Points Gray “Offshore” album release listening party at THEY LIVE VIDEO (4340 MAIN STREET) on FRIDAY, May 31th, 9 pm, album to be listened to at 10 pm and sold as well as art displayed, dj set by Sipreano (who wrote the liners) and a midnight candlelight recitation by The Canadian Romantic !
Come celebrate this down beat record (with MP3 download code)!
In Vancouver, BC during the late 90s Robert Dayton, Dan Bejar and Julian Lawrence recorded an album called “Offshore” under the name Points Gray. This is an album that the three of them are proud of even these years later. It has never been released on vinyl. In fact it has never been released in its’ entirety!
But now it has!
The late 90s in Vancouver were an interesting and artistically exciting time.
Julian and Robert were going full steam with their act July Fourth Toilet, Canada’s wildest and most unpredictable band ever with a mandate of no two shows the same and were in the midsts of recording their first album, an album where they wanted people to feel loved. And Robert had not yet started work in the comedic song and dance duo Canned Hamm.
Dan had released the second album “City Of Daughters” by his act Destroyer and he had just begun playing in the band The New Pornographers.
Robert approached Dan saying that acid folk music is long forgotten -oh, if only they knew what was to come a few years later, if only, though they were too unique to ever fit in anyways- and it would be good to give it a melodramatic downer damage vibe to suit all the intense lyrics that he had. Work was begun in earnest and it all seemed to flow easily and freely from the two of them. Julian joined them to provide important atmosphere with electric guitar, banjo, keys and samples and such.
It certainly has a distinctive quality and is rather unlike most albums.
They played only one show under the unfortunate monicker of AIDS- hey, it was the end of the 90s! No one had thought to put that unpleasant word in a bandname back then! They changed the name to Points Gray as they wanted something honest and direct that would not overshadow the music.
The album was recorded by Mark Gabriel at Method Studios engineered by July Fourth Toilet member Mark Gabriel.
It really informed their later work, certainly for Robert with the acts Canned Hamm, Hallmark, and Wet Dirt and for Dan with his This Night album.
With this LP Robert, who is also a visual artist, has designed a brand new cover using pen and ink and washes, it comes with a lyric and art booklet, quality mastering done by Josh Stevenson who always does an incredible job, he had previously mastered such things as a Destroyer reissue and the second July Fourth Toilet album as well as recording such acts as Sex Church.
With liner notes by Kevin “Sipreano” Howes who is neck-deep in a wide range of multimedia projects designed to preserve criminally undocumented Canadian music history. His reissue work w/ Seattle-based Light In The Attic on the Jamaica To Toronto series, Doug Randle, Sixto Rodriguez, Monks, and Motown’s Mowest label has been featured in MOJO, Rolling Stone, Pitchforkmedia, The New York Times, The Globe & Mail, CBC, BBC, and NPR.
LUBOMYR MELNYK// “THE SIX DAY MOMENT” EDIT (ERASED TAPES)
Gorgeous and cascading piano minimalism. From the album “Corollaries.” Video by SpringerParker, artwork by Gregory Euclide. Available now.
creaming over the announcement of Korg Volca series all-analog synth, bass, and drum machines. They only set you back 150 per machine!
Street date: July 29, 2013.
Uhhhhh yea.
Sexy.
No. 5: Circular Tensions: Homage to Oskar Fischinger / No. 7: Color Study
Harry Smith
#LightsoutFullscreenHeadphones
Just so you know, No Neck Blues Band’s full back catalogue is available on DeStijl….
H/T to @the_liminal for the news.
My review of tmymtur’s 呼応 is now up at the liminal.
Oh yeah and I’ve also started a special Tumblr for connect_icut stuff.
So, I’ve been working on putting together a proper Soundcloud page and here’s one of the tracks I’ve posted. It’s from the album Crows & Kittiwakes Wheel & Come Again available summer 2013 on Rev.Lab.
Sam connect-icut/bubblegumcageiv/@vinylscrobbler: works hard. Check it out, follow.
I Fought The Law
The Clash — The Clash (US Version)
The Clash: I Fought the Law (Sonny Curtis), 1979
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—— oldie/goodie
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Sweet West African mix by Voodoo Funk
Butterz // 50 Grime sets
Butterz is the label that reminded the world how good grime was, especially the music itself, and led a resurgence in instrumental grime appreciation through strong releases on their label, a show on Rinse FM, intermittent blogging and successful parties at venues such as Cable. Today we felt obliged to share Butterz honcho Elijah’s excellent (2nd) round-up of his favourite grime sets. The few we were already familiar with are certified classics, but there’s a treasure trove right here, much of it from pirate radio, with very early classics from Slimzee, through to recent Butterz specials. As Elijah says, download them all, ASAP, especially as a few of the links have died already. Radio was the true home of grime, so get your lessons here.
A couple of years ago I compiled a blog of 50 Grime sets I love. Now most of the links are dead, and 2 years of new sets to add to that collection I thought it would be a good time to compile again.
To me this is Grime in its most exciting form. Especially the sets recorded from raves.
Download them all… Spread them to the people that don’t get it yet, track down the tunes you dont know, show the artists involved love and most importantly enjoy the vibes.
- Nasty Crew - from DeJaVu FM 2003 (D Double E, Kano etc)
- Roll Deep b2b Nasty - 2003 (Wiley, D Double, Tinchy etc)
- Slimzee @ United Dance 2003
- Elijah & Skilliam + Trim - Xmas 2011 - Rinse FM
- Newham Generals - FWD 2009
- Elijah, Skilliam, Starkey, P Money - Rinse FM 2011
- Newham Generals w/ Tempa T - Rinse FM 2007
- Joker & Swindle w/ JME & Skepta - Butterz 3rd Birthday
- Logan Sama Presents Skepta, Jammer, Big H, Prez T
- Terror Danjah w/ Skibadee, Hyper & D Double E
- Wiley - Christmas 2004 - Rinse FM
- Slimzee & Geeneus w/ Riko - FWD»
- Tubby & D Double E - Jungle Set 2008
- Kode 9 & Wiley - Rinse FM 2006
- Roll Deep & Newham Generals - Rinse FM
- Boy Better Know - Sidewinder 2006
- Logan Sama - Last Rinse FM set feat allstars 2005
- Young Man Standing Allstar Set 2004
- Wiley 1xtra Showcase
- Roll Deep, BBK, Merdian - Xmas - Rinse FM 2006
- Newham Generals, Dizzee Rascal & Esco (R.I.P)- Rinse FM 2006
- Lethal B v Wiley - DeJaVu 2004
- Elijah & Skilliam w/ Blacks, Bruza, Merky Ace - Cable
- Slimzee feat Dizzee Rascal, Durrty Goodz & Maxwell D
- Jammer Birthday 2003 feat Allstars DeJaVu
- Elijah & Skilliam + Producer Showcase 2011
- Nasty Crew 2004 - DeJaVu
- Slimzee - Sidewinder Awards 2001
- Elijah & Skilliam feat BBK 5am Set
- Wiley & Maximum - Rinse FM 2006
- Lethal B, Kano, Ghetto etc - Sidewinder 2004
- Logan Sama with Skepta, Riko and Jammer at Whutt
- Elijah & Skilliam feat Riko
- JME Birthday at FWD»
- Logan Sama w/ Coldblooded
- Boy Better Know & OGz - Rinse & FWD» at Matter 2010
- Butterz @ Cable 2011-2013
- Logan Sama feat Tempa T, Skepta & JME
- Slimzee & Wiley - Rinse FM 2003
- Elijah & Skilliam - Trim & Scratchy - Rinse FM 2010
- Plastician & Skepta Rinse FM 2006
- Roll Deep w/ Dizzee & Titch - 2003
- 10 Sets streamable via The Wire
- Elijah & Skilliam w/ P Money - Rinse FM 2012
- Plastician & Skepta Live from FWD»
- Spyro - 69 tracks in 50 mins - Rinse FM
- The Heatwave v Butterz - Rinse FM 2010
- Meridian - Sidewinder Raw
- Logan Sama - Newham Generals Chosen Ones Set
- Elijah & Skilliam - 4 Years of Rinse FM Producer Special 2012
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Pete Swanson - Life Ends At 30 [Official Video] (by software)
Pete Swanson
Studio/office/train ambience /// heavy rotation for the rest of the month: RA.361 Pearson Sound
