Finally found all the tracks on slsk -- sweet.
― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 27 January 2008 04:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Don't be jealous - I'm pulling an all-nighter translating real estate legalese from Dutch because I'm running a radio station (for no money) and having two small children and not leaving time for paid work... po po me
― Maria :D, Sunday, 27 January 2008 05:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Hey Maria, I'd love to check out that show, since I have never ever heard ANY of our record on the radio-internet or otherwise EVER! But if my math skills are correct, I'd have to be listening at 6 AM my time (West coast) to catch it. Yeow!
John "Chris" Christensen
P.S. There's a very cool new interview about Opus 1, Time of Your Life, and some of my other early "Garage Bands" at www.garagehangover.com
― John Christensen, Sunday, 27 January 2008 23:43 (sixteen years ago) link
So there's an official site now:
http://laserpaceband.com/home.html
And CD Baby is the route they took with the reissue!
http://cdbaby.com/cd/laserpace
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 2 May 2008 17:23 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, plenty of photos:
http://laserpaceband.com/photos.html
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 2 May 2008 17:24 (sixteen years ago) link
huh. wonder what happened with anthology. in any case, it's out there and that's a good thing. and those pictures of maureen, be still my heart.
― scott seward, Friday, 2 May 2008 17:49 (sixteen years ago) link
huh. wonder what happened with anthology.
Was wondering that myself! John, if you're still tracking the thread, let us know...
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 2 May 2008 17:51 (sixteen years ago) link
I thought I clicked on that "If you actively dislike Creedence Clearwater Revival, then I can never respect anything you have to say about anything" thread here and for one full minute, I was extremely confused. Time for bed (apparently).
― Kevin John Bozelka, Friday, 2 May 2008 18:00 (sixteen years ago) link
John just dropped me a line indicating that an Anthology release is still on the cards. The watchword is patience, apparently!
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 May 2008 16:30 (sixteen years ago) link
This kicks all manner of ass.
― blow it out your bad-taste hole (WmC), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 00:47 (fourteen years ago) link
we should have a "takoma one-offs and obscurities" thread; so many weird things on that label. i'm partial to joseph byrd's "yankee transcendoodle."
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, 23 February 2010 00:51 (fourteen years ago) link
was just listening to this yesterday!
― sleeve, Tuesday, 23 February 2010 00:58 (fourteen years ago) link
u can buy yourself a copy nowhttp://cgi.ebay.com/LASER-PACE-Granfalloon-rare-rock-pop-vinyl-LP_W0QQitemZ350279763423QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item518e4d05df
― jaxon, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 02:33 (fourteen years ago) link
that craig moerer has everything, doesn't he?
less than pretty copy has no bids:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LASER-PACE-GRANFALLOON-TAKOMA-PSYCH-LP-LISTEN_W0QQitemZ380213870939QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMusic_on_Vinyl?hash=item588683415b
― scott seward, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 02:38 (fourteen years ago) link
sheesh, vg- :(
i am so tempted to buy a clean copy of "Down Here On Earth" from Craig fuckin' Moerer, but I don't want to give him any of my money.
― ian, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 05:20 (fourteen years ago) link
― by another name (amateurist), Tuesday, February 23, 2010 12:51 AM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark
HOMEGAS!!!!!
http://grown-so-ugly.blogspot.com/2007/06/homegas-released-on-takoma-records-in.html
^^ seriously loving this record.
― ian, Tuesday, 16 March 2010 06:07 (fourteen years ago) link
The circle complete! Skot and Maureen O'Connor today, as he just posted on FB:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/77641_10151852005437137_2043696155_o.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 October 2012 23:24 (eleven years ago) link
And with Doug Decker:
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc6/194426_10151852010147137_1467893312_o.jpg
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 6 October 2012 23:29 (eleven years ago) link
they are so awesome. can't believe doug did all that engineering work. if you like those early 70's john fahey takoma records, doug produced/engineered them! lots of takoma stuff. and working for wally heider studios he did all the remote work. he recorded band of gypsies and tons of other stuff. the stones at madison square garden in 1969! seemingly, he went everywhere and recorded everyone.
― scott seward, Sunday, 7 October 2012 00:01 (eleven years ago) link
plus, the hollywood garage rock roots!
doug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YprEf1iwkrQ
maureen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYLzbR-EEiY
― scott seward, Sunday, 7 October 2012 00:03 (eleven years ago) link
did i mention that they recorded a laser pace album in 1975 that was never released?
― scott seward, Sunday, 7 October 2012 00:04 (eleven years ago) link
!
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 7 October 2012 00:37 (eleven years ago) link
As suggested more than once upthread, an excellent trans-Takoma thread was later homegrownm, and still ready for the sewing, fertilizing and picking:Takoma's one-offs and obscurities How'd they come to be in your emporium, Skot? On a Laser Pace mission, I hope.
― dow, Sunday, 7 October 2012 01:43 (eleven years ago) link
they had to go to new york and took a trip to massachusetts partly to see me! do some sightseeing. i would have loved to hang out with them more, they are staying nearby, but i am going up north tomorrow morning to hang with my parents. we had a wonderful visit though. we chatted and listened to records for a couple of hours. it was great. they inspire me. and they brought me copies of the AMAZING 1980 single they put out under the name New Math. punk funk! its soooooo good. maria played it on her umass radio show tonight.
― scott seward, Sunday, 7 October 2012 02:00 (eleven years ago) link
i wish i knew someone a la numero group with money who would put out a reissue that is worthy of their stuff. they have live tapes, unreleased album, that cool single, the takoma album. wish i was rich.
― scott seward, Sunday, 7 October 2012 02:05 (eleven years ago) link
we talked about joe byrd. doug worked with him and he was a big fan of laser pace. i put on a silver apples record and they dug that. they'd never heard them. i even played maureen some cocteau twins. john fahey really dug the band apparently. and he loved maureen's voice and playing. i gave them a harmonic choir album to take home.
― scott seward, Sunday, 7 October 2012 02:15 (eleven years ago) link
An unreleased Laser Pace album!!!! Someone really needs to do these guys justice and reissue a box set. The market is out there!!
― JacobSanders, Sunday, 7 October 2012 03:08 (eleven years ago) link
The first time I played Laser Pace for Tera was while driving around rural Pennsylvania, looking for records. It was a damp fogging day and the places we stopped were almost scary, people having thrift stores out of their basements and homes. Laser Pace was perfect was the day.
― JacobSanders, Sunday, 7 October 2012 03:34 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, lots of intriguing backstory re Fahey etc. when John Christopherson was answering our questions on this thread. If you get a chance, Scott, I'd suggest that you suggest they check with Mumero (the Asterik series might be a good fit; don't know how electronic Numero wants to get, but they def like female voices). Also maybe Light In The Attic? Some of the labels distributed by Forced Exposure? Anyway, since they dig Joe Byrd, might also suggest they might like Broadcast, sometimes compared to the United States of America.
― dow, Sunday, 7 October 2012 13:53 (eleven years ago) link
Would love to hear any unreleased stuff - surely we can mobilise the ilx army to get some interest?
― emil.y, Sunday, 7 October 2012 13:55 (eleven years ago) link
Hmm...hold all these thoughts, let me check around here.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 7 October 2012 13:57 (eleven years ago) link
Original LP mix is streaming on YouTube--John C. asks if it's the mono version---so they're aware of this, apparently don't mind (it's been up since April). Prob like the attention, as indicated re uploads linked from this thread.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LogZn8sQGUY
― dow, Sunday, 7 October 2012 14:40 (eleven years ago) link
Speaking of attention, they may not have continued past the remaster cos figured wasn't so much of a potential audience--and without an expert indie publicity campaign, they may well be right, depending on expectations, required financial return, etc. Maybe Kickstarter, if Granfalloon gets more publicity? But seems like a series, rather than a box set, might work better at this point--does anybody still buy boxes, other than diehard fans of Registered Cult Figures--?
― dow, Sunday, 7 October 2012 14:48 (eleven years ago) link
According to this article lots of people buy box sets.http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-03/numero-group-soul-revivers?chan=lifestyle+small_business+channel_etc
― JacobSanders, Sunday, 7 October 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
weird, spin just did a big feature on those numero guys. impression i got was most sell 1000 & break even due to label fanbase, the big successes are once in a while.
― zvookster, Sunday, 7 October 2012 21:09 (eleven years ago) link
We all had a great time last night at get bent's birthday get-together with Maureen and Doug! Much chat had about all sorts of things. We also all agreed that Scott is the coolest.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 2 December 2012 17:42 (eleven years ago) link
i don't think i ever saw ned's post. very cool.
i put up the 1980 New Math single. Maureen & Doug and their faithful Buchla doing up post-punk Los Angeles in fine style. i love it.
"Whiplash"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7w-IfQ8T7VA
"Hometown Meltdown"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCR-2NhYdBc
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 17:44 (ten years ago) link
Now that is weird, I was just thinking about this album today
― Thomas K Amphong (Tom D.), Wednesday, 6 November 2013 17:48 (ten years ago) link
I'm planning on interviewing Maureen and Doug soon, and have ideas about where to place the results...
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 18:03 (ten years ago) link
i'm glad you're finally doing it. took you long enough! :))))))))))))
― scott seward, Wednesday, 6 November 2013 19:07 (ten years ago) link
rest in peace, maureen. so glad to have known you. you were truly special and an inspiration.
― scott seward, Thursday, 21 August 2014 21:19 (ten years ago) link
Absolutely.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 21 August 2014 21:53 (ten years ago) link
I was listening to Joe Byrd and the Field Hippies today, and searching provided this thread, which I had never seen. What a great series of conversations and events! And I'm listening to Laser Pace now, and it is blowing my mind.
― Dan is a #VegetablePuppet, he is NOT REAL. #flatearth (Dan Peterson), Friday, 8 July 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link
this is finally happening. very happy. only took 10 years. nice to talk to doug today. did i mention that there is an unreleased second album? but first things first. i wish you guys could have met maureen. she was so awesome.
― scott seward, Saturday, 24 June 2017 17:03 (seven years ago) link
She was indeed.
― Ned Raggett, Saturday, 24 June 2017 17:14 (seven years ago) link
it's coming! a mere ten years after this thread started. it pays to be patient. get yours on Record Store Day!
https://scontent.fbed1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/29496038_10156743727132137_4901683891786941658_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&_nc_eui2=v1%3AAeHXq7P-v6Ndmsbn_HUjOtG2y-YDzrcy8cRiHbfxBmG_PduXcsm_3N7veDDzKYI629N76JjZVl0nHBCfJOS4pw-1rgMYFJ95VtcM1QUVcWFliQ&oh=330ef54ce29fe04e5e25b13f3930d1f4&oe=5B48A93F
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― scott seward, Wednesday, 21 March 2018 20:20 (six years ago) link
awesome
i am a proud owner of the CD reissue thanks to you
― sleeve, Wednesday, 21 March 2018 20:28 (six years ago) link
wow!! awesome skot
i swear off RSD every year and then there's always one thing that gets me out....
― The Desus & Mero Chain (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 21 March 2018 20:33 (six years ago) link