Asaurus Records Newsletter - http://asaurus.org

 
Dearest Newsletter Readers,

Hey, let's have a black celebration! What will forever be known as Black Tuesday is finally upon us, as we release our first record of 2008, "Letting You Down Again: Lo-Fi vs. Depeche Mode." Nearly 3 years in the making, "Letting You Down Again" features lo-fi bands covering Depeche Mode songs. It makes the perfect Valentine's gift, whether you'll be making out to "Somebody" or wallowing in your lonely, dark despair with "World Full of Nothing." The compilation features 20 covers with varying degrees of tape hiss and comes dressed in black, inside a black felt pouch. The comp also includes a black felt 1" button. It's fuzzy.

Bands include:

The Faintest Ideas, Curtains Afire, H Bird, HP Goblet, Let's Whisper (feat Colin & Dana of the Smittens), Grumpy Bear, Bad Knees, The Mathletes, Manipulator Alligator, Astruval, The French Toasts, Shiny Around the Edges, A Cardigan & A Frown, Holly and the Dead Saints, Quiet Bears, Maven Steeples, Patrick Elkins, This Bank Holiday, The Math-Amphetamines, and The Sewing Circle

Listen to "World Full of Nothing" by Grumpy Bear:
http://asaurus.org/records/grumpybear-worldfullofnothing.mp3

For more info, sound samples, and ordering:
http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa061.html

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APOCALYPSE YOW!: The new record from Colin Clary is here and making new friends daily. You may have also seen it on several end of the year best-of lists. We're very proud of the record and we know you'll love it too. Did I mention it comes inside an actual working paper fortune teller? "Colin
Clary's sweetness is genuine, and his songs have the asset of classic pop
melodies." - Erasing Clouds.

Listen to "Blowin' Off the Sun":
http://asaurus.org/records/colinclary-blowinoffthesun.mp3

For more info, sound samples, and ordering:
http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa060.html

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NEW NEW GRENADA EP EP: Our second release of 2008, a year we are hoping to keep busy as hell, is a brand new EP from our favorites New Grenada. It is called "Model Citizen" and you can listen to one of the songs, "January 1st," here:

http://asaurus.org/records/newgrenada-january1st.mp3

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I want to spill the beans a little bit to our closest friends. The details on our new subscription-based series are coming together, and here's what I can tell you thus far: After 2 years in committee, a replacement for our EP Club has been decided on. We will be releasing a series of split EPs, wherein the two bands featured, in addition to their own songs, will be covering songs originally by the other band on the split. These will all be relatively well-known, indie-famous bands. If you consider yourself indie-famous (think Colin Clary, not Of Montreal) and would like to be considered, please get in touch right away.

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The Asaurus family is also hard at work on our 6 year anniversary celebratory 3 CDR collection/retrospective. It will be out this summer and will be more like a 6 and a half year anniversary celebratory 3 CDR collection/retrospective. Think back to December 2001, when Asaurus Records was a mere glimmer in my eye. Can't remember that far back? We're here to help. More details soon....

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MP3s: Please be sure to check out our brand new MP3 pages, located at:
http://asaurus.org/records/mp3s.html

You'll find a brand new flash player to stream music as well as new,
full-length, downloadable mp3s from all of our available releases, including
compilations.

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Have you noticed we are now making 1" BUTTONS for everyone??? Cheaply too.100 full color buttons for only $25 and that includes shipping to anywhere
in North America.

http://asaurus.org/records/buttons/

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Thank you for your support!!
Matthew

 

NEW RELEASES

- V/A: Letting You Down Again - Lo-Fi vs Depeche Mode
- Colin Clary: Apocalypse Yow!
- V/A: The Hiss That We Have Missed: Lo-Fi vs the Smashing Pumpkins
- The Boyish Charms: Nothing Spectacular Awaits
- The Pathways: Gray Blaze

COMING SOON OR SOONER
- New Grenada: Model Citizen EP
- Patrick Porter: A Swan at Smiley's
- The Boyish Charms: Infinity in Its Infancy EP
- The Mathletes: TBA
- V/A: Asaurus 6th Anniversary Collection

NEW DISTRO ITEMS
- V/A: Firsts
- Muskox: Caveman Caveman Crystal Skulls
- Muskox: Fever Dream
- V/A: Wearing Our Punk Rock Hearts On Our Sleeves
- The Grade Grubbers: Let's Kiss to Make It Real
- David Bernabo: Assembly
- Asaurus Classic 1" Button Pack

Hello inter-web friends,

I am going to apologize for being relatively quiet lately. That's about to change. Our first of many new releases of 2007 is the brand new record from the Capstan Shafts, entitled Her Versus the Sad Cold Eventually. It is exactly what you'd expect from the prolific Capstan Shafts, which is awesomeness. How about you download the song "The Trilateralist Told You Not To"?



Also coming up on our release schedule is Sinkcharmer's Asaurus debut, Vegetable Farmer, which will be available next week, followed soon by the Pathways' Gray Blaze and the Boyish Charms' Nothing Spectaclar Awaits. Also in the pipeline is Colin Clary's new record Apocalypse Yow!, new records from Kevin Hume and Patrick Porter and the Faintest Ideas, plus a new super-cheap sampler.



Last year (or was it 2 years?) we started compiling a compilation of indie pop bands doing covers of Depeche Mode songs. Contrary to popular belief, we would still like to release this at some point. We are again opening up our PO Box to new submissions and will be taking them until the spring, when we will then release the comp. We will post an info page on this very website soon, but until then, start recording!



This past December, our 5th anniversary passed by quietly. We would like to do something special for this, details forthcoming.



Have you noticed we are now making BUTTONS for everyone??? It's true!



Thanks for being you,
Matthew

Hi everyone --- We now have special, limited edition Pants Yell! t-shirts in our distro. They are cream-colored shirts with midnight blue ink. Adorable, indeed. You can get yours here:

http://asaurus.org/records/store/ard48.html

Also, Pants Yell!, after some reluctance, has started their very own myspace page, and we encourage you to be their special friend.

http://www.myspace.com/pantsyellmusic

Love,
Matthew

Pants Yell! will be over in Europe this summer, playing the Emmaboda Festival in Sweden (http://www.rassle.org) August 8-10th and playing a week of shows in the UK.

If you can help with any of the below UK dates, please get in touch with Jaimie at: gettogetherzine@gmail.com

08/16/2006 - Bristol, UK

08/17/2006 - Nottingham, UK

08/18/2006 - Brighton, UK

08/19/2006 - London, UK

08/20/2006 - Northampton, UK

08/21/2006 - Norwich, UK

08/22/2006 - Leeds, UK

08/23/2006 - Middlesbrough, UK

For all of our Myspace friends....

Buy one record, get another of equal or lesser value for free! No limit, either. So buy 5 records, get another 5 for free.

When ordering, be sure to mention that you are our friend and which free records you'd like. This offer is good thru January 7th.

Asaurus Records Store

Thanks!
Matthew

OK, how about the next 5 people who leave a comment get a free copy of our brand new sampler? Yes. Just message me with your mailing address and its yours. Hurry up!! 

Love,
Matthew

Colin Clary is going on the road with Kevin Huelbig, Jr.

06/11/2005
Emily's Apartment
107 Mountainside Ave, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
FREE / 9PM / All Ages
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr, Kevin Paul Large, & exploding august

06/12/2005
1608 Webster
Philadelphia, PA
FREE / 8PM / All Ages
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr, Andrew Schneider, Darian, & Meg Frisch

06/13/2005
Monocacy Park
Bethlehem, PA
FREE / 6:30PM / All Ages
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr & Evening Birds

06/14/2005
TBA
Lancaster, PA
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr

06/15/2005
TBA

06/16/2005
Sue's Apartment
25A Huntington St, New Brunswick, NJ
FREE / 7PM / All Ages
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr, Cake Bake Betty, & one more TBA

06/17/2005
The Besties Loft
New York, NY
More info: awesome@thebesties.com
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr & The Besties

06/18/2005
169 Bar
New York, NY
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr
7PM / 21+

06/19/2005
466 Madison Ave
Albany, NY
9PM / All Ages
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr & Gay Tastee

06/20/2005
TBA

06/21/2005
One Half Bar
Burlington, VT
FREE / 9PM / 21+
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr

06/24/2005
The Specific Heats' House
7 Cherokee St, Roxbury, MA
8PM / All Ages
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr, The Specific Heats, & B for Brontosaurus

06/25/2005
CCBB House
265 State St, Northampton, MA
2PM / All Ages
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr & Cars Can Be Blue

06/26/2005
TBA
Cromwell, CT
w/ Kevin Huelbig Jr

Asaurus Records - Newsletter ..22 http://asaurus.org ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ELLIOTT THE LETTER OSTRICH has been busy watching horror movies the past two years and now, after careful consideration, they are ready to emerge from the darkness with their brand new full-length entitled "Blood Cape." It will be unleashed on Friday May 13th, but before then, we will have Blood Cape samplers, sorta like a single. They will be extremely limited and come with special goodies like blood capsules. We've also posted one of the new tracks on the website, "Out Come the Vampires," which you can listen to here: http://asaurus.org/records/etlovampires.m3u ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// COLIN CLARY also has a new record coming out very soon entitled "Sweater Weather or Not, These are the Songs I Got." It is his Asaurus debut and we're really really excited about 1) being able to put it out, and 2) having you listen to it! We posted one of the new songs, "The Mixtape on My Mind," that you can stream or download here: STREAM: http://asaurus.org/records/colin2.m3u DOWNLOAD: http://asaurus.org/records/colinclary-mixtapeonmymind.mp3 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// EP CLUB! We recently released to club members the 10th installment of our EP Club series, this time featuring our very own and beloved Pants Yell!, as well as friends Ryan Doyle, Parachutes, and the Dirty Moons. As of this writing, there is only 10 complete second series (..7-12) sets available, so if you're a completist, get on it. PY! also put together a special super-limited edition version of the EP with different artwork. We only have a few copies left in our distro. For sound samples and more info: http://asaurus.org/records/epclub/010.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ARBOR DAY is this Friday and we only have 9 copies left of our special Arbor Day compilation we released last year. The comp is filled with exclusive songs, all about trees., featuring Seiss, The I Love Ryans, Astruval, Colin Clary, Wally Pear, Cardinal, Mwivi Mwizi, Sinkcharmer, and Humdinger. All of the proceeds are being donated to the National Arbor Day Foundation and we're hoping to be able to sell the remaining copies before Friday and donate the money. Wink, wink. For sound samples and ordering info: http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa030.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// THE MATHLETES Jest & Earnest.... Their debut double-CDR release is now ready and shipping. There's something like 50 (no, exactly 50) pop songs on this thing, and all good, of course. The first disc is a revisionist look at The Mathletes' recording history or something. Maybe not? The second disc is full of songs about girls and heartbreaky-ness. Our friend Jessica at http://paperheart.org did the amazing artwork. For more info, sound samples, and ordering, visit: http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa041.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// YOU ALREADY HAVE WAY TOO MANY CDRs. But... Oh boy. So for our 40th release, we decided, why not, in celebration of our 3rd anniversary, which was this past December, release a very special 3 CDR boxset. So guess what? We kept our word and now this monster is ready to be seen and heard. Here is what is included: - Disc One: One song for each band, almost all of them brand new/unheard. - Disc Two: A compilation of 'guilty pleasures' covers. - Disc Three: A compilation of outtakes, live material, and weird goodies. - A 17 page booklet full of information and images of deer. The complete tracklistings, as well as some sound samples, are available at: http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa040.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// We also recently released the new record from Winter Vacation, entitled "The Netherlands, 1980." There's already talk of it being one of the best records of 2005. No kidding. Need some proof to back that up? Download "The Greenest Age": http://asaurus.org/records/wintervacation-thegreenestage.mp3 Download "Life Imitates Arthur": http://asaurus.org/records/wintervacation-lifeimitatesarthur.mp3 For more info, sound samples, and ordering, visit: http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa039.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// PATRICK PORTER's new LP on Camera Obscura, "Lisha Kill," is now available in our distro in limited numbers. More info: http://asaurus.org/records/store/ard22.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// THE GOSLINGS have a new release on X Died Enroute Y Records entitled "Heaven of Animals." It is a split with Roxanne Jean Polise. More info: http://s92689593.onlinehome.us/xdey/newsite/xdey40.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// RADIO RADIO. We want to encourage you to check out two of our favorite radio programs. Boogiepop Does Not Smile on WCSB (http://www.wcsb.org) plays almost nothing but awesome indie pop and you can even hear some Asaurus tunes regularly. You can listen to the show live Monday mornings 9-11 or they also have archives of the show posted here: http://boogiepopwcsb.blogspot.com/ Phoning It In on BSR (http://www.bsrlive.com/archives/show.php?s=100) takes lo-fi to the perfect extreme, having musicians call into the station and play their tunes over the telephone. Awesome! Asaurus bands and our friends have or will be phoning in soon. You have to listen to this. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// THE DISKETTES' brand new record, "Weeknights at Islandview Beach," is out on Blocks Recording Club (http://www.blocksblocksblocks.com) and yes, of course, it is wonderful. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Did you know we could be your latest friend on Myspace? We can. http://www.myspace.com/asaurusrecords ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Thank you!!! Matthew & Corey http://asaurus.org N E W R E L E A S E S - EP Club ..10 (w/ Pants Yell!, Ryan Doyle, Parachutes, & Dirty Moons) - The Mathletes: Jest & Earnest - V/A: You Already Have Way Too Many CDRs (3CDR Boxset) - Winter Vacation: The Netherlands, 1980 - V/A: The Hiss That We Have Missed - V/A: Candycore! C O M I N G S O O N OR S O O N E R - Elliott the Letter Ostrich: Blood Cape - Colin Clary: Sweater Weather or Not, These are the Songs I Got - Pants Yell!: TBA EP - Mathematics/This Bank Holiday: Split EP C O M I N G E V E N T U A L L Y - Sinkcharmer: Lake Desolation - The Pizazz: 7" EP - Ponies in the Surf: TBA - Wally Pear: Put Your Clothes Away - Gabriel Joel: Dishes, Moments N E W D I S T R O I T E M S - Patrick Porter: Lisha Kill - V/A: EP Club ..10 Special Edition - The Capstan Shafts: The Night Shrine of Well-Groomed Lawns - The Capstan Shafts: Ample Tribes for Sullen King Pounder - The Capstan Shafts: Hopegetswheels - The Capstan Shafts: Unreconstructed Lo-fi Whore - Oleta: S/T - Winter Blanket/Quiet Bears: Xmas Split - Small Town Boredom & Patrick Porter: Bittersweet at Best 7" - Down the Tiny Steps: Summer is For Going Places... - Paradigm9: Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage 7" - BACK IN STOCK! Winter Blanket: Music for Ghosts 7"

Asaurus Records – Sorta Plain Text Newsletter ..20 http://asaurus.org YOU ALREADY HAVE WAY TOO MANY CDRs. But… Oh boy. So for our 40th release, we decided, why not, in celebration of our 3rd anniversary, which was this past December, release a very special 3 CDR boxset. So guess what? We kept our word and now this thing is ready to be seen and heard. Here is what is included: Disc One: One song for each band, almost all of them brand new/unheard. Disc Two: A compilation of ‘guilty pleasures’ covers. Disc Three: A compilation of outtakes, live material, and weird goodies. An 18 page booklet full of information and images of deer. The complete tracklistings, as well as some sound samples, are available at: http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa040.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// We also recently released the new record from Winter Vacation, entitled “The Netherlands, 1980.” There’s already talk of it being one of the best records of 2005. No kidding. Need some proof to back that up? Download "The Greenest Age": http://asaurus.org/records/wintervacation-thegreenestage.mp3 Download "Life Imitates Arthur": http://asaurus.org/records/wintervacation-lifeimitatesarthur.mp3 For more info, sound samples, and ordering, visit: http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa039.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// There is a Pants Yell! / Jens Lekman / The Impossible Shapes show this Friday, February 11th, at PA's Lounge in Somerville, MA. If you can go, go. If you can’t, sob uncontrollably. I know I will be. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Those smarty-pants over at Heraclitus Sayz (http://heraclitussayz.com/) decided it was a good idea to interview us AND post the answers. You can read all about it here: http://heraclitussayz.com/hcsayz-int-AsaurusRecords.htm ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Because of your generous purchases of our Clouds and Balloons and Candycore! comps, We’ve been able to donate $50 to Doctors Without Borders and soon over $55 to the Michigan Organ and Tissue Donor Program. We thank you and they thank you!!! Clouds and Balloons: http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa035.html Candycore!: http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa038.html Speaking of charity… Last year’s Arbor Day compilation, There Were Trees in That Forest, is nearly gone. We hope to sell the entire 100 copy edition before this coming Arbor Day and donate all the proceeds to the Arbor Day Foundation. Hooray for trees! http://asaurus.org/records/store/asa030.html ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Did you know we could be your latest friend on Myspace? We can. http://www.myspace.com/asaurusrecords ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Thank you!!! Matthew & Corey http://asaurus.org N E W R E L E A S E S - V/A: You Already Have Way Too Many CDRs (3CDR Boxset) - V/A: EP Club ..9 - Winter Vacation: The Netherlands, 1980 - V/A: The Hiss That We Have Missed - V/A: Candycore! - V/A: For Whom the Casio Tolls - Patrick Porter: Skylan MO C O M I N G S O O N OR S O O N E R - The Mathletes: Jest and Earnest - Colin Clary: Sweater Weather or Not, These are the Songs I've Got - Mathematics/This Bank Holiday: Split EP C O M I N G E V E N T U A L L Y - Elliott the Letter Ostrich: Blood Cape - In Triplicate: TBA EP - Carsick: Hulk Hogan, Eat Your Heart Out - Sinkcharmer: TBA - Pants Yell!/?: Split 7” - The Pizazz: 7” EP - Ponies in the Surf: TBA - Wally Pear: Put Your Clothes Away N E W D I S T R O I T E M S - Oleta: S/T - Winter Blanket/Quiet Bears: Xmas Split - Small Town Boredom & Patrick Porter: Bittersweet at Best 7" - Down the Tiny Steps: Summer is For Going Places... - Paradigm9: Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage 7" - BACK IN STOCK! Winter Blanket: Music for Ghosts 7”