Old Night

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!!

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!

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)





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

Location

USA $7.00 International $10.00

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

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

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:

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

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!