La Castanya releases the new Mrs Magician 7inch / La Castanya edita el nuevo 7 pulgadas de Mrs Magician

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We found out about Mrs Magician through John Reis (of Drive Like Jehu, Rocket from the Crypt and Hot Snakes fame and CEO at Swami Records), whose label released their first long player Strange Heaven, a record where 60’s pop choruses and melodies blend with surf music guitars and garage guitar blasts, all of it amalgamated with punk’s energy and blasphemy and some 80’s hardcore. After hard negotiations carried on either side of the Atlantic, La Castanya is happy to present the brand new Mrs Magician single. Produced by Reis himself, will be released by Swami in the USA and La Castanya in Europe, although with different songs on the B-side and different covers. On the A-side of our edition we have Eyes All Over Town, a garage-punk 60’s-80’s lash of monumental proportions, with classic power-pop and Paisley Underground band echoes. On the other side —the exclusive one!— we find Mrs Magician in a more laid back mode and in a tad more dark mood (maybe that’s got something to do with the title of the song?), as if the Three O’Clock had entered the studio together with members of The Sound and Chameleons as guest stars, opening their music to new sounds. You must hear what comes out of this!

• Listen to the 7inch and get your copy here:
lacastanya.bandcamp.com/album/eyes-all-over-town-b-w-do-you-wanna-walk-around-in-the-dark

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A Mrs Magician los descubrimos a través de John Reis (de Drive like Jehu, Rocket from the Crypt, Hot Snakes y presidente ejecutivo de Swami Records) que les publicó en su sello su primer elepé Strange Heaven, en el que se mezclaban los coros y melodías del pop 60’s, las guitarras de la surf music y los guitarrazos garajeros, todo ello amalgamado con la energía y la blasfemia del punk y el hardcore de los años 80’s. Después de duras negociaciones a ambos lados del Atlántico, La Castanya se complace en presentaros el flamante nuevo single de Mrs Magician. Producido por el mismísimo Reis, está publicado por Swami Records en Estados Unidos y La Castanya en Europa, aunque con caras B diferentes y portadas de diferentes colores. En la cara A de nuestra edición tenemos Eyes All Over Town un zurriagazo de garaje-punk 60’s-80’s que no se lo salta un caballo del Grand National, con ecos del power-pop clásico y de los grupos del Paisley Underground. En la otra cara —¡la exclusiva!— encontramos a Mrs Magician más relajados y en una onda más oscura (¿será por el título de la canción?), como si los Three O’Clock se hubieran metido en el estudio con miembros de The Sound y Chameleons de invitados, abriendo su música a nuevas sonoridades. ¡Tenéis que escuchar lo que sale de esto!

• Escucha el 7 pulgadas y consigue tu copia aquí:
lacastanya.bandcamp.com/album/eyes-all-over-town-b-w-do-you-wanna-walk-around-in-the-dark





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Premiering the new Aries' video, announcing US tour and more Spanish dates

Flood Magazine premieres the video for Eclipse Total, taken from new Aries' album Adieu or Die out on K Records / La Castanya on 1 April.

Watch the video here and check out Aries upcoming tour dates, including SXSW and the West Coast of the USA:

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04.3 — Nave 1839, A Coruña
06.3 — Labranza, Bueu
12.3 — El Pueblo, Ourense

USA
17.3 — SXSW, Epicentro Official Showcase @ The Townsend, Austin, TX
19.3 — SXSW, Icenhauer’s, Austin, TX
21.3 — Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
24.3 — The Vera Project, Seattle, WA
25.3 — The Way Post, Portland, OR
26.3 — K / Dub Narcotic Studio, Olympia, WA

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09.4 — La Melona Fest, Santiago de Compostela
14.4 — SON EG @ Teatro del Arte, Madrid
16.4 — Liceo Mutante, Pontevedra
07.5 — Primera Persona @ CCCB, Barcelona

+ Info:
krecs.com
lacastanya.com

La Castanya releases The Float, new record by Rebecca Gates and the Consortium / La Castanya edita The Float, nuevo disco de Rebecca Gates and The Consortium

We are glad to announce that Rebecca Gates is joining La Castanya family. We will release in Europe The Float, her forthcoming album, and we will handle the booking of her shows across the continent.

Rebecca Gates has been in the world of music for twenty years now and is recognized for being The Spinanes singer and songwriter, one of the most unique bands of the nineties. Sub Pop released their three albums and they toured with bands like Fugazi and Stereolab. Throughout her career Gates has always been involved in music and art and has collaborated with musicians such as Elliott Smith, Laetitia Sadier or Ted Leo and bands like The Decemberists and Joan Of Arc.

We had to wait eleven years, since the release of Ruby Series in 2001, to hear the new compositions of catchy pop music and post-rock arrangements that can be found in The Float (La Castanya / Parcematone / 12UX, 2012). The album has been recorded throughout the United States and features exceptional musicians like Doug McCombs (Tortoise), John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Joanna Bolme (Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Quasi), Thierry Amar (Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Silver Mt Zion), Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag), Gary Jarman (The Cribs), Joe Adamik (Califone) and Tim Rutili (Califone, Ugly Casanova) among others.

On stage, Rebecca surrounds herself with a unit called The Consortium, formed at different times by some of her best friends: Ji Tanzer (Blue Cranes), Joanna Bolme (The Jicks, Quasi), Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Jenny Drizos (The Decemberists), Amy Domingues (Garland of Hours) or Dave Depper (Loch Lomond, Blue Giant).

The Float will be released in Europe by La Castanya on July 23, available on LP+MP3 and CD, and will be presented during an extensive tour. Below we offer you two songs that confirm that Rebecca Gates is a unique songwriter and performer.

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Estamos muy contentos de anunciar que Rebecca Gates se incorpora a la familia de La Castanya. Editaremos The Float, su nuevo disco, en Europa y nos encargaremos del booking de sus conciertos en todo el continente.

 Rebecca Gates lleva veinte años en el mundo de la música y el arte y es conocida por liderar The Spinanes durante la década de los noventa, una de las formaciones mas singulares de Sub Pop, donde editaron sus tres discos y giraron junto a grupos como Fugazi y Stereolab. A lo largo de su carrera Gates ha colaborado con músicos como Elliott Smith, Laetitia Sadier o Ted Leo y grupos como The Decemberists o Joan Of Arc.

Desde que Rebecca Gates editara Ruby Series en 2001 han tenido que pasar once años para poder escuchar las nuevas composiciones de pop luminoso con arreglos post rock que encontramos en su segundo largo, The Float (La Castanya / Parcematone/ 12UX, 2012). El disco ha sido grabado a lo largo y ancho de Estados Unidos y cuenta con la colaboración de músicos excepcionales como Doug McCombs (Tortoise), John McEntire (Tortoise, The Sea and Cake), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Joanna Bolme (Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Quasi), Thierry Amar (Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Silver Mt Zion), Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag), Gary Jarman (The Cribs), Joe Adamik (Califone) y Tim Rutili (Califone, Ugly Casanova) entre otros muchos.

En directo Gates se rodea de una formación denominada The Consortium en la que pueden formar parte algunos de sus mejores amigos: Ji Tanzer (Blue Cranes), Joanna Bolme (The Jicks, Quasi), Rebecca Cole (Wild Flag), Nate Query (The Decemberists), Jenny Drizos (The Decemberists), Amy Domingues (Garland of Hours) o Dave Depper (Loch Lomond, Blue Giant).

The Float verá la luz en toda Europa el próximo 23 de julio en formato LP y CD bajo el sello de La Castanya y será presentado con una extensa gira. Aquí os dejamos dos singles de adelanto que confirman que Rebecca Gates es una cantante y compositora única.