Date: January 8th 2010

TWO NEW TAPES, LOTS MORE ON THE WAY

Hey y'all, Lost Sound Tapes has more releases ready for ya! Sure, we haven't updated the blog in awhile, but that doesn't mean we don't have a full plate. I finally went back to school, moved into a new house, went on a Blanket Truth micro-tour, and plenty of other personal stuff you probably aren't interested in, ha.

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Heres what you most likely ARE interested in...
Two new tapes! First update of the new year!
MATH THE BAND "DON'T WORRY" cassette and CAVE BABIES "GREEN" cassette.

Math The Band is a force to be reckoned with! Poppy, fun, dance tunes with lots and lots of analog synthesizer. Not to mention more BPM than any rational person would actually need. This duo puts on one of the most fun live shows this side of the Milky Way galaxy. This album takes a slightly more aggressive turn from their previous Atom And His Package-esque recordings and they are all the better for it. Think Andrew WK but cuter and just as much fun.
Visit http://www.lostsoundtapes.com/distro.php to purchase.
Album cover here: http://www.lostsoundtapes.com/images/dont_worry.jpg
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/maththeband

Cave Babies is the solo project of Mr Josh 'Hoshwa' Redman. One half of the brother/sister duo Watercolor Paintings, Hoshwa creates surprisingly delicate, yet fun, pop songs. These songs are about crushes and being crushed, truly honest and pure feelings. Chord organ, horns, and ukulele have never sounded as well as they do on this tape. It's been awhile in the making and Lost Sound Tapes is very glad to present this tape to you, it's a very special album. PS: The first 20 or so copies will receive a hand printed patch of Hoshwa's face, just like the tape cover but larger and no text.
Visit http://www.lostsoundtapes.com/distro.php to purchase.
Album cover here: http://www.lostsoundtapes.com/images/cavebabies.jpg
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/cavebabies

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There's also sad news. My tape duplicator is very sick and is dubbing tapes that sound very bad. I will be taking it in to a repair shop soon and I'm crossing my fingers that they can fix it. As soon as that is taken care of we will have new tapes from Blanket Truth/Dana Jewell , Andrew Mello/Weakness, Pangea and our second ukulele compilation "Ukulele, Mekulele, Wekulele". I will actually be getting the compilation duplicated by National Audio Company, so that should be done sooner than some of the other projects.

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Since the last update we have some great "new" distro items:
Carrie Nations "Self Titled" 7" (Stankhouse Records)
Land Of Ill Earthquakes "Heartbreak Bombadier" cassette (Bridgetown Records)
The National Splits "Grab the Bottle and Run to the Hill" 7" (Bumblebear Records)
Premise Beach "Self Titled" cassette (Self Released)
Robert Church & The Holy Community "Los Tres De Canarias" cassette (Fox Pop Recording Co.)
Skylarkin "Antibodies EP" cassette (Witchita)
The Endless Bummer "Modern American Calypsos For Voice And Computer" cassette (Life's Blood)
Watercolor Paintings "Open Your Mouth" CD (Destructo Chard)
Visit http://www.lostsoundtapes.com/distro.php to purchase.

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If you happen to be in the Seattle area, there are some shows coming up this month by Lost Sound Tapes bands:
Jan 14th iji, Jason Clackley, Jehovah's Fitness, Koalacaust @ New Crompton (4711 12th Ave NE)
Jan 16th Sandy City, Pill Wonder, Young Prisms, Tyson Ballew @ Healthy Times Fun Club
Jan 17th Blanket Truth, The Mill Kids, Golden Birthday @ New Crompton (4711 12th Ave NE)
Jan 19th iji, The Max Levine Ensemble, Nana Grizol, A Million Years Ago @ The Vera Project
Jan 25th iji, Castanets, Alps of New South Wales (from Australia!) @ The Ballard Mine

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As usual, tapes are $3 each and shipping in the US is $2 for 1 item and $3 for two or more items.

T H A N K S . F O R . R E A D I N G ,
- JON MANNING & FRIENDS