Songs For Divining - early 2010
We have a new album coming out! A few details:
Songs for Divining has been in the slow cooker now for the better part of three years. Originally I planned to release it as a solo album under my own name (Kyle Dawkins for those who are new to this site) on the now defunct Montreal label Apegenine Recordings.
After the label closed it's doors, I took some time to consider what to do with the music. After taking a few years to tinker with the songs on and off, both in live settings and in our living room, I began to realize that the songs were taking shape in a way that felt very different from much of my earlier solo material. Not satisfied with letting the songs petrify on my hard drive, I decided to start a new band as a format for the music. Songs for Divining became the main impetus to form Maps and Transit and "transition", as it were, into a new phase.
Figuring out how to play the songs live proved to be a challenge that left me scratching my head for the last year or two. After trying out several live permutations by myself, I quickly discovered that the songs were completely unmanageable to perform as a solo act. I enlisted the help of my wife Julie to juggle bass and percussion and to help out with some live mixing/second opinions. Friends in town also helped out with some of our shows and things finally started to take shape.
So now we're here at the end of 09 with a few shows under our belt and an album
that we're both glad to finally see the light of day. We're in the process of tying up a few loose ends but keep watching this page for updates, more info on the songs themselves and further info on our collaborations with Athens artist Chris Wyrick who has been a great friend through the whole process and has gone out of his way to make our shows look awesome with his projected water/light setup.
In the meantime you can preview/download some tracks from the album HERE
Thanks so much to all who have been coming to our shows!
soon...
m+t
We have a new album coming out! A few details:
Songs for Divining has been in the slow cooker now for the better part of three years. Originally I planned to release it as a solo album under my own name (Kyle Dawkins for those who are new to this site) on the now defunct Montreal label Apegenine Recordings.
After the label closed it's doors, I took some time to consider what to do with the music. After taking a few years to tinker with the songs on and off, both in live settings and in our living room, I began to realize that the songs were taking shape in a way that felt very different from much of my earlier solo material. Not satisfied with letting the songs petrify on my hard drive, I decided to start a new band as a format for the music. Songs for Divining became the main impetus to form Maps and Transit and "transition", as it were, into a new phase.
Figuring out how to play the songs live proved to be a challenge that left me scratching my head for the last year or two. After trying out several live permutations by myself, I quickly discovered that the songs were completely unmanageable to perform as a solo act. I enlisted the help of my wife Julie to juggle bass and percussion and to help out with some live mixing/second opinions. Friends in town also helped out with some of our shows and things finally started to take shape.
So now we're here at the end of 09 with a few shows under our belt and an album
that we're both glad to finally see the light of day. We're in the process of tying up a few loose ends but keep watching this page for updates, more info on the songs themselves and further info on our collaborations with Athens artist Chris Wyrick who has been a great friend through the whole process and has gone out of his way to make our shows look awesome with his projected water/light setup.
In the meantime you can preview/download some tracks from the album HERE
Thanks so much to all who have been coming to our shows!
soon...
m+t
October 1
Just a heads up about a few upcoming performances both with
the full band and also as a duo. One in particular that we're really
excited about is a performance in conjunction with MERCURY ARTWORKS
at Athens' first sustainable "luxury boutique hotel," HOTEL INDIGO.
Also, we're doing a short set at the intimate and very special FLOORSPACE on Sept 25th.
Also, keep checking this space for info regarding our upcoming release
SONGS FOR DIVINING
soon!
m/t
Friday, September 25th
FLOORSPACE
Tuesday, September 29th
Pocketful of Claptonite
Maps and Transit
ige_timer
Klaus Janek/Killick duo
CINÉ
Friday, October 16
grand opening of Athens' Hotel Indigo
*full band
HOTEL INDIGO
Just a heads up about a few upcoming performances both with
the full band and also as a duo. One in particular that we're really
excited about is a performance in conjunction with MERCURY ARTWORKS
at Athens' first sustainable "luxury boutique hotel," HOTEL INDIGO.
Also, we're doing a short set at the intimate and very special FLOORSPACE on Sept 25th.
Also, keep checking this space for info regarding our upcoming release
SONGS FOR DIVINING
soon!
m/t
Friday, September 25th
FLOORSPACE
Tuesday, September 29th
Pocketful of Claptonite
Maps and Transit
ige_timer
Klaus Janek/Killick duo
CINÉ
Friday, October 16
grand opening of Athens' Hotel Indigo
*full band
HOTEL INDIGO
