Growing up in Southern California, I was able to be a part of promoting, viewing, and watching Facedown Records grow from a small indie label into a major force to be reckoned with. With bands such as No Innocent Victim, Overcome, Born Blind, Point of Recognition and others, the label was home to two things that I love very much; hardcore/heavy music and faith. These bands created a fire that has grown to all new heights. They have grown to such great proportions as of late that they no longer are just Facedown Records, they are now publishing music through Dreamt Music and caters to a surging rock interest across the nation!
Their first signing Thieves & Liars have already created a buzz within rock communities and are definitely going to be a great addition to the Facedown Family and of course the new label, Dreamt Music.
Below is the official press release…you guys are in for a treat! Keep your eyes here and your ears open, for some good music from So-Cal’s premiere independent record label.
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Introducing Thieves & Liars on new label Dreamt Music
Today marks the dawn of Dreamt Music, an imprint record label founded by Jason Dunn of Facedown Records. After 10 successful years owning and operating the widely known metal/hardcore record label, Jason has set his sights on genres completely out of the realm of Facedown’s jurisdiction.
Dreamt Music will focus on a diverse assortment of rock bands, attuning to a much wider audience. Citing Facedown’s staunch branding in the heavy-music field as one of his main priorities, Jason explained the basis for the Dreamt Music platform. “It is very important that we keep heavy music associated with Facedown so that fans know what they can expect when they see the logo on an album. Dreamt Music affords us the opportunity to allow Facedown’s focus to remain specific to its genre while simultaneously giving us the freedom to explore more rock-oriented bands.” His sentiment represents that of the entire Facedown staff, all of who are looking forward to hand-selecting fresh talent for the new label’s roster as well as the chance to delve professionally into a broader range of music.
The birth of Dreamt Music is not just the realization of a long-term goal for Jason but also a window for him to work more closely with Facedown band members in a new way. The inaugural Dreamt Music release has strong ties to the Facedown Family; Thieves & Liars is a blues-rock outfit ala Pink Floyd that boasts founding member Corey Edelmann, formerly of Facedown’s long-standing hardcore band No Innocent Victim. Jason and his staff are tremendously excited about the release of the Thieves & Liars debut album “When Dreams Become Reality.” “This album has been playing in the Facedown office non-stop for months and it is an honor to be involved with an album of this caliber,” says Jason.
Dreamt Music makes Facedown Records available to support their artists as they freely write the music they love, giving the artists a new expressive outlet. “Good music is good music, and this is a great opportunity for us to use the resources we have built up over the last 10 years with Facedown.”
Dreamt Music will be distributed nationwide by RED Distribution and will be serviced to all industry outlets by the Facedown staff.
Saves The Day - Get Fucked Up
Princeton, NJ
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Saves The Day - Kaleidoscope
File Size: 4.10 mb, Length: 2:59
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Saves The Day - Stay (Demo)
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Prior to an album’s release, the band’s still have to practice the songs, don’t they? Well, now you can hear rawer versions of tracks off of Saves The Day’s newest album, Under The Boards. I’d say more, but why would I when we already have a review hashed out for you?Click here to read our review of Saves The Day’s Under The Boards!
Genghis Tron - Dead Mountain Mouth
Philadelphia, PA
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Yaaay!!! Genghis Tron just finished its new album! Outside of owning one of the best band names ever, Genghis Tron brings about an uncompromising blast of cybergrind. Fueled just as much by a maniacal metal rage as synthesizers and drum machines, the band is able to seeth destruction without sounding like some sort of cheap gimmick. Genghis Tron is hitting the road with the almighty Dillinger Escape Plans in what no doubt will be one of the loudest shows of the year (and next if it stretches that long).
Tour Dates:
12/01 - London, Ontario @ Call the Office
12/02 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Opera House
12/03 - Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
12/04 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s
12/05 - Pittsburg, PA @ The Rex Theater
12/06 - Louisville, KY @ The Headliners
12/07 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
12/08 - St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theater
12/09 - Orlando, FL @ The Backbooth
12/11 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ The Culture Room
12/13 - Baltimore, MA @ The Ottobar
12/14 - Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
12/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Starlite Ballroom
12/16 - New York, NY @ Blender Theater
12/18 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
12/19 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
12/20 - Portland, ME @ The Station
12/21 - Montreal, Quebec @ Le National
12/22 - Williamsville, NY @ Club Infinity
Sigur Rós’ new album, Hvarf-Heim, comes out November 6th, and they’re on tour. Sure, they’re kind of on tour for their album, but it seems like they’re even more on tour for their movie (the movie came out first, and the album accompanies it). Filmed entirely in Iceland, Heima shows off the country’s amazing scenery alongside the band’s music, which is perfectly suitable for the style of the film. It also features interviews with the members, despite their discomfort with giving interviews before a camera. Since their last album two years ago, Sigur Rós has been reestablishing themselves as not only a band, but mixed media artists of sorts. First came their book, In The Frozen Sea: A Year With Sigur Rós, which came with limited edition vinyls (seven of them total) and a hard cover art book. Now comes a movie and a brand new album to match it. On November 5th, Heima will be released as a Special Edition double DVD package with a 104-page book containing stunning photos from the tour. It will also be released as a standard 2-DVD set. The first disc of both packages features the Heima’ film with a choice of a 5.1 Surround Sound or PCM Stereo mix, whilst the second DVD will contain the full performances of each song in the movie, amongst many other extras. This is the first chance to see Sigur Rós live on DVD.
If you have a chance to catch Sigur Rós on tour right now, you can see Heima in its entirety. Those in Los Angeles this weekend are doubly in for a treat, since you get treated to a movie AND three acoustic songs. Lucky.
SIGUR ROS ON TOUR:
united states
* november 03 • ucla, los angeles » “heima” screening & 3 song acoustic set & q+a
* november 04 • arclight theatre, los angeles » “heima” screening » info » sold out
ireland
* november 01-03 • the irish film institute, dublin » » “heima” screening » info & tickets
united kingdom
* november 02-03 • hyde park picture house, leeds » “heima” screening » venue
* november 05 • glasgow film theatre, glasgow » “heima” screening » venue
* november 05 • national film theatre, london » “heima” screening & 3 song acoustic set & q+a » sold out
sweden
* november 4 • victoria, malmö » » “heima” screening » info & tickets
united states
* november 18 • rutgers university, new jersey » “heima” screening » info
* november 19 • fine arts theatre, asheville, nc » “heima” screening » info
* november 19 • amoeba records, san francisco, ca » free “heima” screening » info
* november 19 • end of an ear, austin, tx » free “heima” screening » info
* november 19 • love garden sounds, lawrence, ks » free “heima” screening » info
* november 19 • sound fix records, brooklyn, ny » free “heima” screening » info
* november 20 • international house of philadelphia, philadelphia, pa » free “heima” screening » info
* november 20 • bottletree cafe, birmingham, al » free “heima” screening » info
* november 26 • northeastern university, boston, ma » free “heima” screening » info
united kingdom
* november 30 • f.a.c.t., liverpool » “heima” screening » venue
* december 3-6 • chapter arts centre, cardiff » “heima” screening » venue
* december 8 • tyneside cinema, newcastle » “heima” screening» venue
