JARinteractive

Apparently some of the guys from For All The Drifters (well known to all of you GC folks) have started a new project called Paper Route and have an EP out. This is probably old news, but it is new to me!

Tonight I was greeted at my mailbox by the new self-titled MuteMath album. It continues the musical excellence that began with the “Reset” EP. Mixing rock, jazz, electronic, and a touch of experimental music, the album has a unique sound that will receive lots of playing time on my iPod (and stereo). It is only available at their (amazing) live shows and online at the Teleprompt Records store.

Today I ran across this side project of The Echoing Green. Pristina is a group of female vocalists (including Sarah Masen, Crissy Jeter from EG, and others) teamed up with writer/producer Joey B. of the EG. All of the vocalists except Crissy have a folk or rock background, making for an interesing synthpop sound. If you like synthpop check out pristinamusic.com and their first single.

I have gotten a lot of traffic to my blog from people looking for the Mutemath “Reset” video that has mysteriously disappeared. It is still there, but not linked to from mutemath.com ( The “Chaos” video is still there, too)

On Thursday night I went to see Mutemath and Mae in concert at Mississippi Nights. Mutemath was amazing. They played some new songs (from their upcoming full length album) as well as familiar songs from their debut EP. It is hard to convey the energy present in the show. Paul Meany (lead vocals and synths) jumped on top of his Rhodes for a while and then climbed into the rafters and hung there for a while. Darren King (drums) duct taped his headphones on…and much of it came off by the end. Unlike most bands, the front of the stage is shared by the drums and synths, while the guitar and bass are placed off to the side and rear. They have a live video of Reset up on mutemath.com.

Edit: Mutemath has started a video blog which includes highlights of the St. Louis show.

Tonight I managed to win an auction for “Pro Pain” by Mars Ill. Normally getting a CD wouldn’t be very newsworthy, but this one is not (and likely never will be) officially released. In October 2004 it was supposed to release, but was pushed back due to “clearance issues” with a couple of samples on the album. Then it was set for February 2005, but pushed back because Gotee Records could put forth a better marketing effort for a July 19th release. Just before July 19th, EMI (the distributor) delayed the album indefinitely. A small number of copies were sold by outlets that hadn’t received notice in time. Now, the unofficial word is that the album will be released with a modified track listing in January 2006. Check out videos for two songs on the album: More, Sound Off.