((sounder)) is the musical project of visual artist Mike Aho and photographer Steve Stratton. For their second full-length entitled, ‘Good Things Come and Go Like Bad Things’, co-produced by Nadav Eisenman (RTX, Entrance) and mixed by Matt Wignall (Cold War Kids), Aho and Stratton create a world that is wrought with honesty and a disheveled pop sensibility. The music of ‘Good Things . . . ‘ builds with vibrating melodies which are cut short by cold and calculated electronics and distorted crescendos. Additional singers on the record are: Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Keil Johnson, Dave Bryant and Kelly Marie. Aho's visual and audio aesthetic create a body of work filled with imagery of a wilting world and paradise lost; in recent years he has directed videos for Bonnie"Prince" Billy and RTX.
As a companion to the release, The ((sounder)) Director Collaboration Project will be a series of videos released throughout the spring and summer of 2008 in support of 'Good Things Come and Go Like Bad Things'.Featured artist/contributors will be Michael Sieben, Todd Bratrud, MelKadel, Travis Millard and Dave Bryant. Each artist will collaboratewith Mike Aho to create a video piece that either captures or decomposeseach song with the use of drawing, painting, animation and Film.
RELEASE SCHEDULE
MARCH 25, 2008 'Those Days Were Good Days (As Days Sometimes Are)'
by Michael Sieben
APRIL 25, 2008
'Oh River'
Found Footage by Dave Bryant
MAY 25, 2008
'A War on the Coffee Table'
by Todd Bratrud
JUNE 25, 2008
'Get Use to Falling'
featuring Travis Millard and Mel Kadel
JULY 25, 2008
'Things Are Gonna Get Worse (Before They Get Worser)
by Dave Bryant
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amazing shows the past couple of nights guys. thanks again for inviting us to play. it was especially fun when we sat in on a couple of your songs. best of luck with the new album and we'll definitely see you soon.
yo i love ur song "it probally only seemed like a laser beam i want it so bad but u cant down load it and stuff is there any way i can get it cause its my fav song u guys rock ...
