MV & EE and The Bummer Road: Green Blues
 

Can't wait to hear this... it is for me probably my most anticipated recording to start off 2007.

http://www.ecstaticpeace.com/artist.php?id=8

it's been officially out in europe for a while, but that's probably expensive to order if you're in the US. i bought mine at one of their shows in october. it didn't really grab me at first, but it's starting to grow on me in the last couple of weeks.

in europe, where???

everywhere. i got my copy couple of months back. it's great, this coming from a fellow who has never fully embraced 'free folk' or whatever.

its great. stuck in car for the last week or so pissing off my missus!

still haven't listened to that last double-disc, the tour thing with orange cover, whatever it was called... they're making too many records! but i guess i'll get that green blues at some point though.

got this a month or more back from EP and its fuckin' fantastic. didn't realize it still wasn't out, but man oh man hands down one of the best albums coming out this year. i actually have 2 copies of the disc, the retail version and another that came in a xerox 'zine with a promo copy disc (same songs, same production) but with a video attached of byron and thurston jiving about the disc...

yeah i got an orange cd. its the philly show and is pretty damn good.

i have to say that at atp they never really kicked in until corsano hit the stage.

they did put out a bunch of discs in 2006, culminating in the live CDrs they were selling in Europe. I haven't decided if I need to pick those up. So far my fears of them dilluting the brand have been unfounded, but I think there were 4 major releases last year, I barely have time to listen through stuff. CDrs are the cassette of our time. I'm getting sick of 'em.

I've been listening to Mother of Thousands to hold me over till Green Blues comes out. I really can't wait though. Any other Bummer Road or MV recordings you guys would recommend?

that video is also available on the EP website... it's pretty funny

It's the Philly show from Big Jar books 8/11/06?

the last song is very awesome, with corsano going nuts on drums and the second and third songs are great, i love the way they mix the fuzzy riffing guitar with the more folky elements of their sound, but overall, it's hippie bullshit; i was itching to take it off halfway thru it, i almost missed the last song because of it. it would have been an amazing ep, but it's a boring lp.

my favorite mv & ee is with the holoscanner exhibition.

The Ego Synchronicity Music one? I thought that one was pretty weak. And I think that's without Erika Elder and it's pretty much Tower Recordings line up and Marcia Basset appears on it as well I think.

so what are albums by them then? i love the tower recordings but i've never really got round to checking out mv&ee

I know MV+EE are playing Iowa City in a month or two, so I'll look forward to checking them out firsthand.

I found out about a tour MV+EE are about to embark on from pitch fork-

01-31 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse *
02-01 Cambridge, MA - Lily Pad
02-02 Brooklyn, NY - Glasslands
02-03 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church Chapel
02-04 Charlottesville, VA - The Dust Warehouse Space
02-05 Asheville, NC - Harvest Records
02-06 Nashville, TN - Ruby Green
02-07 Atlanta, GA - Eyedrum
02-08 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
02-09 New Orleans, LA - Hi-Ho Lounge
02-10 Houston, TX - Rudyard's Pub
02-11 Austin, TX - Shawn McMillen's House
02-14 Los Angeles, CA - The Smell
02-16 San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah
02-17 Santa Cruz, CA - The Attic
02-18 Eureka, CA - The Accident Gallery
02-20 Portland, OR - Reed College Chapel
02-21 Seattle, WA - Gallery 1412
02-27 Iowa City, IA - The Hall Mall
02-28 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
03-01 Lexington, KY - Mecca
03-02 Cleveland, OH - Museum of Contemporary Art
03-03 Toronto, Ontario - Sneaky Dee's
03-04 Montreal, Quebec - Casa del Popolo
03-11 New Haven, CT - Sundazed @ Bar
03-16 Austin, TX - Mohawk (Ecstatic Peace SXSW showcase)

* with Thurston Moore

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/articl...he_Bummer_Road

The Green Road is a great way to start out the year! Its been awhile since the last mv/ee release - at least 6 months - and their sound has refined itself - some of the songs sound a bit like early 90's Royal Trux, just a loose and free style of playing with M/F vocs singing together.

Some of the touru info has chanegd from above, psyched to see them Friday
an 31 20078:00Piron horsenorthampton, MAFeb 1 20078:00PPA's loungesomerville, MAFeb 2 20078:00Puncle paulie'sgreenpoint/brooklyn, NYFeb 3 20078:00Pfirst unitarian church chapelphiladelphia, PAFeb 4 20078:00Pthe dust warehouse spacecharlottesville, VAFeb 5 20078:00Pharvest recordsasheville, NCFeb 6 20078:00Pruby greennashville, TNFeb 7 20078:00Peyedrumatlanta, GAFeb 8 20078:00Pbottle treebirmingham, ALFeb 9 20078:00Phi ho loungenew orleans, LAFeb 10 20078:00Prudyard's pubhouston, TXFeb 11 20078:00Pshawn mcmillen's houseaustin, TXFeb 14 20078:00Pthe smelllos angeles, CAFeb 16 20078:00Photel utahsan francisco, CAFeb 17 20078:00Pthe atticsanta cruz, CAFeb 18 20078:00Pthe accident galleryeureka, CAFeb 20 20078:00Preed college chapelportland, ORFeb 21 20078:00Pgallery 1412seattle, WAFeb 27 20078:00Pthe hall malliowa city, IAFeb 28 20078:00Pempty bottlechicago, ILMar 1 20078:00Pthe meccalexington, KYMar 2 20078:00Pmuseum of contemporary artcleveland, OHMar 3 20078:00Pthe music gallerytoronto, ONMar 4 20078:00Pla sala rossamontreal, QCMar 11 20078:00Psundazed @ BARnew haven, CT

ill be at the show on thursday night in somerville. john moloney from sunburned is playing drums for the first half of the tour or so...

from the time-lag list, pretty crazy:

MV/EE AND THE BUMMER ROAD ~ DEEP SPACE CIRCUIT - FULL LIVE SET ~ 12cdr (heroine) $55.00
for those of you who just didn’t get enough from the ‘deep space circuit’ 2cdr, this should keep you dosed for awhile... the entire summer tour captured live & totally united. all full shows. sweet mastering. each disc in its own sleeve all tied up thread. extremely limited tour only release. last few copies here, then they’re gone. act fast.

They were selling these sets as individual CDrs while on tour last year in the UK.

i went to the show in somerville last night and it was fuckin' great. couple tracks off green blues, but for the most part a complete solid set leaning towards the singer song writer side yet still with some craziness in between...

Updated my blog with mp3 files from what i think was the original recording that MV/EE used on the tour CDR.. not sure how much of the show they used but i know they got a copy of my Philly recording.. anyway you can download 80+ mins here http://www.archivecd.com/blog.htm

shameless plus also updated the shop with lots of odd CDR's from the noisy and droney side of things
http://www.archivecd.com/shop.htm
http://www.archivecd.com/shop2.htm
http://www.archivecd.com/shop3.htm
http://www.archivecd.com/shop4.htm
http://www.archivecd.com/shop5.htm

thanks, i'm listening to this now.
i agree with what you wrote about the vocals, the first 25 minutes or so are really good and then the vocals come in... especially matt valentine's... brrr.

Hey the Golden Road is on the road again..as ever I'm always looking for new taper contacts - hard drive recorders are friends too. If you're inclined, mv/ee are extremely positive to fan taping and will help you out.

Jun 4 2007 7:00P
tranzac Toronto, Ontario
Jun 5 2007 9:00P
magic stick detroit, MI
Jun 6 2007 8:00P
bears place bloomington, IN
Jun 7 2007 10:00P
lisa's oak street lounge louisville, KY
Jun 8 2007 8:00P
skull lab gallery cincinnati, OH
Jun 9 2007 8:00P
cafe bourbon street columbus, OH
Jun 10 2007 8:00P
the bug jar rochester, NY
Jun 11 2007 8:00P
don pedro's brooklyn, NY
Jun 12 2007 8:00P
johnny brenda's philadelphia, PA
Jun 13 2007 8:00P
AS220 providence, RI
Jun 14 2007 8:00P
the bookmill montague, MA

yeah the female vocals are ok but the MV stuff i wasn't into good things they were on the vocal light side all and all

MANY mv&ee albums:
http://experimentaletc.blogspot.com/2008/09/mv-ee.html

i grew bored of these so quickly...... must relisten again...sometime....