65Daysofstatic's Paul Wolinski premieres first song from solo debut as Polinski via Consequence of Sound

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Paul Wolinski of British electronic-infused post-rock heroes 65Daysofstatic today premieres the first track from his forthcoming solo debut under the nom-de-tune Polinski. The song "Tangents" is hosted by Consequence of Sound and available to stream/download HERE.

The Polinski album, titled Labyrinths mixes sci-fi soundtrack moods with Daft Punk styled beat-laced anthems. It will be released in North America on November 7th, 2011 via Monotreme Records. A video teaser featuring a mash-up of parts from all of the album's songs is available HERE. 

Pre-orders for the album, including special bundle packages loaded with bonus extras are available now at the Monotreme Records web shop. A 2-song digital single for album track "Stitches" with an exclusive B-side will be released on October 25th. 

After ten years (give or take) on the road and on the record with 65daysofstatic, Paul Wolinski finally steps out from behind that particular outfit's notorious smokescreen and emerges as Polinski, a man with a laptop, some synths and a plan, in the meta-physical sense of the word. 

In our childhood bedrooms and minds, the possibilities were always endless, there were worlds within worlds, and galaxies upon galaxies. If the suburbs outside seemed limited by how far we could get on our bikes, then in the real and unreal realities of space travel and science fiction we were satiated, if only momentarily.  What if your bike could take off? 

And it is to there that Polinski has returned, to soundtrack the impossible possibilities of the sci-fi mentality. Says Wolinski, "this is basically an album I daydreamed of writing back when I was 15 and just learning how to program MIDI...lots of beats and distortion and piano and big melodies, with a dance-y toughness."

Feeding himself a steady diet of 70s and 80s sci-fi movies and endless second hand paperbacks from the golden era of sci-fi publishing, and free of the myopic shortcomings of writing music in a room with 3 other people, this is music that is unconstrained in its search for warp speed, the 1.21 gigawatts that launches the listener back to the future. 

Throughout, John Carpenter-esque synths collide with robot voices, Philip Glass style piano motifs pair up with punching rhythms, gliding melodies soar with the retro-futuristic furor of Bowie-Eno collaborations... Even in the thickest analogue bubblebath, the digital heart beats on. 

Labyrinths will be available on CD, 180-gram black or white vinyl and download on November 7th, 2011 via Monotreme Records.

Artist: Polinski

Album: Labyrinths

Label: Monotreme Records

Release Date: November 7th, 2011

01. 1985-Quest

02. Stitches

03. Tangents (MP3)

04. Still Looking

05. Like Fireflies

06. Kressyda

07. Awaltzoflight

On the Web:

polinskimusic.net

www.facebook.com/pages/Polinski

Ireland's And So I Watch You From Afar offer two tracks from forthcoming sophomore album

Belfast, Ireland's celebrated instrumental band And So I Watch You From Afar are about to get a lot closer up. Sargent House, partnered with Dublin label Richter Collective, announce the forthcoming North American release of the group's sophomore album, Gangs. A pair of MP3s from the album are available today: album opener, "BEAUTIFULUNIVERSEMASTERCHAMPION" is available for download HERE and the brilliantly titled "Search:Party:Animal" can be intercepted HERE. Both tracks cleared for posting. 

Known for their unrelenting tours that has seen them play over 300 shows since the start of 2009, And So I Watch You From Afar (ASIWYFA to their fans) don't know how to take a break. From appearances at SXSW, Eurosonic, Electric Picnic, Novarock, Canadian Music Fest, Popkomm, Pukkelpop, Sonisphere, to tour dates in Europe, North America, Russia and a support slot for rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, the band has been on the road playing music non-stop since the release of their fan-stirring debut self-titled album. 

In between, the band was nominated for Ireland's coveted Choice Music Prize for Album Of The Year and XFM's New Music Album Of The Year, released The Letters EP in February 2010 and a stop-gap tour single "Straight Through The Sun" in November 2010. 

It's a small wonder then, that the band actually managed to record their highly-charged second album Gangs at all with that punishing schedule. It was recorded on weekdays between festival appearances over the summer of 2010 during July and August at Start Together Studios in Belfast with producer Rocky O'Reilly and the help of a young technician by the name of Lee McMahon.

A matter of weeks before they entered the studio, the band scrapped 22 songs they had written after the release of their self-titled debut. "We spent the last year and a half writing but we essentially did this album in eight weeks," guitarist Rory Friers says of the decision. "We suddenly took this notion that we didn't like any of the songs. This was four weeks before we went into the studio. We had demoed the whole thing and had it all mapped out. We took bits and pieces that we liked but we wrote a whole new set of songs. It's worked out."

As a result, Gangs is the band's most cohesive record, a 44-minute, eight song unyielding document of the band's last two years playing together told through ironclad guitar riffs and colossal yet increasingly subtle rhythms. "We had a far broader experience of things," says Rory. "We really wanted to try and get it on the record, which sounds weird because we're an instrumental band, but there are songs on there that we specifically wrote to try and capture the vibe of new and meaningful things that we've all experienced."

It's a celebratory record, one which fittingly culminates in a samba outro on the album's final song "Lifeproof" which layers up many takes of percussion played by the band in the studio until a carnival atmosphere is created, whistles and all. 

The heart of Gangs is a section entitled Homes: "Ghost Parlor KA-6 to Samara to Belfast" which spans tracks six and seven. It's a near 10-minute epic which taps into the emotions of returning to familiar places and visiting new ones for the very first time. "It's a cheesy thought but we wanted to capture our journey through touring: seeing so many different things, unexpected happenings, sudden changes and then a homecoming," Rory explains. "The end of that tune sums up the relief and elation of coming back into Belfast and getting to see our friends and family again."

It's a sentiment echoed by the title of the record - Gangs. "In the same vein, everything we've done, places we've played all, people we've met, all circulate around these pockets of people, pockets of scenes and pockets of culture. These gangs of people who emanate from everywhere. It's that DIY / The Clash / Black Flag sort of thing that our band is like a gang sometimes."

Gangs will be available in North America on LP, CD and Download via Sargent House/Richter Collective on November 8th, 2011. 

Artist: And So I Watch You From Afar 

Album: Gangs

Label: Sargent House / Richter Collective 

Release date: November 8th, 2011

Track list:

01. BEAUTIFULUNIVERSEMASTERCHAMPION (MP3) 

02. Gang (starting never stopping)

03. Search:Party:Animal (MP3) 

04. 7 Billion People all Alive at Once

05. Think:Breathe:Destroy

Homes

06. Ghost Parlor KA -6 to...

07. ...Samara to Belfast

08. Lifeproof

( 'Homes' couples together tracks 6 and 7)

On the Web:

www.asiwyfa.tumblr.com

www.facebook.com/andsoiwatchyoufromafar

twitter.com/#!/asiwyfa_band

Hi-res photos, album art, bio and more:

www.sargenthouse.com/asiwyfa_assets.html  

Boris premiere first song from forthcoming album, launch North American headlining tour on Friday

Legendary Japanese trio Boris premiere the first track from their forthcoming disc New Album today via Pitchfork. The MP3 for "Spoon" is available to download HERE. The band also launches an extensive North American headlining tour this Friday. Please see complete dates below. 

Boris has long been celebrated for their rare ability to reinterpret a multitude of esoteric musical genres into a sound uniquely their own. New Album finds the intrepid Japanese trio etching their own post-noise, extreme pop niche with some of their most accessible and melodic music being equally their most subversive. Where their two previous albums, Attention Please and the all new Heavy Rocks -- both released by Sargent House on the same day, May 24th, 2011 -- offered divergent expansions to their sonic palette, New Album is the culmination of the band's ongoing experimentation that catapults its ferocious sound headlong into new territory. 

Much of the inspiration behind New Album derives from a confluence of ideas regarding the very basic notion of music as art in the modern age. The band was inspired by a current Japanese pop music trend in which a singing synthesis software program called Vocaloid, which enables users to create songs simply by typing in lyrics and a basic melody to be sung by an imaginary anime character vocalist. It has resulted in many chart topping hits created by people with little musical ability (vaguely similar to the success of Autotuned instant stardom in the US). On the other end of the spectrum, New Album also flips the script on the long established notion of the band as an experimental noise act -- based upon their prior albums as well as collaborations with sonic deconstructionist Merzbow and doom-drone duo Sunn 0))). It proves their enviable skill at penning catchy melodies that many of their extreme noise fans would consider reviling "noise" from their perspective. It's a dual jab addressing the rapidly changing landscape of music that situates Boris once again as innovators in their constant challenging of archetypes. And, it showcases the band's ability to embody the essence of myriad musical styles in Boris' own monolithic form.

The 10-track New Album features a handful of revamped versions of songs from both Attention Please and Heavy Rocks (2011), along with a few new tracks, hyper-charged and rearranged with the assistance of radical Japanese producer Shinobu Narita resulting in a sound that could best be described as extreme pop. It shares both the hummable heft of Nirvana's Nevermind and the entrancing, droning haze of My Bloody Valentine's classic Loveless, run through two previous decades' worth of electronic exploration and the merging of underground noise with sugary mainstream gloss. Boris usually self-produce their recordings, so working with a popular producer is quite an exception. The disc was first issued as a Japan-only release in March 2011, but this rearranged and remastered worldwide edition features a reorganized track listing and four songs not available on either Attention Please or Heavy Rocks.

Album opener "Flare" kicks off with a repeated whine of an emergency siren before hurtling into a speedy punk refrain led by bassist/vocalist Takeshi reminiscent of Sonic Youth's most radio-ready work, while elements of glitch and dubstep pepper the proceedings. "Hope" bursts forth with jangling detuned guitars and churning distorted bass as guitarist/vocalist Wata coos along with a soaring string section and chirping electronics. "Party Boy" could just as soon be a lost Bjork track, with drummer/vocalist Atsuo's bouncing dance beats and Wata's cryptic lyrics detailing an alien encounter at a hazy late night dance party. The chugging metallic riff of Heavy Rocks song "Jackson Head" is transformed here into a slithering synth line and chopping rhythms befitting a violent grime tune. "Looprider" closes the album with a throbbing dream pop melody and gliding chorus that gently drones out throughout the 7-minute songs duration before fading into a delicate piano line that dissolves into the ether.

Boris formed in the early '90s as a four piece just-for-fun endeavor with the sonic template of influences like Melvins and Earth. By the time of its 1996 debut as a trio Absolutego (later released in the US via Southern Lord in 2000), Boris had already hit its stride in creating unique ground-rattling heavy, melodic music. The group, bassist/vocalist Takeshi, guitarist/vocalist Wata and drummer/vocalist Atsuo went on to release nearly 20 studio albums, as well as numerous collaborative albums -- including projects with Merzbow, Sunn0))), Ian Astbury and Michio Kurihara of Ghost (who also currently tours with the band as second guitarist and frequently guests on albums) -- EPs and singles on various labels throughout the world.

These eternal masters of the aesthetic 180-degree shift, Boris prove once again with New Album just how deftly the band can tackle seemingly disparate musical elements and forge new sounds that may seem inconceivable to other artists. New Album will be available everywhere on LP and CD on November 25th, 2011 and Download on December 6th via Sargent House.

BORIS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2011

Oct 07 - San Luis Obispo, CA @ SLO Brew *

Oct 08 - San Francisco, CA @ Regency Ballroom *^

Oct 10 - Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater *^

Oct 11 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret *^

Oct 12 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's *^

Oct 15 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater * !

Oct 16 - Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room * !

Oct 17 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater * !

Oct 18 - Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater * !

Oct 19 - Chicago, IL @ Metro * !

Oct 20 - Oberlin, OH @ Dionysus Disco /Oberlin College * !

Oct 22 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick + !

Oct 23 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Palace +

Oct 24 - Montreal, QU @ Cabaret du Mile End +

Oct 25 - Boston, MA @ Royale Nightclub + #

Oct 27 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza + #

Oct 28 - Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer + #

Oct 29 - Washington DC @ Black Cat + #

Oct 30 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle + =

Nov 01 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade + =

Nov 02 - Orlando, FL @ Firestone Live + =

Nov 03 - Tallahassee, FL @ The Engine Room =

Nov 04 - New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks + =
Nov 05 - Austin, TX @ Red 7 - Fun Fun Fun Nights (with Russian Circles)

Nov 06 - Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest 

Nov 07 - Oklahoma City, OK @ ACM@UCO w/ Joe Lally

Nov 10 - Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse *

Nov 11 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *

Nov 12 - Los Angeles, CA @ EL Rey *

* w/ Tera Melos  

^ w/ Master Musicians of Bukkake  

!  w/ Coliseum  

+ w/ Asobi Seksu  

# w/ Liturgy 

= w/ True Widow 

Artist: Boris

Album: New Album 

Label: Sargent House

Release Date: November 25th, 2011

01. Flare

02. Hope

03. Party Boy

04. Luna

05. Spoon (MP3) 

06. Pardon?

07. Jackson Head

08. Les Paul Custom '86

09. Tu, La La

10. Looprider   

Artist: Boris Album: Attention Please Label: Sargent House Release Date: May 24th, 2011 01. Attention Please 02. Hope   (MP3) (VIDEO) 03. Party Boy 04. See You Next Week  05. Tokyo Wonder Land  06. You 07. Aileron 08. Les Paul Custom '86  09. Spoon  10. Hand in Hand

Artist: Boris Album: Heavy Rocks   Label: Sargent House Release Date: May 24th, 2011 01. Riot Sugar (MP3) (VIDEO) 02. Leak -Truth, yesnoyesnoyes- 03. GALAXIANS 04. Jackson Head  05. Missing Pieces 06. Key 07. Window Shopping 08. Tu, la la 09. Aileron 10. Czechoslovakia

On the Web: www.borisheavyrocks.com  www.myspace.com/borisdronevil  www.facebook.com/Borisheavyrocks  www.twitter.com/borisheavyrocks  Hi-res photos, cover art, bio and more: www.sargenthouse.com/boris_newalbum_assets.html sargenthouse.com/boris_heavy_assets.html sargenthouse.com/boris_attention_assets.html For more information, please contact Dave Clifford at dave@usthemgroup.com

Russian Circles premiere first MP3 from forthcoming new album via Rolling Stone

Photo credit: Chris Strong

Chicago trio Russian Circles premiere the first MP3 from their forthcoming new album today via RollingStone.com. The song, "Mladek" is culled from the band's fourth full length, Empros which will be available worldwide via Sargent House on October 25th. Listen/download "Mladek" HERE. 

The hard working band remains on the road this Fall with North American headlining shows in October & November -- including a performance on the Black Stage at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, TX on November 4th. The tour concludes with a hometown Chicago show on December 3rd at Lincoln Hall. More tour dates will be announced soon.

Russian Circles return with not only their fourth and heaviest album to date -- but also with Empros they're poised to take the crown as innovators reinvigorating the staid trappings of genre. Empros picks up where the anthemic riffs and melodies of 2009's Geneva left off and injects evermore slithering rhythms amid skull-crushing heft with all the visceral intensity of Godflesh, Swans and Neurosis. Put simply, Empros is Russian Circles' Master of Reality: a radical revision of both heavy and melody that is monolithic in its clarity and perfection. Or, like a lone surviving wooly beast emerging from a brutal winter's frost, Empros is the sound of a band shaking the ages from its shoulders with all the brutal force of a behemoth awakened. 

Taking to Chicago's Phantom Manor studio once again with producer Brandon Curtis of The Secret Machines & Interpol -- who also helmed the band's previous album Geneva -- Russian Circles set out to experiment with their sound in new ways that would still reflect their live sound. In so doing, the band reached a new creative apex in which each of the musicians, guitarist Mike Sullivan, drummer Dave Turncrantz and bassist Brian Cook impart a streamlined and intensified attack to their songs that pummels even as it shifts throughout a range of moods and tempos.

The album opens with an imposing mechanical drone leading into funereal guitar notes that are abruptly interrupted by a propulsive drum beat as the proceedings of "309" erupt into something akin to a neo-industrial revision of Celtic Frost. The song lunges through nearly 9 minutes of masterful rhythmic shifts and brutal guitar warfare with such assertive grace it sounds as though the band is throwing down a gauntlet defying all challengers. "Mladek" kicks off with the soaring notes of Sullivan's signature hammer-on guitar arpeggios as Cook's volume-swelling bass notes surge like bubbling molten lava. Turncrantz's innovative rephrasing of the drum pattern elevates the song as it slinks from part to part, guided by the syncopated chatter traded between chiming guitar notes and churning bass. Elsewhere, there are beautiful moments of melodic respite, helping to underscore the album's majestic strength. And, there may even be a few surprises awaiting within the album's six tracks. There are riffs, yes -- many of them. But, with Empros the entire band seems to be the embodiment of the riff itself.

Empros is Russian Circles' first full-length to be released worldwide exclusively via Sargent House, the band's longtime management company and record label that had previously released only the vinyl editions of its three prior albums. It will be available everywhere on LP, CD and Download on October 25th, 2011. 

RUSSIAN CIRCLES LIVE: 

11/04  Austin, TX @ Fun Fun Fun Fest - Auditorium Shores 

12/03  Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall

Artist: Russian Circles

Album: Empros

Label: Sargent House

Release date: October 25th, 2011

Track list:

01. 309

02. Mladek (MP3)

03. Schipol

04. Atackla

05. Batu

06. Praise Be Man

On the Web:

www.russiancirclesband.com 

facebook.com/russiancirclesmusic 

twitter.com/russiancircband 

Album stream:  Geneva

Album stream: Station 

Hi-res photos, album art, bio and more:

sargenthouse.com/russiancircles_assets.html

Zechs Marquise new album Getting Paid available today, premiere new MP3 and promo video

Click image above to watch album teaser video

The Mars Volta sibling band Zechs Marquise release their new album, Getting Paid today. The El Paso quintet, currently on a short headlining tour of the Southwest, also premiere a new MP3, "Mega Slap" today via RCRD LBL. Check out the MP3 HERE. Stream full album HERE.

Zechs Marquise play an album release party in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 28th at The Airliner. Tour dates supporting Thursday will be announced soon. Please see complete dates below. 

The band also recently posted a series of video teasers comprised of snippets from several album tracks. Watch the primary clip HERE and the final, semi-NSFW entry HERE

Zechs Marquise, the El Paso, TX quintet are back with their sophomore album Getting Paid, bringing an intensified swagger to the band's multifaceted psych-prog haze for their most aggressive and versatile effort to date. "We liked that hip-hop attitude," explains drummer Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez of the album title. "Getting your piece, taking yours." And, Getting Paid certainly finds the band fully taking charge of their musical destiny. 

In the years since their auspicious 2009 debut Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare, Zechs Marquise toured extensively throughout the U.S., proving to be a formidable live act supporting Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group and RX Bandits as well as leading their own headlining tours. Zechs Marquise have also grown considerably in other ways. Recent addition Rikardo Rodriguez-Lopez on keyboards and trumpet joins his brothers, drummer Marcel and bassist Marfred alongside guitarists Matthew Wilkson and Marcos Smith contributing to the band's expanded sound. Not only have they reached new plateaus of entrancing riffs and rhythms, but Getting Paid also integrates vocals on select songs, including guest performances by vocalist/guitarist Matthew Embree and El Paso singer Sonny Baker.

Getting Paid is available everywhere on LP/CD/Download on September 27th on Rodriguez Lopez Productions via Sargent House.

ZECHS MARQUISE LIVE:

09/27  San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *

09/28  Los Angeles, CA @ The Airliner - Album Release Party

10/07  El Paso, TX @ San Carlos Building (La Parada) 

* w/ ME & LP

Artist: Zechs Marquise

Title: Getting Paid

Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions

Release Date: September 27th, 2011

01. Getting Paid

02. Lock Jaw Night Vision

03. Static Lovers (MP3)

04. The Heat, The Drought, The Thirst, and The Insanity

05. Time Masters

06. Guajira

07. Everlasting Beacon of Light (MP3)

08. Crushin' It!

09. Mega Slap (MP3)

Hi-res cover art, photos and bio:

www.sargenthouse.com/zechs_assets.html

On The Web:

www.zechsmarquise.com 

www.zechsmarquise.bandcamp.com 

www.facebook.com/zechsmarquiseofficial 

www.rodriguezlopezproductions.com

Members of Zechs Marquise are available for interviews. For more information, please contact Dave Clifford at dave@usthemgroup.com

Fang Island remix the Joy Formidable, both bands touring East Coast together now

"Honest and life-affirming and infectious, and it's that rare concentration of directness and simplicity that makes Fang Island so uniquely and wonderfully inclusive." Best New Music -- Pitchfork 

"Fang Island are simply killer fun, a proper gang who sing collectively and pummel their guitars without recourse to errant soloing." Four Stars -- MOJO

Perpetually positive guitar heroes Fang Island have remixed a song by Welsh shoegaze band The Joy Formidable. Pitchfork posts the wacky remix to the song "Cradle (Fang Island Remix)" today HERE. Both bands play a series of East Coast shows together beginning this weekend. Please see complete dates below.  

Fang Island is currently at work on the followup to their 2010 debut album, planned for release in early 2012. Their self-titled debut landed amid a wealth of praise from press, with many writers declaring it one of the Best of 2010, just two months into the new year. Since the album's release, the band has spent most of the past year on the road, including tours with The Flaming Lips, Stone Temple Pilots, Matt & Kim, et al. Check out MP3s for two tracks from the band's first album, "Daisy" (MP3 HERE) and "Life Coach" (MP3 HERE). Or, stream the entire album HERE.

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FANG ISLAND LIVE  

09/10 - Pawtucket, RI @ Machines With Magnets 

09/21 - Washington DC @ Red Palace
09/23 - Durham, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
09/24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
09/25 - Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum #
09/26 - West Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern #
09/28 - Carborro, NC @ Cat's Cradle #
09/29 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall #
09/30 - Rochester, NY @ Club at Water Street Music Hall #
10/05 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands  

# w/ The Joy Formidable    

Artist: Fang Island

Album: Limited Edition 7"

Label: Sargent House

Release Date: November 1st, 2010

01. Sideswiper

02. Dreamboys Club (DJ Phil Screwcuru remix)

03. Patterns On The Wall (feat. Andrew W.K.) (MP3)

04. Sidepiper (DJ Phil Screwcuru remix)

Artist: Fang Island

Album: Fang Island

Label: Sargent House

Release Date: February 23, 2010

01. Dreams of Dreams

02. Careful Crossers (VIDEO)

03. Daisy (MP3) (VIDEO)

04. Life Coach (MP3) (VIDEO)

05. Sideswiper

06. The Illinois

07. Treeton

08. Davey Crockett

09. Welcome Wagon

10. Dorian

Hi-Res photos, cover art and bio:

www.sargenthouse.com/fangisland_assets.html

On the Web: 

www.fangisland.com

www.digital.fangisland.com/

www.facebook.com/fangisland

Members of Fang Island are available for interviews. For more information, please contact Dave Clifford at dave@usthemgroup.com

Zechs Marquise premiere second song from forthcoming album, announce Southwest headlining tour dates

Click image above to watch album teaser video

The Mars Volta sibling band Zechs Marquise premiere another track from their forthcoming new album, Getting Paid today via ALARM Press. The song, "Static Lovers" is available HERE. The quintet also launches a short headlining tour of the Southwest next week, culminating in an album release party in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 28th at The Airliner. Please see complete dates below. 

The band also recently posted a series of video teasers comprised of snippets from several album tracks. Watch the primary clip HERE and the latest entry HERE. 

Another song, "Everlasting Beacon of Light" -- featuring guest vocals by Matthew Embree  -- was released in August and is available for download/streaming HERE.

Zechs Marquise, the El Paso, TX quintet are back with their sophomore album Getting Paid, bringing an intensified swagger to the band's multifaceted psych-prog haze for their most aggressive and versatile effort to date. "We liked that hip-hop attitude," explains drummer Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez of the album title. "Getting your piece, taking yours." And, Getting Paid certainly finds the band fully taking charge of their musical destiny. 

In the years since their auspicious 2009 debut Our Delicate Stranded Nightmare, Zechs Marquise toured extensively throughout the U.S., proving to be a formidable live act supporting Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group and RX Bandits as well as leading their own headlining tours. Zechs Marquise have also grown considerably in other ways. Recent addition Rikardo Rodriguez-Lopez on keyboards and trumpet joins his brothers, drummer Marcel and bassist Marfred alongside guitarists Matthew Wilkson and Marcos Smith contributing to the band's expanded sound. Not only have they reached new plateaus of entrancing riffs and rhythms, but Getting Paid also integrates vocals on select songs, including guest performances by vocalist/guitarist Matthew Embree and El Paso singer Sonny Baker.

The album was entirely produced and engineered by Marcel. "We started off recording percussion to sequencers and loops," he explains. "I chopped those sounds up and arranged them. From there, were wrote the album with each of us coming in and playing on top of it. Kind of like a hip-hop song." Considering the hectic tour schedules of both Zechs Marquise and The Mars Volta (in which Marcel plays keyboards and percussion), the band was forced to work on the album over an extended period of time in between both band's tours. "It gave us a lot of time to get perspective on the songs," Marfred says. "We're really happy with and proud of this record."

Once all parts were composed using the studio as a tool, the band re-recorded the album live. "We wanted something to represent our live energy," says Marfred. 

"The album cover is a play on Blacksploitation soundtrack art and stuff like (Miles Davis') Bitches Brew cover," Marfred explains. "We wanted our own weird take on it." Likewise, Getting Paid is throughout a wickedly wild take on elder forms of free jazz, skronk excursions, proto-funk and psychedelia with assertive tones and rhythms. 

Getting Paid will be available everywhere on LP/CD/digital on September 27th on Rodriguez Lopez Productions via Sargent House. 

ZECHS MARQUISE LIVE:

09/24  El Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace 

09/25  Mesa, AZ @ The Underground *

09/26  Los Angeles, CA @ Cheetahs

09/27  San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *

09/28  Los Angeles, CA @ The Airliner - Album Release Party

10/07  El Paso, TX @ San Carlos Building (La Parada) 

* w/ ME & LP

Artist: Zechs Marquise

Title: Getting Paid

Label: Rodriguez Lopez Productions

Release Date: September 27th, 2011

01. Getting Paid

02. Lock Jaw Night Vision

03. Static Lovers (MP3)

04. The Heat, The Drought, The Thirst, and The Insanity

05. Time Masters

06. Guajira

07. Everlasting Beacon of Light (MP3)

08. Crushin' It!

09. Mega Slap

Hi-res cover art, photos and bio:

www.sargenthouse.com/zechs_assets.html

On The Web:

www.zechsmarquise.com 

www.zechsmarquise.bandcamp.com 

www.facebook.com/zechsmarquiseofficial 

www.rodriguezlopezproductions.com

Members of Zechs Marquise are available for interviews. For more information, please contact Dave Clifford at dave@usthemgroup.com