Alternately thought of as "drug songs" and "medicine music", the shambolic, shamanistic realm of Apothecary Hymns came into being at the end of 2003, when ex-The Court & Spark bassist Alex Stimmel taught himself how to play the drums so he could capture some of his nascent songs in a one-man band format. The resulting 45, "Half of What is Seen" b/w "The Marigold," drew praise not only from the underground psych community (such as Byron Coley [in The Wire], & Gerald Van Waes's influential Psych van het Folk site), but also more mainstream publications like Goldmine, which featured the limited-edition, hand-numbered picture sleeve in its 2004 indie special.
The single caught the attention of Chicago's Locust Music, who signed Stimmel and the AH moniker upon first hearing. The debut album, Trowel & Era was released in April, 2005. But, after playing a number of ad-hoc release shows, Stimmel dove full-time into his "day job" - teaching music to students with emotional disturbance in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Content to continue to develop his songs over the next two years, Stimmel stayed away from recording in favor of teaching, playing full-band shows in NYC and going on the road as time allowed, playing solo electric sets, looping & droning his Strat through open-tuned folk-cum-fuzz.
Then, in June of 2007, after years of shifting personnel, a new Apothecary Hymns live band solidified around bassist Rob Fellman (the only original band member to remain), second guitarist Jon Abrams and drummer Aaron Nixon. Happy to abandon the one-man format in favor of the energy of the new, full-tilt configuration, the quartet began woodshedding 12 new tunes and has blissfully moved into a twin-guitar, heavy rural psych phase. Apothecary Hymns will be recording the follow-up for Locust this fall, for early 2008 release.
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
How are you, Apothecary Hymns? Haven't checked in on you lately, so I swung by to say "HI" &hope you are feeling well! Listen, I have another track up on my page, "Attack Of The Mushroom People." You can hear it right now, if you'd like at: www.myspace.com/psychedelicpablo adios! Pablo
Just wanted to leave a message of gratitude to you all. Thankyou Alex for organising the Glasslands show: was an amazing night of music. Your music was spectacular too. I've been listening to your vinyl regularly since getting home, and wow, truly worldclass stuff. I love it. So thankyou for your kindness and it was a great honour to share the stage with such a fucking tremendous band.
Hi Apothecary Hymns. We will be releasing a 10 track pastoral psych folk CD entitled 'midsummers' on 24th June 2009. midsummers is currently available to buy from our website www.millersounds.co.uk . You can hear some tracks from midsummers on our myspace player. Best wishes, The Rowan Amber Mill.
Greetings Do excuse the 'spam', but I have three new songs up on the page, each from a different upcoming album.
One from the sleepers / hellmouth split, which will be out in the next few weeks on cassette from Marygarden Tapes.
One from the first full length Sleepers album (along with the other two 'untitled' songs), also coming out on Marygarden, but on CD.
One from the collaboration album between Sleepers and Jason "EVIL" Covelli, with all words and voice by Jason, and all sounds and editing from myself.
I have been working endlessly on new material for Sleepers, and I am very excited for the progression of this project. I believe it may have even taken over Bicycle Sighs' place as my 'main' project. A lot of the albums listed on the page are still seeking homes, but I do believe I will be able to maintain a solid and consistent output, as Sleepers has unlocked something deep inside of my mind.
I am, as always, still seeking out new collaborators, in aural, literary, and visual additions.
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Greetings! Pablo here, reporting from Inner Space to wish you Season's Greetings and a brief announcement: The New Pablo Album "Take Two" Is Here Now!!! - 16 tracks of sugar coated insanity - Please come back to my page to hear 4 new songs! The entire 16-track CD is available at: http://www.cdbaby.com/pablotunes2 Downloads also available on iTunes, Amazon, and all your favorite places... Thanks to all myspacers for your support and encouragement. love, Pablo (P.S. the new album is best appreciated on a higher plane....;))
Hi there friends of the Wide. Two new tracks are up on our page. All for your pleasure. Feel free to leave a comment. Have a great time and keep in touch
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