Shows, Shoutland and Buttons!

The Thrilling conclusion to the Bedlam Art Show is this Saturday 9-14-2013. Phog masheeen will be joining Emmy and Bean from Brutal Poodle to scorch the air behind the Radio Free Joshua Tree at 9:30 PM. If you are out that way check it out.

The two weeks later we are performing at the 29 Palms Creative Center for their Birthday party. That would be Saturday 9-28-13 After sunset (7:00 PM ish)

Rolling in after that is the Soundwalk in Long Beach. 10-5-2013.
Dr. Kaplan is bringing her Rubber Band Box Orchestra to the Soundwalk. I will be roaming around and seeking opportunities for sonic experiments.

The Swag has arrived!

As anticipation builds for the arrival of ShoutLand, the swag arrives. New buttons available only at live shows. You will want these!

Also check out the ShoutLand Back Story tab at the top of the blog to get the full narrative on Shoutland!

Also I will be performing with the Big Enjoyers as the bass guitar operator on 10-3-2013 at the Tiki Bar in Costa Mesa. We go on at 9:00 pm.

Here's a thread on the production of ShoutLand from FaceBook. Sorry about the lack of word-wrap.



Mark A. Soden Jr. Thanks Tim! We are ramping up for the new CD ShoutLand.



Tim Mungenast I wanna know all about it!



Mark A. Soden Jr. Ok, Here's the link to the back story http://phogmasheeen.blogspot.com/p/shoutland-back-story.html

phog masheeen: ShoutLand Back Story....phogmasheeen.blogspot.com



Mark A. Soden Jr. The tracks were built from live recordings, rehearsals and studio work. The Sonorium performance is in there. I continued the the use of actors as vocalists. Focusing on character rather than singing. Thomas Dimuzio did a brilliant job of mastering. Bill Almas has produced an outstanding cover for the CD that ties in the "buzzing like cicadas" phrase and Vanessa LeFevre's cicada recordings are in there too! These recordings are how I spent my summer...



Mark A. Soden Jr. Bill did a trailer for an early mix of "I Want To Take a Shower." Lisa Black added a genius vocal to that. She developed a voice for the character Agatha that just says "homeless with a taste for drugs." That video is here http://youtu.be/7QsDQ6t9EcI



Mark A. Soden Jr. The first trailer is here: http://youtu.be/h6LCTKv3LGo Bobby Almon voiced this intro to the world of shoutland in a tone that evokes the voice of a weary crime reporter, laying out the facts.

Trailer #2 for Shoutland now on YouTube!

The second trailer for the upcoming phog masheeen CD ShoutLand is up on YouTube.
The track is titled "I want to take a shower."
Lisa Black handles the Vocal and Matt Chait is featured on guitar.



Here is the link:

 http://youtu.be/7QsDQ6t9EcI

ShoutLand is coming! Trailer #2 in production....

The upcoming phog masheeen CD is well into production.

Here is a peek at the "suitable for black velvet" cover art from William Almas.

William is also producing a second trailer for the CD.

We are looking at an October 1, 2013 release date for this. There will be pre-release sales as well. More on that later.

Bringing the sweet sound of dry ice to the ShoutLand tracks. 

The great work is under way for ShoutLand, The next phog masheeen CD.

Guitar Legend Matt Chait dials it in for a festive morning of recording at the Coastal Lair.

Work is thundering ahead on the follow up CD to The Eternal Battle of Heat and Cold. Titled ShoutLand this is a group of songs with a downtown noir vibe. Based on current events in downtown Long Beach California.

The tracks feature performances by phog masheeen stalwarts Dr. Kaplan and Eric Strauss as well as guest performances by Lisa Black and Matt Chait.

More guests are on the way.

You will know about it here first!

In Case you couldn't make the downtown LA Film Festival...

Here are Bill and I enjoying our glorious moment on the red carpet before the screening of "Gone" at the Los Angeles Downtown Film Festival.

If this didn't fit into your schedule, here is the link to see it on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/hrWoXKl7N5o

Phog Masheeen Track on the Wire Tapper CD included with this months Wire Magazine!

There is Big Excitement here at phog masheeen world headquarters as today is the day that the August issue of The Wire, with Tapper CD attached goes on Sale! Phog masheeen is honored to have track number 18 on this CD! The link to the Wire Tapper page that describes the greatness contained on this CD is here http://thewire.co.uk/archive/issues/25667/the-wire-tapper-32

We are totally thrilled to be a part of this!

Free Screening This Saturday, Downtown LA

William Almas has one of his video works accepted to this collection of experimental short films.
The film has a fresh and frisky phog masheeen sound track.

You can see this and all the films in the series for FREE. Saturday July 13 at 11:00 AM at the Downtown Independent Theater.

Come on down if this fits into your schedule.

"Fast Film: Here and Gone in 60 Seconds"

Experimental One Minute Shorts

presented by

L.A. Center for Digital Art 

&

Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles

11am Saturday, July 13 

Free and open to public

Downtown Independent Theater
251 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012

"Fast Film: Here and Gone in Sixty Seconds" 

Each moment is sandwiched between the past, which is fixed in our memories in important personal and historical narratives now "gone," and the future which we can determine by our actions in the present by constructive social agency in the "here." This screening of 60 second shorts will explore the vast array of what the “here” and “gone” can connote in experimental film as it pushes the envelope of possibilities into the future. 

Here is the Google Maps link to the Downtown Independent Theater:

http://goo.gl/maps/01kgV