Magic Castles are set to release their eponymous
double album on March 20th, 2012 through ‘a’ Records.
Along with individual shows in the Midwest, the band is slated to join Brian
Jonestown Massacre on the East Coast tour of the United States in
2012.
“Death Dreams:” http://soundcloud.com/magic-castles/death-dreams
“Ballad Of The Golden Bird:” http://soundcloud.com/magic-castles/ballad-of-the-golden-bird
View the psychotropic video for “Ballad Of The Golden Bird:” http://youtu.be/LzytADGpfRA
Magic Castles have self-released three albums (two in 2009),
all of which are currently out of print. But through word of mouth and blogs,
the band’s profile spread and a YouTube video was passed to the legendary Anton
Newcombe (Brian Jonestown Massacre) via his Ustream.tv outlet, We
Are The Radio/Dead TV experimental social media phenomenon in 2010.
Anton Newcombe remembers, "The song that introduced me
to Magic Castles was ‘Ballad of the Golden Bird.’ I really think it is special,
so much so, I decided to ask the group if I could release this record through
my label, ‘a’ Records. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do..."
Magic Castles are a band from Minneapolis, Minnesota that
was abruptly formed in 2006 by Jason Edmonds, with the help of
guitarist, Jeremiah Doering and bassist, Paul
Fuglestad plusa rotating cast of players and friends. Lyrically
concerned with trolls, golden birds, and other creatures conjured from the
lands of the mushroomed mind (otherwise known as “mysticore”), the band takes a
journey-is-better-than-the destination approach.
Inspired by Spacemen 3, Skygreen Leopards, Galaxie
500, the band combines warm Farfisa drones with hazy
guitars and bright vocal harmonies to create something similar without sounding
redundant. Whether it be storybook psych, mildewy dark garage, or forest
folk, the band crafts its songs using an expansive approach that deftly
oscillates between traditional song form and stretched-out, slowly unwinding
abstract passages, managing both poles without a smudge of awkwardness.
Sit back, light up a smoke and enjoy!
MAGIC CASTLES ARE:
Jason Edmonds (guitar & vocals)
Jeremiah Doering (guitar & vocals)
Paul Fuglestad (bass)
Noah Skogerboe (keyboards & vocals)
Brendan McInerney (drums)
Matt Van Genderen (drums)
Magic Castles DOUBLE LP-Track Listing / Available
on 180 gram Black virgin vinyl.
SIDE A - 1) Death Dreams 2) Now I'm a Little
Cloud 3) Imaginary Friends
SIDE B –1) Ballad of the Golden Bird, 2) All My
Prayers...
SIDE C – 1) Songs of the Forest 2) 10,100 3)
Letterbox
SIDE D –1) Big Sur 2) Mystical Sage Warrior 3)
Emory's Memories
Magic Castles CD Track Listing
1) Death Dreams 2) Now I'm a Little Cloud 3)
Imaginary Friends 4) Ballad of the Golden Bird 5) All My Prayers...
6) Songs of the Forest 7) 10,100 8) Letterbox 9) Big Sur 10) Mystical
Sage Warrior 11) Emory's Memories
DISCOGRAPHY
Lore of Mysticore (May 2008) (out of print – available on
iTunes)
Dreams of Dreams of Dreams (released May 2009) (out of
print)
Songs of the Forest ~ (October 2009) (out of print–
available on iTunes)
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