Young God Records was originally formed by Michael Gira in 1990 to facilitate the
release of SWANS music (1982-1997), and now includes a wide variety of other music as
well, both by Gira and a growing roster of unique artists. Focus is on highly
personalized, and emphatically original, non genre-specific songwriting, orphaned
soundtracks, and experimental music. The label does not focus on the commerciality of
its music (though we certainly don't mind selling records), but rather looks for music of genuine passion, originality and personal commitment, regardless of “style”. We feel that if the music meets these criteria it will
naturally, with hard work, find an audience. In our business practices, we keep things
very simple and straightforward, and we want as little as to do with the “Music Industry”
per se as possible. We are an extremely small and compact organization, but we view
this as one of our main strengths. We expend 100% of our energy and resources on
everything we release. Our approach is adamantly DIY, and we have no interest in
expanding beyond our means. Wherever possible we develop a personal friendship and
rapport with our artists, and we view each release as a completely mutual collaboration.
To our delight, we've recently had considerable success, as a result, with Akron/Family, Devendra Banhart, Lisa Germano, Mi and L'au and others... For extensive further info take a look around our site younggodrecords.com
10/07/2009 08:00 PM - Joe’s Pub
Happy Ending Music and Reading Series
10/10/2009 03:00 PM - Central Park New York City
Playing a free show at a massive event for New York Polyamorous Pride
10/11/2009 08:00 PM - Issue Project Room, Park Slope, Brooklyn
CD release party for MV/EE on Ecstatic Peace Label
11/12/2009 9pm - Union Hall, Brooklyn with Beat Circus
Larkin Grimm shows with Mountain Goats
11/18/2009 Antones Nightclub, Austin TX w/ Mountain Goats & Final Fantasy
11/19/2009 Granada Theater, Dallas TX
w/ Mountain Goats & Final Fantasy
11/20/2009 Mercy Lounge, Nashville TN w/ Mountain Goats & Final Fantasy
11/21/2009 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta GA w/ Mountain Goats & Final Fantasy
a free download of the song “Key” from James Blackshaw’s
album The Glass Bead Game can be now had from rcrdlbl.com
here: http://rcrdlbl.com/2009/08/24/exclusive_new_download_james_blackshaw_key
James is playing the following UK dates in October:
OCT 1
VENUE DETAILS
Venue: The Portland Arms
Full Address: 129 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 3BA
Tel: 01223 357268
Ticket Price: £8
Ticket Outlet: www.wegottickets.com/greenmind
Tel: 01223 511511
Other acts on the bill: TBC
Doors open: 8
Stage time: 9.30
OCT 2
Venue: Blue Moon Cafe
Full Address: 2 St. James St, Sheffield, S1 2EW (Next to the Cathedral)
Tel: 0114 276 3443
Ticket Price: £5/6
Ticket Outlet: BUY HERE
Other acts on the bill: James Green, Cam Deas
OCT 6
VENUE DETAILS
Venue: The Hanbury Club
Full Address: 83 St George's Road, Brighton, BN2 1EF
Tel: (01273) 605789
Ticket Price: £6.50 adv
Ticket Outlet: Edgeworld (01273) 628262 / Resident (01273) 606312 / Rounder (01273) 325440 / Gigantic / WeGotTickets
Other acts on the bill: Boduf Songs / 21 Crows (tbc)
Doors open: 8pm
Stage time: 10pm
OCT 7
VENUE
Venue 2, Hare and Hounds, 106 High St, Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7JZ
Tel: 01214442081
Ticket Price £8
Available from Polar Bear Records in person or over the phone on 01214415202
Doors open:8pm
Stage Time:9pm
OCT 8
VENUE DETAILS
The Packhorse, 208 Woodhouse Ln, Leeds, LS2
OCT 9
VENUE DETAILS
Venue: Star & Shadow Cinema
Full Address: Stepney Bank, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE1 2NP
Tel: 01912610066
Ticket Price: £7
Ticket Outlet:
Other acts on the bill: TBC
Doors open: 17.30
Stage time: 22:00
OCT 11
VENUE DETAILS
Venue: Old St. Paul's Church Hall
Full Address: 63 Jeffrey St, Edinburgh, EH1 1DH, 0131 556 3332
Ticket Price: £7 on the door
Ticket Outlet:
Other acts on the bill: Jamie O'Connor (The Wee Rogue) TBC
Doors open: 8.30pm
Stage time: 9pm first act
OCT 14
VENUE DETAILS
Venue: Itchen College Hall
Full Address: Itchen College Middle Rd Bitteren Southampton Hants SO19 7TB
Tel: 02380 435636
Web: www.itchen.ac.uk ..
Ticket Price: £10 , £7 concessions
Ticket Outlet: Itchen College
Other acts on the bill: Students from the workshop
Doors open: 7.00pm
Stage time: 7.30
October, 18 2009 08:00 PM - C93 @ Post Romantic Empire Festival
, Rome, - solo, and as member Current 93 - ITALY
James Blackshaw will be playing as a member of C93
October, 22 2009 08:00 PM - Unsound Festival @ Krakow Philharmonic Hall
, Krakow, - POLAND - solo, and as member Current 93 - ITALY
With Johan Johannson and Krakow Sinfonietta Orchestra For more info see http://unsound.pl
October, 24 2009 08:00 PM - UT Connewitz - supporting SUNN O)))
Wolfgang-Heinze-Str. 12a, Leipzig, - GERMANY
You can read about it, get a free MP3 and listen to more sound
samples here.
James Blackshaw was interviewed
for UK's BBC 4 on Friday April 24th
James talks about his music and plays live as well.
You can listen to it at this link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/default.stm
This page overseen by M.Gira and administered by SERENTA for YGR
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I find your eyes to be a wondrous amusement park filled with neo-plastic pleasures and turkish delights. Your layers of absinthe and torsion form concretions of hyper-alimentation. Your eyes are like spheres of crystal water filled with shimmering dreams. You have not yet reached the height of your creativity. If I could have just one wish, it would be to wake up to your songs in the morning. Your reflections bring happiness that rends naked glass. All my thoughts are lost to your graceful gaze? I relentlessly desire cotton candy lollipops. What wonderful vibrations you are capable of. May you always have stables of horses to service your needs. A starfish's lifelong hallucinations of gelatin pools and of actuaries floating upon the foam and reciprocal ohm. Polished rock candy comes ever to mind when thinking of you. Please let me hear more of that wonderful sound. I love your eyes, I know they can stare through my thoughts. In your presence even my shadow acquires the sensation of touch.
He Of The House's very first (of many) compilation. Nineteen tracks from twenty artists, the end result of which is possibly one of the most diverse compilations I've ever heard. From soft spoken acoustic folk to raving, churning dirge tunes; from a noisy, industrial cover of a Sonic Youth song to oldschool punk from when it was still raw, fast, and unforgiving. Powerviolence peppers the grounds where spooked whispers whinny along, and the caustic words of a madman festering in his own mind play out over perpetually plucked guitar strings. A true honour it is to work with these amazing artists, and I do hope we can keep them coming back for years.
Featuring: Zombie Battle Axe, xHaroldShitmanx, Kro & Jason "EVIL" Covelli, Nemesism, Ginny Greenteeth, Don't Move, Spiral Vertigo, Chachi On Acid, Mike Bruno, Autopia, Dead Kid Harvester, Jason "EVIL" Covelli, Karmakumulator, Chelsea Wolfe, RedSK vs. teh soup rebellion, Torturing Nurse, Sleepers, Flea McGruff
Housed in handmade & handpainted paper jackets with individually original black tissue cutouts, enclosed with a button. Featuring full page insert artwork by Jason "EVIL" Covelli and a blurb about each band/artist from myself. Limited to 45 handnumbered copies.
For more information, tracklisting, artwork, and information on future compilations, as well as a wealth of other fun tidbits, visit heofthehouse.com heofthehouse.com/compilation
To order this compilation for only $8 (prices vary for out of country shipping), visit heofthehouse.com/recordshoppe
Lisa Germano Magic Neighbor CD/LP (w/free cd album)
