Factory 25 to release Damon & Naomi's '1001 Nights'
 

1001 NIGHTS is a comprehensive anthology of the ethereal Damon and Naomi, including videos and live performances by the duo from 2001 through 2009, being released via Factory 25, a new Brooklyn-based independent film and music label. This decade-long road trip includes live footage of the musicians and friends including Michio Kurihara, The Clientele, Ghost, Richard Youngs, Rheinallt H. Rowlands, Thom Revolver, Bhob Rainey, Masaki Batoh and Helena Espvall. Damon and Naomi curated 1001 Nights and included a rare live version of "Blue Thunder," a song originally performed by their legendary first band Galaxie 500.

A special, limited edition LP/DVD bundle includes the DVD, Live in San Sebastian on vinyl and a three-dimensional 1001 Nights calendar.

Factory 25 will be releasing five titles through the remainder of 2009 including All The Way From Michigan Not Mars featuring Sufjan Stevens and Rosie Thomas, You Weren't There - A History of Chicago Punk 1977-84, High School Record featuring members of Mika Miko, No Age, Lavender Diamond and Minutemen and Frownland.

DVD FEATURES

• Song to the Siren, a film by Naomi Yang
• Japanese Scrapbook – by Naomi Yang
• Three Films by Cedrick Eymenier
• Live at O-Nest 2005 and 2008 - filmed by Hiroo Ishihara
• Liner notes by film historian Haden Guest, director of the Harvard Film Archive.

LIVE IN SAN SEBASTIAN LP TRACKLISTING

1. Judah and the Maccabees
2. The New World
3. Eye of the Storm
4. Song to the Siren
5. The Navigator
6. The Great Wall
7. I Dreamed of the Caucasus
8. New York City
9. Tanka
10. Turn of the Century
11. Love

LINKS

• Factory 25 website
• 1001 Nights on Factory 25
• Damon & Naomi official site