ashbees' fragments

White Fence - It Will Never Be

2012-01-28T19:27:00.001+09:00

White Fence - It Will Never Be (Edit)

White Fence is the project of Darker My Love's Tim Presley who also plays in The Strange Boys. This Year, White Fence's follow-up to the "Is Growing Faith" album, the third full-length "Family Perfume" (a double album) will be released separately. Vol. 1 will be released on vinyl and digitally on April 3rd via Woodsist - then Vol. 2 is coming later this Spring, and a 2LP/CD this Summer. 'It Will Never Be' is the first single from that release.

by LEAF

White Fence - Mr. Adams
Live at The Smell, 1.14.2011

(via White Fence/Art Collective)

7e.p. 10th Anniversary Tour

2012-01-27T18:01:00.001+09:00

Little Wings aka Kyle Field

祝・10周年
"7e.p. 10 Years Anniversary Tour Vol. 1"
764-hero & moools Japan Tour 2012

3/12（月）渋谷 O-NEST
3/13（火）松本 ALECX
3/14（水）京都　UrBANGUILD
3/15（木）名古屋得三
3/16（金）渋谷 O-NEST

Joy Kills Sorrow - Jason

2012-01-27T16:15:00.000+09:00

Joy Kills Sorrow - Jason

Formed in 2005, under the banner “a modern American string band,” the Boston-based Joy Kills Sorrow comprises of Emma Beaton - voice, Wes Corbett - banjo, Matt Arcara - guitar, Jacob Jolliff - mandolin, Bridget Kearney - double bass. The song 'Jason' is taken from their latest album "This Unknown Science" (Signature Sounds, 2011).

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Joy Kills Sorrow - The Ice Is Starting To Melt
SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist

LAKE on the Bandcamp

2012-01-27T15:11:00.002+09:00

Portland Cat

LAKE just joined the Bandcamp!
Now they've just uploaded the first two albums of Lake.

&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://laketheband.bandcamp.com/album/first-album"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;First Album by LAKE&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;amp;gt;

And Ashley Eriksson (of Lake) has a new 7" single 'What A Fool Believes' b/w 'Following A Brooke' which is due out on Feb 1st via Funkytonk Records. Yes! it's a cover of the Doobie Brothers smash hit 'What A Fool Believes.'

Damien Jurado - Museum of Flight

2012-01-26T08:19:00.000+09:00

New guitar player.... (via)

Damien Jurado - Museum of Flight

Listen to the another new track from Damien Jurado's 10th full-length "Maraqopa," produced by Richard Swift, mastered by TW Walsh. Due out on February 21st via Secretly Canadian.
Pre-order with bonuses (3 different special 7"s featuring non-album tracks) is available, HERE.

Brighton MA "Billboard Sun" EP

2012-01-25T08:03:00.000+09:00

Billboard Sun [EP] by Brighton MA

Chicago-based Brighton MA was formed by Matthew Kerstein (he named the band name as an homage to his birthplace and youth) and Sam Koentopp, after leaving Scotland Yard Gospel Choir in 2005, with Jim Tuerk, then Joe Darnaby and Jon Ozaksut joined the band. Their newest 7-track EP "Billboard Sun" EP, with production assisted by Archer Prewitt (of The Sea and Cake and formerly of The Coctails) on 'Comfy' and 'V-Day' (featuring Max Crawford on Wurlitzer), is available now on the bandcamp. Later in the year, the band will release their long-awaited full-length album, produced by Brian Deck at Engine Studios.

Magic Bullets "Much Ado About"

2012-01-24T18:08:00.000+09:00

Magic Bullets - What Took You So Long?

Magic Bullets - Lying Around

Magic Bullets gear up for their latest and final release in the form of Much Ado About, to be released on April 3, 2012. This seven track EP comprises perhaps their best work yet. The San Francisco quintet featuring Philip Benson (vocals), Corey Cunningham (guitar), Nathan Sweatt (bass), Sean McDonnell (keyboards), and Alex Kaiser (drums) dissolved last fall, playing their last show on August 24 at The Rickshaw Stop. The three original members (Phil, Corey, and Nathan) had been playing together for 7 years as Magic Bullets before calling it quits as said incarnation. ---Mon Amie Records

Stephen Steinbrink "Condensed Nothing"

2012-01-24T17:47:00.001+09:00

"Condensed Nothing" is a new album by Arizona’s Stephen Steinbrink (aka French Quarter), recorded at home, the follow-up to his previous "Desert Wasn't Welcome" (2011) album which was recorded at Dub Narcotic Studio, Olympia, WA by Bob Schwenkler.
Released December 27th, 2011 by Holy Page of Tempe, AZ.
Purchase the cassette, HERE.

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CMG & We Are The Night covers French Quarter

2012-01-24T17:38:00.000+09:00

CMG & We Are The Night - Build Fires (French Quarter cover)

A band hailing from San Pedro California, CMG & We Are The Night (led by Carlos Michael Gutierrez) has covered French Quarter's song 'Build Fires' for the benefit compilation album "Friends & Family - A Benefit For Hunger Relief" released by Mountain Man Records. Stream their debut album "Golden Ghosts" (2010) on the bandcamp.

"Friends & Family" compilation also features 'I Could Not Tell If You Were Smiling' by Stephen Steinbrink (aka French Quarter).

&amp;lt;a href="http://mountainmanrecords.bandcamp.com/track/i-could-not-tell-if-you-were-smiling"&amp;gt;I Could Not Tell If You Were Smiling by Stephen Steinbrink&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

Tom Northcott "Sunny Goodge Street, The Warner Bros. Recordings"

2012-01-21T12:20:00.000+09:00

On February 21st, Rhino Handmade will release "Sunny Goodge Street, The Warner Bros. Recordings" collection by Tom Northcott, a Canadian folk-rock singer-songwriter who recorded a catalog of ornate psychedelic-folk for Warner Bros. between 1966-69 with legendary producers, arrangers, songwriters.

"Sunny Goodge Street, The Warner Bros. Recordings" is a 20-track collection that includes the 10 tracks originally issued in 1970 on "The Best of Tom Northcott," (produced by Lenny Waronker and Leon Russell)-- including the four singles: Donovan’s 'Sunny Goodge Street,' Bob Dylan's 'Girl Of The North Country' and Harry Nilsson’s '1941' and 'The Rainmaker' (The latter paired Northcott with Jack Nitzsche’s outstanding arrangement). And six previously unreleased tracks that Northcott recorded between 1968-69. Several are from sessions in Los Angeles, ('Ain’t Nobody Home,' 'A Soulful Shade Of Blue,' 'A Long Way Down' and Randy Newman’s 'Somebody Always Gets Hurt') while others were recorded in London at Pye Studios ('See The Tinker Ride' and 'There’s No Time'), and also features the single versions of 'Sunny Goodge Street' and its b-side 'Who Planted Thorns In Miss Alice’s Garden,' plus Northcott’s final single with Warner Bros. Records, 'Make Me An Island,' a song written by Albert Hammond and arranged by Nilsson collaborator Perry Botkin, Jr..

Letterpress edition of 3500 copies.
Digital design by Bruce Licher, based on an original illustration by Bob Masse. Along with a reproduction press photo, the folio also contains an “underground newspaper” that serves as the album’s liner notes written by producer Andrew Sandoval.

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Tom Northcott - Girl Of The North Country

Great Lakes - Blood On My Tooth

2012-01-20T11:17:00.000+09:00

Great Lakes - Blood On My Tooth

Take a listen to the Brooklyn-based psych-country act Great Lakes' unreleased track 'Blood On My Tooth' (via Piaptk Blog).

Great Lakes led by Ben Crum (ex-Ladybug Transistor, ex-Essex Green), was formed in Athens, Georgia in 1996. Since then its rotating cast includes several players around the Elephant 6 collective..... Of Montreal, Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power, Olivia Tremor Control, Essex Green, Beiruit among others . Great Lakes' latest album "Ways of Escape" was released in 2010 via Orange Twin. New Great Lakes record is coming in 2012.

Michael Chapman "Rainmaker"

2012-01-20T09:30:00.000+09:00

Light in the Attic follows up their last year’s reissue of Michael Chapman’s 1970 classic album "Fully Qualified Survivor" (LITA 060) with Chapman’s excellent debut LP "Rainmaker," produced by Gus Dudgeon, originally released on the seminal Harvest label in 1969. "Rainmaker" features a stellar cast of legendary English musicians including “Clem” Clempson (Bakerloo, Colosseum and then Humble Pie), Aynsley Dunbar (John Mayall, Eric Burdon, David Bowie, Frank Zappa and Lou Reed), Norman Haines (Locomotive), Danny Thompson (Pentangle, John Martyn, Nick Drake) , Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span), Mick Ronson and others.

Remastered from the original master tapes. CD contains 3 previously unreleased tracks. LP remains the same as the original album tracks. Pre-Order, HERE.

litaRecords

Michael Chapman | Deluxe LP Reissue | What's Inside?

Daniel Rossen's solo debut EP

2012-01-19T12:50:00.000+09:00

Daniel Rossen - Saint Nothing, from "Silent Hour/Golden Mile"

An L.A. native singer/songwriter/guitarist for the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group Grizzly Bear, also a member of the duo Department of Eagles, Daniel Rossen is finally set to release his debut solo release, the five-track EP "Silent Hour/Golden Mile," due out on March 20th via Warp Records. "Silent Hour/Golden Mile" was recorded almost by himself in New York City with the help of Ian Davis and Kris Nolte contributed horn arrangements, Scott Hirsch (ex. The Court & Spark) on lap steel, and Dr. Dog drummer Eric Slick.

Megafaun at The Moog Sound Lab

2012-01-19T09:19:00.001+09:00

2011 MOOG MUSIC INC. ASHEVILLE NC

Shortly after Moogfest 2011, Durham, North Carolina-based trio Megafaun stopped by the Moog Sound Lab, Bob Moog's Asheville, North Carolina studio to perform a couple of Mooged-Out versions of 'Hope You Know' and 'State/Meant' off their 2011 self-titled full-length, available on Hometapes.

Hope You Know from Moog Music on Vimeo.

WATCH another The Moog Sound Lab session, 'State/Meant' on SPIN.com, HERE.

Megafaun - State/Meant

Dusty Stray - Henry's Room

2012-01-19T00:42:00.000+09:00

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Dusty Stray - Henry's Room
Video by Arturo Baston for Dusty Stray song 'Henry's Room,' an homage to outsider artist Henry Darger. The song appears on Amsterdam-based indie folk-noir pop band, Dusty Stray‘s 2nd album “Light Years Away” (2011), produced by Ken Stringfellow (of The Posies) and JB Meijers. Available on Basta Music.

This video is dedicated to Henry Darger's neighbors Nathan and Kiyoko Lerner. Darger's work and room photographs were used with permission from Kiyoko Lerner.

Up Close And Acoustic with Dusty Stray by dustystray

Charlie Silvestri's radio show "Up Close And Acoustic" broadcast November 23, 2011: Jonathan Brown, the man behind Dusty Stray, visits Up Close And Acoustic to talk about his new album "Light Years Away."

Liam The Younger

2012-01-18T11:07:00.001+09:00

"After the Graveyard" "Clear Skies Over Black River"

Liam The Younger - An Easy Place Pt.3, from "After The Graveyard"

Liam The Younger - Cooking, from "Clear Skies Over Black River"

Former Titus Andronicus guitarist, Glen Rock, NJ native Liam Betson aka Liam The Younger has a couple of re-issues soon, "Clear Skies Over Black River" and "After The Graveyard" are due out on February 7th through his own label A Learning Computer and Underwater Peoples, with his first proper studio recorded full-length to follow in the spring. Both albums are re-mastered. Available for Pre-Order.

Stream Liam The Younger's 2010 album "Revel Hidden Worlds" in its entirely through Underwater People's SoundCloud. This album has been available on vinyl.

The Singing House / The Music Box

2012-01-18T02:13:00.000+09:00

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The Singing House demo
A short demonstration of latest Quintronic's musical invention called THE SINGING HOUSE. This is an analog "drone synth" which is completely modulated by the weather. (via Dangerous Minds)

Quintron - Elevator, from "Sucre Du Sauvage"

Robert Rolston aka Quintron is a nightclub organist and inventor, based New Orleans, Louisiana, regularly accompanied by his wife Miss Pussycat, who sings backup and plays maracas at the Spellcaster Lodge in New Orleans. He plays music on a custom made Hammond / Rhodes combo synthesizer / organ, and his own patented invention THE DRUM BUDDY. Quintron's latest album "Sucre Du Sauvage" (2011) is available via Goner Records.

Photo by Morgan Sasser

THE MUSIC BOX, A Shantytown Sound Laboratory

by TungstenMonkey

The Music Box - Oct 22
The New Orleans Airlift presents The Music Box: A Shantytown Sound Library. Short teaser edit of the opening night performance, October 22, 2011. Featuring Shantytown Orchestra, conducted by Quintron.

The Brooklyn-based artist Swoon is bringing a landmark permanent sculpture to the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans. This “house” will also function as a musical instrument. A growing group of local and national sound artists are creating interactive instruments that will be built into its walls and floorboards allowing visitors to bring the house to life through their touch. This fall they will debut prototypes in a temporary installation called THE MUSIC BOX, A Shantytown Sound Laboratory.

Family Portrait New Video

2012-01-17T21:54:00.001+09:00

Underwaterpeoples

Family Portrait - Never Should've Been There
New Family Portrait video by Alice Goldsmith and Blair Waters
'Never Should've Been There' off Family Portrait's 2011 self-titled LP, available at underwaterpeoples.com/store

Lucky Dragons "EXISTERS"

2012-01-16T10:45:00.003+09:00

Lucky Dragons - Existers

An experimental music group consisting of Luke Fischbeck and Sarah Rara based in Los Angeles, CA, Lucky Dragons will release a seven-song mini-LP "Existers," due out on Valentine's Day via Swill Children. Pre-order, HERE.

Ben Shahn : Cross Media Artist / Photographs, Paintings and Graphic Arts
The Museum of Modern Art, Hayama
「ベン・シャーン　クロスメディア・アーティスト」展
～2012年1月29日／神奈川県立近代美術館葉山

Loud Valley - Ruins

2012-01-16T09:15:00.002+09:00

Loud Valley - Ruins

Loud Valley - Alchemist

'Ruins' is a brand new song by Orlando, Florida-based symphonic folk-pop sextet Loud Valley (formerly named Bananafish) led by Travis Reed. 2011's self-titled debut album was recorded in Athens, GA, where Travis had spent time prior to moving to Florida, available via Electric Kittyland Records and on their bandcamp.

Moondog appears in Beatnik Flick

2012-01-15T15:23:00.000+09:00

BeatnikBeat58

Clip from short appearance of Moondog (Louis Thomas Hardin) on "The Moving Finger," a rare 1963 film from the tail end of the Beat Generation, directed by Larry Moyer, starring Lionel Stander, Art Smith....

Wasurerogusa

2012-01-14T12:39:00.002+09:00

Ippei Matsui

Take a listen to this song under below, it appears on the forthcoming album "みみくりげ (Mimi-kurige)" by Wasurerogusa, which is due out on February 15th via Sweet Dreams Press, Tokyo. The band comprises of Ippei Matsui (from Teasi), Aki Tsuyuko (well known for her collaborative work with Nobukazu Takemura and performing with Tortoise, Sonic Youth, Jim O’Rourke, Brokeback, Yo La Tengo, and Arto Lindsay), Eddie Corman and Jules Marcon (both from Eddie Marcon).

わすれろ草（Wasurerogusa）-レム王子、旅に出る by Sweet Dreams Press

Further information, HERE.
そっと一曲どうぞ ....

Michael James Tapscott w/ Andrew Kenower - The Polo Grounds

2012-01-14T11:52:00.002+09:00

Michael James Tapscott w/ Andrew Kenower - The Polo Grounds

Here's a new track recorded by Michael James Tapscott of Odawas with field recordings by Andrew Kenower incorporated. 'The Polo Grounds' appears on the upcoming full length "Good Morning, Africa," out in the next couple months via Bookmaker Records in France.

RIYL: Chris Watson, James Leyland Kirby (The Caretaker), Lambchop...

Images "Know What I Mean"

2012-01-14T10:55:00.000+09:00

Know What I Mean by Images

Images, NYC duo comprises of Scott Ryan Davis (who also runs Last Night Records and has been curating shows / events throughout the NYC area featuring Pigeons, Woodsman, Ducktails, Amen Dunes... among others) and Kai Lord-Farmer, has released their new EP "Know What I Mean," available via Last Nights Records (cassette) & AMDISCS (Digital).

Images - Tongue Out
taken from Images' previous full length EP "The 60's Sound."

Real Estate - Easy

2012-01-12T09:30:00.001+09:00

Real Estate - "Easy" from Tom Scharpling

Real Estate - Easy
Directed by Tom Scharpling who is known as the host of The Best Show on WFMU, comedian, television writer, producer and music video director. On March the 5th, 'Easy' (from their recent album "Days" via Domino) will be available on 7” and digitally, backed with the unreleased track 'Exactly Nothing'. Pre-order it HERE.