GINKGO RECORDS

Blowout pt 2

2012-02-27T10:30:00.002-08:00

We're having another GINKGO showcase at ye olde METROTIMES BLOWOUT with some of our favorite groups!

LINEUP:

9 pm SHADES

10 pm WICCANS

11 pm SWIMSUIT

12 am GARDENS

at ATLAS BAR 2363 Yemans in Hamtramck- I think this might be the first night they are reopened!

You need a wristband for this show - it's part of Blowout. Sorry! Come hang out if you can though!!

brought to you by
GINKGO http://ginkgorecords.blogspot.com/
and MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS http://michiganhappening.blogspot.com/

MORE LINKS:

http://www.myspace.com/gardensforfree
http://swimsuit.bandcamp.com/
http://www.religioustolerance.org/witchcra.htm
http://metrotimes.com/blowout

GINKGO shows

2012-02-09T07:06:00.001-08:00

After 5 years of booking shows at all kinds of places in Michigan, I've decided to start using the GINKGO name for shows as well as for the label. The first show I booked was at the Neutral Zone in Ann Arbor in January 2007, and I haven't really stopped booking shows since then. I was originally hesitant to do that kind of production company branding, but it makes sense to me at this point.

The first show officially listed as GINKGO presents is coming right up, on February 15 2012 here in Ann Arbor:

GINKGO presents...
VERONICA FALLS (UK/Slumberland)
with BRILLIANT COLORS (San Francisco/Slumberland)
and SWIMSUIT
performing live at the Blind Pig 208 S First St Ann Arbor MI
on Wednesday February 15 2012
Doors at 9:30 pm / / 18+
$8 adv / $10 at the door (Advance tickets available to purchase at Encore Records)

Fred made this beautiful poster!

This is going to be a really amazing show, hope to see everyone there!!

We will also be doing another showcase at the Blowout this year, at Atlas Bar on Thurs March 1 with Swimsuit, Wiccans and more TBA.

SXSW / some press

2012-01-07T22:33:00.000-08:00

BAD INDIANS are going down to SXSW to play some gigs! We're trying to get them on more shows! If you can help out or get us some shows on the way down or back up please get in touch! baadindians at gmail or sabsalant at gmail. Thanks!

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Cool to see some Ginkgo and related releases on some best of 2011 lists...

Bad Indians "The Path Home" from their single on Ginkgo (GINKGO 8, more info below) on Metro Times favorite local songs of 2011

Bad Indians and Man the Hunter on Current's "Classics of 2011" list

Swimsuit LP on an All Music best of 2011 list...and their post about our record when it came out

Swimsuit, Man the Hunter, and our Old Night cassette on Calvin Johnson's best of 2011 list on Tobi Vail's Jigsaw blog

Not a best of , but here's a review of the Bad Indians single at Foxy Digitalis

Swimsuit has been entered in some sort of battle of the bands contest?

Annarbor.com just did little article too...

BAD INDIANS 7" RELEASE PARTY!

2011-11-26T12:10:00.000-08:00

BAD INDIANS 45 now available!

2011-10-25T10:10:00.000-07:00

Brand new triple threat from our favorite psychedelic garage band BAD INDIANS!

Presenting their long awaited single, THE PATH HOME b/w ALL OVER NOW + SO LONG SAM

It's what we've all been waiting for and it's finally here! A limited amount of copies have hand painted covers (pictured at top of this post). The rest have the cover pictured directly above. When you order a copy you may be selected to receive a one of a kind hand painted copy! (If you would NOT like a hand painted one, please let us know!)

PREVIEW HERE:

ALL OVER NOW by BAD INDIANS

You can order the 7" using the button below, or you can email us at ginkgorecords2@gmail.com! If you would like to order some for your shop or distro, please get in touch with us.

More info coming soon, but just wanted to post that up for those who've been waiting to order it!

Currently available at:

ENCORE RECORDS in ANN ARBOR
YPSI MUSIC SHELF at CAFE OLLIE in YPSILANTI
CO-OP 87 in BROOKLYN

Also coming soon: WINTER RUBY "Peel Sessions" cassette (Ginkgo 7) and SHELLEY SALANT/FRED THOMAS "Duo" cassette (Ginkgo 10/Life Like 43)

STILL HERE

2011-10-17T22:02:00.000-07:00

STILL HERE, STILL IN MICHIGAN

Summer went by too fast!! But it was a good one, hope everyone is doing good everywhere!

The long awaited BAD INDIANS 45s are almost here! Will be posting them up in here really soon.

Here's a photo of BAD INDIANS:

ALSO COMING SOON: On September 30, Amber and the Ypsi Film Guild had a photo opening at Cafe Ollie. Fred and I performed with our new duo in which we both play drums and electronics. It went really well and we then recorded a new tape which will be a joint release on Ginkgo and Fred's label Life Like.

When we went on SWIMSUIT tour in May we made a cassette box set called the BOX OF SAND, pictured above. It had a tape of our new album, and then we all made new solo records for it, so the other two tapes were splits between members of the band. It turned out really great! I made a record called Let the River Answer which I put up recently over here.

Let the river answer by shelley

It was a split with Avery Feral, hopefully her side will be up somewhere soon.

Fred's side as CITY CENTER is up over here and Dina's side as SKINNY WRISTS is over here

summer heat

2011-07-18T21:06:00.001-07:00

Summer is just rolling right along here!

Swimsuit LPs have finally arrived!! You can order it over at Speakertree Records, or listen to it over at our site. We also stocked it at Encore and the Ypsi Music Shelf at Cafe Ollie in Ypsi.

Bad Indians 45 should be out within a month! More tapes coming soon!

Recently, we can't stop listening to:

The Dovers - I Could Be Happy Fred told me about this amazing group, they were around in 1965 and 1966 in Santa Barbara. They recorded 4 singles and they're all great! It gets better and better with every listen. Byrds-esque but I love it more than I've ever liked the Byrds. At first my favorite of their songs was "What Am I Going To Do" (which is on Nuggets and was sampled by Atlas Sound) but now this one is my jam. Recently reissued on a one sider 12", I can't stop listening to it!

Gardens "Coming Around the Bend" Their long awaited LP is great! But the last couple days I can't stop listening to this song which is a "digital single" on the Beehive Recording Co site. It's embarassing to admit this but I literally listened to this song 5 times in a row while shipping stuff out at work today.

Toshi Ichyanagi - Extended Voices Got this killer LP recently of early electronic/avant garde stuff, it's also called Extended Voices. Here's the title track!

Bush Tetras - Too Many Creeps Got a reissue 45 of this on tour and ever since listening to it constantly! Our friends over at M'Lady's Records just hosted a show for them, wish we could've seen that!

Liquid Liquid - Optimo - Never get tired of this!!

City Center - Modern Love - current favorite from their masterpiece Redeemer on K. Fred just posted a new song today, too - it's really good! It's called Powdered Animal Wig.

Extended Voices

2011-06-21T18:30:00.001-07:00

Pretty stoked on this today! Extended Voices by Toshi Ichyanagi, check it out!

Fred wrote a nice thing about the Swimsuit tour over here

Swimsuit LP!

2011-06-10T11:37:00.001-07:00

Very excited that the Swimsuit LP is going to be out on Speakertree Records on June 28!

You can preorder it over here!

The album is now streaming on our site, too:

Swimsuit by Swimsuit

Calendar

2011-06-08T01:28:00.001-07:00

The Winter Ruby show tonight was great!

Here's a couple upcoming things to mark on your calendar:

MON JUNE 13 - Brilliant Colors (SF), Swimsuit, Bad Indians, the Beets (NY) at Arbor Vitae, Ann Arbor all ages

SUN JUNE 19 - Talk Normal (NYC), US Girls (Philly), Noveller (NY), Turn to Crime at Elks Lodge 220 W Sunset, Ann Arbor 21+

FRI JULY 1 - Nu Sensae (Vancouver BC), White Lung, Swimsuit, the Jobys at Luther House 1510 Hill St Ann Arbor all ages

WED SEPT 21 - The Raincoats, Pink Reason, Swimsuit at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, all ages !

Winter Ruby show / tape

2011-06-06T18:46:00.000-07:00

Very excited about doing a tape for our new favorite band Winter Ruby! They are playing at Absolute Beginners at Woodruff's tomorrow (Tuesday June 7), and we'll have some copies of the tape.

Winter Ruby Peel Sessions tape clip by Ginkgo Records

Return

2011-06-02T22:54:00.000-07:00

Swimsuit tour was amazing!! Back in Michigan now, readjusting to reality.

The Swimsuit LP will be out soon on Speakertree! For now you can listen to two of the songs over here.

Also coming very very soon: Winter Ruby "Peel Sessions" cassette & Bad Indians 45!

April & beyond

2011-04-28T01:03:00.000-07:00

April has been ruling here in Michigan!

Some highlights (chronological):

- Lightning Bolt / Wolf Eyes insane show at the Neutral Zone
- Up north tour with Stef Chura Rock N Roll Band! The UP rules!
- Winter Ruby on the Local Music Show
- Visit from Bill & Jessica from Key Club
- Insane collection of library records with amazing covers at Encore
- Tony Allen at Hill Auditorium / after party at the Elks Lodge
- Iggy & the Stooges show at the Michigan Theater / rehearsals at the Neutral Zone!
- Man the Hunter party at the Elks Lodge!
- Swimsuit album completion!!

Next up Totally Awesome Fest 7 & then Swimsuit tour!

(Stef Chura Band in the UP photo taken from if you feel a charge. Up & Stooges flyer made by David Swain)

SWIMSUIT TOUR DATES HERE

Damned Dogs cassette on Kuma Tapes

2011-04-04T18:52:00.000-07:00

The amazing Damned Dogs tape is now on the internet! Beautiful sounds from my dear friends & Swimsuit bandmates Amber and Fred. The tape is out on Amber's new label Kuma Tapes. More info and ordering info here. We will be doing a Damned Dogs cassette soon!

Damned Dogs Tape by Damned Dogs

Old Night

2011-03-23T23:37:00.000-07:00

OLD NIGHT
GINKGO 6, C-30

I found this tape when I was looking for blank tapes to record on. (Unfortunately I don't usually label tapes at all) I have no recollection of recording it, and I questioned whether it was even me. It sounded surprisingly good. Given the circumstances I don't think it could have been anyone else, but I still don't recall anything about it. I can guess that it was recorded at night sometime in 2010 in Ypsilanti.
Basically it's night time psychedelic guitar music. Someone listened to it and said "You made a Spacemen 3 record." Someone else listened to it and said "Are you sure this is you? It sounds like Les Rallizes Denudes." Are those things true? You tell me.

You can order this tape for $6.50 postage paid in the US. International orders please email ginkgorecords2@gmail.com. Or if you don't want to use paypal, email me.

Man the Hunter 7" and other Gingko cassettes are still available. We are now distributing the amazing Petticoats 45! See below for more info on that. Tapes soon by Damned Dogs, the Jobys, & more, and Bad Indians 7" on the horizon.

Now distributing: PETTICOATS 45!!

2011-03-19T21:24:00.000-07:00

We are truly overjoyed to have copies of the truly incredible 45 by the Petticoats!!

It's amazing! One woman DIY punk band, who released this 45 in the UK in 1980. Fred described it as "The Slits meets The Who." I really love these songs and I think you will too!

Listen for yourself here:

The Petticoats are Stef Petticoat on guitar, vocals, bass, drums. This record is on Stef's own Bla Bla Bla Records. Those two songs "Normal" and "Allergy" are on the A Side, with another song "I'm Free" on the B Side. (Stef wrote on the back of the record: "This record contains 3 B sides - play loud!")

Front & lyric sheet:

Back & record:

THIS IS NOT A REISSUE. These are original, unplayed copies. I couldn't stop listening to the mp3s of these songs, so I wrote to Stef Petticoat and she still had copies of the record! I ordered a bunch of copies because I know a lot of people who would want one, and since they are shipping from Germany it's more affordable for everyone this way. They each come with an awesome lyric sheet as you can see in the photo above.

Stef Petticoat grew up in Germany and moved to the UK in 1978. She then formed the band Necessary Evil, who can be seen performing "Normal" in the amazing Super 8 footage below!

After Necessary Evil broke up, Stef formed the Petticoats. Check Stef Petticoat's offical website: http://www.stefpetticoat.de

Her official bio is here. I'm currently doing an interview with Stef Petticoat that I will post in this space very very soon!!

(Stef Petticoat photo above from stefpetticoat.de)

If you would like to order a copy, you can get one for $12.50 postage paid in the US. If you don't live in North America, especially if you live in Europe, it probably makes more sense for you to just order one from Stef Petticoat directly. If you live in southeast Michigan and you don't want to pay for shipping, you can buy one for $10. Email me at ginkgorecords2@gmail.com and we can figure that out. (Additional price info here)

Again, any additional questions email ginkgorecords2@gmail.com

MAN THE HUNTER 45 NOW AVAILABLE!

2011-03-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

We are very excited to finally have this available!! We proudly present to you Man the Hunter's debut release and our first vinyl venture!

A double A-side if we ever heard one! These songs kept circling around our head til we realized we needed to release them on a 7". Perfect winter listening if you want to remember what summer feels like! Irresistible pop songwriting. Refreshing yet an instant classic! "Less For You" b/w "Dance With Me".

You can listen to the songs over here or just listen below! (Note that the version of "Dance With Me" on the internet is the demo version, which is different than the 45 version)

Man The Hunter 7'' by Man The Hunter

You can order the 7" for $7 postage paid in the USA. Or if you are ordering from outside the US you can order it for $10 shipping included. Use the paypal button below or email us if you don't want to use Paypal or you are ordering from outside the US: ginkgorecords2@gmail.com

Ann Arbor native Evan Doering started the Man The Hunter project in late 2009. He recorded these songs in summer 2010. During the summer he also began playing his first shows, with him playing guitar, singing, and playing a drum machine with his feet. Since then he has started playing with a bass player and a drummer. (above photo by Amber Fellows at Diagram Diagrams, August 3 2010)

THIS RECORD IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING STORES:
ENCORE RECORDINGS OF ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN
YPSI MUSIC SHELF IN CAFE OLLIE OF YPSILANTI MICHIGAN
WAZOO RECORDS OF ANN ARBOR
UNDERGROUND SOUNDS OF ANN ARBOR
OTHER MUSIC OF NEW YORK CITY
ACADEMY RECORDS OF BROOKLYN NYC
AQUARIUS RECORDS IN SAN FRANCISCO CA
AMOEBA MUSIC IN SAN FRANCISCO CA
TAKEOFF IN VAN NUYS CA
EXILED RECORDS IN PORTLAND OR
JACKPOT RECORDS IN PORTLAND OR
ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH K RECORDS!

MAN THE HUNTER RECORD VIDEO

2011-03-11T00:55:00.000-08:00

Someone made a video playing their copy of the Man the Hunter 7"!!

Check it out:

Thanks to whoever made this video!

You can still order the 7" here!

Man the Hunter is playing a show on Friday March 25 at the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor as an afterparty for the Ann Arbor Film Festival. It's a late show at 10:30 pm. Roommate and Quaver are also playing.

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Thanks to everyone who came out to our showcase at the Blowout! It was great. Thanks to everyone who played, Tim and Dustin for DJing, and the Atlas Bar for hosting. Amber took some photos, I'll put some up here soon.

Here's a show coming up in Ann Arbor on April 2:

As always, I continue to update event listings for the month over at the Michigan Happenings blog. There's a lot of stuff happening all of the time!

Blowout

2011-02-05T15:16:00.001-08:00

Blowout update: Ginkgo showcase info

Atlas Bar in Hamtrack, Friday March 4

9:40 pm Damned Dogs
10:40 pm Turn to Crime
11:40 pm Man The Hunter
12:40 pm Swimsuit

w/ special guest DJs Tim Sendra (Absolute Beginners) and Dustin Krcatovich

We got invited to do a showcase at this year's Blowout. We said, why not? Join us if you can - it's gonna be really fun I think.

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We're doing a showcase at this year's Metro Times Blowout! If you aren't familiar with Blowout, it's an annual event the first week of March where there's a million bands playing at a million bars in Hamtramck.

Our showcase is at Atlas Bar on Friday March 4, and will feature performances from Swimsuit, Man The Hunter, Turn to Crime, and Damned Dogs.

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More tapes coming soon from Damned Dogs, the Jobys, Water Damage 2, and more. In the meantime check out the first Damned Dogs tape over here, it's the first release on Amber's label Kuma Tapes.

Thanks to everyone who has ordered the Man The Hunter 7", hope you are enjoying it and enjoying this winter wonderland. Oh yeah, here's the Deep Cutz writeup on the 7" and some other stuff.

Also, this is a very special show coming up in Ypsilanti:

2011-01-17T00:29:00.001-08:00

THE MAN THE HUNTER DEBUT 45 IS FINALLY HERE!!!!

THIS IS THE COVER:

WE HAD THIS RELEASE SHOW:

IT WAS GREAT! WE WILL PUT UP THE MAN THE HUNTER 7" HERE FOR PURCHASE TOMORROW OR VERY SOON!

LOTS OF EXCITING NEWS COMING UP, HOPE 2011 IS STARTING OFF GREAT FOR EVERYONE! AND AS ALWAYS IF YOU'RE AROUND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN THERE'S A LOT OF COOL SHOWS GOING ON, SOME OF WHICH ARE LISTED OVER AT MICHIGAN HAPPENINGS

Swimsuit 45

2010-12-01T23:41:00.000-08:00

I'm excited to announce that the first 7" by Swimsuit is now available! Dolphins backed with a cover of Albert Ayler's Heart Love. This release is not on Ginkgo, it's on Life Like, but I play drums in the band and it's very dear to my heart, so I am posting it here as well. I'm really happy with how the record turned out!

Here's the description from the Life Like:

Is it raining outside? Is it dark on the beach at night? Does love exist? Is there a way into the future that we can all agree on? Yes, yes, yes and yes, and if you don't believe it, put your faith in the fact that the 1st ever 7" record by Swimsuit is here and it's here now!!! Many months in the making, this release follows two well-loved demoish tapes, a few compilation appearances and so many shows of true ragged joy. Recorded by the band with a little more production (but not too much) than the tapes, we have here two songs. The original wave-rider "Dolphins" feels like being threatened by a shark and then saved at the last minute by a pad of giggling sea creatures. Then on the b-side we have the band's cover of 60's free-jazz hero Albert Ayler's "Heart Love", a peace-love-poetry-and-wait-a-second-I'm-crazy-as-hell kinda go-go jam. Of all the projects working with the Life Like, Swimsuit probably plays the most shows, so this record may be gone before too long. Get one here, or at a show, or at your better record stores in the greater Detroit/NYC area and feel good all over.

You can order it here!

And yes the Man The Hunter 45 is coming soon!! Get ready! The other tapes posted below are still available.

Also, for people in southeast Michigan, I just updated the Michigan Happenings blog with lots of cool events coming up in December!

SWIMSUIT TOUR

2010-11-09T20:47:00.000-08:00

Swimsuit is going on tour tomorrow!!! I'm really excited! In case anyone out there on the east coast is reading, here's our tourdates!

Wednesday November 10
The Foxhole (all ages house show!)
244 Temple St. Fredonia, NY 14063
w/ Elephant Upstairs & Amoeba Amoeba

Thursday November 11
The Mug at Vassar College
w/ Velvet Davenport

Friday November 12
Glasslands Gallery
289 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, New York 11211
w/ Blank Dogs, Velvet Davenport & Dead Gaze
Doors at 8:30 pm, 21+

Saturday November 13
Popfest New England at The Elevens
140 Pleasant Street
Northampton, MA 01060
w/ Brown Recluse and many more!

Sunday November 14
Wildfire Lounge
106 South Cayuga Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
w/ Reading Rainbow, Velvet Davenport & Music band

We are also going to have our brand new first ever 45 for sale at these shows! Dolphins b/w Heart Love (Albert Ayler cover!) I wish I could post the cover here, but I can't get that to work right now. The record is on Fred's label Life Like.

SPEAKING OF RECORDS, there is more coming soon from Ginkgo Records!
Upcoming releases include: MAN THE HUNTER 45! Less For You b/w Dance With Me
JOBYS cassette
& more

Turn to Crime

2010-09-16T23:20:00.000-07:00

TURN TO CRIME I Can't Love
GINKGO 3, C-20

Turn to Crime is the latest project from Michigan native Derek Stanton (Awesome Color, Used To Be Women, and many more). It's hard to describe but to me it sounds like the above picture. You might say fuck wave.
On the A side, psychic instrumental guitar reflections turn into a pop song. B side goes Kraut. "I Can't Love" on the A side, recorded live at the 8 Ball, and "I Can't Not Love" on the B side, recorded at Molten Sound in Ypsilanti.
Listen and see upcoming shows here.

You can click below to order it for $6 postage paid, or if you don't want to use Paypal you can email ginkgorecords2@gmail.com.

You can also order all 3 tapes (Water Damage, Turning, & Turn to Crime) for $12.

Turning

2010-09-15T23:13:00.000-07:00

Turning
GINKGO 2, C-10

This one is different, I don't know what to say about it. The sounds of time turning/seasons changing. Some is guitar based, some not guitar based.

Order below for $5 postage paid, or email ginkgorecords2@gmail.com if you don't like buying from the internet.

Water Damage

2010-09-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

WATER DAMAGE - Non-Working Brain
GINKGO 1, C-20

Abandoned synth / abandoned mind. Recorded in sleepless early morning hours in the basement. I came home one night during a storm and when I went to the basement the tapes were floating.

This is our first release.

You can order it for $5 postage paid in the US. You can click below to order using Paypal, or if you don't want to order online please email ginkgorecords2@gmail.com for more info.

2010-09-13T22:50:00.000-07:00

flyers

2010-09-13T22:45:00.000-07:00

These are some recent fliers. I made the September shows ones. Scott made the Christmas show one. Fred made the Absolute Beginners one.

2010-09-10T09:07:00.000-07:00

Of course my camera stopped working after taking this one photo. Detailed individual photos coming soon but these are the tapes so far. Available here soon!

Ginkgo 1 - Water Damage "Non-Working Brain"
Ginkgo 2 - turning/ untitled (can't think of a good name for this yet)
Ginkgo 3 - Turn to Crime "I Can't Love / I Can't Not Love"

Upcoming: Man The Hunter 45!

Contact info: ginkgorecords2@gmail.com (we used to have ginkgorecords@gmail.com, but we forgot the password to that one)

2010-07-21T23:53:00.000-07:00

Petticoats pricing info

2010-03-20T16:29:00.000-07:00

A little explanation on Petticoats pricing:

I know a lot of people who would want a copy, and since it's shipping from Germany (where Stef Petticoat lives) I got a bunch so it would be more affordable for everyone. I'm selling them for $10 without shipping, $12.50 shipped to you in the US. That might seem like a lot for a 45, but this is really something special. I'm basically just covering my cost on these, my cost was basically $8 each. You could order one yourself from Stef, but it will cost about $19.50. This record has been selling on ebay for about $25 - $35.