Tuesday, June 06, 2006

The Inay

My good friend Dani from The Inay (www.inay.info) very kindly posted three excerpts from my cdr Too Old For Angst. Dani's home recording project The Inay has just released his first cd which I am quite anxious to hear. The Inay makes some of the most beautiful pop sounds I have ever heard, drenched in atmosphere and meloncholy, and you can hear tracks from the album at his website. You can also check out his page at MySpace: www.myspace.com/theinay. And tell him Ray sent ya!

As for my music, well...my new solo album is almost done. I have thirteen tracks mixed and ready to go, with maybe one more on the way. Upcoming projects include remixed and remastered versions of Duet Yourself and Naive Assumptions, a Cut And Paste Records best of, as well as a Cut And Paste Records podcast, and Lord knows what else, depending on what I have time for.

Again, don't forget to check out The Inay. You'll be glad ya did.

Friday, March 24, 2006

Welcome

Hey kids...

Welcome to the new Cut And Paste Records News Blog. From now on, whenever I have news to share I will do it here instead of having to pester Ken Clinger to post it for me. Ken already has enough to do periodically updating my web site as it is.

So...here's what's happening.

2006 marks my 20-year anniversary making music. I didn't actually start hurling crap onto the unsuspecting public until 1988, but I began recording in 1986. So, in celebration, as it were, I will be releasing a new album called Old School, Old Fool, hopefully this summer. I have 12 tracks ready for it, but I would like to record one or two more. Also in the works is a Cut And Paste Records best-of, a re-edit and re-release of my Picture Start video, a Cut And Paste podcast, a new album from my band Kinski Spiral tentatively titled Antenna Farm, and a few other things.

In the meantime, may I remind you that Kinski Spiral has a new three-song ep out called Kinski Kovers, featuring our versions of Martin Newell's "Let's Get Married", Devo's "The Day My Baby Gave Me A Surprise", and Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze". Even though it's an ep, we're gonna sell it as a single, so send $2 to Cut And Paste Records, POB 152, Green, OH 44232 USA. Make checks or money orders payable to Ray Carmen (not Cut And Paste Records, or I'll have to send it back).

And don't forget our MySpace pages: www.myspace.com/raycarmen, and www.myspace.com/kinskispiral . I also have a music review blog at: http://cutandpaste.mindsay.com .

Ok, well, that's about all for the moment. I'll be updating this regularly, so stay tuned.

Ray Carmen/Grand Poobah, Cut And Paste Records,
and 1/3 of Kinski Spiral.
www.raycarmen.com