Perhapsy - Mountain (demo) Editor's note: I spent a month in Asia, where I grew up, half a year ago. Recently, I found a series of notes on my iPhone from that trip, largely written on airport tarmacs. These are reproduced below. The picture above was taken by my brother during that trip. I'm afraid time has washed away the memories of my youth and that I will just replace them with the images of this trip. When I [...]
We have launched a brand new sampler where you can stream and download tracks from several of our upcoming records. Check it out over at www.therecordmachine.net/sampl er . Next week is our second A Night of Record Machine-ness in Kansas City for the summer. The last one was a great sucess. We had about 200 or more people packed into Bryce's house for so much fun they almost fined us. This time we are having it at a proper venue: The Czar Bar. It will be to celebrate Perhapsy coming to Kansas [...]
On Tuesday I was invited down to Lawrence to share a lot of new Record Machine releases with Richard Gintowt's Lawrence.com Podcast. I played several new songs from upcoming releases. You can hear songs from State Bird, Max Justus, Perhapsy, Capybara, The Parade Schedule, Sam & Dan Billen, Caleb Winn and new solo song from Sam Billen. Listen to the Podcast at Lawrence.com First thing first we have a few exciting upcoming Kansas City shows. One is a not so secret basement show on July 18th with State [...]
This Tuesday is the digital release of Perhapsy - Perhapsy you will be to get it at Emusic and Amazon.com . The physical cd will be ready in time for their tour in August. Which is starting to coming together nicely. If you are able to help out in the cities that are yet to be booked that would be great. Jul 30 2009 Nashville, Tennessee - The 5 Spot Aug 1 2009 Louisville, Kentucky - TBA Aug 2 2009 Bloomington, Indiana - The Pourhouse w/ Parade Schedule and Heavy Hometown Aug [...]
The Record Machine Presents Max Justus - No Mercy Max Justus is set to release his new album No Mercy on the Record Machine on July 14th. In just three short years Max Justus has already released five albums. That is a pace of a new record every seven months. Seven months ago Max released his remix album of Kanye West and just a few months before that he released his opus Five
I can't stop listening to sad songs.... catharsis or masochism? It's difficult to tell sometimes, eh? But Friday nights are times to just kick back and let it flow... whatever it is. For once in a long while, I've worked a whole week and I've earned this Friday night. That's a mutherfuckin good feeling, let me tell you! Here, have some tunes... kick it, enjoy the hell outta your weekend, your woman, your man, your kids, your whatever, xoxo The Bow Song mp3 Perhapsy (debut album available June 16) This complex guitar, [...]
I didn't have a Finally Friday last week because we were sweating it out at Coachella 2009 , so I'll try to make up for that this week. There is still more to come on Coachella too: Airborne Toxic Event, We Are Scientists, Franz Ferdinand, and Morrissey. Check out our Day in Photos . We're experimenting with some font changes here. I like the slightly smaller size and the tighter paragraphs. The current colors will probably not remain, however, I want to do something that makes the links more visible. Suggestions? [...]
From Luke's Inbox: Nite Club - No Matter Which Way The Gary - I May Have A Drink Milke - Love Get Out Of My Way (Designer Drugs Remix) Perhapsy - The Bow Song Reigns - The Black Cramp We Are Hex - Bottom of My Belly ******* Gretchen Phillips - To The Lady C Big Fresh Forever - W.L.U.V.
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: And The Moneynotes : "On the Vine" [mp3] from On The Town, On The Vine EP (out May 5th) other And The Moneynotes posts at Largehearted Boy Fun : "At Least I'm Not As Sad (As I Used To Be)" [mp3]* other Fun posts at Largehearted Boy [...]
In case you skipped going to the front page of the website you should return to it and stream the entire new Perhapsy record. It is only going to be up for a limited time so check it out while you can. Perhapsy - Perhapsy: Full Album Stream Also earlier this month we shared some Cobra songs for our Song of the Month and I couldn't help but repost Cobra's most recent song. It is the original version of one my favorite State Bird songs "I Don't Luv U Anymore". He also [...]
Seeing as that it's a holiday week, it only makes sense that this week's Friday Mixtape is pretty damn impressive, or at least the perfect soundtrack for painting Easter eggs or chowing down on Matzah balls, So, enjoy this week's mix of the best new singles, covers, and remixes, along with a few mp3s from some up-and-comers you might want to check out, and have a very happy holiday! NEW Singles: "Birthday" by Awesome New Republic "Tiny Little Robots" by Cage The [...]
What is going on around in my fellow bloggers world that is of concern to me (and hence you)? Well, I am glad you asked. Let me drop some links for you for items of note for me (and hence you). ~~~ Captain Obvious has put up a post on Joe Purdy in light of his new album "Last Clock on the Wall" , which is quickly becoming a favourite of mine. Great folk country from quite a prolific artist. My good friend [...]
Dense and delicate songs that seem to meander until their end, Ann Arbor-born by way of Mansfield, Ohio Derek Barber aka Perhapsy pours layers upon layers of instruments (from the token guitar, bass and drums, to glockenspiel, saxophone, accordions and keys) in his debut effort, a mostly-instrumental experiment in somberness and hope. If you're into whirlwind soundscapes and can remember how much you loved American Football 's only record, Perhapsy will be your golden ticket. We were instantly digging through our vinyl so we could play "The Summer Ends" right after we listened to Perhapsy's disc, completely [...]
by bmac We've got a deep mixtape thanks to a wide range of posts last week. So to send us off, here's a wonderfully jaunting piece of literature by T.S. Elliot entitled Hysteria : As she laughed I was aware of becoming involved in her laughter and being part of it, until her teeth were only accidental stars with a talent for squad-drill. I was drawn in by short gasps, inhaled at each momentary recovery, lost finally in the dark caverns of her throat, bruised by the [...]
by glubus Wow it's been a while since we had a More Music installment. But my inbox cracked the century mark last night and I finally got pissed. Here are some audio highlights (and a few mediumlights) from the last two weeks of music pressers. The list features a bevvy of male vocals so before we embrace all that testosterone, here's a track from Icelandic singer/songwriter Lay Low who recently signed to Nettwerk Music Group . [...]
Tracklist: 01. Monterey, 1997 02. The Eliphant Vanishes 03. The Balanced Equation of Professor 04. Bow Song 05. Swanni 06. Injera 07. Indianapolis, IN 08. You Can't Go Back Genre: Electronic/Acoustic/Ambient Website: Myspace | Info! Release Date: 2009-05-26 Label: The Record Machine This future release was brought to my attention by Nathan from The Record Machine. The self-titled LP is the kind of album that once you give it [...]
We can confidently say that our weekly Friday Mixtape has been and will continue be a great way to cap off your work week. But for no other reason than the fact that a slew of remixes filled our inbox over the last seven days, this week's edition is particularly awesome, especially if you're into what the dictionary defines as "to recombine (audio tracks or channels from a recording) to produce a new or modified audio recording." So without further ado... NEW Singles: "Andrew" by Crystal Antlers [...]
It's week three of our newest feature that's all about passing along a list of FREE and LEGAL MP3s and albums (or EPs) that have been sent to us, or have come to our attention, in the past week. They're all posted below: just click the band name for the band's site and the song name for the MP3. EAR FARM: giving you more of what you want. MP3s Art Brut : "Just Deserts" Brazos : [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Black Acid : "F.U.R." [mp3] other Black Acid posts at Largehearted Boy Dakota Fish : free and legal Motion in Relation to Other Objects album [mp3] other Dakota Fish posts at Largehearted Boy Dead Confederate : "Start Me Laughing" [mp3] from Wrecking Ball [...]
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