While I'm away mixing

and finishing the dirty little WHOOP-Szo treats we've been baking up....

For immediate release:

Out Of Sound Records does CMW

Out Of Sound Records is happy to announce three bands from our sexy roster will be playing Canadian Music Week March 21-25, 2012 throughout Toronto. The Lava and Ash, Wild Domestic and newly signed Say Domino will all be taking the stage.

Mark your calendars:

*Thursday March 22^nd - The Lava and Ash @ Wrong Bar 10:40pm     Presented by: Truth Explosion and Jagermeister Party

Hear the Lava and Ash’s latest release on cassette here

*Friday March 23^rd - Wild Domestic @ Rancho Relaxo 2am Presented by: Two Way Monologues/The Indie Machine 

Put Wild Domestic in your ears here

*Saturday March 24^th - Say Domino @ Rancho Relaxo 1am Presented by: Two Way Monologues

Head here to make out with Say Domino

About Out Of Sound Records:

For the better part of a decade Out Of Sound Records has remained under the radar, emerging on occasion to release some of Canada’s foremost DIY releases and often long before their time. Releases from Wintersleep, Shotgun Jimmie, Great Lake Swimmers, By Divine Right, Jim Bryson and other more legendary and long forgotten Canadian documentarians have been the norm. Now with over twenty five releases under their belt, they continue to do “their thing.” Listen here

Friends oh Friends oh Friends...

Fuck EH!

im sitting in a terminal in Kuujuuaq, yep, getting North.
Still got a ways to go... planes being diverted here from Iqaluit and all over.
Me, i'm hitting the air. I think it's totally fucked i'm rocking a mac book professional, doin it all wi-fi styles. But hey, i'll be able to keep in touch with my loved ones?
Should I write anything about music today?
I can't really decide...
More is it that i would like to touch base with those of you that have seen me off and wished me well.
Got to do it "ALL RIGHT" with the boys in Guelph last night.
Team Domestic...
i miss you all alrighty already.
Mcdighty!

Water St. Projects
exploring the bad canada

Parking in the BUN!

hopefully this is the last time i write parking in the bun....
but little did i know that on the date of my six months of Sobriety i would inherently be outshined by my all-time favourite record store clerks; who celebrate three months of consumer leftist, cassette and black film dealing bliss. Now, i used to deal drugs but this is way cooler. also, i might add, i've hung down in a lot of record stores. Walking into HOT DOG musique & cinema however = straight up LP boners. constant rotation, local support and trustworthy ears. (outsideof all the bullshit one man bands singing to backing tracks)..... YEA I SAID IT.
now i think i'm going a little bit into too much detail here AND BEFORE I KNOW IT I HAVE TO PUT IN A PESSIMISTIC CHIRP so i'll let their post today take it home:

Hot Dog Musique & Cinema

Today is HOT DOG's 3 month anniversary! Thank you to our supporters and people who are keeping us excited about music and movies. Special thanks to Kellen, Jill, Greg, Gerry, Bear, The Brothers Lourenco, Big Sturge, Jason McLean, The Moorhouse Fraternity, The Soupcans, Andrew No C Zukerman, not Tim Officer, Nicole, Weird Canada, James, Deirdre and Bendan, FCG, Ian, Mike, Justin Chasty, Colin and Connor and Rachel, Quinn, Xavier, Yvonnetje, Dominic and Nancy, Denise, James H, Sean B, Pete, Dan, Bellchambre, and that's just off the top of my head, oh and YOU!

New titles from:
Slim Twig
US Girls
Tonstartssbandht
Ty Segall
White Fence
Wire
Spacemen 3
Scott Walker
Captain Beefheart
Guided By Voices
Woods
TV Freaks
The Outdoorsmen
Total Control
Talk Talk
Construction and Destruction
Connie Converse
Ornette Coleman
Modern Lovers
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Cresting
King Tubby

Resonacity

What Dreams are made: Del BEl Oneiric

About halfway through Oneiric, I began envisioning the album as the soundtrack to a significantly lower-key prequel to Christopher Nolan’s Inception. My imaginary prequel would begin after Leo DiCaprio and Marion Cotillard wash up on the shores of Limbo and ends when they tear themselves out of the dream (this is all quickly summarized in the film. I always thought it could have been a standalone tale). The prequel follows them while they live as gods inside their own heads, and live a lifetime together in the space of a few minutes. Life is good inside Limbo, until the dream begins to overtake their memories of reality.

Del Bel’s debut embodies this notion of a beautiful dream gone sinister so perfectly. The first three tracks are chipper, pop-oriented tunes that don’t do the band’s range justice. The vocal talents of Lisa Conway are particularly important in getting you through the beginning of the album. She’s a great singer, with a lot of talent for delivering upbeat pop. But it’s at the turning point of the album,Beltone, that she and the band really get going. Conway’s vocals harden to an icy chill, and the band lets loose with a barrage of western-sounding guitars, creative use of dissonance and an increasingly thick and oppressive sound.

beltone by del bel

Each song on Oneiric turns up the feeling of unease just enough, so that by the end of the album you have no idea how you got to such a strange place. The band is clearly experienced with their craft, and they ought to be, considering it boasts members of Do Make Say Think, The Happiness Project, Ohbijou, Ensemble, Boxcar Boys, Kite Hill and more. It’s a veritable who’s who of Canadian music, and everyone just clicks.

- Chris Wright

Del Bel performs at El Mocambo on Friday March 9th with The Woodshed Orchestra and Alanna Gurr

Glory Glory

Fleetwood Mac covers.... what a bunch of softies.

Glory Glory recently played host at Halifax monday-night institution  "Rockin for Dollars" , where the band regularly performed when they were starting out oh so many years ago.

Recent Articles

YES!!!!....Earshot! review - Wild Domestic

harkening to the likes of supertramp and yes?
the long song format?
tribal drumming....

Earshot cuts straight to our prog-rock heart

WILD DOMESTIC

Wild Domestic
Wild Domestic
Out Of Sound
Wild Domestic’s self-titled EP grabs the listener’s attention from the very first note, and the group’s dynamic sound stays true to the contrast of the band’s name. Songs tend towards seven minutes in length, but this format harkens back to bands such as Yes and Supertramp, and Wild Domestic served the long song format well.

“Universally Known/Already Forgotten” establishes a listening atmosphere sure to please the serious music aficionado. The melodic guitars supported by drums are laid down at the beginning and flow into a full sounding number that melds the numerous instruments together seamlessly.

“What Once Ran Wild” features tribal-sounding drums and melodic vocal harmonies – the latter of which are impressive for a band known for their instrumental prowess. The melodies are a fantastic layer to the track on an EP that features more shouting than vocal melodies.

“In A Well Lit Room,” “Cowboy Boots+Casual Suits” and “Gusty Winds May Exist” all complete the remainder of the EP quite nicely. Wild Domestic takes you on a musical journey that you want to travel with forever.
By Dave Ferguson
Feb 13, 2012

Say Domino - Warehouse Recording

"I like to think of The Say Domino first as friends, secondly as "artists". AS "Artistes they are a great stimulant; their growth never stops; each step is forward and the "domination" are perfectionists in every area they enter.
It has been my pleasure to have a great personal rapport with the group, and working with themhas made business a pleasure. Rather than clutter up this page with well-worn cliches concerning their achievements, I will come straight to the point.....




this is a video of them recording with me and the legendary Harri Palm in Guelph

Cursed Lover's : The Cupid Edition

Arrow's in your Heart...
some sombre love.
Exclaim-ations

Wild Domestic for Fan Favourite

CHRW in London is at it for Album and band of the year...
ahem , we vote Wild Domestic.
Yes, we do, though there are many favourites involved in the task.

Click the link to vote

Del Bel in UK Blog The Line Of Best Fit

"No Reservation" is featured in The Line of Best Fit's compilation featuring other notable Canadian bands such as Hooded Fang, The Darcy's, Bernice etc.

Oh! Canada Volume 20

Say Domino - Out of Sound's new baby brother

Hello out there,

I'm really excited to type this:


SAY DOMINO ARE PART OF THE FAMILY!!!


It's been a long time coming but Sturge has always believed in us. We have some new songs we are going to record and believe me, we are unbelievably excited to finally record some NEW material.


We're heading in to the shop in Guelph to record some songs the weekend of February 17/18/19 and will be releasing some of said tracks throughout the year.


I can say right now that wee are releasing a split 7" with whoop-SZO in May - and can't think of a weirder or better band to be sharing a 7" with.


We haven't played in our hometown in 6 months, but will have a couple awesome London show announcements soon. We're hitting the road too for a few one-offs and little day excursions.


As of right now we have Friday, February 17th at THE JIMMY JAZZ in Guelph. More shows to come.



Anyways we're very excited to be part of the family now, and to be label mates with our boyfriends Wild Domestic. This is the start of something weird and I like it.



Matt T


PS: A new live video is lurking around on the inter-web, it's us playing THIS IS PISS at Rancho Relaxo in Toronto on 01/28. Little of taste of where we're headed musically.

She does the city... and she does Lisa Conway

Lisa Conway does Del Bel,
and here is a little interview posted just a short night or two ago.

you can find that link rad here

Cursed Arrows on tour ( New Cassette - Skin in the Shroud)

Gear up for Cursed Arrows.

MARRIED AND ALL THAT SHIT
These guys are fucking emo creeps....
i can't even deny it. Grunge, post-loud, nudes, tats and tour dates

Feb 1 - Hamilton, ON @ Secret Location
Feb 2 - Waterloo, ON @ The Mongolian
Feb 3 - Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
Feb 4 - Brantford, ON (Matinee) @ Copoc Homestead
Feb 4 - London, ON (Evening Show) - @ APK Live w/ I SMELL BLOOD
Feb 5 - Montreal, QC @ Lofty Places
Feb 24 - Dartmouth, NS @ Jacob's Lounge

my new favourite track right now is ONE IN THE BLUE

Lava and Ash - Past and Present

Hello Kittens they might say,
dropping tape tones and more out of sound DIY
this past weekend our molten lovers....
i guess that's a bit over the top

Lava and Ash is our favourites and they have a new tape we'll be making available presently
click heresy

Go HARD COPY or GO HOME HOMES ON THE RANGE

del bel composed for a short film by Phil Roc "Vet"

hey guys. check out a film we worked on called Vet.  This film is directed by award winning Philippe Roc and starring Mfundo Morrison. They used a piece that I wrote by using many layers of a theremin (with a shit load of reverb).

This film is currently being submitted into film festivals as we speak.




Tyler

WHOOP-Szo - 8mm film

Welcome to the Blog everybody!.
im going away for awhile..... away from the web. away from the city.
Away to heal.
I thought it dichotomous to put my first post up on this occasion:


just the way we likes it