Mos Generator Showcase Debut Re-Issue Package Live To Packed House

 


November 5th, 2011, Port Orchard, Washington stoner rock legends, Mos Generator, clawed their way to back from the underground to celebrate the release of their ten years of hard rockin’ history! Performing a one-off CD release event at Coog’s Record Store in Port Angeles, WA, Mos Generator scorched through a high energy set jam packed with songs culled from their back catalog, as well a few previews from their upcoming, as-of-yet untitled album set for release in summer of 2012. The highlight of the set, however, was the band’s performance of the recently re-issued debut album in its entirety!

The 10th Anniversary Edition of Mos Generator’s debut album is the first time the album has been pressed on vinyl, and the gatefold package includes a CD with the entire album, a previously unreleased bonus track, and the entire Live at the Manette recordings from 2002. As if that wasn’t enough hard rock for everyone, this deluxe package also includes a download card with exclusive digital material, in all, almost 2 ½ hours of music for a low, low price!

Never one to rest between accomplished goals, Mos Generator mastermind and mad scientist Tony  Reed, is hard at work getting the aforementioned new album recorded in just that perfect way. When asked how this new album compares to past Mos Generator records, Tony stated, “On the surface this new album is lean and straight forward but it is woven with complex lyrical themes and musical emotions. My goal is to retain the Mos sound that we have built over the last ten years with a focus on melody. My lyrics have taken on a more personal outlook as well. Many of them are based themes that most people can relate to.”

For the time being, the 10th Anniversary Edition of the debut will be available in all record stores throughout the UK and Europe on Nov. 21st, and is available now at the Ripple Music Store.

Here’s what the press has to say:

“Listening back to this album I am struck at how fresh this stuff still sounds. The trade mark sound of Grand Funk and Blue Cheer influenced old school hard rock fused with the Seattle grunge sound of the 1990's makes for a very ear friendly vibe. All in all this is great stuff and this reissue belongs in everyone's collection if you have the original versions or not. 4/5"  -  The BCFM Sunday Rockshow

"The songs from the original album are amazing enough on their own. Yes, I could just say these tracks are high caliber groove-laden, 70's inspired stoner rock and all that would be true. However that only scrapes the surface for how good this band really is/was even at this early stage of their career. Mos Generator live are perhaps even more spot on with hitting everything in fine fashion and just channeling their natural smoothness in this performance.”  --  Heavy Metal Time Machine

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Delaney & Bonnie And Friends - On Tour With Eric Clapton

 

Racer’s been sending me links for all kinds of cool digital promos of new music but I’m having trouble with the computer again. They installed some new systems on my box at work and it’s been slowing everything down. The past two weeks lots of things have been stalling on me and causing me to reboot. The upshot of all this is that a friend of mine loaned me this Delaney & Bonnie box set and I’ve been playing the hell out of it and it’s brought back some great memories.

Way back when I was first starting to get into rock music in the late 70’s I used to go to the local public library and borrow records to help me determine just what kind of music I liked. The rock section was pretty small so I would grab just about anything available. This is the reason why I know that I don’t like Steeleye Span at all and that I find Procol Harum a little dull. One week I stumbled across an album by Delaney & Bonnie And Friends called On Tour With Eric Clapton. I’d heard plenty of Clapton on the radio, some I liked some I didn’t but I brought it home and gave it a spin and fell in love with it. Through an older brother I had been exposed to a lot of soul music like Booker T. & The MG’s and James Brown as well as a healthy dose rock & roll originators like Chuck Berry and Little Richard. This Delaney & Bonnie album appealed to me immediately and I made a cassette copy of it that I played all the time. A few years later the tape broke and I had started my path to heavy metal madness and never bothered to pick it up again.

So about 30 years later I’m at a friends place and he mentions that he just acquired a box set of 4 complete shows recorded on the tour that produced the album with Eric Clapton and would I like to hear some of it. From the first note, memories came flooding back and the music sounded better than I remembered. Jeezus, what a band! In 1969 Delaney & Bonnie were touring as the opening act for Blind Faith. Eric Clapton was so smitten with them that when Blind Faith broke up he joined their band for their next tour and brought along his friend George Harrison. It’s easy to see why these British musicians would be so impressed. England has produced a lot of great players and bands but it’s pretty hard to compete with a rhythm section of American dudes from the south. The core of the band is Bobby Whitlock on organ, Carl Radle on bass and Jim Gordon on drums. Do those names sound familiar? George Harrison used them on his album All Things Must Pass before they formed Derek & The Dominos with Clapton. The horn section of Bobby Keys and Jim Price would later join the Rolling Stones. Even backing vocalist Rita Coolidge went on to be a pretty big star not long after this. Dave Mason and Leon Russell turn up from time to time as special guests.

The original LP was only about 40 minutes edited down from 4 concerts recorded in December 1969. This box presents all the shows in complete form. It’s probably overkill for most but that’s why it’s a limited edition box set. The Royal Albert Hall show is the longest of all 4 shows and captures the band in peak form. There haven’t been too many bands that have been able to blend soul music with rock & roll and blues this well. This is southern music but not “southern rock” although it does rock. They boogie like no other on the uptempo songs like “Things Get Better,” “Coming Home,” “Where There’s A Will There’s A Way” and on Dave Mason’s “Only You Know & I Know.” Delaney and Bonnie’s vocals really shine on the slower ballads like “Poor Elija” and “Everybody Loves A Winner.” A highlight of most of the shows is a medley of the songs “Pour Your Love On Me/Just Plain Beautiful.” The band really smokes on this and there’s some great guitar interplay between all the guitarists. Most of the songs are repeated on each disc but there are some cool one time performances. A great version of “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” and a cover of Booker T.’s “Pigmy” are highlights of disc 4.

The original album is still in print and worth picking up if you’re low on funds, but if this sounds at all interesting to you go for the box. The packaging is very cool and it will probably be out of print soon. MP3’s from itunes do not due music like this any justice. Don’t be afraid to turn it up and get funky. And support your local library!

--Woody

Buy here: Delaney & Bonnie On Tour With Eric Clapton
Buy here mp3: On Tour With Eric Clapton

My Own Private Alaska - Ripple Radio Interview and Free CD Giveaway

We have a special give-away scheduled on The Ripple Effect Radio Show on Wednesday, January 12^th at 8:00pm (PST). As the first show of the 2011, we wanted to try something new, so we’ve invited Yohan Hennequin, the drummer from French avant-garde art rockers My Own Private Alaska to join us and give us the latest and greatest on the band. We aim to find out what these guys have been up to since the release of Amen, find out if they're gonna' make it back to the U.S. anytime soon, and find out what makes these tortured souls so gloriously tortured!

On top of that, we have five copies of the bands critically-acclaimed album, Amen, that will be given away (Hey! We’re covering the shipping coz’ we love you that much!)

Details for the give-away will be given on the air . . . it’s really simple. Tune in by following the attached link, listen carefully to the instructions given on the air, and if you’re fleet of finger, you get a free CD! 

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/the-ripple-effect/2011/01/13/the-ripple-effect-1

Ripple News - Waverider Wins a Free CD from the Ripple Effect

It's been a little longer than a month, but it's time for the Ripple to give away another brand spanking new CD to one of our waverider followers.  Each month we'll do this (more of less) and for you to get in on all the fun, all you have to do is become a follower of the Ripple Effect.  Just click on that link in the upper left corner and you'll be able to take part in the fun.

Each month we'll give a way a copy of an album that we've reviewed on the Ripple, some of the best music you may not be listening to.  We also may start giving away some copies of albums from our own label, Ripple Music, like JPT, Poobah, Stone Axe.  You never know.  Sign up as a follower and see what happens.

Today's winner goes by the name: I am Always.  Drop us a comment or an email and your free CD will be on it's way!

Keep tuned, waveriders, more fun to come.

Ripple News - Exploding in Sound Releases Fifth Album in their Massive Free Compilation Giveaway Series

Over the years of Rippling we've met tons of cool people who's work we just have the utmost respect for.  Exploding in Sound is one of those.  Exploding in Sound is a website/blog created by Dan Goldin with the sole purpose of promoting and spreading great rock music.  GLORIOUS NOISE is the “must listen” fifth release in an ongoing compilation series aimed at breaking new artists and gaining exposure.  The first four, including December’s Circulatory System and the ever popular Future Legendary have been met with critical praise and wide spread acclaim.  As someone who owns all these comps, I can honestly say that if you haven't downloaded them, you're missing out on some dynamite new music!

 Glorious Noise is a true exploration of rock music, with a sound so massive you need to hear it to believe it.  The album is an international affair, with submissions from the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Europe. Great rock music with integrity, intelligence, and intensity is being made worldwide, and Exploding In Sound is dedicated to bringing you the best of the best. The bands comprising the compilation deliver an assorted array of genres including post-rock, grunge, shoegaze, alternative, indie, acoustic, post-punk, and more. As always, the compilation is a 100% FREE digital download, containing artwork, band descriptions, links for further enjoyment, and more.

DOWNLOAD HERE: http://www.explodinginsound.com/2010/03/exploding-in-sound-presents-glorious.html

GLORIOUS NOISE TRACKLIST

1.       Traindodge – If I Pass You on the Street

2.       Mr. Gnome – Vampires

3.       LIONS – Poster Child

4.       Regular John – Language

5.       The Blind Pets – Fever

6.       Disco Doom – The Magic Arc Song

7.       And So I Watch You From Afar – A Little Bit of Solitude Goes a Long Way

8.       White Belt Yellow Tag – You’re Not Invincible

9.       Let Our Enemies Beware – Personal Space Invaders

10.   Stereo is a Lie – What We Do

11.   Battleme – No Time For Blood

12.   Apteka - Traitors

13.   Turbo Fruits – Mama’s Mad Cos I Fried My Brain

14.   Postdata – Tobias Gray

15.   Talons – Keys & Codes

16.   Sugar Army – Building Castles

17.   Ceremony – Dreams Stripped Away

18.   Prayer For Animals – Neutral Bees

19.   Black Nite Crash – Jonah Dive

20.   Veil Veil Vanish – Anthem for a Doomed Youth




Website: http://www.explodinginsound.com/

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/explodingnsound

Myspace: www.myspace.com/dangoldin

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/explodinginsound

Ripple News - Win a chance to shred with HYPNO5E at Ultimate-Guitar.com

We have more exciting news on the Ripple Effect sponsored tour, Metal as Art.

Tour headliners, HYPNO5E, and the METAL AS ART Tour have teamed up with one of our co-sponsors, Ultimate-Guitar.com to unleash one of the coolest contests around.  Here're the details, so make sure you head over to Ultimate-Guitar.com for your chance to win: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/contests/maa_contest.htm

GRAND PRIZE = 2 Lucky Winners win the chance at a brief guitar shredding session with the guitarists of HYPNO5E (Emmanuel Jessua), Revocation (Dave Davidson), and The Binary Code (Jesse Zuretti), a free ticket into the concert closest to their winning location, and a meet-and-greet with each band.  Those 2 winners will also win a METAL AS ART prize pack, which consists of a CD from each band.

2ND PRIZE = 4 Lucky Winners win a METAL AS ART prize pack of each band.  Also a free ticket to the show, and a meet-and-greet with the bands.


Ultimate-Guitar.com is also featuring HYPNO5E’s live performance video for “Tutuguri” which showcases the band’s incredible stage presence, which is also backed by a video projector screen that showcases the conceptual ideas from their music: http://www.ultimate-guitar.tv/misc/hypno5e_tutuguri_live.html

While on the subject of contests. . .

Make sure you head over to KillerTours.com for your chance to win a pair of free tickets to each gig: http://www.killertours.com/contests


Also, when you’re at any METAL AS ART date, make sure you head over to the merch tables for you’re chance to win an exclusive Ed Stone Rockear / METAL AS ART Exclusive t-shirt!


HYPNO5E also will enter Sterling Sound Studio in New York City to work on the mastering for their new as-of-yet untitled album. While their debut Des Deux L’une Est L’autre mirrors life’s highs and lows and harmonizes classical music, expect their upcoming album to be much more violent and futuristic.  While you wait for that, their debut Des Deux L’une Est L’autre can be streamed in its entirety here: http://www.myspace.com/hypno5e


The Ripple Effect

“Experimentally proggy, technically over the head, and brutal all at the same time, these guys hear music in their own unique way and aren’t afraid to stretch their sound to distant and, as of yet, unimaginable dimensions... This is the type of album that will make you question all that you know, or think that you know, about music… ”



Metal Underground

“From breakdowns behind classical female vocals to gut-wrenching screams and syncopation, the band covers more ground than Rambo ripping through a jungle…  A surrealistic venture through several genres of haunting ass-kickings, because this is an album meant to frighten, impress, and envelope the listener.


Wednesday, January 6 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory

Thursday, January 7 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock

Friday, January 8 - Buffalo, NY @ Broadway Joe’s

Saturday, January 9 - Akron, OH @ Annabell’s Bar and Lounge – FREE

Sunday, January 10 - Mt. Clemons, MI @ Hayloft

Monday, January 11 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle – FREE

Tuesday, January 12 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar (w/ LYE BY MISTAKE)

Wednesday, January 13 - Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge

Thursday, January 14 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory

Friday, January 15 - Dallas, TX @ The Lounge on Elm

Saturday, January 16 - San Antonio, TX @ Zombies

Sunday, January 17 - Austin, TX @ TBA

Monday, January 18 - Amarillo, TX @ War Legion

Tuesday, January 19 - Gallup, NM @ Juggernaut

January 20 - TBA

Thursday, January 21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Cobalt Cafe

Friday, January 22 - Ramona, CA @ Ramona Mainstage

Saturday, January 23 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Parish

Sunday, January 24 - Sparks, NV @ New Oasis

Monday, January 25 - Portland, OR @ Ash Street Saloon

Tuesday, January 26 - Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven

Wednesday, January 27 - Spokane, WA @ The Cretin Hop

Thursday, January 28 - Boise, ID @ Gusto’s Bar

Friday, January 29 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Outer Rim (w/ GAZA)

Saturday, January 30 - Denver, CO @ Lion’s Lair

Sunday, January 31 - Lawrence, KS @ Replay Lounge

Monday, February 1 - Des Moines, IA @ Vaudeville Mews

Tuesday, February 2 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room

Wednesday, February 3 - Nashville, TN @ The Muse

Thursday, February 4 - Cincinnati, OH @ Dirty Jacks

Friday, February 5 - Baltimore, MD @ Sidebar

Saturday, February 6 - Trenton, NJ @ The Championship