Coming Soon: Vicious People EP

Working on a new EP called "Vicious People" with some special guests! I've got one track left to do vocals on. Because this has taken a bit longer than I had thought, I'm going to add a few surprises for everyone. New songs will be up soon.

VICIOUS PEOPLE EP:

1. Wolves
2. Man, No
3. Vicious People
4. Deserts
5. Bloody Hungry
6. Dark and Lonesome Bones

WOLVES by Michael Parallax

Man, No by Michael Parallax

Bloody Hungry by Michael Parallax

New Release: Mountain

Done and DONE! Just finished up the cover art for "Mountain." That's the cover that my good friend, Bjorn, created on the top and below it you'll see the cover I drew. I hope you all enjoy the album. Listen and download it below.

Track List:

1. Ghosts (Spirit Come In)
2. We're Not Getting Better
3. Winter Teeth
4. Head Haunted
5. Montana
6. Big Love
7. Sun Runner
8. Wilderness Year
9. Lost River Old River Pt I
10. Lost River Old River Pt II
11. All The Young Bloods of Baltimore
12. Ghosts (Spirit Go Out)

Download here: Mountain

Ukelele Etc.

So. Mountain is finished and here's the first track from the batch of Uke songs. This one features my big brother, JT AKA Spirit Tramp, on backing vocals.

Big Love,
Michael

COUGH SYRUP EP

Cough Syrup EP is now finished. Tracklist is below and the art work is above. Enjoy.

Cough Syrup EP Tracklist:
1. Hollywood
2. Cough Syrup
3. Too Cold
4. a.m.
5. Blisters
6. Harlem 1964
7. Twenties
8. From the Inner Lid
9. Nirvana Gurgling Down The Drain
10. Rainy Vacation

DOWNLOAD: COUGH SYRUP EP

Michael Parallax and jamesDUNK TOUR 2010!

jamesDUNK and I are about to go on tour together. Wednesday night we'll be at Spin Cycle kicking the tour off with Jon Lovitz and Spirit Tramp.



June 23- Gainesville, FL: Kickoff show @ Spin Cycle w/ Spirit Tramp and Jon Lovitz
June 24- Tallahassee, FL: @ The Charles Mansion
June 26- Louisville, KY: House Show at Joe's
June 29- St. Louis, MO: House Show w/ Pirates of the Caribbean Pts II and III
June 30- Minneapolis, MN: Medusa w/ Vacation Dad, Panda Teeth, and Farms
July 1- Chicago, IL: Mortville w/ Nude Sunrise, Vacation Dad
July 3- Chicago, IL: Ottoman Empire w/ Animal City
July 6- Cleveland, OH: @ Believeland w/ Cloud Nothings and Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk
July 7 and 8- Philadelphia, PA: TBA
July 9- DC: TBA
July 10- NYC: Roof Show [Thanks to Tess "Happy Birthday" Sawyer!]
July 11- Boston, MA: @ The Whitehaus
July 12- Boston, MA: House Show w/ Magic Man
July 13- Asheville, NC: TBA

Line Noise And Collaboration Songs

This is a hodgepodge of some simpler musical endeavors [mostly consisting of uke and accordion]. A couple of covers, a couple of lyrical collaborations, a redone version of an old song.


Line Noise and Collaboration Songs Tracklist:

1. A Sunday Smile [Beirut cover]
2. Dirt Young Sky
3. Folkish Kiss Fish
4. Line Noise
5. Love Is Four Kites
6. The Sea
7. Tonight, You Belong To Me [Steve Martin/Bernadette Peters cover]

Download Line Noise and Collaboration Songs

Edith Riley

James "jamesDUNK" Folker and I recourded a few songs in his parents old house using their de-tuned player piano. Three tracks. A special thanks to Tommy who left his violin at James' place.



Our Dying Cities Tracklist:
1. William Paris, 1873
2. Saviour Rawanda, 1995
3. Ruth Flint, 1989

Download Our Dying Cities

2010 Plans

In 2010, I plan to finish recourding and release "Mountain," "Cough Syrup," and an as of yet untitled album. "Mountain" is entering it's final stages and "Cough Syrup" is being recourded late in the evenings when I can't sleep and the untitled album has about 11 or 12 demos right now. I can't wait to finish them and share them with all my friends old and new!

Big Love,
Michael

POST SCRIPT: Tentative tracklistings below:

Mountain Tracklist:

1. Ghosts (Spirit Come In)
2. We're Not Getting Better
3. Winter Teeth
4. Head Haunted
5. Montana
6. Big Love
7. Sun Runner
8. Wilderness Year
9. Lost River Old River
10. All The Young Bloods of Baltimore
11. Ghosts (Spirit Go Out)

Cough Syrup Tracklist:

1. Hollywood
2. Cough Syrup
3. Too Cold
4. a.m.
5. Blisters
6. Harlem 1964
7. Twenties
8. From The Inner Lid
9. Nirvana Gurgling Down The Drain
10. Rainy Vacations

ha ha hallelujah!

Mid 2009, I completed "ha ha hallelujah!" I'm really proud of the songs on this album. I hope you all enjoy it.

ha ha hallelujah! Tracklist:

1. Tambourine
2. Lazer Tusks
3. Lay Me Down In My Shoes
4. Swimming Lessons: On How Not To Drown
5. We Bid You Goodnight (Traditional Hymn)
6. Glow Babies Pt I
7. Glow Babies Pt II
8. Hallelujah Sea Graves
9. (Nature Hike)
10. Run! Run! Run! Run! Run!
11. Demons
12. Bonus Track: For Everyone Who Still Believes In Love

Download: ha ha hallelujah!

In Door Her

Before "ha ha hallelujah!" I recourded a few songs under the moniker of Retirement Party. Just four incomplete tracks. Never really meant to release them but it's fun to share. Above is the collage art for ha ha hallelujah! which later was changed.

In Door Her tracks:

1. It May Rain
2. Leave Us Alone
3. Skies
4. To All A Goodnight

Download: In Door Her

HEAAVY THINGS

Early 2009, I recourded "HEAAVY THINGS." Grit and crunch.

HEAAVY THINGS tracklist:

1. From a Moving Car
2. Say Never
3. Song for the Hurting (Stand By Me)
4. Heaven
5. I
6. No One Ever Taught Me Anything
7. Violent Whight Lites
8. Finding Lost Dogs
9. Make Me Believe

Download: HEAAVY THINGS

The Dustpan Coughed Static

This was the first album made under the moniker of Michael Parallax. I recourded it in fall of 2008.

The Dustpan Coughed Static Tracklist:

1. If I Don't See Her
2. Everybody Sleeps
3. Rich Children
4. Cold-Hearted/Fog-Machines
5. Night Terrors Pt I
6. Night Terrors Pt II
7. October
8. Mountain Girls
9. The Zigzags of the Road
10. Night Terrors Pt III
11. Lights In Buildings
12. Sleep
Bonus Track: An Instrumental Improvisation For Every Lost Dog Trying To Find It's Way Home

Download: The Dustpan Coughed Static

Songs For Shakespeare

*visual approximation of William Shakespeare

As you can probably tell by the visual approximation above, I took a Shakespeare class in 2008. I recourded these songs and all the lyrics are by William Shakespeare.

1. Shakespeare Song 1
2. Shakespeare Song 2
3. Shakespeare Song 3

Download: Songs for Shakespeare

M*A*S*H*

In 2008, I dabbled with some mash-ups. I called the project Warm Salad. It was fun. If you get the chance to, download Aquarium Dealer. It's hilarious and it's awesome and it's all Midi.

1. Close To Me In New York
2. Colorado With Penelope
3. Country Grammar (ELECTROPHANTAZIEMIX)
4. Every Day Knifes
5. How It Ends Yourself
6. I'm In Love Missing You
7. Kick In The Eldar
8. Love, Can I Actually Get Wit Ya
9. One Mic
10. People Get Ready (for the Intl Players Anthem)
11. The Way I Am (Incomplete)
12. These Days
13. Xiu/Sunset/Rivers/Dash/Punk

Download: M*A*S*H*

Inner City Blues

In 2008, I recourded some EPs. "Inner City Blues" was based on a trip I took to Chicago. I hope to revisit some of these songs in the future. The quality of these songs are not that good [clipping, poor mixing, etc.] but I believe it's important in the process of learning what works and what doesn't.

Inner City Blues Tracklist:

1. How I Left A Message From a Payphone In The Middle of Chicago
2. Yellow Green Fluorescent Buzzing Lights On the Train
3. Joseph Would Never Speak and Most Certainly Is
4. I See Swimmers In That Great Lake! Swimming From The Fire!
5. I Need To See Your Hands Before I Jump The Rail
6. Man! Union Station, Oh Man! Smells Like Chlorine!
7. Dreams Out
8. Thank God It Wasn't Winter
9. Take Me To The Lake
10. Cigarettes. Payphones. Moviestars. Magazines. Churches
11. Twenty-One Planes and One Slept Around
12. I Found Notes In Their Beds

Download: Inner City Blues

Going Other Places: Seeing Amazing Scapes: Meeting New People

This is an album that I recourded in 2006. It was the first album of songs that I was not ashamed of.

"Going Other Places: Seeing Amazing Scapes: Meeting New People" Tracklist:

1. Can't
2. Going Other Places
3. Written To:
4. I Never Died
5. The Ghost
6. Dirt Young Sky

Download: Going Other Places

Take Me To The Lake

Dearest Friends,

I will be starting to use "All The Young Bloods of Baltimore" to follow bands that my friends and I are listening to. It will be a hub for Spirit Cat artists to post art and music that we are making and art and music we are into.

For now, "TAKE ME TO THE LAKE" will be a place for my friends to download my music. I'll start with the older albums and work my way to newer stuff.

Big Love,
Michael "Parallax" Bringardner