Brian Borcherdt Coyotes (HDD003)
Release Date: October 7 2008
While I Was Asleep
Scout Leader
Coyotes
The Drugs
Evil Twin
Means of Escape
Tiny Mouths
Coyotes was recorded by long time friend Jose Contreras of By Divine Right. While on a break from Holy Fuck's tour schedule Brian performed a handful of recently written songs in Jose's living room. Little else was added to the guitar and vocal, maintaining the songs' intimate and delicate atmosphere. The album's textural paper sleeve (printed on 130 lb double-thick antique stock / hand assembled) features artwork by James Mejia, perfectly complimenting the haunting tone of these seven songs.
"Treasure of a record, the anti-thesis of Holy Fuck’s instrumental freak-outs. The most intimate of his personal recordings yet." (eye Magazine)
"probably my 1 album this year - Coyotes is bleak, intimate, stark - making this a soon to be classic" (slowcoustic)
"For such a stripped down effort, I find it remarkably easy to lose myself in dark beauty of Coyotes." (Herohill.com)
"folk songs that are visceral on a whole other level - as if Elliott Smith regained his voice via Neil Young's Dead Man" (exclaim!)
Listen to the CBC Radio 3 Podcast feature "The Appreciation of Brian Borcherdt" - an in-depth look at the career highs and lows of the highly influential Holy Fuck founder and watch Brian Borcherdt's MTV|LIVE performance on-line here:
Ottawa
based production company Danger Cave Media is currently in production
of shooting their Independent Feature Film 'Day Four'.
They are looking for independent talent to showcase both in their
film as well as on their self titled Soundtrack CD "Day Four" which
will be released in limited quantities as publicity to all major media
outlets.
For more information on the Soundtrack Contest please check out:
I just found out about the free Torches download...thanks for the early Christmas present...coyotes was my favorite album to listen to while walking at night through toronto's cold snowy streets last winter...looking forward to making Torches the soundtrack for this winter...
please don't wait another four years before returning to newfoundland. you are in my top five favourites of all time. tonight my dad told me "you have a lot of favourites" and i said "no i don't, i have five - built to spill, fur packed action, the weakerthans, brian borcherdt, and kujo."
so my friend told me he sent a copy of his book and the soundtrack to your manager - maybe she's reading it first? i'd get on her (that's newfinese for "i'd ask her about it").
Bravo!- Your continuous contribution to the world of music is highly admirable! And you've proven that you can have success with music, even if you are from Yarmouth. We too are from Yarmouth! Although our music is a little different, maybe even a little strange, it expresses ourselves honestly and musically. Check out our myspace page sometime and tell us what you think of our songs!
