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Since today seems to be a day of surprises, changes, and announcements, I’ll join in and announce the newest band on the btv roster. They’re called byul and hail from Seoul, South Korea. They sing in Korean with some amazing vocals and combine both acoustic and electronic instruments. We’re finalizing the details for the first US full-length which will be released sometime in 2007. If you can read Korean, you can check out their website. High fives and shout outs to the Commissioner (aka Matthew) who tenaciously tracked the band down after hearing a couple of their songs on the Korean film Take Care of My Cat. He visited many file sharing sites, web pages, and catalogs, sharing his fervour with all of us at the label, inspiring us to join in on the fray. We’ve been listening to the big package of records the band sent last week and it’s pretty incredible stuff. We’ll work on getting some mp3s somewhere for you all to hear. I added a few new things to the online store, including the Yndi Halda Enjoy Eternal Bliss 2xLP for pre-order. I’ve taken off some out of print vinyl, so you won’t be confused when…Continue reading

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Happy Halloween! I’ve added a few dates for the Unwed Sailor US tour on the webpage. Good news for those on the East Coast, there are many many many dates stretching from Pittsburgh up to Boston. We just got a good test pressing for The White Ox and are expecting a test pressing for Circles later this week or so. The LP versions will only be available as a double LP set, with Circles being a one-sided LP and an etching on side B of James Marsh’ spectacular artwork. Yes, spectacular. These are beautiful albums and the artwork in LP for looks great. Saxon Shore will be playing on Thursday, 2 November, at The Knitting Factory for the CMJ Music Marathon. Get yourselves out for the rock. They’ll be landing from their Taiwan trip tomorrow and then resting up for CMJ. Bosque Brown is playing in Dallas on 11 November with Jolie Holland. Go see them. I now have LP covers for Isolation Years Snoose Boulevard and Denison Witmer Safe Away. A big shipment arrived yesterday. Hoping for good test pressings shortly. I’m also expecting test pressings for Yndi Halda’s Enjoy Eternal Bliss 2xLP any day now. I added details…Continue reading