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earSnake Shows Coming Up...

Friday July 30
Paper Masques at The Fire
with Daylight Savings and Load and Brian Ashby
412 W. Girard Ave. Philadelphia, PA

Friday August 6
Gemini Wolf at Johnny Brendas
with Turning Violet Violet, The Vanguard and Rob and Meg
1201 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19125
9pm. $10

Saturday August 7
Mikronesia at 1000 Pulses
with William Fields and Ben Fleury-Steiner
9 Edward PlaceWoodcliff Lake NJ 07677
Doors at 7:30. Concert 8:00. $15 advance / $18 day of show

BTW: If you should happen to be around Rittenhouse Park in Philadelphia around 5:30 on Friday July 30, Pandar of Gemini Wolf will be playing with Joseph Hallman, Attia Taylor, and Johnell Lawrence in support of Joe and Attia’s forthcoming EP titled: boy&girl.

Upcoming Mikronesia Dates

Second Site
This fall I (along with five other members at NEXUS) will be involved in an outdoor art installation show at the Schuylkill Center. My show will be wind sculptures instruments and a new quartet for flute, percussion, violin and guitar called Aeolus. The premiere and show opening will be Sunday September 19. More info soon...

Paper Masques, Daylight Savings & Loan, and Brian Ashby: July 30th @ the Fire

 Hello Earsnakers,

We here at Paper Masques have been somewhat out of the public eye as we write and arrange new songs for a new album that will commence shortly. But we''re pleased to announce our first full band show in several months, Friday, July 30th at the Fire. We'll be joined by The Daylight Savings & Loan (new band playing their first show ever) and Brian Ashby (formally of the Teeth) who will be playing a solo set. This is going to be a really fun night filled with all sorts of new music that you've never heard before! See you there!!!

Operating in Excellence

Always operating in Excellence.

Things are underway here as I string away on my sweet classical guitar and pound away on the bass while bopping my head to the phat beats coming from my Juno G.  Lillie Ruth Bussey and Red Diamond are a force to be reckoned with.  They are sharing ideals through one vessel to soon bring to all listening ears a new delight.

Please stay tuned.

In the meantime hit up your local record store to find the latest 7inch release featuring Lillie Ruth Bussey and NonCanon live at the Slingluff Gallery.  

Until then...

OoOoOoo 

Gemini Wolf Euro Tour 2010

Gemini Wolf are very excited to be hitting the road for their first European tour. They'll be bringing their blend of chance and liberty to friends in England, Germany and France over the next two weeks. If you're in the area here's the specific dates and venues.

Jun 10 2010
Stomp Studios, London Fields Netil House
London, UK

Jun 12 2010
Madame Claude
Berlin, DE

Jun 16 2010
L’Espace B
Paris, FR

Jun 19 2010
Le Pavé d’Orsay
Paris, FR

At Madame Claude and Le Pave d'Orsay they'll be playing with the wonderful French post-folk electronic singer, Perrine En Morceaux. Perrine will be releasing an album with earSnake and touring the U.S. this fall.

You can follow them on tour at their new tumblr, geminiwolf.net and as always on Facebook.

Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, and Au Revoir!

Πsoundtracks Doris Stelzer's VIEWS IN PROCESS - Wednesday, May 26th

If you happen to be in or around Austria on Wednesday, May 26th stop by Festspielhaus St. Poelten where Werner Moebius will be composing the score for Doris Stelzer's Austrian premiere of Views In Process. 

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What does the perfect man look like?  Images of the female body in
advertising are commonly known – but what about the representation of
the male body? What strategies of staging are applied to men?

In Views In Process, Doris Stelzer is analysing the commercial
exploitation of the male body and the recent trends of representation
in the media in order to transform it into concentrated
movement-statements. Popular clichés and stereotypes are questioned in
regard to their own and their other biological sex and in regard to their
social construction. Reflections on the patterns of perception and a
delicate handling of deviations from the body norm are postulated.

"An evening with little dancing and a lot of movement, Views In Process changes the viewing habits in two ways: the choreography
allows a sensitive look at the details of our bodies and a new view on
society’s well established body images. Provided that one is willing
to open his eyes."
(tanznetz.de, December 2008)

FESTSPIELHAUS ST. PÖLTEN
Kulturbezirk 2, 3100 St. Pölten
T: +43 (0) 2742/90 80 80-222
office@festspielhaus.at


For more information:

 http://www.festspielhaus.at
 http://www.dorisstelzer.at

Gemini Wolf @ Kung Fu Necktie Wednesday, May 19th

One of the last shows before Gemini Wolf begins their European Tour this summer.  They will be playing with Brooklyn's own Growing, bumping their famous nocturnal drone fuzz.  We're predicting an evening of intensely movable pysch-beats from some East Coast electronic pioneers.

Kilroy and The Bronze @ Johnny Brenda's 4/24

Shawn Kilroy and The Bronze are playing with legendary wild man Black Landlord this Saturday, 4/24 at Johnny Brenda's in Philadelphia.

Click the link below for ticket information.

http://www.johnnybrendas.com/event-details/?tfly_event_id=5841

NEXUS - Thursday April 22 @ 7:30 PM

Please join us at NEXUS for an edifying evening of music and learning! -See the Nexus New Members exhibition which features eerie floating landscapes made of found bits and plastic bags, a giant wall of math, an 8 speaker sound and video installation with 500lbs. of cold hard stone, and a collection of subconscious photography! -Learn about the fascinating, terrifying dynamics behind hysteresis, bifurcation, and environmental collapse from biological mathematician Todd Parsons! -Enjoy a solo set of electronics and harmonium performed through an eight speaker setup by Mikronesia! -Discover the secrets of the Shadow Self, as expressed in Jungian psychology, in a talk by psychologist Sean Duffy. It'll be a veritable potpourri for the mind and ears. Plus, there will be beer and snacks! Admission is free, but there will be a small suggested donation that will go to support Penn Future. More info on them here: www.pennfuture.org

Mikronesia...in OCTOPHONIC SOUND!

April 22 at 8:00 PM, sound artist, Mikronesia, will perform a set of improvised and processed harmonium through his custom built octophonic eight speaker system from Where It Was There I Shall Be.  Also an evening of lecture and sound with mathematical biologist, Todd Parsons discussing Bifurcation, Hysteresis, Catastrophe and
psychologist Sean Duffy discussing the Shadow Self.

NEXUS is located in the Crane Arts Building at 1400 N. American St, Suite 102.
2 blocks north of Girard Ave, between 2nd and 3rd streets.

Œ's Permanent Transition

The new album from Œ, earSnake's Austrian sound scientist, is a dubstep and electronica phenomenon.  Minimalist soundscapes and trippy club jumpers never seemed so inclined to hang out together on one album.  Permanent Transition is laced with everything from alarming trip hop beats like opening track “Opium” to club pop chirps, “Rosebud”, all with an ominous and nocturnal undertone. Think UK's dubstep overlords, Burial, with a penchant for staying out way past their bed time.  The 7 track effort is available now on CD and digital download here. 

Rare But Serious Side Effects

After receiving much critical acclaim for their second studio album, Synchronized Eyes, Gemini Wolf have called on DJs and producers near and far for a collection of remixes titled Rare but Serious Side Effects.

earSnake will digitally release the album on March 23rd as a pay-what-you-want download via the label’s website. The 12 track effort showcases the eclectic and wide ranging tastes of Gemini Wolf duo Mikronesia and Pandar with remixes by Randy Garcia, Skipmode, Œ, Adam Sparkles, and many more.

While the original was a dance floor foundation for electronica and psychedelic grooves, Rare but Serious Side Effects is a complete sound-scape of today’s electronic music scene. Ranging from William Fields’ ambient remix of "Wick Effect" to the house mix of "Disappear" by Jamie Johnson to composer Joe Hallman's melodica concerto remix of "Music You Make". Every track on the remix album thumps, twinkles, and pops, in an effort to get your head nodding along. To promote the new album, the duo are playing two album release shows:

Friday March 26
Space 407 in Balitmore

Saturday March 27
Tritone in Philadelphia (15th and South)
w. Attia Taylor and Lillie Ruth Bussey

Rare But Serious Side Effects
1. Vibe On (Randy Garcia Remix)
2. Sugar (Skipmode Remix)
3. I’ll Take You (Adam Sparkles Remix)
4. Prism’s Child (Touchy Feely Remix)
5. Wick Effect (William Fields Remix)
6. Disappear (Jamie Johnson Remix)
7. Stakeout Spy Van (Bilwa Remix)
8. Music You Make (Joe Hallman Remix)
9. Sudseyfuss (Nadia Botello Remix)
10. Prism’s Child (Œ Remix)
11. Disappear (Shawn Kilroy Remix)
12. Formation (Mikronesia Remix)

Squeeky Bleeps

Adam Sparkles (a remixer from the new Gemini Wolf remix album Rare But Serious Side Effects) gave a nice shout out and included his remix in his Feb 2010 Playlist. Squeeky Bleeps posted his remix of "I'll Take U".

"And you don't take me anywhere you go?", I don't think so...

Squeeky Bleeps

SHARE

Laptopers, electronic musics and instrumentalists, just bring your portable gear with you, sign-up for solo set or jam sessions. Video artist, bring out a DVD or your laptop, we have a projection screen to show your work with musical accompaniment. http://share.dj for more info about this international event.

Ortlieb’s Jazzhaus
847 North Third St.
Philadelphia, PA

It all starts at 9PM.

Drink specials and great food all night long!

http://www.facebook.com/sharephilly

Explosive Return...

  YaaaAaa! I'm almost back! New songs, new ideas, new dreams, new desires, and so much more. I'm been away from Philly unexpectedly for some time now and I finally realize why. I needed to get some unfinished projects completed. I've been working on my new acoustic album since I've been away in Canada.  With the recent experiences in my life I will say there's a lot to be said!  Everything being said will be accompanied by guitar or tenor ukulele.   Yes, I have stripped down to the bare minimum this time around.  That doesn't mean that I've abandoned all those amazing toys of mine. I just couldn't carry everything on the plane.  With that said I'll see yall soon. I'll be returning to perform a great show with NonCanon and El Malito at the Slingluff Gallery on December 17.  This is definitely a show to not be missed. Rumor has it that we will be recording live video and audio for this show.  Then we will be releasing all the sounds on vinyl! What WHAT! Jam on the One !

Oh Come All Ye earSnake

Looking for some unique holiday tunes this season? 2008's Oh Come All Ye earSnake has something for everyone. From hip-hop, to IDM, shoegaze to folk. You can download the MP3 collection here. Here's what's on the album:

1. Zelda Pinwheel - Little Drummer Boy
2. William Fields - Schedryk
3. Gemini Wolf - Glowing Lights
4. Carl Franke - Grandpa's Egg Nog
5. Jalima Shani - All I Want for Christmas
6. Lilllie Ruth Bussey - Well It Seems
7. Lillie Ruth Bussey - Holydaze
8. Gemini Wolf - Snow Song
9. Mikronesia - Skating
10. Solomon Slowburn - Amerikan Christ
11. Carl Franke - Here Comes the Evil Snowman
12. Paper Masques - Auld Lang Syne

Formation Woods

Gemini Wolf are offering up a free single of a version of their song "Formation" over at Secret Mix Tape. Go forth and download is trippy little gem for free now, soon it will cost money on iTunes.

Trinity Sun

You can now download, read and listen to Pangaea Trinity Sun. In addition to setting the stage for the Pangaea opera, it gives a context for entire saga of Pangaea from composer and earSnake co-founder, Michael McDermott (Mikronesia).

This piece, Trinity Sun, is the creation story of the land of Pangaea. It tells the story of a perfect race of men who lived in the oceans of Pangaea. The mother god, Aeou created them to be timeless and present. Her children gods, Soren, the god of thought, Kot the god of time and Muta, the god of matter, began dabbling in the stone menâs affairs ultimately courupting them and driving them out of the sea. Over the years, these stone men because the ancient race of man that lived on the super continent Pangaea before it split. The story and sounds are by Mikronesia and the text and narration are by Christian Rabin. This is a free release by earSnake. It can be downloaded and streamed over at archive.org, where it is hosted or here at earSnake.

Download the ZIP file with words, image and music.

Joe Hallman's Remix Party Article

http://philly2philly.com/culture/culture_articles/2009/9/12/31698/joseph_hallman_remixed

Pandar (among others) remix party

Listening Party for re[gogreengo]mix @ Apothecary (Happy Hour) meet the mixers :

international violin soloist and popstar! Michi Wiancko (Kono Michi), Peter Clement (P.O.N.Y. [Prince of New York]), DJ Carl Michaels and Jamie Johnson, Gemini Wolf's Megan Cauley (Pandar), NYC Composer/Performer Paul Pinto and me (Joseph Hallman) for discounted delicious drinks & first listen to the entire album!

Hope to see you there!
Feel free to invite your friends as well. If you click on the invite Guests link on the right hand side, you can invite your FB friends. The more the merrier!

Manufactured Dissent

A crackin new interview with local mystery man Shawn Kilroy... ch...ch...check it out!
 

Do you like to?

Thanks to everyone who made last week's Gemini Wolf CD Release show at Johnny Brenda's such a success. We'll have a video of the performance up in a week or two... But first we've got a totally awesome new video for the Gemini Wolf song, "Sudseyfuss" from Synchronized Eyes by film maker Derek Moench. This video literally has everything you wanted from a music video, ever.

Synchronize

Were getting ready at earSnake for the release of Gemini Wolf's second album, Synchronized Eyes later this month. The album is a nice evolution in the band's sound. It features more electronic trickery, but also with more organic percussion, some horns, strings and sonic experimentation. It was recorded over the winter of 2009. The album was mixed and mastered by James Dellatocoma at Bill Laswell's West Orange Sound Studios.

You can download the free preview track Disappear before the album drops. The album will be available here, on iTunes and other digital outlets and at their CD release show the week of July 14.

To celebrate the release of the record, Gemini Wolf is playing a show at Johnny Brenda's on July 18. This is going to be a big one, some say, THE big one! So don't miss out. Along with Gemini Wolf will be percussionist Shawn Hennessey from Leana Song, drummer Gary Dann and horns from West Philiadelphia Orchestra on a few songs. Sharring the bill with Gemini Wolf is Pink Skull, West Philadelphia Orchestra and DJ Bilwa and visuals by Nico.

Saturday July 18, 9PM
Johnny Brenda's
Girard and Frankford Ave.
Philadelphia (Fishtown)
with Gemini Wolf, Pink Skull, West Philadelphia Orchestra, Bilwa (DJ) and Nico (visuals)
21+ / $8

M-Town Fun

Another stellar earSnake performance is coming up in two weeks. In Philadelphia that day (May 16) Fishtown will host the Kensignton Kenetic Sculpture Derby and Trenton Avenue Arts Festival which goes from noon til about 5:00 PM. After the derby and festival, earSnake is hosting a label showcase party at the M-Room a few blocks away from the race and festival.

We'll have Lillie Ruth Bussey (whose magical performance wowed the crowd at the Kutztown show), Shawn Kilroy (solo set, with Mikronesia helping out on beats and synth), Paper Masques (their final show with the current lineup), Gemini Wolf (doing another block breakin' set with original drummer Gary Dann in the mix) and special guest Mixel Pixel who are a classic psych/weirdo/electric trio from NYC.

Please don't miss out on this show!

Saturday May 16
M Room
15 W. Girard Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19123
8PM - $10
Gemini Wolf, Lillie Ruth Bussey, Paper Masques, Shawn Kilroy and Mixel Pixel. plus DJ Baby Cow Face

Kutztown

Hello everyone in earSnake land. Things have been moving right along, we've got a few earSnake shows coming up for the crew.

First up Gemini Wolf, Lillie Ruth Bussey and Carl Franke will be hitting the road and heading north to play Eckhaus Gallery in Kutztown. The show starts at 7PM on Saturday April 25. Check out their website for directions and more info.

We've also got a huge earSnake night coming up at the M-Room on Saturday May 16, more info TBA.

Tell the Ghosts...

earSnake is pleased to announce the release of its latest album, Tell the Ghosts it's Suppertime by Paper Masques. This exquisitely crafted album features an all-star cast of musicians from all over the Philadelphia music community and showcases Paper Masques’ unique folk-tinged psychedelia. The thirteen musicians who populate the album’s intricately arranged tracks bring layers of depth and atmosphere to Steve Quaranta’s songs of loss and depravity; leaving the listener to blindly wander through a lush carnival of urban decay.

The album will officially be released digitally and on CD next Tuesday March 24 and here at earSnake.com.

The record release party is this Saturday at The Fire. This special show will feature the full band plus an extended lineup of strings, flutes, reeds and singers! Everyone at the show can purchase a copy of the album before the offical release date at a discounted price of only $10 for the CD.

Saturday March 21
PAPER MASQUES CD RELEASE PARTY
The Fire
w/ The Armchairs, The Circadian Rhythms, DJ Snakpak and special guests
412 W. Girard Ave., Philadelphia [Map]
9:30 PM / $7

Also to catch the band performing some tracks from Tell the Ghosts it's Suppertime, tune in to WKDU
Thursday March 19 - noon to 2:00 PM
WKDU 91.7 in Philadelphia or stream it live from wkdu.org and look for features about the album in this week's City Paper and Philadelphia Weekly!

The Philly Weekly Umm.... Drop columns can be read here online

G-Town Getdown

Last Sunday I ventured out to the cobblestone streets of Germantown, to visit G-town Radio with Lillie Ruth Bussey. For those of you who don’t know G-town is a super great internet radio station. I am an avid fan of internet radio and podcasts and find much of what I personally listen to this way… anyways… Lillie Ruth played some fabulous ditties; we hung out in their studio… Here’s the podcast.

Rumor has it Lillie will be heading down to SXSW to represent earSnake, so all you heading down make sure to say hi and pick up some earSnake goodies. I was lucky enough to get one of the 30 limited edition CDs she printed…. woop woop!