Rascal Reporters new album on Cuneiform Records - 'The Strainge Case of Steve'

[mellotron storm]

James, you are a wunderkind, your work on the redux volumes, ‘the strainge case of Steve’, and the bummer remix is absolutely exemplary!! Funny, Steve Gore said he didn’t get ‘trucks’, how it went right over his head, haha. I say I was just attempting to compose a piece full of accessibility. You know, happy rhythms and Melodies.

Full of accessibility!?
Hey I'm with Gore on this one.
When I saw the title of your new album I honestly just assumed that this was about Steve F.

[Polypet]

Hello sir, yes we’ve found lodging, a hud house sponsored by the Boyne City Housing Commission. The rent is by what we can afford to pay, though the Commission raised it by $400 dollars because my wife found a part time job as a pharmacy tech. Ah well, it’s better than living in a tent with raccoons staring us down in the wee dusk hours.

Yay

[Polypet]

If the second half means ‘Trucks’ by Steve Kretzmer (what was side 2), I posit that that’s my favorite RR stuff!!!!

Trucks is a masterpiece, yes.

[auxfnx]

Happy Accidents as a whole is one of my favourites, there's something about that combination of super infectiously catchy melodies and hard avant prog-ism meeting somewhere in the middle.
'Sent Flying' on the expanded edition too is a particular standout.

[Yehuda Kotton]

oh yeah definitely a lot of egg influence in the reporters history!
Especially prevalent on this live album as Hunchentootz mentioned: https://rascalreporters.bandcamp.com...park-high-1976

Very tight playing' especially being kids. Was that Gore on drums?

[Kretz]

Gore played drums on tracks 1,3,4, while I drummed on tracks 5,6.

[Yehuda Kotton]

Gore played drums on tracks 1,3,4, while I drummed on tracks 5,6.

Yeah, yours's were the ones that caught my attention with happy foot on the bass drum,
So both of you started off on drums?

[Kretz]

Yup, I was trying to emulate the drummer on Hawkwinds ‘in search of space’, you know, Mr. Leadfoot! The 1st gig I played drums was at my 1971 bar mitzvah party with my brothers band, Oakfield. We did the ten years after version of ‘good morning little schoolgirl’ with lyrics such as , ‘oh babe I wanna ball you.’ This with my orthodox grandparents sitting in he ‘audience.’ A splendid time….

[neuroticdog]

Yup, I was trying to emulate the drummer on Hawkwinds ‘in search of space’, you know, Mr. Leadfoot! The 1st gig I played drums was at my 1971 bar mitzvah party with my brothers band, Oakfield. We did the ten years after version of ‘good morning little schoolgirl’ with lyrics such as , ‘oh babe I wanna ball you.’ This with my orthodox grandparents sitting in he ‘audience.’ A splendid time….

LOLOL you just broke the internet!

best
Michael

[Polypet]

Gore played drums on tracks 1,3,4, while I drummed on tracks 5,6.

If only you boys had had energy back then

I love that early stuff - the high school album is brilliant. Just a tiny bit of egg in your mix.

K

[mellotron storm]

Full of accessibility!?
Hey I'm with Gore on this one.
When I saw the title of your new album I honestly just assumed that this was about Steve F.

Okay I need to explain myself here, I knew Steve F had a connection to this band playing guitar on Happy Accidents so that's what first popped into my little brain forgetting that this duo were both named Steve.
I gave Ridin' On A Bummer a 4.5 star review recently.

[auxfnx]

Pre-orders are now live!

3 tracks from the album available now via Cuneiform's Bandcamp:

- 'Uh Oh (Lait Suspendu Fermenté)' featuring Jessica Martin Maresco of Le Grand Sbam & Pili Coït (via the music video on the page)

- 'Unknowable' - the album version, featuring Dave Newhouse & Dario D'Alessandro from Homunculus Res (music video via the video link next to the song)

- 'I Cries Crimes' featuring Guy Segers, Dave Newhouse, Dario D'Alessandro & Kimara Sajn

The digital + CD is available from Cuneiform (shipping from the USA) here: https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.co...-case-of-steve
We are also selling the CDs from our own Bandcamp (includes download, but no digital-only purchases through us), which will be shipping from the EU: https://rascalreporters.bandcamp.com...-case-of-steve

The album drops on July 28th ��

[Hunchentootz]

Pre-orders are now live!

3 tracks from the album available now via Cuneiform's Bandcamp:

- 'Uh Oh (Lait Suspendu Fermenté)' featuring Jessica Martin Maresco of Le Grand Sbam & Pili Coït (via the music video on the page)

- 'Unknowable' - the album version, featuring Dave Newhouse & Dario D'Alessandro from Homunculus Res (music video via the video link next to the song)

- 'I Cries Crimes' featuring Guy Segers, Dave Newhouse, Dario D'Alessandro & Kimara Sajn

The digital + CD is available from Cuneiform (shipping from the USA) here: https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.co...-case-of-steve
We are also selling the CDs from our own Bandcamp, which will be shipping from the EU: https://rascalreporters.bandcamp.com...-case-of-steve

The album drops on July 28th ��

CD ordered!

[auxfnx]

The two music videos are up on Cuneiform's Youtube now!

Uh Oh (Lait Suspendu Fermenté):



Unknowable:

CD ordered!

Thank you for the support <3

[Polypet]

Fun videos, James!

[Czyszy]

The two music videos are up on Cuneiform's Youtube now!

Uh Oh (Lait Suspendu Fermenté):



Unknowable:





Thank you for the support <3

Can you share the .mid files?

[auxfnx]

Can you share the .mid files?

i plan to share them on our patreon https://www.patreon.com/rascalreporters
However the Unknowable MIDI is not very accurate for anything except the kick and snare - as the synth, horns, guitar, bass etc. are all audio tracks instead of MIDI based, I had to use Audio to MIDI conversion on each individual layer, so while it has the overall timing and shape of the notes, it's quite messy with a lot of erroneous notes throughout!
The Uh Oh MIDI is more accurate as I recorded a lot of that using MIDI to control the synths and keys in the first place, so only the live bass track had to be converted to MIDI!

[auxfnx]

Fun videos, James!

thanks!! i'm always looking out for new video ideas and was very happy with this one! thought it would very much suit the rascals

[auxfnx]

'I Cries Crimes' was included in the best tracks of the week in the latest The Needle Drop weekly track roundup! @8:38

[Hunchentootz]

It's in the post!! Next week. Thanks Steve!

[auxfnx]

Preview of 3 more tracks in this trailer! 'Papa Norco', 'The Odor at Tavistock', & 'How Archontic the Ankle Biters'

[Hunchentootz]

Preview of 3 more tracks in this trailer! 'Papa Norco', 'The Odor at Tavistock', & 'How Archontic the Ankle Biters'

Now this is a thick arse cd! Been playing it over the weekend and into this week. I will be busy absorbing this for a while. Loving the bass a lot. It all smokes of course!

[auxfnx]

Now this is a thick arse cd! Been playing it over the weekend and into this week. I will be busy absorbing this for a while. Loving the bass a lot. It all smokes of course!

Oh yesh, we stuffed it to the brim. I remember coming up to the last tracks Steve would ask me how much time left we have to spare on the CD, and he made sure to fill it haha! If it was vinyl it would definitely be a double album
Thanks for your kind words! I am glad you like the bass, my favourite bass parts I've ever written are on this album!

[Polypet]

Preview of 3 more tracks in this trailer! 'Papa Norco', 'The Odor at Tavistock', & 'How Archontic the Ankle Biters'

Stevie K and yourself both need to get a sense of humour

Awesome work. Nice trailer too!

[auxfnx]

Stevie K and yourself both need to get a sense of humour

Awesome work. Nice trailer too!

But does music belong in humour?!?! lol thank you!

We are hosting a listening party for the album on Thursday July 27th, 7PM EDT. We would love everyone who can to join us and experience the album together with us (and ask us anything you like!!)
https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.co...istening-party