time for a change of scenery...

... so all the cool kids are doing it and I think we're going to give it a try. We are going to now be blogging from out Tumblr account here - http://soundsunderradio.tumblr.com

check out the link, new photos etc posted

any opposition out there to this move?

LAng

15 in 15

Ok, so the game was to come up with a list of 15 albums titles that had a significant impact on each of us individually… albums that will forever stay with us. This is by no means our list of ‘top records of all time,’ but merely a gathering of things that in their moments had a significant impact on us as individuals and will forever stay with us. We each had no more than 15 minutes to create the list. There were undoubtedly some great records, life changing ones that that, that we all most assuredly left off our lists by accident-- BUT these were the ones that when the pressure was put on, we all came up with. Enjoy.

‘in no particular order’…

Lang

1 Jeff Buckley- Grace

2 Radiohead- OK Computer

3 The Tea Party- Transmission

4 Death Cab for Cutie- Transatlanticism

5 Sigur Ros- ( )

6 Ours- Distorted Lullabies

7 Muse- Absolution

8 Arcade Fire- Funeral

9 Elliot Smith- Figure 8

10 Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon

11 Led Zeppelin- Led Zepplin III.

12 The Beatles- Revolver

13 Wilco- Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

14 Brand New- The Devil and God are raging inside me

15 Nirvana- Nevermind AND In Utero

Sonny

1.Jeff Buckley - Grace
2. Led Zeppelin - IV
3. Radiohead - OK Computer
4. The Dears - You and I Are a Gang of Losers
5. Nirvana - In Utero
6. Soundgarden - Superunknown
7. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
8. Dr. Dre - The Chronic
9. Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
10. Foo Fighters - the Colour & the Shape
11. The Killers - Sam's Town
12. Tegan & Sara - The Con
13. A Perfect Circle - 13th Step
14. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
15. Elbow - Asleep in The Back

Doug

‎1. Beatles - revolver

2. Led Zepplin 2

3. Jeff Beck - Wired

4. Neil young - Harvest

5. Nick Drake - Five leaves Left

6. Radiohead - The bends

7. Van Halen - Van halen 1

8. Jimi hendrix - Are you Experienced?

9. Nirvana - Bleach

10. Death Cab - Tranatlanticism

11. Wilco - A.M. 12.

Jeff Buckley - Grace

13. Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman 1

4. Pink Floyd - Dark side of the moon

15. Soundgarden – Superunknown

Bradley

1. The Beatles - Rubber Soul

2. Cream - Disreli Gears

3. Led Zepplin - II

4. Radiohead - OK Computer

5. Weezer - Pinkerton

6. Arcade Fire - Funeral

7. Muse - Absolution

8. Rilo Kiley - More Adventurous

9. Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism

10. Nada Surf - Weight is a Gift

11. The National - Boxer

12. Pheonix - It's Never Been Like That

13. Stars - Set Yourself on Fire

14. Editors - The Back Room

15. Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago

Vampires and A Fine Frenzy?

On October 12, 2010 Virgin/EMI will release The Vampire Diaries Soundtrack album which will include Sounds Under Radio’s track‘All You Wanted’. Also featured on the soundtrack-- songs from The Smashing Pumpkins, Gorillaz, Silversun Pickups and many others. ALSO, we had the very fortunate opportunity to work with the amazing and unbelievably talented Alison Sudol (the voice of the band A Fine Frenzy), who contributed her hauntingly beautiful voice as a guest vocalist on the soundtrack version of ‘All You Wanted’. We can’t wait for you all to hear this!

full track listing for the soundtrack-

1. Stefan’s Theme – Mike Suby
2. Running Up That Hill – Placebo
3. Currency of Love – Silversun Pickups
4. Hammock – Howls
5. Sleep Alone (909s in the DarkTimes Mix) – Bat for Lashes
6. Bloodstream (Vampire Diaries Remix) – Stateless
7. We Radiate – Goldfrapp
8. Obsession – Sky Ferreira
9. Head Over Heels – Digital Daggers
10. Down – Jason Walker
11. Beauty of the Dark – Mads Langer
12. Cut – Plumb
13. All You Wanted – Sounds Under Radio featuring Alison Sudol of A Fine Frenzy
14. The Fellowship – Smashing Pumpkins
15. On Melancholy Hill (Feed Me Remix) – Gorillaz
16. 1864 – Mike Suby

Communists and Capitalist?

‘Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind,’ our forthcoming sophomore full length record, is nearing completion. Hours upon hours, upon days upon weeks upon months have been spent locked away in the studio, painstakingly crafting these new songs-- Be on the lookout for some song previews soon , and full release coming in January. Tracklisting for the album (in no particular song order) is- The Arsonist, God Vs. Me, Sing, Fire Escape, Surrender, Army of Me, Effigy, I Am An Ambulance, Better Way, Halo.

Touring?

We are sticking around the south while we finish up production on the new record here in our lovely home of Austin TX, but we will be hitting the road again very soon, and hopefully heading your way! For the time being though… if you’re in TX, check out the following dates-

Saturday Sept 11 2010 Austin TX

Sounds Under Radio at Stubbs (www.stubbsaustin.com) w/ The Solider Thread and black books.All ages welcome, doors at 8:30pm

Tickets available here- http://tinyurl.com/SURandTSTatSTUBBS

Saturday Sept 25 2010 San Antonio TX

Sounds Under Radio at Jacks Bar (www.jackspatiobar.com) w/ Paco Estrada

18+ welcome, doors at 8:30pm

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beautiful noises

Returned home from a short TX tour burst... had our good friends Flawless Escape along in support... it was nothing short of an Epic time. Now back in the studio working on 'Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind'... Doug Wilson made beautiful guitar noises today that I recorded. This was also nothing short of Epic. Tomorrow I think we will dabble in some bass... then possibly keys and synths... then guitars... then more guitars... then probably keys again... them perhaps some vocals, then dare I say... background vocals. It's all on the calendar and it's all going to be done, and somehow its all organized as well. Long week... but it's looking to be productive. We have an outdoor festival show in Austin this coming weekend as well that'll pull us out of the studio for the day... man, it's going to be hot, but so it goes if one chooses to live and do festival shows in Austin TX. Today it was 102degrees, the heat index was well in the teens if not 20's. Now I know there are other places like say Arizona that are hotter than Austin TX... but seriously... there is something about the heat here. And yes I know people say that about everywhere... but it's just a little different here. Unrelenting and brutal. Regardless... we soldier on.

LAng

ps: listen to the new Arcade Fire record. It's been the only cd in the SUR van for the last several days... its takes about 3 listens to actually get it. But once you 'get it,' its earth shattering.

guitars and guests

I wish I had a smart phone. Or a 'smarter' phone at least... one with a decent camera. One that I could take real photos with and post them on the internet for all the world to see. Alas... perhaps one day soon, but until then I will cling to my ancient flip phone with worn out keys, and text my life away in T9.

I wish I had such a phone so I could take a photo of the mess that is the FOLSUR studio right now. Guitars and effects pedals are strewn across the control room with amps in every corner keeping keyboards and other toys company. Cables. Cables. And more cables. Today was a fun filled day of cutting guitars for the new record 'Where My Communist Hear Meets My Capitalist Mind.' Tracking is progressing very well... 7 of 10 tracks are fully complete, and the 3 remaining, while having a heavy amount of work in front of them are defined with vision... we know where these are going. At least in this very moment we know... it might very well change (it always does)... but for now, there is a vision and we are chasing it.

My favorite chain of toys today... gibson les paul classic (with a classic 59 pickup installed in the bridge) through VHT valvulator (for line buffering), through fulldrive bass drive (for overdrive), through line 6 DL4 (for slap back delay), through xotic effects RC Boost (for well... thunderous goodness), through Dunlop Jimi Hendrix octave fuzz (for you guessed it, octave fuzz), through Boss RV 3 reverb/delay (for an oversaturated and lush verb), through a Sewell Texaplex 25, through a Top Hat 2x12 extension cab (loaded with Celestion Vintage 30's). That is for all the guitar folk out there who just might wanna know.

I also spent the evening listening through some tracks that a very special (and for the time being very secret) guest sent over our way... her voice is amazing, angelic and inspiring. I cannot wait to place her parts in the mix of this song... it's going to be lovely, just lovely.

LAng

things and stuff and such

We are going to start updating this blog more often... I promise. I know I say that most every time that I write a blog on here... but its the truth, for real this time, I resolve to speak with more consistency and do so with little or no abbreviation. It only seems natural you know... I mean on twitter you have what, only like 140 characters or something? what can you really say in 140 characters? Well... actually a great deal... but truth be told, I like being able to write and not have to modify every 3rd word. Now don't get me wrong, I think twitter and its brethren are wonderful means of communication, and I/we use twitter, etc a great deal... but I admittedly really do so enjoy writing and reading full sentences (on most occasions that is).

A short number of years ago when I was finishing my undergrad degree at UT I wrote a thesis on the various linguistic trends that I found within specific online social networking groups. I'm sure that sounds like a terrible bore to most of you... but well... it was (and still is for that matter) fascinating to me... watching language shift and change as culture and means of communication morph as well... both feeding one another in an odd but predictable circular type of growth.

REGARDLESS... the point that is... had twitter been as heavily used as a communication tool then as it is now, I probably would not have been a happy English student. My thesis was 100 pages long (single spaced 12 point times new roman font)... if twitter had been as prevalent in those days... it would have been at least 1000 pages... just to much to say, to much to research, to many conclusions to draw. I would have never have had any time to write any songs. So I guess it could be said that the delayed popularity of twitter saved my college career and my songwriting. So, thanks to Jack Dorsey and his comrades for delaying their networking brilliance. My diploma and I thank you.

Well ok, speaking of twitter and abbreviations... we are in the process of recording a new record called "Where My Communist Heart Meets My Capitalist Mind." Now, the preceeding EP was called "My Communist Heart" and reasonably so, that got abbreviated to "MCH." What do you think the full length should be referred to? I mean... WMCHMMCM is a little lengthy don't you think? I'm at a bit of a loss so the suggestion box is open.

FREE stuff? All You Wanted acoustic version!

So we decided to record a stripped down, nakedly acoustic version of our song 'All You Wanted' (which you may or may not have heard featured on the CW's The Vampire Diaries) ... and we would like to give it to you... For FREE. Yes... it's a gift from us to you :) Click the link below and it will lead you to a download page, enjoy and please let us know what you think!

LAng- Sounds Under Radio

http://soundsunderradio1.bandcamp.com/