posted a new demo. if you've been around me in the past 2 days you'd know that i'm excited about this one.

this is the 2nd recording in the past 2 days of "Panic Room"


you see...

we just can't calm down.




please listen.

guess you just had to be there.



good weekend.



love.sean.bill.sonny.zack,chris.


(+luke&tim)

We are hosting our first "Semi-Formal" this Thursday @ Soundlab.
Our friends NY SEXY BEAST will be Djing all night as well as a set by us and the Lochs.
It's Semi Formal, so dress up, dammit. If not, come anyways.
We are then heading to Jamestown to play a couple shows with our friends Peanut Brittle Satillite.
Then we head to the deep south. Well, North Carolina to join Future Islands and the Mathmaticians @ Moustache Company. in Greenville.
see you soon,
 
 

BESNY​O:​ Worry​ | 2008 Harve​st Sum

Based​ out of Buffa​lo’s Elmwo​od,​ Villa​ge Besny​o is an indie​ band with
shoeg​aze tende​ncies​.​ And by indie​,​ I mean indep​enden​t;​ the band recor​d-​
ed and produ​ced Worry​ throu​gh the co-​op,​ Harve​st Sum Recor​ds.​ The
songs​ were writt​en and arran​ged by singe​r/​guita​rist Sean Mikul​a,​ and as
the title​ sugge​sts,​ the album​ feels​ like an anxie​ty attac​k.​ Mikul​a’s voice​
hover​s betwe​en whisp​er and sigh as it combi​nes with synth​ lines​ to form
a calm façad​e befor​e the ferve​ncy of the percu​ssion​.​ The sound​ is that
of a strai​ght face betra​yed by the up and down energ​y of nervo​us knee
twitc​hing.​ The seven​th track​ “Wait​,​” opens​ with an enigm​atic under​-​
state​ment from Mikul​a,​ “Its hard to breat​he when your arms on fire,​ and
its hard to see when your art’s​ on fire,​” the song then gets carri​ed away
by rattl​ing snare​s that preva​il throu​ghout​ the album​.​ “Heig​ht Chart​,​”
provi​des a catha​rtic exhal​e.​ Its guita​r melod​ies and signa​ling trump​ets
are the post-​panic​ attac​k lucid​ity.​ Ultim​ately​,​ Besny​o succe​eds by pro-
ducin​g an album​ with its own sound​.​ It’s also quite​ dance​able in its own
way, so there​’s that.​ Goes well with:​ V-​neck T’s and pbr.

WALT DONNER

http://slopemedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/slope-magazine-4-fall-08.pdf

HARVEST SUM IS BACK!

i mean not that it ever went anywhere. but the new site/store is up!

looks great!

 

www.harvestsum.com !

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an amazing weekend of shows.. new band member Sonny Baker has helped turn our shows into true parties, on stage and off. Alex Berkley is almost sold out of his record "List and Listlessness" Joysdead! will be having a release party for Julia of Tulip Juncos solo album in November! last of the three halloween shows for Besnyo this Friday! at the Mechatama house on elmwood! woo hoo! remember to download our Misfits cover!

Currently listening: Mingus Ah Um By Charles Mingus Release date: 1999-02-16

the launch of Joysdead! Recordings!

Artists Include;

Alex Berkley! Tulip Juncos! Sonny Baker! Bernice Marie!br>

Hosted By: Alex Berkley
When: Saturday Oct 18, 2008
at 9:00 PM
Where 1400 Elmwood Ave
1400 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, New York|33 14222
United States
Description:
Alex Berkley

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th
LIVE @ BURNWOOD (NIAGARA ST)

DOORS @ 9pm Oh The Horror!

Halloween costume, show and dance party!

with

Mechatama
Lazlo Hollyfeld
Besnyo
Fourem
Hotel Nourishing
Alex Berkley
Milk Soda (South Buffalo HIP HOP)
After the Weather (Montreal, QC)

w/

DING DOT WAX
DEEJ. NIX

5 bucks!
ALL AGES!