Hello all,

Hello!

The first Analog Rebellion album will be entitled "Ancient Electrons".

It will contain 12 songs and 3 segues for a total of 15 tracks. It is a gapless album with a run time of 52 minutes.

Here is the track list:

Ancient Electrons

1. Brain ≠ Heart (I Need to Know) (6:10)
2. A Particularly Long Elevator Shaft (3:46)
3. A Real Clever Trick Fur a Bear (3:42)
4. You've Been Had (Machine) (4:03)
5. An Exercise in Humility (1:21)
6. Sombrero Negro (2:23)
7. North Korea and Kim Jong Il's Fat Fucking Face (0:38)
8. In the Style of a Tight Rope Walker (4:20)
9. Marla Singer Doesn't Take Standardized Tests (Disposable Smile) (5:00)
10. Concerning Phillip Garrido (4:03)
11. I Am a Ghost (Artifact) (3:02)
12. All These Parasites, Uh Huh (1:08)
13. The New School Shooter (6:03)
14. The Parasite Life (4:24)
15. An Onest Thank You (Credits & Genres) (1:46)

It will be released in November of this year. Not sure when yet, so check back!

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Dan

Hello everyone,

It's been a while since I've really posted anything here, and I apologize for that. I just finished a short tour with Lydia and All the Day Holiday that was amazing. It was one of the first tours where I've felt almost completely carefree and happy. (And funnily enough, it's one of the smallest 'tour crew' sizes I've ever gone on the road with: just 2 other people and myself, with just me and my drummer splitting all of the driving. Compare that to several years ago when I was touring with 8 or more people at times and I was constantly miserable on the road...)

Anyway, now I'm home from tour, and I've spent the last 48 hours carving pumpkins and making Halloween treats with my girlfriend. Yes, it's a little early for all of that Halloween stuff, but it seemed like a good way to relax and come down after tour.

As most of you know, I will be releasing TWO new albums before the end of the year:

One of the albums is a b-sides album that will have 20-30 previously unreleased PlayRadioPlay! songs. That album will be entitled: "Besides, Nothing (B-Sides and Rarities, 2003-2009)" and will be released under the familiar name PlayRadioPlay!.

The second album will be a 12 song full length album with all brand new material, much of which I have already started performing live. Here's the part where some of you will get mad at me: Unlike the b-sides album, the new full length will not be released under the name PlayRadioPlay!.

As some of you have heard (most likely from this Dallas Observer article):
I have made the decision to begin making music under a new name: Analog Rebellion.

I have made this decision for many reasons, and it's taken me months to decide exactly how to share my thought process with you. In late 2004, not long after my 15th birthday, I started this project under the name PlayRadioPlay!. I began recording and releasing crappy demos under that name, and I never looked back. It always seemed to be a good fit for the music I was creating.

However, a lot has changed. Now, I am 20 years old. I have been touring the country on and off for over 3 years, and, as expected between the ages of 15 and 20, I have changed significantly as a person. I'm sure you have too. Think about what you were doing 5 years ago. What music were you listening to? What were your hobbies? Who were your friends? I'm sure a lot is different, because with 'youngins' like us, it would be strange for someone to not change significantly in such a large span of time (at least relative to the time you, assuming you're around my age, or I have been alive).

Artistically, I have come to the point where I no longer feel that the name PlayRadioPlay! represents the music I create. When people hear the name PlayRadioPlay!, they imagine a certain kind of person/music. That perceived image might have been accurate 3 years ago, but I don't believe that it is today.

A lot of people have asked me about my "name and style change". I'm not changing musical styles alongside the name. The style has been constantly evolving ever since the day I started making music, and it will continue to do so until the day I stop. The music would be evolving and changing even if the name stayed the same. That's simply the nature of art and music (at least mine). I am different today than I was 5 years ago, so my music reflects that.

I am not "quitting" or "breaking up" PlayRadioPlay. Analog Rebellion is the same project/group/band (whatever you want to call it) as PRP, just the name is different. I still plan on playing old PRP songs at shows, I'll still sell PRP music, and everything I've done under the name PRP will remain the way it was. I have no intention of destroying what I have created and turned PRP into.

Another reason I am doing this is to free myself, in a way. For a long time I made business decisions from the viewpoint of "What is best for my career?". That viewpoint is fucked. It creates stale artists. It causes musicians to fear the risky and unknown. I don't want to create music and make artistic decisions inside of the "What is best for my career?" cage. I want to express myself fully and in a manner of which I choose, even when it might not make me the most money or win me the most fans.

With all of that being said, I hope you still support me and the music I create regardless of what name I choose to go by, because the name will never have an effect on the music. In the end, it's just a name. And for now, that name will be Analog Rebellion.

Thanks so much for your support. More developments will be coming soon, including new merch, finalized release dates, etc.

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Dan

I'm not the first person to notice this, but Jay Z's new album art is strikingly similar to the Secret Machines' album art from their 2004 release Now Here Is Nowhere. 

There is fear in your heart

Cause you are scared about what you're about to start

And there is something inside your fucked up head

But you won't care until you're dead

Oh, who's your hero?

One less that you know

Everyone needs a hero, man

Why flaunt what you know?

Everyone knows about your troubles!

Everyone knows about your troubles, old man!

Everyone knows about your troubles!

Everyone knows about the trouble in your shed!

And there ain't hope in your soul

You won't ever be filled, you are hollow

And there is something inside your fucked up brain

You're a little bit more than insane 

Oh who's this asshole?

One less that you know

Everyone needs a hero, man

Why flaunt what you know?

Oh who's your hero?

One less that you know

Everyone needs a hero, man

In light of all I said I'd do, you placed me in a cell.

I'd do the same if I were you. 

Honest as a priest.

I held my face up to the sky in the style of a tight rope walker. 

I spread my arms and tried to glide in honor of a failed semester.

I picked my life up piece by piece in the style of an awful metaphor. 

I took a step to silence you, what else could you possibly do?

I held my face up to the sky, I practice all my silly lies.

I hope you like it! Please spread this to your friends and acquaintances. Also, I've uploaded "A Real Clever Trick Fur a Bear" to my MySpace profile as well, so please add both of these new songs to your profile player!  

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Daniel

Hello everyone,

Second glance, I am a catalyst

Don't miss your chance

Personify weakness, multiply

The conduit speaks out on our enemies

While the king maker weeps

He personifies weakness, multiplied

A real clever trick for a bear

We all saw you standing there

I am leaving my home town

Once again for another year

Another ghost, another avenue

The host with the most

Speaking on travesties with his pants down

A real clever advert for beer

Two more times in a single year

I am singing my heart out

One more time for the home town crowd

That's a real clever trick for a bear

We all saw you standing there

I am leaving my home town

Once again for another year

Daniel

Hello everyone!

I just got home from a wonderful tour with The Secret Handshake and Love You Long Time, and I'm continuing work on the new, full-length album.

In addition to releasing a full-length with 100% new material, I will also be releasing a PlayRadioPlay! B-Sides album at the same time. The B-Sides album will include songs ranging from 2003-2009, some of them will be familiar to you, and some of them have never, ever left the comforts of my own hard drive.

Obvious candidates for inclusion are Decipher Reflections From Reality, Bound To Get Caught, We've Been Searching The Sky For Answers, Jello, and other past releases that didn't find their way onto The Frequency EP or Texas. All of the PRP "classics", such as the aforementioned songs, will be released in their original, unaltered form.

What other songs should I include? How many songs would you like to see? I'm seeking your input since this release is purely for you.

Leave your ideas as comments in this blog! More details to come soon!

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Dan

(Apologies for the 14 seconds of silence on the beginning)

Here are the lyrics:

San Bernardino

We got in your car and we hit the highway

Eastern sun was rising over the mountains

Yellow and blood red bits

Like a kaleidoscope

And flaming swords may guard the garden of Eden

But we consulted maps from earlier days

Dead languages on our tongues

Holding on to our last hope

And the day was bright and fine

And the highway sign said, “San Bernadino welcomes you”’

I checked us into our hotel and filled the bathtub

And you got in the warm, warm water

I pulled petals from my pocket

I loved you so much just then

And it was hard, but you were brave, you are splendid

And we will never be alone in this world

No matter what they say

We’re gonna be okay

We were safe inside

And our new son cried, “San Bernadino welcomes you”

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Dan