Feeling slightly better this morning (my fever broke in the middle of the night, which is always a weird feeling - waking up in a pool of your own sweat but cooler and somewhat relieved) I donned my Sunday Best and drove out to Topanga State Park for my dear friends Fawn and Brian's wedding. [...]
Wow. What a weekend. I'm sure you're all out getting loaded, but some of us have to work tomorrow. I guess that's why they call it Labor Day, amiright!? Hi, I'm Evan. You might remember me from such drunken blog posts as this one I'm writing right now. Also last night's post and most of [...]
Good times, people. Good times. Guys night out yesterday was a total shit-show. It involved $112 worth of shots at the first bar we hit, a stolen bottle of Jack from another bar, and a whirlwind finale at Birds. I'm amazed I made it through my work day today and was still functional enough to [...]
You know I am going to miss the mindless mp3 culling sessions. Wouldn't be doing it though if the rewards weren't so great, see the monster list below for the evidence. Although we've never met we still can't wait to see you again next year SXSW. ~~~ A quiet flower that blooms into something approaching first album Whipping Boy. Wowsers. Sherlocks Daughter - Reprise More Info: Sherlocks Daughter ~~~ Watch out there's a plucked up banjo on [...]
Better late than never, right? That's most-likely because I don't give a fuck about South By Southwest. In fact, I wouldn't even be writing this if I wasn't solicited via Twitter by my dear friend Andy to suggest bands for him to check out in Austin this week. Instead I'd probably write about how last [...]
When you start the day off with some soothing indie folk, you can pretty much guarantee it will be a good day. That's exactly the kind of sounds, Chicago's Dreamend is looking to send at you. Their banjo-laden track, "Pieces" is certainly uptempo and twangy, but it hold much darker undertones. It is actually about a vicious murder, and all of the details that went into it such as "I Can't believe it's just yesterday, I bleed my hands, and wash the blood away" or "Now there's just pieces here, on the living room and on the chair". Still these mysterious and gritty [...]
On termine l'année avec le traditionnel classement de mes albums préférés de l'année 2010. Pour chaque album, un lien vers un de mes articles ou un d'un collègue si je n'en ai pas parlé, une toute petite explication de la présence du disque dans le top en passant la souris sur la pochette et un titre en écoute dans le lecteur en bas de page. #30 Clogs - The Creatures In The Garden Of Lady Walton [...]
Dreamend is a project fronted by Ryan Graveface, who also serves as a member of Black Moth Super Rainbow and proprietor of Graveface Records. So I Ate Myself, Bite by Bite is their third album, and it is fucking awesome. Through a series of nightmarish folk songs, each one heavy on banjo, bells, guitar, organ and fearlessly honest vocals, the album chronicles the events in the life of a serial killer who acts on his destructive fantasies and impulses. I don't think songs about brutal murder are usually this catchy: Dreamend - "Magnesium Light" [...]
Att Dreamend lämnat shoegazen bakom sig är egentligen något som jag borde beklaga. Och sen går det väl inte ihop med ambitionen Chicagobandet har med den nya skivan, So I Ate Myself, Bite by Bite, nämligen den att utforska människans destruktiva "nattsida"? Hade inte smutsig shoegaze passat bättre för det ändamålet än den experimentella folkrock man valt att ägna sig åt istället? Mitt första spontana svar skulle vara att självfallet hade den det. Att en skiva vars ljudbild är så vacker samt stämningsfullt orkestrerad med klockspel, piano, akustiska gitarrer och banjo som denna inte kan vara otäck, texterna om mord [...]
This past Saturday Tobacco, Junk Culture, and Dreamend all performed in one pretty stunning show at the Ottobar here in Baltimore. I've reviewed all of these bands fairly recently so I was... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
Those of you in the Chicago area most likely remember the severe thunderstorms that hit the area a few weeks ago. While the damage was substantial throughout the city, it hit Graveface Records particularly hard. While the label's founder, Ryan Graveface, was out of town, his stocking area in the Logan Square neighborhood was flooded with three feet of water. This destroyed between 50-60% of his unassembled product, all of which he puts together by hand. The value of product ruined by the water ranks in the thousands. To make matters worse, insurance refuses to cover any of the damages [...]
Here is our usual round-up of the best songs we've posted in August together with a couple of our favourite covers and three new songs to tempt you. Another perfect mix tape we think. Black Angels – Telephone mp3 Gentler psych-pop approach from new album calling to mind classic era Zombies Dreamend – Magnesium Light mp3 Superb psych-folk from the loosely joined and hellish story of a serial killer The Migrant – [...]
Dreamend is Ryan Graveface, who seems to be a sideman for a number of indie acts including Kid Dakota, Black Moth Super Rainbow, and the Octopus Project. The sound is a little indie-folk precious, a little psychedelic, a little ambiguous in an enjoyable sort of way. So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite , dropped on August 10, and I'm on the verge of spending the $8 to have it all to myself. Dreamend - Magnesium Light [ alt link ] Buy So [...]
Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow goes organic.
Dreamend is Ryan Graveface from Chicago, IL who happens to also be the guitarist/bassist for the band Black Moth Super Rainbow. Not to mention he runs his own record label (Graveface Records) and has released albums for Appleseed Cast, Monster Movie (Ex-Slowdive), Kid Dakota & many more. He recently released a new album titled "So I Ate Myself Bite by Bite" which led me to give his older album a listen as well. I'm including some tracks from both albums. Give em' a listen. "Magnesium Light" - Dreamend [...]
From the Solo project So I Ate Myself, Bite by Bite of Ryan Graveface of Black Moth Super Rainbow As Dreamend's sole member and proprietor behind Graveface Records, an independent label with a sharp focus on hand assembled items and limited editions, Ryan Graveface has a dazzlingly complex album in SIAMByB. Heavy on banjo, bells, guitar, organ and fearlessly honest vocals, this record is relentlessly catchy. The tale of SIAMBbB will have you reeling and so will its incredible packaging. The label who brought you indie-rock's first bonafide, hand made pop-up book [...]
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Spin got a chance to pick the ever evolving brain of Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan. • Check out Aharona Ament's take on the new Dreamend album So I Ate Myself, Bite by Bite over on Gapers Block. • Time Out Chicago examined the current status of the Chicago Jazz scene. [...]
Douglas Martin thinks Charlie should have opted to go to 24 Hour Fitness instead of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Another day, another Black Moth Super Rainbow -related project. The exhaustive prolific nature of the group and its core members has led me to believe that somewhere in Pittsburgh's industrial district, within the vast expanse of steel mills, lies a confetti balloon factory similar to that owned by William Wonka. Inside of this factory, bursting with life and color, are conveyor belts mass-producing ribbon-shooting guns, ice cream sprinkles, and various untested hallucinogenic drugs (naturally). [...]
ein erstes berühren. das vom banjo vorangetriebene und von perkussiv aufgesplittetem beat unterlegte "magnesium light", verwischt von mehrstimmigen gesang, soundverwebungen und der unbestimmtheit des unerwartbaren. aktuell. "are you waking" befördert noch luftiger, was man ahnte, dreamfolk wird hier ohne schauer gestaltet. entfernter, vom vorgänger. und mit "so i ate myself, bite by bite" steht der neueste longplayer bereit. graveface records hält ihn bereit, die preorder läuft. so viel zu den ersten markern. ausgangspunkt für weitere betrachtungen müssen zunächst aber black moth super rainbow sein. ein musikerkollektiv aus pittsburgh, irgendwo am scheideweg von psychfolk, [...]
Dreamend is a changing cast of musicians, revolving around the central character of Ryan Graveface. The head honcho of Chicago label Graceface Records and also member of the psych-shoegaze collective known as Black Moth Super Rainbow. 'Mangesium Light' is taken from the forthcoming album So I Ate Myself, Bite By Bite , which was recorded with the help of members of The Appleseed Cast and curated by fellow Black Moth guru Tobacco. So, the question you're asking yourself now is, what the hell does this SOUND like? Well... not what you might imagine actually... [...]
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