New Guitar Player

Hey we have a new guitar player, Ethan Molomut. We're psyched on this one guys.

-Evan

Ultimate 1.2 Hours of Being Alone PLAYLIST

Sorry for not updating this lately, Arthur and I have been busy working on a whopping 4 new songs, as well as arranging everything we've done prior in preparation for recording our EP this Winter... And we're still looking for a bassist, though right now it looks like I'll be covering everything but part of the keyboards which will be predominantly Arthur's domain, anyways so it's not like we're in a hurry.

Without further adieu, I give you my first playlist for you!

1. Cymbal Rush (live on Henry Rollins program) by Thom Yorke feat. Jonny Greenwood
2. Novena Without Faith by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
3. All World Cowboy Romance by Mission of Burma
4. Red-Eye by The Album Leaf
5. The Supine by Andrew Bird
6. Swallowtail (live) by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
7. Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun by Pink Floyd
8. The Wrong Coat For You Mt. Heart Attack by Liars
9. Louven by Shipping News
10. Go Slowly by Radiohead
11. Washer by Slint
12. We Start To Drift by Shipping News
13. Ardoa Eta Odola II (Zigarroak Lokatzetan) by Lisabo

You Need To Get This Album

I got Shipping News' 3/4 on vinyl right before I came back out to Washington and after waiting nearly a month for my record player to come in the mail, I've finally gotten to play it. It comes on two disks, compiles their first couple EP's, and clocks in at just over an hour, easily an hour well spent. It begins with "Sickening Bridge Versus Horrible Bed", which might be the albums weakest track. It begins with a gently strummed acoustic guitar and gradually builds to include a meandering slide guitar and multi-tracked vocals, similar in theory to Elliott Smith's trademark vocal recording style. My favorite tracks are "Haunted on Foot" and "We Start To Drift". "Haunted on Foot" revolves around a basic guitar chord using the other instruments to build the intensity. The vocals sound especially haunting. "We Start To Drift" might be one of the greatest songs ever. It features a pulsing sub-bass synth and minimalist drums. The vocals are sparse and show Jeff Mueler (or Jason Noble, I'm not sure who sang on this track) at his most vulnerable. Literally a tear jerker of a song. "Paper Lanterns" appears on "3/4", as well as "Flies the Fields". This version features a driving bass with a more sample based accompaniment instead of "Flies the Fields" atmospherics-easing into a bass groove-easing into guitar cacophony. Anways, you should get this album, it's amazing. Rumor has it that they are coming out with a new album next year, I cannot wait.

Le Voyeur and Edmonds

Arthur and I are done with our latest slew of shows, starting last week down here in Olympia, and ending this weekend in Edmonds. These hopefully will be our last shows as a duo, as we've begun looking for a bass player. We managed to record our show up in Edmonds, and I'm working on making sense of the mix... my guitar sounds terrible... ack EQ-ing is no fun. Anyways, I'll be putting a few tunes up on our MySpace sometime soon, so keep checking back.

-Evan

News & Edmonds on Saturday!

So for the news:
Lauren has left Repeaters, but we're still around, don't worry! As proof we'll be playing this Saturday in Edmonds, so come one come all! We're working on re-tooling some of our songs and recording accompaniment tracks so that we can perform as a full band, when in reality it will only be Arthur and I.

Saturday 10/4
Repeaters & More!

The Kazba
Edmonds WA

Back in Oly

We're all almost back in Oly! Arthur gets in tomorrow night, and then of course we have a full day of practicing before our show on Thursday! It might be a slightly modified form of Repeaters but we couldn't give up the opportunity to play with Ship to Ship.

After that it looks like we'll be setting up Spode Studios and buckling down and recording for a while.

And then there's the collaboration with Douglas Martin sometime this Winter.

-Evan

Satanists For A Dumber Future

Satanists For A Dumber Future
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Evan's old band, The Shrink

Hey we unearthed an old video of Evan's old band from Raleigh, The Shrink at one of their last shows. Evan is on guitar...

Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood @ All Points West

Thom Yorke & Jonny Greenwood @ All Points West
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Fucking amazing.

South of The Border South Carolina

South of The Border South Carolina
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Since fireworks are illegal in North Carolina, we had to drive 3 hours to the lesser of the Carolinas, South Carolina. South of the Border is legendary because about a hundred miles out on I-95, strange billboards featuring a character named Pedro attempt to lure you to this tourist track. We were helpless against their power...

San Francisco Skyline

San Francisco Skyline
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View from Lauren's Dad's apartment in the Noe Valley neighborhood.

It's Time To End It All!

San Francisco Fort Point Cannon
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Blowing Myself Up! Fort Point, San Francisco.

San Francisco Fort Funston Cliffs

San Francisco Fort Funston Cliffs
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Fort Funston is an old abandoned 16" Gun Battery/Nike Anti-Air Missile Base with these amazing cliffs. Probably a 100 foot drop.

Lauren in San Francisco

San Francisco
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Lauren in San Francisco at Fort Point

New York

New York
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For some reason this picture reminds me of Pink Floyd. Shot from our Hostel's fire escape.

Chrysler Building From The Empire State Building

Chrysler Building From The Empire State Building
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Our wallets were feeling lighter after forking over $12 bucks (of course I am a 16 year old high school student officer...) to go up the Empire State Building, but the view was amazing.

Radiohead @ All Points West

Radiohead @ All Points West
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We saw 2 nights of Radiohead in Jersey City at the All Points West Festival.

Our Summer Happenings

Hey, so since we've been away for a few months, I feel that we should at least show you what we have been up to... which doesn't amount to much. Arthur has been doing landscaping work back in Minneapolis, Lauren has been busy down in San Francisco, and I've been stuck lifeguarding for the 4th summer in a row. Lauren and I have managed to make a few trips though, and so here are a few pictures from them!

September 25

September 25 @ Le Voyeur, Olympia Washington:
Repeaters
APOC
Ship to Ship

First show back, yo!