Monday, January 23, 2006
CELLO CELLO CELLO
To the Scattered Few who read this blog,
We had a great cello day on Friday. Our friend Matt(y) Slocum came in and kicked some major butt!! He just gets better and better with age. He really seemed to enjoy the new material. It's good to have some outside feedback from someone who is so musical. We also captured some footage of us in the studio on Friday. We're hoping to do something with it in the future. Anyway, it's a great feeling and a privilege to be making music with friends. Matt(y) and I will be going out and playing weekends with a band called the Choir. We'll be playing one weekend in February and all the weekends in March. Matt will be playing bass and cello and I will be playing ambient guitar. Weekend road warriors down the road to ruin. So there you go--cello is now officially on the new record! The record is shaping up and we're starting to feel the pressure. Gotta go. Hope everyone is having a good year so far.
lost in space,
Marc
Posted By Hammock Music at 8:28 PM
Thursday, January 05, 2006
STUDIO< STUDIO< STUDIO
Back in the studio--Working, arranging, composing and second guessing ourselves. Trying to start each day by listening to great moody music and reading poetry. We're about to get back to it. Down in the dungeon again!
-marc
Posted By Hammock Music at 8:17 AM
8 Comments:
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Aramus said...
- Right on man! Can't wait for more material. I got the Sleepless cd in the mail today around 3pm and its been on coontinuous play since (about 11pm now) amazing material.
Please give us a 30 second teaser or something once you get a rough cut going. I'd love to see the newest musical direction your going in. - JR said...
- Don't second guess yourselves too much. Everything you guys touch is gold :o) Is this for another Hammock album or for something else? Any word yet on when your solo album is coming out Marc? I checked out some of Brian McBride's stuff and you're right, it rocks my world.
- josh - Hammock Music said...
- Aramus
I'm glad you like the sleeover record. We're keeping the new cd under lock and key right now. For the time being we will offer a monthly bonus track. We're still waiting on our site designer to show us how to upload our monthly bonus track. Here's hoping.
-marc - Hammock Music said...
- Aramus
I'm glad you like the sleeover record. We're keeping the new cd under lock and key right now. For the time being we will offer a monthly bonus track. We're still waiting on our site designer to show us how to upload our monthly bonus track. Here's hoping.
-marc - Hammock Music said...
- JR
Thanks for the confidence in our abilities. Oh yeah, this is for a new Hammock record. We can't help but second guess ourselves sometimes. My solo record?
Well, I want to finish the Hammock record first. Alright, I'm going back into the studio dungeon again!
-marc - Brenton said...
- Happy new year, gentlemen.
Hope the recording is going well! - Aramus said...
- Any chance that while your down there, you can whip out an all acoustic version of "Drift" or "Always on the Outside"?
- Hammock Music said...
- Aramus,
No time and to tell you the truth I'm not motivated to do that type of thing right now. I'm stretched pretty thin right now.
-marc
HALL OF FAME
Everyone,
The guys at Somewhere Cold have shown their support for Hammock once again. They listed their top 10 albums of the year and Kenotic showed up at #5. Stranded Under Endless Sky was listed as the EP of the year and Hammock was listed as artist of the year. Check it out at www.somewhercold.com. Stranded was was also listed in the top 24 on KUOM's instrumental show, nowlike photographs.com. The station is in Minneapolis. And once again we have to say that we were listed on ECHOES' Top 25 of the year. Once again shameless self promotion.
still lost in space,
-marc
Posted By Hammock Music at 7:40 AM
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1. Raising Your Voice...
Trying to Stop an Echo
Trying to Stop an Echo
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2. The Sleep Over Series Volume 1
The Sleepover Series Vol. 1 is a record of beatless, ambient, atmospheric soundscapes. It's called Sleepover because it is extremely dreamy and contemplative, consisting mostly of ambient guitar with a few keyboards thrown in. Hammock has one track on the record, but the rest was written, recorded and performed by Marc Byrd.
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Chosen by Echoes listeners as a Top 25 release of 2006, named by Echoes as Top 25 Essential CD of 2006, and Echoes CD of the Month for January, 2007
Pick of the week for Filter Magazine and cited as a Top 10 release for 2006
"Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo" is a massive artistic statement. A Gravity¹s Rainbow of ambient chamber rock, it defies the iTunization of the world. You want to hear the whole thing, slipping it on, cranking up the volume and riding it into an infinite sunset. A dream guitar masterpiece" --John Diliberto, Host, Echoes
Named #2 in Silent Ballet's Top 50 Instrumental Releases of 2006. "Hammock follows up its debut album with another collection of utterly indescribable and magnificent songs...This is music that seeps deeply into the pores and goes straight for the heart...Brilliant only begins to scratch the surface..." --The Silent Ballet
9/10. This longing, melodic, melancholic, and thoughtful texture that seems to tug at one¹s heartstrings from start to finishÅ It¹s the type of music that hits you in the gut immediately, Nothing about this album is less than Grade A+ material. It's an album that forces one to reflect on both the highs and lows in one¹s life.² ÂPop Matters
Throughout the eighteen tracks there is a glorious stillness to be found, even when the drums turn the album into a shoegazing masterpiece, the guitars throwing lazy shapes (and the occasional shadow) across the tunes Opening track 'I Can Almost See You' is as beautiful as anything you have heard this year, an album that is best appreciated when heard in its entirety, although it can be neatly summarised by listening to 'Floating Away In Every Direction', the title speaks volumes and the music perfectly matches the sentiments, but don¹t take my word for it, go and get your own copy and be transported. ÂSimon Lewis, Terrascope
Waves of glimmering Cocteau Twins-like guitar traverse over barren landscapes, twinkling like nearby constellations. It is at once distant and extremely joyous, a life affirming, yet somehow Zen-like expression of mood and of depthÅ It's a lot to take in, and each minute is profoundly emotive and heartbreaking. Hammock may require patience, but those who possess it will be rewarded in spades.² ÂJeff Terich, Treble Magazine
Hammock's brand of musical expression is honest, patient, meticulous and acknowledging of the warm-blooded nature of its listeners. It stirs the soul like little other music that's out there in this day in age.² ÂLuke Daniel Rush, Sound the Sirens
"The Hammock sound is unique; harsh yet beautiful, and curiously satisfying while still leaving one wanting more. Raising Your Voice is a work of genius by a duo who are pathfinders in guitar based drone ambience. It's essential listening for anyone interested in ambient music." --Dene Bebbington, Melliflua
"Hammock's sad, epic music bathes the listener in multi-tracked electric guitars swimming in a sea of reverb and gentle distortion, sometimes alone, sometimes with piano, cello and/or a steady rock backbeat. It's a somber, fuzzy sound but crucially a melodic one too, with an appeal to both electronic ambient and indie rock listeners." --Ambient Music Guide
"Just when you thought this amazing band could not attain the splendid heights of their previous efforts, they go ahead and release a jaw dropping disc of pure sonic BLISS at the end of 2006! Not since the golden days of Brian Eno has an artist created devastatingly beautiful atmospheres that transport you in a dreamlike state beyond the stars..." --Dark Symphonies "5/5. Gorgeous. Stunning. Sublime! Deserves no distractions or interuptions from barking dogs, people talking and general noise pollution. A candidate for best ethereal rock record of the year." --Kenyon Hopkin, Advance Copy
Pick of the week for Filter Magazine and cited as a Top 10 release for 2006
"Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo" is a massive artistic statement. A Gravity¹s Rainbow of ambient chamber rock, it defies the iTunization of the world. You want to hear the whole thing, slipping it on, cranking up the volume and riding it into an infinite sunset. A dream guitar masterpiece" --John Diliberto, Host, Echoes
Named #2 in Silent Ballet's Top 50 Instrumental Releases of 2006. "Hammock follows up its debut album with another collection of utterly indescribable and magnificent songs...This is music that seeps deeply into the pores and goes straight for the heart...Brilliant only begins to scratch the surface..." --The Silent Ballet
9/10. This longing, melodic, melancholic, and thoughtful texture that seems to tug at one¹s heartstrings from start to finishÅ It¹s the type of music that hits you in the gut immediately, Nothing about this album is less than Grade A+ material. It's an album that forces one to reflect on both the highs and lows in one¹s life.² ÂPop Matters
Throughout the eighteen tracks there is a glorious stillness to be found, even when the drums turn the album into a shoegazing masterpiece, the guitars throwing lazy shapes (and the occasional shadow) across the tunes Opening track 'I Can Almost See You' is as beautiful as anything you have heard this year, an album that is best appreciated when heard in its entirety, although it can be neatly summarised by listening to 'Floating Away In Every Direction', the title speaks volumes and the music perfectly matches the sentiments, but don¹t take my word for it, go and get your own copy and be transported. ÂSimon Lewis, Terrascope
Waves of glimmering Cocteau Twins-like guitar traverse over barren landscapes, twinkling like nearby constellations. It is at once distant and extremely joyous, a life affirming, yet somehow Zen-like expression of mood and of depthÅ It's a lot to take in, and each minute is profoundly emotive and heartbreaking. Hammock may require patience, but those who possess it will be rewarded in spades.² ÂJeff Terich, Treble Magazine
Hammock's brand of musical expression is honest, patient, meticulous and acknowledging of the warm-blooded nature of its listeners. It stirs the soul like little other music that's out there in this day in age.² ÂLuke Daniel Rush, Sound the Sirens
"The Hammock sound is unique; harsh yet beautiful, and curiously satisfying while still leaving one wanting more. Raising Your Voice is a work of genius by a duo who are pathfinders in guitar based drone ambience. It's essential listening for anyone interested in ambient music." --Dene Bebbington, Melliflua
"Hammock's sad, epic music bathes the listener in multi-tracked electric guitars swimming in a sea of reverb and gentle distortion, sometimes alone, sometimes with piano, cello and/or a steady rock backbeat. It's a somber, fuzzy sound but crucially a melodic one too, with an appeal to both electronic ambient and indie rock listeners." --Ambient Music Guide
"Just when you thought this amazing band could not attain the splendid heights of their previous efforts, they go ahead and release a jaw dropping disc of pure sonic BLISS at the end of 2006! Not since the golden days of Brian Eno has an artist created devastatingly beautiful atmospheres that transport you in a dreamlike state beyond the stars..." --Dark Symphonies "5/5. Gorgeous. Stunning. Sublime! Deserves no distractions or interuptions from barking dogs, people talking and general noise pollution. A candidate for best ethereal rock record of the year." --Kenyon Hopkin, Advance Copy
bring on the new album!!
{and even a live recording}
-Wes
By the way, I sent Hammock a friend request on Myspace last month...would love it if you'd be willing to add me. Myspace says the invitation is still pending in your friend requests. Sorry to be such a groupie.
Thanks for keeping us updated. I doubt that you'll ever make it over to the Pacific Northwest with The Choir but I'd be there in a heartbeat if you were...
~ evan ~
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