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STEREO SALEM has been released, and is currently available at: Ranch Records, The Ike Box, and The Willamette University Bookstore. You can also purchase it online at www.thesalemsoundwave.org On June 15th, it will be available in stores throughout Salem, sold online AND in independent record stores in: Corvallis, Silverton, Eugene, Bend, Portland, Seattle, Olympia and elsewhere.

STEREO SALEM is a mixed-genre collection of some of the most amazing, incredible and often unheard, music from Salem Oregon and the Mid-Willamette Valley. Forget what you think you know about Salem music, because you have no idea. Your mind, as well as your ears, are about to be blown. This is AMAZING music. It features Rock, Indie, Folk, Celtic, Trance, Hip-Hop, Bluegrass, Shoegaze, Experimental, Harp Guitar, Metal, Irish Punk, Garage Rock, Latino, Choral, New Age, Classical, Progressive, Digital, Folk-Jazz, Singer-Songwriter, Blues, Funk, Sierreño, Psychobilly, and Roots music. You will love it.

The proceeds from the sale of this CD support the Culture Shock Community Project, a 501-C3 non-profit effort to spark a deeper social consciousness and build a better and more engaged community.)

It has been an exciting (sometimes arduous) experience bringing this collection to fruition. In the two years since we began the project, all of the music we had collected for the first attempt was stolen; the lead of our project leaving due to the great American migration (he moved away); the budget for the project disappearing when another project of ours ran aground. But, we believed in the project and were determined to see it come together, so with the combined forces of our two organizations founders, Karen Holman, Dayna Rogers and Ryan Rogers, we pulled it off. And may we just say, in our humble opinions, that it is completely awesome, and we have no doubt that you are going to love it.

Disk One: A01 - I Love You – DJ CxRx A02 - Delay:Delay – La Cosa Nostra A03 - The Crow – Sister Ray A04 - The One – Easterly A05 - The Fermoy Lasses / Cooley’s – The Nettles A06 - Ship Across The Ocean – The Falcon A07 - Get It Up – Charlie Blu (with Lil. Dee) A08 - Who’s Cryin Now – Justin Bennett A09 - She Brushed Up – LeNUNES A10 - Circle Tours – Liana Bumstead A11 - In John Fahey There Is No East Or West – John Doan A12 – Heart-Shaped Rock – True North A13 - Tus Desprecios – Ruben Ramos El Niño A14 - Sugar Kiss – The Funhouse Strippers A15 - I’m Gonna Miss You – The Ty Curtis Band A16 - Grey – Sad Panda A17 – Brand New Day – Jewelia Owens A18 - Icicles – Seahorse A19 - Threnody – Bo.Monro

Disc 2 B01 - Turn To Speak – symmetry/symmetry B02 - Irish Coffee – Potatoe Famine B03 - Sweet Skinny Marie - Stumblin’ Southways B04 - Fresh – The Kid Espi (w. Amsterdam) B05 - William and the Judgmental Machine – Quandry B06 - Leftovers – Quirk Monarch B07 - The Coming Storm Has Passed – Plants B08 - Here – Whiskey Priest B09 - Anita’s Lament and Breakdown – Mollybloom B10 - A Garden Gnome, The Garden Never Known – Mill Race B11 - Loco De Amor – Grupo Minimar B12 - Semi-Automatic – Nodding Tree Remedies B13 - Mrs. Coinslot – Sunmarine B14 - No Remorse – The Casketeers B15 - Superstar / Circus Clown – Crossing 13th B16 - Yesterday – Trees of Lyres B17 – Blue and Black - Norman B18 - Nothing But Time – Hopewell Water Rights B19 - Rise and Follow – Alphalyphe B20 - Ong Namo (radio mix) – Martyrs Of Sound B21 - Nunc Dimitis – The Willamette University Chamber Choir

About "The Salem Soundwave":

Salem, Oregon, as well as all the Mid-Willamette Valley, has long been an undervalued, but potent, scene for some of the the Northwest's greatest (often unknown) music, art, and culture. Salem, Oregon boasts an incredible range of music, talent, and creativity right within it's borders. And it's not alone. Include Corvallis, Albany, Monmouth, Silverton, and other Mid-Valley cities and you have a brew of some brilliant and original music.

However, Salem has oft stood beneath the shadow of more assumed cultural meccas like Portland, Eugene, and even Seattle and Olympia. Now, while these are all fine cities with brilliant music in every one, Salem no longer wishes to be perceived as their frail younger sibling.

The Salem Soundwave is here to prove that we can stand alongside our cultural brother-and-sister cities and truly rock. (Not to mention rap, folk, jazz, bluegrass, punk and metal.)

The Salem Soundwave is currently focusing its efforts on music, but is hoping to expand it's partnership, sponsorship, and support to all the cultural and artistic passions of Salem. In fact, we look forward to the chance of working closely with other local Salemanders to spark a renaissance of Salem, Oregon culture.

We will be using this MySpace as one of our beachheads. Bands will be able to post info about their upcoming shows and projects, we will post news and resports about the local scene, the page itself will feature music and videos of local Mid-Valley favorites, and more as we evolve.