Soft Abuse newsletter : Pumice "Pebbles" LP reissue out now, Donovan Quinn tour in August, etc etc
Soft Abuse
Hello, August:
We've got a few new releases on the horizon & a few recents in the rearview, not to mention a release for the hear & now from the mighty Pumice. For the past few years, really since it's initial release in 2007, Pumice fans have asked for a vinyl version of Pebbles. Four years on & it's as brilliant a statement as ever, with heaps of Pumice now-classics and a fine remastering job by Patrick Klem. Released in an edition of 300 with retooled artwork & a bonus download. A lovely package. The Pebbles LP is officially out on August 30, but may now be had via our web site / shop...
Soon thereafter we'll be ready to unleash a big batch of tapes unto the world (all with free downloads), I.E. the long-awaited / delayed CS version of Horrid Red's Silent Party EP (expanded, ed. of 50), the killer debut full-length from Primitive Motion, By Arc or Chord (ed. Of 100), and the lost, final (?) album from the imitable Ulaan Khol, La Catacomb (ed. Of 150). These will arrive at the same time as the long-awaited Julian Lynch 7”; at the end of this month (proper release dates in Sept for each). We recommend pre-ordering the tapes, especially, since all are so limited...
Rounding out the year (at least) will be the stunning new Pigeons album, They Sweetheartstammers. This one was a year+ in the making, and touches on the sounds of Opal, Pink Floyd and Galaxie 500 (amongst others). It's as confounding as it is astounding, and there will be more info to share shortly.
Yours truly guest-hosted the Free Form Freekout podcast a week or so ago. Check out the full show, which includes some forthcoming / previewed Soft Abuse stuff, here.
Lastly, we're ironing-out details of the Soft Abuse / DeStijl get-together during this year's CMJ Festival in New York. More to come on that front, but in the meantime keep yr calendar clear on Oct 20.
Without
further adieu -
NOW AVAILABLE (shipping now!)
(click on the artist/title to purchase, obtain more info, hear a sample, etc)
PUMICE Pebbles CD / CS + DL / LP + DL (SAB048)
"...sounds like our hero has eaten the bread of Gate & drank from the cup of Alastair Galbraith. Sometimes he even breaks out like he stole Bruce Russell's Fire Engines records! The new sheriff of Xpressway County don't shoot no blanks. Great stuff." - Siltblog
"When
New Zealander Stefan Neville moans like Galbraith on 'Bold/Old',
duets with himself in Tall Dwarfs fashion on 'Stopover', or rips out
plodding Dead C. noise on 'Onion Union', it's enough to make you dig
out an old Ajax mailorder catalog & fantasize about filling the
gaps in your Xpressway collection." - Marc Masters, Pitchfork
LP:
$15.00 ppd USA
$25.00 ppd elsewhere
& still available...
CD
$11.00 ppd USA$15.00 ppd elsewhere
CS
$6.50 ppd USA
$9.50 ppd elsewhere
STILL NEW
CD$11.00 ppd USA
$15.00 ppd elsewhere
CS
$8.00 ppd USA$11.00 ppd elsewhere
LP:
$15.00 ppd USA$25.00 ppd elsewhere
HORRID RED Silent Party EP 7” + DL / CS + DL (SAB047)
7”
$7.50 ppd USA$11.00 ppd elsewhere
CS
$8.00 ppd USA
$11.00 ppd elsewhere
PRIMITIVE MOTION Certain Materials EP 7” + DL (SAB046)
$7.50 ppd USA
$11.00 ppd elsewhereHAPPENING (VERY) SOON
JULIAN LYNCH Music for ‘How Mata Hari Lost Her Head and Found Her Body’ 7” + DL (SAB049) [pre-order here]
PRIMITIVE MOTION By Arc or Chord CS + DL (SAB051) [pre-order here]ULAAN KHOL La Catacomb CS + DL (SAB054) [pre-order here]
PIGEONS They Sweetheartstammers CS / LP (SAB053) [new album!]
ARTIST NEWS
HORRID RED
Following a string of KILLER live shows in California (check Youtube for evidence), the band are primed to release their first album, Celestial Joy, via Holidays (LP) and Brave Mysteries (CS) in Sept. Preview the whole thing or buy a digital copy over at the Burundi Cloud Bandcamp page.
PIGEONS
To coincide with the release of their new album, They Sweeheartstammers, the band will be touring UK/EU in October with a stop at the Tusk Festival (alongside Grouper and Bill Orcutt). USA tour in the late fall / winter. Look for more info, videos, etc next update...
PRIMITIVE MOTION
Sandra & Leighton recently made their live debut and have again since... Check out the Kindling blog for live PM images & sounds...PUMICE
Stefan's planning a launch gig for the Pebbles LP in Auckland – more information to come on that front. His new album, Puny, is complete & will see release on Soft Abuse in late '11 or early '12. It's a great one.
DONOVAN
QUINN & THE 13TH MONTH
DQ
is out on the road, solo, in support of Six Organs of Admittance
(solo Chasny). Full list of dates are below.
LIVE EVENTS
BRUTE HEART
08/13 – St Paul, MN – Turf Club (with Bombay Sweets, The Blind Shake)
DONOVAN
QUINN & THE 13th MONTH
08/11
- Ithaca, NY - Delilah's
08/13 - Brooklyn, NY - Littlefield's
08/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
08/16 - Washington, DC - DC9
08/17 - Charlottesville, VA - the Southern
08/19 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
08/20 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
08/22 - Asheville, NC - Harvest Records
08/23 - Knoxville, TN - The Pilor Light
08/25 - Louisville, KY - Uncle Slayton's
08/26 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle
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Jimmy Jukebox “Motorboat' 7” (boot)
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The Howling Hex “Earth Junk” LP (Drag City)
Thanks,
as always,
Chris / Soft Abuse
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