigniting their fans intests, many of them are bound to stumble upon TRE music, especially given they also have a record coming next year.
It should be interesting to see, and I am pretty excited to hear what this record will sound like. I even just found a hardcopy of Fangs on ebay just a bit ago.
Diamnds is here to stream. For me of course, in about 9 hours or so when I get home from work.
5/25/11 6:55PM - 5/30/11 9:58PM
Blue Ghost is here. Holy shit this sounds sweet. Gimme the rest, nao damnit!
5/14/11 10:07PM
Cover Art + Track List PRE-ORDER Link
1. Circadian
2. The Wonder
3. Blue Ghost
4. Diamnds
5. The Light Beam Rider
6. Oceans
7. Mscron
8. Vates
9. Forms And Shapes
10. Slow Waves
Official Release Date is June 28th, 2011.
kind of odd spellings "Mscron" and "Diamnds" but I imagine it's for a reason. That reminds of me of something Menomena has done.
4/3/11 7:02PM
So the title of the album is "Your Sparkling Death Cometh" and is expected in June (June 28th according to Wikipedia and possibly other places I haven't seen yet).
As Jessy wrote in their latest update, like on 2009's Fangs!, Casey Crescenzo will be producing it and help with tracking along with using his studio.
Details and some video footage shouldn't be too far away it sounds like.
1/27/11 6:24PM
new site with updates
oh, man. $13,665. I just read that Casey actually produced Fangs, which really does not surprise me at all. And this upcoming record is being recorded at his studio as they say there. I'm almost feeling as excited about it as the next TRE record, lol.
1/6/11 10:40PM
280 Backers
$10,848 pledged of $10,000 goal
13 days to go
I am a BACKER, and as those numbers indicate, this campaign has become a success.
Falling Up of course is the original band Jessy Ribordy and Josh Shroy were/are part of, of course before The River Empires started. I actually can claim to own a couple of their discs already, 2004's Crashings and 2005's Dawn Escapes by finding them for a few dollars at Cheapo in the last few months.
The irony is, I haven't really spent much time with them, mainly because of my interest (phobia) in heavily Christian-based rock. However, in my exploration of Jessy's background, I did inquire about Falling Up and the album Fangs was recommended and I definitely have enjoyed it the more I've played it. It's rather textured, and among other bands, they do remind me of Minus the Bear and The Receiving End of Sirens to a point.
I'm not sure if Falling Up ever was on a tour with either, especially TREOS, which may suggest how Jessy and Casey Crescenzo got to know each other.
But I guess the biggest thing with Falling Up, as you watch that video and listen to Jessy, I am rather intrigued what they could do next. Fangs is a good record, and less overtly Christian, that I can tell. And maybe the most optimism I have about this is the experience Jessy's had writing the music of The River Empires and The Gloomcatcher, might impact how good production-wise and songwriting-wise this record ends up.
Plus I really want to just support him and what he does. My contribution was not huge, but it's remarkable how many people have contributed there, and how much $ they raised. That is a big reason why I wonder why The River Empires campaign didn't quite work out, nor the numbers of fans at this point. Falling Up have a good size following already (over 100,000 listeners on last.fm). You'd think a reasonable percentage of those people would like and support Jessy's other work. But maybe it's just a matter of time. If this Falling Up record ends up reigniting their fans intests, many of them are bound to stumble upon TRE music, especially given they also have a record coming next year.
It should be interesting to see, and I am pretty excited to hear what this record will sound like. I even just found a hardcopy of Fangs on ebay just a bit ago.
Monday, January 24, 2011
Water & Bodies - Light Year (2011) (1.0)
1/24/11 4:56PM
cover link
posting on their tumblr
Track Listing:
1. Celebration Song
2. Free World
3. Moments in a Life
4. Parallels
5. Echoes
6. The Return
7. Light Year
8. 1980
9. Lonely Night
10. Written & Read
11. Already Gone
Water & Bodies Tour Dates:
February 18 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir w/ The Dimes, Archeology, UHF
February 19 - Seattle, WA @ Skylark Club w/ No Kind Of Rider & Viva La Villians
March 4 - Eugene, OR @ TBA
March 5 - Bend, OR @ Silver Moon Brewery w/ Tango Alpha Tango, Ex Cowboys
the cover honestly, I hate to say it, but it reminds me a bit of promo pics from Pain of Salvation's
Road Salt One
and
22's "Flux" album cover.
But I suppose once getting to hear the album and realize what it's about lyrically (conceptually?), the cover art might seem more logical.
1/3/11 5:53PM
previous info about how it was funded, etc here
Interlacing the passion and raw hooks of 90's alternative rock with their already-streamlined sound, Water & Bodies' new record "Light Year" will undoubtedly scream to those who want to hear something real. Music lovers from all walks of life will be able to take something positive from this fresh collection of heart-felt, energetic songs.
Available Feb 22, 2011 at
itunes, amazon, cdbaby.com, & www.waterandbodies.com
More details to come: Track list, cover art, etc. But being a "backer" as I am, I'm looking forward to this even before that initial 2/22/11 release date. The 2 eps were good, but I can't deny, this is probably the 1st time I've been really excited about their music since hearing some of the Horses Galloping Kaddisfly stuff.
cover link
posting on their tumblr
Track Listing:
1. Celebration Song
2. Free World
3. Moments in a Life
4. Parallels
5. Echoes
6. The Return
7. Light Year
8. 1980
9. Lonely Night
10. Written & Read
11. Already Gone
Water & Bodies Tour Dates:
February 18 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir w/ The Dimes, Archeology, UHF
February 19 - Seattle, WA @ Skylark Club w/ No Kind Of Rider & Viva La Villians
March 4 - Eugene, OR @ TBA
March 5 - Bend, OR @ Silver Moon Brewery w/ Tango Alpha Tango, Ex Cowboys
the cover honestly, I hate to say it, but it reminds me a bit of promo pics from Pain of Salvation's
Road Salt One
and
22's "Flux" album cover.
But I suppose once getting to hear the album and realize what it's about lyrically (conceptually?), the cover art might seem more logical.
1/3/11 5:53PM
previous info about how it was funded, etc here
Interlacing the passion and raw hooks of 90's alternative rock with their already-streamlined sound, Water & Bodies' new record "Light Year" will undoubtedly scream to those who want to hear something real. Music lovers from all walks of life will be able to take something positive from this fresh collection of heart-felt, energetic songs.
Available Feb 22, 2011 at
itunes, amazon, cdbaby.com, & www.waterandbodies.com
Hey all. The new record will be called "Light Year". It will come out Feb 22, 2011. Thanks again for your continued support of Water & Bodies and please help spread the word about the album! You should start seeing your packages first week of Feb!
cheers
W&B
More details to come: Track list, cover art, etc. But being a "backer" as I am, I'm looking forward to this even before that initial 2/22/11 release date. The 2 eps were good, but I can't deny, this is probably the 1st time I've been really excited about their music since hearing some of the Horses Galloping Kaddisfly stuff.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Judgement Day - TBA (2011) (1.0)
2010's Peacocks / Pink Monsters is a very good record, and their earlier stuff as well. For those who know their name or saw them posted in my 2010 Album Index, know there's reason to be interested in what they do next.
All acoustic? I'm curious certainly. And that's one reason why I just pledged there. My only concern is, like some other campaigns on kickstarter, is giving themselves enough time to receive the amount of money for their goal. $2500 in 1 month, may not seem too high, but if it was in 2 months, the odds might be better. Especially right now in the post-Xmas period. But perhaps tax returns will come in early, etc. Who knows.
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