The Old(er) Stuff
Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Dock Boggs, The Harry Smith Folk Anthology, Dave Macon, Elvis Presley
The New(er) Stuff
The Pogues, The Violent Femmes, The Bad Livers, Giant Sand
The Weird Stuff
The Fall, The Butthole Surfers, The Residents, Captain Beefheart
Sounds Like
I'd Say:
Drunken daleks playing the blues (badly)
They Say:
"Demented deep twang, ...even Johnny Dowd would keep his distance." UNCUT
"A genuinely keen ear for country, bluegrass and blues. [songs that] Nick Cave would be proud of." CLASSIC ROCK
"An alluring and irresistible swamp-like campfire diet of murder ballads, hillbilly death chants, Hicksville voodoo blues and shadowy lit cowpunk." LOSING TODAY
They've Also Referenced:
Nick Cave, The Pogues, Captain Beefheart, Gallon Drunk, Tom Waits, Johnny Dowd, The Handsome Family, The Cramps, Syd Barrett, Big Black and Beck (believe it or not)
Deadeye is a place you don't want to go. A burnt-out town in a long-forgotten parallel universe. Here men wear Stetsons, play videogames, drink cactus wine, ride coyotes and spit blood. The five songs on this EP are as close to Deadeye as you're going to want to get...
The new 5-track Muleskinner Jones EP 'Postcards From Deadeye' is now available. Lovingly hand-made and individually numbered/signed CD-Rs can be bought direct from Mr. Jones (see below). You can even get it for free if you buy a copy of the 'Alcohol Tobacco Raygun?' LP.
Alternatively, those of you with a hankering for this new-fangled digital shite will be pleased to know that Mr. Jones entire works are now available on emusic.com and iTunes, and most other download services.
For MP3 clips of all tracks visit the website
Remember, every CD bought is another nail in the stinking coffin of corporate crapola. Mr. Jones appreciates your support of independent music. All these prices include shipping!. To buy just click on the appropriate 'buy international' or 'buy uk' button below.
Note: 'Postcards From Deadeye' is supplied as a lovingly hand-made and individually numbered/signed CD-R. All other release are commercially pressed and factory-sealed CDs.
Special Limited Time Offer. To commiserate the release of 'Postcards From Deadeye' not only have CD prices been reduced but buy any LP and get an EP absolutely free! And if that wasn't enough to get you hurling cash Mr. Jones' direction, you'll get one of these delectable robot raygun button badges free with any purchase. Credit crunch my arse.
Postcards From Deadeye
5 track EP. 21 mins. Released 2008.
Five servings of greasy avant-country set in the last place you'd ever want to visit. Leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Get this for free if you buy 'Alcohol Tobacco Raygun?'. Comes indivdually hand signed and numbered.
Alcohol Tobacco Raygun?
13 track LP. 53 mins. Released 2007.
File under Sci-Fi Swamp Gothic. Songs about God, Satan, firearms, liquor, aliens and Hank Snr. Read Reviews
Death Row Hoedown
8 track mini LP. 27 mins. Released 2004.
An alluring and irresistible swamp-like campfire diet of murder ballads, hillbilly death chants, Hicksville voodoo blues and shadowy lit cowpunk. Includes the epic 'Truckstop Funeral'. Read Reviews
Terrible Stories
4 track EP. 14 mins. Released 2002.
Four traditional murder ballads as interpreted by Mr. Jones. Get this for free if you buy 'Death Row Hoedown'. Read Reviews
Who The Hell Is Muleskinner Jones?
It's a long and fairly unpleasant story so we won't bother you with the messy details. But it's safe to say a deep love of every kind of country music (apart from that kind) and avant-rock means you're as likely to find him listening to Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys as to Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band. Or to Bill Monroe as to Sunn O))). He's still on a quest to tie all of his influences together somehow, and he doesn't think he's there yet, but it's an interesting ride.
Mr. Jones also enjoys good red wine, horror movies, westerns, and video games. He is socially inept.
Thank you for your friendship. My debut single ROLLIN' IN THE HEY is currently #84 on the Music Row Breakout Chart and is poised to break into the top 75. Request it at your local radio station today. Also the CD is finally available. Visit my page to hear samples and buy it now! Also I value your opinion about what you think my next single should be so please drop me a line.
Hey! Appologies if this is the second comment we've sent you recently...bit of a mix up in the bands communication :)
Anyway.. we've been a little quiet for the last few months but we are very pleased to announce our new EP is finished and up on our myspace! It's called Bright Lights and has four brand spanking new tracks to blow your mind. Please have a listen and tell us what you think and if you love it, buy it! :)
Whenever you do a show in the Phoenix AZ Area you can put it up for free at www.ThePhxUG.com so everyone can see when it is! No sign up just post it! Hope to see you out doing your thing!
HUGE thanks to Broomy and ALL of you who made it down for his return to Belfast.
Next instore we got something BIG...REALLY BIG!
KALEIDA / THE U-BAHNG
FRI 27th FEB
@ The Warehouse, Boucher Rd
presents......
BEN KLOCK [Berghain - Berlin, OstGut Ton, Klockworks, Bpitch]
4 HR SET
+ KALEIDA DJs
With his sets Ben Klock creates an atmosphere, which is grounded in deepness. They Slowly build into euphoria and eventually explode on a deep, bassy and tough tip. His styles range from dry, but meaty minimal beats to heart opening rave orgasms. He blends Detroit and Chicago tracks from the good old days seamlessly into those of the present worth being played out.
With releases on labels such as OstGut Ton, Bpitch and Memo Ben quickly made himself a name beyond the borders of Germany. The set up of Klockworks, in 2007 gives him and his artists a platform dedicated to the more tool-y side of techno to explore. Ben brings his highly anticipated debut album ‘One EP’ after its Berghain release to KALEIDA / THE U-BAHNG for his DEBUT appearance in NI...
Doors - 10pm-6am
Admission - £12
£2 drinks promo's on the night
Hope to see you down.......this is goona be a big one!!
The budget of the festival and the number of bands will be based on these presales. Please support the festival and help us bring in as many bands as possible.
We're featuring bands we like on our player each day. At least we're trying. The myspace player isn't always cooperating. Try selecting the alternate playlists. We can at least give you links to the bands myspace pages or websites.
These are bands that we hope to get involved with our festival. There's a lot of them. Check them out and add them as your friends. Send us a message and tell us how you like them and who we should be sure to bring in for the festival.
TODAY'S FEATURED POTENTIAL DBF BANDS
Mr O'Muck - New York NY Mud Morganfield - Chicago IL Muleskinner Jones - England UK Pant Hoots - San Diego CA Pieta Brown - IA Pine Box Boys - San Francisco CA P?M - Minneapolis MN Ray Wylie Hubbard - Austin TX Rich Hope - Canada Richard James & The Special Riders
we are proud to announce, that our debut album “The Land Sleeps” is released as CD on CD-Baby and CDeal as well as Mp3 on diverse online stores with more online stores coming up soon. The linkz will be updated on our myspace regulary.
'wonderful...the songs are as heartfelt as they are intelligent' - Alain de Botton
'whose' is my fave. i dug 'above the warzone' too. i also think you've got your own 'voice' - although the spirit of lou looms nearby (that's a compliment)' Richard J Parfitt (60 ft Dolls)
'cool' Tim Burgess (The Charlatans)
'really Velvet Undergroundy, especially on 'Whose', which I think is my favourite' - Martin Carr (The Boo Radleys)
Hey,
Just letting some MySpace friends know that all of the songs in my profile audio player are now FREE MP3 DOWNLOADS, so stop by the site and download away 6 full songs from my debut album at no cost!
Best,
Michael B.
Online Now!
