Phog masheeen Article in the OC Weekly....

I am well aware of the shameless self promotion of placing this here, however I am going to do it anyway. It is a fun read and a great pic. Enjoy it if you have time.

Thanks to Lisa Black for the Great article and to Shane Lopes for the photo!

Here is the link:
http://www.ocweekly.com/music/mark-soden-jr-and-his-phog-masheeen-promote-ocs-noise-scene-7045541

 

"An Amygdala Gala" from Black Masheeen out NOW!

The new track from Black Masheeen is out NOW!
For a mere .99 you can experience the wonder of the human brain as described by Lisa Black's lyrics/vocals/characters and bounce to the "Festival of Fear" provided by phog masheeen's beats/hooks/melodies. Electronic Dance Music with a stage manager. Check it out by clicking the badge. Enjoy!

Praise for ShoutLand! Upcoming Black Masheeen Track!

Here is the latest email we have received regarding the ShoutLand CD.

"I just wanted to tell you how much I am Enjoying (pun) Shoutland.  It’s brilliant!  The more I listen to it, the more I can’t decide which tracks I like best.  The CD  has a nice, disturbing flow when played in numerical track order but also works well shuffled.  The entire premise of a crazed, hoe and screwdriver wielding vigilante taking on noisy, asshole neighbors is delightfully evil and fulfilling.  My favorite tracks (as of my last listening) are: Gone Up North, An Ice Chest of Donor Organs, I Want to Take a Shower (I love Lisa’s aural painting of Agatha), Buzzing Like Cicadas and of course, my all-time favorite, The Party’s Over (Now Get The Fuck Out).  Bad Plumbing is bitchin as well." JB

We are hard at work on an upcoming Black Masheeen Track titled "An Amygdala Gala." 

Coming Soon!

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

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!

Palindrome Time is now on Youtube in all its High Def glory. Enjoy this collaboration between Leeesa Black and phog masheeen. William Almas epic video is a high point! Enjoy!

Black Masheeen single launches!

Video coming soon, stay tuned!

Greetings all,

We have a new single out that is a collaboration with Lisa Black penning the lyric and singing the vocal and I built the tracks to support that. 

The process was interesting, Lisa sang the vocal into the Laptop and emailed it to me. A bit of a turn in the process of home recording. But a good challenge.

You can check it out here. 

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/blackmasheeen

Or click on the badge to the right.

The "early adopter" price it .45 cents. Priced like a singles RPM. Cheap enough that it will not inhibit curiosity.

Check it out!

Mark

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/blackmasheeen

Upcoming Single, Upcoming Gigs

We just uploaded our submission to the WORLD ELECTROACOUSTIC LISTENING ROOM PROJECT. 
This is a collaboration with Leeesa Black who you may recollect voiced the character of "Cold" in the "Eternal Battle of Heat and Cold" CD.

The title of the song we submitted was "Palindrome Time" and the name of the project is Black Masheeen. "Palindrome Time" will be released as an Mp3 on CD Baby on Feb. 1 2013. The extra-special early adopter price will be $.45 per download. Yes that is 45 cents as a nod to 45 RPM singles of the past.

Bill did an amazing video for the song and it will be released as well ... shortly.

Upcoming gigs:


Friday, March 15: Phog Masheeen with bIrDoRgAn at 119 Gallery Lowell, Mass. 8PM

Saturday, March 16: Sonorium featuring Phog Masheeen in Salem, Mass. 8PM

Monday, March 18: Phog Masheeen at Weirdo Records in Cambridge,Mass. 8PM

Thursday, April 4: Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA 8PM

Saturday, April 6: Luna's, Sacramento, CA 8PM

One of the highlights of the Santa Ana noise festival was the opportunity for Emmy Collins and Lisa Black to be in the same room at the same time. Emmy and Lisa lent their voices to the characters of Entropy and Cold on the phog masheeen CD "The Eternal Battle of Heat and Cold." Emmy recorded his parts in Landers California and Lisa recorded her's in Costa Mesa. They had not met till the noise fest.










You can see the trailer for "The Eternal Battle of Heat and Cold" here: http://archive.org/details/TheEternalBattleOfHeatAndColdTrailer