new cd: Jay Roulston - Monkey Mind Control (FREE release party - 4/18/03 - Seattle)
Howdy folks - Conduit Records is releasing a cool new CD by Seattle's Jay Roulston this month (http://www.conduitrecords.com) and they're celebrating it with a FREE party/performance at a fine new performance gallery tommorow night - Friday, April 18th. (details below) Suffice to say that anyone into Dave Douglas would probably dig Jay's new CD, to give ya an idea. Or, better yet, visit http://www.conduitrecords.com/upcoming.asp and listen to the avail. sound clips. And if you live in/near Seattle, come out! Conduit Records invites you to: JAY ROULSTON - Monkey Mind Control * a CD Release Party & Performance * feat. Jay Roulston (Trumpet), Beck Henderer-Pena (Guitar), Byron Vannoy (Drums) & Geoff Harper (Bass) Additional music provided by very special guests: DOS(E) (John Wicks - drums / Joe Doria - Hammond organ) DJ Doublescreen - of 310 (spinning away between bands) Friday, April 18th at Lo_Fi (a great new performance gallery!) 429B Eastlake Ave. E. Doors @ 9pm, Music @ 10pm 21+ (Drinks will be available for a donation) FREE ADMISSION! For more info or directions to Lo_Fi, please visit http://www.conduitrecords.com online flyer/party invite: http://www.conduitrecords.com/img/flyer21.gif
I saw Mono tonight and was blown away. I had heard dismissive Sonic Youth comparisons, so I was a tad apprehensive about what to expect. The whole band was extraordinarily calm and focused on the music; playing the music with such beauty and emotion. Each song climaxed after awhile into a glistening, ethereal wave of distortion and noise that was ever so stunning. The rhythm just throbbed organically underneath the gorgeous overtones and beautiful chords; almost inducing a trance. They never let the wave ride too long, they always let it subside before it became dull. I felt longing for more while reeling from the onslaught. At those moments, the dark smoke-filled bar became something almost transcendent. This had to be the loudest concert that I have yet attended. Several others will attest to this as well. I couldn't stand to be up at the stage for more than a minute during the first song. My ears just couldn't take it. With your ears uncovered you could only hear the layers of overtones in the noise, not the notes themselves. The very air seemed to vibrate with the sound. Unfortunately, this experience doesn't translate well to album. I've heard the CD on Arena Rock, but not Tzadik. Any opinions? Any one who has a chance to see Mono, please do so. Zach
hi! wow im really excited now! im going to see them in san francisco next week. they are playing the same night as dirty three/cat power show so im gonna have to hustle across town pretty fast. we have the the tzadik disc at the station i dj at. i highly recommend you try that one. its great and sold me on going to see them live. chad On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Zach Steiner wrote:
I saw Mono tonight and was blown away. I had heard dismissive Sonic Youth comparisons, so I was a tad apprehensive about what to expect. The whole band was extraordinarily calm and focused on the music; playing the music with such beauty and emotion. Each song climaxed after awhile into a glistening, ethereal wave of distortion and noise that was ever so stunning. The rhythm just throbbed organically underneath the gorgeous overtones and beautiful chords; almost inducing a trance. They never let the wave ride too long, they always let it subside before it became dull. I felt longing for more while reeling from the onslaught. At those moments, the dark smoke-filled bar became something almost transcendent.
This had to be the loudest concert that I have yet attended. Several others will attest to this as well. I couldn't stand to be up at the stage for more than a minute during the first song. My ears just couldn't take it. With your ears uncovered you could only hear the layers of overtones in the noise, not the notes themselves. The very air seemed to vibrate with the sound.
Unfortunately, this experience doesn't translate well to album. I've heard the CD on Arena Rock, but not Tzadik. Any opinions? Any one who has a chance to see Mono, please do so.
Zach
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Hi, It was probably more of an obvious connection rather than a dismissive one. I think that the SY influence on these guys is quite remarkable, although they seem to filter it through some sort of Mogwai-like poppier intensity. However, specially within the margins of the so-called post-rock scene, intensity normally becomes boring, repetitive patterns. I'm not implying that Mono sounds like anything close to post-rock, but the concept of "depth through repetition" seems to be floating around. Best, Efrén del Valle n.p: Keiji Haino "A Challenge to Fate"
On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, Zach Steiner wrote:
I saw Mono tonight and was blown away. I had heard dismissive Sonic Youth comparisons, so I was a tad apprehensive about what to expect. The whole band was extraordinarily calm and focused on the music; playing the music with such beauty and emotion. Each song climaxed after awhile into a glistening, ethereal wave of distortion and noise that was ever so stunning. The rhythm just throbbed organically underneath the gorgeous overtones and beautiful chords; almost inducing a trance. They never let the wave ride too long, they always let it subside before it became dull. I felt longing for more while reeling from the onslaught. At those moments, the dark smoke-filled bar became something almost transcendent.
This had to be the loudest concert that I have yet attended. Several others will attest to this as well. I couldn't stand to be up at the stage for more than a minute during the first song. My ears just couldn't take it. With your ears uncovered you could only hear the layers of overtones in the noise, not the notes themselves. The very air seemed to vibrate with the sound.
Unfortunately, this experience doesn't translate well to album. I've heard the CD on Arena Rock, but not Tzadik. Any opinions? Any one who has a chance to see Mono, please do so.
Zach
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participants (4)
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Chad Stockdale -
Efrén del Valle -
the squeegee -
Zach Steiner