almost works

curtains - untitled mix 1

curtains - untitled mix 2

My friend Josh Carpenter plays bass on this one. I can't get it right, though.

found/love

This sticky note appeared in a book that I checked out from UNC-A library. Little found treasure.

melting/melted

curtains - melting c40

the homie fred thomas is releasing the first physical curtains project this week! it's called melting and it's two sides of weird pop songs and crumbly ambient pools. i'm really proud of it, and even prouder to have it be released by a musician i greatly look up to.

scoot on over to the lifelike and scoop you up a copy. there's only 30, so get one before they're all gone!

the tracklist is:
side a - 1. white hot feeling 2. drove home 3. plotting to kill 4. melted
side b - 5. let you die 6. puddles

there is much, much more music on the way. stay tuned.

love,
dash

live from versailles

on july 5, i played a show at rachel's house in carrboro with two of my favorite bands/people/friends, sunset and sleep good. my good friend ross gruet joined me on guitar, adding a wonderful depth to the jams. i had not, at this point, figured out how to play these songs without the aid of backing tracks, so ross's guitar sounds were a wonderful addition. at one point, my computer dies, so we had to wing it pretty hard while i fixed the problem.

tracklist:

1. we're ready

2. don't you worry bout me

3. clarity

4. migraines

5. oh fuck, it broke

6. young

7. second hand smoke

8. railroad tracks

9. white hot feeling

my favorite moment is when elie screams out, "kevin shields up in here!!!"

curtains - live at versailles, july 5 2010

check out sunset and sleep good over at www.autobusrecs.com.

thanks to matthew horne for the sweet photo!

maintain your balance

exciting times

as with all my updates, it's been too long.

exciting times are upon us, dear friends and lovers. i've been extremely busy with school and putting together power moves to remember to update this blog, but i'm waiting for the bus and figured now is as good a time as any.

first, curtains news:
it appears as though i will not have any vinyl out by the end of the year, as previously hoped for. however, there will be three special releases to tide you over until then, all you ravenous curtains fans. firstly, fred thomas's label, LIFELIKE, will be releasing the first curtains cassette, entitled melting. the cassette will be available sometime in november and is totally sweet. secondly, a cassette of two very early ambient jams i made will be released shortly after that on dark mom tapes. also, by the end of september, a split between curtains and chauvaque (finn cohen from the nein) will appear on bandcamp with some special surprises to go along with it.

secondly, other news:
DARK MOM TAPES! this is the name of the new label me and rachel will be running out of our apartment in asheville. the first four releases are rad and just about ready to go. for now, you can head over to dark mom tapes to check out what we have in store. many surprises are ahead!

finally, here's a jam to soak in:

curtains - floating upwards to describe a fall

skeleton keys

hey all

skeleton keys, the second curtains album, has been completely finished and mixed. i'm in talks with a certain label to release a vinyl version of the new stuff; hopefully this pans out. i'll keep my (tiny) loyal readership upated.

i'm working really hard on finishing a new, 8-song cassette for fred thomas's label, life like. i'm extremely honored to be working with one of my musical heroes. i'm hoping the tape comes out in early october as the leaves change along with the mindset of everyone we love.

the tape is called melting, and is an attempt to chronicle a change in the way i think. side a is made up of noisy soul-pop jams, while side b is more ambient, quieter, more underwater.

i will always be someone who examines myself and my psyche. i hope you all enjoy hearing the results.