The Fire Note
The Capstan Shafts Kind Empires Self-Released [2011] Fire Note Says: Another batch of solid lo-fi from The Capstan Shafts! Album Review: Dean Wells, aka The Capstan Shafts, has been keeping lo-fi alive for 12 years now and on his new record Kind Empires, he once again gives you sharp and short bursts of blissful pop that will keep your feet tapping the whole time. With [...]
Sirens of Decay
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Artist: the capstan shafts Title: degenerate era sweetheart Link Text: The Capstan Shafts - Degenerate Era Sweetheart File Name: 01-degenerate-era-sweetheart.m p3
EachNoteSecure
Exciting news today, as we are proud to be teaming with the good people at the MidPoint Music Festival for an official day party. For veterans of festivals like SXSW, the day party is a fixture, but it is only just beginning here in Cincinnati. For its 10th anniversary, we hope this continues to build out the idea that MidPoint is more than just a late night concert event. Also, we hope to give people options to see bands early in the day that they might miss later, or just to see them again in [...]
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: The Capstan Shafts - Heart Your Eat Out File Name: Heart%20Your%20Eat%20Out.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Genre: Lo-Fi Year: 2010
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Quiet Wars Link Text: The Capstan Shafts - Quiet Wars File Name: Quiet%20Wars.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Genre: Lo-Fi Year: 2010
Artist: Cheyenne Marie Mize Title: Wishing Well Link Text: Cheyenne Marie Mize - Wishing Well File Name: 01-Wishing-Well.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Nerves Junior Title: As Bright As Your Night Light File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Indie Rock
Artist: Old Flame Records Title: Total Babes-Without Your Heart File Name: SoundCloud Genre: Lo Fi Indie Pop
The Dadada
Deans Wells is a self-professed purveyor of scuzzpop. He is prolific. He aspires to the “outsider music” of Houston atonal folk/blues artist jandek . As the capstan shafts , he produces imaginative fuzz rock with monolithic vision, playing most instruments himself (and I’m certain providing a watchful eye over necessary collaborators – i.e. the “real drummer” that appears on this record). The most obvious comparison is Guided by Voices , and while capstan shafts does bear hallmarks of lo-fi pop, inexplicable quasi-British accent, and outlandish song titles (e.g. ‘porn name equations’, ‘she’s kind empires’), the [...]
Artist: the capstan shafts Title: calender smack Link Text: calender smack File Name: the-capstan-shafts-kind-empire s-05-calender-smack.mp3
Artist: the capstan shafts Title: like theme from 'arthouse floozy' Link Text: like theme from ‘arthouse floozy’ File Name: the-capstan-shafts-kind-empire s-04-like-theme-from-arthouse- floozy.mp3
Mobtown Shank
Richmond Playlist
The Capstan Shafts is the musical project of American lo-fi artist Dean Wells. His songs feature a full-band sound with a fuzzy lo-fi sound similar to bands like Guided By Voices and The Mountain Goats. Despite a huge output of recorded material (10 EPs and seven full-length albums to date), Wells doesn't perform that often, but are on a tour around the country right now, stopping at Gallery 5 tonight. Also playing are Ghost Lotion, White Laces and Lubec . The Capstan Shafts - Cruel Streak Andes [...]
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Artist: the capstan shafts Link Text: Stream File Name: 01AweCYj_eIdwATbQOAAAAOvrpAmA: .mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2010
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The Dadada
For a very long time, I've made a mix entitled Music to Combat Commuting Doldrums. It started as a joke for a friend who graduated college before me, and was now faced with a daily commute. If you've ever tried to navigate the highways outside of a major metropolitan area, you can identify with the title. The MCCD series is now limited to a spring mix and an end-of-year mix. It's not intended to be a "best of" mix, but rather a bunch of songs I enjoyed from the past year. I am also mixing a Best of Blogophilia for [...]
Artist: Arcade Fire Title: Ready to Start Link Text: Arcade Fire – Ready to Start from File Name: 02 Ready to Start.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Broken Bells Title: October Link Text: Broken Bells – October from File Name: 12 October.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Charlotte Gainsbourg Title: Heaven Can Wait Link Text: Charlotte Gainsbourg – Heaven Can Wait (w/Beck) from File Name: 11 Heaven Can Wait.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Fol Chen Title: In Ruins Link Text: Fol Chen – In Ruins from File Name: 06 In Ruins.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Gorillaz Title: Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach Link Text: Gorillaz – Welcome to the World of the Plastic Beach from File Name: 07 Welcome to the World of the Plast.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Laura Marling Title: Alpha Shadows Link Text: Laura Marling – Alpha Shadows from File Name: 21 Alpha Shadows.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Laura Veirs Title: July Flame Link Text: Laura Veirs – July Flame from File Name: 10 July Flame.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: LCD Soundsystem Title: I Can Change Link Text: LCD Soundsystem – I Can Change from File Name: 05 I Can Change.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Menomena Title: TAOS Link Text: Menomena – TAOS from File Name: 01 TAOS.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Mimicking Birds Title: Burning Stars Link Text: Mimicking Birds – Burning Starts from File Name: 09 Burning Stars.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Philip Selway Title: By Some Miracle Link Text: Philip Selway – By Some Miracle from File Name: 18 By Some Miracle.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Spoon Title: Is Love Forever? Link Text: Spoon – Is Love Forever? From File Name: 16 Is Love Forever_.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The Black Keys Title: Next Girl Link Text: The Black Keys – Next Girl from File Name: 04 Next Girl.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: The Capstan Shafts – Heart Your Eat Out from File Name: 03 Heart Your Eat Out.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The Farewell Circuit Title: I Am A Ghost Link Text: The Farewell Circuit – I Am A Ghost from File Name: 17 I Am A Ghost.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The Head and the Heart Title: Sounds Like Hallelujah Link Text: The Head and the Heart – Sounds Like Hallelujah from The Head and the Heart File Name: 22 Sounds Like Hallelujah.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The National Title: Afraid of Everyone Link Text: The National – I’m Afraid of Everyone from File Name: 13 Afraid of Everyone.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The New Pornographers Title: Up in the Dark Link Text: The New Pornographers – Up in the Dark from File Name: 15 Up in the Dark.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The Tallest Man On Earth Title: Burden of Tomorrow Link Text: The Tallest Man on Earth – Burden of Tomorrow from File Name: 19 Burden of Tomorrow.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Tunng Title: Hustle Link Text: Tunng – Hustle from File Name: 08 Hustle.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Vampire Weekend Title: Cousins Link Text: Vampire Weekend – Cousins from File Name: 14 Cousins.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Yellow Ostrich Title: WHALE Link Text: Yellow Ostrich – WHALE from the File Name: 20 WHALE.mp3 Year: 2010
Indie Rock Podcast Stream
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Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: Heart Your Heart Out File Name: Heart Your Eat Out.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Computer Magic Title: About You Link Text: About You File Name: About You.mp3
Artist: Computer Magic Title: Running Link Text: Running File Name: running.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: Fishermans Title: Hippie Flipping Link Text: Hippie Flipping File Name: Fishermans - Hippie Flipping.mp3
Artist: Harvey Danger Title: The Show Must Not Go On Link Text: The Show Must Not Go On File Name: HarveyDanger_Show_Must_Not.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: John Vanderslice Title: Thule Fog Link Text: Thule Fog File Name: 01 Thule Fog.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Terry Ohms Title: Red Wine On White Pants Link Text: Red Wine on White Pants File Name: 08 Red Wine On White Pants.mp3
Artist: Wise Blood Title: MI + AMORE Link Text: MI + AMORE File Name: Wise Blood - ` ` - 05 MI AMORE.mp3
Artist: Wise Blood Title: STRT SRNS Link Text: STRT SRNS File Name: Wise Blood - ` ` - 03 STRT SRNS.mp3
Powerpopulist
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: The Capstan Shafts - Heart Your Heart Out File Name: Heart Your Eat Out.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Solaram Title: Precious Time Link Text: Solaram - Precious Time File Name: Precious Time.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: The Parties Title: Cryin Shame Link Text: The Parties - Cryin' Shame File Name: Cryin Shame.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Mobtown Shank
CAPSTAN SHAFTS myspace Download free EP Halaluah Moancoaxers! [.zip] Halaluah Moancoaxers 1. Love Pundits Bright Future (0:46) [mp3] 2. Lessthreatening Day (1:38) [mp3] 3. Petals On An Austin Rose (0:23) [mp3] 4. Personals Surfer (1:13) [mp3] 5. Sarasota Vs. The Concrete Poets (1:11) [mp3] 6. The Strategy Of Daylight (1:11) [mp3] 7. The Giddy Tramps Marching Orders (1:33) [mp3] 8. Your Hipper Default [...]
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: Heart Your Heart Out File Name: Heart Your Eat Out.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: The Capstan Shafts Title: The Giddy Tramps Marching Orders Link Text: The Giddy Tramps Marching Orders File Name: 07TheGiddyTrampsMarchingOrders .mp3 Bitrate: 174 kbps Year: 2005
MAGNET
Artist: the capstan shafts Title: little burst of sunshine Link Text: download File Name: LittleBurstOfSunshine.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
largehearted boy
Artist: Brothers Young Title: Good Deeds Link Text: "Good Deeds" File Name: gooddeeds.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: "Heart Your Heart Out" File Name: Heart Your Eat Out.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Cold Seeds Title: Leave Me To Lie Alone In The Ground Link Text: "Leave Me to Lie Alone in the Ground" File Name: ColdSeeds-LeaveMetoLieAloneint heGround.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Cold Seeds Title: The Perfume of Mexican Birds Link Text: "The Perfume of Mexican Birds" File Name: ColdSeeds-ThePerfumeofMexicanB irds.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Pepper Rabbit Title: Older Brother Link Text: "Older Brother" File Name: OlderBrother.mp3
Artist: Pete Yorn Title: Velcro Shoes Link Text: "Velcro Shoes" File Name: velcroshoes.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: The Two Man Gentlemen Band Title: Chocolate Milk Link Text: "Chocolate Milk" File Name: 02_Chocolate_Milk.mp3
Artist: TV Buddhas Title: Fun Girls Link Text: "Fun Girls" File Name: tvbuddhas-fungirls.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Yair Yona Title: Brave Walls Link Text: "Brave Walls" File Name: 08_Brave_Walls.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2009
Indie Rock Podcast Stream
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Title: aifpt7edit Link Text: Part 7 (edit) File Name: aifpt7edit1.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Title: Automobile Link Text: Automobile File Name: 01_automobile.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Title: Take 09 Link Text: Lattice of AUM File Name: Coil_Sea-Lattice_of_AUM.mp3
Artist: !!! Title: 1157 AM/FM Link Text: AM/FM File Name: 29611394-d364-4911-9877-1a0b68 d54d49.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Abner Trio Title: You're Gorgeous, Believe It! Link Text: Youre Gorgeous, Believe It! File Name: abnertrio_youregorgeousbelieve it.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Antony & The Johnsons Title: Thank You For Your Love Link Text: Thank You For Your Love File Name: anthony_and_the_johnsons_thank _you_for_your_love.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Atlantic At Pacific Title: 5 Weddings Link Text: Weddings File Name: 5 Weddings.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Bill Baird Title: Cloud Breath Link Text: Cloud Breath File Name: BillBaird_CloudBreath.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2006
Artist: Brad Laner Title: A1 Eyes Close Link Text: Eyes Close File Name: bradlanereyesclose.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: Heart Your Eat Out File Name: Heart Your Eat Out.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Cotton Jones Title: Somehow To Keep It Going Link Text: Somehow Keep It Going File Name: somehow_to_keep_it_going.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: Dead Confederate Title: Run From the Gun Link Text: Run from The Gun - File Name: runfromthegun.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Eels Title: 1187 Spectacular Girl Link Text: Spectacular Girl File Name: c0f496df-e731-4ada-be35-f3893b f417a0.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Imbogodom Title: Unseen Ticket Link Text: Unseen Ticket File Name: Imbogodom-Unseen_Ticket.mp3
Artist: Les Savy Fav Title: Let's Get Out of Here Link Text: Lets Get Out of Here File Name: 04 Let's Get Out of Here.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Magic Kids Title: Summer Link Text: Summer File Name: MagicKids_Summer.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Magic Kids Title: Superball Link Text: Superball File Name: MagicKids_Superball.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Neil Nathan Title: Neil_Nathan_The_Distance_Calls_California_Run Link Text: California Run File Name: California_Run.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: New Idea Society Title: Disappearing Link Text: Disappearing File Name: 6_Disappearing.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: No Age Title: Glitter Link Text: Glitter File Name: 7351.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Pale Sketcher Title: Plans That Fade (Faded Dub) Link Text: Plans That Fade File Name: pale_sketcher-plans_that_fade_ (faded_dub)_44982.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Ra Ra Riot Title: Boy Link Text: Boy File Name: RaRaRiot_Boy.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Sean Carey Title: In The Stream Link Text: In The Stream File Name: inthestream.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The Dashing Suns Title: Future Thunder Link Text: Future Thunder File Name: DashingSuns_FutureThunder.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: The Foxymorons Link Text: Skinny Cow Blues File Name: foxymorons_skinny_cow_blues.mp 3 Year: 2010
5 Score Pachyderm
With LouFest coming up this weekend it's easy to forget that it's Tuesday and that means new music. On Friday Sufjan Stevens surprised everyone by releasing his All Delighted People EP (highly recommended). If you missed my post on S. Carey make sure you take a look/listen and then go pick up his new album All We Grow . I'm looking forward [...]
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Quiet Wars Link Text: Capstan Shafts - Quiet Wars File Name: Capstan-Shafts-Quiet-Wars.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Dead Confederate Title: Run From the Gun Link Text: Dead Confederate - Run From the Gun File Name: Dead-confederate-runfromthegun 1.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Jon Langford & Skull Orchard Title: Getting Used to Uselessness Link Text: Jon Langford and Skull Orchard - Getting Used to uselessness File Name: Jon-Langford-and-Skull-Orchard -Getting-used-to-helplessness. mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps
Artist: Land Of Talk Title: Quarry Hymns Link Text: Land of Talk - Quarry Hymns File Name: Land-of-Talk-Quarry-Hymns.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Magic Kids Title: Summer Link Text: MagicKids - Summer File Name: MagicKids_Summer.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: Ra Ra Riot Title: Boy Link Text: Ra Ra Riot - Boy File Name: Ra-Ra-Riot-Boy.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Sufjan Stevens Link Text: Sufjan Stevens - From The Mouth Of Gabriel File Name: Sufjan-Stevens-From-The-Mouth- Of-Gabriel.mp3 Year: 2010
MBV
For the last year, I have had the privilege of working on an album with one of my very favorite songwriters, Dean Wells (aka The Capstan Shafts). Revelation Skirts has its origins in a series of demos Dean sent me last year, one of which I would like to share here: Capstan Shafts - "Your Wasted Is a Talent Here" (Demo) "Your Wasted Is a Talent Here" was one of the hardest songs on the record to flesh out, and I'm still very fond of this solo electric "A [...]
Artist: The Capstan Shafts Title: Your Wasted Is a Talent Here Link Text: Capstan Shafts - Your Wasted Is a Talent Here File Name: capstan_shafts_-_your_wasted_i s_a_talent_here.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: The Capstan Shafts Title: Your Wasted Is a Talent Here (Very Rough Demo) Link Text: Capstan Shafts - Your Wasted Is a Talent Here (Demo) File Name: capstan_shafts_-_your_wasted_i s_a_talent_here_demo.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Pop Headwound
Dean Wells has been creating lo-fi pop/rock gems in the vein of Guided By Voices or early Elephant 6 for years as The Capstan Shafts . After releasing over a dozen homemade CD-Rs, Wells made the jump to Rainbow Quartz and released two full lengths – Environ Maiden and 2008’s Fixation Protocols – which held true to his DIY ethic. The upcoming Revelation Skirts finds Wells using a full band, professional studio, and producer (Matt LeMay) for the first time, but fears of him losing his distinct approach are [...]
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: Heart Your Eat Out File Name: Heart Your Eat Out.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Quiet Wars Link Text: Quiet Wars File Name: Quiet Wars.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
das klienicum
tausendsassa dean wells ist wieder da, möchte man rufen. allerdings langt ein einzelner release bei diesem kerl nicht für euphorie. da brauchts mehr. denn mittlerweile hat der lyndonviller bereits 17 alben am start. zunächst via eigenvertrieb (ladder the xmas monkey), verschaffte sich wells reputation dank veröffentlichungen auf dem leider verschwundenen asaurus und auch bei yellow mica, später zog er zu rainbow quartz um, wo er 2007 "environ maide", 2008 "fixation protocols" und dieser tage "revelation skirts" herausbrachte. über letzteres album wird zu reden sein, denn es zeugt von der bewegung in dean wells [...]
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Heart Your Eat Out Link Text: heart your eat out File Name: Heart Your Eat Out.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Capstan Shafts Title: Quiet Wars Link Text: quiet wars File Name: Quiet Wars.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Capstan Shafts, The Title: Trickier the Wisdom Link Text: trickier the wisdom File Name: 15 Trickier the Wisdom.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: The Capstan Shafts Title: Capstan Shafts-Middles of June Link Text: middles of june File Name: Middles of June.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: The Capstan Shafts Title: The Day You Called Me Pretty Link Text: the day you called me pretty File Name: capstanshafts-dayyoucalledmepr etty.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Austin Town Hall
A few years ago someone somewhere told me that Capstan Shafts would be right up my alley because they had the whole Guided by Voices quality. It's true, and you can't really complain with anyone who makes bedroom recordings, or in that style, sound really interesting and worthwhile. So here we are, and its time for the new CS album, Revelation Skirts , to come out on August 24th. You can label me excited. Download: Capstan Shafts - Quiet Wars [...]
Austin Town Hall
A few years ago someone somewhere told me that Capstan Shafts would be right up my alley because they had the whole Guided by Voices quality. It's true, and you can't really complain with anyone who makes bedroom recordings, or in that style, sound really interesting and worthwhile. So here we are, and its time for the new CS album, Revelation Skirts , to come out on August 24th. You can label me excited. Download: Capstan Shafts - Quiet Wars [...]
Artist: The Capstan Shafts Title: Quiet Wars. Link Text: Capstan Shafts - Quiet Wars File Name: capstanshafts-quietwars.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2010
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