11/01/09 :: an end and a beginning...

hi friends! so, i haven't been happy with mossyrock for a long long time. that is until recently when re-releasing the three EPs in one tidy little package. something about fixing that up and giving it all away for free just felt so good. a cleansing of sorts. it was a great little project which brought us all over the globe but there was always just this one element that was wrong about it. and while that element is gone - i still feel like mossyrock was something that had a beginning, a middle, and very much an end.

so i have come to the conclusion that the only thing that makes sense is to end mossyrock. hahahahaa! R.I.P.

nothing to be sad about though! this makes what i want to do with taperecorder so very clear now. i will still be playing with bethany spiers (and as always jeffro 'mr behind the scenes' richards). i have already been incorporating winning elements of mossyrock with my whole taperecorder deal. we even re-recorded a few unreleased mossyrock songs recently. so follow the continuing saga over there: taperecorder stuff.

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09/16/09 :: the three EPs is out now!!!

hi friends! it is here! it has been refixed, re - mixed, and remastered! it sounds sooOOoo much better. along with mix master jeffro making the first EP sound amazing, we rerecorded the vocals to lullaby with rae spoon. i am so excited about this and how good it sounds and all the new music being recorded and the idea of touring next year. woohoo! the three EPs is out now and FREE here!

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08/13/09 :: the three e.p.'s

we have just worked out a little deal with galactique to bring you a compilation of our three e.p.'s that we have released over the past few years. the compilation will be FREE! we are looking at a release date of september 15th. it will contain all of the songs on all three of the digital versions of the e.p.'s (with one possible small change) and all new colourful artwork. in the meantime we are recording the vocals for the next album. special guests will include: rae spoon, jonathan segel (camper van beethoven), james apollo, more information coming soon!

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06/11/09 :: taperecorder

mossyrock member marc hug has a solo project called taperecorder and he will be on the road for playing all summer long. be sure to follow the link above to see if he is heading your way. his new free.p. will be out on the 15th of june via galactique and he is blogging about it allhere..

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03/24/09 :: keep a lazy hammer

so the new e.p is out! the 5 song digital version can be found at all fine digital music shops everywhere. the 6 song cd version can be found at the galactique shop. the lovely indiefeed has a link to the taperecorder remix of rain dries & clouds form here. go have a listen!

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02/22/09 :: the last installment of our e.p. trilogy!

tuesday march 17th is the release date for our brand new e.p. called 'keep a lazy hammer'. it is the final in our little trilogy of e.p.'s and will be released in a 5 song digital / 6 song physical form. the tracklisting is:
01. it became a ship (featuring jonathan segel from camper van beethoven)
02. sunny march (with hop along queen ansleis on toy piano)
03. girl (with toof on bass guitar)
04. when i said what i said (a collaboration with muteknight!)
05. rain dries & clouds form [taperecorder remix]
and the bonus song is a cover of a jesus and mary chain song called:
06. on the wall

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01/03/09 :: musique

lot's of music happening: a new ep is together and almost ready. some finishing touches with the artwork and then it looks like a february release for the 'keep a lazy hammer' ep. also working on a slew on new stuff with canadian country music singer rae spoon for a future release. a canadian travel series called departures has two mossyrock songs on season one and four songs on season two. the fist seaon is out on the national geographic channel worldwide and the second season on the outdoor life network in canada.

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10/09/08 :: on tour!

u.k. / e.u. tour.

monday morning sees mossyrock leave on a 3,426 mile adventure! well, that's after the 3,460 mile flight there. and before the 3,460 mile flight home. we will be going to: london, bath, york, edinburgh, glasgow, vienna, prague, krakow, berlin (for a few shows), hamburg, & den haag. 10,000 miles of adventure....

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09/15/08 :: new mossyrock remix!

out today is taperecorders 30 second(ish) remix project. taperecorder is marc's solo project and it contains an album of 30 to 40 second long songs which are presented back to back with remixes of those said songs. the only rule that was given was that the remix couldn't be longer than double the length of the original. we did a fun backwardsy mandolin filled, delayed vocal type of remix thingie. go get it here for free!

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08/26/08 :: room 320

just a little reminder about 'the warmth of a whisper'. our exciting new five song digital / six song physical e.p. that was released last week. you can listen to one of the songs (room 320) that was featured on the indiefeed podcast. go have a listen to it and please help us out by buying it if you like it!

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08/15/08 :: the warmth of a whisper

out now! the warmth of a whisper. our exciting new e.p! a five song digital / six song physical release. you can find the digital version everywhere and anywhere and the physical version at our shop or at our live shows.

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08/01/08 :: new remix!

hiya! there is a new mossyrock remix out now! we remixed a song off of nice+smooth label mates sol azul's new album "amame". somehow we ended up doing a lovely, dubby, chilled out, dancy party grooved remix. definitely fun stuff!

it is called poquito de amor [mossyrock's dance party remix] and you can find it here, here, or here.

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07/18/08 :: new e.p. revisited!

okay. so, we all sat down the other night and drank some wine and had a good long talk about what was next. we came up with the idea of a new and different e.p. than the last tour only one and the news that we reported below. we have put together a lovely e.p. called 'the warmth of a whisper' which will be released august 15th through galactique. it is a five song e.p. (with a 6 song cd version) that will be available at all fine digital download shops everywhere. the artwork has ben completed and everything is a go! tracklisting: clouds moisten & rain falls, i want to eat your eyes, room 320, you give girls the creeps, not wrong [blank remix], and the bonus song on the cd version is called five cans of chicken meat. exciting!!!

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07/03/08 :: video & e.p!

our april tour e.p. is now being officially released as the 'i want to eat your eyes' e.p. in mid august. it will be available everywhere digitally, as well as in a physical version that you can get from us at shows and probably from our online shop. it won't be exactly the same as the tour e.p. version. the songs will be mixed a little differently, the order rearranged, and there will be an extra song somewhere that we didn't finish in time for the tour. the packaging will not be hand sewn by us either!

so anyway, keep an ear out for that and an eye out for us on our return trip to europe sometime in the early autumn. oh, and don't forget: marc will be back out on vancouver island on july 18th/19th/20th for the soundwave festival doing his taperecorder thing - so get on out there for that.

here is a video that we made for 'i want to eat your eyes'. enjoy!

05/25/08 :: home again.

the tour is over. the adventures have come to an end. good times! great tour! i can't wait to go back. remember to check out the dance party remixes of whiskey is the devil released by intrinsic design as a beatport exclusive. more news on everything soon.

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04/22/08 :: whiskey is the devil remixes

our first u.k. tour is underway and coming to an end. appropriate journals posted under the journals section. lot's more to be posted.

also! the whiskey is the devil remixes from 'the zero to one sessions' has finally been released. it has been picked up by intrinsic design and released as a beatport exclusive release. their is a someone else remix and a taperecorder remix. click here for previews and all that jazz...

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03/09/08 :: u.k. tour!

fun news! our first u.k. tour is all booked and we are ready to go. we may also be adding a small run from the netherlands to berlin. more news on that when we get it all sorted out. our first show is in london on april 16th. click on the shows link above for all the information.

we have also put together a new e.p. that we will be making a limited hand made run of. we are still debating what to do with it digitally. maybe we will release it sometime down the road, but right now it is going to be a 'tour only' kinda thing. it's a six song e.p. which has the full version of 'i want to eat your eyes', a song with our old friend toof callled 'girl', and a taperecorder remix. more news and tracklisting soon...

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02/02/08 :: cottage jam

new song! well, a new collaboration resulting in a new song! 'cottage jam' on the new [blank] e.p. has some mandolin strummin', violin screechin', toy piano clankin's, and la la la'ins by mossyrock overtop of an already fine song by montreal's corey martin aka [blank]. you can find it on the galactique page for free by clicking right here. there is another song called 'ryan' on there which had some spooky bowed mandolin on it. fun stuff!

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14/12/07 :: random tidbits

- our gal bethany ended up winning third place in the williamsburg live songwriters competition! 3rd out of over 600! she was an absolute badass that night. damn proud of her we are!
- our new album is finished and mixed and mastered and in the hands of boy scout recordings head honcho tim 'love' lee. now we sit around and wait.
- sporadic postings due to us all going off to europe in different directions for a wee holiday. some random journal scribbles in the journal section...
- the new [blank] record features a song called 'cottage jam' that was a collaboration between him and mossyrock. the song was actually really great when he gave it to us so we added just a little mandolin, a tiny hint of squeeky violin, some off key toy pianoness, and sang some la la la'sss. i really like the song. you can find it here for free.

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10/11/07 :: bethany

our gal bethany is in the finals for the williamsburg live songwriters competition tomorrow night! she just came in the top 9 out of 600 and we are damn excited for her! woop woop!

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25/09/07 :: and, we're back

well, we have been back for a while. we are just days short of wrapping up our second album! most of it is being mixed & mastered right now. we are just finishing up the vocal recordings of the last song. i can say without a doubt that this is the best music we have ever made. i am so unbelievably happy with it and i can't wait for it to be out there!

we have also just finished working on a song with montreal's [blank]. it is for a new e.p. that he is releasing sometime this autumn. we have also been filming for a video. or two. more news on that soon.

oh yeah - here is vino collapso live at union pool. it is a little rough around the edges, but good stuff none the less. brought to you by the free page at galactique.net!

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28/07/07 :: break.

so, we are taking a much needed short little break. marc is hoboing across canada thumbing rides and trainhopping (you can read about in the journal section). dominica has finally picked her camera back up after a long thesis induced break. we will be getting together mid august with our friend corey martin aka [blank] to nail down the final version of our perpetually almost finished follow up album. exciting!

so, that's that. don't forget about our new e.p. and the boy scout recordings compilation. combined they have 8 new songs: 3 cover songs, 3 new songs, and two alternate versions of other songs.

here is a little review of the boy scout recordings compilation: "seventeen tracks from an eye opening selection of the folk spectrum with tracks from, apparently tim's grandfather's group, the rural serenaders (beamed in from a twenties tea dance), the light latin grooves of the sargasso trio and the hobo country-blues of the excellent turner cody. also worthy of a mention is the electronic low-key glitch folk of canada's mossyrock, whose admirably long musical legs allow them a foot in two very distant camps. a maverick who consistently supplies the goods, tim 'love' lee again throws the spotlight on some uncommon but deserving gems.
-clash magazine

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01/07/07 :: home for a moment.

we are home! yet, getting ready to go again. we had a wonderful road trip playing 16 shows in 16 days. we ventured thru brand new territory (for us) playing a whole slew of new cities. it was my favourite adventure yet! you can read all about some of it by clicking the journal link above. next stop vancouver island for the soundwave festival!

don't forget that our new e.p. of covers and alternate versions of songs is out now. you can find the 5 song digital version anywhere that sells digital music (here, here or here). there is also a limited edition lovingly handmade 6 song e.p. that can be found in our shop. we are all thrilled with this e.p. and we hope that you will enjoy it too!

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08/06/07

it is happening again....

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18/05/07

our new e.p. is finished and out now!
the release date for the cd was may 16th. it will be released digitally in late june. possibly a 7" version of the e.p. too if we can find someone who is still making vinyl at a reasonable cost. this is our third release and we are so happy with it and excited about it. it's available at our online shop now! click the link above to go to our shop or click the music link to hear some clips of the songs...

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20/04/07

lot's of great news and fun things happening around here. we have just finished our new e.p! it is a collection of covers, alternate versions, and some downright weirdness. the songs were recorded in various intimate settings with our friends (and dog). one song features the violin work of camper van beethoven's jonathan segal. there is a cover of a lullaby baxter song, a fruit bats song, and a cover of a cover (we covered camper van beethoven's cover of a fleetwood mac song). there is a live song from the zero to one sessions (recorded at union pool) and a rowdy version of a pretty song from our upcoming full length. i think we are planning on releasing it in three versions: cd, digitally, and on 7" vinyl...

whew!

we will be hitting the road to promote our new e.p. (it's called 'i know i'm not wrong') in june and july. june will find us doing another tour with the big art show kids and james apollo throughout the midwest. july will be bringing us back to the pacific northwest and up into canadaland. we are hoping to cover some of the same ground we did last year. we are also playing at the WE festival in wilmington north carolina over the memorial day weekend (may 26ish)...

and last but not least - our favourite new label - boy scout recordings will be releasing their thrifty, brave, and clean compilation. it has two new songs by mossyrock, as well as songs by turner cody, dawn landes, patrick & eugene (aka groove armada), the sargasso trio and many more.

recap: lot's of shows and road trips along with 11 brand new songs over the next few months. hot damn!

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28/03/07

it has ended. but plans are in motion for another one. we are teaming up with the big art show again and it looks like we will be doing a two week tour in june. then we will be off to the pacific northwest and western canada for a couple of weeks in july. stay tuned or something...

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02/03/07

it has begun. click on the shows link above and come out and see us!!!

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17/02/07

less than two weeks until the mossyrock/toof/big art show tour! we have around 17 show lined up. we are trekking from brooklyn to austin via the southeast and looking for some much needed adventure along the way. anyone have any suggestions? we are good for shows (although we have a night free in the new orleans area that we would love to fill in). take a look at our shows page and if you see us going anywhere near something you think is interesting let us know! we are definitely looking forward to getting on the road with our dear old texan friend toof and the big art show kids will be a welcome addition to our adventures...

can i get a 'hells yeah'?

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25/01/07

dont forget! tonight is the boy scout recordings record label launch! see you at union pool! 9pm sharp!

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03/10/06

seems like things have been quiet around here as of late. not true, not true. we were dead set on releasing a 5 song e.p. called lizards are still silent and were in the midst of shopping it when a fella that we had sent it to replied to us. he said that he liked what he had heard and was wondering if we could send him some more music. we were leaving in a few days for 3 weeks so we took all the little half finished ideas we
had and stayed up all night and day finishing them up best we could. next thing you know - we have a whole album worth of material. so that has been the major project we are focusing on. we were planning a slew of shows and abandoned that idea so we can spend some more time putting the finishing touches on our new record.

also, recently we worked with someone we have been a big fan of for years and recorded him playing his lovely
violin on a couple of songs. it sounds really fucking beautiful...

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26/06/06

home. back in the big clusterfuck.
that was a wonderful tour. we met a million nice people. the weather was perfect. the festivals were great (and completely professional). we received more great press (which you can read in the press section). so much good music, so many beautiful places. we are feeling a bit sad that it has come to an end. thanks to everyone who helped us out.