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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / The Pink Noise - House of Cards

« on: July 15, 2018, 01:09:23 PM »

Hey everyone,

The Pink Noise are back with a full band LP on Winnipeg's Sounds Escaping. We just completed a Canadian tour to support.

You can listen to the album here:

https://thepinknoise.bandcamp.com/


You can read a review on http://www.yellowgreenred.com/

And you can buy at Florida's Dying:


https://floridasdying.com/collections/synth-noise/products/pink-noise-house-of-cards-lp?variant=12207610134596

Thanks

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Psychic Handshake new releases: Babysitter & Hag Face LPs

« on: September 09, 2015, 05:25:58 PM »

Two new LPs from the best bands in Canada: Babysitter and Hag Face.

"Babysitter" is the eponymous sophomore LP (after 7 full length cassettes) from the Victoria, BC/Montreal, QC rock band who deftly blend anthemic grunge rock with stoner wankery of the highest order. Cover art by comics legend Marc Bell.

https://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/01-exploding-youth

https://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/11-envy



Hag Hace's "R.I.P." is a brilliant mix of Huggy Bear, Babes in Toyland, Discharge, and Kleenex. Primo stuff that works across some really familiar vibes while also sounding wholly unique. Songs are either fast and rhythmic or slow-burning like the one below. A couple of the fast tunes are coming out soon, so I cant link yet. Here's a slow one:

https://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/06-old-hag



You can pre-order both of these now at: http://psychichandshake.bigcartel.com/, though both records are done & shipping to us now. We have switched up our webstore to work on Canadian dollars, so Americans can basically pick up our records for a song (a piddling $15 CDN each). Maybe it's time you started! We also put out the most recent Shearing Pinx LP and people here slept on that for some reason. It is incredible....

https://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/shearing-pinx-hive-waltz

Distros are invited to get in touch as well.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / PSYCHIC HANDSHAKE RECORDINGS MOVING SALE - 50% OFF!

« on: June 16, 2015, 12:39:37 PM »

PSYCHIC HANDSHAKE MOVING SALE



Psychic Handshake Recordings will be relocating to Kingston, Ontario this summer. Montreal has been home to the label since its inception in 2007, so we are sad to leave; but we are looking forward to the future in the Limestone City.

To celebrate and help make this relocation a little easier we are having a massive moving sale on all in stock items. This includes records by Shearing Pinx, Sex Church, Babysitter, UBT, Outdoorsmen, and more.

Using promo code MOVE you will get 50% off all items in our webstore at www.psychichandshake.bigcartel.com

That works out to $6.00 for LPs, $2.50 for 7?s and cassettes, and $5.00 for CDs. Canadian shipping prices still apply, but this is a great opportunity to buy in bulk because the shipping cost per item goes down the more you have in your package.

This sale will run from now until July 20th. At that point the label will close up shop for a month or so. After that we will be returning with two absolutely killer new records.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Psychic Handshake 40% Holiday Sale

« on: December 04, 2014, 03:41:19 PM »

http://psychichandshake.bigcartel.com/

We've had quite a few new releases this year, need to make some space, having a huge sale. Everything is on sale, including brand new and back catalogue Psychic Handshake releases as well as a few distro items like the latest Pink Noise album.

Not sure if I've had a chance to promote this year's releases on termbo. These are them:

Shearing Pinx - "People" LP. So new I'm still assembling these puppies & will probably make another post. This is the umpteenth album from Canada's only noise punk band. Long abstract songs, but probably groovier than most SHPX albums as a result of relatively new bass player, S.Koke. Absolutely killer stuff.

Legato Vipers - "LV" LP. Adroit and Amusing instrumental surf music from small town Ontario. Recorded off the floor in about an hour, and not a flub on this thing. Amazing live band and they don't disappoint on record. Easily the most incredible packaging we've had the pleasure of releasing as well: branded pleather jackets & translucent seafoam vinyl. We're just throwing our money away over here!

Brazilian Money - S/T cassette. 42 minutes of hi-fi re-recordings of tunes from the extensive back catalogue of Edmonton, Alberta's Brazilian Money. Very funny, intelligent, skewed, and catchy diy pop in the vein of Elephant 6 bands and Department Store Santas.

You'll Never Get to Heaven - Adorn 12" (6 song) EP. Masterful sample-based dream pop along the lines of Cocteau Twins & Julee Cruise, as well as Fennesz, The Caretaker, etc. Includes covers from Before and After Science and Satie. I also have the last copies of the bands debut full-length of Halifax, NS' Divorce Records, and it is a real treat for fans of On-U Sound type of stuff.

Besides the above, we have a bunch of back catalogue titles on sale including records from Babysitter, Sex Church, UBT, Drainolith, Outdoorsmen, Vomit Squad, and so on.

There are songs to listen to at the store, which is right here: http://psychichandshake.bigcartel.com/

Thanks!

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Pink Noise currently playing gigs in USA

« on: November 20, 2013, 12:27:56 PM »

The Pink Noise is playing some shows.
Baltimore tonight at the crown
Brooklyn on Thursday at silent barn
Providence on Friday at Dungeon C
And Northampton after that at the dust bowl.
Minimal Wage Tour 2013

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Non-Music Shit / Outdoorsmen contact?

« on: June 29, 2013, 06:46:12 AM »

Old emails I have don't seem active. Is Colin still posting on here? Chad? Can someone email me at psychichandshake@gmail.com?

Thanks!

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Babysitter West Coast (03/29 - 04/13) & N. American (05/03 - 06/29) tours

« on: March 26, 2013, 11:51:32 AM »

Babysitter is going on tour in support of their recent LP EYE on Psychic Handshake: http://babysitter.bandcamp.com/ http://psychichandshake.bigcartel.com/

WEST COAST...

march 29 - Vancouver, BC @ simply delicious w. peace, weed, tough age
march 30 - Astoria, OR @ voodoo room
march 31 - drive day
april 1 - tba
april 2 - Oakland, CA @ house party w. monster treasure, easy living
april 3 - Davis, CA @ 1604 Pole Rd. w. monster treasure, easy living
april 4 - San Francisco, CA @ casa sanchez w. easy living, hazels warts
april 5 - San Pedro, CA @ al hambra room w. the flytraps, dark beach, somedays
april 6 - San Diego, CA @ tower bar w. shiva trash
april 7 - Tucson, AZ @ tucson live music center
april 8 - Tempe/Phoenix, AZ @ long wongs
april 9 - Flagstaff, AZ @ big house
april 10 - Day Off (grand canyon)
april 11 - Boise, ID @ the crux w. art fad, naked apes, smuts
april 12 - Portland, OR @ the know w. lunch, gay ghost
april 13 - Seattle, WA @ heartland w. happy noose

April 20 - Victoria, BC @ The Copper Owl w/ Oops, Villager

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR...

There are still a few holes in this itinerary... please get in touch if you can help in Chicago, New Orleans, parts of Florida, Georgia, NC, VI, or other TBAs below.

May 3 - Victoria, BC @ Logans Pub w/ Minor Master
May 7 - Vancouver, BC @ The Astoria w/ Cindy Lee, Mormon Crosses
May 8 - Nelson, BC @ Kootenay Co-op Underground Radio w/ Drunk Uncle
May 9 - Calgary, AB @ tba w/ Aunty May w/ The Deathray, The Slabs
May 10 - Edmonton, AB @ Wunderbar
May 11 - Saskatoon, SK @ The Fez w/ The Faps
May 12 - Winnipeg, MB @ The Windsor w/ Atomic Don
May 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Pine Cone Castle
May 14 - Chicago, IL @ tba
May 15 - Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlies
May 16 - Knoxville, TN @ Groundswell
May 17 - Memphis, TN @ Lamplighter
May 18 - New Orleans, LA @ tba
May 19 - Savannah, GA @ tba
May 20 - Gainsville, FL @ Backyard Bar
May 21 - Tampa, FL @ tba
May 22 - Atlanta, GA @ tba
May 23 - Athens, GA @ Go Bar w/ Dementians
May 24 - Durham, NC @ tba (open minded to other places)
May 25 - Richmond, VI @ tba (open minded to other places)
May 26 - ??
May 27 - Washington, DC @ tba
May 28 - Baltimore, MD @ Club K
May 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
May 30 - NYC, NY @ tba w/ Slam Dunk)
May 31 - NYC, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Slam Dunk
June 1 - New Haven, CT @ Anna Liffeys w/ Slam Dunk
June 2 - Boston, MA @ tba
June 3 - ?
June 4 - Possibly Fredricton, NB?
June 5 - St. John, NB @ Callahans Pub w/ TV Freaks, Wooden Wives, Howl
June 6-8 - Halifax, NS (Obey Festival)
June 9 - Possibly Moncton, NB?
June 10-11 - (probably just go to montreal or something?)
June 12-13 - Toronto, ON (nxne fest)
June 14 - Hamilton, ON @ This Aint Hollywood w/ B. A. johnston
June 15 - Montreal, QC @ Casa del Popolo w/ The Pink Noise, EXPWY, Babi Audi (suoni per il popolo)
June 23 - Ottawa, ON w/ US Girls, The Pink Noise
June 27 - Guelph, ON @ ANAF w/ Start Something, Dutch Toko
June 28 - London, ON @ APK
June 29 - Waterloo/Kitchener, ON

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / Babysitter West Coast & US/CAN tours, late-March to mid-June 2013

« on: February 25, 2013, 01:50:39 PM »

Victoria BC's BABYSITTER are going to be doing a lot of touring to support the release of their debut LP, EYE, on Psychic Handshake Recordings.

First up is a run down the West Coast...

march 29-vancouver tba
march 30-astoria @ voodoo room
march 31-drive day
april 1-tba
april 2-oakland tba
april 3-davis @ 1604 Pole Rd. w. monster treasure, easy living
april 4-san francisco @ hemlock tavern
april 5-san pedro @ al hambra room w. the flytraps
april 6-san diego @ tower bar
april 7-tucson @ tucson live music center
april 8-tempe/phoenix @ long wongs
april 9-flagstaff tba
april 10-day off (grand canyon)
april 11-boise tba
april 12-portland @ the know
april 13-seattle @ heartland

Then they are doing a big run through May and June.

For this one we are looking for help with the TBAs. The band is down for any kind of gig. please hit them up @ callbabysitter@gmail.com

may 7-vancouver @ the astoria
may 8-nelson tba
may 9-calgary @ torrid
may 10-edmonton @ wunderbar
may 11-saskatoon @ the fez
may 12-winnipeg tba
may 13-minneapolis @ pine cone castle
may 14-chicago tba
may 15-lexington @ cosmic charlies
may 16-nashville tba
may 17-memphis @ lamplighter
may 18-new orleans tba
may 19-savannah tba
may 20-gainsville @ backyard bar
may 21-tampa tba
may 22-atlanta tba
may 23-athens tba
may 24-durham? tba
may 25-richmond? tba
may 26- ??
may 27-washington DC tba
may 28-baltimore tba
may 29-philly @ kung fu necktie
may 30-NYC tba
may 31-boston tba
june 1-portland maine tba
june 2-?
june 3-st. john?
june 4-moncton
june 5-sackville
june 6-8 halifax (obey festival)
june 9-fredricton
june 10-11?
june 12-13 toronto nxne
june 14 hamilton w. ba johnston?
june 15-montreal (suoni per il popolo festival)

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / Victoria, BC band BABYSITTER debut LP, "EYE"

« on: February 25, 2013, 01:40:23 PM »

Psychic Handshake Recordings is very happy to finally announce the vinyl release of Victoria, BC band Babysitter's debut LP, Eye.



Since forming a few years back, the band has self-recorded nine full-length cassettes of PACNW rock and roll that recalls The Wipers, Archers of Loaf, and the like. Eye is something like a greatest hits compilation of this material, but the tunes have been re-recorded professionally for maximum punch.

Here's a song: https://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/babysitter-talkin-bout-the-new

And here's another one: https://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/babysitter-angel-of-death

If you wanna stream the whole thing you can do that here: http://babysitter.bandcamp.com/

You can purchase the record through our webstore, but please forgive the insane shipping rates. Canada Post has discontinued surface shipping to USA/international, so it will be airmail from now on. I have tried everything I can to keep prices low, but I'm at a loss. If anyone has any suggestions, I'm eager to hear.

Buy it now: http://psychichandshake.bigcartel.com/

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Demo Tape / Some songs from the new Pink Noise LP

« on: February 18, 2013, 07:52:30 AM »

Hey you weenies. We went and set up a Bandcamp with some songs from the forthcoming Pink Noise album. It's a full band project now.

http://thepinknoise.bandcamp.com/

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Non-Music Shit / Quebec student strike getting pretty gnarly

« on: April 26, 2012, 08:26:47 AM »

No talk of the Quebec student strike on here, but it's getting pretty gnarly.  Last night the police turned on a relatively small demonstration that followed the expulsion of the Coalition large de l'ASSE from talks with the Minister of Education and the breakdown of those talks.  Of course, the news is spinning this the way it always does: violent protestors, unsympathetic polls, etc; but they are playing with fire here.  The demonstrations are definitely going to continue and intensify now that the semester is over for sympathetic students who were unwilling or unable to abandon classes.  These kids aren't gonna be able to find any fucking work this summer, so they might as well get involved in the struggle that keeps showing up on their facebook feeds.

It will also be interesting to see how this plays out on a larger scale.  On a provincial level, Parti Quebecois has been endorsing the strike, but it seems to be hurting them with the dissolution of the talks and the recent spin.  I don't know if I buy this polling.  On a national level, this will probably hurt the NDP, who rose to become the official opposition on the strength of their support in Quebec, but they have done a good job of distancing themselves from the movement.

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New Releases For Sale/Distro Updates / HOLIDAY SPECIAL FROM PSYCHIC HANDSHAKE: YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN LP + 7"

« on: October 10, 2011, 01:16:01 PM »

OUT NOW ON MONTREAL'S PSYCHIC HANDSHAKE RECORDINGS



Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - YT//ST

A psychedelic fusion of Pan-Asian rock, folk, pop, and prog musics from this Montreal/Toronto collective helmed by Alaska B (drums, keys, samples, programming) and Ruby Kato Attwood (vocals).  Features Shub Roy from Grand Trine on guitar, Walter Scott from Dead Wife on auxiliary percussion, and some of the best rock organ playing I've ever heard from Brendan Swanson.  Truly Canada's most exciting band right now.  White vinyl LP in a first edition of 500 comes with digital download card... RETAIL PRICE: $15.00

Two tracks:

http://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/yamantaka-sonic-titan-reverse

http://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/yamantaka-sonic-titan-hoshi



Drainolith - "You Paid For It" b/w "Deepwater, PA"

Two sides of AIDS Wolf Axe-slinger and one half of Thames, Alex Moskos' solo-electronics/guitar outfit, Drainolith. Blending noise and rigorous song craft, these two numbers recall post-Absolutes Sightings material & Ciccone Youth's Whitey Album.  Edition of 300 on 7" black vinyl.  RETAIL PRICE: $5.50

The B-Side: http://soundcloud.com/psychic-handshake/drainolith-deep-water-no-cars

We also have a T-Shirt available to buy.  Here's a photo of it:



Only a few smalls and mediums left right now.  Lots of large and X-Large.

All of the above + other Psychic Handshake Recordings titles (including some down to the last copies) are available to buy in our shitty web store*: http://psychichandshake.bigcartel.com/

*Because we are now shipping from Canada, I recommend placing orders for more than just a single LP... Canada Post is extremely expensive for a single LP, but you can add additional items without considerably affecting the shipping cost.  I mean, it's gonna go up, but the cost of shipping per record will average out to something more reasonable with larger orders. 

DISTROS & STORES: Please contact us at psychichandshake@gmail.com for wholesale rates

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Upcoming Shows/Tours/Events / $$$ Various TERMBO related POP MONTREAL SHOWS $$$

« on: September 22, 2011, 09:15:25 AM »

--- Thursday Sept. 22 - Club Soda

SOME FREE VICE SHOW W/ NEIL HAMBURGER & THE SPITS OPENING (OPENING!) FOR JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD

--- Thursday Sept. 22 - Casa del Popolo

GRAND TRINE (new line-up, sound sweet) & THIS GUY, THOMAS

--- Friday Sept. 23 - The Plant - 185 Van Horne
Matinee Loft Show - 12pm - 8pm, PWYC

THE PINK NOISE
GREAT BALLS OF CHINA! (special guest)
VELVET CHROME
FAMILY CURSE (NYC)
HOT & COLD
SANS AIDS
OCULAR GYMNASTICS

--- Friday Sept. 23 - Royal Phoenix - 5788 St. Laurent
8:30 pm to 2am, $10.00

PSYCHIC HANDSHAKE RECORDINGS SHOWCASE

YAMANTAKA//SONIC TITAN
DRAINOLITH (7" Release)
SECRET GUESTS
LIQUOR STORE (New Jersey, Almost Ready Records)
BEE MASK (Philadelphia, Spectrum Spools/Editions Mego)
DJ CADENCE WEAPON

--- Saturday Sept. 24 - The Plant - 185 Van Horne
Matinee Show - 12pm to 8pm, PWYC
 
GRAND TRINE
HOLY COBRAS (Ottawa)
LIQUOR STORE (New Jersey)
BABYSITTER
HIGH RISE II (mem. Tonstartssbandht)
JEF BARBARA
HAND CREAM

--- Saturday Sept. 24 - Eglise Pop Little Burgundy (?) - 425 Beaubien Est.

LES SEXEREENOS
FAMILY CURSE
STRANGE ATTRACTOR
GROUP SOUND
DJ BLOODSHOT BILL

--- Also, Raincoats are playing somewhere, sometime but it's expensive.

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Music Shit / Wedding Reception Songs

« on: August 15, 2011, 01:37:47 PM »

I think I remember a thread about this, but the search is still down.

My girl's sister is getting married and I've been put in charge of compiling a playlist, and burning discs for some hack wedding DJ (who is somehow getting paid pretty handsomely for the work I'm doing).  

I'm just trying to pull songs off the top of my head... motown, Bowie, old top 40... obvious stuff because it needs to be really accessible & familiar music.

Basically, I want to prevent this hired DJ from selecting a single song.  I've been to weddings where one of these guys will play something like the Dixie Cups then the Contours... and you reluctantly get up to dance because you're drunk and you don't to be a stick in the mud, but then buddy hits you with something like Kid Rock or Sweet Child of Mine or who the fuck knows.

Looking for suggestions for fairly obvious upbeat tracks and some other stuff to slip in there without alarming or frightening people with the particularly unfamiliar.  Or hell, whatever.

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Non-Music Shit / Quick question for those who've made/sold a run of T-Shirts

« on: April 21, 2011, 09:52:18 AM »

Thinking about doing a run of T-Shirts.  For bands etc. who've done this, what would you say is a normal distribution of sizes/genders. What percent sold were women's smalls, mediums, larges?  What percent were men's smalls, mediums, larges, x-larges?