From the Between Worlds release show...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Record Release Weekend
This weekend was special for many indeed. Not only did it provide the biggest full moon in decades as well as the spring equinox, it was also the Sagas Record Release Weekend in both Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, courtesy of the brand-new Greenup Industries record label run by our friend and fellow musician, the talented Mr. Pete Fosco. I tell you, it certainly was a grand celebration of music and friendship in honor of the anxiously-awaited Between Worlds LP by Sagas, also known as the founder of Biological Radio, Matt McDowell!
I'm an enthusiastic archivist of life events and also a sentimental fool, so here is a photo journey for you of the weekend's events. Matt or I will also be posting some live recordings from this weekend once they are ready, so check back!
*Congratulations, Sagas!*
-Jax
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| The LP, front and back, with a sweet Greenup Industries sticker! |
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| Pittsburgh show flier. |
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| What's a party without some (cup)cake? |
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| Inez opening the show at The Shop. |
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| Rad flier by Pete for the show in Cincinnati - love the hidden Nada Brahma! |
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| Wasteland Jazz Unit opening the show at Marburg Hotel. |
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| Adam (from Fractal Fractal) played a lovely solo set with drum and vocals. |
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| Pete Fosco's powerful set at Marburg Hotel. |
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| Sagas bringing the house down! |
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| My nerdy photo of the LP on the merch table. C'mon, it's exciting! |
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| The century-old Marburg Hotel venue by night. |
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| "Breakfast is the best meal of the day." YES! |
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| The mother! |
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| Last stop in Cincinnati, Shake It Records. We had an amazing weekend. Thank you so much for everything, Pete & Heather! |
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Sagas write-up in Pop City Media
From Pop City Media's 'Filter' on 3/16/11:
Underground Sounds: Sagas Record Release
Helping to fuel this activity and providing an informal venue for local and national underground acts is multi-disciplinary events arts space The Shop, located in an reused industrial space that bridges the city's Bloomfield and Lawrenceville neighborhoods.
This Friday, March 18, fans of the more free-form variety of the current freak-folk explosion won't want to miss a special record release show with Sagas--the solo project of Pittsburgh-based musician Matt McDowell.
Known for his work with Dire Wolves, WaterFinder and Arco Flute Foundation, McDowell's latest LP, Between Worlds, is out now on Greenup Industries, the new Cincinnati-based label headed up by experimental guitarist Pete Fosco.
Featuring artwork by Foxy Digitalis maestro Brad Rose, the LP spotlights McDowell's interest in blurring boundaries between rural American musical traditions and repetitive improv-based Eastern sounds. Pairing interwoven melodies skillfully played on the oud, with feedback drones, chant-like vocals, and hypnotic loops, McDowell's latest offering is an impressive contribution to the current electric-folk movement.
Fans of Krautrock masters like Amon Düül II and Neu, or Seattle's inimitable Sun City Girls, won't want to miss Sagas' multimedia collaboration with with Oregon-based video artist, Andrew Ellis. McDowell, who has performed with Daniel Higgs and Eugene Chadbourne, recently released Root Structures & Private Dementias on Portland's Stunned Records.
Also performing are Fosco, Brooklyn-based drum, bass and tuba ensemble Dan Peck Trio, sound collage artist Inez Lightfoot, and experimental band Hunted Creatures."
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Many thanks, Pop City Media. -BR
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Sagas Record Release!
Well, it's official. At long last, the 'Between Worlds' LP is just about ready to be released on Greenup Industries! We have a weekend of back-to-back awesome in store. Friday March 18th will be here in Pittsburgh at the Shop with label proprietor, Pete Fosco performing along with Dan Peck Trio from Brooklyn and two great Pittsburgh acts, our own Inez Lightfoot and Hunted Creatures. See Jax' rad flyer above. Should be a blast!
Saturday March 19th Sagas is playing in Cincinnati at the Marburg Collective, again with Mr. Fosco, Wasteland Jazz Unit, and Fractal Fractal. Really looking forward to this one as I haven't played in Cincy in years. If you're reading this and happen to live in either one of those cities, come check it out!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Nite Lite / WaterFinder split cassette out now on Stunned!
Hey folks, we've got some super exciting news this week from Crickhollow, the home base of Biological Radio: our split cassette with kindred spirits Nite Lite has officially dropped on Stunned Records! Nite Lite is Phil & Myste from Stunned Records themselves; these two cats are really special and talented people who create beautiful aural synergy together, and we're honored to collaborate on this release with them. I'm going to share their write-up from their blog along with a photo of the mind-melting artwork for you to savor...
from http://stunnedrecords.blogspot.com/:
Nite Lite / WaterFinder — Marjorie / The Good Heart c57 (Stunned no. 111)
"Phil & Myste return as Nite Lite along with backing bros Jeffry and William, and their offering ‘Marjorie’ is a year’s worth of free-jamming and field recording around the mountainside they call home. Migratory birds, frogs, parties in the park, synth & guitar trancin’, and riparian wildlife all coalesce in Nite Lite’s ever-evolving audio mosaic. Nite Lite is proud to partner on this split cassette with long-distance friends & free spirits WaterFinder, who’ve been delighting many recently with awesome releases on Peasant Magik and their own Biological Radio imprint. Members Jackie McDowell (Inez Lightfoot) & Matt McDowell (Sagas, Dire Wolves, etc.) explore a fascinating array of angles to folk, drone, homebuilt instrumentation, and nature-oriented sound in under a half-hour. Light a long stick of incense and likewise let your mind – and good heart – waft upward in a single vapor along with WaterFinder’s ritual songs. Limited edition of 111 pro-dubbed & imprinted c57 tapes w/ double-sided jcard and insert."
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..:::Gratitude & Love to Nite Lite from WaterFinder:::..
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