Jookabox "The Eyes Of The Fly" Released TodayApril 26, 2011Jookabox's final album The Eyes Of The Fly is available today via Asthmatic Kitty and Joyful Noise!
This recording is the final chapter in the history of a band as bizarre, anxious, and confusing as the music it makes. A band whose imagery echoes ghosts, zombies, decay, and the afterlife, inspired by life in the post-industrial land of white flight, now writes its own epitaph, carves its own headstone, and sings its swan song. Pitch-shifting, weird tuning, droning delay, pop-schizo eclecticism: all of Jookabox's characteristic ingredients are here with an added dose of darkness...
LP + MP3 = $15: 
CD + MP3 = $10:
MP3 = $8:
Memory Map's debut LP up for pre-order / new video & tour!April 5, 2011The amazing new LP from Memory Map, titled "Holiday Band", is now available for pre-order! The album contains indie-math-pop at it's best: sprawling chord progressions, driving beats, nerdy prog solos, and addictive melodies. The album will be available May 10 on 180gm red vinyl, standard weight black vinyl, and CD.
Download the first single "Sunburnt & Blown" here
and pre-order the album here:
LP + MP3 (180gm red vinyl) = $14:
LP + MP3 (black vinyl) = $12:
CD + MP3 = $10:
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VIDEO:
Memory Map has just released a killer live video where they play three gems back to back ("Hibernation", "Willing Spilits", and "Stowaway"). Check out the video here:
Memory Map from Fruit Bonus on Vimeo.
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TOUR DATES:
As evidenced by the above video, you will want to see these guys live. Here are some upcoming tour dates:
May 13, 2011 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ Dreamers of the Ghetto, Busman's Holiday
May 14, 2011 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Vollrath w/ Sleeping Bag
May 15, 2011 - Louisville, KY @ Cahoots w/ Sleeping Bag
May 16, 2011 - Chattanooga, TN @ Sluggo's
May 17, 2011 - Tallahassee, FA @ The Farside Collective
May 18, 2011 - Gainesville, FA @ Boca Fiesta
May 19, 2011 - Athens, GA @ Farm 255
May 20, 2011 - Knoxville, TN @ 204 Magnolia Ave w/ Sleeping Bag
May 23, 2011 - Brooklyn, NY @ Bruar Falls
May 25, 2011 - Buffalo, NY @ TBA
May 26, 2011 - Cleveland, OH @ The Happy Dog
May 27, 2011 - Columbus, OH @ Treehouse
May 28, 2011 - Chicago, IL- @ Pancho's w/ Prizzy Prizzy Please
May 29, 2011 - Grand Rapids, MI @ DAAC
May 30, 2011 - Minneapolis, MN @ TBA
May 31, 2011 - Milwaukee, WI @ TBA
June 1, 2011 - Madison, WI @ TBA w/ Screamin' Cyn Cyn and the Pons
June 2, 2011 - Dekalb, IL- @ TBA w/ Screamin' Cyn Cyn and the Pons
June 3, 2011 - Dubuque, IA @ The Lift w/ Screamin' Cyn Cyn and the Pons
June 4, 2011 - Carbondale, IL @ TBA
Joan of Arc Lightbox Orchestra, conducted by Fred Lonberg-HolmMarch 29, 2011Yet another treat from the one and only Joan Of Arc. Recorded live at the Hideout in Chicago on February 6, 2011 - "The Joan of Arc Lightbox Orchestra Conducted by Fred Lonberg-Holm" is the live component to the band's esoteric, expansive, and critically acclaimed Oh Brother LP.
In keeping with the expansive, improvisational theme of "Oh Brother", Joan Of Arc performed this evening as a special ensemble of THIRTEEN members. The insane noisy-jazz-leaning pieces were conducted by the legendary Fred Lonberg-Holm via the "Lightbox" (a system of light bulbs for each musician which directs the improvisation).
The album is released today, in a digital-only format, for just $4...
DOWNLOAD HERE:
Jookabox's Final Album up for Pre-OrderMarch 24, 2011Sadly, Jookabox has decided to throw in the towel... The Eyes of the Fly is their last cryptic transmission - slated for release on April 26 via Asthmatic Kitty and Joyful Noise.
This recording is the final chapter in the history of a band as bizarre, anxious, and confusing as the music it makes. A band whose imagery echoes ghosts, zombies, decay, and the afterlife, inspired by life in the post-industrial land of white flight, now writes its own epitaph, carves its own headstone, and sings its swan song.
But rather than dwell on the extreme bummer of this breakup, we would like to draw attention to their spectacular, Kafkaesque final album: The Eyes Of The Fly. Pitch-shifting, weird tuning, droning delay, pop-schizo eclecticism: all of Jookabox's characteristic ingredients are here with an added dose of darkness...
DOWNLOAD:
Check out the track "Drops" for free download here
PRE-ORDER:
LP + MP3 = $15:
CD + MP3 = $8: (orders will ship & downloads will be sent on April 19)
Child Bite on Tour!March 23, 2011Our favorite Detroit-based, Robocop-advocate rockers Child Bite are hitting the road for a 28 day US tour (including 5 shows with the amazing Parts & Labor).
Like a perfectly balanced amphetamine drunk, the music of Child Bite exudes euphoria, urgency, baseless paranoia and a mild sense of vertigo. With their live show, Child Bite routinely throw caution to the wind - mashing their punk vigor with avant-garde ideals into a no-fluff sound that is both consistently danceable and brazenly psychotic. We highly recommend you check them out if you are in the neighborhood.
Download the song "Odd Inn" here
Order their most recent album "The Living Breathing Organ Summer" on LP/CD/Digital/Cassette here
Tour Dates:
3/23/11 - Chicago, IL @ Pancho's w/ Stnnng
3/24/11 - Beloit, WI @ The Coughy Haus w/ Stnnng
3/25/11 - Detroit, MI @ The Bakery Loft w/ Stnnng
3/26/11 - Cincinnati, OH @ Mayday w/ Stnnng
3/27/11 - Indianapolis, IN @ Vollrath w/ Stnnng
3/28/11 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ Stnnng
3/30/11 - Columbus, OH @ Cafe Bourbon St. w/ Prussia
3/31/11 - Rochester, NY @ Bugjar w/ Prussia
4/1/11 - Boston, MA @ BATV w/ Prussia
4/2/11 - Providence, RI @ Machines with Magnets w/ Prussia
4/3/11 - New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Prussia
4/4/11 - Brookyln, NY @ Death by Audio w/ Prussia
4/5/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Danger Danger w/ Prussia
4/6/11 - Baltimore, MD @ Golden West w/ Prussia
4/7/11 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter w/ Prussia
4/8/11 - Greenville, NC @ TBA w/ Prussia
4/9/11 - Atlanta, GA @ Highland Inn Ballroom w/ Prussia
4/10/11 - Chattanooga, TN @ JJ's w/ Prussia
4/11/11 - Nashville, TN @ The End w/ Prussia
4/12/11 - Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie's w/ Prussia
4/13/11 - Toledo, OH @ Ottawa Tavern w/ Prussia
4/15/11 - Toronto, ON @ Parts and Labour w/ Parts & Labor
4/16/11 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern w/ Parts & Labor
4/17/11 - Detroit, MI @ PJ'S Lager House w/ Parts & Labor
4/18/11 - Kalamazoo, MI @ TBA
4/19/11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Frank's Power Plant
4/20/11 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ Parts & Labor
4/21/11 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bishop w/ Parts & Labor
Hermit Thrushes Daytrotter SessionMarch 17, 2011The amazing Daytrotter has just posed a session from our favorite Philadelphia-based noise makers: Hermit Thrushes!
Download or stream the recording, and read the piece by Sean Moeller
RIGHT HERE.
Don't forget about their recently released cassette EP too!
Memory Map signs to Joyful Noise!March 8, 2011Joyful Noise is extremely happy to be working with Bloomington, Indiana's Memory Map! The band's unique blend of indie-math-pop is equal parts catchy and compelling. The sprawling chord progressions and driving beats have drawn comparisons to bands like Cap'n Jazz and Q and Not U, but they also share commonalities with the music programmers of the Nintendo Entertainment System, and "Houses of the Holy" played at 45 rpm. Guitars weave in and out with no shame, as if the guitar playing of the 80's never became passe - and drums pound with eagerness as if Blink 182 doesn't suck.
The members of Memory Map also have some impressive musical pedigrees: Matt Tobey is a member of Bloomington favorite Good Luck and has played with and toured extensively with Kimya Dawson. Mike Bridavsky is of eargasm (and label-mates) Push-Pull, Mike Dixon earned his license to confuse while playing with Rapider Than Horsepower, and drummer Josh Morrow has played with muilti-experimentalists Impure Jazz.
Needless to say, we find this shit to be "legit" on the highest level.
The debut album Holiday Band will be released 05/10/11 on 180gm Red or Black LP, CD & Digital. Pre-Orders begin April 5.
DOWNLOADS!
Download the first single "Sunburnt & Blown"
Joan of Arc "Life Like" Out May 10, Pre-order now and get INSTANT MP3 download!February 28, 2011Last September when we released the JOA Cassette Box Set, there is a reason we identified the band as "one of the most unapologetically prolific bands of our generation"... because it's fucking true. Well, here is further evidence of this undeniable fact: Joan of Arc has yet another NEW ALBUM on the horizon!
Joan of Arc's brand spankin' new album "Life Like" is slated for release on May 10, 2011. Recorded by Steve Albini, this album rocks - which is to say, it's a complete departure from the esoteric 20 minute soundscapes of "Oh Brother". In contrast "Life Like" is Joan of Arc's most aggressively "rock" album in years - and their first with Cap'n Jazz guitarist/mastermind Victor Villarreal! More info here.
DOWNLOAD the album's first single: Love Life
Polyvinyl has the LP & CD - and we have the tape!
The cassette version of the album...
is limited to just 300 hand-numbered copies
is pressed on high-quality blue cassettes with chrome tape
features full, 8-panel artwork
comes with an INSTANT 320kbps mp3 download
Pre-Order the cassette for just $8 :
PUSH-PULL TO RELEASE "BETWEEN NOISE AND THE INDIANS" ON JUNE 23
April 7, 2009Our favorite band of Mikes is back. In many ways, for the first time. You may remember Push-Pull's previous effort 3 EP released back in 2007. When we consider Push-Pull's 3 EP next to their new Between Noise and the Indians our reaction is simply: "What the fuck happened?" What's happened is not so much a transition as it is an expansion and refinement of the band's earlier sound. What's clear is that this band has come into their own. Push-Pull have arrived.
The new album combines grandiose riffs and complex arrangements into an impressivingly anthemic album. Push-Pull has a sound that lies somewhere between high-brow prog and low-brow, PBR-soaked basement punk - - a sound which Skyscraper Magazine insists, "sounds nothing like Shellac, Big Black, or the Wipers" but which remains "bizarrely good". With "Between Noise..." one can hear hints of everything from Fugazi, Jackson 5, Melvins, or King Crimson.
On June 23, 2009 the new full-length - years in the works - will finally be released on CD via Joyful Noise. In addition to the CD, we will be releasing a limited run of original artwork peices from Mark Rice - who did the artwork for the album. These unique hand-made peices of art will be limited to 33 units, and will be sold with digital download codes of the entire album. More on this soon.
You can sample a song here: Wright, Right? (mp3)
Read all about the album HERE
Also, the band is touring soon, and will be doing two local release shows in Bloomington and Indianapolis. Here are the dates:
April 17, 2009 - Bloomington, IN @ The Video Saloon w/Early Day Miners and ROOMS
May 14, 2009 - Bloomington, IN - BETWEEN NOISE AND THE INDIANS CD RELEASE SHOW! @ Russian Recording w/ Valina and Prizzy Prizzy Please
June 2, 2009 - Bloomington, IN @ The Bluebird w/The Coke Dares, Post Honeymoon and Prizzy Prizzy Please
June 4, 2009 - Columbus, OH @ The Carabar w/The Kyle Sowashes
June 5, 2009 - Indianapolis, IN - BETWEEN NOISE AND THE INDIANS CD RELEASE SHOW! @ Melody Inn w/ The Coke Dares, We Are Hex and ROOMS
June 6, 2009 - Indianapolis, IN - BESTFEST! @ Moria/Halloween House
June 6, 2009 - Chicago, IL @ Union Rock Yards: EA PRF BBQ FEST!
June 7, 2009 - TBA
June 8, 2009 - Louisville, KY @ The Cathouse w/ The Invaders!
June 9, 2009 - Nashville, TN @ TBA
June 10, 2009 - Carbondale, IL @ TBA w/ Gods On Safari
June 11, 2009 - Lawrence, KS @ TBA
June 12, 2009 - Madison, WI @ TBA
June 13, 2009 - Elgin, IL@ TBA
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