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***After much coercion from his peers, reluctant genius Charlie Campbell finally allows the world to hear the Goldcard recordings-- about which a small, privileged group of awe-inspired fellow musicians have long whispered since the mid-'90s, and have come out of the woodwork to help complete this year. Brace yourself for recordings of the greatest band that never was. Recorded with members of Grandaddy, Quasi, Sleater-Kinney and Pond, Mr. Campbell's knack for creating otherworldly, orchestral psych is truly unmatched. His unique guitar-playing technique (e.g. his use of multi-tracked slide above the bridge almost resembles a full blown orchestra) has been showcased in his previous band Pond (Sub-Pop) as well as his four compositions on the Colonel Jeffrey Pumpernickel compilation. Recalling The Grifters' perverse soul, the sad pop aspects of Sparklehorse and Grandaddy, an overall vibe of someone who's losing it à la Skip Spence, and happily in the shadow of the Pet Sounds legacy, Goldcard is truly a beautiful piece of work over which fans of mysterious, innovative pop music will drop to their knees, look upwards and thank the heavens the day these rare recordings were made available the public. From Grandaddy: Jason Lytle Vocals, piano, keyboards
Jim Fairchild Guitar, synth bass, keyboards, production
Aaron Burtch Drums, percussion, production From Quasi: Sam Coomes Vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, theremin, production From Sleater-Kinney: Janet Weiss Drums From Pond: Chris Brady Vocals, bass, production
Dave Triebwasser Drums Free MP3s: To download: Apple users-- hold down the Control key (CNTL) and click the mp3 link. Choose "open with iTunes" to stream the song, or "download link to disk" if you want to save the track on your hard drive. If you have a PC compatible computer, right-click the mp3 link and choose the appropriate selection. We Only Doubt
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We Only Doubt Which Theory We Will Be Proving First
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Destroy and Recreate
Rabbit
Didn't Feel a Thing
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Picture of a Horse
If I Could Help It
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It Had a Dream
Birthday
A Fascinated Eye Production
If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: Go to iTunes to browse downloads for Goldcard "Goldcard" This title is also available for download at AmazonMP3. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music Service and emusic, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page. |
