ADAM ARCURAGI
Helmikuu
PHILADELPHIA FOLK TROUBADOUR PLANS TOUR TO MARK 12" EP RELEASE- FEBRUARY 21st 2008
Philadelphia, PA: High Two recording is pleased to announce the completion of Helmikuu, the highly anticipated new12" vinyl EP from Adam Arcuragi. Only 500 copies of this limited edition record will be pressed.The Philadelphia-based performer has planned three east coast dates with Karate founder Geoff Farina. The tour kicks off on Thursday, February 21st at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia and continues with dates at the Knitting Factory in New York on Friday, February 22nd and PA's Lounge in Boston on Saturday, February 23rd. Arcuragi's touring band will include a host of prominent Philadelphia musicians including BrianChristinzio (BC Camplight) and Todd Bendel (Like Moving Insects).
Recorded in churches and homes in and around Philadelphia and mixed and mastered by John Baker at Maja Audio Group, the five tracks on Helmikuu echo the warm hominess and deep intimacy that Arcuragi feels toward his hometown. But at the same time, they also reflect a stronger nostalgia for his childhood in Georgia than his previous releases. The EP's first track, "Sin is Just an Old Archery Term" is a wandering southern-style tome colored by old-timey vocal harmonies and hushed guitars, and "The Old Sears & Roebuck Catalogue" is an ode to the days of $2.59 gas ranges (an ad for which is pictured on the record's face.)
In almost every one of the many profound conversations that have been sparked by Adam Arcuragi's albums, and by his rousing live performances, the word "conduit" has appeared. Arcuragi is even known to use it to describe himself as merely a vessel for carrying music. He believes that it is the responsibility of a songwriter to open himself up to all levels of perception in order to enrich the musical experience for himself and his listeners. Behind all the graceful charm in Arcuragi's songs lies an aggressive push heaven-ward, the spectral Gospel sentiment that races through his body and his art.
February 21st - Philadelphia, PA - Ethical Society of Philadelphia
February 22nd - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
February 23rd - Boston, PA - PA's Lounge
TRACKLISTING:
1. Sin is Just an Old Archery Term
2. The Old Sears & Roebuck Catalogue
3. Go With Them
4. The Belgian
5. Almost Always
Helmikuu
PHILADELPHIA FOLK TROUBADOUR PLANS TOUR TO MARK 12" EP RELEASE- FEBRUARY 21st 2008
Philadelphia, PA: High Two recording is pleased to announce the completion of Helmikuu, the highly anticipated new12" vinyl EP from Adam Arcuragi. Only 500 copies of this limited edition record will be pressed.The Philadelphia-based performer has planned three east coast dates with Karate founder Geoff Farina. The tour kicks off on Thursday, February 21st at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia and continues with dates at the Knitting Factory in New York on Friday, February 22nd and PA's Lounge in Boston on Saturday, February 23rd. Arcuragi's touring band will include a host of prominent Philadelphia musicians including BrianChristinzio (BC Camplight) and Todd Bendel (Like Moving Insects).
Recorded in churches and homes in and around Philadelphia and mixed and mastered by John Baker at Maja Audio Group, the five tracks on Helmikuu echo the warm hominess and deep intimacy that Arcuragi feels toward his hometown. But at the same time, they also reflect a stronger nostalgia for his childhood in Georgia than his previous releases. The EP's first track, "Sin is Just an Old Archery Term" is a wandering southern-style tome colored by old-timey vocal harmonies and hushed guitars, and "The Old Sears & Roebuck Catalogue" is an ode to the days of $2.59 gas ranges (an ad for which is pictured on the record's face.)
In almost every one of the many profound conversations that have been sparked by Adam Arcuragi's albums, and by his rousing live performances, the word "conduit" has appeared. Arcuragi is even known to use it to describe himself as merely a vessel for carrying music. He believes that it is the responsibility of a songwriter to open himself up to all levels of perception in order to enrich the musical experience for himself and his listeners. Behind all the graceful charm in Arcuragi's songs lies an aggressive push heaven-ward, the spectral Gospel sentiment that races through his body and his art.
February 21st - Philadelphia, PA - Ethical Society of Philadelphia
February 22nd - New York, NY - Knitting Factory
February 23rd - Boston, PA - PA's Lounge
TRACKLISTING:
1. Sin is Just an Old Archery Term
2. The Old Sears & Roebuck Catalogue
3. Go With Them
4. The Belgian
5. Almost Always
