Stu Rutherford (formerly of the Creatures of the Golden Dawn) and Mike Sin (from the Insomniacs) plus a rotating ensemble of friends making guest appearances.
Influences
Fairchild limiter, Binson Echorec, artificial ADT (artificial double tracking) , vari-speed, flanging, tape echo, DI (direct injection), manual compression, reverse signal processing, unwound pick ups, auto-panning, hypercardioid and condenser microphones, phase cancellation, drum splatter, rotary speakers, and abitrary decibel elimination.
"Spearmint Experiment", a six-song CD released in April 2004, featured Stu and Mike singing and playing all the instruments as well recording and producing all the tracks.
"Instant Analysis", released 6/1/05, featured 14 songs. This time, we were happy to include some of our friends to add to the fun and strengthen the tunes -- five guest lead vocalists and three instrumentalists contributed.
"Transcendental Medication", released 5/1/06, again featured 14 songs with a total of seven guest vocalists. Details on the guests can be found in a March 1, 2006 blog entry.
"Psychoacoustics", released 6/1/07, yet again featured 14 songs and seven guest vocalists. Details on the guests can be found in a March 15, 2007 blog entry.
"The Time Element" -- scheduled for release on 10/1/08 -- is another 14-song CD with seven guest vocalists. Details on the guests can be found in a September 6, 2008 blog entry.
ALL FIVE CDs ARE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE!
BANDS Lyres (USA) Reigning Sound (USA) The Thanes (Scotland) The Urges (Ireland) Thee Attacks (Denmark) Los Chicos (Madrid)
DJs Alessandro Casella (Italy) Dj Bone (Holland) Pablo de la Cruz (Madrid) Gianni Fuso (Italy) Iwan Le Terrible (France) Vic (Madrid) Sr Varo (Valencia) Rafa Evil (Toledo) Edu Sinner (Toledo)
Tonight, April 21 10:00 PM EST tune in to hear our selected tunes and a live chat with Babs Martin on "Howl" with host Nik Beat on CIUT 89. 5 FM or streaming live on CIUT.FM from the University of Toronto. "Howl" streams live and you can listen on-line! If you haven't heard Nik Beat's "Howl" then you are in for an hour of great entertainment!
Hi guys. The latest installment of your ongoing series is brilliant (as always). THanks so much for sharing the sounds and for the add. Have a groovy '09.
THE TIME ELEMENT is a great listen, and not just b/c I'm on it! Thanks belatedly for the opp... Also, if you're up for a show, come see us , The Doughboys and Third Of Never at Asbury Lanes on Fri 1/23...cheers, Kurt
Thanks for the discs, your Royal Purpleness! I just got home from work and they were waiting in a frozen mailbox for me... I know I should actually absorb them all before raving, but I can't resist a bit'o'praise for you guys. All I can say at the moment (Spearmint Experiment has finished and I'm midway through Instant Analysis - I'm a chronological kind of guy) is I'm in a Rubble / Nuggets Heaven right now. Sign me up for the next release (and the next and the next... )
Oh, THANK YOU! This one is better than the last one. Which is to say the last one was great. This one is greater. Can it be? How do you all keep doing it? Just fantastic. Fully of pops and hooks and I love it!!
