Fulton Lights debut album out now!
Andrew Spencer Goldman
Update!
1.The debut album is now available... Quick note on delays of limited
edition copies...
2.Check out Androideatsrecords.com, the new web home for all the
Fulton Lights goods a gal could ever wish for.
3.Save the date: Fulton Lights CD Release Party on Thursday March 15th
@ Tonic (NYC).
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I) Quick note regarding the limited edition version: those of you
that bought the limited edition version of the album will receive your
copies shortly from Catbird Records. We apologize for the delay, but
things always take a little longer than you'd expect/hope. But on to
the good news--the regular edition of the album will be in a store
near you as of tomorrow! And if it isn't, tell the stores that they
can (and should) buy it from Darla or Carrot Top, who are distributing
the album. The album will also shortly be available on all of your
favorite digital downloading sites, such as eMusic, iTunes, Rhapsody,
and others. I'll send a note as soon as that happens, but I strongly
urge you to go the old-fashioned route and buy an actual cd. The art
and packaging make it worth it (not to mention the fact that cd's just
sound better, but that's a whole other conversation...)! The album
can also be bought online via Amazon.com, Amp Camp, and....
Due) Please take a minute to go check out the brand new web home for
Android Eats Records: www.androideatsrecords.com. The Fulton Lights
album is available for purchase there, as are some very striking t-
shirts and posters designed by our genius friend, John Foster. You
can also pick up copies of older John Guilt and Maestro Echoplex
releases, among other goods. Keep your eyes open, there will be more
stuff becoming available on the site as the year goes on, including
(gulp) maybe even some releases by other artists!
Tres) Save the date, party people, because we do hope that you will
join us on Thursday March 15th as we roll into Tonic (in NYC) for our
CD Release Party and unload a great night of music. Frances
(www.francestheband.com) will kick it off with their smart, quirky
orchestrated pop, followed by an experimental ambient turntable set
from Still, who used to blow minds as dalek's man on the wheels of
steel. Fulton Lights will then be joined by Still onstage and will
warm you up on a cold March night. We'll have the cd available, and
as an extra incentive for you to actually get the physical copy I'll
sweeten the deal: buy a t-shirt or poster, get the cd for free. These
posters and t-shirts look damn good, too. You won't be sorry (unless
you don't buy one, in which case you will, in fact, be sorry).
Thursday March 15th
@ Tonic (107 Norfolk st., F/J/M/Z to Delancey/Essex)
Fulton Lights 10pm
Still 9pm
Frances 8pm
$8
That's about it for now. If you see something written about Fulton
Lights online, take a second and post a comment! Or, heck, start your
own blog and write something! Everyone else is doing it...
Thanks as always for your enthusiasm.
Andy
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http://www.fultonlights.com
http://www.myspace.com/andrewspencermusic
http://www.androideatsrecords.com
Fulton Lights' debut is a cycle of songs that are deceptively sweet-
edged, but indelibly tough. They echo through the mind with a
nostalgia that refuses to completely commit to the way we live." --
John Szwed, author of biographies on Miles Davis and Sun Ra and the
winner of the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Liner Notes (a book that came
with the Jelly Roll Morton Anthology)
(From Spin's "Hey, This is Awesome")"The man behind Fulton Lights,
Brooklyn's Andrew Spencer Goldman, has sparked a smoldering slow-
burner for his single, 'Fire In The Palm Of My Hand.' ...The smoky
tune drifts on hushed vocals and a plaintive, pretty piano. It's a
calm cocoon of a song, but Goldman makes sure that his nuanced debut
doesn't become complacent by inviting some members of the boisterous
underground rap group Dälek (among others) to help weave in such
unlikely elements as minimalist hip-hop beats, an organ, and a
vibraphone with more traditional guitar and piano."--Spin
"Looped piano notes and a dusty trip-hop beat cast an unsettling spell
in this cut from Brooklyn artist Andrew Spencer Goldman's debut as
Fulton Lights... Underground maestro Oktopus (one-half of Dälek) co-
produced the track (his fingerprints are all over those dissonant
murmurs in the background), but credit Goldman's ghostly vocals and
politically provocative lyrics for giving this hazy track a subtle
power."--Entertainment Weekly
"...A suite of beautiful, ghostly songs in which acoustic pianos and
string samples float over muted hip-hop beats as Goldman's soulful,
whispery tenor shares tales of life in the city of New York. ...The
tempos are glacial, the keyboard-based arrangements poking along to
beats so slow they can be counted. Goldman is fond of swelling organ
notes and softly played acoustic and electric piano chords, with
strings adding accents here and there. His near-falsetto, near-
whispered voice mutters lyrics largely concerned with urban alienation
and philosophical ruminations. Actually, he shares many of his
interests -- time and breathing, for example -- with Pink Floyd's The
Dark Side of the Moon."--All Music Guide
(Top of the Blogs) "...A carefully pulsing electronic folk
album...Beautiful music for aghast city dwellers...Most warmly
recommended."--Der Spiegel (Germany) [Translated from German]