tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72100888771302152292024-03-13T00:55:35.254-07:00The Buttercream Gang are Polite MenThe Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-65566854375715692932011-08-24T21:00:00.000-07:002011-08-24T21:07:13.703-07:00Night MusicSo the tour went pretty smoothly. the shows were mixed (although the show we headlined at Cafe Du Nord went really well in all areas) as far as attendance goes, but I guess we set out hopes a little higher then we should have (seeing as our previous 2 shows in Seattle went really really well).
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<br />Now we're back to working on new songs and planning some new shows (but new material is the focus right now). In the meantime, here is a new mix of tunes I compiled. In my own view, these were all songs that in my mind I filed under good summer night music. Let me know what you listeners think of it.
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<br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/937386860a378328/">BCG MIX 18
<br />http://www.zshare.net/audio/937386860a378328/</a>
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<br />tracklist:
<br />1. Terra- Julian Lynch
<br />2. Goodnight Tonight - Paul McCartney
<br />3. Isfahan - Duke Ellington
<br />4. On Point remix - Trademark Da Skydiver & Young Roddy
<br />5. My My, Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) - Neil Young
<br />6. Chip A Tooth (Spoil A Smile) - Spectrals
<br />7. Rigor Mortis - The Meters
<br />8. Batidinha - Antônio Carlos Jobim
<br />9. Time Stands Still (feat. Dwele) - DJ Quik
<br />10. Just Like A Baby - Sly & The Family Stone
<br />11. Too High To Move - Quiet Village
<br />12. Sail On Sailor - Kristin Oppenheim
<br />The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-14513930164931173032011-07-16T18:20:00.000-07:002011-07-16T18:26:36.302-07:00BCG MIX 17: Hot FunWe've been working on new tunes for the live show and are preparing to go up the coast in a little less than 2 weeks to play some shows. Should be pretty good times. In the meantime, I compiled a mix of summery proportions that I invision as summer driving music mostly, but basically just good warm weather music. Hope you enjoy.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/926913406a227caf/">BCG MIX 17</a></span><br /><br />tracklisting:<br /><br />1 Quimbara - Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco<br />2 I Wish (James & Evander Remix) - Skee-Lo<br />3 Amor Fati - Washed Out<br />4 We Can Get Down - A Tribe Called Quest<br />5 Back to Life - Soul II Soul<br />6 Jesus Fever - Kurt Vile<br />7 Respect Yourself - The Staple Singers<br />8 Nobody (feat. Suga Free) - DJ Quik<br />9 I Can't Wait - Twin Shadow<br />10 Real Life - Tanlines<br />11 Arleen - General Echo<br />12 Difficult Fun - The Slits<br />13 Sunshine (Feat. M.I.A.) - Rye Rye<br />14 WOMYN aka HITCH - Heems<br />15 I Want You Back - Esso Trinidad Steel BandThe Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-45107516412416515202011-06-20T19:16:00.000-07:002011-06-20T19:24:38.953-07:00And the Mixes Keep ComingHere is is yall. BCG Mix 16, so fresh and so clean, and cooler than a polar bears toenails. tracklisting and link to download below:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/91688862cfd8582e/">BCG MIX 16</a><br /><br />1 Far Nearer - Jamie xx<br />2 Get Up Stand Up - The Chequers<br />3 Whisper - Chaz Jankel Feat. Laura Weymouth<br />4 Ijere - Dr. Adolf Ahanotu<br />5 Undercover Of The Night - The Rolling Stones<br />6 Killin The Vibe - Ducktails<br />7 Place Aux Dames - Celestial Shore<br />8 Fire Bam (Diplo Mix) - M.I.A. & Diplo<br />9 Swerve... The reeping of all that is worthwhile (Noir not withstanding) - Shabazz Palaces<br />10 It Takes A Muscle - M.I.A.The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-11677286065195435122011-03-27T22:33:00.000-07:002011-03-27T22:47:47.255-07:00Shoot!This weekend was fairly productive. we had a somewhat lackluster practice as far as our skill levels go. we just weren't on the top of our game for whatever reason, but it ended fairly well. After that though we shot a music video.<br /><br />Our friend Jazmin has been in town, having just moved back from Berlin, and probably back there after a short stay in New York. She's just home visiting family and friends for a couple weeks. She really quickly (almost as if possessed) came up with an idea for a music video that she wanted to shoot for us. Within about 72 hours of her initial idea (maybe even 48) we took to the streets and drove around from about 5pm onward shooting in Napa and Yountville until there wasn't anymore light. It was raining, it was muddy, it was cold, but is was also pretty damn fun. I won't ruin the surprise of what this video will look like (I'm not even completely sure myself), but I will give a few quick hints: mariachis, mustard fields, dancing.<br /><br />This song below suites the mood that this weather induces, and was one that we listened to when driving to locations<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PGCVhhUxnp8?hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-19190078846231655992011-03-21T19:41:00.000-07:002011-03-21T19:44:17.720-07:00Album Cover, SONS!!! It's called Polite Men, SUCKAS!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NrMFOpMG2YHxso61c7B27TS4XUx6MgCsgiFV5nzkRfy3WGtUkrFormEoDVYDXzeD9WUZyjwMdlIkWgEPVcTdDv2qOaIdFnI2gSOxu_VLTPO9b3wMWB5c90ne3Prj3e36O5tTWg8MKZvH/s1600/PM_front_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NrMFOpMG2YHxso61c7B27TS4XUx6MgCsgiFV5nzkRfy3WGtUkrFormEoDVYDXzeD9WUZyjwMdlIkWgEPVcTdDv2qOaIdFnI2gSOxu_VLTPO9b3wMWB5c90ne3Prj3e36O5tTWg8MKZvH/s400/PM_front_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586729560363434146" /></a><br />Dropping April 13th. Check yourself before you wreck yourself. After you do that though, check our this album when it drops.The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-52015461770614548932011-03-05T00:18:00.000-08:002011-03-05T00:38:14.979-08:00Album Has ShippedYes, that is right, the album has shipped. What does that mean to you, or us? That means we will soon have our grubby hands on the distilled product of the last 2 (or so) years of work writing, practicing, recording, mixing, mastering, and designing a whole product both musical (capital "M") and art. Hope some of you can get a little excited about that haha. I myself am quite excited to get this music out there and start to get some honest to goodness feedback. Art is obviously supposed to be for the person who makes it, on a certain level; but what would be the point in putting it out there if we didn't want to see what others thought of it, or to make people happy in some sort of way. Pretty simple stuff really.<br /><br />Another little non-us treat. I've really been digging this song over the last couple weeks. it took me a few listens to get used to the voice. you don't hear a lot of voices like this in good off kilter indie rock these days; clean, soulful, aggressive, and versatile. I was surprised when talking at a bar tonight with a friend that the singer is a woman. Now it makes sense and I can hear it, but damn if I wasn't fooled. I actually played this in my house while my parents were home, and (cool kids beware) my mom and I started doing a little solo dancing to it. Those in the world of indie-rock marketing take heed, apparently old people dig this. So, without further adieu....<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sPNc2cbTm10" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-26537164918038188942011-03-01T00:09:00.000-08:002011-03-01T00:15:46.080-08:00April 13th Album Release (Show)I don't really have much to say, but I have made statements claiming I would make an attempt to post more often on the blog. Nothing too exciting. The album is being manufactured and we've been working on a lot of new material along with preparing material for our album release show at Red Devil Lounge on April 3rd in San Francisco (also have upcoming shows in Napa and Cotati). It was an ordeal to say the least to get a solidified lineup for the show, but I'm happy now that it's over in done with because we have two great acts on the bill, John Thill and Alright. they make me happy and that is all there is to that. All that being said though, I just wanted to do a show off this video. I've been jamming out to this song for the last year or two (whenever it came out) and while the album is just okay, this song is really great in my opinion. Grade A crooning going on. Enjoy (you might want to have a fruity cocktail in hand while listening to this ditty).<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9FT1v65c1lI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-34145970220019807132011-02-24T23:25:00.000-08:002011-02-24T23:28:42.452-08:00Album Release ShowWe're going to be playing a, hopefully, transcendent show to celebrate the release of our album "Polite Men" at Red Devil Lounge in SF on April 13th w/ John Thill and Alright check out details on the event here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157591287627365&ref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=157591287627365&ref=ts</a><br /><br />We'll also be playing North Light in Cotati on April 28th<br /><br />&<br /><br />Bloom in Napa with John Thill and Comfort SlacksThe Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-6157556665182239622011-02-17T18:19:00.000-08:002011-02-17T18:33:42.024-08:00THE ALBUM IS BEING MADEI am HORRIBLE at maintaining this blog, but I will try to do better. That being said, it's not as if we have been dormant since the last post. I'm happy to announce that our album is DEFINITELY going to be out in April. It is being manufactured right now. that mean that the art is done, the music is done, the album has been mastered. machines are making what you will (can) hold in your hands, open up, take the cd out, and insert into your player. or if you roll digitally that will be there for you also.<br /><br />We've been working on a lot of new songs, so without making any promises, I think it will be a lot less than 2 years before you'll be hearing new music from us (after we release our new album Polite Men). We're going to try and make the music we release be a lot less infrequent. We will be doing a lot on all our own if all goes as planned. recorded in our practice space and getting it to you got off the press.<br /><br />In the meantime here is a link to download the stand alone single we released a few months back, "Sun's Not in the Sky". <br /><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/81675056966f1beb/">http://www.zshare.net/download/81675056966f1beb/</a><br /><br />Thanks, for those of you who have supported us thus far. Now we'll just be waiting to get our hands on these. having finished this album about 6 months ago, I still listen to it and am happy, which is a good sign.The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-24342606893269320742010-12-30T18:04:00.000-08:002010-12-30T18:27:12.806-08:00Merry XXX-Mas, and a Happy Lewd YearSo, I'm a little late on this one (we were a little late on getting it posted up on the Glial Cell website), but we have the Glial Cell X-Mas 2K10 album up for free download. So far the response has been really good and people have been compelled to give it repeated listens:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.glialcell.com/">GLIALCELL.COM</a><br /><br />In more BCG oriented news, we just got physical copies of our single, Sun's Not In The Sky/Only As Good (limited to 100), and will be giving those out for free at our shows until they run out.<br /><br />The art for our upcoming LP, Polite Men, is reaching the final stages, which means that soon enough we will be sending the album off to be physically manufactured, as well as available digitally. Oh the joys of waiting for an album to come out months after the music has been recorded. It's an exercise of patients for all parties involved.<br /><br />We're playing tomorrow (New Year's Eve) at Hotel Utah in SF, which should be pretty fun, and a great way to ring in the new year. We've never played there as a band (although Rob played there with another project he was involved in with our good friend Lucas Farmer), but I, having never been there, have heard only good things. Come out if you're around and be rewarded with our new single, haha.<br /><br />Earlier this week we played a really fun (I thought) and unique show in Napa at Slack Ranch. We played there in June and it was really really fun. It was good energy all around. This time the energy was still really great, but it was a really muddy affair. We had to trudge through mud, sometimes deep enough to envelope our feet, in order to bring our equipment in the house. This was not enjoyable in the slightest, although it was slightly comical. It's always a task to store equipment as well seeing as the house is fairly small. What was really cool though, other than having a lot of great people show up to see us (, Ars Nova and Finish Ticket) play, was that Paul Slack set up a huge tarp/tent outside to protect people from the rain. There was no way everyone could fit in the house, so a good amount of people were outside under the tarp, and on the edge of the tarp was a bonfire which was really nice considering we were all pretty wet and muddy. In the end everything turned out pretty well sound-wise, and people were feeling things once we got into the swing of our set.<br /><br />Stay tuned for further album related details, and thanks to those that maintain and interest in our band and the (often neglected) blog.The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-82645458449626491822010-10-21T12:20:00.000-07:002010-10-21T12:23:07.463-07:00Zombietowncheck out this jammer to listen to and download in the spirit of the Halloween festivus<br /><a href="http://www.glialcell.com/">ZOMBIETOWN</a>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-61027710907214893682010-10-18T00:05:00.000-07:002010-10-18T00:23:17.860-07:00NEW SINGLE: Sun's Not in the Sky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPvRLsmJjwTrFQO6DUsBpwNSvdUDuAGKu32t97IWtg9b3IiYx4NsHMCHqU4kcwDDF20vLrAqaUxAyFSCxOmKVQecnESrZABdq1PBm2PlliBqb56mmmxlTltCWkuLijWxsEoEHfaFgwVVb/s1600/Sun's+Not+in+the+Sky+(Front+Cover).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPvRLsmJjwTrFQO6DUsBpwNSvdUDuAGKu32t97IWtg9b3IiYx4NsHMCHqU4kcwDDF20vLrAqaUxAyFSCxOmKVQecnESrZABdq1PBm2PlliBqb56mmmxlTltCWkuLijWxsEoEHfaFgwVVb/s400/Sun's+Not+in+the+Sky+(Front+Cover).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529282628524221522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_7mfSGgcuveeQ8oiFa_Wo8jiMqpZE31N0jjWmAWjET5sxiqwhbyCVItXjYeluIskf37GZHLb8exkLLSnY9t65cOBVqXuHknjendRqKbcQbANPirPvQhJ3Cpbo7cPzXRMHnYBHBMfMSNl/s1600/Sun's+Not+in+the+Sky+(Back+Cover).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG_7mfSGgcuveeQ8oiFa_Wo8jiMqpZE31N0jjWmAWjET5sxiqwhbyCVItXjYeluIskf37GZHLb8exkLLSnY9t65cOBVqXuHknjendRqKbcQbANPirPvQhJ3Cpbo7cPzXRMHnYBHBMfMSNl/s400/Sun's+Not+in+the+Sky+(Back+Cover).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529282626139839058" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/81675056966f1beb/">SUN'S NOT IN THE SKY [CLICK ON LINK FOR MUSIC]</a><br /><br />There is the link to our new single, Sun's Not in the Sky. This is very exciting for us, seeing as this is the first new music that we've released in about two years. These songs will not be on our upcoming album Polite Men, but serve as an delicious appetizer for the main course. PLEASE check these songs out and give them a listen. These songs, along with the full length, have been 9 months in the making with time, money, love, and a desire to create something beautiful in it's own way. Give us feedback, let us no what you think, etc. Better to have a conversation than live in our own musical bubble (although it's a pretty nice little bubble at times). Enjoy these two tracks. Oh, and these are FREE, so don't be shy.The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-19921361320945091452010-10-13T21:28:00.000-07:002010-10-13T22:01:07.563-07:00Mastering Finished, Slaving BeginningSo we've just mastered our third album (and single) this weekend. "what is the name you ask?" My reply: Polite Men. There you have it. See if you can figure that one out. Things are looking both very exciting and quite frightening. Well, maybe frightening is the wrong word, but promoting yourself (band) is not any of our idea of a good time. But it must be done to get the sound out to all those people out there in TV Land. We'll probably do a little TV, maybe some radio, maybe make some of our own righteous movies, who knows, maybe even play drums in an alley. Whatever it takes really.<br /><br />At this point I will not make any claims as to when the album is going to come out, but obviously however soon any of you reading this want the album to come out, we want it to come out ten times sooner. One thing I CAN promise, is that there will be 2 song single (is that an oxymoron?) that we will be releasing online this week for free. album art is being worked on at the moment and other than that things are pretty good to go, which is very excellent.<br /><br />Thirdly. We built our own practice space and studio which has (in it's infancy) been proving to be a really great thing for us both creatively and conveniently (except for Bob who commutes to Napa now to practice). This thing is both quite soundproofed to the outside world and quite filled with all our plethora of musical <em>stuff</em>. If you've ever seen Return of the Jedi (and if you haven't you might as well just leave now), this practice space is kind of like the 2nd Star Destroyer: Not <em>quite</em> finished, but finished enough to severely blow some shit up.<br /><br />Lastly. In a strange turn of events that I can only describe as glorious, we have been asked to play The Uptown, which is Napa's largest, newest (remodelled after a 15 year closure), and most majestic venue around. We've been told that this could be historic for the future of non-adult contemporary music in Napa. You probably think I'm kidding. Sadly, I'm not, haha. But there aren't shows of this magnitude for young people in Napa, so this could potentially set the stage for future events of a similar nature. In the past we've had Cyndi Lauper, Merle Hagard, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. No hard feelings towards those bands, but certainly they appeal more to an older adult crowd. Our chance to shine is Sat., Nov. 6th. It's going to be epic. stay tuned on this.<br /><br />So, as you can see, things are looking nice for us at the moment, and all we can do is stay diligent while keeping up on our own personal jobs and schooling. Hope you all end up enjoying what we've been putting a lot of work into.<br /><br />Love,<br />Pete<br /><br />PS: Rob and I were at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass a couple weekends ago in teh city and this dude played this song. it was cool. So was Sharon Jones and the Dap Kinds<br /><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/chaP4MCXp4w?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/chaP4MCXp4w?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-30948851507500045032010-08-17T01:51:00.000-07:002010-08-17T02:01:57.359-07:0024 Hour Drive, 12 Hour StaySo we played Seattle and that was pretty great. Not too much to report there. good crowd, good music, friendly bands. If we're lucky we'll be playing there in the winter. If not, once again this following summer. We finally got some new live footage up on this here internet machine. Very fitting that it's from the last time we played Rickshaw Stop earlier this summer, since we're playing there this following Sunday, 22nd with our friends from Seattle, The Horde and the Harem. Here's a song that will be on the upcoming album<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/l4bGFUdRsqc?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/l4bGFUdRsqc?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-86910348523905181802010-07-25T22:52:00.000-07:002010-07-25T23:12:23.509-07:00An Elpee's Worth Of Loons<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">So the album has been mixed and we even did the treacherous deed of correcting the pitch of certain vocal passages. That's right folks! WE'RE FRAUDS!!! Seriously, it sounding a lot nicer now, if you knew what the originals sounded like versus the spruced up ones you would thank us. So now up ahead lies the quick task of mastering the album, which will be the last in the audio related chain of things (aside from hopefully some remixes taking place along the way). I heard this Todd Rundgren song for the first time the other day and it did a good job of summing up my feelings about making music and the ridiculous, but worthy nothing of making money off of the art form of music. Pretty far fetched notion these days to be sure, at least when it comes to putting your own music out into the world. Hopefully things go well though. I'm hopeful. Hitting up sf, chico, and seattle at the end of this coming week. Hijinxs will ensue.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CB0LhFiVfHc&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CB0LhFiVfHc&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div></span>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-50982558246851919762010-06-20T23:25:00.000-07:002010-06-20T23:52:41.305-07:00Tomorrow we go in for our first day of mixing on the album (cue "The Final Countdown"). I think we're all pretty excited about this. The three of us have listened to the album (as it currently exists) a couple times together and conversed about what we thought should happen with these mixes making sure we're more or less all on the same page, which, let me tell you, is very important for a stress free and productive mixing session. As it stands now I think we're all pretty happy with things, but maybe I'm just transferring my satisfaction with how things are going onto the other two. haha.<div><br /></div><div>Since I last wrote our friends Ben and Lindsay have been married (we were all there for the whole ordeal) which is pretty awesome. We played a show at Rickshaw Stop with some very dramatic bands (offstage) of the hip hop ilk. A ton of people came though and people got into the music, so it was a good time. I happened to spy Jerry Harrison (keyboardist and guitarist or both The Modern Lovers and Talking Heads) enter the club which prompted me to jump over the merch table and say hi and how I was a huge fan. It was a pretty boring meeting and extremely quick, but the impact of the music that Talking Heads have made on me is insane. Turns out he had produced a few songs for one of the other bands that played that night. If you haven't seen the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense, directed by Jonathan Demme, I recommend you do it very soon. It literally changed my life.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's basically it for interesting band news. Here is a song that we put down as reference for certain elements of the mix for our album. Pretty great vibe, hope we can channel some of that. Hope you enjoy</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ODmGLAxdOA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7ODmGLAxdOA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></span></div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-86754101162266563312010-05-31T23:40:00.000-07:002010-06-01T00:14:08.666-07:00Blister in the Sun<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rob and I (Pete) just returned back from our good friend Ben Deters' bachelor party, which was pretty awesome. Lot's of reveling in our manhood and that kind of thing, haha. Rob, myself, and our good friend Chris (who was in a band with the 3 of us before we became The Buttercream Gang) played a little mostly acoustic mini-show for everyone, which was pretty fun. we got to bust out a few jams we used to play back in the day as well as some new sing-a-longs. All in all it was a really nice time.</span><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Our band has a number of shows lined up this summer. They mostly came together this last week, which is nice because we can now have a slight feeling of productivity (aside from the productivity associated with the album, which should be done by the end of the month) and forward movement.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Not too much new to report other than that you should go check out the shows on our </span><a href="http://www.myspace.com/buttercreamgang"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">myspace page</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, download the <a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/76749759dc0db2a8/">free mix</a> that I have posted below, and watch the video for this song by The Specials that I stumbled across yesterday. It's pretty haunting for a reggae/ska song, much better than most modern ska that I hear.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tZiZ-11Y0qQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tZiZ-11Y0qQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/76749759dc0db2a8/">BCG MIX 14 (click on link to download)</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. Kunta Kinte Version One - The Revolutionaries</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2. Sunny Ti De Ariya - King Sunny Ade & His African Beats</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3. Grenada: Shango - Norris Welsh</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4. The Book of Love - The Magnetic Fields</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5. Freaky In the Club - R. Kelly</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">6. Lovesick - Lindstrøm & Christabelle</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">7. Radiance - Oppenheimer Analysis</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">8. I Feel Good Put Our Pants On - JT</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">9. Let It Bleed - The Rolling Stones</span></div><div><br /></div></div></span></span></span></div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-36730568849225359652010-05-17T13:13:00.000-07:002010-05-17T13:32:48.890-07:00Horse ManGood news for us in the band and those of you who care: WE"VE FINISHED RECORDING THE ALBUM!!! Don't get too excited though, we still need to mix the album, which we'll be doing during 7 days at the end of June. Then it will truly be finished in the musical sense. Album art, distribution, and all that will hopefully quickly follow. The last thing that we recorded was rob playing bongo and floor tom, while I played the concrete floor simultaneously, hahaha. An interesting way to end it all (Oh and Rob racking his brain figuring out what to title a video he shot and edited about a horse trainer for his job). Pretty exciting (if not pocket book draining) times to come when we really craft these sounds in to something compelling and just simply enjoyable in the broad sense of things. To commemorate this affair I bellow have the first thing I listened to as I drove away from the studio. hahaha. Thank you Tom Tom Club for making a beat that was soo astoundingly great that Mariah Carey (or Tommy Mottola) found it worth jacking and laying those sweet shrieks over.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; white-space: pre;"><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qq09UkPRdFY&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qq09UkPRdFY&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /></span></span><div><br /></div></div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-90441011014887823642010-04-28T18:25:00.000-07:002010-05-10T00:29:42.828-07:00Killer Horns, Man!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5g1Es_R2DqbCvaZXLJJcU0IZ_HNrNtgmMB6FfNSqHIwki_XEkoVZ0-kJzdNCKGbxmLEJqIsOMltnjpaqI7S0QjQNhQTY9Sed9lMbiNbZxDBeKPXLKhyphenhyphenyTWLoAO1w_Z6YxHY-NVhX2_ci/s1600/IMG_6881.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK5g1Es_R2DqbCvaZXLJJcU0IZ_HNrNtgmMB6FfNSqHIwki_XEkoVZ0-kJzdNCKGbxmLEJqIsOMltnjpaqI7S0QjQNhQTY9Sed9lMbiNbZxDBeKPXLKhyphenhyphenyTWLoAO1w_Z6YxHY-NVhX2_ci/s400/IMG_6881.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469535394443854402" /></a>Just reading up on the great Herbie Hancock in the studio, studying the contours of his amazing fro. No big deal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL-lBFrjalSD-VBDia5ULnJdaLCE-Co8YGQbsjt8bnW2I13HLSHqv7Kszb9gKBdZDJIlc8g2EG7ad2q9UCoEiK9eX0S1sYne2Ry8DnG5HHEI-_KuGypZMqgYK8w-skeBI4JbWTVRrQiRl/s1600/IMG_6935.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEL-lBFrjalSD-VBDia5ULnJdaLCE-Co8YGQbsjt8bnW2I13HLSHqv7Kszb9gKBdZDJIlc8g2EG7ad2q9UCoEiK9eX0S1sYne2Ry8DnG5HHEI-_KuGypZMqgYK8w-skeBI4JbWTVRrQiRl/s400/IMG_6935.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469535385936162402" /></a>A view of the gents from my perch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGw3qr5QO2RTUgkdkx4Ity9jWBYrTRnbvQrsCJ_uUw-QLIbREwWSOVfVjqBfvJi9BYR31Xn7m0BEtjbIv7-PS9WjKWjIUvl4w-uR76Drs7nHRUb613LoQ6hq3SgRrswLjnrQ_lJN_hnW-/s1600/IMG_0486_x.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGw3qr5QO2RTUgkdkx4Ity9jWBYrTRnbvQrsCJ_uUw-QLIbREwWSOVfVjqBfvJi9BYR31Xn7m0BEtjbIv7-PS9WjKWjIUvl4w-uR76Drs7nHRUb613LoQ6hq3SgRrswLjnrQ_lJN_hnW-/s400/IMG_0486_x.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469535376571881666" /></a>A little band photo action in front of the house of Slack's Ranch<br /><div><br /><div>So what have we been up to since last post? Well there have been a few journey's into the studio, the album is so close to being recorded in it's entirety that it hurts a little; but as they say, you can't start once you've started, it stings, so with that in mind we will finish this thing up pretty soon. That's not the end though, as many of you know, there is still mixing to be done, which will take at least a week to get done. The dates I predict are always wrong, but with that disclaimer, I'm going to say mid to late June for this puppy being in the bag, musically speaking. Art and distribution is quite another thing. That will most likely take another 7 years.</div><div><br /></div><div>So while recording is almost wrapped up (studio activities pictured) there are other activities in our life. Some upcoming show, one being a fairly large one at Rickshaw Stop which should be a lot of fun. Hopefully I won't be incredibly sick this time around. One of the coolest venues we've played, so keep an eye out for posted details.</div><div><br /></div><div>This last Friday we played at Slack's Ranch, which was great on so many levels. 1) Paul Slack is a badass for letting so many bands use his property for shows featuring such a diversity of musical styles. Cutting's Wharf may be one of the very few places you could get away with activities of such volume without a bunch of complaints (and subsequent shutting down from the police). The looks of the place are deceiving, and that is a glorious thing. 2) The turn out exceeded my expectations, having seen a good amount of sparsely attended local music events. Maybe I just haven't gone to the right shows. Thank you Napans/strangers/friends for coming and moving and sweating and singing and just being loose. 3) spontaneity is a glorious thing that can only be compared in this case to a tiny, unexpected miracle. The addition of horns at the last minute to a few of our songs was amazing and gave me the feeling of being part of something much bigger than 3 guys playing music together (both literally and "spiritually"). 4) it gave us reason to play Napa more often in the future.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for more album III (aka Tropical Goofballs) news, and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE check out the mix I've compiled below and let me know what you think so that I can find reason to keep compulsively making these mixes and posting them. Adios till next time</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/75905367b4ca8611/">BCG MIX #13</a><div><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/75905367b4ca8611/">http://www.zshare.net/audio/75905367b4ca8611/</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>1. Clapping Music (1972) - Steve Reich & Russ Hartenberger</div><div>2. New York Is Killing Me (featuring Nas) - Gil Scott-Heron</div><div>3. Bra - Cymande</div><div>4. Walking On Sunshine - Eddy Grant</div><div>5. Darkroom - Paul McCartney</div><div>6. Don't Bring Me Down - Eric Burdon & The Animals</div><div>7. You Are Here - John Lennon</div><div>8. Carmensita - Devendra Banhart</div><div>9. Death Cream - Sonny & the Sunsets</div><div>10. No Place Like the West Indies - Lord Invader<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></div></div></div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-53892851656217528892010-04-11T23:37:00.000-07:002010-04-12T01:10:04.953-07:00Guerilla Recording & BCG Mix #12<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The long delayed BCG Mix #12, here it is for your listening pleasures:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/74868928b89d8eab/">BCG MIX #12</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:'Lucida Grande';font-size:11px;"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/74868928b89d8eab/">http://www.zshare.net/audio/74868928b89d8eab/</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. Love Like A Sunset (Animal Collective Remix) - Phoenix</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2. Overpowered By Funk - The Clash</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3. Immune to Emotion - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4. Up In This Club - Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5. Breaker - Low</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">6. Medley: Nega Maluca / Billie Jean / Elearnor Rigby - Caetano Veloso</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">7. My Chrome f. Big Boi - Killer Mike</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">8. Good Feeling - Violent Femmes</span></div><div><br /></div><div>We recorded today at our good friend Lucas Farmers house. Lucas, Rob and I (Pete) used to be in a band in high school and early on in college. Our name was Pirate Underground. Needles to say, our musical journeys', so to speak, go back quite a ways. Lucas has some nice equipment that we don't, so he was kind enough to let us bang out some repetitive percussion parts (made even more so when outside listeners are only hearing what we're playing and not the tracks that we're recording to) that even began to drive some of us band members crazy by the end. Lucas's roomate also made some homemade veggie pizza that was pretty bomb, so props to her for, instead of asking for compensation for the hell we put her through, decided to make food and share it with us. </div><div><br /></div><div>We started things off by recording some scratch vocals (vocals that will given greater focus and attention later when re-recorded, but are laid down for reference) and then went on to percussion for the rest of the day. We put parts down on a bunch of tracks. Everything from tambourine to wine bottles was utilized. It's amazing how much life a lot of these songs received after we were finished today. It's at this point when you get really excited about the songs and they start to resemble what you have going on in your head. The days and weeks before this state can be a bit lame. Each time you listen to an unfinished track it's almost as if it's taunting you to write or record the missing parts.</div><div><br /></div><div>Things went well though and in a couple weeks we'll be back with Jonah in Oakland to do a 4 day marathon stint in at Shipwreck Studios.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, if you're not doing anything this sunday the 18th, we're playing at Tradewinds Bar in Cotati at 9pm. It's FREE I believe and it should be a pretty great time.</div><div><br /></div><div>More pictures from the studio coming soon.</div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-62745070677540144792010-02-28T21:06:00.000-08:002010-02-28T21:31:58.814-08:00Exploring The Tropics @ Shipwreck Studios<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yesterday we finished up another two day stint at the wonderfully spacious shipwreck studios, with it's cornicopia of wonderful vintage keyboards.......and we didn't use a single one of them. The first day was just our engineer Jonah and I working on recording the lead vocals for a number of songs. Recording vocals can be one of the most frustrating processes because it seems like it could always be better, but we got it done and I'm pretty content with what I did. We also picked from a number of drums, a kit to use for the following day that fit the sound we were going for. Rob joined me on Saturday (that next day i just mentioned) and after a long long time getting everything set up and ready to go, we spent a couple hours recording the rest of the drums that will be on our album. Two songs with Rob behind the kit and two for myself. It was very clear who was the qualified drummer out of the two of us, but we both got the job done, even if I did it in a much messier fashion. With so much down time in the studio I stumbled upon this great video of the Brazilian goliath, Caetano Veloso doing a live cover of Billie Jean and Eleanor Rigby which was pretty awesome (check it out bellow). I've just started reading a book written by him about the Tropicalia art and music movement in Brazil in the late 60s called Tropical Truth: A Story of Music & Revolution in Brazil. It's pretty interesting to read a perspective on modern pop and rock music (among other things) that isn't based out of the US or the UK. His self titled album from 1968 is worth checking out for anyone who is interested. Now we'll be working for a while on recording extra parts outside of the studio until our return in late March. Stay tuned for the progress report. Thanks to everyone that has been supportive of what we've been doing lately.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xPOqE7k56nc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xPOqE7k56nc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-34118669069262676282010-02-16T23:12:00.000-08:002010-02-16T23:15:11.866-08:00Charity Event Worth Going ToDid I mention that we're playing?<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "><h3 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: bold; font-style: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-family: arial; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(153, 0, 0); line-height: 28px; "><a href="http://www.napavalleyregister.com/news/local/article_e3f7fb9e-1ab6-11df-8315-001cc4c03286.html" title="Napa High seniors throw a benefit at Lincoln Theater" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-size: 24px; font-family: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: underline; ">Napa High seniors throw a benefit at Lincoln Theater</a></h3></span></div><div>Come check it out this saturday if you can.</div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-46013774768600996992010-02-08T23:01:00.000-08:002010-02-08T23:08:09.848-08:00Rick Wakeman's in TrainingWe recorded a bunch of keyboards this last weekend. 3 different models I think, although there were so many more to choose from. The songs are sounding more and more full each time we go in (naturally), and it's a pretty nice feeling. Wish I could take a break from school to concentrate on the recording process though. Here is a little wankery to give you an idea of the how we roll in the studio.<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; white-space: pre; "><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jDsvZGM1vD8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jDsvZGM1vD8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></span></div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-11655560743121512812010-01-29T22:16:00.000-08:002010-01-29T22:28:09.494-08:00Studio Sample Plater. TGIF<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sShlF4imiVZp4puZToZdGxvJg8Hk_5JurfatnUYKR6g8b3Amqe2T3nKszMSmWj9YvXgH98uDVvzc4BdjWBw532Sfm6BZyqNB6sAJazWVFgequzZt1LqV97iRnkqvGgtKdo92_dc8_5hd/s1600-h/IMG_6864.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sShlF4imiVZp4puZToZdGxvJg8Hk_5JurfatnUYKR6g8b3Amqe2T3nKszMSmWj9YvXgH98uDVvzc4BdjWBw532Sfm6BZyqNB6sAJazWVFgequzZt1LqV97iRnkqvGgtKdo92_dc8_5hd/s400/IMG_6864.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432415863915364578" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81B2YnAztDXewHD5fwh8LKinlUyFNujjqsmOA8uu-AyiDjIY1ExeOoWrmIbKBHRv38okFmQ2LpvfnrZ0m_BxO5yWTQ1pVzkvDo0_Z8fYNLbopXXeIoO4ovNOQBKJLFi9-QAoScOOPZoO7/s1600-h/IMG_6845.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81B2YnAztDXewHD5fwh8LKinlUyFNujjqsmOA8uu-AyiDjIY1ExeOoWrmIbKBHRv38okFmQ2LpvfnrZ0m_BxO5yWTQ1pVzkvDo0_Z8fYNLbopXXeIoO4ovNOQBKJLFi9-QAoScOOPZoO7/s400/IMG_6845.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432415651124882146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ632dbBzbSujUumpnniW8xL1vS53k_QdHnQ00_uW9aiOD-YTfYPctm4-nyBgTp9NcFRT316u8aEwo_bxFlT_D_V6b_0ql3X8O478b7T9cs_Ql48LZ7zKLtsxcXbJwtJgILPQhRllpIrZe/s1600-h/IMG_6826.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ632dbBzbSujUumpnniW8xL1vS53k_QdHnQ00_uW9aiOD-YTfYPctm4-nyBgTp9NcFRT316u8aEwo_bxFlT_D_V6b_0ql3X8O478b7T9cs_Ql48LZ7zKLtsxcXbJwtJgILPQhRllpIrZe/s400/IMG_6826.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432415317826995186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qPyLEwVk4mzLeSRmLSL2OGULM6YFKos2Wp09dHVY4s_Jkfd_kAQGFkkXSlL2WGXy2iTatBgxAaihlEdC5kn6MYUub7BaMuudoQxnIwhsjZq3rynOKMSP3ZK66ZDTigCJIMzjPAGK0kRi/s1600-h/IMG_6848.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9qPyLEwVk4mzLeSRmLSL2OGULM6YFKos2Wp09dHVY4s_Jkfd_kAQGFkkXSlL2WGXy2iTatBgxAaihlEdC5kn6MYUub7BaMuudoQxnIwhsjZq3rynOKMSP3ZK66ZDTigCJIMzjPAGK0kRi/s400/IMG_6848.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432415172510696466" /></a><br />So here is a little view of what life is like for us in Shipwreck Studios in Oakland. As the photos show, this place is pretty spacious for a band with our pocket book and just in general. It's really nice to record in a casual environment like this and with a deluge of keyboards that would make Stevie Wonder weak in the knees. I speak for the whole band when I say that the sound quality of the recordings so far is really nice. Side note: I was laid off from my job today due to slow business in the restaurant world (right when I was starting to reconcile my distaste for the business side of the industry, haha). The upside of this though is more dedication to making this album something we're really proud of when all is said and done. Oh, and we're playing a Haiti relief show in Napa on Feb. 12th, check it out, if not for our music, than to help people out that need it more than we've probably ever felt like we've needed something in our lives. Take care.<div><br /></div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210088877130215229.post-62051673456635813872010-01-28T01:03:00.000-08:002010-01-28T01:27:11.485-08:00Album 3 Has Begun/FREE Mix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGf_PmleyfGKuuKLCBjnr4xdJKQGcV0XxK8z59RHbwIzs3T2cq7Om6mrQZMg_ZrpK1edqdlaoMLEnXNpo8mxgVBvtOUxPZOoa_ctyidbLn8a2vb1RCxrRXGsYFFrn48DNW5b4v_x7euQQ/s1600-h/17052_252308297621_596702621_3163501_1197918_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGf_PmleyfGKuuKLCBjnr4xdJKQGcV0XxK8z59RHbwIzs3T2cq7Om6mrQZMg_ZrpK1edqdlaoMLEnXNpo8mxgVBvtOUxPZOoa_ctyidbLn8a2vb1RCxrRXGsYFFrn48DNW5b4v_x7euQQ/s400/17052_252308297621_596702621_3163501_1197918_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431719325171542738" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekGQ90pv0yvSWW0vyxqRU481BaxzQHgS9gLCDJG7CorQbCNL8e5QutgMED7WWT2JXTlW-y9kR4aWaQIyLSUO-O_Gxlf8lze_vgdktd-2-PEjF5WDlTnMGg8sOWisCc0RO7ykojnxCZyRR/s1600-h/17052_252308397621_596702621_3163512_274150_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekGQ90pv0yvSWW0vyxqRU481BaxzQHgS9gLCDJG7CorQbCNL8e5QutgMED7WWT2JXTlW-y9kR4aWaQIyLSUO-O_Gxlf8lze_vgdktd-2-PEjF5WDlTnMGg8sOWisCc0RO7ykojnxCZyRR/s400/17052_252308397621_596702621_3163512_274150_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431719098627011234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgak_JqbPfdVemEKr-dHpVNd0t4oZtCURP33jHZc9X9-QPqcfsMx81a96Z5eLe9Mud18igynp8mCDTCuHuArt8PfBbRGXu1-5VQjIWuulIzD4p5nPVyyVYPnqR6ebDvAulqUbx8yGUMw24Y/s1600-h/17052_252308517621_596702621_3163522_1266850_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgak_JqbPfdVemEKr-dHpVNd0t4oZtCURP33jHZc9X9-QPqcfsMx81a96Z5eLe9Mud18igynp8mCDTCuHuArt8PfBbRGXu1-5VQjIWuulIzD4p5nPVyyVYPnqR6ebDvAulqUbx8yGUMw24Y/s400/17052_252308517621_596702621_3163522_1266850_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431718883196417234" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">The recording of album number 3 has begun!!!!! It's a very exciting time. we recorded our first 2 days at Shipwreck Studios in Oakland this last weekend with the ever calming Jonah Strauss. I actually had to work at my new busing job the first day in the studio so that kind of sucked, but Rob and Bob still killed it if the recordings that they did are any indication (which they are). We're really pleased with the sounds we're getting and our time has been pretty productive. I even laid down some drums which was interesting/frustrating, haha. definitely not on par with Rob's playing, but I think the songs will never the less rock. Stay tuned for more photos, updates, video, etc. from the studio.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">We played Red Devil Lounge earlier this month and that was one of the more fun shows we've done in a while in my opinion. For some reason I had low expectations for Red Devil. My assumptions were way off. It was a really cool place and a bunch of our folks came out, so there was a really good energy. The other bands were good to, so that helped. We were asked to play there again in the future. We may try and do an album release show there and really blow the roof off the sucka.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Stay tuned for the release of our first remixed song ever.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">And here is yet another mix. It is a little bit more directly in line with my mood lately. A few days ago to be exact, when it was raining like crazy. Rain and I don't jive well. Tracklist and link are bellow.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Important Note</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">: I encourage you to check out all the mixes I've posted if you're looking for something to listen to. If a mix sounds like something you want to listen to but the link has been made inactive due to inactivity, just let me know and I can repost it and let you know. our e-mail is bcgband@gmail.com or contact us on facebook. feel free to hit us up with other questions, conversations you want to have.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><a href="http://www.zshare.net/audio/7179030575c9db43/">BCG MIX #11</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">1. 20th Century Man - The Kinks</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">2. The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) - Missy Elliot</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">3. Kpabi - Wulomei</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">4. Melt! - Flying Lotus</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">5. Moody - ESG</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">6. If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) - Nas</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">7. I Think I Can - Animal Collective</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">8. Stillness In The Move - Solange</span></div><div><br /></div></div>The Buttercream Ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09549800650911289768noreply@blogger.com0