we just stole a car

Bio:

"We Just Stole a Car is not just discordant noise and bursts of melody, it’s music that grows on you, so go ahead and hotwire your ears. "
~Shazia R - CJSF radio

We just stole a car -- BARN..is available at CDBaby.com. Mp3s available at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com and on Itunes.

"An ambitious concept album that has been thoughtfully composed to guide the listener through a complex aural journey. There are moments of gentle subtlety and other moments punctuaged with bombats. This is a music that is pleasantly challenging and that will offer something new upon each listen."

track listing:

Bees
Bear
Moth
Fish
Owl
Cat
Ants
Fireflies
Whale
Bird
Dog

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"An experimental post-everything exploration of urban landscapes, "animal narrative", composition and improvisation."

We just stole a car’s new release, BARN, propels the group into new grounds: Digital processing is exchanged for concrete sound and analogue manipulation, man-made city soundscapes are replaced with “animal narrative,” and three new musicians (Kevin Romain, Dominic Conway, and Richard Shaffer,) join to convert the original duo into a quintet. The album combines through-composed material with free improvisation. Manipulation and processing of sound was kept minimal in order to coincide with the “natural” theme of the album. As a result, concrete sound and the sonic exploration of various instruments (clarinet, acoustic and prepared piano, trumpet, French horn, acoustic and electric bass, electric and prepared guitar, drums, percussion, saxophone, trombone, violin) makeup the majority of the more abstract textures on the album.

Each copy of BARN includes Polaroid-size photographs by John Mutter and Jessica Groome which depict scenes of “destroyed” or “damaged” circumstances and scenarios. The photographs are a visual representation of a common theme of We just stole a car’s music, which is to set up a motif or a theme, and then destroy it. Each album contains a different combination of photographs, some of which are rarer than others.

Credits:

John Mutter: electric guitar and prepared guitar, electronics, clarinet, acoustic piano and prepared piano, trumpet, glockenspiel, violin, bells, beer bottles, cutlery drawer, tree bark, leaves, faucet, radio, reel to reel and analogue effects processing.

Peter Kim: electric bass, double bass, trombone.

Kevin Romain: drum set, drum stool, objects.

Richard Shaffer: acoustic piano, Rhodes, electric piano, French horn.

Dominic Conway: tenor saxophone.

Produced, recorded, and mixed by John Mutter. Mastered by Graemme Brown at Zen Mastering in Vancouver, BC.

CD cover by Jessica Jang. Photography by John Mutter and Jessica Groome. Blood by Grace Schoorl.

WE JUST STOLE A CAR'S debut CD: available with PayPal and at Zulu Records (1972 West 4th Ave Vancouver B.C) "Kid John and Peter: two west coasters trying to come to terms with their overwhelming need to experiment. We expect a whole lot more from this duo in the future..." -CBC Radio 3/New Music Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..$15. will ship anywhere for free.

track listing: 1. (8:26) 2. (5:11) 3. (8:06) 4. (4:31) 5. (5:01) 6. (6:52) 7. (6:26)

credits:

John Mutter: guitar, drums, trumpet, piano, electric piano, feedback, percussion, hand claps, water.

Peter Kim: bass, hand claps.

produced by John Mutter.

cover art (front and back) by Jessica Jang..
photography by Jessica Groome.. and John Mutter...

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LINKS:
wejuststoleacar.com
WE JUST STOLE A CAR on FACEBOOK.
WE JUST STOLE A CAR on CBC radio 3.
contact: info@wejuststoleacar.com

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Member Since:

November 05, 2006

Members:

LIVE

John mutter: guitar, electronics, etc.

Peter Kim: bass.

Kevin Romain: drums.

Daryn Cassie: electric piano, synthesizer.

Dominic Conway: sax.

on BARN (2008):

John Mutter: electric guitar and prepared guitar, electronics, clarinet, acoustic piano and prepared piano, trumpet, glockenspiel, violin, bells, beer bottles, cutlery drawer, tree bark, leaves, faucet, radio, reel to reel and analogue effects processing.

Peter Kim: electric bass, double bass, trombone.

Kevin Romain: drum set, drum stool, objects.

Richard Shaffer: acoustic piano, Rhodes, electric piano, French horn.

Dominic Conway: tenor saxophone.

CD cover by Jessica Jang. Photography by John Mutter and Jessica Groome. Blood by Grace Schoorl.

on "a" (2007):

John Mutter: guitar, drums, trumpet, piano, electric piano, feedback, percussion, hand claps, water.

Peter Kim: bass, hand claps.

cover art (front and back) by jessica jang photography by jessica groome and john mutter. Blood by Grace Schoorl.

Influences:

broken car radios, dirt and rust, household appliances smashed and sitting on the street.

Sounds Like:

"Whale" from upcoming release "Barn"
performed by large ensemble September, 2008.

music video for "7"
video made with a 7.1mpx digital camera.

Record Label:

Unsigned