OM New LP to Drop in the Fall, Tentatively Titled Nom Nom Nom
By Kasia Galaxy on 03-19-2009
OM began as a duo with bassist/vocalist Al Cisneros and drummer Chris Hakius -- both founders of the ‘90s stoner-metal band Sleep. But after Hakius left the project last year, Emil Amos stepped in on percussion, making a pretty hefty shift in the OM lineup.
The last we heard from the new partnership was on the Sub Pop 7-inch for “Gebel Barkal,” so this will be the first OM studio full-length with Amos. No title has been announced yet, but Drag City will release the album September 8. The press release promises new instrumentation and a “surprise.”
According to OM's website, it looks like they just completed recording with Shellac’s Steve Albini and will be wrapping it all up in the upcoming weeks, meaning the boys will be dragging me to a show any day now. If I don’t get beat up for that headline, that is.
Animal Collective’s Much-Anticipated 3LP Box Set Auctioned for Charity, Official Release Imminent
By Mr P on 03-19-2009
Catsup Plate, responsible for early Animal Collective releases like Danse Manatee and Campfire Songs, is auctioning off the much-anticipated Animal Collective 3LP box set, Animal Crack Box, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists. The LP-only set, which hasn't been officially released yet, is comprised of live and unreleased material from AC's early career, limited to only 1,000 copies.
The eBay LPs are actually approved test pressings, not "official" versions, but they come housed in the same retail box, designed by Rob Carmichael, illustrated by Jon Vermilyea, and silkscreened by VGKids. Plus, it's for a good cause -- so don't sweat it, you benevolent philanthropist! Check the eBay auction here.
Catsup Plate will be selling the set shortly -- "within the next 4-6 weeks if all goes well" -- but you won't find it at your local independent or big box record store or on Amazon, Etsy, Catsup Plate's website, Paw Tracks, CD Universe, BuyMusic, Insound, Bleep, Home Depot, MoMA's online store, Wal-Mart, American Apparel, Gemm, or Barnes & Noble. The set will be sold exclusively through Fusetron. Get on Fusetron's mailing list, if you know what's good for you. Actually, I know what's good for you, so get on that list, READER.
Animal Crack Box tracklisting:
A1. Jimmy Raven
A2. Ahhh Good Country
A3. Iko Ovo
B1. Pumpkin Gets a Snakebite
B2. Pumpkin's Hallucination
B3. Pumpkin's Funeral
C1. Jungle Heat
C2. Hey Friend
C3. De Soto De Son
D1. Oh Sweet
D2. Young Prayer #2
D3. Do the Nurse
E1. Ice Cream Factory
E2. Hey Light
E3. Two Sails
F1. Don't Believe the Pilot
F2. Who Could Win a Rabbit
F3. Mouth Wooed Her
F4. Covered in Frogs
F5. We Tigers
- A1 and A2 recorded live to MiniDisc 18 September 2000 at the Cooler, NYC by Avey/Panda. A3 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2000 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda.
- B1 and B3 recorded live to MiniDisc February 2001 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist. B2 recorded live to MiniDisc 25 February 2001 at Mercury Lounge, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist.
- C1 and C2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2001 at 67 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda. C3 recorded live to MiniDisc August 2000 at Mercury Lounge, NYC by Avey/Panda.
- D1 partly recorded live to MiniDisc summer 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Deakin and partly recorded live to MiniDisc 18 October 2002 at Warsaw, Brooklyn by Avey. D2 recorded live to MiniDisc fall 2002 at Bard College, NYC by Avey/Panda. D3 recorded live to MiniDisc 18 October 2002 at Warsaw, Brooklyn by Avey.
- E1 and E3 recorded live to MiniDisc March 2002 at Tonic, NYC by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin. E2 recorded live to MiniDisc winter early 2002 at N. 4th Practice Space, Brooklyn by Avey/Panda/Geologist/Deakin.
- F1 and F2 recorded live to MiniDisc July 2003 at New World Brewery, Tampa, FL by Avey/Panda. F3 recorded live to MiniDisc June 2003 at a house party in Brooklyn by Avey/Panda. F4 recorded live to MiniDisc sometime and somewhere in 2003 (recording details are lost) by Avey/Panda. F5 recorded live to MiniDisc October 2003 at Concorde 2,
Brighton, UK by Avey/Panda.
Ach, the Sun! It Burns! Avert Your Eyes and Gaze at Your Shoes! Sonic Cathedral Compilation to Feature M83, Dean & Britta, School of Seven Bells
By David Nadelle on 03-19-2009
What comes around, goes around. Or so they say. After recent years spent herky jerkin’ around the dancefloor like hopped-up hyenas, the time has come for the sloth dancers of the world to have their day out of the sun. While persuading DJs to pump out lush swathes of layered atmos is as difficult as getting them to play Reveen, you will soon be able to stay at home instead and shimmy very slow while eyeing the floorboards of your apartment. Sonic Cathedral will release on April 20 a compilation entitled Cathedral Classics Volume One, which collects a good number of songs from the boutique label’s first 11 7-inch singles released between 2006 and 2008.
Dedicated to all things opaque and shoegazey, Sonic Cathedral is not just a label, but also a promoter of live shows throughout England (but mostly in London). For this compilation, they have gathered together the past, present, and future of the genre as both performers and remixers. Vets like Mark Gardener (Ride), Sonic Boom (Spaceman 3), Neil Halstead (Slowdive/Mojave 3), Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins), and Dean & Britta (Luna) all appear on Cathedral Classics Volume One, as well as like-minded disciples like M83 and School of Seven Bells. Furthermore, two Japancakes My Bloody Valentine covers, “Soon” and “Touched,” are mixed by James Rutledge and Ricardo Tobar respectively. Needless to say, with 17 ethereal sounds, you will be floating on air. Well, let’s hope it’s air and not air biscuits.
1. The Tamborines - “Sally O’ Gannon”
2. The Tamborines - “Be Around”
3. Mark Gardener - “The Story of the Eye (Ulrich Schnauss Mix)”
4. Sarabeth Tucek - “Something for You (Contino Mix)”
5. School of Seven Bells - “My Cabal (Robin Guthrie Mix)”
6. Kyte - “Planet”
7. Kyte - “Secular Ventures (Maps Mix)”
8. Dean & Britta - “White Horses (Sonic Boom Mix)”
9. Miranda Lee Richards - “Life Boat (Neil Halstead Mix)”
10. Maps - “To the Sky (M83 Mix)”
11. M83 - “We Own the Sky (Maps Mix)”
12. Japancakes - “Soon (James Rutledge Mix)”
13. Japancakes - “Touched (Ricardo Tobar Mix)”
14. The Early Years - “Like a Suicide”
15. The Early Years - “The Computer Voice”
16. Daniel Land & The Modern Painters - “Within the Boundaries”
17. Daniel Land & The Modern Painters - “Benjamin’s Room”
