Been a busy couple weeks, but here’s another clip from the last show (Photographs). Not sure if the static is from putting an iPhone clip on a PC, but that’s another story.
More to come soon including a handful of new tracks and shows in NY and elsewhere in the coming months.
For this week, another new track we’re working on is tentatively called “Bad Friday”, though likely to get a different name when we’ve tidied it up. Still, figured I’d keep putting these tracks up as we put them together. And yes, that’s a drum machine for now, but hopefully soon we’ll record it in the studio with everyone.
[audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/bad-friday-demo-stereo-off.mp3|titles=Bad Friday (demo)|artists=stereo off]And this is opposed to the better Fridays’ that usually come act as a day off, or even the movie (was it a trilogy?). In a past life, the logo from Stereo Off had an acting career. Here’s one of the cameo appearances it made, sitting besides Ice Cube and Chris Tucker.
Yeah I went there.
Working on new tracks. Here’s an instrumental cut of one of the songs being put together this month.
Passports, Campari, Instrumental… – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/studio/passports-instrumental.mp3|titles=Passports (instrumental demo)|artists=stereo off]
From switching the stereo off because we’re on stage, to perhaps having a “stereo off” of a duel with an arrogant car in the next lane, there’s plenty of ways to have your stereo. Anyway, the band name had me thinking, what are some of the other great “stereo’s”. So here’s a top 10 in no particular order.
1 – Pumping on Your Stereo by Supergrass – Classic Song.
2 – Stereo by Pavement – Classic band.
3 – Stereo Sanctity by Sonic South – A bit of one and two.
4 – Stereo MCs – Old school and still spinning.
5 – The Apples in Stereo – Reminders of vinyl, but of the mp3 era.
6 – Death by Stereo – Old movie quote from the 80’s classic Lost Boys, later a name of a hardcore band.
7 – Stereolab – London based band, electro indie before it was called it. Still playing today.
8 – Stereogum – Music blog around longer than the term “blog”, also covered a previous band I was in back in the days.
9 – Stereo by John Legend – Falls into the category of songs I never thought (or wanted to admit) I’d like, but I do (perhaps a separate top ten list).
10 – Stereo Off! – Yeah, ignore the title, its my list after all.
Any others we forgot? Let us know. But for now, that’s your ten!
Put that on your Letterman!
Good weekend with our first show at The Knitting Factory Brooklyn. As opposed to the rest of the band who have been on stage MUCH more recently with other projects (in one case yesterday!), it has been a bit longer for me. The nerves hit, but it all worked out in the end. Looking forward to the next show.
Some good stories too, some less show related than others, but do enjoy the multiple interpretations of the band name. Anyway, back to the original story, I realized that I still have t-shirts from bands past that I was in (and wasn’t in), and figured that our band needs one too.
Bit of a test run above, but perhaps we’ll be able to get these on site soon so that someone other than me can have one. Let us know what you think. I guess stickers are another early requirement for bands, though I don’t see that as much as I used to. Perhaps I’m outdated.
I still remember bands releasing albums and they would often hide a bonus track on the CD (when’s the last time you bought one of those?). But those hidden tracks were awesome, even if often a random outtake or B-side (there’s another old reference). Still, one these days can’t get a “hidden download” – oh look my mp3 player or computer opened a random file I didn’t download… and its a song! Or a virus. Or both. Damn, time for a new computer then.
First review of the show is in – http://bk.knittingfactory.com/2012/08/27/hotel-mexico-and-stereo-off-at-brooklyns-knitting-factory-8242012/
Not too much detail, but a quick nod towards the stereo.
A hangover greeting to all. Thanks to everyone that came out to see our debut gig as Stereo Off, was a great turnout, cheers to Hotel Mexico, the Knitting Factory Brooklyn and the sound guy Rob for letting me set up recording equipment in the soundbooth. More videos, pics and tracks to come soon.
For now, here’s a picture of us being replaced on stage with statues.
And here’s some tracks from Friday night.
Bullet Time (Live at the Knitting Factory – August 24 2012) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/bullet-time-knitting-factory-aug-24.mp3|titles=Bullet Time (Live at The Knitting Factory|artists=stereo off]
LA Dreaming (Live at the Knitting Factory – August 24 2012) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/la-dreaming-knitting-factory-aug-24.mp3|titles=LA Dreaming (Live at The Knitting Factory|artists=stereo off]
Photographs (Live at the Knitting Factory – August 24 2012) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/photographs-knitting-factory-aug-24.mp3|titles=Photographs (Live at The Knitting Factory|artists=stereo off]
MI6 (Live at the Knitting Factory – August 24 2012) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/mi6-knitting-factory-aug-24.mp3|titles=MI6 (Live at The Knitting Factory|artists=stereo off]
Wait Again (Live at the Knitting Factory – August 24 2012) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/wait-again-knitting-factory-aug-24.mp3|titles=Wait Again (Live at The Knitting Factory|artists=stereo off]
Overall fun times, solid first gig. If it was Rickey Henderson, it would be a leadoff homerun with the new team. For those that have no idea who that is, he says things like this.
Knitting Factory – 361 Metropolitan Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 – Map
West of the BQE and G/L trains at Metropolitan/Lorimer.
Tickets $10-12: available http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/143377 or at door. Show also features Hotel Mexico, a band from Japan making their first US appearance.
Working on the site as we speak. In the meantime, here are some tunes….
Bullet time – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/studio/bullet-time.mp3|titles=bullet time|artists=stereo off]
Photographs – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/studio/photographs.mp3|titles=photographs|artists=stereo off]
For The Thrill – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/studio/for-the-thrill.mp3|titles=for the thrill|artists=stereo off]
MI6 – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/studio/m-i-6.mp3|titles=MI6|artists=stereo off]
Effectual – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/studio/effectual.mp3|titles=effectual|artists=stereo off]
And some early takes from some small room in Brooklyn….
Photographs (live) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/photographs-stereooff.mp3|titles=photographs (live)|artists=stereo off]
MI6 (live) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/mi6-stereooff.mp3|titles=mi6 (live)|artists=stereo off]
Bullet Time (live) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/bullet-time-stereooff.mp3|titles=bullet time(live)|artists=stereo off]
Wait Again (live) – [audio:http://www.stereooff.com/music/wait-again-stereooff.mp3|titles=wait again(live)|artists=stereo off]