Smutted Arrows

That's right....
One of our very favourite Cursed Arrows tracks has a new video to launch, and it's a doozy.

BAD_WEIRD_KANATA

From the plimp strut of Pam Haasen:

Big Sturge’s aquarian guitar heeds a cumulonimbus warning. Low rumbling thunder resides in the near future and if I were a betting man, I’d put twenty across the board on a storm. Near is the rumble, with strings drawn out to bode a “brewing”. Get off your hog and walk it to the cabin with the light in the window. Refuge comes with Side B, for you’ve discovered it was a light behind those clouds. From that mountain above you where the fog surrounds the peak comes a holler of “help!” The loop behind it all disintegrates, the guitar begins plimping and you’ve found an old baseball mitt and bottle of Scotch while looking for a pack of waterproof matches.

We Silkscreen

That's what we've been doing for the last week.
T-shirts, Cassettestival Box Sets, Tapes and more tapes........
we even brought back the compact disc.

Monday, June 11th

For Immediate Release:

So far, 2012 has been a great year to East-Coast pop-rock darlings, COUSINS from Halifax. From a lengthy North American tour down to South by South West, to an awesome new record out on Saved By Vinyl; the question simply remains, what’s next? This North by North East, Out of Sound Records are celebrating a great year (so far) for Cousins by releasing a limited edition, live cassette.

Out of Sound has long been an important imprint in the DIY community.  While, having released music in the past for such acts as Shotgun Jimmie, Wintersleep and their favourite ELEVATOR; current East-Coast gems like Glory Glory & Cursed Arrows still call OoS home.  We’re extremely excited to unveil the release at Out of Sound’s NXNE 2012 Showcase; Thursday, June 14 at the Annex Live (Cousins play at 2:00 a.m).

The seven-song cassette was recorded on Friday, April 27th at APK Live in London, Ontario as part of the Half a Dino concert series.  The raw energy of their performance is expertly captured on tape, and one can’t help but feel involved.  The album packaging was silk-screened by hand, with Aaron Mangle of Cousins contributing the artwork. 

This release showcases one of Canada’s premier East-Coast acts, while exemplifying the strong DIY force driving much of this country’s music scene. While the songs sound near perfect, there are minor imperfections that reveal a honesty, often only found in bootlegs.  The limited release is a celebration of Cousins as one of Halifax’s best acts; yet it is also a celebration of a DIY community that’s flourishing.  Get yours while you still can.

Track-listing:

Side A:

            “Road”

            “Secret Weapon”

            “What's Ur Name”

            “Singing”

Side B:

            “Jules”

            “Speech”

            “Rocks”

STEAMWHISTLE, 379 COLLECTIVE, & LMH PRODUCTIONS PRESENT:

Out of Sound Records' Showcase @ NXNE 2012:

Thursday June 14th | The Annex Live

296 Brunswick Avenue (Bloor/Bathurst)

FREE with wristband

8:00 p.m.

featuring:

COUSINS - 2:00 a.m. | Wild Domestic - 1:15 a.m.

Esther Grey - 12:30 p.m. | The Hamptons - 11:45 p.m.

Say Domino - 11:00 p.m. | Dutch Toko - 10:15 pm.

Lonnie in the Garden 9:30 p.m. | I  Smell Blood - 8:45 p.m.

The Lava & Ash - 8:00 p.m.

Out of Sound bandcamp: http://outofsoundrecords.bandcamp.com

Showcase event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/427779373908784/

COUSINS promo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh5p6ohL5AQ&feature=plcp

OoS Twitter at NXNE: https://twitter.com/#!/outofsound | #oosnxne

Half a Dino Bootleg Series: http://halfadino.bandcamp.com    

 

I know North by North East is a busy time for everyone, but it would be great to see you, and maybe you'll discover your new favourite band. The night will also celebrate Halifax-based duo, COUSINS' release of a limited edition live cassette; an NXNE exclusive release, and their first on Out of Sound.

"The tireless efforts of Out of Sound Records have yielded grand reciprocity..." -Exclaim

Steamwhistle & LMH Productions Present:

OUT OF SOUND RECORDS':

 

NXNE SHOWCASE 

 

Thursday, June 14th, 2012 

The Annex Live (296 Brunswick Ave.)

8:00 p.m - 4:00 a.m. | FREE with festival pass

Cousins (Halifax) 

http://cousinscousins.bandcamp.com/

brilliant east coast edgy-pop duo, celebrating the release of a limited edition live tape for NXNE, through OoS

WILD DOMESTIC (Sarnia)  

http://wilddomesticband.bandcamp.com/

an impressive 6-piece act, complete with 2 live drummers; they create a deadly explosion of sound, underneath layers of 3-part harmonies and fuzz

Esther Grey (Guelph)

http://esthergrey.bandcamp.com/

great and dusty garage-electric-folk and sixities pop artist, living in a cassette only world

LONNIE IN THE GARDEN (London) 

http://lonnieinthegarden1.bandcamp.com/

pyschadelic pop jams written by one girl, and realized by a grandiose backing band

Lava & Ash (Toronto)

http://outofsoundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kassette-tape

great, swampy speed-garage-pop nonsense as per the mummies, cramps or voidoids. toronto's growlers if you will

SAY DOMINO (London)

http://saydomino.bandcamp.com/
experimental yet soulful rock, merging arty-ryhmns and Frusciante-esque guitar lines. it's eclectic-grunge, whatever that is

The Hamptons (Toronto)

http://the-hamptons.bandcamp.com/

two-piece rockbabilly duo that waste no time, expect dancing and impeccable showmanship

I SMELL BLOOD (London) 

http://ismellblood.bandcamp.com/

London's premiere noise rock duo, an ISB set sees a frenzy of sounds and general chaos come together as one.

Dutch Toko (Toronto) 

http://dutchtoko.bandcamp.com/

heavily influence by 80s post-punk, it's a combination of artsy-punk and nimble-fingered surfery. they are one of the night's hidden gems

WATER ST. PROJECTS (Guelph)

http://outofsoundrecords.bandcamp.com/album/bad-canada 

an interesting combination of bedroom recorded lo-fi pop and alt-folk. a mutual grouping of analogue and digital ideas

 

 

Out of Sound Records 

 

http://outofsoundrecords.ca/ || @outofsound || http://outofsoundrecords.bandcamp.com

Out of Sound Records humbles itself in the physical medium; silkscreened album covers, coloured vinyl, hand-crafted stamps and cassette aesthetic. Ten years deep, and Out of Sound records has remained under the radar, emerging on occasion from Flint, MI, to Guelph and London, ON, Nunavik even, only to release some of Canada’s foremost DIY albums...often, long before their time. Priding ourselves as documentarians of true art, 

we put all of our efforts into making tangible and heartfelt artifacts 

RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/427779373908784/

Wiggle your leg's and something to your toes

This weekend is a big celebration of all things sustainable in London.
The Grickle Grass Festival: featuring a day time of Child based fun and learning at the London Children's Museum.
The Evening transforms to the big-kid playground and the line-up is true to form.
Out of Sound features two of it's artists:
The noisy chaos of SAY DOMINO and the refined orchestartion of DEL BEL.

Check it out , this Saturday

TRI-pie ... the Seven Inch Release

 On May 18th, Out of Sound records will humble itself in the physical medium.

credits

      

---------7" tri-pie------------
SAY DOMINO


Guilty of their local sins... Say Domino has been hiding, abandoned and stuck in an old boat shop on the river's edge. 2012 see's the band fully (un)realized; warehouse tape hiss, blown speakers, cassette, seven inch and throat cancer.


LONNIE IN THE GARDEN


The Garden meanwhile has long been put to bed, but the flowers are starting to bloom; the cottage windows open to a new season and so too, said the songbirds "sing".


WHOOP-SZO
Down Down from the noisy mountain, this spring the bear returns from his northern hibernation. The time, the time and atom spins.

Produced by The Water St. Projects
Recorded at the Boogie Barn (Guelph) , Tr. 3 Recorded at the Craven Cottage, London ON
additional recording and mixing done at Ondes Sonores (Ungava Bay)
Released by Out of Sound Records 

http://outofsoundrecords.bandcamp.com/releases

CHART Attack : Win Passes to Grickle Grass

That's right! It's that time of year again, when we transform the London ONtario Regional Children's Museum into an Indie Rock playground for the young at heart. Cliche's aside....

you can win some passes, courtesy of Chart Attack all the while being exposed to some really ground-breaking, innovative and energetic talent>

Weird Shout-Out's of "HELP" for the Water St. Projects

From the Chien Chaud of Palm CHASM

Out of Sound Family: ABOUT VINYL!

Mila Petkovic, the vinyl village podcast
much obliged:

a nice fuzzy-weird pic of the lastest wd press. click to listen to the podcast.
check Wild D out tomorrow night as they open for Plants & Animals....
Wild Domestic will be hosting an interactive art session and host a specialized meal for early bird guests.
https://www.facebook.com/events/361705470508442/

Neighbourhood Mixtape

Big Shout-Outs to and from BlogTO today: the weekly Neighbourhood Mixtape.

Lava and Ash are scuzzy buncha 'ma's
and do we ever love them:

http://www.blogto.com/music/2012/04/the_neighbourhood_mixtape_on_your_favourite_we_can_end_it/

also featured is Chrome and the Ice Queen, Lisa and Tyler from Del Bel!

photo cred: Mila Petkovic

Today is the DAY

Two new releases today: Shitt! Basketball Cards and more Cassette's.

 check out some new Del Bel remixes:

www.delbel.bandcamp.com

I Smell Friday the 13th

So ,

we are one day out from the BLOOD.....

I Smell Blood play APK LIVE

April 14th wsg. JAPANTHER

CASSETTE RELEASE

Photo Cred: Mila Petkovic

Kareemix AbDel JabBel

Hello kiddies>>>>>

Del Bel is getting all basketball for KAzoo Fest this week.
Well, actually they are releasing a remix album and it comes with miniature posters attached to kareem abdul jabbar basketball cards. i don't know why....
i assume it has something to do with the fact that he was a pimp and these remixes are unsettling awesome and pimping themselves.

I Smell Spring Time Fun

missing u all

Cassette Love

on the eve's prior to our amazing instrumental I SMELL BLOOD cs,
we're just gonna go ahead and shout out to our latest fragile alt-release.
Out April 14th: opening for Japanther at APK Live in lovely London, ON

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