Message to Bears @messagetobears is solo acoustic ambient/post rock project of Jerome Alexander who also plays live gigs with some friends.
He have some new albums coming up and you can help him fund the release costs by supporting his indiegogo campaign. Pay as low $2 or $10 to Get a copy of EP1 on CD, remastered by Keith Kennif, with brand new artwork by Jake Blanchard and a hand written thank you letter from Jerome. Comes in a hand made card sleeve.
31 We are pleased to announce Message to Bears has joined the roster! We will be supporting Jerome and his label, Dead Pilot Records, as they release MTB’s new record, Folding Leaves. You can see their progress in the little widget below. At time of writing, they had raised almost $2K within 24 hours, so you can tell this record is eagerly anticipated.
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Dead Pilot Records is a UK, DIY record label specialising in hand made, experimental releases. Message to Bears is the moniker of folk musician Jerome Alexander. Since we began working together in 2007, we’ve been able to accomplish a lot of things, most of which we wouldn’t have been able to achieve with out you, the fans!
Message to Bears has a brand new album ready and waiting to be unleashed into the world entitled “Folding Leaves”, but we need a little help from you guys to make it happen. We also want to re-release the long sold out “EP1”.
So here’s the deal….
Instead of offering you guys a straight forward pre order, we want to offer you a bunch of options, with some extras and bonus perks especially to say thank you for your help. We need to raise around £3,500 to help us cover a bunch of costs for the releases. That includes paying the lovely Keith Kenniff for his mastering skills, the amazing Jake Blanchard for his illustrations, The Sound Is Not Asleep for their PR and of course the pressing plants for their shiny CDs and vinyl. In return for your funding, you can not only get the new album “Folding Leaves” and/or “EP1” on CD and vinyl, but you can also get a bunch of awesome extras we’re including just for you! These includes a hand written thank you letter from Jerome, a bonus disc of demo versions and remixes, special edition packaging and more! Just for you! These will all be sent to you shortly after the campaign is finished!
Message to Bears aka Jerome Alexander and I have been working together since 2007. We’ve achieved a lot in a short space of time but want to push things even further. These days it can be hard for an artist or label to survive and we are extremely grateful to all the fans who have supported us a long the way so far. Now we want to be able to offer something special to you guys, as a thank you, whilst you you help us bring our vision of getting more of Jeromes music out there to life. Dead Pilot Records wouldn’t have made it this far, and neither would Message to Bears, if it weren’t for all the wonderful people who have helped and supported us a long the way, so this is our way of saying a big thank you, because without you, none of this could happen!
If you’re unable to part with your cash, don’t worry! We understand times are hard, so even if you just spread the word about this campaign it would mean the world to us! So please don’t feel bad; spread the love and maybe, just maybe, we can make something awesome happen!
You can also help by visiting http://www.deadpilotrecords.co.uk and purchasing a copy of the debut Message to Bears album “Departures” on vinyl!
Thank you to everyone involved in this so far; Jake Blanchard, Sophie Green, Slate 7 films
4 this literally may be the most beautiful piece of music I have ever heard.
I think if we all had this set as our alarm clock then we would become the happiest people in the world.
(via willsamson)
8 Live at Queen Elizabeth Hall. Mountains.
Pre orders for Mountainhood – America 2 will begin shipping tomorrow and then will be making it’s way to our stockists in a few weeks time. Don’t forget, orders from the Dead Pilot store come wrapped in kraft paper, with an individual photograph and 2 badges. Those extras will not be found with…
11 My interpretation of the beautiful song by Phosphorescent.
Lyrics:
mama there’s wolves in the house
mama they won’t let me out
mama they’re mating at night
mama they wont make nice
they’re pacing and glowing bright
their faces all snowy and white
bury their paws in the stone
make for my heart as their home
they tumble and fight
and they’re beautiful
on the hilltops at night
they are beautiful
blazing with light
is the whitest and the tallest and the biggest one
she’s muscled and fine
when she runs
they’re tearing up holes in the house
they’re tearing their claws in the ground
they’re staring with blood in their mouths
mama they won’t let me out
they tumble and fight
and they’re beautiful
on the hilltops at night
they are beautiful
blazing with light
is the whitest and the tallest and the biggest one
all muscled and fine
when she runs
mama there’s wolves in the house
mama i tried to put them out
and mama i know you’re too wise
to wait till those wolves make nice
10 I have some T-shirts for sale! They were designed by a nice man called Neil Coward, whom I had the pleasure of playing at his wedding this year. Available in various sizes and colours from a new shop I have just set up. x
82nd Drop Records - LV & Message To Bears. Feat Zaki Ibrahim.
I was commissioned by 2nd Drop Records to create the artwork to their latest release of warm electronic excellence by LV & Message To Bears. Feat Zaki Ibrahim.
Available through Two records and BoomKat!
Further reading -
Truants Blog review of LV, Zaki & Message to Bears ‘Explode’
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