Sounds Are Active » The Widow Babies http://soundsareactive.com Making Noise Beautiful Since 1999 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:00:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Rare Grooves- Rare Grooves 7″ (SAA1156) http://soundsareactive.com/rare-grooves-saa1156/ http://soundsareactive.com/rare-grooves-saa1156/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:14:06 +0000 Chris Schlarb http://soundsareactive.com/?p=404 Rare Grooves was formed out of break up of The Widow Babies. Guitarist Danny Miller and drummer Tabor Allen launched themselves into fresh ideas and new singing duties, arriving very quickly at a recording date with their hero and bass master Mike Watt. Produced by long-time collaborator Chris Schlarb, the songs are saturated in bay city sunshine and breezy palm tree shade.]]>

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Washing hither and thither through the rip tide of the Los Angeles music scene, Rare Grooves was formed out of break up of The Widow Babies. Guitarist Danny Miller and drummer Tabor Allen launched themselves into fresh ideas and new singing duties, arriving very quickly at a recording date with their hero and bass master Mike Watt. Produced by long-time collaborator Chris Schlarb, Rare Grooves‘ songs are saturated in bay city sunshine and breezy palm tree shade.

Track Listing
01. Cause For Concern [mp3]
02. No Garden

Tabor Allen- drums
Danny Miller- electric guitar
Andrew Pompey- congas
Chris Schlarb- tambourine, electric guitar solo on “No Garden”
Mike Watt- electric bass

Songs by Tabor Allen and Danny Miller
Produced by Chris Schlarb

Recorded at The Compound in Long Beach, CA. on February 3rd, 2010
Engineered by Jeff Lewis and David Macwean

Artwork and Design by Danny Miller and Tabor Allen

A Co-Release with Papermade Records

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“Song For Charles Rocket” is the high energy, debut recording from Los Angeles-based free jazz ensemble, Destroyer Of Brains. The band features members of I Heart Lung (Asthmatic Kitty Records), The Widow Babies (Ol Factory Records), Breakestra (Stones Throw Records) and Ventriloquists.

Tabor Allen- drums
Danny T. Levin- euphonium, trumpet
Danny Miller- electric guitar
David Moyer- tenor saxophone
Chris Nowak- electric bass
Chris Schlarb- electric guitar

Composed and Produced by Chris Schlarb
Engineered by Jeff Lewis at The Compound in Long Beach, CA.
Artwork and Design by Danny Miller

Track Listing
01. Song For Charles Rocket
02. Love Is The New Black

]]> http://soundsareactive.com/destroyer-of-brains-song-for-charles-rocket-saa1154/feed/ 0 The Widow Babies- The Mike Watt E.P. (SAA1147) http://soundsareactive.com/the-widow-babies-the-mike-watt-ep-saa1147/ http://soundsareactive.com/the-widow-babies-the-mike-watt-ep-saa1147/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:54:53 +0000 Chris Schlarb http://soundsareactive.com/?p=120 The debut release from upstart Los Angeles band The Widow Babies could have been alternately titled, "The Lamb Lies Down In San Pedro". This six song, 13-minute concept album features a brilliantly conceived story that pits Minutemen bassist and erstwhile folkhero Mike Watt against a world domination-minded vampire who looks like Abraham Lincoln.]]> saa1147.jpg
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The debut release from upstart Los Angeles band The Widow Babies could have been alternately titled, “The Lamb Lies Down In San Pedro”. This six song, 13-minute concept album features a brilliantly conceived story that pits Minutemen bassist and erstwhile folkhero Mike Watt against a world domination-minded vampire who looks like Abraham Lincoln.

Produced and recorded by Asthmatic Kitty recording artist Chris Schlarb, the album features tightly focused songs that expand into Brazilian and West African rhythms while the raw energy hints at early influences of The Urinals, Die Monitr Batss and yes, the Minutemen.

Formed in January 2007, The Widow Babies got their start playing DIY venues around Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The four piece bands includes members Danny Miller (guitar), Tabor Allen (drums), Elise McCutchen (vocals), and Neal Marquez (bass). The group met producer Chris Schlarb during the filming of a Sean Carnage production and, becoming fast friends, made plans to record in Long Beach, CA. The group worked quickly and in one eight hour recording session laid down the entirety of The Mike Watt E.P.

Credits
All songs written by The Widow Babies

Produced, recorded and mixed by Chris Schlarb
Design and Artwork by Danny Miller

Track Listing
01. Mike Watt Created The Universe With A Bass Solo [mp3]
02. Vanity Thy Name Is Lincoln
03. Whatchu Thinkin’ Vampire Lincoln???
04. Evil Triumphs Over The Awesome Powers Of Kayak
05. In Which Watt Wins His Hands Back And Basses A River Into Existence
06. Epilogue

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