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<friendsoftheghost@ghostly.com> ===== Ghostly International Presents... Art + Artifice, Vol. VI. Mid-Summer 2003 Ghostly Family Member, First and foremost, if you don’t want these newsletters anymore, just respond and say “remove” and we will set you free. Summer’s in full swing, and so is our fair record label. In this issue we present... *I. GHOSTLY NEWS – ARTIST UPDATES / NEW MP3s ON SITE *II. GHOSTLY LIVE – GHOSTLY HITS EUROPE / DABRYE GOES WEST *III. GHOSTLY PRESS – IDOL TRYOUTS LOVE *IV. GHOSTLY RELEASES - NEXT TUESDAY AND BEYOND *I. GHOSTLY NEWS We’re going to flip it a minute and use this space to give you an artist update. Your peek into the summer lives of some Ghostly artists. Dabrye- Tadd makes two appearances on some fabulous new releases, both Berlin-related. One is a new track, Fascinated, recorded under his birth name on Pole's ~Scape label compilation, staedtizism 4 (also featuring Daniel Bell, Akufen, Deadbeat, Safety Scissors, etc.). The other is a deadly remix as Dabrye on T. Raumschmire’s debut Novamute single, MONSTERTRUCKDRIVER. Dabrye’s Big Truck Remix is his heaviest beat yet. Tadd Mullinix will be touring as Dabrye with the Leaf label’s resident genius, Manitoba, on the West Coast this September (see dates below). Currently, Tadd is residing in Berlin, working on Two/Three and preparing for the State of The Union tour, which begins tomorrow (see those dates below also). Dykehouse- Mike Dykehouse is putting the finishing touches on his yet to be named album. The psych-grunge-shoegazer epic will be released in early 2004, but you can expect the debut single Chain Smoking sooner. His breakout cover debut on Idol Tryouts has been receiving tons of love, heightening the anticipation for his self-penned material. Dykehouse will be performing with his other label boss, IDM-pioneer, Mu-Ziq, in Chicago at the Empty Bottle on July 19th. While his karaoke career has gone a bit quiet recently due to his work in his bedroom studio, Mike has been seen around town sporting his trademark 70’s headphones and a flower in his back pocket. Kill Memory Crash: The evilest of the bunch just came off two great shows with the Idol Tryouts release parties in NYC and their hometown Chicago. Their debut mini-LP, When the Blood Turns Black comes out this coming Tuesday. Best described as a cross between Industrial and IDM with an Electro attitude, their debut is a brittle, banging introduction to two gents who leave it all on the floor every time. Adam is spending the month in Rome, indulging in his Italophile urges while Alex is holding it down in Chicago working on music and design. Expect more shows this fall and perhaps a new 12” in the future. Matthew Dear: Matthew has been playing out a lot, last week he tore up Blackbx and Ghostly’s weekly Untitled party in Detroit, with his debut single Dog Days from his forthcoming album this fall. This summer, Matthew also rocked Movement (formerly the Detroit Electronic Music Festival) and Montreal’s MUTEK festival with Richie Hawtin and Magda. Matthew’s two new EPs, EP1(SPC-6) and EP2(SPC-7), are now available (MP3s are posted at the site) and are getting love from DJs like Sven Vath and Josh Wink. The Wire has called them “some of the best Techno records of the year” with XLR8R adding, “ten tracks for the whispered end of history.” Matthew just released his debut CD on Plus 8 as False to big praise, namely 4 stars in URB. His Girlfriend EP under his alias Jabberjaw for Perlon reached number 16 on Germany’s Groove magazine chart. Midwest Product- Ben, Chad and Drew are working this summer, after finishing their next release, the aptly-titled, World Series of Love (GI-16). WSOL shows the Product in a new light, as a true live band, capable of mesmerizing grooves, heavy funk and pop precision. There is an MP3 of the new track Duckpond in the coming soon section of the website to whet your appetite. Midwest Product will be performing with one of our favorite bands, Broken Social Scene at Ann Arbor’s Blind Pig on June 29th and at Michigan’s Cranbrook Art Academy (http://www.cranbrook.edu) this August and their full-scale US fall tour will commence shortly therafter. Keep your browsers tuned to the newly launched site (http://www.midwestproduct.com), where you can get exclusive downloads of live tracks and rarities from the band. Osborne- Todd has been busy as his and Tadd Mullinix’s Rewind! Record label has been steadily exploding. After being picked up to do the widely acclaimed Wired For Sound mix CD for Tigerbeat’s New Zealand label, Violent Turd, Todd’s and Tadd’s Soundmurderer and SK-1 project has been signed to Rephlex and the debut, which compiles both old and new tracks, is imminent. Osborne’s new 12” for Spectral, Daylight (SPC-8), comes complete with an Isolee remix and is released next Tuesday, July 15th. Though not even out yet, the first pressing is already completely sold out. DJs like Detroit legend Shake have been playing it and it's sure to be a summer staple at all self-respecting parties. TWINE- Ghostly is proud to welcome Twine to the Ghostly family. After their critically acclaimed releases on labels such as France’s Bip-Hop, Chicago’s Hefty Records and Sweden’s Komplott, The duo of Greg Malcolm and Chad Mossholder come to Ghostly with their Self-Titled CD/LP this October. An eerie and romantic album of immense sophistication and depth, this release is one of the finest we’ve ever committed to plastic. Check out Twine’s site (http://www.twinesound.com) for their tour dates and learn more about Twine via this interview with from Milk Factory (UK): http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/interviews/twineiw.htm In other news: -New merchandise at BuyGhostly™. Check out the Allegiance Tees, new Buttons, Posters, and Series IV Underwear. All new releases are also available for sale now too. Check out sample MP3s in the now available section. -Website update is imminent. We promise. In the meantime, check out photostrips in the news section of the webstite from this year's Movement Festival in Detroit. Also up for your viewing pleasure are pics from the NYC Idol Tryouts party and Matthew Dear at Tronic Treatment in NYC. *II.GHOSTLY LIVE -We are proud to present our first European and UK tour, the State of the Union tour with Dabrye (live), Matthew Dear (live) and James Cotton (DJ). The tour kicks off this weekend and we are immensely excited. 7.12 - Berlin (Matthew Dear) New Kids on Acid (Perlon Vs. Playhouse) Watergate W/ Ricardo Villalobos, Zip, Ata, etc. http://www.water-gate.de/program/index.php 7.12 - Berlin (Dabrye) Shitparade Maria W/ T. Raumschmire, Miss Kittin, Pole, etc. (see Ghostly Live section of website for flyer) 7.13 Hamburg MFOC http://www.mfoc.de 7.16 Paris Le Pulp http://pulp.xroot.com 7.17 Nijmegen, Holland Valkhof Affaire Festival w/ Prefuse 73, Jamie Lidell, and more. http://valkhofaffaire.fol.nl 7.18 Frankfurt Robert Johnson 7.23 Brighton The Freebutt 7.24 London Plastic People (Werk) http://www.plasticpeople.co.uk http://www.werk-it.com 7.26 Glasgow @ Club 69 7.31 Berlin WMF w/Stefan Betke (Pole, Mute/Scape) and special guests. DABRYE West Coast Tour with Manitoba 9.18 San Diego Casbah 9.19 Los Angeles Spaceland 9.20 San Francisco Bottom of the Hill 9.24 Seattle Chop Suey 9.25 Portland Medicine Hat 9.26 Vancouver Sonar As always, keep up to date with other Ghostly tour dates at Ghostly.com. *III. GHOSTLY PRESS -Idol Tryouts received an A- rating in both Spin and Entertainment Weekly. Here’s what the latter had to say: ...Tryouts is this year's [compilation] to beat, a set from the young Michigan-based Ghostly International crew that comes with a grittier techno-soul vibe, more Detroit than Cologne. Hip-hop impressionist Dabrye, a cohort of like-minded beatmeister Prefuse 73, flips old-school synth stabs and Gigantor hand claps into a mod R&B bubble bath; Kill Memory Crash build a Teutonic-robotic Jonzun Crew; and Dykehouse's "Map Ref. 41 N 93 W" is a prog-pop masterstroke that dares a sing-along chorus.... -A glowing Idol Tryouts reviews from Dusted Magazine: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/839 -Review of Idol Tryouts in Issue #10 of Grooves: “Who knew that Ann Arbor, Michigan would be such a hotbed of new electronic music?” -There is a full-page feature on Ghostly in the June issue of Res magazine (Radiohead on the cover). -Ghostly is included in the list of America’s 20 Best Underground Labels in the June 2003 issue of XLR8R. *IV. GHOSTLY RELEASES --Idol Tryouts CD & 2xLP (GI-13) – OUT NOW Idol Tryouts: Ghostly International Vol I. (GI-13, CD/2XLP Gatefold) is now available in stores and at BuyGhostly™ alongside our other new releases. Idol Tryouts debuted at college radio as the highest RPM charting of the week and climbed its way to #6 in a few short weeks. -State of the Union 12” (SPC-5) – OUT NOW Also now available: State of The Union EP, featuring new tracks by James Cotton, Matthew Dear, Osborne and the Return of Flexitone (formerly of Planet e). -Matthew Dear - EP1 and EP2 (SPC-6; SPC-7) – OUT NOW –JULY 15 -Kill Memory Crash - When the Blood Turns Black CD/Mini-LP (GI-15) -Lusine - Push EP 12" (GI-17) – JULY 15 -Osborne - Daylight 12" (SPC-8) – JULY 15 Coming this fall… Matthew Dear – Dog Days 12” W/Pantytec Interpretation (SPC-10) Matthew Dear – TBA CD/LP (SPC-11 / SPC-11A) Midwest Product – World Series of Love CD (GI-16) Twine – S/T CD/LP (GI-18/GI-18A) And more TBA releases from Dabrye, Dykehouse, Solvent, James Cotton. We hope to catch you on the road soon and wish you a safe and happy July. Sincerely, The Ghostly International Company dado@ghostly.com Of Art and Artifice since 1999 http://www.ghostly.com ................................................................ ------------------------------- If you want out, say so now. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org