Hey Ropeadope Fans,

If your schedule for the summer is not full yet, we have some awesome stuff for you to do like going to a Black Landlord concert!!
You read right, Black Landlord who released their first album earlier this year (digital distribution in April, and physical distribution in June) will be opening Bernie Worrell’s show in Philly on August, 8th. That makes you enable to miss it now! For those of you who do not own their copy, "Addicted To Distraction" is available on Itunes and Ropeadope Store.

Here are the info:


"Bernie was a huge influence on the Talking Heads and on me" - David Byrne
"He's like the Jimi Hendrix of the keyboard" - Bootsy Collins

In this rare performance, legendary Parliament Funkadelic and Talking Heads keyboardist and two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Bernie Worrell will lead an impromptu supergroup of Philadelphia music veterans Yanni and Alexi Papadopoulous (Stinking Lizaveta), drummer Calvin Weston (Ornette Coleman, Vernon Reid, James Blood Ulmer), and other special guest performers through a freaked out night of live music at the intimate, esteemed Philadelphia concert hall Johnny Brenda's.

Opening is Black Landlord, Philly's own funk-punk octet, who recently released their first full length album, Addicted to Distraction.

This promises to be an unforgettable night, so buy your tickets now at
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/71964
Or by calling 1-800-838-3006.


The Bernie Worrell Adventure
Saturday, August 8th at Johnny Brenda's, 9pm
$12 Advance Tickets are on sale now


For other information:
Johnny Brenda's
1201 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
http://www.johnnybrendas.com

21+ w/ Valid ID

Kicksville has released the 8th episode of season 2 on Monday, June 29th. As for the latest song released “Who Do You Love”, this new episode entitled “The Horror” is available for free download or pay as you want.

To get a copy of the episode 7, the song entitled “Who Do You Love” click here.
Get also a copy of “The Horror”, just click here.

Here some Notes from The Commissioner:

About The Horror
Halloween in June??!! Strangely enough, Kicksville has a deep connection with the haunted house industry thanks to City Council member Beaker Parpovich. Along with Bad Boys Scenic Design, he runs Terror on the Fox, one of the country's largest and most recognized haunt attractions. The Horror was initially written as a background piece for Terror on the Fox - it's not exactly your usual horror-flick music, but we think it's pretty creepy in its own way.

The Music

Advanced Recording Techniques 201: Fun with parallel compression! Program (or play) a short drum loop. Route the signal through a bus, and insert a send to a second bus. On the second bus, insert an effect made by SSL called the LMC-1 (you can download it for free HERE). The LMC-1 is a software emulation of the listen-mic compressor from the SSL "E" series consoles, and it does horrible yet somehow beautiful things when you run anything percussive through it. [Not that we normally suggest listening to Phil Collins, but one of the most famous examples of this sound is the drum part from his song, "In the Air Tonight".] Anyhoo, now that you have your drum lop going through the LMC-1, crank up the one giant knob on its interface until that loop has been squashed into submission. Now, send both mix busses to your master so you're blending the abused signal with the un-effected sound. Mix to taste, and now you should have a drum sound that is compressed beyond recognition, yet lively and full of nice happy transients too!

Citizens
cover art: "The Death of Melody" by Tone Deaf
Conrad St. Clair: bass, keys, guitar, programming
Mike Stehr: keys, programming
Lou Caldarola: drum kit
Beaker: guitar, percussion
Andy Ewen: vocal samples

Hey Ropeadope fans,

Today is the release date for our new compilation album celebrating 10 strong years of Ropeadope Records. This compilation features artists all the way from the beginning like Charlie Hunter and DJ Logic as well as our newest artists like Black Landlord and JDT. Be sure to get your hands on this album. It’s a symbol of ten years of standing strong, so you definitely don’t want to miss out.

The ‘2009 Really Raw Honey Underground Mix’ (aka the 10 years anniversary celebration ;-)) is now available on Itunes Store, Amazon and the Ropeadope Store. Just click here to get it.