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City: Sunlandia
Country: US
Signup Date: 5/28/2005

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 

Category: Automotive
i've finished the new album. i've been working on it for over a year. it's mastered and ready to go.
it won't come out till october though. i am very happy with it. i worry that some people are going to misunderstand it. there's nothing i can do about that though, now, it is done. anyways,i didn't create it to give people something to like. i created it because i was compelled to.

it is possible to view this album as one long composition, with lots of different movements, or just as a collection of pop songs. i wanted to make an album that was unpredictable and, at times,startling, yet always hummable and catchy. some of the transitions are intentionally awkward. i did this to keep the listener off guard and to dismantle people's perception of how an album is supposed to be constructed. i am so bored with art that makes sense and "works". i wanted to do somethings that didn't "work". very few things pique our interest while they are working as we expect them to, things are far more interesting when they are not working. shocking people though, just for the sake of it, is so mundane. nothing on Skeletal Lamping was intended to shock. i just feel that,in most contemporary songs, you can basically finish the artist's sentences,musically and lyrically. i wanted to make an album where that was not possible.
i wanted to make a record that could truly surprise a listener. to create something that was, in turns, enraging,joyous,discomforting,playful,lovely,unpleasant,freaky,mesmeric...something that came close to capturing the labyrinthine complexity of this human consciousness.

i spend most of my time in a state of mild confusion and pensiveness. i imagine most people do too. this record is my attempt to bring all of my puzzling,contradicting,disturbing,humorous...fantasies,ruminations and observations to the surface, so that i can better dissect and understand their reason for being in my head. hence the title, Skeletal Lamping. Lamping is the name of a rather dreadful hunting technique where, hunters go into the forest at night,
flood an area in light, then shoot,or capture,the animals as they panic and run from their hiding places.
this album is my attempt at doing this to my proverbial skeletons. i haven't yet decided if i should shoot or just capture them though.
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Matthew

 
I'm dying to hear this! Your material never seems predictable, so to hear that you consciously consider this album unpredictable makes me want to hear it so badly. Oooooh, man! October seems so far away!

- matthew
 
Posted by Matthew on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:51 PM
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Zach

 
Thank you.

I can't wait to hear it.
 
Posted by Zach on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:52 PM
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Mik

 
I look forward to it :D
 
Posted by Mik on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:52 PM
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Julia

 
Well this sounds fabulous.

I really like the explanation for the title-- I was wondering about that-- and the album seems to be picking up where I would expect Hissing Fauna to leave off.

I like the description of the music and honestly it reminds me of a lot of Hissing Fauna-- I think you've always treaded the line between bizareness and depth well. That is to say your music is always obscure and unpredictable yet definitely substantive. I'm really excited for this!
 
Posted by Julia on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:54 PM
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Q
Susan May

 
Yessssss, I'm so excited !!! Thank you for making music that I love.
 
Posted by Q on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:55 PM
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Josef Ludwig
Dave Bobrowicz

 
can't wait
 
Posted by Josef Ludwig on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:55 PM
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Matt

 
In fact you're a real genius and your friends too.
Fuck, I'm in such a hurry to ear about that!
 
Posted by Matt on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:58 PM
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dan
dan holliday

 
im ready to lamp some skeletons!
 
Posted by dan on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:58 PM
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The Marble Faun
Buchanan Moncure

 
The wait till October is eternal
 
Posted by The Marble Faun on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:59 PM
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♥♦Katy♣♠
Katy Brown

 
Can't wait!
 
Posted by ♥♦Katy♣♠ on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:59 PM
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Elyssia

 
sweet, can't wait!!
 
Posted by Elyssia on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:59 PM
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Kateoppolis

 
Yayy & congrats! I cannot wait to hear/fall in love with this! I agree about being able to finish the sentences for the songs on the radio and how boring that is. I know this'll be great and I hope to catch you all on tour again! I think it was Pitchfork that said that you "wear the genius pants in the indie household" and I often think of that when describing your music. Thank you for making innovative music, Kevin.

 
Posted by Kateoppolis on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 3:59 PM
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dronæment

 
"Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" :)
 
Posted by dronæment on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:00 PM
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Bumptious Q. Bangwhistle
Daniel Rhyne

 
i don't think there's much music you've done that DOESN'T surprise people. none of it's very predictable at all.

just yesterday your phrase Skeletal Lamping ran through my head, and here's news of it today. can't wait.

 
Posted by Bumptious Q. Bangwhistle on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:00 PM
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Kenny Winker

 
Oooooh man...
I am super excited!
 
Posted by Kenny Winker on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:00 PM
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Josh Cuadra.
josh cuadra

 
Don't worry about people misunderstanding your album, I know it'll a boat load of fun. I can't wait for my ears to be fed with your awesome new idea.

 
Posted by Josh Cuadra. on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:00 PM
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MICHAEL OCEAN

 
FUCK

YES

!!!
 
Posted by MICHAEL OCEAN on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:00 PM
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Lucy

 
oh man this makes me so happy...almost as happy as this woman...


 
Posted by Lucy on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:01 PM
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Christine Rentschler
C R

 
Best news I've had before breakfast in a couple of years.
I'm all pumped up! It's too early to be that excited! :-)
I'm sure the album will "work" for oM fans, Kevin, because we're all highly dysfunctional.

 
Posted by Christine Rentschler on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:01 PM
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Kevin Lastname

 
fuck ya!!!!!!!!!! I love you guys!
 
Posted by _ on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:01 PM
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Stars in Coma

 
Wonderful! :D I'm so excited about this.

 
Posted by Stars in Coma on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:01 PM
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Gold Leaf

 
Capturing them sounds just fine.
As long as it's on tape/laptop!
October sure is a long ways away, though. I hope I see you fellas and fella-ettes before then...
 
Posted by Gold Leaf on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:01 PM
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Jennaynay Lewis

 
Seriously fuckin' preach on it.

 
Posted by Jennaynay Lewis on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:02 PM
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Cartographers

 
Kevin you are a wonderful composer and also a very nice human being after the shows when fans like me desire brief trists involving small talk and digital camera photographs. I cannot wait to hear your new music. And I have been led to believe this album features performances from the other infamous members of the band and I am very excited by that prospect.

 
Posted by Cartographers on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:04 PM
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Knormun
Norman Morana

 
That is freakin' bad ass. I hear that it will kinda sound like your song Faberge Falls For Shuggie or Labyrinthian Pomp. Is that true? Either way I've come to love your old and new music. So I can't wait.

 
Posted by Knormun on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:04 PM
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Look2UrOrb
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my ears are bleeding with excitement
 
Posted by Look2UrOrb on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:04 PM
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Little Jane

 
I am so excited! not enough people are making new inventive music.
I cannot wait to purchase it in October!
 
Posted by Little Jane on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:04 PM
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www.joshfaille.com
Joshua Faille

 
:D
I can't wait.

I'm sure the album will be amazing, it doesn't matter where you took it.


Today I heard OF Montreal in get this, Aeropostal. It was pretty weird, I was like :-O and told the people I was with how it was my favorite band yadda yadda and how its weird they are being played in here whatever.


Anyways, hope you release a song off of it or a demo or something, :)

I'll be waiting.

 
Posted by www.joshfaille.com on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:05 PM
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yess!!! finally! i can't wait, especially after reading this.
sounds like the thing ive been looking/listening for
 
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EL KETER BEN TZADIK
El Keter ben Tzadik

 
I'm ready...
 
Posted by EL KETER BEN TZADIK on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:05 PM
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Miss Caroline

 
Yay!!!
 
Posted by Miss Caroline on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:05 PM
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HAL£Y

 
I am buying it the second it comes out! I'm sure it will be just as wonderful as all the rest! <3 xx
 
Posted by HAL£Y on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 4:05 PM
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Elise

 
Woaaah! October'll be the best month.

Just for the record, I don't think I've ever been able to finish your melodies or sentences.

And what you wrote about things that "work," I really do agree.

This'll be awesome.
I can't wait (:
 
Posted by Elise on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:00 PM
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Michael

 
Wow! so soon! i've just finishing absorbing the last album! This is too good to be true!!! I Look forward to having it as my soundtrack for the fall :)
 
Posted by Michael on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:01 PM
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jelly
jeremy mayers

 
Wwwwhat???!!!
Hell yes man! I can't wait to hear this album, espescially after reading what you juzt wrote about it! October seems soooo far away though!-october is eternal....But really, i fallen completely head over heels in love with your music man! I'll make sure to get this album as soon as i can! Thanx for letting me know it was done! Now i have something to look forward to!-you should come play it for Baton Rouge @ The Spanish Moon, then i'ld two things to look forward to!=)
 
Posted by jelly on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:01 PM
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Karen

 
Wow! Now I have something to look forward to.

 
Posted by Karen on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:01 PM
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Vapir.com

 
yay cant wait, thanks for the "lamping" explanation ... i always thought you said lightning, which i didnt get.


anyway, thanks, and you are always an inspiration in our house
 
Posted by Vapir.com on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:01 PM
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Chad

 
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Posted by Chad on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:02 PM
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Keith
Keith Bertrand

 
Kevin, I was just watching the live concert on your myspace, and I must say, that you are brilliant. I am often so disenchanted with singers. your work is inspired, witty, and fun. I thank you for that. You are one of the few out there who are really "doing it". Thank you so much for putting the "music" back into music. Cant wait for the new album, hope you put out some streaming content to give us a taste. Peace.

 
Posted by Keith on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:02 PM
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Captain Carly

 
i am so excited for it to come out, i am even more excited because a new cd will lead to another tour. i saw you in november, it was the best show ive ever been to.


your music is my muse.

 
Posted by Captain Carly on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:02 PM
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Groupie Goldmine

 
I'm so excited!!! Also, Happy Belated Birthday, Kevin.
At least, I think it was your birthday... And Happy Birthday to Prince. I could have gone to his birthday party at First Avenue, but for some reason, didn't. No, I don't think he was there.

 
Posted by Groupie Goldmine on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:02 PM
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devilish ♥
Dan Wiley

 
sounds like it might be good! shoot them! no capture them! ahhh I can't decide!
 
Posted by devilish ♥ on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:02 PM
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(ci)garret(e)
Garret Greffin

 
well, Hissing Fauna is my 2 favorite album of all time, so you can imagine how excited i must be for this.

just sad i'll have to wait 4 months :(


i'm expecting something that will blow my mind,
and since it's Of Montreal, i'm pretty sure it won't disappoint.

 
Posted by (ci)garret(e) on Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 8:03 PM
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odd Carrie

 
I am completely thrilled! Your music always astonishes me.
 
Posted by odd Carrie on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 4:01 PM
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Nick

 
That's a need hunting fact.
 
Posted by Nick on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 4:02 PM
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ya self centered bastard, just kidding. you are my favorite band fo reals.
 
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Quinn
Quinn Chalkley

 
kickass. but damn, we gotta wait til October?
 
Posted by Quinn on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 4:04 PM
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Robo Bitch
Ted Didlio

 
KEVIN!

omg i had a dream last night and you came to me as i was sitting in the snow and you were talking to me about the cd and the tour that was gonna be that summer (bc i guess it was winter time) then i wake up check my myspace and find out that all the information you gave me was now in this blog!


i know you wanted to consult me first and i appreciate it!
 
Posted by Robo Bitch on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 4:04 PM
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Jordan
Jordan Sellers

 
Hopefully this will leak as quick as hissing fauna did, and as many people will buy it when it comes out. You are loved by us strangers, and you know this.
 
Posted by Jordan on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 4:05 PM
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traveenus

 
do me please. i havent been this excited for a release in years!

congrats on finally finishing up the final touches.
 
Posted by traveenus on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 4:06 PM
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