a new project that I've been involved with:

http://www.agaragar.org/parka.html

Speechless, huh?

Here's a new one. It should be about half as long when it's finished - just need to figure out how to end the thing.

No Soying
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I likes.

I like it a lot. I'd tell you what it reminds me of but that's always a dangerous game to play.

We're up to "revision 9" at this point, though the main differences involve the whistling part.
I seriously don't know how or where to end it. I guess I could just fade it after the vocal (about 4 minutes in), but I really like how it just goes nowhere - and keeps going.

As for David's vocal, I think if Leonard Cohen sang for a David Lynch film - maybe...

another work in progress...

listen to Sheep Eyes (v12, 2.02 remix4):
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bumpus

listen to Making Me An Instrument
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Guess what.



I have a few extra copies of this, the debut LP of the Parka Bruthaz UK, featuring yours truly. Limited edition, beautifully packaged in plain white, adorned with a stylish obi strip - just like the ones you see on those fancy imports.

Some of you may have heard a track or two of ours from the recent SOMB Sounds collections. If you enjoyed what you heard, and have a working turntable, just send me a PM and I'll see if I can send a complimentary copy your way (I will need to know where to send it, of course).

Hurry while supplies last.

bump. Sending some out today. Media Mail, so it might take a while...

starting to get some responses

...comparisons to Can, Chrome, Melvins.

close enough

still a few copies left, if anyone else here's interested

just a heads-up:

Copies should be showing up at Permanent and Reckless by the weekend - in special retail packaging. Shooting Stars, too - for you suburban folks. If it's not in stock, please feel free to loudly whine and complain to the management.

Is "The Flood" on this album? I remember that one from the last SOMB sounds, really good song.

Yes, along with Cauterize The Cure from the other comp.

Listening to some song that had a Divshare link on this page. Great shit.

If I am in Permanent Records ever and remember to look for a copy of this, I'll totally buy it.

They were talking about "Sheep Eyes"? I'm hearing the Can & Chrome references in that.

Yeah I think that was it. Actually, I heard Can from a few people - for a few different tracks. We weren't trying to sound like anyone deliberately, but it feels good to hear people say stuff like that.

One of the best times I had this year was having this thing cut at Chicago Mastering Service and getting to hang with Jason Ward and Bob Weston - a couple of super cool guys who really know their shit. As weird and fucked-up as it is, the finished product sounds exactly the way I mixed it. Not an easy album to cut, to say the least - but they pulled it off.

I like the vocals on "No Soying." What made the repeating little buzzy sound like a guitar being unplugged?

I didn't know the answer to this, so I passed this along to David, the other Brutha. He responds:



As I said before, David is definitely the Eno to my Fripp.

This is great. I hear some Royal Trux.

Very late to the party! Does the offer still stand?

Otherwise, I will be happy to make a trip to Permanent to support our local artists.

Sessions for PBUK MkII are underway.

This is a start:

Blood Red Sea - v1.0


The drums need more work and I'd like to shorten it by a minute or so. I'm a bit reluctant to do much more than that - it still sounds clean and has a simplicity to it. These things can get overproduced so quickly.

new and improved, slightly

Blood Red Sea - rev 6


about a half minute shorter... tweaked the mix a bit.

Sounds great, Sid. Seems like good music to take drugs to.

sounds really good...

Yeah, I like this a lot. Cool groove you got going in there. Kinda a Peter Gabriel feel to it.

Work continues on PBUKII, after some delays and technical problems.

this is a rough sketch:
Doll House


It goes on longer than intended, but I quite like the insanity that takes over the last minute or so. I didn't think this at first but it seems there's a bit of Flowers Of Romance vibe happening with the rhythm section.

really dig this track. don't know how I feel about the synthy bit standing alone there in the middle a couple times, but it definitely sounds great at the end, incorporated into that rock n roll meltdown.

Solid track. I'm a big fan of codas, and this has a good one.

this is some news ive been waiting for.

diggin this, Sid. i am gonna spin your record today...

Parka Bruthuz UK - ^H

The second album.

http://www.divshare.com/download/13226385-108

you dudes have been a favorite of mine in regards to the somb sounds series...downloading now.

wait. It's 'bruthuz', not 'bruthaz'?

Yeah, that's my bad. I even misspelled the band name on the first LP's label art. (The new LP title references this error, in a sort of geeky way.)

I made sure to give the new label art a thorough look before submitting to the printers.

going to change that shit on rateyourmusic ASAP.

hey, good album btw.

excellent

really digging "Greg Walks" right now...

Sid, do you have Caribou (Manitoba) records? this new record of yours reminds me of Up In Flames and Milk Of Human Kindness at times.

Cool. Greg Walks was the first track we started for the LP, and the last to get finished. We built the track without drums, then I was given the task. Problem is, I can't play drums for shit - especially the syncopated toms that David had imagined for this. So we kept putting this one off.

It's a mess, but I like how it stands out after a few more conventional sounding tracks. It's weird even by our standards.

I like the Caribou fellow, pretty sure I have Milk Of Human Kindness somewhere, but it's been a while since I put it on. I guess I can see something there. Maybe I should add "math" to our tags.

how did i never realize Sid had a band? Always like your taste. Let us know when/where to buy this new one. Home computer's fried and divshare's a no-go at work.

Also, if you're still offering free mailings of the prevoius one, where do I sign up?

I'll second the "Greg Walks" appreciation, I think it's the Fuzzbox I like.

I came home today to a mountain of these fuckers



If any SOMBies enjoyed our last LP and would like one of these, PM me and I'll break you off one.

Spoiler/NSFW: click to show/hide

*regular board members get a complimentary copy.

I like that label a whole lot.

Listening to the digital version of the new album now. Kicks all kinds of ass.

The album cover is one of the cooler ones I've seen in a very long time.

where's the digital version?

vinyl arrived 10 mins ago and went directly on the turntable. sounds fantastic so far. and looks gorgeous. thanks a million Sid!

That cover is very suitable for framing.

Mailing out some more today. If you sent me a PM and haven't received yours yet, it's probably because this message board ate all my PMs and now seems unable to send out messages as well. If you still would like a copy, use this: parkabruthuz@gmail.com

Be sure to include your ship-to address and SOMB user name.

Another reason I need to get a new cartridge for my Turntable