The Dirty South 2

01.17.2008

Hello,

The Dirty South 2 which features a song from Haram's S/T full length, recently won the award for Best Sound track for a surf movie in ESM's prestigious ESEMMY awards. You can watch a trailer of the Dirty South 2 or buy the DVD by going to The Digital Wunderland web site.

Lovitt News For January 2008

01.12.2008

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We put out a lot of great records in 2007 and are planning to put out more in 2008. But we first need to make room for them and also raise some funds, so we are having a big sale on our web site. Everything that came out in 2007 is on sale and so is a bunch of other releases as well. If you downloaded some of the releases and have been meaning to buy them but have not had the chance, or if you have been meaning to get some of the last few releases but keeping putting it off, it would be much appreciated if you did it soon. Your support helps keep the label going. Now onto some news...

Des Ark is leaving for their month-long European tour next week. This is a mostly acoustic tour of Des Ark solo songs but a few of the shows they will be performing the louder rock songs. They plan on coming back to Europe in the late Spring and touring behind the louder rock set. The dates are as follows:

Jan 15, 2008 - Hamburg, Germany @ Treibeis

Jan 16, 2008 - Kiel, Germany @ Subrosa

Jan 17, 2008 - Aalborg, Denmark @ 1000 Fryd

Jan 18, 2008 - Copenhagen, Denmark @ Lades Kaelder

Jan 19, 2008 - Göttingen, Germany @ JUZ

Jan 20, 2008 - Dortmund, Germany @ FZW

Jan 20, 2008 - Vechta, Germany @ JVA (prison show)

Jan 21, 2008 - Münster, Germany @ Picknick Park

Jan 22, 2008 - Berlin, Germany @ Hans Wurst

Jan 23, 2008 - Leipzig, Germany @ Zoro

Jan 24, 2008 - TBA, Germany @ TBA

Jan 25, 2008 - Nürnberg, Germany @ K4

Jan 26, 2008 - Esslingen, Germany @ Komma

Jan 27, 2008 - München, Germany @ Ladyfest

Jan 28, 2008 - Freiburg, Germany @ KTS- l`Usine

Jan 29, 2008 - Geneve, Switzerland @ l´ Usine

Jan 30, 2008 - Basel, Switzerland @ Hirscheneck

Jan 31, 2008 - Würzburg, Germany @ Cafe Cairo

Feb 01, 2008 - Braunschweig, Germany @ Nexus

Feb 02, 2008 - Bremen, Germany @ Zakk

Feb 03, 2008 - Amsterdam, Netherlands @ OCCii

Feb 04, 2008 - Lille, France @ TBA

Feb 05, 2008 - Saint-Quen (Paris), France @ Mains d´Oeuvres

Feb 06, 2008 - TBA, France @ TBA

Feb 07, 2008 - Clermont Ferrand, France @ Poco Loco

Feb 08, 2008 - Lyon, France @ Grrrnd Zero

Feb 09, 2008 - Pavia, Italy @ Spazio Musica

Feb 10, 2008 - Vicenza, Italy @ Sartea

Feb 11, 2008 - TBA, Italy @ TBA

Feb 12, 2008 - TBA, Italy @ TBA

Feb 13, 2008 - Winterthur, Switzerland @ Gaswerk w/ TBA

Des Ark has been working on new songs and hopes to finish a new full-length this Spring.

glös has just released a new EP entitled Hidden Cities. At the moment, it is a MP3 release available for purchase only through their web site . Their full length, Harmonium, is still available in CD/LP and MP3 format. Act soon if you want an LP version as they are going fast! The LP is a split release with ADAGIO830 Records in Germany. If you live in Europe, please pick it up from them via their web site.

There is some cool footage of Sleepytime Trio playing two songs at the Action Patrol reunion show on YouTube .

Haram’s second full-length, Drescher, has been getting some nice reviews recently. The vinyl version of Drescher is also a split release with ADAGIO830 Records in Germany, and there are two color choices for it: yellow or blue. If you live in Europe, please pick it up from them via their web site.

Quieting Syrup (Stephen Howard from Pinebender’s solo project) has some tracks up you can check out by visiting his web site .The record, Songs About A Sick Boy, is currently being mastered and should be out sometime soon.

The Engine Down DVD is in the final proofing stages and we hope by next update it will be done and sent off for production. We are really excited about the DVD and think that the final product was well worth the wait.

The new Pygmy Lush full-length, Mount Hope, is mastered and sounds great. There is still no set release date yet, but we are hoping to have one set sometime soon.

The Washington, D.C., Jewish Community Center has invited Jason Hamacher (Decahedron/Frodus) to exhibit his photographs of Aleppo, Syria's Great Synagogue. The show is titled "Inside the Great Synagogue of Aleppo: Photographic Selections from Jason Hamacher’s Forthcoming Book, Aleppo: The Essence of Syria." A formal reception will be held on January 13th between 3:00 and 5:00 pm, and all are invited. He will speak about the exhibition along with some guest speakers. For more information and directions, visit the JCC's web site or Jason’s web site.

PJ Sykes latest photography show will be at Strangeland Records in Annandale, VA (Just outside of Washington D.C.) starting Jan 4th and running through Feb 2nd. Featured in the show will be photos of: Haram, Decahedron, Fin Fang Foom, Rah Bras, and many more!

That’s it for now. We hope to have some more concrete news for you next time about 2008 releases and release dates.

Take Care,

Team Lovitt

New glös EP Available Now!

01.06.2008

Hello,

glös has just released a new EP entitled Hidden Cities. At the moment, it is a MP3 release available for purchase only through their web site. Their full length Harmonium is still available in CD/LP and MP3 format. Act soon if you want an LP version as they are going fast!

Photo Exhibit Featuring Photos of Lovitt Artists

01.04.2008

PJ Sykes latest photography show will be at Strangeland Records in Annandale, VA (Just outside of Washington D.C.) starting Jan 4th and running through Feb 2nd. Featured in the show will be photos of: Haram, Decahedron, Fin Fang Foom, Rah Bras, and many more!

Des Ark Track Chosen As One of The Best Of 2007

12.21.2007

The Des Ark song "Lord of the Rings and His Fascist Timekeepers" from Battle of The Beards has been chosen by the Independent Weekly as one of the top songs to come out of the Triangle in 2007. Check out the article. Congratulations Aimee!