singled OUT.

we are in the home stretch as far as recording "sunshine," "a boy, a girl & a rendez-vous" & "going, going, gone" are concerned. the tracking is complete--now we're wrestling with the mixing stage. which is not an easy feat.  we should be sick of the songs at this point as we've eaten, slept & breathed them.  haha.  

strangely enough, we aren't.  :)

all [3] three songs sound great, though it looks like only [2] two made the cut for the cloudberry records 7". ["going, going, gone" will find a home on a future release. it's too good not to.] and due to time constraints "sunshine" would need half a minute shaved off [ie, the infamous "single edit"] in order to fit on one side. i think that editing would take away from the overall feel of the song, which i'm unwilling to do. not to worry. if roque gives it the green light, a fully realised version of "the games we play" & a newly recorded studio version of "moving targets [eventually get hit]" will occupy the b side [or double a side, as it should be].

so, perhaps [3] three songs will spin at 45 revolutions per minute. keep your fingers crossed...

all sold OUT!

i just took a quick glance at the cloudberry records myspace page & saw something that i needed to confirm on their official website. and it's true. our "[i won't] hold my breath" single is completely SOLD OUT! i'm both sad & excited. for the same reason. it's a small victory. but a victory nonetheless. [small referring to the size of the cdr--not the impact of roque's label. hehe.]


ps : i've got the stone's song [of the same name] stuck in my head now. not a bad thing, of course. as it's one of my favourites.

vinyl heaven & HTM[HEL]L.

in the grand tradition of trying new things, i've decided to have a go at web design. or as i'm referring to it--web de-SIGH-n. haha. granted, it's supposed to be click here/code here/save changes & you're done, but i'm finding it to be more complicated than i'd like it to be. a LOT more complicated. it's a good thing that i like minimalism. check out my masterwork [in progress.]

www.freewebs.com/thejealoussea

be sure to sign the guestbook. and if you're a code junkie & know how to get things done, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE give me some helpful tips/shortcuts. i'd be forever grateful. :)

taylor & i had the pleasure of meeting mike turner from happy happy birthday to me records [or HHBTM as the kids like to call it] earlier this week. we just happened to be in athens, GA [inside/out] & stopped into wuxtry records to do some major damage to our checking accounts. lo & behold--who should be behind the counter but mike t! he's a super nice guy with conversational skills that match ours.

here's a transcribed portion of the conversation [from memory] :

me : hey taylor! they have the summer cats cloudberry 7"!

taylor : really?!

mike : yeah, i ordered that one in. cloudberry's a great label.

me : we actually put out a cd-r single last november with roque. cloudberry 057, in fact.

mike : really? which band?

me/taylor : we're the jealous sea.

mike : oh, wow! i tried to get you guys to play athens POPFEST this year!

me : yeah. i wish we could, but we're only a [2] two piece right now.

mike : there's always next year...

next year, indeed! please keep us in mind, mike! :)

ps : i ended up picking up said cloudberry records summer cats single, along with the HHBTM tullycraft/the smittens split 7", kyra's marieke 7" & the paul weller dual 12" live album catch flame! taylor made out like a bandit with my bloody valentine's loveless on vinyl. we do love a good record store!

a bout de SOUFFLE/nothing matters when we're DANCING.

it's always fun trying to play catch up.  since we haven't been blogging the entire time [due to my losing the log in information & such] the next few entries will consist of events that have already occurred.  i suppose i'm documenting them for posterity.  the whole blogging phenomena is new to us, though the information is not.  haha.  so, bear with us.

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indiepop kids of the world :

miami, FL based cloudberry records will be releasing a [3] three inch, [3] three song jealous se cd-r single on november 1st.  it is a limited pressing; [100] one hundred hand-numbered copies.  it will be available for $5.00 US [postage paid] through the cloudberry records website. 

we are extremely excited & proud to be a part of the growing cloudberry family & the indiepop revolution!  many, many thanks to roque & his undying dedication to the cause.  :)  indiepop can NOT be stopped!  

much love,

ronardo & taylor

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dearest indiepop girls & boys,

we will be sharing the a-side with komon for cloudberry 502--the "nothing matters when we're dancing" EP.

a1. komon - something in my eyes

a2. the jealous sea - moving targets

b1. soda fountain rag - red tape

b2. sunny summer day - colours of fantasy

b3. the pristines - getting used to it

it will be available for free at the following indiepop nights :

twee as fuck / london, UK [jan 11th]

don't die on my doorstep / malmo, SWEDEN [jan 26th]

spiral scratch / london, UK [feb 12th]

so in a sense, we'll be in EUROPE for those dates in early 2008!  hehe.

many, many thanks to roque for including us.  we're proud to be a part of the indiepop revolution.  if you're in the area, show your support & shake a tailfeather!

<3<3<3,

ronardo & taylor