* 25 DIAMONDS *

TEENAGE MOODS VIDEO + KILLER REVIEWS FROM THE NEW RAZORCAKE!

2012-01-26T00:02:00.002-06:00

WELCOME TO 2012.

TEENAGE MOODS MADE A VIDEO FOR THEIR SONG 'WORLD BOUQUET' FROM THEIR 'MOOD RING' LP -- IT'S CUTE, WATCH IT:

ALSO OUR TWO RELEASES GOT THE FOLLOWING REVIEWS IN THE NEW RAZORCAKE -- ALL HAIL MATT AVERAGE:

TEENAGE MOODS:
Mood Ring: LP
Excellent! After hearing their self-titled 7” from a year back, I was hoping they would put out more music. This does not disappoint. If you like the single, you’ll like this. If you haven’t heard Teenage Moods yet, then you need to. Stylistically along the lines of late-‘80s, early-‘90s indie noise pop. There’s distortion with melody. The comparison to Vaselines still stands, then there’s some stuff like Dinosaur Jr, and Pixies buried in the music, but these guys inject enough of their own personality into the sound. The guitars are, at times, jangly, then abrasive and distorted, then there’s the bass that is right up there in the mix, which gives the songs more lift. I can not get “Yellow War” out of my head to save my life. But the songs that I really like are “Our Little Dirt” (great song!), “World Bouquet,” and “No Place for a Tiger.” Quality listening. –Matt Average

RED PENS:
Self-titled: 7”
From the first note struck, I was pulled in to this record to the very end. A mix of shoegazer with garage maybe? A layer of distortion hovers above both songs and there’s a strong melody running through the music that is undeniable. “I Run This” is a near-perfect pop song of the second decade of this f’d up millennium. There’s a lot of mood in the sound, from the guitar tone, and then how the vocals come in, and the rest of the instruments fall in and slowly build in tempo. There’s a great riff that comes in around mid-song that adds to the forlorn feeling. It gets a little Sonic Youth-ish towards the end. Not a bad thing in my book, as I hold SY at the tippy top of the A-list. Love this song! Can’t stop playing it. The song on the A-side, “Next Summer,” is of a different mood. It’s more upbeat, forceful and rocking. The rhythm is near herky jerky, and has a punk edge with the raw solo and razor sharp guitar sound. –Matt Average

DEAR WORLD, PLEASE GET ACQUAINTED WITH 2 OF OUR FRIENDS' BANDS:

2011-12-01T01:59:00.004-06:00

USE YOUR FACEBOOK FOR SOMETHING USEFUL!

GOLDEN TORSO, FEATURING MEMBERS OF THUNDERBIRDS ARE NOW! AND KYLESA

NPC's, FEATURING MEMBERS OF RED PENS AND TEENAGE STRANGER

RED PENS 7" NAMED SINGLE OF THE WEEK ON COLLAPSE BOARD!

2011-11-18T13:07:00.002-06:00

GRANTED IT SAYS SELF RELEASED AND FEMALE VOCALS, BUT STILL!

http://www.collapseboard.com/reviews/singles-reviews/single-of-the-week-red-pens-next-summer-self-released/

DEAR MATADOR: WE LOVE YOU TOO!

2011-11-06T14:28:00.002-06:00

MATADOR RECORDS - ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING AND MOST RESPECTABLE INDIE LABELS OUT THERE -- HAD THE FOLLOWING TO SAY ABOUT THE TEENAGE MOODS LP AND THE RED PENS 7" IN THEIR NEWEST DISTRO UPDATE:

'TEENAGE MOODS - MOOD RING LP 25 DIAMONDS RECORDS
Minneapolis grunge pop. Silk-screened sleeves in a numbered edition of 300.

RED PENS - NEXT SUMMER b/w I RUN THIS 7” 25 DIAMONDS RECORDS

Minneapolis indie rock. Unnumbered edition of 400.

I realize that I just described both of these new 25 Diamonds releases using some of the most clichéd, verboten terms out there, but the thing is that I’ll stand behind those descriptions AND I’LL STAND BEHIND THESE RECORDS AS GOOD RECORDS. Both of them embody the best elements of those genres and playing records in the office turned heads and even got a visit over to the record player or two from various folks in the office while they were on. Real deal, quality stuff for sure so don’t overlook them.'

!!

FYI, THE TEENAGE MOODS LP IS GETTING SERIOUSLY LOW AROUND THESE PARTS; THINK I'M DOWN TO JUST ABOUT 20 COPIES LEFT FOR MAIL ORDER?

TODAY I LEARNED HOW TO MAKE YOUTUBE VIDEOS.

2011-11-01T13:23:00.002-05:00

why not?

FYI:

2011-10-19T14:35:00.001-05:00

BOTH OUR RELEASES ARE NOW EN ROUTE FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGH MIDHEAVEN/REVOLVER AND MATADOR DIRECT!

RED PENS 'NEXT SUMMER'/'I RUN THIS' 7" IS NOW AVAILABLE!

2011-09-17T15:43:00.008-05:00

THE NEW RED PENS 'NEXT SUMMER'/'I RUN THIS' 7" IS NOW AVAILABLE! 350 COPIES ON RANDOMLY COLORED VINYL WITH BLUE COVERS AND 50 COPES ON BLACK VINYL WITH CREAM COVERS. OBTAIN IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:

*COME TO THE TURF CLUB IN ST. PAUL, MN. TONIGHT TO SEE RED PENS, SAFEWORDS AND SULK. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY TIME AND PLACE THE BLACK VINYL VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE OF MAIL ORDER.

*VISIT http://25diamonds.storenvy.com/ TO PURCHASE EITHER VERSION.

*IN MINNEAPOLIS, VISIT TREEHOUSE RECORDS AND EXTREME NOISE RECORDS AS OF TOMORROW.

TO HEAR AN MP3 OF 'NEXT SUMMER', VISIT http://soundcloud.com/25diamonds

XO 25D

RED PENS 7" RELEASE SHOW - SATURDAY, SEPT. 17TH AT THE TURF CLUB

2011-09-09T22:59:00.002-05:00

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE NEW RED PENS 'NEXT SUMMER'/'I RUN THIS' 7" WILL BE AVAILABLE; 400 PRESSED, WITH 350 ON RANDOMLY COLORED VINYL AND 50 PRESSED ON BLACK VINYL WITH ALTERNATE COVERS.

RED PENS - 'I RUN THIS'

2011-08-21T23:43:00.001-05:00

LIVE VERSION OF THE B-SIDE TO THEIR NEW 7":

RED PENS - 'NEXT SUMMER' IN 2 VERSIONS

2011-08-18T16:18:00.003-05:00

TWO DIFFERENT VIDEOS TO SHARE TODAY FOR THE SONG 'NEXT SUMMER', THE A-SIDE TO THEIR NEW 7":

LIVE

AND YA GOTTA GO TO FACEBOOK FOR THIS ONE:

TO WATCH A SLIDESHOW PUT TOGETHER TO THE RECORDED VERSION!

THESE WILL BE OUT VERY SOON, JUST GETTING THE COVERS FINISHED UP!

XO 25D

TEENAGE MOODS 'MOOD RING' LP IS AVAILABLE TODAY!

2011-08-05T14:21:00.007-05:00

THE FIRST RELEASE ON 25 DIAMONDS IS OFFICIALLY OUT TODAY!

25D 002 - TEENAGE MOODS 'MOOD RING' LP:

THIS RECORD WILL BE AVAILABLE TONIGHT AT THE HEXAGON IN MPLS FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD RELEASE SHOW, AND STARTING MONDAY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT TREEHOUSE RECORDS, EXTREME NOISE RECORDS AND THROUGH OUR WEB STORE:

25 DIAMONDS WEB STORE

TO HEAR 'TULIP TATTOO', THE FIRST SONG OFF OF THE 'MOOD RING' LP, PLEASE VISIT:
'TULIP TATTOO' ON SOUND CLOUD

25D 001 - RED PENS 'NEXT SUMMER'/'I RUN THIS' 7" WILL BE AVAILABLE VERY SOON AS WELL!

TEENAGE MOODS LP RELEASE SHOW

2011-07-29T12:54:00.003-05:00

friday, august 5th at the hexagon in minneapolis.

this will be the first time the teenage moods 'mood ring' lp will be available; released in a pressing of 250 on colored vinyl and 50 on black vinyl with modified cover art.

more info HERE

these will also be in stores and available for mail order soon after - more info to follow soon.

xo 25D

OH SHIT

2011-07-09T20:45:00.002-05:00

OH HI

2011-07-08T16:53:00.002-05:00

slight updates:

teenage moods lps are expected to arrive on my doorstep tomorrow, and covers are currently being screened; expect a late july release.

red pens 7" test pressings ship this week; perhaps a late august release?

buildings lp has been (at least temporarily) deleted.

figuring out the rest with optional body, golden torso, etc. - will update when more is known.

thanks friends.

OPTIONAL BODY

2011-05-01T23:44:00.002-05:00

sonny kay: vocals (year future, the vss, angel hair, etc.)
rockey crane: guitar (year future, dead and gone, some girls, etc.)
russell white: bass (camera obscura, the champagne kiss, space horse, etc.)
alan rosetti: drums (the icarus line, vietnam, the sagittarians, etc.)

two songs on myspace found here:

OPTIONAL BODY MYSPACE

record news to follow soon!

R.I.P. POLY STYRENE

2011-04-27T14:49:00.005-05:00

GOLDEN TORSO

2011-04-27T14:43:00.002-05:00

ex members of bands!

RECORD NEWS!

2011-04-19T02:05:00.005-05:00

okay, a few announcements can be made, i think:

25 DIAMONDS 002 is the teenage moods 'mood ring' lp; i just got it back from being mastered and it is being sent to the plant this week.
TEENAGE MOODS BANDCAMP PAGE

25 DIAMONDS 003 is the buildings 'braille animal' lp; it is being mastered right now.
BUILDINGS MYSPACE PAGE

25 DIAMONDS 004 is a 2 song 7" by red pens; it is also being mastered right now.
RED PENS MYSPACE PAGE

release dates, other upcoming releases, pressing information, etc. will be listed soon.

stay tuned!

xo 25D

BUILDINGS

2011-04-11T23:31:00.001-05:00

WELCOME THE PLAGUE YEAR - 3 SONG DEMO

2011-04-11T12:16:00.004-05:00

3 song demo with all different versions of songs that went to their lp on the electric human project. featured members of neil perry, makara, you and i, nineteen//nineteen, joshua fit for battle, etc.; they existed in the mid 2000s and are now broken up.

WELCOME THE PLAGUE YEAR DEMO

TEENAGE MOODS @ RADIO K, 03/11/2011

2011-04-08T18:34:00.003-05:00

4 songs by teenage moods, recorded at radio k on 03/11/2011. pretty much exactly what the title says, right?

the official link is here, with downloads, pictures, etc.:

RADIO K PAGE

or a simple file of the 4 songs on mediafire is here:

MEDIAFIRE PAGE

JOHN HENRY WEST - LIVE @ WUSB, 07/07/93

2011-04-08T17:57:00.003-05:00

every song the band ever recorded plus one, as well as a really awkward interview at the end. i believe at least one song is mislabeled (not so computer savvy as to know how to fix it right now) -- the song called 'ammunition aimed' is in fact called 'holiday'.

download, enjoy:

JOHN HENRY WEST RADIO SHOW

CALL ME LIGHTNING

2011-04-07T15:07:00.000-05:00

TEENAGE MOODS

2011-04-07T14:30:00.000-05:00

RED PENS

2011-04-01T03:15:00.001-05:00

THE INFINITY DIVE/ERESHKIGAL SPLIT 10"

2011-03-20T21:02:00.002-05:00

..this too, why not. ereshkigal's first recording, the infinity dive's second release; 6 songs each.

ERESHKIGAL/THE INFINITY DIVE SPLIT

NINETEEN//NINETEEN DEMO

2011-03-20T04:17:00.005-05:00

i can't sleep... fuckit. here's the demo by NINETEEN//NINETEEN, a very short lived band from minneapolis circa 1999 that featured:

kerry jo pries: vocals (makara, scara brae, welcome the plague year, etc.)
mark jorgensen: drums (the khayembii communique, the infinity dive, song of zarathustra, assassinations, etc.)
seth johnson: bass (the infinity dive, scara brae, the book of dead names, etc.)
chris friedrich: guitar (astoria, linedotstar, etc.)
ian casey (that's me!): vocals (the infinity dive, assassinations, etc.)

and on tour:

tony dwyer: guitar, bass (usurp synapse, drago miette, etc.)

we made a 4 song, 5 minute demo that we sold for a buck each and toured the u.s. for 3 weeks... it was a blast.

HERE IS THE NINETEEN//NINETEEN DEMO IN ALL IT'S POORLY RECORDED, DOUBLE TITLED, JAZZ SAMPLED GLORY

ERESHKIGAL + NINETEEN//NINETEEN PICTURES FROM 1999!

2011-03-20T02:11:00.002-05:00

came across some pretty cool pictures of ereshkigal and nineteen//nineteen from the 1999 more than music fest in columbus, OH. i'd never seen before; they are all copyrighted, so please follow the following links to view them:

ereshkigal 1

ereshkigal 2

1919 1

1919 2

thanks eli, where and whoever you may be!

25 DIAMONDS LIVES.

2011-03-20T01:28:00.000-05:00

MEGA UPDATE COMING SOON ANNOUNCING NUMEROUS RELEASES.

SOMETIMES DOING THINGS RIGHT TAKES TIME; PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH US VERY SOON FOR RELEASES, DATES, LINKS, PHOTOS, ORDERING INFORMATION/OPTIONS, PRESSING INFORMATION, ETC.

WE WENT AND MADE YOU A MIX:

2009-08-30T18:42:00.000-05:00

yes. 20 songs by bands on the label, our friends' bands, our favorite local bands and some of our favorite songs. some unreleased, some live/tour version, some demo, some classics, all killer. download and enjoy please.

tracklist:

01 sicbay - herculaneum
02 impetus inter - free kid
03 shoplifting - contrapunctual prancing
04 Aa - manshake
05 camera obscura - twenty five diamonds (see that?)
06 buildings - dead kings
07 harriet the spy - the forgettable fire
08 call me lightning - when i am gone my blood will be free
09 rory kane w/ nika roza danilova - l.a. suxxx
10 plain dealers - mothra (live)
11 the khayembii communique - better times are better left dead
12 nineteen//nineteen - way of the storyteller/dubbonet dry (demo version)
13 jail. - mollie
14 ereshkigal - lost cause
15 swing kids - intro to photography (live 05/09/09)
16 disrupt - a life's a life
17 assassinations - fucking on reagen's grave (demo version)
18 the vss - lunar weight (live 11/96)
19 the hated - words come back
20 90 day men - a national car crash (tour cd version)

25 DIAMONDS MIX 08/30/09

LYNC - LIVE @ KSPC, 1993

2009-08-30T16:31:00.001-05:00

from wikipedia, i'm lazy:

'Lync was a 1990's indie rock band from Olympia, Washington.

Formed in 1992, Lync was composed of vocalist/guitarist Sam Jayne, bassist/vocalist James Bertram and drummer Dave Schneider. Lync's distinctive sound of distortion, cryptic lyrics, and irregular tuning created a chaotic, visceral sound which drew comparisons to Fugazi, Unwound, Hush Harbor, The Fall, and Drive Like Jehu.

The band went on to release singles on Magic Pail, Candy Ass, Landspeed, and K Records. Jayne and Bertram played on Beck's album One Foot In The Grave in 1994, right before releasing Lync's one full-length album on K, These Are Not Fall Colors. Lync then disbanded in late 1994.

In 1997, Troubleman Unlimited and K collected the band's singles and unreleased tracks and released them on one compact disc, Remembering The Fireballs (Part 8).

After disbanding, Jayne and Schneider played in the more pop-oriented Love as Laughter; Bertram plays regularly with Red Stars Theory and 764-HERO, and has played with Beck, Built to Spill, and Satisfact.'

so. this is a 7 song radio show they played in 1993 on kscp, never released. please note that the 6th song (refered to as 'unknown title') i believe is unreleased; or at least, i cannot figure it what it is. if anyone knows, please write.

EDIT: SOMEONE NOTED THAT 1 SONG WASN'T WORKING FROM THE ORIGINAL LINK. AS OF 12/01/09, THERE IS A NEW LINK POSTED WITH ALL WORKING TRACKS.

enjoy:

lync live @ KSPC '93

NEW DL: RYE COALITION LIVE @ WFMU, 01/04/96

2009-08-19T21:22:00.000-05:00

IF YOU DON'T KNOW RYE COALITION -- SPECIFICALLY OLD OLD RYE COALITION -- YOU SHOULD.

HERE, FRIENDS:

RYE, RYE COALITION, RYE AND THE COALITION

BUSY TIMES / TONS OF DL'S ON THE WAY:

2009-08-18T22:25:00.000-05:00

YEA, I'M SWAMPED. BUT I JUST GOT A USB RECORD PLAYER, SO ALL SORTS OF WEIRD OLD OOP STUFF IS GONNA POP UP HERE QUICK IN THE NEAR FUTURE. STAY TUNED.

TWENTYFIVE DIAMONDS #00: ASSASSINATIONS LIVE CASSETTE

2009-08-06T04:24:00.001-05:00

A BAND I SANG IN CIRCA 2006 WITH 4 FRIENDS OF MINE. A DIFFERENT FRIEND RECORDED A FEW OF OUR SHOWS; HENCE. THIS WILL BE RELEASED IN AN EDITION OF 55 COPIES (5 BAND, 50 PUBLIC) WITH EXTENSIVE PACKAGING IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. VISIT THE ASSASSINATIONS MYSPACE PAGE FOR MORE BULLSHIT. LISTEN TO THE DEMO SONGS I FUCKING HATE BECAUSE MY VOICE WAS TOTALLY BLOWN OUT FROM SUMMER HEAT/FLU AND SOUNDS LIKE GARBAGE. THE LIVE SHIT IS WAY WAY BETTER. MORE INFO ASAP.

CALL ME LIGHTNING SINGLE!

2009-08-05T20:44:00.001-05:00

thrilled to announce i will be doing a call me lightning single sometime in the future. no more details yet, but i will say that very honestly this band is the reason i started this label - to do records with my friends/favorite bands i believe deserve more attention/vinyl. i have heard call me lightning's new full length, and it is great -- can't wait to have more songs by them!

PLAIN DEALERS

2009-08-05T15:17:00.001-05:00

i'm thrilled to anounce that i'll be doing a single with the band plain dealers, found here. the band is mike and marty, both formally of thunderbirds are now!, as well as two other people i don't know who were also in bands. go read yourself. plain dealers are a total nod to the, uh, sounds of 'emo yore' ; rites of spring, fuel, etc etc. i'm too excited. a live song of theirs can also be heard on the twentyfive diamonds myspace page, found here.. take a listen!

xx 25D

THE INFINITY DIVE - FINAL SEVEN INCH

2009-07-31T16:15:00.000-05:00

okay, this one will be a bit biased because i sang in this band. however; i will say that this record (as well as the song we released on the ape records horror movie comp.) is by far and large my favorite thing we released. it never had a proper name, though it was often refered to as the 'moment of impact' 7". i believe we already knew we were going to break up before we recorded this record, and at least on my part, it showed -- the lyrics, as well as the artwork, were totally half-assed; in fact, i believe the last song didn't even have real lyrics in parts.

anyhow. this band was often compared to heroin, born against, swing kids, that kind of thing. to this day my friend steven is convinced he's going to put out a discography for this band, and to this day i tell him again and again, 'no way'. link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?jewuybnnjjf

THE KHAYEMBII COMMUNIQUE - RECORDED DISCOGRAPHY

2009-07-31T16:03:00.000-05:00

great "screamo" band from minneapolis circa 98, 99. very reminicent of the band don martin 3, or perhaps the french band fingerprint. this includes their 4 song 7" and the 4 songs from their split with the vida blue (later named ten grand), both of which were released on the blood of the young records and are both long out of print. link:

http://www.mediafire.com/?wywmm0moynz

ERESHKIGAL - SEVEN INCH

2009-07-06T22:30:00.000-05:00

WORDS LATER, DOWNLOAD NOW: http://www.mediafire.com/?zmbj1fwtlww

IMPETUS INTER - AN INFINITE CAPACITY FOR ROMANCE LP

2009-07-06T15:11:00.000-05:00

WORDS LATER, DOWNLOAD NOW: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nkrbjzk2dwt