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/

 
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