The Red Masque JULY 2014 Newsletter
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The Red Masque Rises:
New Members and New Free Music Downloads
The Red Masque wish to officially announce the addition of guitarist Glenn Kuchenbeiser and violinist James Tunnicliffe into the band. Drummer Jim Harris, bassist Brandon Lord Ross and vocalist Lynnette Shelley have been working with Glenn and James since the spring and have started looking into live shows for later this year as well as next year. In addition The Red Masque have started work on new material.
The band is very excited with the new musical possibilities now available with this configuration of instrumentation and talent.
REVISED WEBSITE
Go to www.theredmasque.com for biographies on the new band members as well as an updated website (new band photos, new music downloads etc.).
NEW FREE MUSIC NOW AVAILABLE
071614 REHEARSAL VIDEOS: Two new videos are available showing the band jamming in their rehearsal space on July 16, 2014. Watch Jam No. 1 and Jam. No. 2.
NEW! 070214 The Dark Salt Sea: This audio recording features the band practicing "The Dark Salt Sea" in their rehearsal space on July 2, 2014.
062814 Song for Icarus: This video shows the band practicing "The Song for Icarus" in their rehearsal space on June 28, 2014.
060414 Improv: Group improvisation video recording from rehearsals on June 4, 2015. Featuring Brandon Lord Ross on bass, Lynnette Shelley on vocals, Jim Harris on drums, Glenn Kuchenbeiser on guitar and James Tunnicliffe on electric violin.
052814 Improv No. 2: Group improvisation recorded during rehearsals on May 28, 2014. Featuring Brandon Lord Ross on bass and keys, Lynnette Shelley on vocals and percussion, Jim Harris on drums and with Glenn Kuchenbeiser on guitar. Mixed and recorded by Jim Harris.
052814 Improv No. 1: Group improvisation recorded during rehearsals on May 28, 2014. Featuring Brandon Lord Ross on bass and keys, Lynnette Shelley on vocals and percussion, Jim Harris on drums and with Glenn Kuchenbeiser on guitar. Mixed and recorded by Jim Harris.
050414 Improv: Group improvisation recorded during rehearsals on May 4, 2014. Featuring Brandon Lord Ross on bass and keys, Lynnette Shelley on vocals and percussion, Jim Harris on drums and with James Tunnicliffe on electric violin. Mixed and recorded by Jim Harris.
GREEN CATHEDRAL SEEKS GUITARIST
The Red Masque vocalist Lynnette Shelley is currently working with an art rock / gothic band called Green Cathedral that is in need of a guitar player. The band has a full set of songs and is ready to play out. Any interested guitarists should please email lynnette@lynnetteshelley.com.
Mythalogue is Now Available!
The Red Masque's album Mythalogue is now available for purchase direct from the band on their website via Paypal. The album costs $14 for the regular edition plus $6 shipping (USA only).
For non USA fans, or for those looking to get the limited art edition of the album, please contact Beta-lactam Ring Records.
To buy the album direct from the band for for more information:
MYTHALOGUE
Release Date: May 1 2013 (Beta-lactam Ring Records)
Available format: Limited Art Edition CD (edition of 50) as well as custom book-bound gatefold CD with fold-out poster.
Philadelphia's avant / progressive / psychedelic band The Red Masque's new album Mythalogue Is Now Available in both a regular edition and a limited art edition. CDs are available on label Beta-lactam Ring Records website now. You may also stream whole songs off the album via the preceeding link. CDs are also available through TRM's Website direct from the band, and also worldwide through various distributors both digital and brick and mortar.
The Red Masque T-Shirts Now Available
Buy Red Masque T-shirts in a wide vareity of colors, sizes and styles (including women's styles, children and infant styles, organic, hoodies, long sleeve tees, short sleeve tees, v-neck, crew neck, and baseball tees. Tees are printed by print-on-demand company Redbubble.com and there are currently three Red Masque designs to choose from.
New Red Masque Audio Interview Available for FREE Download
If you missed it when it originally aired, you can listen to a radio interview with TRM's Brandon Lord Ross and Lynnette Shelley discussing the new album. The interview aired May 6, 2013 on the Prog Rock Diner with DJ Debbie Sears. Click this link to download and listen to the interview: http://progrockdiner.com/PRDinerMay062013TRMinterviewonly.mp3
Press Release from BlRR: The Red Masque's Mythalogue
With the first studio outing in five years from Philly's native avant prog wunderkind, The Red Masque let loose a clarion call of avant prog gravitas to all comers here. Scions to a subterranean continuum of stormy entanglements, the tendrils that entwine on these tenebrous tunes snake out from some very auspicious pods. On Mythalogue, they take a page from Red-era King Crimson and another from those that rode the more riff-centric faultlines of the 90's avant prog revival (Present, Happy Family, Thinking Plague, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum) and fire the shredded results out of confetti cannons. Riffs crunch out fevered labyrinths, time signatures create airborne origami and vocalist Lynnette Shelley's supple, full-throated attack seals it with a kiss. This crew have been hoisted on the shoulders of some of Rock In Oppostion's most formidable figures, from their previous studio affair gaining release on Chris Cutler's ReR USA imprint to Mythalogue being mixed by 5uu's/Science Group member and avant prog magi Bob Drake. Little wonder, as the interzone of turbulent energies and high wire conniptions on hand here make plain The Red Masque's heir apparent status to this trajectory.
The Red Masque
Brandon, Lynnette, Jim, James, Glenn
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