Alex Parker of the Flying Tart Retrospective has released a rare Michael Knott track called “You Are the Light.” It a piano worship tune recorded circa-1994 and not released until today.
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The Aunt Bettys and Lost in Ohio Release “Off the Record”
“The Aunt Bettys’ Off the Record is out today. When the band reunited to honor their late frontman Michael Knott, something clicked back into place. The result is five reimagined tracks from their 1996 debut, with Seth Roberts, Steve Hindalong, Michele Bunch Palmer, Bill Campbell, Stormie Fraser, and Ryan Lee Mead stepping in to carry Knott’s words, and additional contributions from Matt Slocum and Rick McDonough. Mixed and mastered by Grammy-winning engineer Christopher Colbert, with amazing additional work by Yackland Studio. (And don’t forget the artwork, a sketch of the new reissue cover by Steve Cefalo!) “Star Baby” is featured on Apple Music today. Listen or buy on our site, Bandcamp, or wherever you find good music.”
Help The Choir Reissue “Flap Your Wings” and a New Album on Vinyl
Remember when Michael Knott painted the cover for The Choir’s Flap Your Wings album? It is now time for that album to be re-issued on vinyl – with a few surprises as well as a new album by The Choir.
“The Choir’s first album, Voices in Shadows, was released in 1985. Forty years ago! Can you believe it? And now we are intent on making another. It will be our 20th. So… it feels poetic and apropos to offer 20 more new songs! Dragonfly will be our most ambitious project to date: a double CD and double vinyl.
Dragonflies symbolize transformation and self discovery as they emerge from water to air. As a band and as seekers we are still evolving, still adapting, still chasing beauty and authenticity. As friends and co-creators we enjoy making music together as truly as ever while extending each other the grace to explore alone. We’ve learned that it is important to honor each other’s individuality, which sometimes means existing in adjacent zones. Derri, Steve and Dan. Like “a dragonfly on the water, another on a sunny rock, and another on a flower stalk,” there comes a time to dance on the wind again, as a musical team and as brothers. So here we go!
To mark this moment, we are also excited to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Flap Your Wings with a limited deluxe edition on CD, vinyl and download. The audio has been newly remastered for clarity and depth from the original DAT of the final mixes. We are making this extra special (deluxe) by adding two new tracks. We will cover a classic song from Adam Again and another from Michael Knott. It feels appropriate to honor both of these artists on this project. Our tribute song, “Hey Gene,” is on Flap Your Wings and it’s been 25 years since our dear friend, Gene Eugene, left this world. Also our friend Michael Knott, who recently departed, painted the iconic cover art. Packaging will reflect the original spirit with thoughtful modifications. The Flap Your Wings 25 Year Anniversary Deluxe Remaster is bundled in select reward tiers or simply as an “add on” when you back Dragonfly.”
Help Kickstart “Heaven High 2.0” by Lifesavers on Vinyl/Cassette/CD
Josh Lory has just launched a Kickstarter to help finish Heaven High by completing the remaining 4 songs and putting the songs into the original order they were envisioned. Of course, there is a great story about this one on the Kickstarter page, so head over there, read about what is in store for this release, and help them finish up this album as originally planned.
Ryan Lee Mead Releases Knott Tribute Song “When You Get There”
Ryan Lee Mead’s tribute song for Michael Knott “When You Get There,” is now available on Bandcamp and Apple Music. The price is set to “pay what you want,” and all proceeds will go directly to Mike’s family. The song was recorded and mixed by Andrew Wesley Carter, who also provided backing vocals. Ryan writes, “RIP, Mike. We’ll always sing along with you.” The cover art features a painting by Michael Gerard Knott and Brian Healy. Mead was formerly in a band called GoForth with former Aunt Bettys Carter and Chuck Cummings.
Delirium Blue (Former Members of Bomb Bay Babies) Release Music
Fans of Michael Knott’s Bomb Bay Babies probably would remember the names Jamie Makarczyk and Neal Vorndran – the other two guys in the band with Knott (along with Brian Doidge in the early days). They also played on Wakin’ Up the Dead after Bomb Bay Babies broke up. What some might not know is that they formed a band with Jamie’s brother Alex and Chuck Rodriquez called Delirium Blue. Their 1990’s recordings seem to have been lost to time – until now. Their album Requiem has been uploaded to BandCamp. You can also check out the “only known video of the seminal 90’s glam band Delirium Blue” below.
Two Live Bootlegs Now Available
Two bootlegs of past Knott concerts have been added to the Blonde Vinyl Records BandCamp page for those that want to purchase them (with income going to Knott’s daughter Stormie). See Live at the Murray Hill Theater 2001 and Live at Cornerstone 2001 to stream and purchase these releases. And thanks to the fans that dug these up and got them ready to sell as well.
The Rover’s Three “Pot of Gold” Available With Sales Going to Stormie
The Rover’s Three final album Pot of Gold was a best of collection with some new songs made for the bands 10th anniversary. It was not widely released and has been hard to find since it’s release. Josh Lory has uploaded the album to BandCamp, with sales now going directly to Knott’s daughter Stormie to help with funeral costs.
(If you would like to leave a comment about Knott, please do so at the tribute website.)
Michael Knott and Gene Eugene Live at Houghton College 4-24-1999
From 1999 until about 2003, Michael Knott toured extensively as a solo act across the nation. This bootleg captures one of a few unique nights when he played with Gene Eugene. Knott starts off the set as a solo act, but Eugene joins him half way through on keys and adds a special twist to the songs. Joshua Lory found a good quality bootleg of that show and had Bruce Neher master it for release. You can check it out on BandCamp. This bootleg contains the never before released song “Only You” (previously referred to as “Take Me Down”) and several improv songs as well as fun banter between Knott and Eugene.
The Long Lost “Losing Angel” is Now Available
Recorded on the Spring 2003 tour, Losing Angel kind of became a mythological recording in the Michael Knott catalog. Rumors came and went that it would be released, that it had been lost forever, that nobody involved with it wanted it released, you name it. None of these ended up being true, until it was released on BandCamp this week.