the long rumored matte black editions compilation is out for the new year; and as promised, its a collection of punk rock / new wave / lo-fi / neue deutsche welle / dystopian post apocalyptic wasteland influenced electronic music chosen by the masked figures of matte black for you to download (for free) and discover. as such, the compilation is entitled “la verità ed il senso emergeranno” (italian), which loosely translates to “the truth and the way will come to light”; so grab your shades motherfuckers.

this is merely volume one in a ongoing selection of compilations that we will continually release via matte black for free download. ideally you will like some (if not all) of these groups so much, that you will follow their solo pursuits and tell them that we sent you. you may even see a few of them pop up on later releases.

big thanks to the good guys of bornagen baldwin and dakad for mixing / mastering this thing. volume 2 coming soon!

the server is trippin right now, but there will be a non megaupload/rapidshare/whateverthefuck link up at both http://matteblackeditions.com andhttp://briefcaserockers.com in the coming hours. until then… click the pic.

La verità ed il senso emergera Vol. 1 (2010)

dead times (travis bunn & calvin markus) make dark, surreal, aurally unsettling, lynchian art-punk that paints nightmarish wet-dreams vivid enough to make frank booth blush. they have released a small collection of freely downloadable, disturbingly beautiful works with esoteric names like, “a loose portrait of body”, “nature nosebleed” and “midnight glass” that reflect the immense depth of their art. the black pine circle EP, the groups first effort with briefcase rockers / matte black editions, plays like the soundtrack to a lost david lynch short about teenage angst in a post apocolyptic wasteland where kids snort crushed quaaludes off pretty hate machine vinyl. good enough to use rolled up $100 bills on… get your fix from all digital retailers that matter (itunes, amazon, emusic, rhapsody, etc, etc).

OUT TODAY!!!

Check out the interview and 4 songs we did.  we slipped in a cover of DADDY NEVER UNDERSTOOD by Deluxxe Folk Implosion at the end…..

http://music.mync.com/2009/08/sessions-at-studio-b-with-gross-ghost/

coming soon

while we are prepping the LEADERS. compilation (always all caps) for release in a few weeks, we are going to spring a free compilation from the matte black house on those that follow the mythos. it will feature old and new people doing what they do best (which could be anything, but in this instance it will be music.) on the way to sound infamy. this isn’t the official cover, but since I “own” the label it will be the working one until we get a new one that is better. the italian name is cool and all, but it is a interim thing too…..
stay tuned.

I’m holed up in a clinic doing a guinea pig study for some cash so I can come to California and see the Matte Black/B.E.A.R. dynasty in action.

I’m also going to record a 4 song ep to keep the wheels turning.  Peep the tracklist below!

Gross Ghost is also working on their full length but we’re getting a super fresh discount, so I have to kind of wait for the engineer to let us sneak in and use his awesome gear!  we’ve already tracked most bass and drums, some guitars….

But back to this ep!  I’m gonna record it mostly on my own and some w/ Tre…here’s the tracklist:

1)Lurker 2)Tenements 3)Kiss Off 4) Stay Gold/Lazy Little Walk

Will post pictures of the process!!!!

Also, CREV  kids unite on Aug. 29th when Juan Huevos and Gross Ghost play Local 506 in honor of Huevo’s Treasure Bath!