october 7, 2009
A new website! Need sleep!
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october 6, 2009
Some of you out there may have noticed that Touch and Go just reissued their Jesus Lizard catalogue today. If you happen to pick up HEAD/PURE, LIAR or DOWN (go on! Run down to your local store and get them and while you're there tell them to stock elsie and jack records!!!) you'll see some photos that I took back in their heyday.
Back in the 90s (and now to a lesser extent) I took thousands of photos of bands touring around the area and when Touch and Go put out a call for photos for their Jesus Lizard reissues, I got the old scanner going and sent them some choice pictures. I never dreamed that they would use so many of them. Here's the LIAR spread:
click for a larger view!
All the photos under the middle crease are ones that I took. Crazy. The day these arrived in the mail was a happy day in the Rodriguez' house.
Which brings me to the ELSIE AND JACK GALLERY. Over the next few months / years / decades, I'm going to be putting up these and more photos that brother Phil and I have taken over the years. For now, check out a very rough version of the page:
http://www.elsieandjack.com/gallery
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september 27, 2009
Many thanks to those who have already ordered [and received] copies of the new BRUME 'the sun // the moon' 2cd package!
Those who are planning on placing an order should do so quickly, as come the end of the month [in 3 days time!] the price will increase by a couple of dollars to reflect the true cost of this release.
One of our loyal supporters, Don Smith, had this to say,
"I just received the new release and I must say it is truly beautiful. The wait was well worth it. The packaging and the music are leaps and bounds over anything that has come my way recently. It brings back memories of the days of vinyl and how exciting it was to open it up and find the insert with pictures and information. Elsie and Jack packaging is always just as exciting as the music.
The music is fantastic. I am somewhat familiar with The Sun. I had heard it some years back. The Moon is my favorite of the two. I am a big fan of drones infact, one my favorite sounds is the hum of a fluorescent light and at times I crave that sound. The Moon satisfies that craving. The construction of the tracks was masterful.
I hope you have many good things to come and the wait won't be as long.
Thanks again for releasing both art and music in one package."
Thanks Don!!!
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august 1, 2009
we just got word from aaron moore that he'll be on the radio tonight. see his email below and check it out!
hi all
i'm doing a solo session tonight on the radio. daniel blumin's show on wfmu, 91.1fm to 90.1fm (new york/hudson valley) also available to stream online live and as an archive forever on http://wfmu.org. i'll also be contributing with a guest dj slot and entering into some exciting chit chat with mr.blumin himself. the program runs from midnight to 3am (sat/sun).
cheers
aaron
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july 20, 2009
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, elsie and jack are proud to present two new releases of cosmic delight by the French artist BRUME :
THE SUN //
THE MOON
This is the rebirth of BRUME: something old (THE SUN) and something new (THE MOON)!!!
They will be released as a package within the coming weeks, once the artist has received his copies!
The Sun may be familiar to some of you who follow Renou’s work, as this is a remastered release of one of his early cassette pieces, originally issued on Old Europa Café.
Also, to those who purchased the reissue on OEC last year, we will be offering a mail-in recall program. More information on this soon.
There is a special signature edition of only 100 copies, from a total pressing of 671. We'll send another mailout in the next few weeks to the folks on our mailing list so that you can be the first to order the limited edition version. Also, the website will be updated in the coming weeks with more information and pictures / sounds from the two releases.
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