#EastWest records

[musicollage]

David Gray — White Ladder. 1998 : EastWest.

! enjoy the album ★ donate a coffee !

[nineteenfiftysix]

Lin Que - Let It Fall (Let It Fall / Par Ley - Single, 1995)

[fuchinobe]

No House Big Enough (1992, EastWest Records America, 7567-92170-1)

[luuurien]

Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE

(Power Pop, Pop Punk, Indie Rock)

With a luxurious studio and financial support from Polyvinyl, Jeff Rosenstock lowers the heat on his fifth studio album so gorgeous textures and catchy indie rock can take precedent. Despite HELLMODE’s shift in sound and resources, Jeff Rosenstock remains confident in his sharp-witted, reflective punk rock.

☆☆☆☆½

Jeff Rosenstock’s never made concessions to the music industry, even with Emmy nominations under his belt. The now 41-year-old musician has been a lynchpin in modern punk, from Bomb the Music Industry!’s rebellious power pop to his ska-punk collective The Arrogant Sons of Bitches fusing atmospheric and playful post-2000s indie rock with skank rhythms and melodic hardcore riffing, his solo career starting with 2015’s We Cool? taking those core values to even greater heights. But after over eight years of creating music on his own terms, Rosenstock took up the opportunity to record his next album at EastWest studios, a recording space best known for fostering the luxurious pop of Pet Sounds and I Will Always Love You, experimenting with echo chambers and studio trickery to give HELLMODE a distinct shine. It’s easily his prettiest album to date, replacing the blown-out mixing of 2020’s NO DREAM with glittery lead guitars and sugar-coated performances, HELLMODE Rosenstock’s answer to the past few years of lockdown and massive social upheavals. Where his last album sought respite in disorientation, HELLMODE aims its efforts towards Rosenstock’s privileges and paranoia to use them as fuel for the long haul. Rosenstock’s been fighting for independence and community since the start of his career, and expensive studio sessions have only served to heighten his message.

Despite the pristine mixing and catchy, melody-focused instrumentation, HELLMODE isn’t far from Rosenstock’s past albums: HEAD’s ferocious synth punk comes right out of the gate three minutes into the album; LIKED U BETTER nods to ska with its offbeat guitars and vocal chants; the seven-minute closer 3 SUMMERS is one of the loveliest songs in Rosenstock's discography; his use of EastWest’s resources to heighten the effect of his already fantastic power pop rather than try and reinvent it results in tamer but songs able to balance warmth and clarity with the euphoria rush of double-time rhythms and syncopated basslines. He also leans further into acoustic cuts and smooth indie rock to create distinct peaks and valleys rather than his usual barrage of killer punk rock, HEALMODE a sensitive singer/songwriter track allowing him to explore his new relationship with Los Angeles after relocation from his longtime home of Brooklyn, city rain and pine needles revealing a romanticism and gentleness rarely seen in his music, while something like the mellow first half of DOUBT slowly builds into its explosive final quarter, sludgy changes and one final crescendo into double time a glorious payoff from Rosenstock’s reserved and careful performance at the beginning. HELLMODE doesn’t use all the extra production polish and instrumental details to distract you from the core of these songs, Rosenstock instead keeping the music simple so all the extra effects stay exciting and fresh - he may be recording in the same studio that brought about Let’s Get It On, but he uses all those extra flavors sparingly.

Fitting to HELLMODE's musical renovations, Rosenstock’s writing finds itself less anxious and detached, focused on the future and continuing to fight against systemic injustices despite how slow progress can be. WILL U STILL U opens the album with questions of commitment and forgiveness that permeate the entire tracklist, its overarching worries of how far someone can extend their understanding before needing to fight back (“Will you still love me after I’ve fucked up? / After I’ve shown I don’t deserve your trust / …And would you transcend time and space so you can punch my stupid face”) brought about in GRAVEYARD SONG’s calls for destruction and HEALMODE’s desire for simple, uncomplicated connection, but also in the exhaustion from watching the world continue to spiral in the exhilarating skate punk highlight FUTURE IS DUMB and HEAD’s fiery outpour of anger towards republican pundits and violence against protestors, Rosenstock aware of the resources and opportunity he has and the responsibility inherent to it. He directly speaks of that culpability in tracks like 3 SUMMERS and FUTURE IS DUMB, the acute awareness of how your privileges affect others and trying to do as little damage as possible making Rosenstock’s most electrifying songs to date, the same language and message he’s been pushing since the start of his career given a new frame of reference as he entrusts his music to carry those ideas further than he could alone. It’s no surprise, then, that despise HELLMODE being the most expensive album of his career, Rosenstock still released it entirely for free a day early on his Quote Unquote Records website, still championing for artistic independence even with all the other worries hanging over him - he may not be able to change the entire world, but still takes every small chance to do what he believes is right.

It’s easy to imagine any of HELLMODE’s songs slotting somewhere on one of his previous albums, but the album remains distinct in how its eleven tracks reign Rosenstock in together, a prettier and less overwhelming album from him than ever before that’s still unpredictable and fun. He uses the extra funding given to him by Polyvinyl how he wants to, creating some of the loveliest pop punk in recent years that’s true to him in every way, doubtful and comedic and full of energy with excellent musicianship to back it all up. It’s not particularly surprising hearing him sing about the music industry or relationships or capitalism, but HELLMODE engages with the fuller spectrum of Rosenstock’s emotions, exploring his convictions through both furious punk rock and contemplative fingerpicked guitar, his storytelling sent through more than the usual power pop and indie rock and coming out the other side with one of his strongest releases yet. HELLMODE is simple, but that’s why it works: Jeff Rosenstock’s always known his music’s purpose, and what’s here is no different. His explosive, existential calls to action remain necessary as ever, and a new coat of paint is all he needed to make HELLMODE this year’s premier rock album. If you’ve liked Jeff Rosenstock before, there’s everything to love about HELLMODE.

[sidrial]

Pick 1 album and discuss.

If you don’t recognize any of these, listen to at least 2 first. I will add music 🎶 links in the comments.

#Alsmusiccafe

Episode 135

7 4 23

#down #TheCure #SistersofMercy #GodModule

[odinsson2021]

Here as always the Playlist of my Tonights Radio Show!

Thank you for listening!!

Stormwitch-Rondo ala Turca-Eye of the Storm-1989-(Hot Blood Records) Airbourne-Too Much,Too Young,Too Fast-Runnin' Wild-2007-(Roadrunner Records) Arcade-Calm before the Storm-Arcade-1993-(Sony Music) Aldo Nova-Blood on the Bricks-Blood on the Bricks-1991-(Jambco Records) Alex Beyrodt’s Voodoo Circle-Locked&Loaded-Locked&Loaded-2021-(AFM Records) Alice Cooper-Teenage Frankenstein-Constrictor-1986-(MCA Records) Craaft-Run away-Second Honeymoon-1988-(RCA Records) Crown of Thorns- Crown of Thorns- Crown of Thorns-1994-(CNR Music) Cruzh-We go together-Tropical Thunder-2021-(Frontiers Records) Journey-Escape-Escape-1981-(CBS Records) Kaasin-Carry on-Fired up-2021-(Pride&Joy Music) Karo-One of a Kind-Heavy Birthday-1988-(TELDEC) Kingdom Come-Who do you love-In your Face-1989-(Polydor) Kiss-Wall of Sound-Monster-2012-(Simstan Music) Kix-Bump the La La-Hot Wire-1991-(EastWest Records) Stormwitch-King George-Bound to the Witch-2018-(Massacre Records) Stormzone-New Age Necromancer-Ignite the Machine-2020-(Metalapolis Records) Stratovarius-Soul of a Vagabond-Elements Pt. 1-2003-(Nuclear Blast Records) Fairytale-Possessed-Army of Ghosts-24.02.2023-(Pure Steel Records) Rage-A Nameless Grave-Wings of Rage-2020-(Steamhammer Records) Quiet Riot-The Ritual-Alive and Well-1999-(Deadline Records) Queensryche-Eyes of a Stranger-Operation Mindcrime-1988-(EMI Records) Pyramaze-Shadow of the Beast-Immortal-2008-(Locomotive Records) Primal Fear-Carniwar-Seven Seals-2005-(Nuclear Blast Records) Powerwolf-Phantom of the Funeral-Blood of the Saints-2001-(Metal Blade Records) Blind Guardian-Mr. Sandman (Single)-1996-(Virgin Records)

[rlim1908]

NATO basic remind credit suisse in Switzerland & credit suisse Luxembourg & credit suisse Australia & credit suisse in Canada & intessa San Paolo & Desjardins Canada, Landbank UPdiliman, BPI, Standard Chartered Bank, Lloyd’s bank, Barclays Bank, Vontobel, Sarasin bank, BNP paribas, Pictet, EFG international, bank Cantonale de geneve, mirabaud group, Zurich cantonal bank,UBS Geneva, Natwest bank, Royal Bank of Canada, TDbank, scotiabank, Eastwest bank, Santander bank, Lombard odier, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, chase, Washington mutual, Goldman Sachs, Carnegie Mellon, bank of Tennesee, TRB bank. Harrods bank, United overseas bank in Singapore, Union bancaire privee, postFinance, Sony bank (Japan), Citadele bank (Lithuania), BRD Romania, Sberbank, CDP, Sella bank, credit Agricole, BMP Italy, Landesbank Baden wurttemberg, deutsche bank ,marks & Spencer, waitrose, Costco, Tesco, Philippine airlines, SEC, SSS, Mwss, Manila water, Meralco, McDonalds, Bloomberg, GMA 7, NASA, MILAC Switzerland, Premier Belgium military school, New Vatican state coffers (monthly allowance), 7th galaxy (the Kingdom of Heaven), 8th galaxy (former Hell) as Prime Dominion Rex & the Holiest one of God, they have to deposit from time to time in my BDO bank account above. Everyday in fact. Coordinate with NATO It’s P250 to P500 to P1000 per day. That’s 5 to 10 euro to 20 euro per day. It must reflect on bank records that the bank owner Severina Bella T. Lim, the Queen of Starlight & the Queen of Heaven & Earth & Ultimetem Rex & the Light of Starscream really withdraws from it. Officially. Formal formal. Thru NATO & the League of Nations & the New Vatican State army & accounting office. Not from some employee in a personal capacity. Fritatas are out! Organized behavior.

[oldster2]

Check out AC/DC – Ballbreaker - EastWest Records America – 61780-2 https://www.ebay.com/itm/235747315555?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=NscypWlkTW2&sssrc=2051273&ssuid=NscypWlkTW2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=TW #eBay via @eBay

[tjsplace]

aug 26

4.55 pm

i can't stop listening to the same ep over and over again today. boy by luke hemmings. it fits the mood. i haven't been super depressed, but i've been sick with a cold. it's super annoying and of course because of my fibromyalgia, it hurts me more than other people. but whatever. today therapy was rough though. i made the exercise of recalling all the traumatizing events that led to my first suicide attempt. i cried, so much. it felt like i had a whirlwind inside my head and i couldn't see clearly. i felt like a horse with blinkers. yesterday i was sad because i felt like a failure in my career. my mom told me over and over again i'm talented. i wanna believe her. but what if i'm not? what if i'm not all the things she says i am? i'm not obsessive with music production. am i? i literally have no idea. it's because i spend maybe 1 to 2 hours a day on ableton. sometimes. a few times a week. sometimes every day. it depends on what i have to do. but i don't know, it doesn't feel like a hobby yet. it feels like work. because i'm not talented enough to not get frustrated when my songs don't work. it's the sounds, the mix. structurally i'm good. lyrically, eh. maybe. i don't play guitar super well because i don't practice enough. it's my stupid hand injury from two years ago. i gotta warm up every single time i gotta pick up a guitar, for ten minutes. it's annoying. i just wanna listen to music. today, right now, i'm sick and i'm high. i bought two grams. i hadn't bought any weed in over a week. maybe therapy today was too tough for me. also, it was online. i couldn't bring myself to my therapist's office. too tired. too much snot. i wanna write about leon and salem, but mar hasn't given me permission to write salem yet. i don't wanna overstep her boundaries. i know it's her character. i didn't create it, she did. i wish i could write her in a way that made mar proud. a version of a similar salem maybe. my own perspective on salem. maybe i should tell her that.

6.24 pm

i'm so overwhelmed with emotion right now. listening to i'm still your boy feels surreal when i'm high and watching videos from california. being at the beachwood café. laurel canyon. west hollywood. when i went to the recording studios. westlake, eastwest, sunset sound and henson. they all said i needed an appointment to check out the place if i was planning on recording there. i was like, i'm from chile, this is my last day here, i can't make an appointment. i said only half of that. i went to do that too late. but i couldn't do it the other day, when we went to disneyland and i had a panic attack. i went back to the inn, took a shower, went to an atm in a grocery store, bought a joint. got high, took a nap and went to visit inglewood. it was really cool. then i went to buy makeup at ulta beauty in west hollywood. maybe i should do yoga, i'm all contractured. my neck, my back. i haven't done yoga in ages. my mat is probably all dirty. i'm sick. why do i want to do things that are good for me just when i'm sick? like, what the fuck.

6.52 pm

i'm getting anxious now. i know it when i feel like i absolutely must talk to someone, tell them everything, otherwise i'll lose my mind. i don't know if i got into a fight with mar. shit. maybe i shouldn't have written her long messages explaining why i thought writing about leon and salem would be a good idea. and that i understand if she doesn't want me writing salem in any way. which is totally valid. and now she's not replying, she's most likely busy, and i NEED to talk this out with someone.

[art-of-manliness]

Odds & Ends: May 24, 2024

Antonio Vivaldi: Recorder Concerto RV 443 / Maurice Steger, Cappella Gabetta. For some reason, when you get to fourth grade here in the United States, the school gives you a recorder, and you learn how to play “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on it. Of course, what most 9-year-olds do with a recorder is just randomly blast full-force shrills around the house, driving their parents insane in the process. A while back ago, when I was telling my youngest to knock it off with the recorder blasts, I was thinking, “Is the recorder actually a legit instrument, or is it just some dumb ‘practice’ instrument we give children?” Well, when I was researching our article about classical music during the Baroque period, I came across this Vivaldi piece that was written for the recorder. Reader, the recorder is a legit instrument, and this piece absolutely shreds. Take a listen.  How to Wear Light Wash Denim Now (and Why We Need to Stop Being Afraid Of It). If you’re a Millennial like me, dark denim likely had a chokehold on your personal style. Light wash denim was what your dad wore or what you wore with your No Fear t-shirt back in ’95; dark denim was sophisticated and harkened back to your Greatest Generation grandpa. When I look back on a lot of our style articles on AoM, there are a lot of suggestions to “wear dark denim.” Primer Magazine (with the help of one of my favorite menswear dudes, Daniel Baraka) makes the case to 40-somethings that light wash denim can have a place in your wardrobe. I’ve gotten some white jeans; might be time I pick up a pair of stonewashed ones. No fear! The Odyssey. I’ve read Homer’s Odyssey dozens of times for pure pleasure. There are a couple of reasons I keep turning back to it. First, the Odyssey is just a grade A adventure story. Simply a fun book to read. Second, and more importantly, the character of Odysseus is incredibly relatable, especially if you’re a middle-aged dude like me, because Odysseus is a middle-aged dude. The story is about a guy trying to survive in a crazy, topsy-turvy world so he can spend time with his family. I can relate to that. Odysseus also teaches us that you can be in your 40s and still maintain your edge. Be sure to read our article about the lessons you can learn from Odysseus.  bluegrass cologne. With warmer weather here, it’s time I switch up my colognes. My go-to spring/summer fragrance for the past few years has been bluegrass by EastWest Bottlers (the same company that makes my favorite fall/winter cologne, Sportsman). bluegrass is a refreshing scent that includes notes of fresh-cut field grass, Spanish moss, and deep, woodsy amber, all with a hint of peppery spice. Smells like summer if you ask me.  Quote of the Week This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. —George Bernard Shaw Help support independent publishing. Make a donation to The Art of Manliness! Thanks for the support! http://dlvr.it/T7M2Wp

[bloodlymachine]

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(Cantante)Lp

Laura Pergolizzi, conocida artísticamente como LP, es una cantautora y compositora estadounidense. Entre sus trabajos, destaca el exitoso sencillo «Lost on You».

Su carrera como compositora comenzó a principios de la década de 2000 y ha escrito para diversas estrellas, por ejemplo, “Cheers (Drink to That)” de Rihanna, “Love Will Keep You Up All Night” de Backstreet Boys y “The Beautiful People” de Christina Aguilera

Nació en Long Island, Nueva York el 18 de marzo de 1981 (actualmente tiene 42 años) es cantante y compositora de rock/pop/folk.

Viene de una familia de doctores y abogados, por lo cual creyó que ella también se dedicaría a ello, sin embargo heredó el canto, pues su madre en su juventud quisó ser cantante de ópera, su mamá falleció de cáncer cuando LP aún era adolescente y desde ese momento emprendió su camino por la música, componiendo y cantando en pequeños grupos.

Sus influencias musicales son The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplis, The Doors, entre otros.

Alcanzó el éxito mundial gracias al hit «Lost on you» que compuso para su ex pareja sentimental, dicho vídeo tiene más de 223 millones de reproducciones en su versión oficial, su versión en vivo alcanza las 165 millones de reproducciones, un gran logro para una canción que fue rechazada por su disquera, lo que le costó su contrato, sin embargo la confianza que tuvo en su música la llevó a firmar con su séptima disquera con la cual alcanzó el éxito merecido.

LP es abiertamente homosexual, no tiene miedo en mostrarse con sus parejas, al mismo tiempo apoya a la liberación femenina, su look androgino hace pensar que es un chico, sin embargo su voz femenina no confunde a nadie.

Heart-shaped Scar, fue su primer álbum de estudio publicado el 24 de julio del 2001 con Koch Enterteiment, incluye 11 temas entre ellos Perfect, Love Somebody y Long Time, con un sonido rock alternativo, el cual fue perfeccionando con sus siguientes álbumes.

Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol, es el segundo álbum, publicado el 29 de junio del 2004, incluye temas como All I Have y Wasted que fue utilizado como tema de apertura de la segunda y tercera temporada de «The N’s Show South of Nowhere».

Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios, es un EP en vivo con 5 canciones, que se dio a conocer el 24 de abril de 2012, grabado con Warner Bros Record, donde destacan Into the Wild y Wasted Love, con un género más Indie Pop, el cual la caracteriza actualmente.

Forever for Now, es su tercer álbum de estudio, lanzado el 2 de junio de 2014, la versión deluxe incluye las canciones de su primer EP.

Death Valley, en 2016, luego de su ruptura con Warner, lanza su segundo LP, con su éxito más conocido «Lost On You», esta vez Vagrant apuesta por distrubuir la música de LP.

Lost On You, meses más tarde en diciembre de 2016, se publica el álbum con 10 pistas, incluyendo las mejores canciones de sus EP anteriores, así como canciones inéditas.

Heart To Mouth, el 7 de diciembre de 2018 se espera el lanzamiento de su cuarto álbum de estudio, donde destacan éxitos como Girls Go Wild y Recovery, los cuales ha promocionado en las radios mundiales. Se considera una gira por Norte América, Rusia, así como una participación en el Vive Latino en México para el 2019, esperando crezca su Tour llegando a más países de Europa y América Latina.

[sakuraswordly]

Nothing I must do Nowhere I should be No one in my life To answer to, but me No more candlelight No more purple skies No one to be near As my heart slowly dies If I could hold you one more time Like in the days when you where mine I'd look at you 'til I was blind So you would stay I'd say a prayer each time you smile Cradle the moments like a child I'd stop the world if only I Could hold you one more time I've memorized your face I know your touch by heart Still lost in your embrace I'd dream of where you are I'd dream of where you are If I could hold you one more time Like in the days when you were mine I'd look at you 'til I was blind So you would stay I'd say a prayer each time you'd smile Cradle the moments like a child I'd stop the world if only I Could hold you one more time One more time One more time

[mikijamcf]

April 7th – Das EFX release their classic debut album, “Dead Serious”, on EastWest Records, on this day in 1992. The duo of Drayz and Skoob, met while attending Virginia State University. They were discovered in the early 1990’s by EPMD who were the executive producers of “Dead Serious”. Das EFX became part of EPMD’s “Hit Squad”. Producers on “Dead Serious” included Das EFX as well as Skoob’s high school chums, Chris Charity and Derek Lynch. The chart-topping “Dead Serious” featured the duo’s unique rhyme-style which incorporated their signature fast, stuttering, chat style vocal flow powered by beat solid production. Chart Topping "Dead Serious” contained the hits “They Want EFX”, “Straight Out The Sewer” and “Mic Checka”

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En Vogue “Funky Divas” Their second album, with an eclectic range of styles layered over R&B. It set a standard for vocal groups for the rest of the decade. An amazing work. (1992, EastWest Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/ConFaTSLRTg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nineteenfiftysix]

Adina Howard - Freak Like Me (Do You Wanna Ride?, 1995)

[indieephemera]

Promotional “appointment card” issued by U.S. record label EastWest Records announcing the release of the first single from the 1994 album by British band The Dentists.

A clever promo riff on the band’s name, this card also served to provide all the information a radio DJ needed about the then-forthcoming album by The Dentists, Behind The Door I Keep The Universe.

I was very excited about this release, as I’d become a fan via a series of 7″ singles released by American labels Bus Stop, Independent Projects and Homestead in the previous few years. And then I strove to collect all of the band’s earlier output on UK indies in the 80s.

But this was to be The Dentists’ first proper album on an American label. In fact, it was (somewhat incongruously) the band’s major label debut, as EastWest Records was simply an imprint owned by the Warner Music Group. And in the lead up to the album release, that major label funded a fancy triple 7″ box set featuring half the tracks from the record plus a couple of demos and covers.

While this brand of jangle-pop did not find too many adherents at my more punk-skewing radio station, I made sure to put “This Is Not My Flag” into my own personal heavy rotation.