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Quantum Leap is from John Maus' forthcoming album, We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves, out on June 28th in North America on Ribbon Music and June 27th in the UK / Europe on Upset the Rhythm.

Hear another track, Believer, from the album here: http://soundcloud.com/ribbonmusic/john-maus-believer

JOHN MAUS lives in his birthplace of Austin, Minnesota. Whilst working towards his PhD in Political Science, he also composes music that taps into melancholic fantasy and affirms that we are all truly alive. Questing synthesizers, tensely strung bass lines and chasing drum machines providing the perfect backdrop for John's deeply resonant reverb-drenched vocal. Born in the decade of synth pop and sharing his birthday with George Frideric Handel, John started making music when Nirvana posters went up on every teenager’s wall. It’s this curious conflux of influences that partially helps to describe John’s music. It’s a world where the Germs jam with Jerry Goldsmith, Cabaret Voltaire relocate to Eternia and Josquin des Prez writes a new score for RoboCop. The confrontation of punk, the fleeting poignancy of 80’s movie soundtracks, the insistent pulse of Moroder and the spirituality of Medieval and Baroque music all find salvation in John Maus.

We Must Become The Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves breaks new ground for Maus. The shirt pulling and air punching of his impassioned live performance is finally captured in all its frenzied appeal alongside a tender inner space that wasn’t as apparent on his previous albums. It’s a record where promise takes the lead for the first time, providing a counterpoint to John’s default existential calling.

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John will be playing shows across the US this summer including co-headlining shows with LA's Puro Instinct.

05-13 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
06-18 San Francisco, CA - Brick And Mortar Music Hall *
06-20 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
06-21 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey *
06-24 Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry *
06-25 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
06-26 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
06-28 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands *
06-29 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
06-30 Boston, MA - Great Scott *
07-02 Winooski, VT - Monkey House
07-03 Philadelphia, PA - Making Time @ Voyeur *
07-05 Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage *
07-06 Atlanta, GA - The Earl *
07-07 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree Cafe *
07-08 New Orleans, LA - Wolf Den at Howlin Wolf *
07-09 Austin, TX - Mohawk Inside *
07-12 San Diego CA - Casbah *
07-13 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar *
07-15 Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex *

* w/ Puro Instinct

We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

Quantum Leap

John Maus - Quantum Leap

And the Rain- John Maus

John Maus - My Whole Worlds Coming Apart

John Maus - Keep Pushing On

smw athletic (ultrabox arr.)

Video: https://youtu.be/p-g3ARYwMzs
From the upcoming Eterna EP. It's been asleep for 4 years, now it's ready to awaken the world.
https://www.instagram.com/2kulit2kuwit

Eterna Tests

Phèdre - Eclipsed

John Maus 'No Title (Molly)' is available on a limited edition transparent orange Flexi Disc as part of Smugglers Way, Ribbon Music and Domino's first ever FlexiDisc Zine available exclusively on Record Store Day, April 21st.

Smugglers Way features unreleased songs by Dirty Projectors, Real Estate, Cass McCombs, Villagers and John Maus on FIVE individual, multi-colored Flexi Discs.

The 24pg zine is comprised of contributions by Domino & Ribbon artists including Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Laura Marling, Owen Pallett, Bjorn Copeland (Black Dice), Alex Bleeker (Real Estate), Andrea Estella (Twin Sister), Orange Juice, James Yorkston, Jon Hopkins, Ade Blackburn (Clinic), Jana Hunter (Lower Dens), Conor O'Brien (Villagers), King Creosote & Tom Fleming (Wild Beasts).

Smugglers Way is a limited, one of kind item, conceived and designed exclusively for Record Store Day. We couldn't be more proud of this and we hope you find Smugglers Way as exciting to read and listen to as it was for us to put together.

For more information visit: http://smugglersway.tumblr.com/

John Maus - No Title (Molly) (Smugglers Way FlexiZine)

'Mental Breakdown' is from John Maus' A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material out on CD, special edition LP, and digitally on July 17th (North America) / July 16th (Rest of the world) on Ribbon Music.

Tour dates:
06-15 Toronto, ONT - Lee's Palace (NXNE)
07-12 New York, NY - Pier 84 (River Rocks Series) *
07-20-22 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
08-09 Oslo, Norway - Oya Festival
08-10 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
* w/ Dan Deacon

Find out more info on the release here: http://www.ribbonmusic.com/label/?p=291
Pre-order the Special Edition translucent pink vinyl limited to 500 copies available here: http://bit.ly/mausraritieslp

Pre-order CD/special edition LP

John Maus - Mental Breakdown (2004)

'Bennington' is from John Maus' A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material' out on CD, LP and digitally July 17th in North America and July 16th in the rest of the world. 

Find out more info on the release here: http://www.ribbonmusic.com/label/?p=313
Pre-order the Special Edition translucent pink vinyl limited to 500 copies here: http://bit.ly/mausraritieslp

TOUR DATES
07-12 New York, NY - Pier 84 * (River Rocks)
07-14 San Diego, CA - Casbah
07-21 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
08-09 Oslo, Norway  - Oya Festival
08-10 Gothenburg, Sweden - Way Out West Festival
08-14 London, UK - Scala
09-01 Los Angeles, CA - FYF Festival
09-03 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
09-06 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge (MusicFest NW)

* w/ Dan Deacon

John Maus - Bennington (2007)

Solid Space - Tenth Planet (1982)

"We The Common [For Valerie Bolden]" is the first single from the new Thao & The Get Down Stay Down album 'We The Common' out February 05, 2013 in North America and February 04, 2013 in rest of the world.

Pre-orders via the Ribbon Mart will receive a bonus limited edition 7" titled 'We The Covers' featuring Thao & The Get Down Stay Down covering Melanie's "Brand New Key" + The Troggs "With a Girl Like You".

Buy 'We The Common' Here:
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/thaowethecommon
Ribbon Mart (North America): http://bit.ly/RibbonMartUSWeTheCommon
Ribbon Mart (Rest of the world): http://bit.ly/RibbonMartWeTheCommon

www.thaoandthegetdownstaydown.com
www.ribbonmusic.com

2012 Spring US Tour Dates:
03-02 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
03-05 Portland,OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03-06 Vancouver, BC - Fortune Sound Club
03-07 Seattle, WA - Neumos
03-08 Boise, ID - Neurolux
03-09 Salt Lake City, UT- Urban Lounge
03-11 Denver, CO - Larimer Lounge
03-16 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds
03-17 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
03-18 Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
03-19 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle
03-20 Washington DC - Black Cat
03-22 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
03-23 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts
03-24 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
03-27 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
03-28 Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
03-29 Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
03-30 Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
03-31 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
04-01 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
04-02 Iowa City, IA - Mission Creek Festival
04-03 Kansas City, MO - Record Bar
04-05 Alburquerque, NM - Launchpad
04-02 Iowa City, IA - Mission Creek Festival
04-06 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
04-07 San Diego, CA -Casbah
04-08 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour

We the Common

We the Common (For Valerie Bolden)

Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - We The Common [For Valerie Bolden]

Bassline/Come Into My House single out now -
Click here to buy on iTunes: http://bit.ly/U7iIWY
Click here to buy on Beatport: http://bit.ly/BasslineSingle

Bassline EP out on March 25th on wSphere.
01. Bassline
02. Bassline (Djedjotronic remix)
03. Motown
04. I Don't Know How To Move
Click here to preorder on iTunes: http://bit.ly/BasslineEP

Double album "Calling From The Stars" out on April 22nd - click here to preorder the iTunes LP: http://bit.ly/MissKttinCallingFromTheStars

http://misskittin.com
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twitter.com/MissKittinMusic
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Bassline (radio edit)

Recover EP out now: http://po.st/Sm7Tvk

The Bones Of What You Believe out now. Standard: http://po.st/TBOWYB | Special: http://po.st/TBOWYBSpecial

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Recover

Recover (Cid Rim Remix)

Released May 27th. Night School Records.
CD/LP/Digital.
Pre-Order: http://nightschoolrecords.bigcartel.com/product/lssn016-terror-bird-all-this-time-lp

“All This Time” is the 3rd full length LP from Terror Bird - aka Nikki Nevver - and is by far the most personal, emotionally affecting and musically developed. Recorded at home over a period of 5 months, the 10 songs on “All This Time” document a period of intense emotional upheaval, a period wherein Nevver underwent major shifts in her personal life, rediscovered the solo recording process (previous albums having used live drumming and studio production) and married a raw, personal music with a straight-to-tape aesthetic most in-tune with her early recording experiences. The difference this time is that Nevver’s unique voice - at turns operatic and fragile, untutored and wearing its heart on its sleeve - serves as the perfect conduit for the emotional turmoil in the songs.

Nevver’s voice has grown into a formidable instrument, a towering, unabashed vocal whose resonance curls around the synth and drum machine production, at times duetting with itself, at times scaling the vocal register to reach new dramatic heights. Brought up on the music of the 80s “studio” - The Smiths, Kate Bush, The Cure - Nevver’s music exists beyond modern zeitgeists or considerations, subverting “big production” music into a personal DIY aesthetic. It’s a pure songwriting that outgrows genre and thrives purely on the merits of direct communication between songwriter and listener. 

Each song on “All This Time” serves as a chapter in a narrative that is universal; from the self-doubt and loneliness of opener “The Wrong Way,” to the doomed bedroom romance of “Try To Break Me,” from the masochistic guilt of “Locket” to the near-anthemic “Lust & Violence.” Each song speaks directly, plainly, to the listener, dispensing as much as possible with the unnecessary augmentation of modern pop music; “All This Time” is simply the deeply romantic, part-doomed / part-hopeful songs of a singular, unique talent.

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