Later this month, I will be returning to the role of producer for Gemini 13 on their debut EP! They are hoping to record three songs with the Mystery Men?'s own Jay Wallace. Gemini 13 is an up-and-coming trad surf combo from Atlanta. Stay tuned for more updates on the project and in the meantime, Gemini 13 can be found on both ReverbNation and facebook.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Mention on Luxuria Music's Fiberglass Jungle podcast
Fiberglass Jungle's Jonpaul Balak presents
the very best in recordings that fall under the wide instrumental Surf
Music umbrella. This base encompasses the “pre-surf” instrumental Rock
n’ Roll tunes of the late 50s, the classic “First Wave” originators of
the early 60s, the “Second Wave” bands of the late 70s and early 80s,
the crossover, genre-blending “Third Wave” bands of the 90s, the
cutting-edge, description-defiant melting pot of current-day innovators,
as well as a healthy dose of Spaghetti Western, international styles
such as Japanese Eleki and Finnish Rautalanka, Surf-Guitar-based
Exotica, Easy Listening, and Crime Jazz.
This podcast has been quite supportive lately, playing tracks from both the Squares and the Mystery Men? The most recent episode from 10/12/13 played a track from the album I produced earlier this year, Kill, Baby...Kill!'s "Corridor X", followed by a mention of my name!
Please be sure to check out Fiberglass Jungle.
This podcast has been quite supportive lately, playing tracks from both the Squares and the Mystery Men? The most recent episode from 10/12/13 played a track from the album I produced earlier this year, Kill, Baby...Kill!'s "Corridor X", followed by a mention of my name!
Please be sure to check out Fiberglass Jungle.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Monday, July 8, 2013
Video from Jeffrey Bützer and the Bicycle Eaters' performance at the Goat Farm 6/29/13
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Creative Loafing's article on Jeffrey Bützer's new album "Collapsible".
Jeffrey Bützer embraces change with Collapsible
New album stays classy while breaking the old-timey mold
by Bobby Moore
Multi-instrumentalist Jeffrey Bützer's next show will celebrate not only the release of a brand-new album, a French pop-inspired opus titled Collapsible, but also the change in musical direction that the album signifies. In the beginning, much of the material heard throughout Collapsible
was originally conceived and arranged to appear on a solo album of
Bützer's original numbers played on toy instruments. But when the
project failed to come together, it freed up those toy instrumentals for
a more realized project, incorporating several of Bützer's Bicycle
Eaters bandmates, including Cassi Costoulas (vocals), Chad Shivers
(guitar), and Kristin Haverty (cello), as well as numerous special
guests. The result is an album that balances fairy-tale-esque songs with
real-world piano-driven numbers that come to a head with the album's
most defining moments as "Barbiturates and Bear Traps," "Les Feuilles
D'aluminium," and "Pickpocket."
The most notable addition to Bützer's typically cinematic repertoire are the French song lyrics heard throughout the album courtesy of French singer and first-time Bützer collaborator Lionel Fondeville. Fondeville wrote the lyrics for each song with Costoulas' luxuriant voice in mind. Costoulas, who was trained in classical vocal music at Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School and Emerson College in Boston, sings in various languages, including French, Italian, Latin, German, Spanish, and Swahili. "After spending years learning the sounds and the feelings behind the words, singing in different languages becomes less scary," Costoulas says. She goes on to say that although she isn't exactly fluent in French, Fondeville did provide her with translations and pronunciations to guide her through each song. "It helped so that I didn't unknowingly butcher his beautiful lyrics."
Recorded in the summer of 2011, Collapsible hits the Atlanta streets this month.
"Mixing took a while, because I kept changing my mind on things," Bützer says.
Working alongside producer and Bicycle Eaters bassist Matt Steadman, the two crafted the final cut after sifting through about 20 alternate takes that ended up on the cutting-room floor. As a result, Collapsible is the product of gradual change, fueled by new collaborations, slight adjustments, and additions to the Bicycle Eaters' live lineup. Though these small changes weren't completely conscious, Bützer admits that he wanted the album to diverge a bit from his previous material. "I wanted to get away from any Tom Waits or gypsy music," Bützer says. "I get compared to newer, trendy gypsy music a lot, but I don't listen to any of that kind of music."
Despite the changes, both subtle and obvious, the music still resonates with the same cinematic pop appeal that has defined Bützer's work all along. "People still say it sounds old-fashioned, so I guess I won't get away from that," Bützer says.
In the past, most of Bützer's music has been released under his name. And after much deliberation with the album's collaborators, he stuck with the solo moniker for Collapsible to keep from having his favorite album to date, and any future recordings, mistakenly perceived as a side project or a release by a new band. "I don't have an ego about music," Bützer says with his self-depreciating sense of humor on full display. "It's hard to convey that to people when you play under your own name and put it on T-shirts."
The most notable addition to Bützer's typically cinematic repertoire are the French song lyrics heard throughout the album courtesy of French singer and first-time Bützer collaborator Lionel Fondeville. Fondeville wrote the lyrics for each song with Costoulas' luxuriant voice in mind. Costoulas, who was trained in classical vocal music at Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts at Pebblebrook High School and Emerson College in Boston, sings in various languages, including French, Italian, Latin, German, Spanish, and Swahili. "After spending years learning the sounds and the feelings behind the words, singing in different languages becomes less scary," Costoulas says. She goes on to say that although she isn't exactly fluent in French, Fondeville did provide her with translations and pronunciations to guide her through each song. "It helped so that I didn't unknowingly butcher his beautiful lyrics."
Recorded in the summer of 2011, Collapsible hits the Atlanta streets this month.
"Mixing took a while, because I kept changing my mind on things," Bützer says.
Working alongside producer and Bicycle Eaters bassist Matt Steadman, the two crafted the final cut after sifting through about 20 alternate takes that ended up on the cutting-room floor. As a result, Collapsible is the product of gradual change, fueled by new collaborations, slight adjustments, and additions to the Bicycle Eaters' live lineup. Though these small changes weren't completely conscious, Bützer admits that he wanted the album to diverge a bit from his previous material. "I wanted to get away from any Tom Waits or gypsy music," Bützer says. "I get compared to newer, trendy gypsy music a lot, but I don't listen to any of that kind of music."
Despite the changes, both subtle and obvious, the music still resonates with the same cinematic pop appeal that has defined Bützer's work all along. "People still say it sounds old-fashioned, so I guess I won't get away from that," Bützer says.
In the past, most of Bützer's music has been released under his name. And after much deliberation with the album's collaborators, he stuck with the solo moniker for Collapsible to keep from having his favorite album to date, and any future recordings, mistakenly perceived as a side project or a release by a new band. "I don't have an ego about music," Bützer says with his self-depreciating sense of humor on full display. "It's hard to convey that to people when you play under your own name and put it on T-shirts."
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