Animalweapon

NEW SONG: “Snowblind” About two years ago, in the...

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:04:10 -0500

NEW SONG: “Snowblind”

About two years ago, in the early days of this whole project we had a snow day. I had the day off and terrible tires on my car so, stuck in the house, so I decided to initiate a One-Day Super Challenge™: write, record, and totally finish producing a new song, start to finish, and release it, all in the same day.

I got writer’s block and failed miserably. I did however keep at it over the next few weeks after that and nearly finished it before leaving it alone for a long long time until recently. I played it at like two shows this past summer and have been putting the finishing touches on it (new vocals, finishing the mix, etc.) the last few weeks.

The original goal was to put this out next time there was a snow day in Raleigh, but since it’s Raleigh and half the time it’s like 60 degrees in the middle of the fucking winter, I figured posting it as a Christmas gift would be the next best thing.

So here it is! Hope you dig it. (Try and remember to play it if it DOES snow where you live.)

This has been an AWESOME year for me musically, what with releasing an album and then a remix EP and playing a ton of shows and gaining a little momentum and getting CDs printed and all that. Thank you guys SO MUCH for your awesome support. :)

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Re-post of the Day: Ellie Goulding - Lights (Animalweapon...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:50:00 -0500

Re-post of the Day: Ellie Goulding - Lights (Animalweapon Remix)

Re-posting this stuff periodically so you Tumblr followers new and old know what’s up.

Today’s re-post is my seven and a half minute, ambient, downtempo, epic-build-up remix of Ellie Goulding’s “Lights.”

If you’re down with this, maybe check out my album, which you can download for free. :)

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A little vocal work tonight. :)

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:46:00 -0500

A little vocal work tonight. :)

Change of plans: GOOD LUCK CD's Ship Today Instead

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:29:31 -0500

Since I got ‘em much earlier than expected, fuck it, we’ll do it ~~live~~ today instead of next week.

Buy yours here!

Wow.

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 15:30:59 -0500

Wow.

GOOD LUCK: Physical Copies Shipping 11/19; Pre-Order is Yes

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:40:26 -0500

FINALLY. After months and months, physical copies of my album Good Luck will begin shipping November 19.

If you’ve been keeping up (sup, local fam?) you’ll know this was supposed to happen back in March shortly after the digital release. Since I’m not big-time enough for an explanation to be required of me, and since a truthful one would necessitate me doing a little shit-talking (well-deserved, but I’d like to stay classy) the short version is this: I was promised a run of CD’s and told they were on their way in the mail every day for nearly two months before discovering that no order had ever even been placed. That party is out of the picture and I am the boss of this op, so no uncertainty this time.

As per the original plan, the CD’s will be in cardboard digipack cases, with the same package design Jonathan Williams completed this spring - I can’t wait for everyone to see the entire other half of his artwork.

They cost $10 + shipping, which also gets you an immediate digital download (if you don’t have one yet) to tide you over until this beauty lands in your mailbox. There will also be an option at checkout to have your copy signed for no extra charge. You can pre-order now, on the same page where the digital download lives at goodluck.animalweapon.com.

This first printing will be a very small one and very nearly all profits will go toward another printing once I start running low (okay, and maybe a bottle or two of Dogfish Head Theobroma. Sue me.) And side-note: Since we’re in economic recovery mode, the album will continue to be available as a free download.

I can’t tell you how excited I am about this; I can’t wait to hold this thing in my hands and get one into yours (rrrraaarrrrrr.) Thanks as always for the support!

- P

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Keep up with me on Facebook, will ya?

Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:24:10 -0500

Keep up with me on Facebook, will ya?

tomoae: this old thing? I just found it cleaning out my...

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:01:59 -0400

tomoae:

this old thing? I just found it cleaning out my pictures on the old computerzz reppin’ that Animalweapon and his awesome music. Check it out!

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NEW: Baths - Aminals (Animalweapon Remix) This one was for...

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:50:11 -0400

NEW: Baths - Aminals (Animalweapon Remix)

This one was for me.

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NEW REMIX EP: Giant Robot Apocalypse

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:43:00 -0400

At long last some talented friends and I are proud to present to you our Giant Robot Apocalypse EP.

The 7-track release includes five vastly different and super dope remixes of “Giant Robot Apocalypse” from my good friends AK-87, Oneiric, Frank Kastle, Man of the Downtrodden and Alex Palumbo-Green. The remixes are amazing and I can’t even begin to express how honored I am that they let me talk them into this. Meanwhile, the great Jonathan Williams has once again made me shit my pants with his amazing artwork, which as per usual will also be included in the download as wallpapers.

I’m treating this as a souped-up new “single” - if anyone reading this is involved with college radio and can get it on the air where you live, I’ve included a “clean edit” (the word “shit” is excised) and you would be the best person ever.

These guys worked their asses off to make this project happen. I hope you enjoy it!

Track List:

Giant Robot Apocalypse (Original Version)
Giant Robot Apocalypse (AK-87 Remix)
Giant Robot Apocalypse (Man of the Downtrodden Remix)
Giant Robot Apocalypse (Oneiric Remix)
Giant Robot Apocalypse (Alex Palumbo-Green Remix)
Giant Robot Apocalypse (Frank Kastle Remix)
Giant Robot Apocalypse (Clean)

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NEW TRACK: The Bridge This one’s for you, Tom.

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:58:40 -0400

NEW TRACK: The Bridge

This one’s for you, Tom.

NEW: Ellie Goulding - Lights (Animalweapon Remix) I got into...

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:29:00 -0400

NEW: Ellie Goulding - Lights (Animalweapon Remix)

I got into this song last summer and listened to it probably way too often. Sometime last fall I came up with the idea to do a crazy, long, epic, ambient, downtempo remix of it but between the album, shows, and laziness and fatigue I never finished it until this past spring when I did in the studio for a class project. Big up to my good friend Tyler “Flempton” Hendley for contributing live bass and my teacher for putting up with this as my project and also for lending me a way better acoustic guitar.

To the best of my knowledge there aren’t any remixes of this song that sound like this by a long shot. It’s certainly not club shit, at any rate. I hope you enjoy it. If you do, PLEASE pimp this one out.

And if you’re seeing this from a re-blog, maybe take a listen to my album and/or find the Facebook page?

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AK-87 has posted his excellent remix of ‘Giant Robot...

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:23:57 -0400

AK-87 has posted his excellent remix of ‘Giant Robot Apocalypse’!

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GOOD LUCK on iTunes, Amazon & Spotify

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:49:00 -0400

For those of you who prefer to buy music from major digital marketplaces instead of through my site, Good Luck is now available on iTunes for $9.90 and Amazon for $8.99.

You can also listen to Good Luck on Spotify.

If you have time, a quick review on either marketplace would go a long way. I apologize for the delay in getting the record out to these places but hey at least it’s available on the site (and will continue to be.)

Thanks for your time and thanks again for all of the awesome support you guys have been giving me since the release of the album. I’m glad you all like it!

- P

Album Release: GOOD LUCK Available Now

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The first Animalweapon album,Good Luck, is available now.

Click here to download it for free (or pay for it, if you want.)

Thank you so much for your support and kind words. This is a year and a half of my life; I hope you enjoy it.

New song: The Alchemist A preview of sorts to tide you over til...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:53:00 -0400

New song: The Alchemist

A preview of sorts to tide you over til Tuesday. Sorry but just this once it’ll have to be stream-only - don’t worry, it’ll be free to download on Tuesday. Re-blog pl0x?

Release Show #2. 4.5.2012. Night Light. Chapel Hill, NC.

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:13:46 -0400

Release Show #2. 4.5.2012. Night Light. Chapel Hill, NC.

"Good Luck" Track List

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:45:00 -0400

The tracklist for Good Luck is as follows:

Something Like
Giant Robot Apocalypse
Research
Mexican Standoff
Rhen Var
Flightpill
Automate
The Alchemist
Climate Change
Good Luck

Album Release Details: GOOD LUCK Coming 3/27

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 23:14:13 -0500

It’s been a long time coming but I’m proud to finally say that after a year and a half of work, the first full-length Animalweapon album is finished.

The album is called Good Luck and it will be available on March 27th.

It consists of ten tracks, all written and recorded between early fall 2010 and like a week and a half ago. You have several options for acquiring it and they are all dope:

First and foremost, the album will be available digitally via Bandcamp for free with an option to donate. (You know - Radiohead steeze.) This is the best way to download because you’ll get it in the highest fidelity possible. It will also be available digitally on iTunes, Amazon, and Beatport (the prices will vary) as well as streaming on Spotify. Some of these might take a little longer to go live than others, but it’ll be there.

The album will also be available to purchase as a physical CD. This is my first release with Philosophy Major and they are graciously helping to make this happen. We’re still ironing out the deets; it’s possible the CD will be a little behind digital but I’ll keep you posted. Trust. It will definitely be a nice package - the amazing Jonathan Williams has one-upped himself once more with some BEAUTIFUL artwork, as you can see above, because you have eyes. Once the physical version is ready you’ll be able to buy it online as well as at shows.

This is a very exciting time for me, I really can’t wait for you to hear this. I’m a big fan of albums as an art form, so I’ve put a lot of time and attention toward structure and order - I think this record flows well and feels cohesive and I hope that you guys will listen to it start to finish a few times.

So there that is. Thank you for all your support thus far, it’s been really humbling to get such great feedback from total strangers (and friends) both online and at shows. I can’t tell you what it means to me.

Seatbelts!

Mixing the album with the awesome Brian Rey.

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:48:41 -0500

Mixing the album with the awesome Brian Rey.