wampus releases robyn hitchcock tribute CD

Wampus Multimedia announces the release of Glass Flesh 2: a Tribute to Robyn Hitchcock, twenty-one canny interpretations of classic Robyn Hitchcock tunes from the most obsessive Hitchcock devotees on the globe of frogs. Conceived and compiled by Bayard Catron, Glass Flesh 2 was originally released by the Internet-based Glass Hotel project.

This indispensable cog in the Hitchcock wheel is now available at the special re-release price of $11.99. Snag yours.

http://wampus.com/robyn.html

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tvfordogs Garner "Top Five" Honors

The best record of 2003 is out. Check out Heavy Denver, the stunning new CD from England's tvfordogs. Not since Radiohead's auspicious debut has a British band arrived so notably on American shores. It's no exaggeration: IndieCrit.com has named Heavy Denver one of its Top Five Indie Releases of the Year.

You might think of tvfordogs as the next Coldplay or Foo Fighters, but that would sell this ground-breaking outfit short. Although you might hear enticingly familiar snippets in the alchemy, you'll soon detect an undeniably personal view of our postmodern world. And then you'll be along for the ride.

"Trust me, you will not have a minute to daydream or become bored listening to tvfordogs. This CD is concrete proof that TV is for dogs and music is for humans." --MuzikMan, MusicDish

"Heavy Denver is strongly reminiscent to the Foo Fighters' The Colour and the Shape. Since I think that particular album is one of the most dramatically underrated rock albums of the last several years, you can imagine I'm pretty pleased with what's coming out of my headphones right now." --John Scalzi, IndieCrit

"Unlike most rock, which has all the depth of a one-trick pony, tvfordogs, like the best rock bands past and present, shifts gears and blends songs in a way that not only puts the individual songs in best relief, but takes the listener on a journey." --Mark Kirby, MusicDish

Support indie music -- buy it now.

Check out "Capsule Wardrobe."

http://mp3.com/tvfordogs_us

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Amateur God Debut Unnerves America

Don't miss Near Life Experience, the mind-blowingly affecting ambient-techno debut from Slovenia's Gothic-sonic auteur, Amateur God. 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.

"You can't help yourself from being carried along with it, and the instrumentals have an abundance of catchy riffs and short intersections, which are intoxicating. The way it's all been assembled is fascinating." --Modern Dance UK

"Hard metallic beats, droning ambience, mild vocal sampling, mellow acoustic guitar rhythms, piano, ambient electronica, and other eclectic elements combine to create something that might be like a softer Godflesh, darker Neubauten, harsher versions of Ethereal and even New Age elements... all combining to create an eclectic blend of dark mood music." --TG Mondalf, RhythmUS

Buy it.

http://www.cdstreet.com/cgi-bin/artist_products.cgi?1236010&12360342&

And check out the darkly ingratiating "Malgre Tout."

http://mp3.com/AmateurGod

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Wampus Seeks Artists for Warren Zevon Tribute CD

Wampus Multimedia seeks submissions for its CD tribute to Warren Zevon. Following the label's If I Were a Richman: a Tribute to the Music of Jonathan Richman (2001), and its upcoming After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed (April 2003), the compilation will feature selections from throughout Zevon's reign as rock's most acerbic troubadour and cynical romantic.

A skilled purveyor of thundering story-songs and disarming ballads, Zevon rose to prominence in the mid-1970s on the strength of Warren Zevon and Excitable Boy. The first, a gem of literate melodicism, was mined for material by uber-starlet Linda Ronstadt, and the second housed his irrepressible signature hit, "Werewolves of London." Aside from containing perhaps the most finely wrought couplet in the history of rock ("little old lady got mutilated late last night / Werewolves of London again"), the track established Zevon as a sort of Dada-ist Bruce Springsteen, a brilliant composer and musician whose rolling piano workouts informed Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town and many other classics.

In the 1980s, Zevon battled alcoholism and delivered the spirited Sentimental Hygiene and Transverse City, establishing himself as the Hunter S. Thompson of audio journalism. His work grew increasingly direct and personal in the 1990s, culminating in the excellent box set, I'll Sleep When I'm Dead, in 1996. The millennium brought one of his most beautifully balanced and moving records, the chillingly prescient Life'll Kill Ya.

The Wampus CD tribute to Warren Zevon is scheduled for an April 2004 release. Wampus will donate one dollar from the sale of each Zevon CD to the American Cancer Society.

Want to submit? Find out how.

http://wampus.com/warren.html

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Get the Good Stuff: Irresistible Releases from Wampus

http://www.cdstreet.com/cgi-bin/artist_products.cgi?1236010&&

Various Artists / Glass Flesh 2: a Tribute to Robyn Hitchcock

Fegmaniacs provide 21 great ways to skin Robyn Hitchcock's cat. Indispensable.

tvfordogs / Heavy Denver

The best modern-rock record of the year -- hear it for yourself.

Amateur God / Near Life Experience

Dark gothic-semi-vocal-ambient music in the tradition of Mylene Farmer, All About Eve, Celtic Frost, Type O Negative, Sisters of Mercy, The Gathering, Jean Michel Jarre, Orbital, Front 242, Rammstein, Art of Noise, and Voivod.

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

A wildly entertaining ride through the repertoire of one of rock's most original and eclectic songwriters. Like Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground before him, Richman's deceptively straightforward music defies easy categorization. From his 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 new "Your Beautiful Career."

http://mp3.com/ArmsofKismet

Mark Doyon / Bonneville Stories

Crisp fiction from Arms of Kismet's Mark Doyon that's as dark as optimism gets. "A brilliant collection of beautifully written stories that made me cringe, grimace, and laugh, while sometimes moving me to great pity.... There just aren't any flaws here, and I can't possibly do this book justice in a review. No one could, really...." --Laurie Edwards, CultureDose.com

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Coming in 2003-04

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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