In what is being seen as a potential hammer blow to the already struggling CD-R market, Charalambides have announced that up to two of their releases this year will be actual manufactured CDs, with catalog numbers and shit. Reaction from the CD-R manufacturing community has been quiet so far; however, it is rumoured that Maxell are considering backing out of their multi-trillion dollar sponsorship of the forthcoming Charalambides tour of Europe, the Northeastern U.S.A., and a little scrap of Canada. When asked for comment regarding this rumour, Maxell's CEO Chip Funck would confirm nothing but did claim that "those peons would regret the dark day that they succumbed to the false glory of a catalog number."
The first of the non-CD-R releases will be Electricity Ghost, on the band's own Wholly Other label, which is available from the website or on their forthcoming tour. Additionally, in the fall, Kranky will be releasing Likeness, their fifth release for the label. As is the wont of Mr. Tom and Ms. Christine, there'll be plenty of other bits and bobs released through the year too -- Tom Carter collaborations with Christian Kiefer and Pete Swanson of D Yellow Swans (which will be a one-sided vinyl release) are coming pretty soon by the sounds of it, as well as a vinyl reissue of Christina Carter's Electrice. Tom's also making a new CD-R (thank god), entitled Whispers Towards Infinity, available on the tour and from the same website.
And, of course, no news article on Charalambides would be complete without details of yet another set of tourdates. First off is a trek across continental Europe, which kicks off tomorrow in Castellon. Then, in early June, Charalambides will play two dates in Montreal at the Casa del Popolo festival and one in Toronto, prior to a brief sojourn south of the border with fellow drone godheads GHQ.
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EUROPE:
05.09.07 - Castellon, Spain - Casino Antiguo (SONS) w/ Daniel Gutierrez
05.10.07 - Madrid, Spain - Nasti w/ Daniel Gutierrez
05.11.07 - Lisbon, Portugal - Galeria Ze dos Bois
05.12.07 - Barcelona, Spain - Pocket Club w/ High Llamas, Red Krayola
05.15.07 - Azkoitia, Spain - Matadeixe
05.16.07 - Pau, France - Salle Recaborde
05.17.07 - Nantes, France - Planetarium
05.18.07 - Paris, France - Instants Chavires w/ Tara Jane O'Neil and Jana Hunter
05.20.07 - Lieges, Belgium - Barricade
05.21.07 - Brussels, Belgium - Recyclart
05.22.07 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Kulturforeningen Art and Colour
05.23.07 - Bremen, Germany - Zakk
05.24.07 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Jubez
05.25.07 - Cologne, Germany - Kulturbunker Mulheim
05.26.07 - Antwerpen, Belgium - Rotkot
05.27.07 - Hasselt, Belgium - Kunstencentrum Belgie w/ Primordial Undermind, Dream Triangle (Skaters+Jan Anderzen)
05.28.07 - Treviso, Italy - Oficina di Buenaventura
05.29.07 - Bolzano, Italy - Bunker
05.30.07 - Geneva, Switzerland - Cave 12
05.31.07 - Marseilles, France - TBA
CANADA, U.S.A. (all shows w/ GHQ, except *):
06.06.07 - Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo festival (solo sets)*
06.07.07 - Montreal, QC - Casa del Popolo festival
06.08.07 - Toronto, ON - Tranzac Tiki Room
06.09.07 - Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
06.10.07 - New Haven, CT - BAR Nightclub - Sundazed
06.12.07 - Brooklyn, NY - Lutheran Church of the Messiah
06.13.07 - New York City, NY - The Cake Shop
06.14.07 - Montagu, MA - Book Mill
06.15.07 - Providence, RI - AS 220
06.16.07 - Burlington, VT - Firehouse Gallery
06.17.07 - Portsmouth, NH - The Red Door (The Great Invisibles are also appearing at this show, however improbable that may sound)
