Two new reissued releases from VTWrecks available now. 35 years later and both these wrecks still sound timeless. Essential Cleveland, Ohio pre-punk / proto-punk sounds, these heavily dosed trax were recorded at Owl Studios in Columbus, Ohio, August of 1975 at the same session where Mirrors laid down an album's worth of trax, mostly compiled on the inaugural Violet Times release.
This is what Paul Marotta & Jamie Klimek did next. On 9.20.75 the last performance of Mirrors & Electric Eels took place at a Case Western Reserve University courtyard at WRUW-FM. This was also the first show for Poli Styrene Jass Band.
"The end of Mirrors, the birth of The Styrenes, and the revenge of the eels" - Jamie Klimek Friday, May 14, 2010
Poli Styrene Jass Band - Drano In Your Veins 7" (Violet Times 103) Cleveland, Ohio 1975. Ground zero pre-punk sounds reissued
VT 103 - Poli Styrene Jass Band - "Drano In Your Veins" b/w "Circus Highlights" 7" w/ hand-stamped sleeves
Two new reissued releases from VTWrecks available now. 35 years later and both these wrecks still sound timeless. Essential Cleveland, Ohio pre-punk / proto-punk sounds, these heavily dosed trax were recorded at Owl Studios in Columbus, Ohio, August of 1975 at the same session where Mirrors laid down an album's worth of trax, mostly compiled on the inaugural Violet Times release.
This is what Paul Marotta & Jamie Klimek did next. On 9.20.75 the last performance of Mirrors & Electric Eels took place at a Case Western Reserve University courtyard at WRUW-FM. This was also the first show for Poli Styrene Jass Band.
"The end of Mirrors, the birth of The Styrenes, and the revenge of the eels" - Jamie Klimek
This 45 is now SOLD OUT from VIOLET TIMES.
Two new reissued releases from VTWrecks available now. 35 years later and both these wrecks still sound timeless. Essential Cleveland, Ohio pre-punk / proto-punk sounds, these heavily dosed trax were recorded at Owl Studios in Columbus, Ohio, August of 1975 at the same session where Mirrors laid down an album's worth of trax, mostly compiled on the inaugural Violet Times release.
This is what Paul Marotta & Jamie Klimek did next. On 9.20.75 the last performance of Mirrors & Electric Eels took place at a Case Western Reserve University courtyard at WRUW-FM. This was also the first show for Poli Styrene Jass Band.
"The end of Mirrors, the birth of The Styrenes, and the revenge of the eels" - Jamie Klimek 
Friday, April 23, 2010
The Styrenes 35th Anniversary Dymaxion Tour
I'm a little late in posting this, but be sure to check out The Styrenes on their Dymaxion Tour of 2010 if they're heading your way. Here's what i wrote elsewhere a few weeks ago...
THE STYRENES with PAUL MAROTTA, JAMIE KLIMEK and JOHN MORTON
4/17 @ Orion Studios, Baltimore w/ Kohoutek ("In C" performance)
4/18 @ Velvet Lounge, DC w/ Kohoutek
4/19 @ The Triple, Richmond w/ Kohoutek and two locals TBA
4/20 @ The Lab, Asheville w/ A Burning Bus (Don Howland of Bassholes, Gibson Bros)
4/21 @ Caledonia Lounge, Athens w/ Grape Soda, Tunabunny
4/22 @ Betty's Grill, Nashville w/ CYOD
4/23 @ Art Damage Lodge, Cincinnati w/ BPA
4/24 @ Empty Bottle, Chicago w/ Daily Void, John Bellows
4/25 @ Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland w/ Home & Garden (ex-Pere Ubu) and Film Strip
4/26 @ The Summit, Columbus w/ Psandwich (Ron House of Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, Ego Summit, Great Plains, etc.)
4/28 @ M Room, Philly w/ Kohoutek, My Mind
4/29 @ The Church, Boston w/ The Tampoffs, The Big Disappointments
4/30 @ Death By Audio, Brooklyn w/ Kohoutek, Home Blitz ("In C" performance)
5/1 @ Cake Shop, Manhattan w/ Kohoutek, Pink Reason, Tyvek (Cake Shop 5th anniversary show!)
(there will also be a Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T session at WFMU from 3-6pm on Saturday, May 1st, 2010)
http://www.thestyrenes.com
4/29 @ The Church, Boston w/ The Tampoffs, The Big Disappointments
4/30 @ Death By Audio, Brooklyn w/ Kohoutek, Home Blitz ("In C" performance)
5/1 @ Cake Shop, Manhattan w/ Kohoutek, Pink Reason, Tyvek (Cake Shop 5th anniversary show!)
(there will also be a Cherry Blossom Clinic with Terre T session at WFMU from 3-6pm on Saturday, May 1st, 2010)
http://www.thestyrenes.com
http://www.myspace.com/thestyrenes
http://twitter.com/Styrenes
( this is done by John Morton which is the best reason i've ever heard to sign up for Twitter! )
That's right, you get the main forces from both Mirrors and electric eels filling out the lineup on this tour to make this a must see
http://twitter.com/Styrenes
( this is done by John Morton which is the best reason i've ever heard to sign up for Twitter! )
That's right, you get the main forces from both Mirrors and electric eels filling out the lineup on this tour to make this a must see
show. The rest of the lineup will be long time members, guitarist U.K. Rattay, bassist Al Margolis and drummer John Dylan Keith.
Expect "a show that spans all the bands and their history, from the early '70s to our most recent", a choice cover or two and a few overlooked gems.
The band will also have limited represses of the first Mirrors, electric eels and The Stryrenes 7" singles and other merch to be sold only at these shows. Not sure if the singles will be quite ready for the start of tour but we're hoping. West coasters and overseas will have to wait until after tour ends to buy any remaining copies.
Stay tuned right here for details on when they are available for the masses. Additionally, John Morton has been posting video reports of the tour here.
Expect "a show that spans all the bands and their history, from the early '70s to our most recent", a choice cover or two and a few overlooked gems.
The band will also have limited represses of the first Mirrors, electric eels and The Stryrenes 7" singles and other merch to be sold only at these shows. Not sure if the singles will be quite ready for the start of tour but we're hoping. West coasters and overseas will have to wait until after tour ends to buy any remaining copies.
Stay tuned right here for details on when they are available for the masses. Additionally, John Morton has been posting video reports of the tour here.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Mirrors "Something That Would Never Do" LP
I've got the last copies of this LP in this dimension... Here's what i said last year when it came out:
Finally! The classic Cleveland, OH sounds from the 70's all on one handy full length- 15 trax, including both sides of the Hearthan 7" single, all but one of the "Those Were Different Times" Scat 10" cuts, and others from "Hands In My Pockets" cd on Overground. It's solid, some might say a "best of" even. All trax recorded '74 and '75. Officially licensed from the band and remastered for the ear by John Golden, includes those cool old school, tip-on jacket covers that most of the record nerds i know love, but don't seem to know what they are. 800 copies, worldwide.
Members of Electric Eels, Styrenes, Rocket From The Tombs, Pere Ubu, Easter Monkeys, etc.
SOLD OUT
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