All Tiny Creatures to Release Segni on August 4th, 2009 on Hometapes

Download -- All Tiny Creatures -- "Stockhauxen" (Remix of "Stockhausen Serves Imperialism" by The Caribbean)

Hometapes is pleased to announce the upcoming release of, Segni, the debut EP by All Tiny Creatures. The EP will be available on August 4th, 2009, and the release is limited to 500 12''s, which can be pre-ordered here.

Stacked melodies, distorted organs, stretched chords, reimagined vocals: Collections of Colonies of Bees/ Volcano Choir multi-instrumentalist Tom Wincek drops his Emotional Joystick handle for the glorious themes of All Tiny Creatures. During the 17-minute titular piano triumph and through the luminous haze of “Street Lights Ten Thousand Feet,” ATC’s debut EP, Segni, builds four ideas into four engrossing instrumentals. This limited-edition colored vinyl release is a prelude to ATC’s debut LP—featuring vocalists Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Megafaun and Ryan Olcott (12 Rods, Mystery Palace)—due in early 2010.

All Tiny Creatures + The Caribbean Tour Dates

8/07/09 - Washington, DC @ Solly's
8/08/09 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Gooski's
8/09/09 - New York, NY @ Cakeshop
8/11/09 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle (w/ Nick Butcher)
8/12/09 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club
8/13/09 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency (w/ Casper and the Cookies)
8/14/09 - Duluth, MN @ Pizza Luce
8/15/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ Kitty Kat Club

The four pieces that comprise Segni unequivocally reflect two ideas: First, there’s an understanding of and appreciation for theory, whether that means simple chords and the complex changes between them, or computer programs and the various microphones that provide their sonic sustenance. That’s here. But, it’s the second idea—the one that says complex structures and rules must not prohibit the composer from bending a piece toward the ear of the listener—that wordlessly explains the magic of All Tiny Creatures. These songs sweep you up in their motion, drawing more attention to how they sound and the way they make you feel than the how and why of their construction.

Wincek engineered these tracks at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, in his Madison home, and in the studio of Ben Derickson, the drummer on Segni and in the full-band version of All Tiny Creatures. That quartet features guitarist Andrew Fitzpatrick and bassist Matthew Skemp and made its national debut at the Hometapes events of South by Southwest this past March.