Hi people,
Due to some unforeseen circumstances on the manufacturing end the vinyl version of Inferior Ghost will not be available at the CD Release show (Tuesday August 28 / Horseshoe Tavern). The Vinyl should be available in stores and online in the coming weeks and those of you who pre-ordered (thank you) should be getting them in the mail sometime next week. For those of you who don’t collect vinyl records, CDs will be available at the show. For those of you who do, Dean and Co. will be taking orders for vinyl at the show ($18. You walk away with a CD and a voucher. Free shipping). Vinyls should ship by the end of this week.
Hi,
It seems like September is just around the corner! We just came back from a 3000+ kilometer Canadian tour (tour pics and diary forthcoming) – it was a long laborous birthing for our new EP,Inferior Ghost. We’ve had a week off and should be well rested for our BIG HOMECOMING / CD RELEASE show at the Horseshoe Tavern, Tuesday August 28th. Set time: 11PM. Admission is FREE. This is the LAST PUSH in the birthing. CDs and records will be in stores following this show (for exuberant prices – ok, ok, for reasonable prices). Joining us will be Little Barrie (UK, members of Primal Scream / Spiritualized) at 10PM. If you live in or near Toronto and like us you should really come out to this one! I’m not sure when/if we will play Toronto again this year. We might just decide to hole up in the woodshed for a while (the woodshed being the new studio, Echo Valley). Autumn is perfect for that sort of thing, no? This new EP should give you something to chew on while we write/record a new LP. The vinyl gods tell me the 12-inch records may very well be ready in time for the show. People who pre-ordered their vinyl (thank you, thank you, thank you) can rest assured that they will ship on the 28th. Most of you live far away – so it works out great. If you pre-ordered the vinyl and you come to the show, however, I’ll hand you a signed copy right there!!! We will have a list of names.
Please join the Facebook event (if you FB): www.facebook.com/events/126427917502714/
Pretty pictures follow:
Other birds have told me that the record may already be in your local college radio library or slush pile. Cools. Happy school days, keep your pencils sharp and make us the soundtrack to your collegiate life.
Right now, our friends at NXEW Blog are streaming our latest clip for “There are Wolves” – the first single from our new record, Inferior Ghost (Out August 28th).
We have a bunch of dates lined up from Toronto to Halifax in support of our upcoming record,Inferior Ghost (Out August 28 on Sparks/Universal Music Canada).
August 28, Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto ON (CD RELEASE PARTY!!! w/ Little Barrie)
Our CD/LP release party! FREE ADMISSION!!! Note: Little Barrie stars Barrie Cadogan, guitar player for two of my favourite bands: Primal Scream and Spiritualized!!!
Our sister band, WENDY VERSUS will be joining us for most of these shows!
I’d like to officially announce the release of our new record, Inferior Ghost!
This is an EP with six tracks weighing in at just over 23 minutes. We decided to release an EP instead of a full-length because, regrettably, these are the last songs we wrote and/or recorded at our studio, Chemical Sound (R.I.P.). That studio is gone now, but you can certainly hear its ambiance and magic in this record – especially on the tracks “Break,” and “Inferior Ghost” which were both recorded entirely there, from top to bottom. Those were the last songs to have benefited from the mystic combination of the studio’s amazing live room, vintage API console, tape machines and EMT plate reverb. Regarding the other tracks: “There Are Wolves,” “Nobody Gets It” and “Reaction Formation” were half-recorded at Chemical and half-recorded at Vespa Studios – a 20-plus-years old establishment owned by Harry Hess with it’s own special ghosts. The song, “Wait for Me,” was written at Chemical but entirely recorded at the new Central Audio, which now occupies the space where Chemical Sound was. The record was engineered mostly by me with help from Jay Sadlowski, Harry Hess and Todd Harrison. The whole EP was mixed at Central Audio by me and was mastered by Noah Mintz at the venerable Lacquer Channel. This is the first PAPERMAPS record to feature our newest member, Betty Dimo on bass throughout the EP. She played “Wait for Me” with a broken right hand, taking off her temporary cast so she could play properly- what a trooper! Bobby Lee played the drums. Wendy Leung played her Nord Stage 2 (and my Baldwin piano) and doubled my vocals in the choruses when she’s wasn’t singing harmonies. Todd Harrison played second guitar, his Korg Poly6 synthesizer and shouted a lot in the choruses. I played lead guitar and sang the songs. I would describe the production techniques as minimal – there are very few “embellishments” beyond the usual studio techniques I like to employ. OK, I admit there is one backwards piano arpeggio in “Nobody Gets It” that was written by me and played beautifully by Jay Sadlowski. Beyond that, there is very little “double tracking,” or “extra overdubs,” etc. This is the sound of five people making music.
To continue working on a full-length would have caused a creative schism in the body of work – so this new record not only documents where we are as a band right now, but it also represents a fresh start. Autumn seems like a natural time for fresh starts, doesn’t it?
Inferior Ghost will be available digitally (worldwide) and on CD (Canada) as well as a limited edition 12-inch vinyl record.
Inferior Ghost will be released by Sparks Music and will be distributed through Universal Music Group.
The virtual “drop date” for the digital version (iTunes/etc.) is August 14th.
The street “drop date” for the physical version (CD/LP) is August 28th.
We are offering PRE-ORDERS at a discount pricefor the first 50 copies of the limited edition vinyl throughhttp://papermaps.bandcamp.com.
And (because we are old-school) we will be celebrating the release of our new baby into the world with a nice little tour:
August 11 – Montreal QC – Divan Orange w/ Philémon and Ohara
August 16 – Halifax NS – Gus’ Pub w/ Wendy Versus and TBD
August 17 – Ottawa – Zaphods w/ Wendy Versus and TBD
August 28 – Toronto – Horseshoe Tavern w/ Little Barrie
Please join us and celebrate! CD’s will be available at these shows (vinyl will be available via pre-order and at our Toronto show).
If you are a radio host or music journalist, please contact Sparks Music orAudioblood Media to get your promotional materials.
We love coffee and we love sharing our music – so why not combine the two?
Our friends at audiobloodmedia made this happen:
These cards have a free download link to our newest track, There are Wolves. These cards will be valid for the month of July and can be found at:
Then we got booked to do a bunch of NXNE Muisc Fest live appearances. You have 4 chances to check out some live Papermaps this week:
Thursday Night 11PM @ Rancho Relaxo (300 College St.):
This is our BIG showcase. We’ll be playing all the songs from our upcoming EP, including a song we have never played live before!
FB Event: http://www.facebook.com/events/305476826205306/
Friday Afternoon 2PM @ Toronto Coffee Company (685 Lansdowne Ave)
Dean will be showing up with his acoustic guitar (or maybe an electric guitar and a small amp) to do a solo performance of new and old Papermaps songs.
Friday Night 8PM @ Football Factory (164 Bathurst Street)
The NXNE SonaBLAST patio party! This will be our first open air appearance! Please crash this party! Dean and Co. have a bunch of passes that clearly say “FREE BEER” on them – find us!
Sunday Afternoon 7PM @ Of a Kind Vintage & Vinyl (1037 College St. W)
This is our first ever in-store appearance! This show is all ages and FREE! We are on at 7pm, but there are a bunch of cool bands playing all day. Come to think of it, this is our first all-ages event too – this is a week of firsts!
We’ll be doing an nice and intimate in-store performance at the very wonderful OF A KIND Vintage and Vinyl Store, Sunday June 17 at 7PM! This is our farewell performance for NXNE! This performance is FREE! We are very excited! Hope to see you there!
OF A KIND is located at 1037 College St. West (Just East of College and Dufferin).
Hi all!
We are proud to be finally releasing some new music into the world! Yes, you heard right – a brand new PAPERMAPS track!
Our friends at Exclaim.ca are exclusively streaming the first single from our forthcoming EP, Inferior Ghost. The track is called There Are Wolves. Inferior Ghost has an official release date: August 7, 2012! The EP will be available as a limited edition vinyl and digital download! Stay tuned for more details in the coming months!
All this is in celebration of our upcoming NXNE showcase at Rancho Relexo, Thursday June 14th – 11PM Sharp! www.facebook.com/events/305476826205306/
If you can’t get enough PAPERMAPS this festival, come see us at the SonaBLAST NXNE Party happening at the Football Factory (164 Bathurst Street just south of Queen St.), Friday June 15th!!!
Also we (or some of us) will be appearing at the excellent record and vintage clothing store, Of A Kind (1037 College St. W) for a special instore performance, Sunday June 17th at 7pm – all are welcome! – a nice way to top off the festival!
Half a Dino & APK Live Presents: FRIDAY THE WHAT?!?!
with HANDS & TEETH (Toronto) http://handsandteeth.com/
Fresh off dates at SXSW and are still riding the waves of their awesome debut ‘Hunting Season’ KIDS & EXPLOSIONS (Toronto) http://kidsandexplosions.com/
Josh Raskin does intense mash-ups coupled with out of this world visualizations behind him. He’s been here before, he wowed everyone and he’s coming back to get some bodies moving. PAPERMAPS (Toronto) http://papermaps.net/blog/
Papermaps are a pop-rock band on a mission. In 2011 they toured behind their debut ‘Papermaps’ and played CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, and two showcases at Halifax Pop Explosion where they shared the bill with other notable Canadian acts: Dinosaur Bones, The Reason, Plants and Animals, Carmen Townsend and Stars. TBD (London)
Yes TBD is the band name, it is NOT an acronym. Everyone knows APK Live’s owner MARC GAMMAL, but did you know he’s in a band. Come and see our resident playboy, badass, and heartthrob Marc along with his band mates in TBD, play their first show at the bar. Get here early, you don’t want to miss this.
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Friday, April 13th, 2012
APK Live
8:00 p.m.
19+
$2 before 11 // $5 after
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