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You’re Invited to Our Party.

November 8th, 2010 Blog - Tags: , , , , , , ,

“You are cordially invited to destroy your minds with our music.”

We are celebrating the re-launch of Nophi Recordings, and the release of Nophi Presents: Compilation Four on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18 at the world famous EAST SIDE LOUNGE in the East Atlanta Village.

Live performances will be provided by Nophi artists citizenGreen, R_Garcia and Fader Vixen, with DJ sets by Taradactyl and Threv. Doors open at 9:00pm. Arrive on time for a full cover-to-cover listening party for Compilation Four.

Limited edition copies of the new compilation will be on-hand. There will be drinking, dancing and debauchery of biblical proportions.

Eastside Lounge is located at 485 Flat Shoals Rd, Atlanta, GA 30316

From the North: Take 85/75 South through downtown. Exit I/20 East. Go approximately 3 miles and exit Moreland Avenue South and turn right onto Moreland Avenue. Make your first left on McPherson. Take your first right onto Flat Shoals Avenue and we are 2.5 blocks on the right. Look for a Silver Metal face.

From the South: Take 85/75 North. Exit I/20 East. Go approximately 3 miles and exit Moreland Avenue South and turn right onto Moreland Avenue. Make your first left on McPherson. Take your first right onto Flat Shoals Avenue and we are 2.5 blocks on the right. Look for a Silver Metal face.

From Intown: Take Moreland Avenue South through Little Five Points. Cross over I/20 and make your first left on McPherson. Take your first right onto Flat Shoals Avenue and we are 2.5 blocks on the right. Look for a Silver Metal face.

Parking: There is plenty of free parking on the streets and in the lot directly behind the Eastside Lounge.

Esoteric Drift Reviews Compilation Four

October 22nd, 2010 Blog - Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Recent Nophi Podcast Alum., John Jacobus (a.k.a Tricil) expresses his feelings for Nophi Presents: Compilation Four via his Esoteric Drift music blog. Additionally, J.J. shows us how to throw down some serious parenthetical statements!

“After a 2 year Hiatus, Nophi Recordings returns with a brand new compilation showcasing some of the best independent artists from Atlanta and the Southeast. This compilation will be released digitally on 9/1/10 and in CD format on 9/15/10. Also available on iTunes.

Nophi Records started as a small Florida label to showcase Randy Garcia (r_garcia)’s solo electronic works and friends’ work (Colour With Sound, Recompas, Labtob, etc). When Randy moved to Atlanta, the label moved with him. Some time was taken off so Randy could focus on Nerd Parade (a rock band with their name taken from Mr. Garcia’s solo record of the same name released on… Nophi). The label returns with Compilation Four, their first new release in two years.

I was originally going to do a track-by-track review of this, but after I had written the first two chapters of a novel in terms of a review, I think I’ll sum it up: buy it.

It’s a sprawling odyssey of sound, showcasing modern variations on Nophi’s older “IDM” sound and newer indie rock stylings. Effectively, it’s like listening to my iPod on random. As you can tell from other posts on here, I’ve a diverse palette of listening tastes and you may as well. Part of me wonders if this would’ve been better served as a double LP with the organics on one side and the electro on the other. But that’s what playlists are for. Highlights include Reklein’s beautiful Wortham, Sonen’s Head Down (totally a track for driving dark fall nights with the windows down), and R_Garcia’s surprisingly punky In The Year 100,000 which to this listener sounds like a track that could’ve (and should’ve) become a Nerd Parade song. Jungol’s Fast Asleep is another highlight, but I can’t count it since it came out on their most recent LP (also a worthy addition to your collection).

So yeah, head over to your nearest digital music retailer and pick up Comp Four and if you’re like me and still love tangible products, head over to http://nophi.net and get one of 100 awesome hand crafted, numbered CD’s!”

Read the original article HERE.

Beatlanta Nods Comp Four

October 17th, 2010 Blog - Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

“Nophi, a music company here in Atlanta run by Randy Garcia (producer, NoPhest, R_Garcia, Nerd Parade, and more), recently put out yet another amazing compilation of local Atlanta music. Highlights on the album include Jungol’s “Fast Asleep,” Blee’s Company’s “Fuzzy Wuzzy” and Sonen’s “Head Down.” The entire compilation, however, is a superb collection of some of Atlanta’s finest bands that knows no genre lines. The compilation is the 4th in a series put out by Nophi that no doubt aims to showcase the vast array of Atlanta’s thriving music community. I think it does an excellent job. We’ve heard of many of the bands on the album but not enough to call it a showcase of only well known bands. It includes some well known artists that deserve more exposure and it does a good job of providing listeners with some more deserving but lesser known artists as well….particularly, in my opinion, Blee’s Company, Capibara, Sonen and Cassavetes. Buy the album and be a part of Atlanta music history.”

Read the article, and much more about Atlanta music right HERE

Tay0 on the Beltline

October 3rd, 2010 Blog - Tags: , , , , , , ,

Ryan Taylor, a.k.a Tay0, is a man of many hats. A self described “musician, writer, educator, artist, dilettante, & nerd,” Tay0 spilts his musical duties between several projects — most notably his funky, improvisational electro-acoustic music, and as keyboardist in the Lindsay Rakers Band. Following his recently released (and free) EP of deep electronic tunes and an appearance on Nophi Presents: Compilation Four, we decided to pay Mr. Tay0 a visit at his recent performance for the Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade, and were treated to something entirely unique and refreshing from this most venerable member of the Altanta laptop scene.

Before the performance, we chose to participate in the 2+ mile Lantern Parade down one of the unfinished corridors of the proposed Atlanta Beltway, which in current form, is a rugged wilderness of former train tracks, gravel, mud, and tunnels — all strewn with a heady mix of hobo detritus, construction equipment and large-scale art projects. Those are all very good things when you consider the 25-year Beltline project in context, which upon completion, will be a $2.8 billion redevelopment project connecting 45 Atlanta neighborhoods via a network of public parks, multi-use trails and transit along a repurposed 22-mile railroad corridor. For now, the project is in a constant state of growth, tended to by volunteer stewards who are pioneering its use as an urban hiking trail, art space and guerilla music venue.

The Lantern Parade was led by a brass band, who brought us to an encampment near the Murder Kroger on North Avenue, and after a brief musical send-off and some announcements, the scheduled set by Tay0 kicked off with a fusion of dub, jazz and funk feels — pushed along by live percussionist Mitchell Sosebee and backed by a simple and effective video projection. The entire stage was back-dropped by the glimmering gold of the Atlanta Skyline, and a diverse crowd of beautiful people gathered to drink, dance and snack in the cool night air. We are struggling to not use the words “magic” and/or “otherworldy” to define the overall vibe of the event — but it was, in fact, both of those adjectives.

Tay0′s work is a prime example of the diversity that exists in Atlanta’s electronic music scene – unafraid, uncompromising, unapologetic, yet paying reverence to its progenitors and environs. Fortunately for fans of the good stuff, Tay0 has been giving away a digital download on his website for all to enjoy. Names and Numbers is a collection of eight new tracks that evolved from live sets performed over the past year and we can’t recommend it enough!

Listen to Tay0′s “Jodrell Bank” from Nophi Presents: Compilation Four:

Tay0 – Jodrell Bank by Nophi

Cassavetes: Faja Blues

September 26th, 2010 Blog - Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Cassavetes, Faja BluesAtlanta-based Cassavetes, whose song “If I Had Eyes” appears on Nophi Presents: Compilation Four, recently welcomed a new Full-length disc to the family. Faja Blues is a short, sweet and expertly-crafted collection of songs, ranging from the driving arena rock of “Young Hearts” through the Casiotone pulse of “You Know, I’m Writing you a Letter”, the punky “People Get Old (Older People)” and the drunken folk epic: “I Dreamed I Had a Heart Attack.”

Two things that immediately catch our attention are the brilliant production and attention to musical detail that Faja Blues offers in its deciptively minimalist arrangements. Singer/Songwriter Robbie Horlick’s voice is as unique as it is convincing — and the balance of the album’s instrumentation works to support it while pushing each song forward in a captivating manner.

As a side note, Faja Blues also boasts the mastering prowess of Mr. Rodney Mills, the man responsible for the first few Skynyrd records (Sweet Home Alabama, Simple Man, and Free Bird), .38 Special, Doobie Bros, and many more, including The Winston’s Amen Brother, which as you might know, yielded the iconic “AMEN” Drum loop, which singlehandedly launched the Jungle and Drum & Bass genres and can be heard everywhere from NWA to T.V.’s Futurama Theme song. Not a bad bunch of credits (if we do say so ourselves.)

Cassavetes

We had the pleasure of attending the packed-out Faja Blues release show on Saturday, September 25 at the Drunken Unicorn and were treated to some inspired renditions of the recorded material by a mostly new Cassavetes line-up. Virgin members or not, the band sounded quite steeped in the music and slid effortlessly through the many facets of Horlick’s songwriting – at times reaching for various banjos, shakers, strings and keyboards along the way.

At the Cassavetes merch table, we noticed a very cool handmade limited edition version of Faja Blues available for purchase directly from the band — however, there is also a more “manufactered” version of the disc available directly from the Brooklyn, NY label, Goodnight Records.

You can keep up with Cassavetes on their minimalist, yet informative  Official Website. And for those who wish to support all things Horlick, Check out Robbie’s side-project, Book Club, which features members of “Cassavetes, Oryx & Crake, and probably more.”

Listen to Cassavetes “If I had Eyes” from Nophi Presents: Compilation Four:

Cassavetes – If I Had Eyes by Nophi