Lakesong Press

Also: A bunch of new Azeda Booth shows

Peter — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:45:14 +0000

Check the Tour section for details. The Azeda boys are heading all over the country, including South by Southwest (which is gonna be such a blast, seriously. Seriously, you really should go. For sure.)

Günther show in Edmonton!

Peter — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:32:50 +0000

All you Edmontonians — Saturday, March 21 is your chance to see the unstoppable rock juggernaut that is Günther. The Hydeaway will never be the same again.

Keep your eyes peeled for a cross-Canada (almost) tour in April, too. Alberta through Quebec, prepare to have your socks knocked right off!

Günther added to Radio 3

Peter — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:06:26 +0000

Günther’s Nuclear Stallions has been added to the CBC Radio 3 playlist. Request the shit out of it!

…and check out some other fantastic Canadian music while you’re at it.

Azeda Booth in Pelican’s Perch

Myke — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:21:56 +0000

Morgan, of Azeda Booth, sent me their new EP yesterday and I can’t get enough of it. He gave me permission to stream the entire EP for you guys so that’s what I’m going to do. I doubt it’s an exclusive at all, but I got your attention didn’t I?

Azeda Booth’s very short, but very good new EP at times sounds like Boards of Canada combined with the Books, while other times sounding like Bjork mixed with Sigur Rós. The EP opener “Aislinn Bos, Y” fits the first combination of instrumental bands and begins the 13 minute journey with a peaceful soundscape of drones, glitches, and subtle melody. What “Mysterious Journey” is described as at their site is basically two conventional songs sandwiched in between instrumental ambiance. While this is very true, I almost prefer the instrumental songs more than the conventional songs with singing. The singing definitely is interesting though, with Jordan Hossack’s falsetto singing being reminescent of Jonsi from Sigur Rós. The thing that got me about this EP besides how unique it sounded was how easy it was to listen to. Everyone should know by now I’m all about instrumental music I can listen to in the background while doing homework or something, but is still good enough to listen to on it’s own without having to be busy at the time, and Mysterious Body proved to be just that tonight. I spent two hours creating sheet music for a project tonight and had this EP on repeat the whole time. Not once did I think, that’s the sixth time through, I’ve got to listen to something else. By the time I finished the dumb project and walked home, I’d gone through the EP eight or nine times. It’s almost ridiculous to think of me, the kid with indie music A.D.D., having one thing on my iPod for so long, but it’s easy to get lost in Mysterious Body’s five song soundscape, and that’s just what I did.

I know I’m notorious for writing rave reviews about nearly 90% of the music I post on this blog, just look at my reviews I wrote for my school paper, but give Azeda Booth’s EP a listen and tell me it doesn’t creep under your skin and stay in your head. My favorites have to be the calm, guitar led “Landscape (with Grass)”, and the wonderfully glitchy “Ben”, which ranks up there with Boards of Canada’s minimalist masterpieces. This EP represents Azeda Booth when they were a two man band, and is two years in the making. Now that they’re six members strong, a full-length should surface sometime in the near future. While it sounds like the minimalistic approach is being somewhat left behind with the full band’s new music, I’m still excited to hear what they come up with. For now, I’ll just keep listening to Mysterious Body on repeat and hope somehow Sigur Rós hears them and asks if they want to open for them. That’d be fitting wouldn’t it? Now go stream that EP and download the two “conventional” songs from the EP.

Azeda Booth — Mysterious Body

Myke — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:11:19 +0000

Azeda Booth
Mysterious Body
Format: CD
Catalogue Number: LSP002
Release Date: 09/09/08

Aislinn Bos, Y
Landscape (With Grass)
Ben
Dead Girls
Aislinn Bos

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Günther hold down the fort

Peter — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:32:43 +0000

Lakesong’s favourite instro-rockers made a strong debut on the Canadian college charts (#20 — the third highest debut of the week), and will be planning a tour early next year, once bass player Scott Monro gets back from a trip to Trinadad.
In the meantime, be sure to check out Jay Crocker’s new album, Below the Ocean Over, out on Artunit Recording Company. Jay did some horn arrangements on Nuclear Stallions, and Munro gave some bass-y contributions to Jay’s album at a recording session in Tuscon, AZ. Ask him about it sometime — it sounds like a hell of an experience.

Azeda tour wraps up

Peter — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:31:02 +0000

Congrats to Azeda Booth on finishing up an amazing tour. They recently wrapped up their trans-Canadian trek with a show at the HiFi Club in Calgary, alongside Edmonton’s equally impressive Faunts (who did the end credits song for the game Mass Effect, for those who are into such things).
The guys’ll be taking a bit of a break (aside from a show at the skuzzy/awesome Canmore Hotel on November 15), but keep an eye out for a European tour in February of next year.

Lakesong Press has arrived

Peter — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:29:35 +0000

We’re up and running — keep an eye on this website, as we’ll be updating tour info for Gunther and Azeda Booth, as well as keeping you posted on what’s happening in the Calgary scene in general. Plus, we’ve got some pretty awesome ideas for projects that will eventually end up on here, and a pretty amazing third release brewing in the background.

Azeda Booth in Toronto

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:40:07 +0000

Günther — Nuclear Stallions

Myke — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:20:06 +0000

Günther
Nuclear Stallions
Format: CD
Catalogue Number: LSP001
Release Date: 09/09/08

…
World of Grammar
He-Man (By the Power of Greyskull)
Feeder
…
Sixteen Sicles
No Market for North Winds
Critical Justice
Confronting Cubism
(I’d Like To) Buy Some Science
Why Pedestrians Lie

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