INTERNATIONAL CASSETTE STORE DAY

Hey ho, so Saturday 27th September was the second annual INTERNATIONAL CASSETTE STORE DAY.

We contributed a practice room demo (record with one microphone and an audio interface by the inimitable Mr Joseph Johns) of one our new songs 'Singled Out' to Negative Space's 'Evenings Spent' mixtape.

So says Freya and Laura:

‘Evenings Spent’ documents some of the bands that have played for us over the last year, including Brilliant Colors, Omi Palone, Soft Walls, La La Vasquez, R.Elizabeth, Phonic Rotations, Sex Hands, Witching Waves, Personnel, Teardrop Factory & Sea Pinks.

Released on 27th September – look out for it in Rough Trade East (London), Rough Trade West (London), Flashback Records Crouch End (London), Pebble Records (Eastbourne), Norman Records (Leeds), Monorail (Glasgow), The Drift Record Shop (Devon), The Inkwell (York), Voxbox Music (Edinburgh),…

(Photos: Owen Richards)

CATCH UP

Whoops, forgot to write on this for a while.

We made a mix for Flashback Records ahead of our instore there

Then back in August we did a BBC 6 Music session for Marc Riley, which isn't on listen back anymore, but at various stages looked like this -

After that we played Andrew Mïlk's BIRTHDAY CRISIS at the Total Refreshment Centre

(Photo: Bark)

And then with Juan Wauters (no poster/photographic evidence)

That pretty much brings us up to date...

It's Nice That

Perennial good-guy and Sound Savers impresario Mark Jasper was kind enough to include a cut from our upcoming 12" in a mix he was asked to make for It's Nice That.

Also featuring the likes of Primitive Parts, Tense Men, Seeds of Doubt, Shopping, Witching Waves, Bomber Jackets and more...

WINTER MIXTAPE

We know we've been keeping to ourselves over the past few months, but that's all about to change. We're getting ready to play a whole lotta shows in 2012 and maybe even one before the year is up. Thanks for being so patient with us. As a token of our gratitude, here is a new OP mixtape to get ya through the winter.
DOWNLOAD IT HERE

TRACKLISTING
1) White Fence - Sticky Fruitman Has Faith
2) The Proper Ornaments - Shining Bright
3) Gun Outfit - High Places 
4) Wipers - Over The Edge
5) Milk Music - Out of My World
6) Superchunk - Skip Steps 1 & 3
7) Yo La Tengo - From A Motel 6
8) Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
9) Sic Alps - Cement Surfboard
10) Distractions - False Jesii Pt. II
11) The Intelligence - Block of Ice
12) The Lemonheads - Dawn Can't Decide
13) Guided By Voices - As We Go Up, We Go Down
14) Sneaky Feelings - Pity's Sake 
15) The Monochrome Set - Inside Your Heart
16) The Chills - Doledrums

DISTRACTIONS II

Our pals Sauna Youth have released a tape entitled Distractions II that features a bunch of their stuff, stuff they've been involved with, as well as stuff they're diggin' on, which lucky for you, includes one of our tracks. Get a copy here.

1. SY - BONE LAWN
2. SY - WEIRD FRICTION
3. THE OMEGAS/REEKERS - I Can't Believe
4. SY - MILD HORSES
5. IVY GREEN - Sex On The Radio
6. SY - SNAPBACK
7. CHROME - TV As Eyes
8. SY - VISCOUNT DISCOUNT
9. FAIR OHS - Hospitals
10. SY - E2
11. NAZZ - Open Your Eyes
12. OMI PALONE - Fire Escape
13. DISTRACTIONS - False Jesii Pt. II
14. FLASHING KNIVES
15. SY - PLANNED DESIGNS
16. DOMESTIC BLITZ - Finisher
17. SY - PSI GIRLS
18. TENSE MEN - Dawn Tourists
19. HATS AND COAT
20. DJ IVON - Ghostbeliever
21. SY - HAIRSTYLES

Mixtape I

So, as promised in the previous post, we have made a digital compilation of all the records that have been wearing our needles down recently. Until we get ourselves together and record something of our own, here is a mix that is made up of four tracks chosen by each band member for you to enjoy.

The tracklisting is as follows:

1) The Feelies - The Boy With Perpetual Nervousness

2) The Clean - Diamond Shine

3) Veronica Falls - Stephen

4) Wild Nothing - Summer Holiday

5) Modest Mouse - Polar Opposites

6) Fugazi - Night Shop

7) Eddy Current Suppression Ring - Which Way To Go

8) The Modern Lovers - I Wanna Sleep In Your Arms

9) Beat Happening - Hot Chocolate Boy

10) Wipers - Don't Know What I Am

11) The Vaselines - Son Of A Gun

12) Grass Widow - 11 Of Diamonds

13) His Clancyness - Summer Majestic

14) Pomegranates - Everybody, Come Outside!

15) Neutral Milk Hotel - Naomi

16) The Umpteens - Seems Like There's A Party Everyday

Download the zip file RIGHT HERE

Or, if you can't unzip files, download the mix here