― Manalishi, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 22:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― mh, Tuesday, 17 April 2007 23:39 (seventeen years ago) link
Revive. Emerald City is, eh, out there somewhere.
Only heard the first track at the moment since I can't stop repeating it for now
― StanM, Monday, 25 June 2007 10:50 (sixteen years ago) link
So much is going on in the first track with the fluttery reverb, piano, harmonies, and some sort of rapid, staccato, chimey business in the background. He blends it all in and out to great effect, though. Dude always seems to have such a great hold on his music/studio.
― jbaut, Monday, 25 June 2007 14:46 (sixteen years ago) link
finally got around to hearing Emerald City today. it's typical Vanderslice, which isn't a bad thing in my mind. he's very prolific as i never got around to hearing the last album. before i know it he has a new one out...just checked Amazon, he has released six albums (debut in 2000) in seven years.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 2 August 2007 02:17 (sixteen years ago) link
I think it's great. His best, easily.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Thursday, 2 August 2007 23:24 (sixteen years ago) link
I've been wanting to hear it, but haven't gotten to it yet. I still really love Pixel Revolt.
― St3ve Go1db3rg, Friday, 3 August 2007 01:25 (sixteen years ago) link
FREE DOWNLOAD AT: http://www.johnvanderslice.com/
http://www.johnvanderslice.com/FCKeditor/UserFiles/Image/GGRG_cover.jpg
From John’s website:
"Happy fall everyone. I’ve had a good year of recording, working at Tiny Telephone, buying all kinds of crazy heirloom tomatoes at the Alemany farmer’s market, and living the domestic life. Let’s celebrate by downloading my new EP, Green Grow The Rushes." Green Grow the Rushes is a lovely EP John is giving away for free at http://www.johnvanderslice.com/
1. Thule Fog.mp32. I’ll Never Live Up To You.mp33. Pony Express.mp34. Streetlights.mp35. Lay Down.mp36. Penthouse Window.mp3
This is a free digital download. We’ll print vinyl early next year.
I am super proud of this record! It features: Ian Bjornstad, Carla Kihlstedt, Daniel Hart (St. Vincent), Matthias Bossi, George Ban-Weiss, and Ben Goldberg (who plays all the clarinets on "Penthouse Window"). Jim Eno from Spoon produced and engineered "Lay Down."
― Bee OK, Friday, 17 September 2010 01:47 (thirteen years ago) link
omg fantastic
thanks for the heads up Bee OK!
― ☞ ☹ (markers), Friday, 17 September 2010 02:02 (thirteen years ago) link
does this dude have anything as good as kookaburra b/c that song is really, really great
― markers, Sunday, 26 June 2011 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
"The Mansion," hoo-yowza.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 11 February 2012 06:56 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnvanderslice/tiny-telephone-oakland-new-analog-recording-studio
Original goal funded in two days
― StanM, Monday, 25 May 2015 20:54 (eight years ago) link
I've been listening to a side project from the TrueAnon podcast where their producer Yung Chomsky has created an audio documentary of the history of the Tiny Telephone studio via interviews with John Vanderslice and a number of the collaborators/musicians who recorded there.
On all the usual podcast places, here's a soundcloud playlist: https://soundcloud.com/trueanonpod/sets/keep-the-dream-alive
hits all the notes you'd expect so far, the old weird SF and its decline as the city changes, the vagaries of running a studio, etc
― mh, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 15:37 (one year ago) link
lol i have to go there today to take pictures of windows in an adjacent building ...
― sarahell, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 15:58 (one year ago) link
the old location or the new studio?
― mh, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 16:05 (one year ago) link
I'm realizing listening to this that I totally saw a show on the first John Vanderslice tour
― mh, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 16:07 (one year ago) link
xp - old, duh. because I'm old.
― sarahell, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 16:24 (one year ago) link