<from Ben’s Myspace Page>
Hello dears. Catherine and I sang on the Arms and Sleepers album ‘Matador’ that was released this month worldwide! I’ll be heading back overseas to do a small 3 week tour singing in their band, and doing an Uzi & Ari set at each show in the UK/EU during December and January. Almost all the dates are confirmed, keep checking back to be sure, we at least have the cities pinned down. Tell your friends!
The new music video for ‘Wolf Eggs’ shot by Ben Andrews is finished and will be premiered in Luxembourg at the club Exit07 on December 28th. There will be a small teaser video released online at the end of the month. In the meantime here is a screenshot:(above)
We will be pressing It Is Freezing Out on 180 gram vinyl in January, it will be on shelves in March, and we hope to press Don’t Leave In Such A Hurry on double vinyl by next June, which also marks the commencement of the recording of our 5th studio album, tentatively titled ‘Are You Haunted?’
Also to celebrate the first vinyl edition of It Is Freezing Out we will release on our website at Clumsy Congregation two new recordings that will be available for free download to online purchasers of the new vinyl edition, one being a cover of Bjork’s ‘Unravel’ and the other a previously unreleased version of ‘Soggy Snow Shoes On The Front Porch.’
And finally we are auditioning new drummers and will also accept demos from anyone from out of state desirous of an audition. Send us a message.
Thanks for reading! hugs.
-ben
ps. check out the terrific Nolens Volens remix for “Paper Cuts” HERE!!
Recent Where-and-what-abouts:
A dear (and lurpy) friend of mine recently came to San francisco along with his terrific wife-cohort Lynette to reside in my clumsy studio space and toss final kisses into his newest album. Their presence was a treat for me and the work we shared was good. He’s Drew Danburry. Many of you know him and those of you who don’t, should. Drew is a songer who has been pouring blood into his craft for years. This gentleman has been touring incessantly, playing more than 750 shows since 2005. I met Drew while still living in Utah when he graciously invited me to tour with him after noticing my own commitment to such struggles. We became real friends as we steered my lovely pink grampa-van throughout minor America, singing to strangers and eating plain food.
When Drew’s recent album came close to completion, I called him and begged him to let me steal it, manipulate it, and mix it. Happily he accepted. I fell in love with much of his new stuff. and I think that many others will find it inspiring too.
The album is “Goodnight Dannii”. The following track is called “Hero Kensan”.
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Hello! -blake
Drew Danburry on Youtube
Drew on Myspace
Drew’s Blog
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”
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Purchase from Andrew directly
more info on Nolens Volens:
myspace.com/nolensvolens
billygoatdatabase.com (here you can hear the whole album)
