Optical Atlas » Japancakes http://opticalatlas.com A Home for Friends of the Elephant 6 Recording Company Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:36:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Video: Japancakes’ “Behind the Mountains” http://opticalatlas.com/2009/07/video-japancakes-behind-the-mountains/ http://opticalatlas.com/2009/07/video-japancakes-behind-the-mountains/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:59:17 +0000 Jeff Kuykendall http://opticalatlas.com/?p=1997 japancakes.jpg

 

On July 28th, iTunes will release an exclusive EP/bundle by Athens’ acclaimed Japancakes, “Behind the Mountains,” which is the first song the famously instrumental-oriented band has released with actual vocals. Those vocals are by Orenda Fink of Azure Ray. If you download the bundle, you’ll also get a version in Mandarin by Moon of Miss Stocking, an instrumental version, and the video, which debuted on Stereogum, and which you can watch below:


Japancakes – Behind the Mountains
]]> http://opticalatlas.com/2009/07/video-japancakes-behind-the-mountains/feed/ 0 Vote in the 2008 Flagpole Athens Music Awards http://opticalatlas.com/2008/05/vote-in-the-2008-flagpole-athens-music-awards/ http://opticalatlas.com/2008/05/vote-in-the-2008-flagpole-athens-music-awards/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 14:51:35 +0000 Jeff Kuykendall http://opticalatlas.com/?p=1159 musicawards2008.pngLou2ser has kindly pointed out that Flagpole, the Athens weekly, has nominated numerous Elephant 6-related artists in their annual Athens Music Awards.  As the blurb on the voting page states, “The Flagpole Athens Music Awards Show kicks off AthFest, Athens’ annual music and arts festival, and will be held at the Morton Theatre on Thursday, June 19. You, the local music fan, will choose the local performers you wish to recognize by filling out this ballot.”  There are categories for each genre as well as Best Album (May ‘07 – April ‘08).  Among the bands nominated across the many categories are Andy from Denver, Casper & the Cookies, Circulatory System Phase 2, Dark Meat, Elf Power, Ham1, Japancakes, Madeline, of Montreal, and many others.  Vote here!

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