blast furnace

gentle readers, might i unexpectedly announce that i have assembled a brand new 'tour only' cd release entitled 'blast furnace' which features ten short instrumental compositions, constructed over a number of years, but now finally collected together in a cohesive form.

naturally, this is a highly limited release and will indeed only be made available at live shows over the coming moons. so, should you be in the vicinity of any jamesreindeer or throne burner performances this summer or fall, then be sure to score yourself a copy.

keep safe, take care

jamesreindeer

summer of discontent tour

gentle readers, might i somewhat belatedly take the these moments to officially confirm that i shall indeed be joining babel fishh, oskar ohlson and winterismyname for certain stints of their ongoing 'summer of discontent' tour throughout europe over the next few moons. i have thusfar been confirmed for five shows across next week and shall be sure to attempt to elbow my way onto any more that may or may not transpire as the season continues.

so, do be sure to keep your eyes on the facebook event page, which contains all of the relevant information and stay poised to anticipate updates as more shows become booked between now and october. and might i also be so bold as to reveal that i amongst lucky others have had the chance to see the newly reassembled fishh/ohslon/winter live show and how it is simply staggering indeed, you must take the opportunity to catch them at some point before babel fishh heads back to texas in the autumn.

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tour dates thusfar :

29.7. mühlheim - az

30.7. aachen - az

02.8. eisenberg - tba

03.8. leipzig - stö16

04.8. karlsruhe - halle14

also :

07.8. saarbrücken - dock iv  [a band of buriers / babelfishh / jamesreindeer]

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also. since it seems like a most poignant time, might i also encourage you to very, very keenly anticipate their forthcoming 'we'd rather not' 10" vinyl, which shall be appearing shortly via knertz shortly. i am lucky enough to have heard the almost-final mixes and how it really is something of an astounding release indeed. two years in the making, featuring a raft of knertz contributors, vocal spots from a host of cleaver-leaguers, winterismyname absolutely killing it, not to mention babel fishh and oskar ohlson in full control of their formidable artistic powers.

still, finally. it might be only fair of me to also offer a dire warning that, naturally this upcoming stint of shows shall see babel fishh and i in close proximity, and therefore we are very much on the verge of unveiling the first throne burner material on thusfar unsuspecting audiences along our travels. i shall say no more, but it would be wise to anticipate the possibility of the unrelenting blackening darkness to swarm out from various locations across the old world shortly.

keep safe, be well

jamesreindeer

initial facts in the case of throne burner

gentle readers, might i stop to take a moment to begin to outline the initial facts in the case of the 'throne burner' project which babelfishh and myself have just unleashed upon the world. everything is true, everything is permitted. after long years of friendship, touring and collaborations, the two of us are finally sinking our teeth and nails into a full, ongoing project together under the throne burner banner and shall be revealing a sinister collection of musical, literal and visual works over the coming three moons and long after.

some kind of project between us had long been on the cards but the throne burner came quickly as an unexpected force of nature which has swept us up into the darkest-black turmoil of the chew and drone. at this stage we are gathering materials, writing, developing different waves of the terror, but will keenly be unveiling our first single in the coming few weeks, as well as an audio-visual collaboration with one of our favourite maniacs as well as formulating discussions with others besides.

so, stay poised for imminent developments, be sure to 'like' the facebook page to keep up to date with all that shall soon transpire, be sure to spread the word, cower not in terror, but rather walk out into the blazing heat, soak up the sinister drone and bathe in the blackest-radiance. six hundred and sixty-seven black candles flickering on a raised dais.

keep 667

jamesreindeer

leaving gut city

gentle readers. might i take this opportunity to reveal that i have, somewhat suddenly, found myself leaving darmstadt permanently, due to circumstances perhaps beyond my control, or perhaps otherwise. please forgive my vagueness regarding the actual facts surrounding the case, but know that all is as much in hand as it possibly could be under the circumstances. i currently find myself safely housed with the wonderful oskar ohlson and winterismyname in their mainz residence which also serves as the knertz collective operational headquarters, until i managed to secure myself a residence for the coming moons. it is indeed my intention to remain in germany, due to my current project commitments, but also due to feeling somewhat 'at home' in the rhein-main. naturally, this also means that decorative stamp is currently without a headquarters, so please forgive any slight delays, periods of silence and other unwanted ephemera that may result.

still, might i also take a moment to reflect on my time in gut city, and how it was a curious and certainly eventful period indeed. i was lucky enough to have made a good deal of friends and acquaintances during my tenure there, and shall miss being quite so close to a goodly number of them, kind souls for sure. the city itself was always something of an enigma, so close to being a really nice place to live, but scarred with small-city blights, wants and worries. i am certainly glad of the time, greatly enjoyed being within bicycle distance of the mighty oetinger villa and getting to see so many wonderful and fascinating artists perform, revelled in the acres and acres of woodlands, lakes and fields surrounding the city and loved to study the geometry of the few buildings left that withstood the brandnacht... and how there were very certainly so many beautiful moments to be found under the warmth of the hot hessian sun and in the tranquil quiet of the long nights.

i am indeed writing these lines with a heavy heart, but hope that the coming moons shall allow new avenues to open up and might find me soon embedded in a new safehouse somewhere within mainz city limits. i must confess that i am dearly looking forward to the arrival of babel fishh in just one week and keenly anticipate getting to spend much time with his bold self, along with the mighty oskar ohlson and meike winter, perhaps even finding opportunities  to take to the road with them during their 'summer of discontent' tour activities. i am also intending to spend a good deal of time working on my own musical endevours, continuing to press on with my writings, particularly my second book, whilst attempting to finally publish the first, not to mention keeping a steady hand on the reins of the decorative stamp enterprise and other aspects besides. a turbulent time for sure, but one that i hope will finally result in further advances towards a better tomorrow...

keep safe, be well

jamesreindeer