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Brian Heater has written an insightful article at New York Press on Will Cullen Hart, his MS, the reasons for the breakup and reunion of Olivia Tremor Control, and the comeback of Signal Morning.  The title, “Inside Views,” is a wink-wink reference to the Circulatory System remix CD-R that came out in 2001.  Both Will and Bill Doss are interviewed for the piece:

New York Press: Circulatory System – Inside Views

I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend.  This morning we remembered everything, namely that Signal Morning comes out today, the eight-years-in-the-making sophomore album from Circulatory System.  Pitchfork has a lovely review here.  You can order the CD, or pre-order the vinyl, at Cloud Recordings. 

The CS tour, with Nesey Gallons and Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t, is going on now:

09.08.09 Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.09.09 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.10.09 Worcester, MA @ The Grind at Clark University w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.11.09 Purchase, NY @ The Student Center at SUNY Purchase w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.12.09 Monticello, NY @ All Tomorrow’s Parties NY
09.14.09 Boston , MA @ YMCA Theatre w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.15.09 Geneseo, NY @ Union Plaza at SUNY Geneseo w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.16.09 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.17.09 Pontiac, MI @ Pike Room w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.18.09 Chicago, IL @ Chopin Theatre w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.19.09 Lexington, KY @ Al’s Bar w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
09.20.09 Knoxville, TN @ The Pilot Light w/Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t and Nesey Gallons
10.10.09 Athens, GA @ 40 Watt w/FAUST

Friday, October 9th, head out to the Orange Twin Conservation Community in Athens, Georgia, for an all-day Fall Festival including performances by Neil Hamburger, Elf Power, Vic Chesnutt, Nana Grizol, and the Scott E. Spillane Explosion.  Camping is available at Orange Twin for the entire weekend (which will also feature the AUX Festival, as we just mentioned).  Tickets are available at Athens’ Wuxtry Records, Schoolkids Records, and the Orange Twin website.

Circulatory System is scheduled to play a show with krautrock legends Faust on October 10th at the 40 Watt in Athens, GA (and a workshop with Faust will be held in Athens on the 11th).  AUX is sponsoring the event, and needs your help to sponsor Faust’s visit to America and twelve-city tour.  Visit this Kickstarter page to donate to the cause–depending on how much you donate, you can get a live Circulatory System download, a copy of the AUX CD (featuring Korena Pang, W. Cullen Hart, Heather McIntosh, Hannah Jones, and more), a Faust/Circulatory System 40 Watt screen-printed poster, and more.  (Also check out that page’s video, which features a fanfare of balloons and kazoos to support the effort.)  Thanks to Heather for the head’s up.

UPDATE: Heather McIntosh has updated the rewards for donating: “Thank You Sounds” and Personalized Cello Drones!  More info here.

More Casper & the Cookies, this being some pretty fantastic live footage from a studio session at Relay Recording Studios:

Casper and The Cookies “Sharp” from Palestra Music on Vimeo.

Casper and The Cookies “You Love Me” from Palestra Music on Vimeo.

“Pete Erchick Bicentennial Service Area” from Palestra Music on Vimeo.

Casper & the Cookies have posted the third installment of their podcast series, and you can download it here.  Jason NeSmith has been dissecting the massive final track from their album Modern Silence, “I Am Gone,” which featured 35 different artists.  In this episode he sifts through the contributions from The Olivia Tremor Control, Bill Doss & Pete Erchick, Pipes You See, Pipes You Don’t, The Late BP Helium, Supercluster, The Lolligags, and more.  All the podcasts are located here.