Booking & Press Inquiries should be sent to: actioncamp@gmail.com
Action Camp is: Maura Jacob + Bengt Alexsander
Influences
SOME OF OUR INFLUENCES (in Alphabetical order):
ABBA, Air, Aphex Twin, David Bowie, Brazilian Girls, The Cardigans, Neko Case, The Centurions, The Cramps, The Cure, Cursive, Daft Punk, The Darkness, Dead Kennedys, Electric Light Orchestra, Eurythmics, PJ Harvey, The Hives, Buddy Holly, Jellyfish, Kyuss, Love, Nine Inch Nails, Roy Orbison, The Pixies, Pizzicato Five, The Pretenders, Queen, Queens of the Stone Age, Otis Reading, Smashing Pumpkins, Sparks, Phil Spector, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Talking Heads, The Toadies, Treat Her Right, The Zombies
A jazz girl meets and electronic boy. they create something that is neither jazz or electronic.
Action Camp was originally formed in 2006 after a chance meeting of an
unlikely pair. A classically trained, folk-rooted girl met an electro-minded
punk boy while both toiling in the food-industry and a relationship akin
to a well-weathered marriage began. A shared love of 50's doo-wop,
dark pop music, and David Lynch movies is the glue that binds them and
also the basis for their eclectic sound.
After playing in the Boston scene for 3 years and going through a few
line-up changes, founding members Bengt Alexsander and Maura Jacob
decided to relocate to Jacob's hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Action Camp
has since become an ever-evolving entity, incorporating both live and
electronic instruments, a flare for the dramatic, and an intimate live
show that welcomes audience participation. They invite you
to escape from the everyday mundane into the surreal, where
“female vocals waft like ground fog above an ancient forest floor
[and] a bizarre sense of darker monster surf music slithers
in the eardrums” (The Noise Boston).
They hope you’re along for the ride.
Praise for Dead Like Tan:
"...despite what they say, Action Camp's sound is part jazz, part electronic, and part everything else. It's obvious that a lot of thought went into making this record, as each song delves into various genres."
- Northeastern Performer (Dec 10, 2008)
"Imagine a whole album steeped in the ethos that makes the song “Creep” by Radiohead work so well. A sludgy reliance on proportioned slowness, and melodic sense with plenty of basic chord progressions. Female vocals waft like ground fog above an ancient forest floor."
- The Noise (Sep 07, 2008)
"...some of the best shit I've heard this year!!! I Hope Action Camp is sending shit out, because I'd buy/support this band live. Seriously, blow away!" - Swingset: Rekords Rekords Forum (June 19, 2008)
"Each track is fantastic on their own merit, and as an album. I expect great things from this band."
- OxfordStandard - I-Tunes Review (May 23, 2008)
Praise for Cover Like Tan:
"A great cover album, likely an early contender for year-end favourites."
- Fong Songs (July 4, 2008)
hey maura & bengt, thanks much for listening and ur friendness. you can hear more and pick up some CDs at www.cdbaby.com/all/jameskatz "We don't stop playing because we grow old; We grow old because we stop playing" ~ George Bernard Shaw hope you get to play alot today
He Of The House's very first (of many) compilation. Nineteen tracks from twenty artists, the end result of which is possibly one of the most diverse compilations I've ever heard. From soft spoken acoustic folk to raving, churning dirge tunes; from a noisy, industrial cover of a Sonic Youth song to oldschool punk from when it was still raw, fast, and unforgiving. Powerviolence peppers the grounds where spooked whispers whinny along, and the caustic words of a madman festering in his own mind play out over perpetually plucked guitar strings. A true honour it is to work with these amazing artists, and I do hope we can keep them coming back for years.
Featuring: Zombie Battle Axe, xHaroldShitmanx, Kro & Jason "EVIL" Covelli, Nemesism, Ginny Greenteeth, Don't Move, Spiral Vertigo, Chachi On Acid, Mike Bruno, Autopia, Dead Kid Harvester, Jason "EVIL" Covelli, Karmakumulator, Chelsea Wolfe, RedSK vs. teh soup rebellion, Torturing Nurse, Sleepers, Flea McGruff
Housed in handmade & handpainted paper jackets with individually original black tissue cutouts, enclosed with a button. Featuring full page insert artwork by Jason "EVIL" Covelli and a blurb about each band/artist from myself. Limited to 45 handnumbered copies.
For more information, tracklisting, artwork, and information on future compilations, as well as a wealth of other fun tidbits, visit heofthehouse.com heofthehouse.com/compilation
To order this compilation for only $8 (prices vary for out of country shipping), visit heofthehouse.com/recordshoppe
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If you don't have the chance to request the list of donations in kind, please add HelpCharity to your Top Friends!
Thanks for helping me to support handicapped children!
Christian
Founder of HelpCharity Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 (0) 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 (0) 171 6903352 E-Mail: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Internet: www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity Internet: www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Today I would like to let you know about two print magazines in Germany I'm writing for.
"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.
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Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .
Warm regards
Christian
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 171 6903352 Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
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