Happy Fall, everyone. It's pretty autumnul in Chicago right now; perfect weather for finishing records and starting new Winter projects.
Magical Beautiful recently completed its most active month of local show-playing, performing with some rad bands like Jon Maus; Anti-Pop Consortium; Antimagic; Still Flyin'; The Gaze & Axis:Sova. The majority of the comments received pointed out that we had grown into a real, tight band, which is a relief and a thrill after a couple years of self-imposed lineup instability.
This killer lineup (Torstensen/Broste/Vinz/Ward) reconvenes once more in 2009 on December 6 for a headlining spot at the Empty Bottle with the fantastic Implodes & Above/Below Sea Level opening. We will be playing a longer set this night, and also giving away 25 copies of a new mixtape featuring rough mixes from the forthcoming "Here Come The Wild Waves" full length as well as group improvs; side projects; a Christmas cover; remixes; etc. Again, this cassette release will be free and only available to those that attend this $3 concert.
Work is going very well, but continues to be slower than we'd like on
"Here Come The Wild Waves". I work very meticulously and have found that progress absolutely cannot be made if I am not in the right, elusive state of mind. It will be released, though, and I promise it will not be the over-worked mess that so many multi-year musical projects end up being; the album will maintain the warped haziness for which Magical Beautiful is known.
Otherwise, I (Tyson Torstensen) played my first solo show as
NIGHT TERROR in Grand Rapids, MI with Antimagic. This is a two-synth & sampler project that is much darker than Magical Beautiful. Expect more shows and releases in 2010. Alance has begun work on his second album (first one still available at
I Hear A New World). Nick just recorded his Nick Broste Trio album, has been finishing up the fourth album from the almighty
Herculaneum & continues to do engineering/production/mix work at the Shape Shoppe & Strobe. For fairly-priced recording work, contact him at nbroste(AT)
yahoo.com. Charlie continues to do all the crazy extra-curricular educational & cultural work which he always does.
When the Magical Beautiful record comes out, we will be touring the United States and elsewhere. Until then, peace.
- Tyson