Erik Paparozzi & Mikael talk about "ARIZONE!" with Paul Myers on the Record Store Day Podcast

 

The Lizard Music segment begins at 00:23:10 if you are impatient-like.

Episode #56 of The Record Store Day Podcast features Laura & Mark from the funky, trippy trio, Khruangbin (Dead Oceans), and Mikael & Erik from the de-constructive pop quartet, Lizard Music (Omnivore Recordings). We also drop into Technique Records in Miami to meet the man they call Mikey R. Plus, RSD's Carrie Colliton speaks of absent friends from the record store community and we pay our respects to fallen rock heroes George Harrison and ace rock photographer Mick Rock. Sponsored as always by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, and Tito's Handmade Vodka. Go to RecordStoreDay.com for the latest RSD news, and find out how to win one of three copies of the Ethan Russell photo book, Get Back by The Beatles, from Callaway books. (You can hear our Ethan Russell interview on Episode #55)

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Goosebumps A La Carte

 

I asked the internet to share songs that give them goosebumps EVERY TIME. My submission was “Strawberry Letter 23” by Shuggie Otis. That coda section is otherworldly. Good stuff. Here are the responses in no particular order. I love the experience of sharing music. Is there no better feeling than to have your mind blown by a “new song” that you just want to hear over and over again? It’s up there with sex and chocolate for sure.

A few things:

  1. It’s a 12+ hour playlist. It’s unreasonable, sure. Maybe small doses to start, then gradually increasing until you reach the desired effect.

  2. The intro to “Eminence Front” by The Who is such a deep vibe. That hits a bunch of buttons for me - synths, deep groove, repetition. I mean this song treads the incredibly fine line between hip and illegal. Bass Chorus? Townsend & Co. somehow pull it off with aplomb.

  3. I’m so glad that someone posted Regina Spektor’s “The Visit.” I hadn’t heard this incredible song before. Thank you.

Piano Improvisation "Inner Work"

 

I recently felted my upright piano, meaning I placed strips of felt between the hammers and the strings, and the resulting sound is pretty dreamy if you ask me. Thanks for listening.

NEVER STOP EXPLORING: COLLABORATION WITH SONOS RADIO + THE NORTH FACE

 

I was given footage from nine different North Face climbing adventure films and was asked to create soundscapes with them for SONOS Radio. In collaboration with the filmmakers and the athletes I composed audio expeditions for some of the most inspiring, forbidding and remote locations around the world.

Join these inspiring athletes in this series of sonic adventures to Antarctica, to Ethiopia, to California to Japan and more…

“Thanks for the Beta” featuring the sounds of The High Sierra, California with Alex Honnold and Emily Harrington

“Skiing Lhotse” featuring the sounds of The Himalayas with Hilaree Nelson

“Sawanobori” featuring the sounds of Shomyo Falls, Japan with Matty Hong and James Pearson

“Dirty Gnar Gnar” featuring the sounds of Mount Poi and Mount Kenya with Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright

“Sending El Cap” featuring the sounds of El Capitan, California with Emily Harrington

“Towers of Tigray” featuring the sounds of Ethiopia with James Pearson

“Life Coach, Alaska” featuring the sounds of Ruth Gorge, Alaska with Alex Honnold and Renan Ozturk

“Pitumarca” featuring the sounds of Peru with Nina Williams

“Expedition Antarctica” featuring the sounds of Queen Maud Land with Alex Honnold, Cedar Wright, and Savannah Cummins

"Close Your Eyes" by Greg Loiacono

 

Greg and I met a number of years ago in Ojai while he was working on a bunch of new tunes and he asked me to play piano on this absolutely lovely track. There are lots of nice discoveries that punctuate throughout.

Quindar "Choco Hilton" Official Video

 

From the 2016 Quindar LP “Hip Mobility” this song “Choco Hilton” makes very deliberate use of the Quindar Tone. This is music for a yoga class in zero g.

"Varnishing Day" (Mikael Jorgensen Remix)

 

In 2013, Eric Harvey (an alumni of the band Spoon) asked me to remix his song “Varnishing Day” off of his “Lake Disappointment" LP. This track was the first thing I made after relocating from Brooklyn to Ojai, CA and it has operated like the soundtrack of an exciting new chapter in my life. The 80s bit in the bridge still feels honest and funny all at the same time.

Mikael & Josh Rosenberg talk about music and touring life on the newest episode of the "Roadcase" Podcast

 

Please join us for this special episode with multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Mikael Jorgensen.  Mikael takes us on a journey from his roots in New Jersey to his current home in Ojai, California and everywhere in between. His life with Wilco started  20 years ago when he met Jeff Tweedy in 2001 and began touring with the band in July 2002.  Self-admittedly, Mikael did not have a deep background in the alt-country genre which Wilco made famous, but instead comes from a very personal musical history.  Mikael shares his unique musical points of view with a liberal smattering of stories from the road and tons of great anecdotes and personal peeks into the world of Wilco.  Come along for this one and enjoy the ride!! 

For more information: http://www.roadcasepod.com or http://lnk.to/roadcase
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Theme music: "Eugene" (Instrumental) by Waltzer

Roadcase is produced by Josh Rosenberg and Soothsayer Media

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Mikael Jorgensen on Joe Plummer's "Tour Stories" podcast

 

This episode combines a few tour stories AND a Check-In with Mikael Jorgensen, keyboardist of Wilco. It all starts off with some words for the recently passed Chick Corea. Next we hear Mikael's views on collaboration, the importance of making a mess in songwriting and why he loves improvisation, even if it's in "slow motion" due to a pandemic. He also tells us what it's like to do a 12 day tour with a song in the set that he never knew how to play. We learn his threshold on drinking absythe and Joe and Mikael exchange some ridiculous humble brags on their Bridge School Benefit experiences. All this and a new tune from Mikael's project Expandards. Music by Expandards, Palm Fronds Nobukazu Takemura, and Joe Plummer. Episode sponsored by Izotope. Izotope.com

Listen:

Expandards "River" Featuring Jamie Drake and Paul Mertens

 

Hot off the presses for this holiday season: Expandards version of Joni Mitchell’s timelessly brilliant song “River” re-imagined by Mikael, Isaac + Mario Calire, featuring guest vocals from Jamie Drake and tenor sax by Paul Mertens.

Lizard Music "ARIZONE!"

 

You might be looking for “ARIZONE” by Lizard Music and you’ve come to one of the right places. We needed to take down our newest record but don’t worry, it’s for a really good reason that we’ll get to soon enough. In the meantime, you can take a listen to all the old Lizard Music records on Bandcamp

https://lizardmusic.bandcamp.com/

Stay tuned…

Lizard Music "ARIZONE!"

What happens when you ask the internet to overdub on a bassline & beat?

 

I asked people on Instagram & Facebook to download this track:

Then overdub themselves onto it. I only gave the Tempo of 120 bpm & the key of G and that was it. No other direction. Whatever they felt over this baseline groove was what I wanted. I asked that they would send me just the files of their recordings.

I got 31 submissions from all over the world resulting in an Ableton session with nearly 150 tracks.

This is a sprawling piece of music and was an absolute delight to work on. I want to thank all the contributors for making the time and taking this seriously. I made sure that everyone who contributed is included in this final mix.

Enjoy.

Clarque Blomquist - 808 Beat - Synths - Drum Machine - Vocals
Rob Burger - Bass Harmonica + Ebow Electric Guitar
Mario Calire - Drum Kit
Kate Jackson Charlow - Cicada Field Recording
Dave Cipriani - Electric Slide Guitars
Scott Cole - Electric Guitar
Andre Costantini - Synths & Electric Guitar
Brian Craig - Ambient Electric Guitar
Andy Day - Electric Guitar
Austin Donohue - Vocals
Graeme Gibson - Bass + Solina
Scott Hirsch - Acoustic Guitar & Harmonium
Seth Kauffman - Percussion + Electric Guitar
Jason Koth - Samples and Pads
Dustan Loque - Synths, Synthbass & Vocals
Scott Mattingly - Delightfully Demented Fuzz Guitar
Meg McCormick - Electric Guitar
Cheyenne Medders - Electric Guitar & Synth Solo
Paul Mertens - Bari Sax & Alto Flutes
Tim Nodar - Vocals
Brian Obernesser - Drum Machine, Synth & Guitar
Rain Perry - Vocals
Steve Puddle - Vocals
Mrs. Adam Schatz - Sax Solos
Sam Sentivan - Drums, Bass & Electric Guitars
John Shields - Wurlitzer 120 Electric Piano
JShogren - Resonator Guitar
Jesse Siebenberg - Musique Concrete Flourishes
Sam Small - Electric Guitar
Jeff Stultz - Beer Can Percussion
Jason Stumpf - Electric Guitar
Ray Wilko - Electric Guitar

 

Expandards - Cycling | Nature Boy • OUT NOW

 
 
 

Cycling

Words and music by Mikael Jorgensen & Isaac Koren
Mikael Jorgensen - Keyboards / String Arrangement / Production
Isaac Koren - Vocals
Mario Calire - Drums
Jeremy Turner - Cello

Mixed with Scott Hirsch at Echo Magic, Ojai, CA
Mastered by Ian Sefchick at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Nature Boy

Words and music by Eden Ahbez
Mikael Jorgensen - Keyboards
Isaac Koren - Vocals

Mixed by Mikael Jorgensen at Expandards HQ
Mastered by Ian Sefchick at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA

 

Expandards: "Nature Boy" Official Music Video

 

“NATURE BOY” Directed by Trevor Tuttle

A woman steps into the Record Parlour and loses herself in a fantasy.

CAST
Her - Tari Elegele
Him - Isaac Koren

Customer - Michael PiccirillI
Customer - Chadwick Hemus
Customer - Skip Heller
Clerk - Lula Barneche

NATURE BOY performed by
Vocals - Isaac Koren
Keyboard - Mikael Jorgensen

CREW
Production Coordinator - Lula Barneche
Production Manager - Jon Giacalone
Production Designer - Chris Honetschlaeger
Editor - Barrett “Baz” Heathcote
Editor - Michael Matzdorff
Stylist | Wardrobe - Mara Carrizo Scalise
Costume Design - Jennifer Eve
Cinematographer - Brent Mata
Assistant Camera - Sam Kim
Gaffer - Scott Smith
Grip - Alex Gracie
Steadicam Operator - Quaid DeBaca
Colorist - Dante Pasquinelli
Craft Service - Molly Tuttle
Sound Mixing - Michael Beliveau
Special Thanks - Robert Bailey, Robert Bryant, Chandra Feltus, Andrew J. Amato, NEER Motion

©2019 BOSA

Unreleased Pronto Tracks 2006-2012

 

This is a collection of recordings that I made with Greg O'Keeffe between roughly 2006-2012 when we both lived in Brooklyn. Our rehearsal space / recording lab was on Prince Street just off the Manhattan Bridge in a building that was trying to convert storage spaces into artist studios while spending as little money as possible to make them habitable.

It was less than ideal for many reasons, but there are so many stories about that building that we'll get into in some of the videos.

As you will hear, these songs cover lots of ground, from thick buzzy electric guitar jams to abstract atmospherics to pure electronic creations to folk songs. I'm restless and curious and my creative pendulum continues to swing from acoustic, human performed songs to completely in-the-box electronic compositions.

This constellation of recordings aren't polished and perfect, but the spirit of these recordings endure despite the occasional clam or a vocal melody that's not quite accurately sung or a section that goes on too long or a lyric that's not 100% fully cooked.

I hope you find these recordings enjoyable and receive them in the spirit that they are offered.

released May 6, 2020

https://mikaeljorgensen.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-pronto-tracks-2006-2012