Clumsy Congregation

Nolens Volens self titled album. NOW!

blake — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:44:35 +0000

The past few weeks I have had the great pleasure of mixing an album for my super friend Andrew Glassett. Many of you already know his work as “Nolens Volens” and If not, you have probably heard his contributions to “Uzi & Ari” and to “TaughtMe” as well. Those who don’t know Andrew are lucky because you get the chance to explore his tunes anew (lucky fellas). Andrew is one of the most prolific creative persons around. I’m beginning to lose track of the exact number of Nolens Volens albums that he has released in recent years. His spontaneity and constant musical output has always inspired me and left me envious. The last time that I saw a Nolens Volens performance, he had erected a full-scale cubicle onstage, replete with fax machine, computer, printer and coffee mugs. Clad in generic corporate attire, he performed his tunes. During the set he would photocopy items and throw the paper into the crowd. YES.

Today sees the release of the newest Nolens Volens album which is self-titled. Its terrific. The album explores his siblings intimately with each tune written for and inspired by a member of his immediate family. Andrew wrote a 30 minute screenplay depicting his siblings which was performed during his set last night at the official CD release show. I curse the clouds that I was not there.

I hope you might take a second to hear the new Nolens Volens album. So lucky, I am, to have had a hand in it. The below song is one of my favorites. Its called “Mezzokind”

Purchase from Andrew directly

more info on Nolens Volens:

myspace.com/nolensvolens

billygoatdatabase.com (here you can hear the whole album)

Uzi & Ari merch is restocked. NEW STUFFS.

blake — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:57:50 +0000

////taken from Ben’s Myspace page////

Hey. Lots of big news!

* Ben Andrews is directing ‘Wolf Eggs’ next month!
* A surf documentary called ‘Hang Five’ will feature ‘Thumbsucker,’ this summer.
* We brought back a lot of CDs from Japan since we were out here, so Headworms and It Is Freezing Out are available on CD with EXTRA TRACKS. cool.
* We did a remix for our buddies ‘Headlights.’ you can now purchase the LP called ‘remixes’ at your local record store.
* We released a “7 inch with Franklin and Sarabeth Tucek from Brian Jonestown Massacre on Wool Recordings in France. Our song is a little demo of the forthcoming “Young Midwesterner” which will appear on the next U&A record. Buy it here with a tee, we’re doing a sale for rent money!

All tees printed on American Apparel, unisex. Only SMALL and EXTRA-SMALL sizes remain. Reference the picture for your size!

TaughtMe in San Francisco on “Chasing The Moon” Podcast

blake — Sat, 09 May 2009 07:30:11 +0000

Hello folks.

Recently Aubrey and I had the chance to sing some tunes in historic Hyde Studios C here in San Francisco. It was captured by a crew of very terrific fellas for their Monthly podcast “Chasing The Moon”. Big warm thanks to all of the kind folks involved. IT turned out quite pretty.

The tunes sung: /// Am I Old? /// Light Will Fall /// I Saunter, You Roost ///

-blake

TaughtMe – live in San Francisco for “Chasing The Moon” podcast