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Fresh Cherries from Yakima

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General Info

  • Genre: Ambient / Folk / Shoegaze

    Location Seattle, Washington, US

    Profile Views: 57100

    Last Login: 1/21/2010

    Member Since 12/28/2004

    Website http://www.freshcherriesfromyakima.com

    Record Label self release (CD- fall 2008). borrowdeer (vinyl).

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. .. .... ..sometime during the summer of 2004, a scruffy bookworm drove home from his part-time job, passing by a man selling fruit from the back of a van. he noticed there was a sign that read "fresh cherries from yakima," swaying in the summer breeze. two weeks went by, and finally, after much deliberation, the bookworm decided to buy some cherries. ..as the scruffy bookworm pulled up to the back of the van, a nearly-translucent young man in a sailor suit turned around. in exchange for buying some produce, the sailor implored the bookworm to have a seat and listen to a story or two. the scruffy bookworm was so enthralled with the sailor's storytelling, the two would sit in the back of the van with the doors open every day for the duration of that particular summer. the ghost would tell his tales, and his scruffy friend would transcribe the stories and later turn them into folk songs. ..soon, the scruffy bookworm had enough songs written to start a band. he asked his sailor friend, who initially declined. after two straight weeks of fending off an invitation into the band, which actually bordered on annoyance, the sailor accepted his friend's offer, but there was a condition. more accurately: a challenge. in order for the sailor to join the band, which was to be named fresh cherries from yakima, the bookworm would have to play him for the name and his services in an old african board game called mancala. ..the competition was vigorous, but the winner, by one single bead, was the bookworm. thus, fresh cherries from yakima was born. ...... ......if you'd like, you can stream the entirety of ..buttons for north caroline.. and the ..bourbon and bedsheets EP.. ..here.. and ..here.., respectively. i also keep a hilariously long-winded music blog; you can find that ..here... go ..here.. or ..here.. if you'd like to purchase the album as an mp3 download. for any questions about booking, press, etc., inquire within for my e-mail address.

  • Members

    ..Douglas Martin: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tambourine, viola, cardboard box, harmonica, toy piano, quiro, melodica, shakers, pots & pans, vocals, harmonies, and production. ..(and whoever Douglas can round up at any given moment.)

  • Influences

    ..[miscellaneous influences:] ..stray words and phrases. ..rainy days. ..andy warhol. ..scrabble. ..career criminals and civil disobedience. ..desolate city streets. ..[musical influences:] ..the neptunes. ..tv on the radio. ....nirvana unplugged... ..the microphones. ..andre 3000. ..the velvet underground. ..sonic youth. ..jesus and mary chain. ..[lyrical influences:] ..charles bukowski. ..donald goines. ..oscar wilde. ..shawn carter. ..chuck palahniuk. ..ralph waldo ellison. ..chuck klosterman. ..christopher wallace.

  • Sounds Like

    ....corroded, art-damaged folk-pop... .."fresh cherries from yakima, the solo project of douglas martin, a self-described 'art-punk folkie,' fuses together disparate genres like building blocks that aren't supposed to fit. whether it's a toy piano-led doo-wop song that briefly turns into a carnival house of mirrors ('sailor hats and cigarettes'), a flurry of acoustic noise-punk with vocal harmonies and xylophones buried too deep in the mix (his cover of beirut's 'mt. wroclai (idle days)'), a seven-minute dirge of swirling effects ('japanese pears'), or a quiet, intimate folk song punctuated by blissed-out drone (his excellent cover of polly jean harvey's 'the desperate kingdom of love'), martin's hyperactive imagination has turned him into one of the pacific-northwest's best kept secrets." .."douglas martin is a promising singer/songwriter with a sense of dark humor and knack for detail that recalls charles bukowski (one of his many influences) more than any musician that's influenced him." .."just when you thought the singer/songwriter genre was a dead horse, every few years, another moody introvert comes along and kicks it back to life. enter douglas martin: stage left." .."on the surface, ..buttons for north caroline.., fresh cherries from yakima's debut, is a collection of songs about girls. later on, it becomes evident that these songs about girls-- overly confident visual artists, alt-porn models, serial killers, almost-drunk drivers, and amnesia victims-- are written with more verve, wit, charm and emotion than one kid in his early twenties should be allowed to possess." .."fresh cherries from yakima, the bandonym of seattle-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer douglas martin, gleefully perverts most preconceived notions of the 'singer/songwriter,' with narrative fiction laced with dark humor (and occasional, if unexpected, moments of tenderness) and copious use of electronica, found sound, and effects pedals (and, presumably, hallucinogenic drugs)." .."with airy ambiance and gurgling electronics providing a foil for the heartfelt, quasi-literary lyrics and singer/songwriterly disposition that accompany them, fresh cherries from yakima is deftly straddling the line between emo and eno." .."..buttons for north caroline.. is the antithesis of easy listening. it's concerned with exploring the weird fringes of sound. there's a good chance you might not like it. hell, i'm not even sure how much i like it."

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Bio:

.. .. .. ....
sometime during the summer of 2004, a scruffy bookworm drove home from his part-time job, passing by a man selling fruit from the back of a van. he noticed there was a sign that read "fresh cherries from yakima," swaying in the summer breeze. two weeks went by, and finally, after much deliberation, the bookworm decided to buy some cherries.
as the scruffy bookworm pulled up to the back of the van, a nearly-translucent young man in a sailor suit turned around. in exchange for buying some produce, the sailor implored the bookworm to have a seat and listen to a story or two. the scruffy bookworm was so enthralled with the sailor's storytelling, the two would sit in the back of the van with the doors open every day for the duration of that particular summer. the ghost would tell his tales, and his scruffy friend would transcribe the stories and later turn them into folk songs.
soon, the scruffy bookworm had enough songs written to start a band. he asked his sailor friend, who initially declined. after two straight weeks of fending off an invitation into the band, which actually bordered on annoyance, the sailor accepted his friend's offer, but there was a condition. more accurately: a challenge. in order for the sailor to join the band, which was to be named fresh cherries from yakima, the bookworm would have to play him for the name and his services in an old african board game called mancala.
the competition was vigorous, but the winner, by one single bead, was the bookworm. thus, fresh cherries from yakima was born. Photobucket ....
if you'd like, you can stream the entirety of buttons for north caroline and the bourbon and bedsheets EP here and here, respectively. i also keep a hilariously long-winded music blog; you can find that here. go here or here if you'd like to purchase the album as an mp3 download. for any questions about booking, press, etc., inquire within for my e-mail address.

Member Since:

December 28, 2004

Members:

Douglas Martin: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, tambourine, viola, cardboard box, harmonica, toy piano, quiro, melodica, shakers, pots & pans, vocals, harmonies, and production.
(and whoever Douglas can round up at any given moment.)

Influences:

[miscellaneous influences:]
stray words and phrases.
rainy days.
andy warhol.
scrabble.
career criminals and civil disobedience.
desolate city streets.
[musical influences:]
the neptunes.
tv on the radio.
nirvana unplugged.
the microphones.
andre 3000.
the velvet underground.
sonic youth.
jesus and mary chain.
[lyrical influences:]
charles bukowski.
donald goines.
oscar wilde.
shawn carter.
chuck palahniuk.
ralph waldo ellison.
chuck klosterman.
christopher wallace.

Sounds Like:

corroded, art-damaged folk-pop.
"fresh cherries from yakima, the solo project of douglas martin, a self-described 'art-punk folkie,' fuses together disparate genres like building blocks that aren't supposed to fit. whether it's a toy piano-led doo-wop song that briefly turns into a carnival house of mirrors ('sailor hats and cigarettes'), a flurry of acoustic noise-punk with vocal harmonies and xylophones buried too deep in the mix (his cover of beirut's 'mt. wroclai (idle days)'), a seven-minute dirge of swirling effects ('japanese pears'), or a quiet, intimate folk song punctuated by blissed-out drone (his excellent cover of polly jean harvey's 'the desperate kingdom of love'), martin's hyperactive imagination has turned him into one of the pacific-northwest's best kept secrets."
"douglas martin is a promising singer/songwriter with a sense of dark humor and knack for detail that recalls charles bukowski (one of his many influences) more than any musician that's influenced him."
"just when you thought the singer/songwriter genre was a dead horse, every few years, another moody introvert comes along and kicks it back to life. enter douglas martin: stage left."
"on the surface, buttons for north caroline, fresh cherries from yakima's debut, is a collection of songs about girls. later on, it becomes evident that these songs about girls-- overly confident visual artists, alt-porn models, serial killers, almost-drunk drivers, and amnesia victims-- are written with more verve, wit, charm and emotion than one kid in his early twenties should be allowed to possess."
"fresh cherries from yakima, the bandonym of seattle-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer douglas martin, gleefully perverts most preconceived notions of the 'singer/songwriter,' with narrative fiction laced with dark humor (and occasional, if unexpected, moments of tenderness) and copious use of electronica, found sound, and effects pedals (and, presumably, hallucinogenic drugs)."
"with airy ambiance and gurgling electronics providing a foil for the heartfelt, quasi-literary lyrics and singer/songwriterly disposition that accompany them, fresh cherries from yakima is deftly straddling the line between emo and eno."
"buttons for north caroline is the antithesis of easy listening. it's concerned with exploring the weird fringes of sound. there's a good chance you might not like it. hell, i'm not even sure how much i like it."

Record Label:

self release (CD- fall 2008). borrowdeer (vinyl).

Label Type:

Indie

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