kowtow popof rolls out "life as hobby"

Wampus Multimedia artist Kowtow Popof announces the release of two new aural confections on the Internet -- "Life As Hobby" and "Run to Daylight." The tracks will appear on Kowtow Drops the Pop Off, a limited release CD set for later this year. "Life As Hobby" is a Sugar-Ray-meets-Tonio-K. loping rocker about the ultimate time capsule. "Run To Daylight" is a frisky, up-tempo instrumental for beating the traffic. The upcoming collection previews songs from next year's End of Greatness, as well as from Unauthorized Soundtrack, a set of instrumentals based on a fictitious graphic novel. Also available for streaming consumption are "Higher" / "Theme from Lucky Guy" and "Slim Jims & Tab" / "Deep & Deeper."

Kowtow continues to collaborate with pop electronica act Hitchcock Blonde. Check out "Shangri-La" and "Taking Flight," and look for the new song, "The Man With the Flower in His Mouth," next month.

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Wampus Signs the U.K.'s tvfordogs

Wampus Multimedia has signed tvfordogs, a modern rock act from the United Kingdom.

You might think abstractly of tvfordogs as "the next Radiohead." But that would be to sell this ground-breaking outfit short of their place in the pantheon of compelling British rock acts. Although you might, while spinning their soon-to-be-released debut CD, Heavy Denver, hear enticing snippets of Thom Yorke or Coldplay in the alchemy, you'll soon detect an undeniably personal view of our postmodern world. And you'll drop your drink. And then you'll be along for the ride.

Wampus releases Heavy Denver in the United States this November. Check out "Capsule Wardrobe."

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Wampus Readies Amateur God CD for October Release

Imagine if David Lynch directed a postmodern remake of the classic film Frankenstein. Then imagine the sort of soundtrack he might choose -- ominous Transylvanian atmospherics designed to fill viewers with a deep and joyful sense of dread. With the soon-to-be-released Near Life Experience, Slovenian ambient-techno auteur Amateur God crosses the Atlantic with a collection so firmly rooted in the past that it becomes disturbingly relevant in the uncertain present. Near Life Experience hits store shelves in late October.

Check out the disturbingly ingratiating "Malgre Tout." Like it? Pre-order Near Life Experience now!

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Wampus to Announce Plans for New Tribute CD

Wampus Multimedia will produce another tribute CD for early 2004 release, following in the footsteps of last year's tribute to Jonathan Richman and next year's tribute to Lou Reed. Wampus will announce the subject in this space next month.

Wampus is reviewing the more than 50 submissions received from the U.S. and around the world for its Lou Reed tribute. The compilation will feature selections from Reed's solo career as well as from his Velvet Underground catalog. Wampus will select tracks for the CD by November, with an eye toward a spring 2003 release.

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Wampus Releases New Indie Titles

Various Artists / If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman

If I Were a Richman is a wildly entertaining ride through the repertoire of one of rock's most original and eclectic songwriters. Delivering a broad overview of Richman's career, it features selections from Jojo's '70s, '80s, and '90s songbooks. Like Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground before him, Richman's deceptively straightforward music defies easy categorization. From his Velvet-inflected early days with the original Modern Lovers, through numerous iterations of the Lovers, to his latter-day solo career, Richman's work has mixed an arresting sense of innocence with a deep sensitivity to human emotion.

Wampeters / Murder Your Darlings

D.C. post-modernists reinvent the contrarian rock sensibility. Smoldering chamber rock descended from the Band, the Beatles, and the Beach Boys. "A great narrative album. The last great mainstream release that exemplifies this method of development of style and sound is Wilco's Summer Teeth." --Heidi Drockelman, IndieMusic.com

Kowtow Popof / Eat My Dust

Tenacious tunesmith serves up explosive pop 'n' roll. Unparalleled lyrics, unforgettable hooks. Graham Parker as T-Rex. "Preternaturally surrealist post-pop." --Eve Zibart, The Washington Post

Arms of Kismet / unreleased tracks

It's postmodern rock for the savvy, ironic streetcrawler. Check out tracks from next year's debut Arms of Kismet CD, including the brand new "Your Beautiful Career."

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Coming in 2002-03

Dedicated to the support and promotion of independent music, Wampus is home to growing roster of indie artists. Two innovative programs help artists reach their audience -- signature and affiliate. Interested in becoming a Wampus artist? Read all about it.

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