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JING JING JINGALING12/20/09

A young man who Trevor worked with this summer took 'Mighty Spruce' from Plants and Bodies and did an insane remix of it, at Trevor's request. We have uploaded it on our server and offer it to the greater community to download for free, as a holiday gift, as we did last year with 'El Regalo'.

He goes as 'Kaleidoscope Culture'. He has some great digital music sampes of his own, and we're really excited about his work.

MIGHTY SPRUCE REMIX.MP3

NATURALLY LEAVENED 12/12/09

We are proud to announce the BAKING division of Open Face Records, called OPEN FACE BAKERY. It is happening currently out of North Bennington VT, and currently consists of Trevor's breads and pies- although it is likely that baking enthusiasts Dana and Faith and doughman Jackson Emmer will be a part of this collaboration soon.

We are already spanning two coasts, as Advrb's Andrew Barton is operating a small-scale hummus operation out of his kitchen. Soon you will see a BAKERY section of our site. We view this as an obvious and minor change to the mission of our collective.

WE WONT JUDGE YOU 11/12/09

Pegasissy's Myspace emo rock internet musical drama, Geoff McCreedy and the Massive Faggots, is now available for online distro! This is a very special release- half of the proceeds are going to The Trevor Project, a 24/7 suicide hotline for gay and questioning teens. Less importantly, the album is also packaged in a jewel case, something we haven't done in six years! You can read more about Geoff McCreedy and the Massive Faggots and order the album by clicking here or the images below.

FOOTPRINTS 11/4/09

Holy cow! Mountain Man fever! They started popping up in blogs in the summer, and their magic is still spreading. We're so excited to report they had quite a few successful shows at the end of October, and we are now on the mastering process of their upcoming 7", to be released by Underwater Peoples in January. The intensity and beauty of their music just keeps getting better! We feel grateful for Underwater Peoples for investing in this project, and for all the music bloggers who have written on them. Below are the blog posts that we know of as of 11/4.

Gorilla Versus Bear - 10/7, 10/27
Pitchfork - 8/27
Aquarium Drunkard - 11/3
Chocolate Bobka - 8/25, 10/7, 10/14, 10/27, 10/30, 11/4
Microphone Memory Emotion - 8/25,10/29, 10/30
Naturalismo - 10/29
Les Choix de Mlle Eddie - 8/30

DISTATE FOR OLIVE GREENS 9/15/09

Oh we all have exciting news! Dana and Faith's What's Your Favorite Spice is now available for online purchase! Get it get it get it here.

Jackson released Pen Pal to download for free, and is currently packaging it along with Extended Play as a doubledisc physical release! We will have that available in the store very soon. He has already recieved some good press about it, including this review on Pixelhorse.

Trevor has released unmastered demos from his upcoming release, as of yet untitled. He's been working on the uke. The tour planned with Tavo Carbone has been cancelled, but another one is in the works for mid-november with Jackson!

Pegasissy's... curated.. influenced... er um associated with project, Geoff McCreedy and the Massive Faggots, is starting to pop up on the internet! Check out some sweet photos on Geoff's myspace.

Advrb is a busy bee, recording works for his upcoming autumnal release! More info to come. Also, he's got some fresh photos up, and we think they're really great. Check them out at the bottom of this post.

Boyfriends, a project between Pegasissy's Russ Melia and dreamboat Emma Harden, is currently being processed for a physical release. It is a quick EP of 4 motown covers. Stay tuned for more info on that!

Our good friend and member of Stingray Migration, Will Stratton, just released some free demos on his bandcamp. Among other things, we have found it to be fantastic dinner music! Give it a listen.

Also, we have had a lot more visitors lately. Nice to have you all! Thank you to all the blogs who have been posting about our artists lately. Hope you keep enjoying what we have to offer!

advrb's new photos

METICULOUS 8/30/09

We just did a huge overhaul of our site, so pretty much every page has something new on it! You should find the site is now much more thorough and current.

Also, we now have Advrb's Revive Old Wonder available in online store! It's our first cassette release. You can preview it here, and buy it here!

MARKING IT DOWN 8/28/09

We know a lot of you would like to get a bit more information at a bit speedier rate than it has been coming through this website. That's why we just set up a twitter! It's very strange to be adapting a technology that was literally just conceived, but we're a generation that has to roll with the punches.

On our twitter, you'll find that all of our artists have the ability to post small updates. This means that you can get a lot more information from the record label a lot quicker. So check it out!

MULTIPLE SIGHTINGS 8/19/09

Lots of little things to report! Hope you have been having a wonderful summer... despite being a summer of many changes, we have enjoyed ourselves so far!

Mountain Man had a great tour this summer, thanks to everyone for their support! Stay tuned for their fall plans.

Advrb and Pegasissy have been busy working on recordings over in the pacific northwest, mounds and mounds of recordings that are currently buried deep below the planet's surface, waiting for the right moment to be uncovered. Also, Pegasissy now has a bandcamp!

Dana and Faith have already sold out their first edition of What's Your Favorite Spice, and are now making more!

Skip is making his way down to NYC, and has enjoyed lots of summer night jams with various friends.

Trevor has been learning the uke and preparing for his tour with Tavo Carbone this fall, plus working on a bunch of material for the next album. He has also made Growth and Decay fully downloadable through bandcamp! Acknowledgements and Tall Ships are also available for free download.

Jackson Emmer is a new recruit of ours! He has released much great music on his own, and is a good friend of ours, so we're really excited to have him here.

Only the Sound Between Us, a brilliant but oft-forgotten LP made by Pegasissy, is now officially rereleased with updated packaging! You can see the new look on its store page. It's also totally available for online purchase, so give it a browse! It has a lot of songs that Pegasissy has since popularized in his live performances.

We love you!

MAKE WAY 6/10/09

Mountain Man, sunset muses mapped with GPS, have taken to the road to delight and charm the hearts of many. They just recorded their CD and are currently selling it on tour! There are some images of it here- soon to follow will be a full description and option to purchase. Follow them on their tour! They are about to take off, and have a lot of wonderful places to go.

June 12 - Woodstock, NY - 8PM
June 13 - Radio Bean, Burlington VT - 6PM
June 15 - Grange Hall, Camden, Maine - 8PM
June 16 - House House House - Jamaica Plains, MA - 8PM
June 17 - Pine Needle Penninsula - East Greenwich, RI - 8PM
June 19 - House Show - Philadelphia, PA - 8PM
June 21 - The Garage, Charlottesville, VA w/Andrew Cedermark - 8PM
June 22 - The Silent Barn with The Wailing Wall, Jason Anderson, Alex Bleeker - 8PM
June 23 - Blue House, North Bennington, VT - 8PM

MARBLE ENTRANCE 5/27/09

Dana and Faith have released their album, 'What's Your Favorite Spice?' We are just thrilled to the bone about it. We have started selling physical copies (internet page up shortly), but they are also allowing people to download it for free on their bandcamp! You can learn more about Dana and Faith on their new official Open Face page, here.

MAGIC TOUCH 5/21/09

Trevor's senior thesis and new musical project, 'Growth and Decay', was performed yesterday! It is the culmination of many many hours of work, and a pretty kicking ensemble of strings and voices. We are uncertain how we will be releasing it as of now. But you can stream the album here, or watch movies of it here! Enjoy!