the papertiger sound

new ep

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:36:29 PDT

We're currently putting together a four track ep. The tracks are;

atlas

everything matters

can't see why

we're modern recordists

It will be released as a limited edition handmade CD through the Auteur Recordings label. For further details and to place a pre-order, email dan@thepapertigersound.com

Rock Fucker Rock Interview

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:46:56 PST

Check out our latest interview at the ace Rock Fucker Rock

http://bit.ly/c3bAw4

Twitter

noreply@blogger.com (ker) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:30 PST

Hello all --

We are now on twitter.

Join us !

BBC Introducing Interview

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:45:13 PST

Hi !

The latest interview with the papertiger sound is to be found in the March edition of the BBC introducing magazine VoluMe.

And remember, the new album from the papertiger sound, 'Atlantic Wires', is available to buy for only £6.00 (about 6.7 EUR / 9.15 USD)

Have a great week !

Dan & Kerstin

'atlantic wires' released & interviews

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:08:28 PST

Hi !

Our new album 'atlantic wires' has been released !

We've released it through our own record label 'Auteur Recordings' as an exclusive download from www.thepapertigersound.com for only £6.00 (about 6.7 EUR / 9.15 USD)

In addition to BBC radio airplay for 'atlantic wires', we've just completed an interview for BBC Introducing. It will appear in the March edition of their VoluMe magazine.
and we'll send you a link when becomes available.. There are more interviews being completed and in the pipeline for February and March. We'll send you links when they too become available.

If you've got any questions please send us an email !

That's all for now, have a great weekend.

Dan & Kerstin

'atlantic wires' release date

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:03:34 PST

i'm very excited to tell you that our new album 'atlantic wires' will be released on 26th february 2010, through our own label auteur recordings.

it will cost £6.00 and will be available as an exclusive download from www.thepapertigersound.com

if you write for a music blog, magazine or produce a podcast and wish to review the album or interview the papertiger sound, please contact: auteur.recordings@thepapertigersound.com

thanks !

Finished

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:56:47 PST

Hello,

Our new album 'atlantic wires' is finished. Honestly, it really is finished. I'm not kidding, I'm listening to it right now.

Here's the track listing,

atlantic wires
autumn fires
alder tree
beachcomber
danger pay
sleep talk
nearer to
the rushes
5am
driver nowhere
lose myself
silence

We're going to post a few songs onto our website and onto myspace by the end of this week. We'll let you know when we do !

Until then, there's all the boring admin to be done. But hey, it means we'll hopefully get some money from radio play. Also, all the album sale proceeds will be used to fund a vinyl single release.

It's nice to be back.

dan

finishing touches

noreply@blogger.com (ker) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:44:24 PST

If everything goes according to plan, this should be our last week of getting the new album finished. Excited? I know I am.

In Sickness and In Health

noreply@blogger.com (ker) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:51:15 PST

Amidst the demands of everyday stuff and in the face of illness, we are making sufficient progress with the new album. It is a 13 track full-length called "Atlantic Wires" that we will be releasing through our own label, Auteur Recordings. It's now all down to mixing and mastering, really.

Speaking personally, I have never been so proud of an album, as a whole, as I am with "Atlantic Wires". The process of writing, recording and, especially, collaborating long distance is never without trial and error, but the longer we work at it, the more we understand each other and what we want to accomplish. Most importantly, to can take that knowledge and create something we are both extremely pleased with.

We'll be sure to keep everyone updated on the upcoming "Atlantic Wires" release.

- Kerstin

take me to the north

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:53:49 PDT

hallo !

we're writing and recording new music.

we've about ten new songs in various stages of development. a few song working titles are;

the rushes

beachcomber

sleeptalk

love times love

alder tree

dvorak technique

paths are streams

dangerpay

we'll let you know how /when they'll be released, but i'm guessing it'll be in the autumn.

tomorrow i'm travelling to leeds, the birthplace of the papertiger sound. i haven't been back in over a year, it'll be good. i'll do some filming and show it to you sometime.

dan

Alder Tree

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:33:30 PDT

When we don't have to think about other things, Dan and I have been thinking about our music. Recently, there hasn't been a great deal of it. But that's ok. I think that an important part of the creative process is not thinking. Songs show themselves during sleep, on long car rides and in the shower. When eyes are half closed, music and words appear out of nowhere. Reminds me of a certain analogy...couldn't have put it better myself, I say.

Ever so often I daydream about Yorkshire and I daydream about trees, and sometimes, they are seen together.

- Kerstin

New Music Canada - Song Of The Day

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:49:51 PDT

Today, I'm pleased to say that the song "Tiny Robot Love" was chosen for the New Music Canada Track of the Day on CBC radio3.

So I'd like to say "Thanks CBC radio3!" It's nice to get some Canadian love (to the tune of Tiny Robot love).

Listen to the podcast here: Tiny Robot Love song of the day

- kerstin

hearts tied to satellites

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:21:03 PDT

Lately I've been listening to some of our early songs, and getting nostalgic with it.

Writing and recording in Leeds seems like a lifetime ago, like another life even.

I'm intensely proud of the music we've recorded and that people are beginning to discover our back catalogue, like digging up our buried treasure. Most of these are free to download at thepapertigersound.com

In the space of two and a half years, we've released 1 album (fujipop), 1 mini album (the last days are taking forever), 4 ep's (broken chords, lost tapes, this is how it ends, tiny robot love) and two singles (coast is clear, magnetic north).

...and that's not including songs like 'under stars' which appear to be lost on the internet somewhere.

We don't think that's too bad either.

So what's next? Well, as I said in the previous blog we're going to make some short films. And don't be too surprised to see some Vinyl or CD releases by the end of the year. We'll also keep releasing free songs 'cause we all like something for nothing.

And if that's not enough, what else can two people do who live on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean?

Dan(iel)

the new album 'the last days are taking forever' is now available to buy on itunes

this and that

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Thu, 14 May 2009 04:53:03 PDT

Since the writing and recording of 'tiny robot love' and 'the last days are taking forever', we've been sitting back and trying to relax without much success. We're planning on making a couple of short films and we've some new songs in the making. All good stuff, but we're not in any hurry to finish or release anything just yet.

We've been overwhelmed by the response to 'tiny robot love', and it took us a little bit by surprise if we're honest. So here's hoping the release of 'the last days are taking forever' (out on Monday 18th May on Hungry Audio) is as successful.

A live version of the papertiger sound will happen later this year. I've been in fleeting rehearsals now for a while, figuring out which songs work live and which don't. We've also been talking about papertiger sound performances taking place simultaneously in the UK (Dan) and Canada (Kerstin), which would be nice a stop gap until we can both play live together again.

Dan

tiny robot love

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:53:40 PDT

Hi !

We've a new EP available now and for free now from www.thepapertigersound.com

It's called 'tiny robot love', has five tracks and is 15 minutes in length. And best of all it's completely free. So what are you waiting for?

tiny robot love is a free stop gap EP in anticipation of the release of 'the last days are taking forever', out may 18th and available through itunes on the Hungry Audio label.

If you like tiny robot love, give it to your friends or tell them where you got it from !

Have a great weekend,

dan & kerstin

free ep this weekend !!

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:19:08 PDT

'the last days are taking forever' will be released on 18th may, which ironically feels like forever to us.

So, what we've decided to do is release another ep for this weekend. And it will be completely free !!

There will be more good things happening shortly after, so be sure to keep checking our website !

www.thepapertigersound.com

dan & kerstin

mix

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:42:43 PDT

So, the new mini album is nearly ready for release. It's called 'the last days are taking forever' and will be released through the Hungry Audio label as download only release through itunes & amazon etc.. We're just coming to the end of mixing and then we'll have an idea of a release date. The track list is as follows;

lower canada

emperor

cold rehearsal

hockney

wrap yourself in light

ivy

bright river

dan

The Last Days Are Taking Forever

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:32:43 PDT

I've spent the last few days uploading all our ep's and albums to the new website. Although it feels as if it's taken forever to complete, it feels good to have everything up at last. Kerstin has been hard at work creating new collages for the website, and they all look pretty damn fab to me. We're dead proud of our new home on the internet, and we've done our best to be as creative as possible with it, such as adding a mini photodiary and putting up more videos (with more in the making !)

The new ep's...well, they do exist!! We're adding the final touches to the first, and there will be another two to follow. We'll let you know about release dates etc. soon, so be sure to sign up to our mailing list to be the first to find out.

Ok, that's all for now. Have a great weekend !

Dan

Official Website

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:34:57 PST

Dan and I have been busily working on the PTS official website. There is a lot more to do, but it's coming along nicely. If you have any suggestions for the new site (or anything else for that matter), let us know. We aim to please. Feel free to contact us via our website or by commenting here.

PTS Official Website

New songs are also being worked on. Some of them should be released within the next couple of months. Vague, I know. But let it be known that we are both very much looking forward to putting new music out there (here, and everywhere) for your listening pleasure.

- Kerstin

Different countries, similar coats.

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:44:22 PST

Winter Road, Green Valley

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:08:11 PST

I've been hiding in the lovely Annapolis Valley (amongst the snow covered fur trees) for about a week now. It is so beautiful here. Yesterday I took a drive through rolling hills, past old farm houses, apple orchards and along the sparse but awe provoking coastline. I can't help but be inspired.

The songs "Word Escape Me" and "Hockney" are coming along very nicely. I added some vocals and sent them across the Atlantic for Dan. "It's your turn." At times, our tag team approach to recording music can be quite exciting. We never know what the other is going to come up with. Thankfully it's hardly ever (perhaps, never?) a disappointment.

Today, I plan to work on "Out Of The In Scene" and then patiently wait for Dan to send over some more files.

You know folks, it's not so bad.

- Kerstin

disco

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:13:27 PST

Hello, how are you ?

We're all good. The Shifty Disco record label has released 'Green' as part of their Singles download club. We've also been getting some radio play from BBC Radio Norfolk Introducing, and the ep 'This Is How It Ends' continues to do well on Itunes, Amazon and all the other places one might buy music as a digital download.

The new album is still in the making, Kerstin is writing in Nova Scotia and I'm humming songs down the A roads of Norfolk. Even though we're about 3,000 miles from each other, we still manage to write songs together. It never ceases to amaze me.

video (acoustic)

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:30:06 PST

saline (acoustic)

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:12:11 PST

few and far between

noreply@blogger.com (dan) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:47:55 PST

So, it appears we're making an album. That's why updates have been few and far between. Song working titles include;

worlds end
hockney
the sea
lower canada
words escape me
emperor
out of the in scene
tiny robot love
Fish and Bear

It all feels very wintery.

The Papertiger Sound 'live' is happening, but slowly. Writing & recording an album, rehearsing and then trying to do normal everyday stuff, like buying bread, takes time.

I think I'll do some filming this weekend....

dan