SOUNGS KOMPF will be available on cassette and as a digital download next month. The compilation features all new and previously unreleased songs from Pterodactyl, GDFX, PC Worship, Bird Names, Mittens on Strings, Daniel Francis Doyle,Elephant Micah, James Elkington, Dirty Beaches, Hubble, Unmanned Ship, Junk Culture, and Matt Fitzpatrick. MP3s and pre-order information coming soon.
The long-in-the works compilation is finally off at the presses!!
It’s called SOUNGS KOMPF, and features all new, previously unreleased, and alternate versions of songs from the extended SOUNGS family and friends. The compilation will be available in the next couple months on cassette and digital download.
Dirty Beaches, Pterodactyl, PC Worship, Bird Names, Daniel Francis Doyle, Elephant Micah, Hubble, GDFX, Junk Culture, Mittens on Strings, James Elkington, Unmanned Ship, and Matt Fitzpatrick all contributed tracks. Full track listing and artwork coming soon!
Here’s some Dirty Beaches to tide you over…
The mighty Pterodactyl will cross the Atlantic for a three-week European tour. Check this out!
13/02/12 Zuerich (CH), BOSCHbar
14/02/12 Carpi (IT), Mattatoio
15/02/12 Faenza (IT), Clandestino
16/02/12 Genova (IT), La Claque
17/02/12 Duedingen (CH), Bad Bonn
18/02/12 Bordeaux (FR), Le St. Ex
19/02/12 Limoges (FR), La Fourmi
20/02/12 Lille (FR), La Malterie
21/02/12 Paris (FR), La Maroquinerie *
22/02/12 Leipzig (DE), Conne Island **
23/02/12 Vienna (AT), Chelsea
24/02/12 Dresden (DE), Ostpol
25/02/12 Berlin (DE), Westgermany
26/02/12 Copenhagen (DK), KB18
27/02/12 Hamburg (DE), Astrastube
28/02/12 Nuernberg (DE), K4
29/02/12 Brussels (BE), Magasin 4
01/03/12 Tilburg (NL), Incubated @ Paradox
02/03/12 Luxembourg (LUX), Exit07 **
03/03/12 Amsterdam (NL), Winston
* w/ War on Drugs
** w/ Future Islands
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… and here’s the amazing seizure-inducing video for “The Break”, off their new album Spills Out.
Pterodactyl’s new album Spills Out is out today on Brah Records! It’s an ambitious follow-up to Arnold’s Park and Worldwild, bringing their songwriting front and center and using their noise and texture to flesh the songs out to epic proportions. The album is streaming in full at Spin Magazine: http://www.spin.com/articles/first-spin-tales-behind-pterodactyls-spills-out
Also, check out this great review on Agit Reader of both Arnold’s Park and Spills Out: http://agitreader.com/reviews/album_reviews-11.15.11.html#pterodactyll-spills_out
And if you haven’t already, check out Pterodactyl’s epic list of tour dates. Chances are, they’ll be playing a town near you! http://panacherock.com/artists.php?id=105
The new Arnold’s Park cassette by Pterodactyl is out now! Arnold’s Park was originally issued last year by Deleted Art as a vinyl-only release. The audio for this version is newly remastered and features a previously-unreleased bonus track. Click here to order a limited-edition cassette (with silk-screened artwork and a download code), or click here to stream and download the album.
Pterodactyl start a six week tour this week in support of their upcoming album Spills Out (out 11/15 on Brah/Jagjaguwar). The band will have copies of Arnold’s Park and Spills Out, along with shirts, DVDs, and the rest of their back-catalog… sickening. Check them out in a town near you:
| 11.02.11 Wed | Portland, Maine. Space Gallery w/ Japanther |
| 11.05.11 Sat | Ithica, New York. The Space at GreenStar |
| 11.06.11 Sun | Binghamton, New York. Pajama Kazama |
| 11.07.11 Mon | Jamestown, New York. Labyrinth Press Company |
| 11.08.11 Tue | Wilkes-Bare, Pennsylvania. Redwood Art Space |
| 11.09.11 Wed | Grantham, Pennsylvania. Messiah College |
| 11.10.11 Thu | Cleveland, Ohio. Now That’s Class |
| 11.13.11 Sun | Bloomington, Indiana. The Bishop |
| 11.16.11 Wed | Norman, Oklahoma. The Opolis |
| 11.17.11 Thu | Denton, Texas. Haileys |
| 11.18.11 Fri | Austin, Texas. Emos Inside |
| 11.23.11 Wed | Santa Cruz, California. 105 Pioneer St. |
| 11.26.11 Sat | San Francisco, California. El Rio |
| 11.29.11 Tue | Portland, Oregon. Mississippi Studios |
| 12.01.11 Thu | Vancouver, British Columbia. Rickshaw Theatre |
| 12.02.11 Fri | Seattle, Washington. Vera Project |
| 12.06.11 Tue | Fargo, North Dakota. The Aquarium |
| 12.08.11 Thu | Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Franks Power Plant |
| 12.09.11 Fri | Chicago, Illinois. Empty Bottle |
| 12.11.11 Sun | Toronto, Ontario. Parts & Labour |
| 12.12.11 Mon | Montreal, Quebec. Reserve Phonique |
| 12.14.11 Wed | Winooski, Vermont. Monkey House |
| 12.15.11 Thu | Easthampton, Massachusetts. Flywheel |
| 12.17.11 Sat | New York City, New York. Knitting Factory |
And here’s “Arnold’s Park” off the new tape for you to marinate on:
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Arnold’s Park – one of two European-only vinyl-only 2010 EPs by Pterodactyl – will be reissued by SOUNGS on November 1st. All of the songs have been freshly remastered, and an outtake from the same time period (“For Nothing”) is included as a bonus track. The album will be available for digital download and as a limited-edition cassette (with silk-screened artwork and a high-quality download code) from this site and on the band’s upcoming North American tour.
Arnold’s Park was originally released by Deleted Art in Sweden. The EP explores the more psychedelic aspects of Pterodactyl’s sound, building expansive songs out of intimate soundscapes, or maybe it’s the other way around. In many ways, Arnold’s Park is the perfect predecesor to the groups upcoming album Spills Out (out 11/15 on Jagjaguwar) – it also features artwork from Otecki as well as the original version of “Allergy Shots” (which appears in a remixed form on the new album).
Check out the titular track from Arnold’s Park:
The mighty Pterodactyl will be re-releasing their European/vinyl-only EP Arnold’s Park on SOUNGS later this year. Arnold’s Park (originally released on Deleted Art in 2010) finds the band in their most experimental mindset, playing around with loops and drones to build fractured songs and landscapes. It’s a huge favorite of ours at SOUNGS, and we’re psyched to see it given an alternate state-side release. The cassette and digital release will feature silk-screened packaging, stay tuned for more details!!
Daniel Francis Doyle and SOUNGS’ own Jonny Two Eyes just recorded a new song for the upcoming compilation on SOUNGS. Scheduled for release this fall, the compilation will also feature new & unreleased material from Pterodactyl, Mittens on Strings, Unmanned Ship, El is the Sound of Joy, and many more. Stay tuned for more details, chiefs.
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