From awkward silence Sent Thu, Jan 24th 2002, 02:04
From awkward silence Sent Thu, Jan 24th 2002, 02:04
hi folks,
it's our first mailout of 2002 and we're very proud to tell you that
awkward 10, the papa m / unhome split 7" is now available. here's some
info for you:
papa m: 'mama you been on my mind' / unhome: 'pine tree' - split 7".=20
__both tracks are exclusive to this release!__
strictly limited edition of just 3,000 copies for the world.=20
due: january 21st 2002 (i.e. now!).
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mailorder:
awkward 10 is available by mailorder now from:
http://www.normanrecords.com
e-mail: xxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
tel: / fax: UK 0113 231 1114
norman records
unit 1, armley park court
stanningley road
leeds, ls12 2ae
united kingdom
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distribution:
for retailers, this release is distributed by cargo of london, england:
http://www.cargorecords.co.uk =20
e-mail: xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxxxx.xx.xx
overseas folks can either contact cargo or awkward silence about
availability near them. =20
as ever, this release will be fully available throughout europe, the usa
and canada.
cargo are for retailer's use only, _not_ for personal orders!
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some more info about this release:=20
awkward 10 is our biggest release to date, and contains exclusive tracks on
both sides.=20
papa m's contribution is a strikingly beautiful piano and vocals outing,
showing another angle to the 'm' spectrum. 'mama you been on my mind', a
cover of a lesser-known bob dylan song, naturally follows on from the most
recent album 'whatever, mortal' and demonstrates further the talents of
david pajo.=20
side b includes another outstanding track in the shape of 'pine tree',
courtesy of unhome. this highly original piece captures the british quintet
of alex tucker, jon richards, jason dormon, james booth and philip avey at
their most beautiful - with one of their uniquely structured compositions
underpinned by a gentle contemplative vocal, leading to a typically
unexpected conclusion.=20
papa m's david pajo has had a rich a varied musical career - here is a
brief resum=E9: the first outing of particular note was the group he formed
with brian mcmahan, ethan buckler and britt walford, who were collectively
known as slint and recorded two albums together, 'tweez' and the classic
'spiderland'.
upon their separation, david went on to participate with the likes of
stereolab, the for carnation, king kong, royal trux and will oldham's
palace projects.
in 1996 david began a stint with chicago's tortoise, which included the
recording of the 'millions now living will never die' and 'tnt' albums,
after which he moved on to the 'm' projects.
the first 'm' single was the split 7" with monade, (laetita from stereolab)
and the self titled album as 'aerial m' then followed in 1997. next came
the remix lp 'post global music' and then the striking 'live from a shark
cage' longplayer, now as papa m. 'papa m sings' followed in 2001 and, as
suggested, makes excellent use of mr. pajo's vocals throughout. the most
recent papa m album is entitled 'whatever mortal'.
david has also recently recorded with mogwai on their 'rock action' lp and
will oldham's latest album 'ease down the road'.
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unhome are an unusual and stimulating collective from the south of england,
formed several years ago following the split of the tunbridge wells, kent,
slunchcore band joeyfat (who have recently reformed).
unhome's 'par avion' track appeared on the 'unlabel two' compilation before
the debut album 'a short history of houses' in 1999. this was released to
acclaim from many corners; in their review of the lp, the nme compared them
to joy division, fugazi and slint - three charming and accurate reference
points.
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david pajo's appearance with awkward silence continues the high standard of
the various 'm' projects, with a rare 7" appearance. the wonderful new papa
m album 'whatever, mortal' has recently been released via drag city /
domino, and the papa m live experience can be seen on tour over the coming
months.=20
meanwhile, unhome are currently dedicating time to other projects, which
include alex undertaking collaborative work with piano magic, and jason,
jon and and james working on new material for joeyfat, amongst many other
things...=20
pictures of this release are on our website now:
http://www.awkwardsilencerecordings.com
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unhome also have an album...
if you're interested in tracking down a copy of unhome's 'a short history
of houses' album, which includes (in their own words...) "soundtracks for
home, travel and rowing by night", and comes in an individually hand screen
printed thick card stock sleeve with extra bits and pieces enclosed (an
edition of just 500 copies), please get in touch with phil at norman
records, as they have it in stock and at a very favourable price - contact
details under mailorder section, above...
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future awkward silence releases...
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confirmed releases for the first half of this year so far include split 7"s
for:=20
lusine icl / the buddy system=20
bauri / novel 23=20
we are very happy about these. (three of the four tracks for these two 7"s
are here at awkward silence hq and they're sounding lovely).=20
further artists have also confirmed tracks for split 7" releases with us
and as soon as the full line-ups for the a and b-sides are sorted we'll let
you know who, what and when.=20
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live news:=20
post-it:=20
thanks to all those who came along to the first post-it: event in tunbridge
wells on december 21st. we had an excellent turn-out and the bands were=
great.
if you were lucky enough to get a copy of the free souvenir gig-only cd
'paradigm', which featured all of the artists involved, then we hope you
like it.=20
details of the next post-it: event will be on our website shortly.
also, our friends yellow6 and portal are playing at RoTa at the notting
hill arts club, london, on saturday 9th february 2002 together with amp, 2
by bukowski and a to fade in. 4:00 - 8:00pm. free admission!
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more...
to keep fully up to date with what we're doing please check out our website=
at:
http://www.awkwardsilencerecordings.com
which is updated regularly...
best wishes for 2002,
john awkward silence :o)
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