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We've just finished a longish EP of songs, which we recorded in Sebastian's closet at lab.synthese in Montreal. We are releasing the EP under the title "O Mores!". You can learn more about it - and even have Sebastian sell and mail you a copy - if you email info@arbutusrecords.com - We are proud of the sounds in a certain sense. We anticipate our next release will be composed with a much more plain, raw, and modest aesthetic in mind, a conscious and timely rejection of the self-indulgent canorous magniloquence that defines "O Mores!". But the tracks here are very effective if only in terms of their ability to overwhelm the listener with gross scads of melodic information. It can be really fun and enjoyable, although at the same time it strongly urges that one stop what she is doing and do some concentrated imaginative leg-work on the speaker-end of the wire, as it were. This EP pacifies, it nauseates, it haunts (someone said to Sebastian), it tells stories. More or less all at the same time, but certainly within the total length of the EP. We also owe a lot to the giggles hugs and smiles involved in the making of this EP. There are a lot of really silly jokes tucked into the sheets of this music, which we hope will at least age well. Perhaps one of the best reasons to buy the record is for the heartbreakingly beautiful packaging that the EP is encased in. Other groups are using the goodie-bag approach to make their money, while they make other things free. Sure. Anyway, it was really an accident in our case that the visual presentation turned out to be so flattering. Ezra (our friend) erected this nest of paper mache and empyrean gossamer which has since completely changed the way we listen to our own music.
Just a reminder to listen to OXEN TALK on THIS GREAT WHITE NORTH. It's an ALL CANADIAN music show FRIDAYS 4:30-6pm CST on 91.7 KOOP FM in Austin, Texas. You can listen online at www.KOOP.org.
Hey guys, I just got around to checking out the recordings for the first time. Really cool. We should do another abandoned roof show again in the future. - Michael
Is Mr Rault playing that 20th show? Is Montreal still beautiful and fun? I wanna do a matt perri/ oxen talk at burrito land when I get back. from now on all shows will take place at burrito land!
Heej, stommeling, we'll be up there in June. Brad certainly, ik zou kunnen. Tot ziens, hoop ik alles is heellll goed. Kalkoen, tostieijzer, acht honderd acht-en-tachtig.
Hey hey! Hows your week been so far? Thanks so much for the support!
It means a lot! Did you get a chance to check out our new tunes?
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Hey! Thanks for adding us! If you wouldn't mind, we'd love it if you could take a couple minutes and check out our tunes. If you're into Dave Matthews Band/Matchbox Twenty kinda music, you'll probably enjoy Facepaint. Leave us a comment and let us know what you think! Thanks a lot!
next Chicago show is our 4/17 Record Release at the Empty Bottle! Minneapolis and Cedar Rapids this weekend! New record out in April! North American tour in June-July! We'll be at the Montreal Jazz festival in early July...
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