06. NATIONAL GRID

05 Wooden Dolls

It Will All Make Sense In The Morning

There Will Be Fireworks - Here Is Where

Hello here comes a demo of 'The abyss of heaven' from our upcoming album 'Amour braque'.
Some special friends joined us here like Kind Dude, Matt Howden(Sieben), Victor Love (Dopestars inc.) and those beautiful Burlesque queens Grace Hall and Miss Vampfire. 

Spiritual front - The Abyss Of Heaven(demo)

8mm's critically acclaimed self-released debut EP.  Internationally renown tastemaker Nic Harcourt / KCRW introduced "Opener" to the world and music supervisors took note. Songs from the EP were featured on numerous hit shows including 'Nip Tuck', 'Cold Case', 'Shark' and 'Kings'.

Hi-fi version and download here :-) ---> https://8mmofficial.bandcamp.com

Opener SA

Opener

'One Tree Hill' loved Songs To Love And Die By so much they named an episode after it.

"Songs To Love and Die By is a great debut album and it is clear why this band garners rave reviews from nearly every publication and has been labeled as an LA Times Buzz Band."  Absolute Punk

"Part Portishead, part Aimee Mann, part Low, part Massive Attack…however 8mm define their own place in modern music." -- The Pulse

8mm's music continued to be featured on hit TV shows including Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill and Moonlight.

Songs To Love And Die By...

Give It Up

Never Enough

No Way Back

this is PIANO IS EVIL. a live piano+voice endeavor based on my 2012 kickstarter-funded album "Theatre is Evil", which i recorded with a full band: The Grand Theft Orchestra (bass! drums! guitars! horns! strings! SYNTTTHHHHS!).

the original “Theatre is Evil” is available for FREE/pay-what-you-want at amandapalmer.net. it was originally funded by almost 25,000 people on kickstarter and i am forever grateful for their backing. PIANO IS EVIL was made possible by over 8,000 people supporting my patreon page in October 2016.

if you are enjoying this album, please consider joining the patreon so i can make more unfettered art/music/writing/THINGS, as i want, when i want. it would mean the world to me. go to: patreon.com/amandapalmer

love,
AFP

p.s. this record owes very special thanks to justine marzack, neil gaiman, melissa auf der maur, superkate, hayley, bill h, alex and nick & courtney @ fame house.

mastering:  greg calbi @ sterling sound / photos by:  kyle cassidy / design by: marisa velázquez-rivas. all songs recorded at FuturePast studio in Hudson, NY, engineered by Patrick Higgins (except “lost”, recorded at Akashic Studio in Boulder, Colorado, engineered by Prasanna Bishop)

The Killing Type

Meg Myers - Numb (Nightcore)

Dragonfly

Mr.Kitty - Puzzle Heart (feat. 初音ミク)

Foule Monstre

Libre

EIFFEL - Libre

Halou - Everything is ok

Illumination Ritual by The Appleseed Cast will be available on vinyl, compact disc, cassette & digital on April 23rd via the Graveface Records & Curiosities imprint.  To pre-order any of the above formats mentioned, go here: http://www.graveface.com/graveface-catalog.html

BIO :::::::::::::::::::

Change, as they say, is a good thing. And a lot has changed for Lawrence, Kansas, post-rock outfit The Appleseed Cast over the 14 years since their founding. With Illumination Ritual (out April 23rd), their first full-length since 2009’s Sagamartha & first output since 2011’s Middle States EP, they’ve embraced not only a new line-up, but also hopscotching time signatures and a tumultuous anthemic energy that rivals anything else in their consistently impressive catalog.

With lyrics written over the course of three nights, between the hours of midnight and 4 a.m., & music written over a 3 month period of time, Illumination Ritual reflects both a sense of urgency and unbridled creative energy.  Many bands fizzle out after a few records but on this, their 8th full length, they’ve hit a high mark that many will undoubtedly compare to their 2001 masterpiece, Low Level Owl.  We here at Graveface feel this is easily their best record to date though. 

Every album has come with line up changes for The Appleseed Cast.  This one introduces Taylor Holenbeck on guitar and Nathan Wilder on drums.  Both additions are outstanding on this record. Musical interplay between band members is something Appleseed Cast is known for, but the level of counterpoint and intricate yet chaotic energy is unmatched to anything they've done to date.  The songs are energetic, sweeping, full of atmosphere, melancholy yet hopeful, driving, determined, and unabashed. Lyrically, Chris Crisci (founding member) is creating images to be pieced together.  Much like Appleseed Cast's seminal work, every song has a feeling and theme, but nothing is forced or in your face.  The lyrics frame perfectly the vision of the music.  In songs like Great Lake Derelict and Cathedral Rings you can hear nods to some of their most recognizable work, but there’s something new and fresh that’s all encompassing. 

With such a natural chemistry within the new line up, it makes sense that the songs themselves, while embracing chaos and a tuneful math-rock sensibility, eschew earlier recordings’ slick production for a more organic sound. The songwriting itself grew from collaborative explorations in the studio, with each player given time to riff on the parts that had been laid down before, their spontaneous contributions captured and cut together.  Newly invigorated by their shared enthusiasm and the interplay of their individual talents, The Appleseed Cast enters their fourteenth year as a new band in the best sense, full of fresh ideas and the energy to bring them to both longtime fans and new converts alike. 


The Appleseed Cast - Great Lake Derelict

Halou - Everything is ok

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