#Nomad Eel Records

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Twist - 🐶💛🎮💜

🐶 Does your OC have any pets?

Since Twist was nomadic for most of her life that she remembers, she really didn't have the means for a pet despite really wanting one. However, after she's adopted by Captain 3 (or Xero, as he prefers to be called) and allowed to live with him, she gets several pets from Frye and Shiver in the form of house warming gifts. Frye gives her an entire bed of garden eels, which act much like an ant colony would in our world, except the eels will sometimes play around in her tentacles and act as fashion accessories of their own free will, as well as a baby giant eel Twist names Mora. Mora will twist around Twist in a comforting manner as well as give her a lift if she's too tired to move.

Shiver on the other hand gifts her the runt of one of Mega's litters, a pup named Sammie. Sammie is a bit of a handful, constantly trying to eat furniture or Nom Nom (or Mora tbh) but Twist has made great lengths training him to be a good pup, even if he does try to nip at Nommy's fin hawk every now and then. (Don't feel too bad for Nom Nom, he is fully capable of protecting himself and has put Sammie in his place multiple times (Big Buddy anyone?))

Also, after Twist's "puddle incident", Mora and Sammie become guide animals for her as she recovers from not having a body. (Sammie by leading her and letting her lean on him when tired, and Mora by doing the same and being able to let Twist ride her in dire circumstances)

💛 How many languages does your OC speak? What languages are they learning?

Twist can actually fluently speak Octarian, Salmonid and Inklish, as well as read Octarian, Salmonid and Deep Sea Metro script.

Currently, she's learning to read Inklish as she simply couldn't decipher all the scripts of the language until she got help from Army and Mask. She's also learning Alternan with help from ORCA.

(Deep Sea Metro script is spoken like Octarian, but the script is completely different from written Dome Octarian and other dialects of Octarian)

🎮 What are three of your OC's favorite hobbies?

Twist ADORES sewing, especially sewing plushies for her and her friends. She's really good at it too. In fact, if you get a handsewn plush from Twist, you know she considers you a great friend.

Twist also enjoys researching humans and their culture. She sometimes goes back to Alterna just to go through all of ORCA's files on humanity (ORCA definitely doesn't mind the company or constant questions after 12000 years of silence) Twist's favorite band, Shine On Sea Dogs (a fan band of mine I haven't revealed yet), actually finds old human music records and remixes it while giving it a Mollusk Era twist and Inklish or Octarian lyrics (usually way off from the actual human ones, but they're trying their best).

Twist also just likes to walk around and people watch, or find places to enjoy nature in peace. In fact, the way she and Skull actually got to really know each other was when they both found the same cave like formation at Scorch Gorge and and decided to share it to watch the sunset/sunrise in occasionally. She likes her freedom to walk wherever and find a new place. (This does not help her and Skull not get horribly horribly lost though)

💜 What's your OCs ancestry/genetic background?

Aside from her being a pygmy octoling and a rare nine tentacled octo, Twist honestly doesn't know. She was found abandoned and half dead on Salmonid territory with no memory, she has no idea who she's related to or what's in her genes

(It's funny she gets along so well with Hue, her universe's Agent 8, who also is a rare tentacled octoling. They almost act like siblings)

(Technically, they kinda are. Twist is a clone of Hue, albeit far more...."customized" than he is, considering the differences in skin tone, size and of course gender. However, neither are currently aware of this, aside from Hue finding Twist "familiar" upon first meeting her.)

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Cassius King Gives Voice to the Night in ‘Dread The Dawn’

~Doomed & Stoned Debuts~

By Billy Goate

Listening to CASSIUS KING, you get why metal remains such a powerful and moving medium of expression. What began as a solo project of ex-Hades/Non Fiction riffian Dan Lorenzo (guitar), soon attracted a formidable frontman in Jason McMaster (vox), formerly of Watchtower/Dangerous Toys. The powerful heartbeat is supplied by Jimmy Schulman (bass) and Ron Lipnicki (drums) who, besides spending time together with Dan Lorenzo in Hades, are also tagged to grissly Jersey doom outfit Vessel of Light.

It's honestly a joy to listen to new material from Cassius King, and not just because they're so nicely recorded. At the core, 'Dread The Dawn' (2022) is filled with exuberance and inventiveness. You can tell these guys approached their second LP with the kind of confidence that comes from decades of artistic achievement and collaboration.

Songs will often greet you with a lot of groove ("Pariah to Messiah") and sometimes go for sheer metal god glory ("Back From The Dead"). The title track is about as dreary as you can ask for, but in a very cool way (think Trouble and Solitude Aeternus). Then there's the melting vocal harmonies that end "Bad Man Down." Cassius King's approach to doom is thoughtful, convincingly bluesy, and down-to-earth.

There are creative choices I appreciate in the songcraft, as well. For instance, instead of a flashy guitar solo to up the ante on "Abandon Paradise," we're given the tuned-down and swampy treatment. I adore this grungy, doomy, bluesy "anti-breakdown" from Flotsam and Jetsam guitarist Michael Gilbert, who guests here. "As I Begin to Turn" also stands out with its twisted atonality that crawls like thorns over the relentless central riff.

Some of you may be wondering, what's with the name "Cassius King"? Most bands in the scene have a story behind their name, and sometimes incorporate themes from history, philosophy, religion, and science, so of course I gave this some thought. "Cassius" means "hollow," so does their name actually mean "Hollow King"? In my mind, I conjured images of an ancient Roman usurper to Caesar's throne.

Turns out, the answer was right in front of me the whole time: Cash is King. "I moved out of my house when I was 21," Dan Lorenzo told me this morning when I finally broke down and asked. "I was extremely poor for 10 years and my grandmother's wealthy husband used to always say to me: Cash is King."

All told, Dread The Dawn is an exhilarating listen. Cassius King unleashes these 11 tracks on Friday, October 21st (digital pre-order here) and the record gets a CD release from MDD Records in Europe and Nomad Eel Records has it on both compact disc and cassette. This is the Doomed & Stoned world premiere.

Give ear...

Dread The Dawn by CASSIUS KING

'Dread The Dawn' track-by-track with vocalist Jason McMaster

ABANDON PARADISE

In the lyrics, I tried hard to bring into view the idea of being forced to leave everything behind, to stop living the life dreamed and built from hard work. It can be as bad as you think or even just a bit of having to do without something vital to a happy life. Definitely open to some interpretation.

BACK FROM THE DEAD

Of course, not literal, or flesh and bone, but a ghost of (or a whisper of) what was with someone or a group of people you spent time with. Imagine the times that something you were told by a loved one, a friend, or family member, where they were extremely emotional. Maybe a phrase , a word, a whispered secret, or a threat. Then that person is gone, dead, exiled, moved away. But every time you hear that phrase or see something related, you think of and hear them say it again and again. They almost appear, like a haunting. I relate to this one a lot.

BAD MAN DOWN

This lyric is a hydra of sorts. A few meanings shine through at different times. I was going for a story line where it seems some of us root for the villain. “You can’t kill evil” kind of a thing. Humans do crazy things to other humans. There is guilt and then there are those who do not feel, or deal with any emotion or empathy, so they continue the journey or path, to just go without brakes. The reaper is a character that lives in theater, comedy, tragedy depictions. Always there. When the girl you want always runs away with the sinner, the bad kid down the street. Beaver Cleaver always loses and settles for less, or so they think.

DOOMSDAY HAND

Important to know, is this idea was sent to me by Jimmy. His ideas are coming from a super dark place. His inspiration for writing is different from mine...maybe? I interpreted this in a couple of ways. one as a hand of cards, of course, but also a somewhat vision of the hand of Lucifer guiding man through life. Each turn there are decisions to be made. Make good choices and you will live a happy spirited life. Play your hand badly, take too many chances, and life turns out a bit twisted. Played out based on past choices.

The verse that I talk of the deck Dan Lorenzo here, my wife was reading me a story from a magazine about elephants and she was reading and the words Dread The Dawn were in the article. I had just finished writing the music to the song and I told Jimmy that I love that line.

DREAD THE DAWN

This, along with “Doomsday Hand” , were ideas sent to be by Jimmy. Super dark. descriptions of pictures of fear of the dawn and sunlight. Sleeping late became a new meaning to me after this. This is vampirical, but is not about just that. This can be taken by many different forms. To become friendly with the dark, and live with it like a lover, is incredibly powerful. If you or I are called by the name of “Dread” and you are in bed with “Dusk” or the turn of night or dark. You are a powerful witch or soothsayer or magician of dark and light. This is a sort of love affair with these mixed as a cold drink. It might not taste very good, but you are stuck in this by your own choices.

GENESIS

Imagine Darwin-ism before an early man spoke a word. Maybe the sounds of trees falling is all and if.. any living thing of flesh was to rise from the sludge. I speculate the craft of gasses and other single cell animals fusing together like a Frankenstein’s monster, or worse, and crawling from mud, to rise up and become hungry and hunt and kill just to become hungry again and repeat. the beginning of just surviving, and what for.

PARIAH TO MESSIAH

I was watching a history program, or documentary about a protest of some kind, and actually was completely derailed from the true content and name of the show, etc.. when i heard this title over the TV speakers. I had gathered what the fodder was all about, and was interested in the angry moments of what was protesting from two sides.

The derailment ended in me fading away from it with pen and paper to start writing this lyric. This shows both sets of eyes. The protest starts and ends for both. There is a winner, and a loser, but by this wording in the song, you cannot tell who either are. Who is ruling? Who shouted the loudest? Who had the bigger guns? It didn’t matter. The insurrection happened, people were hurt and killed. Nobody won anything. No rules were changed.

HOW THE WEST WAS WON

Ok, my facts are not checked and I am prepared to be called out by history buffs. The slaughter of Native Americans (or any other continent of early indigenous humans) by the new order, the visiting looters, who think they “found it first.” This is the basics of this lyric. Based on fact or fictional early American lore. Genocide. White man getting in good with some, trading or exploiting by the introduction of gunpowder (“boom stick”) and whiskey (“fire water”). I gather some history books (not all) would tell the truth.

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11/5/19.

I was just talking with someone the other day that San Pedro, California is pronounced San Peedro by those who live there.  I learned that from listening to Mike Watt through his years in The Minutemen and Firehose.

Nomad Eel Records (also based in San Pedro) is releasing this split 7″.  Two songs (and one Zig-Zags cover..this song “Sunken City”) from Mike Watt and The Secondmen.  Two songs (and one Mike Watt cover) from Los Angeles based band Zig-Zags. 

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Zig Zags - 10-12-18: Rarities Bsides and More - REVIEW

Zig Zags – 10-12-18: Rarities Bsides and More – REVIEW

One of the most satisfying elements of noise rock is the lack of rules. One minute a band can jam on a single chord for 10 minutes, expanding layer by layer. The next, a sweet melody can rise from the ashes and change everything that came before it. All of this can happen from song to song or even in a song. One particular band who exploit such traits would be Zig Zags.

As discussed in my…

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New Video: Dream Phases Releases an Expansive and Trippy Meditation on Creativity and Writer's Block

New Video: Dream Phases Releases an Expansive and Trippy Meditation on Creativity and Writer's Block @DreamPhases @tayfpr @NomadEelRecords

After spending stints in notable Los Angeles-based acts like Blank Tapes, The Relationship, Levitation Room and Nacosta, Brandon Graham decided that it was time to step out into the spotlight in his own terms. Initially starting the Los Angeles-based psych rock outfit Dream Phases as a solo, home recording project, the project became a full-fledged band when Garham’s brother Shane and their…

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Exclusive: LA Psych-Rockers Dream Phases reveal new single 'Mysterious'

Exclusive: LA Psych-Rockers Dream Phases reveal new single ‘Mysterious’

(Photo Credit: Luz Gallardo)

From bedroom project beginnings to a fully fledged five-piece band, LA based psych-rock outfit Dream Phases release their debut album this week.

On the back of two EP’s (‘Maybe Tomorrow‘ and ‘Clear Skies‘) and a collection of singles, outtakes and home demos (‘Mr Midnight Volume 1‘), debut full length ‘So Long, Yesterday’ (out Friday in partnership with Nomad Eel…

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full name.  Elerosse Feynlassan Lavellan

pronunciation.  El-eh-ross Feyn-las-san La-vel-lan

nicknames.  El, Ele, Inquisitor, Herald

height.   5’4”

age.  23

zodiac.  Gemini 

languages.  Common, Elvish, just enough Antivan to sort of barter. 

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

hair colour.    Black, takes on reddish tones in direct light

eye colour.   Bright golden green 

skin tone.    Deep, warm-toned brown with lots of freckles.

body type.    Extremely thin and bony, little muscle definition.

accent.    Definitely influenced by living in the Free Marches, but not especially distinct 

dominant hand.  Right

posture.    Pretty good, he thinks it makes him look taller.

tattoos.   Vallaslin, pale gold in a design honoring June that extends down on to his chest and back. 

most noticeable features.   Ears, tattoos

CHILDHOOD.

place of birth.   Inland plains near Ostwick

hometown.   Wildlands in the far eastern Free Marches

birth weight / height.  Small and underweight due to being premature.

first words. Aside from the usual mama/dada it was probably something simple like halla

siblings.  One half-brother in Antiva City

parents.   Assan (Father), Leana (Mother)

parental involvement.  Both of his parents were somewhat absent in his upbringing and much of his early care was given by his paternal uncle, the clan’s craftsman, instilling a love of crafting in a young Elerosse. His mother chafed against the nomadic, traditional culture of the clan and the struggle of having a perpetually sickly child, eventually leaving when El was about six. His father was always distant, even before his wife left, and highly preferred to spend his time hunting rather than raising his son. Naturally, there’s a fair amount of resentment on El’s part, but his relationship with his father has slowly begun to mend recently.

ADULT LIFE

occupation.  First to the keeper, Inquisitor

current residence.    Skyhold, though he does keep a modest apartment in Kirkwall, especially after Trespasser.  

close friends.   Select members of his inner circle, very few others in Skyhold. 

relationship status.   Verse dependent (Romanced Iron Bull in-game)

financial status.   Relatively poor, but comfortable, growing up with his clan. Significantly wealthier as Inquisitor.

criminal record.   None 

SEX & ROMANCE.

sexual orientation.    Homosexual

romantic orientation.    Homoromantic

preferred emotional role.  submissive | dominant | switch | unsure

preferred sexual role.  submissive |  dominant  |  switch |  sex repulsed

libido.  Medium-high

turn on’s.  Size differences, light restraint, slow and drawn out exploration of each other’s bodies 

turn off’s.  Excessive roughness without warning, racially-inspired dirty talk 

love language. Lots of just casual touching and being close, small gifts of trinkets/flowers/interesting rocks or shells he’s found 

relationship tendencies. Elerosse is a champion at crushing hard, pining, then not making the first move. He’s terminally shy when it comes to speaking up about his feelings. Once he is involved, though, he’s intensely loyal and highly prefers monogamy.

MISCELLANEOUS.

character’s theme song.   Hero by Family of the Year or Wooden Nickels by The Eels

hobbies to pass the time.   Studying different forms of magic, woodcarving

mental illnesses.   Anxiety, PTSD after the conclave

physical illnesses.   Chronically underweight, mostly deaf in his right ear

left or right brained.   Left brained

fears.   Failure, disappointing the people he’s close to, not living up to his own expectations. 

self confidence level.  Even though he’s gotten pretty good at projecting confidence and self-assurance, he’s an anxious mess inside most of the time and constantly second-guesses even the smallest of decisions. 

vulnerabilities. Physically, pretty much everything. He’s a stringbean who could probably get knocked over by a stiff breeze. Emotionally, he’s extremely sensitive to anything that might be perceived as disappointment, belittling or speaking down to him. It’s something he’s aware of, and does his best not to let it get the better of him, but that’s one of the quickest ways to upset him.

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CASSIUS KING (Stoner/Doom Metal) - Release their album "Dread The Dawn" via MDD Records #CassiusKing

CASSIUS KING (Stoner/Doom Metal) – Release their album “Dread The Dawn” via MDD Records #CassiusKing

CASSIUS KING (Stoner/Doom Metal – Featuring Jason McMaster on vocals) – Release their album “Dread The Dawn” via MDD Records #CassiusKing     Last summer Cassius King ( Jason McMaster vocals, Dan Lorenzo guitars, Ron Lipnicki drums and Jimmy Schulman bass) released their debut album Field Trip on California’s Nomad Eel Records. A mere 6 months later and Cassius King grace us with a brand new…

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VESSEL OF LIGHT release Foxy Lady Video

VESSEL OF LIGHT release Foxy Lady Video

Slightly more than two years ago, Vessel Of Light had released three album in two years and the band were performing East Coast shows. Then Corona hit. Vessel Of Light used this time to release their fourth album in three years ( Last Ride on California’s Nomad Eel Records). The band also recorded the Jimi Hendrix cover Foxy Lady. Foxy Lady got airtime on Sirius/XM, but the band were forced to…

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Cassius King Drums Up Hard Driving New LP, ‘Field Trip’

~By Tom Hanno~

In the doom/stoner metal circles, the name Dan Lorenzo has become synonymous with his Vessel of Light project, but there is more to this prolific guitarist than just that band. From his days in Hades to Non- Fiction to Vessel of Light, Dan has laid his trademark work to many albums, and now he presents us with an album of original music from his latest project, CASSIUS KING. 'Field Trip' (2021) will be out next week and is, in my opinion, a must-have album.

For a bit of historical context, I want to add that Dan has been using the Cassius King name for years, from his debut solo album to his endless cover song CDs with various lead vocalists; but it wasn't until 2021 when Lorenzo decided to make an all-original album with vocalist Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth, Howling Sycamore, Ignitor). This decision stemmed from the Covid-19 pandemic keeping Vessel of Light from touring in support of their Last Ride album, with Dan also feeling that fans weren’t ready for a fifth VoL album without touring the last one.

Ironically enough, the song “Join the Exodus”, which we’ll talk about later in this review, was originally written during the recording/writing sessions for the second Vessel of Light album, Woodshed. Dan tells me that, “I actually recorded the music to the song Join the exodus for the Vessel of Light album Woodshed. I wrote so many songs that Nathan forgot about it. So then Ron ended up playing on it, and it just sat there for two years until Jason sang on it. It’s probably one of my favorite songs on the album.”

Despite the connection to Vessel of Light, I don't recommend jumping in thinking you're getting music that is just like them; there's obviously going to be a comparison because of Dan, but it's not an overly large one. Cassius King is less doom, even though there’s a definite Black Sabbath sound, and Jason McMaster has more in common with singers like Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and Dio, than he does with Nathan Opposition; who, as you know, provides his own awesome vocal style to the Vessel of Light albums.

Jason McMaster explains further, by saying that "It was the kind of material I had been wanting to do for a long time. It feels a bit like Ozzy and Dio playing poker over some leftover Sabbath material. The melodies came to me quickly, as well as some of the lyrics. Things I already had fit the visions I had upon first listen and it all flowed immediately. I would not call it a full "doom" application of terms, but its heavy, it reminds me of what I love about Sabbath and Dio songs."

Now that we have an idea on what we’re getting into, let’s begin talking about the best tracks on the album. We'll start with the aforementioned song, “Join the Exodus.” This is the one track where I will draw that direct line to Vessel of Light, and I had thought so even before Dan shared its origins with me.

Beginning with a heavy intro, with the guitars playing a stripped down version of the main verse riff, and Jason singing:

TEARS ON THE TRACKS IN A RACE, EMOTION GLEAM AROUND THE BEND I TASTE THE RAIN DROPS AS THEY TRICKLE DOWN MY FACE AGAIN REMINDS ME OF THE SAND FALLING FROM THE HOURGLASS TIME DISAPPEARS WITHOUT A TRACE.

Jason’s vocals are performed with such conviction, such power, that you can get the idea that he’s really really feeling what he’s saying, which helps make the song seem more honest than it would if he was just “phoning it in.” This goes without even mentioning the Dio influences in the lyrics themselves, and in certain areas of his performance here.

Musically speaking, this track is heavy, with a strong groove, which really makes sense because of the era of its beginnings. Woodshed had that heavy groove throughout the album. As always, Dan has a phenomenal guitar sound, and even if you didn’t know it was him on this, you’d still know that it was him within moments after hitting play.

Towards the end of the album, we find a song that is titled, "Six," which had a working title that Dan told me came from the way the intro guitar part had sounded to him.

"And I didn’t tell anybody else this," he confided, "but the working title for the song 'Six' was 'Randy,' because I thought that opening riff sounded more like Randy Rhoads than me! Not sure if you agree, but just a little bit of knowledge on the track."

I can definitely hear that Randy sound in the intro riff, but, in my opinion, it doesn't really sound like that iconic guitarist as we get much further into the track. In all honesty, I hear more of a Kiss meets Black Sabbath vibe once the riff opens up for the verse.

Jason really brings in that Dio vibe with his vocal performance, and it shows exactly why Dan partnered up with him for this album. Between Jason, Jimmy Schulman, and Ron Lipnicki, Dan put together an immensely talented band for this album, and they all absolutely crushed it on this track.

One of my favorite tracks is titled, "Apocalyptic Nations," which just so happens to be my favorite song on the record. This tune opens up with some tribal influenced drumming, and is a perfect way to bring in the album. I think of Judas Priest's Painkiller when an album opens this way. Lyrically, this song could be about many things, but I catch a Stephen King influence in there, with his book The Stand.

TRASH MY NAME ACROSS YOUR SEAS YOU CONTROL MY DESTINY BRINGING FATES UNKNOWN TO ME LEGENDARY, WHEN PEOPLE USED TO DREAM ANCIENT STORIES OF THE TRAVELIN' MAN YOU WILL BELIEVE

If you've ever read The Stand, you'll know that the villain, Randall Flagg, is known as "The Walking Dude" and that he is hell bent on destroying civilization through terror, violence, and death. The lyrics really could be about this "Man in Black," as he's also called, but it could just as easily be about a government that is just as hell bent on the same things as Randall.

As per his usual modus operandi, Dan pours his all into the riffs contained within "Apocalyptic Nations." They create the power needed to propel Jason’s vocals into the stratosphere, while also leaving the perfect amount of room for the other instruments to shine through.

The last track that I'd like to bring up is "Below the Stone," and is one of my two top picks from this album; with the other being "Apocalyptic." The riffs have a sweet little groove to them, and are, once again, the perfect vehicle for the vocal work. I'm unsure of what the lyrical content is about, but the execution, and the arrangement, makes this song shine, really standing out from the others. This chorus section really exemplifies what I mean:

OH, OH, OH, WE PRAY FOR THE LIGHT WE MAGNIFY ALL HOPE AND THE SEARCH WILL BEGIN BELOW THE STONES THE SECRETS LIVE AND BREATH OH, OH, OH, WE PRAY FOR THE LIGHT

Field Trip will be out in digital format July 23rd, with compact disc and vinyl due out this October. The CD will include two bonus tracks, a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Out on the Tiles" (Dan actually plays the bass and guitar on this cover). and Cheap Trick's "Big Eyes." The other ten tracks are all original tunes. I have an earlier Cassius King CD that Dan sent me, which is full of cover songs, and hearing them attack these originals is really great for me.

To sum it up in one short sentence: you need this album. Pre-orders will be announced soon via Nomad Eel Records, so get ready for that and I'll see you in the next review really soon. Enjoy!

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VESSEL OF LIGHT Release Video for 'Foxy Lady'

VESSEL OF LIGHT Release Video for ‘Foxy Lady’

Slightly more than two years ago, VESSEL OF LIGHT had released three album in two years and the band were performing East Coast shows. Then Corona hit. Vessel Of Light used this time to release their fourth album in three years (Last Ride on California’s Nomad Eel Records). The band also recorded the Jimi Hendrix cover Foxy Lady. Watch the video below. Foxy Lady got airtime on Sirius/XM, but the…

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Timothy Eerie - Ritual - A Conversation With Casey Lerman

Timothy Eerie – Ritual – A Conversation With Casey Lerman

Generating buzz since 2015, Timothy Eerie have been building a name for themselves by sharing the stage with the likes of L.A. Witch, Los Robertas, and Dead Meadow as well as self-releasing a handful of EPs. With the genre title of psychedelic being tossed around much like grunge was in the 90s, Timothy Eerie find themselves in a strange place. They’re playing the kind of music finally being…

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New Audio: A.T.M.'s Hypnotic Dance Floor Friendly Remix of Carré's "Freeform"

New Audio: A.T.M.'s Hypnotic Dance Floor Friendly Remix of Carré's "Freeform" @magnumpr @NomadEelRecords

https://soundcloud.com/carrecarremusic/freeform-by-carre-atm-remix https://open.spotify.com/track/7jDeyP4N5DZkNnJZxZt3qx?si=5d72e084622f489b Last year, I spilled quite a bit of virtual ink covering the rising Los Angeles-based indie electro rock act Carré that features: Julien Boyé (drums, percussion, vocals): Boyé has had stints as a touring member of Nouvelle Vague and James Supercave.…

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AVAILABLE NOW - mssv (my band with Stephen Hodges & Mike Watt) has a 2nd brand new 7" vinyl, on Nomad Eel Records. Grab your copy at our NEW Bandcamp page HERE - We have ONLY 50 copies to sell in our limited 4-color splatter vinyl pressing with gatefold jacket. (Digital unlimited...) A new 4 song micro-opera based on an imagined story inspired by 4 new panels by artist Scott Aicher and featuring special guest Petra Haden joining us on violin and vocals. Each of the 4 panels that inspired the 4 songs are shown on a side of the 4 page gatefold jacket. Recorded separately and fully realized in pandemic lockdown 2020 - mixed by Chris Schlarb & mastered by Henry Kaiser.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Dream Phases - “In A Box”

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Dream Phases – “In A Box”

Alternative Indie Pop band Dream Phases has released the final single and music video from their upcoming their forthcoming sophomore album, New Distractions, due out November 10 via Nomad Eel Records/Lunar Ruins. Like their music made of wistful vocals and layers of lush instrumentation, the track and video for “In A Box” has many layers to to unpack upon repeat watches and listens. Check out…

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Hotaru and Ruza cause they have cool names and I want to know more

that is excellentreasoning op

note of transparency: im making up half thisinfo on the spot bc me? developing my ocs??? not likely so im like sweating athow much i dont know about my own characters whoops and all this has the potential to changein the future lmao jflkdsajfldsa but THANK u for asking about my babeys all the same

ANYWAY

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Hotaru

Full Name: HotaruKipling

Gender and Sexuality: female, bi

Pronouns: she/her

Ethnicity/Species: Japanese/English, human

Birthplace and Birthdate: Seattle area? cries um, February 7 (aquarius)

Guilty Pleasures: paying money for mobile game bonuses, rom-coms

Phobias: eelsand natural disasters

What They Would Be Famous For: some kind of gaming record most likely

What They Would Get Arrested For: probably hacking into government records forsomething super trivial

OC You Ship Them With: she’s sable’s gf!

OC Most Likely To Murder Them: matthieu probably bc he’s tired and hotaru isbouncy (except they dont exist in the same universe, most of my ocs dont–but matthieu doesn’t warm up to many people anyway)

Favorite Movie/Book Genre: sci-fi and rom-coms

Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: slice-of-life high school dramas

Talents and/or Powers: she’s good with computers/tech and loving her gf

Why Someone Might Love Them: passionate, authentic, super intelligent butsometimes oblivious, in a cute way, like if she’s hyperfocused on something else

Why Someone Might Hate Them: hyper, impulsive, stubborn

How They Change: learning to think ahead and prioritize, learning to be morepatient

Why You Love Them: lowkey i just made her bc i wanted to draw someone withher hairstyle lol, but she’s earnest and caring and fun and bold like i wanna be tbh

Ruza

Full Name: doesn’t have one??? i mean ruza is it i think but that might change lmao

Gender and Sexuality: male, uhhh i guess pan??? they wouldnt rly label themselves like that in the universe he’s in, but regardless it’s not something he’s rly had experience with??? but he loves isaac and that’s all that rly matters

Pronouns: he/him

Ethnicity/Species: he’s from a fantasy universe i’m working on but he comes from like rogue nomadic clan of werewolves

Birthplace and Birthdate: somewhere in the desert lol, march 11 (maybe just “spring” depending on how i do time in this universe?) (pisces)

Guilty Pleasures: long, long walks–so long he loses track of time (preferably with isaac but he’ll go alone sometimes too)

Phobias: himself and his past tbh, my angsty boy :^(

What They Would Be Famous For: breaking up/exposing the underground werewolf fight ring he’s been a prisoner of and freeing his fellow captives 

What They Would Get Arrested For: fighting anyone who would try to hurt isaac

OC You Ship Them With: he and isaac are so in love!!! (op u happened to pick the two ocs who have “canon” partners lol)

OC Most Likely To Murder Them: oh man uhhh i’m gonna say sable oddly but probably only as a means of self-defense if that happened to be the case??? they’re not in the same universe but if they were i could see sable being a hunter of some sort who might have prejudice against werewolves…now im getting ideas…. lol i digress

Favorite Movie/Book Genre: ruza would probably be into like art nouveau lol he’s so deep he’d enjoy the abstract, symbolic stuff and take it all in earnest

Least Favorite Movie/Book Cliche: he would hate horror/gore stuff it’d be super triggering to him

Talents and/or Powers: him werewolf??? and uhh he can draw/paint i’ve just now decided he’s very artistic

Why Someone Might Love Them: selfless, old-soul, thoughtful and loving in the deepest ways, big big big heart (just never sure how to use it)

Why Someone Might Hate Them: uh prejudice ig being a werewolf, self-sacrificing, over-protective, his disdain for himself can be hard to be patient with sometimes

How They Change: once his fight for survival stops being a physical fight, he has to learn like how to fight the metaphorical demons and live for the right reasons, he’s healing and that changes anyone tbh–isaac helps with a lot of that

Why You Love Them: ruza is such a gold-hearted lost boy, he’s gentle and confused and scared but he’s learning to be brave for the right reasons