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June 29 Oslo, Norway * Gut Feeling Festival at Revolver

June 30 Bergen, Norway * Perfect Sounds Forever launch party

July 2 Hamburg, Germany * Westwerk with Lee Ranaldo

July 3 Schondorf, Germany * Manufaktur with Lee Ranaldo

July 4 Köln, Germany * Gebäude 9 with Lee Ranaldo

July 5 Berlin, Germany * Lido with Lee Ranaldo

July 7 Utrecht, Netherlands * Ekko

July 8 Eindhoven, Netherlands * Effenaar

July 10 Athens, Greece * Six D.O.G.S.

July 11 Paris, France * Point FMR

July 12 Bordeaux, France * I Boat

July 13 Spain * Benicassim Festival

Disappears at WFMU on April 26th, 2012 (.mp3 download):
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Di...ril_26th_2012/

Saturday, May 26, 2012

TWO NEW CHIAGO SHOWS...ON THE SAME DAY

HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE TWO NEW CHICAGO SHOWS ON JULY 20TH. FIRST WE HEADLINE THE MILWAUKEE AVE. ARTS FESTIVAL THEN HUSTLE ON DOWN TO THE EMPTY BOTTLE TO PLAY A SET MERE HOURS (HOUR?) LATER. IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING - WET? SLOWER? ERRR...ONLY ONE WAY TO SEE THIS - CAN'T IMAGINE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN HA!

Posted by disappears at 12:29 PM

DISAPPEARS SUMMER EUROPEAN TOUR DATES

June 29 Oslo, Norway - Gut Feelings Festival at Revolver
June 30 Bergen, Norway - Perfect Sounds Forever launch party at Teglverket

July 2 Hamburg, Germany - Werkstaat w/ Lee Ranaldo
July 3 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur w/ Lee Ranaldo
July 4 Cologne, Germany - Gebaüde 9 w/ Lee Ranaldo
July 5 Berlin, Germany - Lido w/ Lee Ranaldo

July 7 Utrecht, Netherlands - Ekko
July 8 Eindhoven, Netherlands - Effenaar
July 10 Athens, Greece - AN club
July 11 Paris, France - Point Fmr
July 12 Bordeaux, France - Iboat
July 13 Benicassim, Spain - FIB Festival

Here's the new official video (I think) for Love Drug:
http://vimeo.com/43165829

and here's also a couple videos of their show in Eindhoven last Sunday, in great quality as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syRe-haLGsI&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di10ePkfeJk&feature=plcp

The Effenaar show was better as well as longer as their set at Ekko's the day before. And the support act was way better as well. If you ever have a chance to catch, or join even, Peter J Taylor Big Band, go see them. There were three drum kits and about 25 guitars going Branca, all local musicians except for Mr Taylor. They had only practiced for half an hour, but it sounded great.
Unfortunately I didn't tape them, my recorder crapped out... But I did tape both Disappears sets and will be uploading them to Dime shortly. Also taped Kleinindustrie's set at Effenaar (but not at Ekko).

Here's my recording of Disappears at Ekko on 7/7/2012:
- Dime link
- WeTransfer link for the non-Dimers

Enjoy!

And here's my recording of them the next day in Eindhoven:
- Dime link
- WeTransfer link for the Non-Dimers

http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago...nt?oid=7309410

Major news from Chicago's favorite reverb-friendly garage jammers, Disappears—the band has parted ways with Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley due to scheduling conflicts. Singer-guitarist Brian Case tells Gossip Wolf that the split was amicable, and the evidence bears him out—this winter Shelley's label, Vampire Blues, will release a collaboration that Disappears recorded with local droners White/Light in 2008. Drummer about town Noah Leger (Electric Hawk, Anatomy of Habit) will replace Shelley behind the kit—he makes his debut with the band on Sat 9/8 at the Dust Up, a one-day mini festival hosted by Big Star (1531 N. Damen) in the restaurant's parking lot. Among the other acts are Andre Williams & the Goldstars and Old Baby; starting at noon there's also a record fair, with goods from the Numero Group, Kranky, Bloodshot, and more.

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WHOA, nooooo... With SY in limbo/grave, one would think there would be no scheduling conflicts (no major ones, anyway) between Steve and Disappears. Steve really propelled the band to reach a turbotronic level on Pre Language... I do not care for this shit news at all! :mad:

Here's the latest post on Disappears blog.
It also features a link to this video of Era @ Effenaar.
Sincerely hope that any of those releases will also feature their Suicide cover of Radiation.

SORRY IT'S BEEN A LITTLE DARK OVER HERE, JUST GETTING READY FOR 2013. FIRST UP THOUGH WE HAVE A FEW NEW SHOWS WE'RE REALLY EXCITED about:

11.04.12 - FUN FUN FUN FESTIVAL AUSTIN TX YELLOW STAGE 5:30

12.04.12 - THE BISHOP BLOOMINGTON IN
12.14.12 - THE CACTUS CLUB MILWAUKEE WI

WE'LL BE TESTING OUT LOTS OF NEW MATERIAL AT THESE SHOWS THAT WE'LL BE RECORDING AROUND THE TURN OF THE YEAR FOR ALBUM FOUR AS WELL AS THE SONGS FROM OUR NEW 12" WE'RE RELEASING IN THE SPRING - MORE DETAILS ON THAT SOON.

ALSO IN THE MORE DETAILS SOON DEPARTMENT WE SHOULD FINALLY HAVE SOME INFO ON THE COLLABORATION RECORD WITH WHITE/LIGHT - HOPING THIS IS TURN OF THE YEAR ISH. WE'LL ALSO BE RELEASING A LIMITED EDITION 10" OF SOME DRUM MACHINE DEMOS - AGAIN DETAILS ASAP BUT THESE ARE HOW MOST OF THE SONGS START AND ARE REALLY COOL VERSIONS OF SOME NEW SONGS, SOME OLD ETC.

PRETTY MYSTERIOUS EH? 2013 WILL BE A BUSY ONE, WE'RE EXCITED - THANKS FOR MAKING IT EASIER FOR US TO DO THIS.

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Sincerely hope that any of those releases will also feature their Suicide cover of Radiation.

I found a studio version of this tune on youtube. Does anyone know when/where/what release this was on? As far as I knew it was never recorded.
Would love to have whatever album they released this on.

thanks. But 35 Euro for a cassette? Don't even have the tools to play it anymore ;)

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thanks. But 35 Euro for a cassette? Don't even have the tools to play it anymore ;)

http://www.insound.com/Live-at-Echo-...rs/P/INS92984/

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http://www.insound.com/Live-at-Echo-...rs/P/INS92984/

I didn't know Live Over The Rainbo was available on CD! Thanks for the link.

Here's the latest blog post from Disappears:
No news about the Collaborative LP with Disappears and White/Light, nor if this still features Steve (I assume it doesn't though). When you click on the link to their store, it mentions that their new full length called Era will be released in the Fall of 2013 on Kranky.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

HAPPY NEW YEAR. EXCUSE OUR ABSENCE, WE WERE RECORDING SOME NEW MUSIC FOR YOU. SPEAKING OF....WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST NEW RELEASE OF 2013 - THE KONE 12". WE'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO A 12" FOR A WHILE NOW BUT HAVE BEEN HOLDING OUT FOR THE PERFECT TIME / TUNE. KONE IS 30+ MINUTES OF NEW MUSIC - 2 DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE TITLE TRACK AND A NEW ONE (KONTAKT) TO BOOT. THESE ARE THE FIRST RECORDINGS WITH NOAH ON THEM. IT'S PRETTY ABSTRACT AND EXPERIMENTAL - A GOOD PALATE CLEANSER BEFORE OUR NEW ALBUM COMING OUT THIS FALL (MORE ON THAT SOON ISH). ANYWAY - THIS GUYS COMING OUT IN APRIL AND CAN BE ORDERED HERE, AT OUR WEBSTORE (VERY SOON), LOCALLY AT YOUR FAVORITE SHOP OR PICKED UP AT ONE OF THESE SHOWS:

4.18.13 CHICAGO IL, LINCOLN HALL
4.19.13 ST. PAUL MN, TURF CLUB
4.20.13 GRINNELL IA, GRINNELL COLLEGE
4.23.13 PITTSBURG PA, BRILLOBOX
4.24.13 BROOKLYN NY, KNITTING FACTORY †
4.25.13 PHILADELPHIA PA, JOHNNY BRENDAS †
4.26.13 CINCINNATI OH, MOTR PUB

5.17.13 LOS ANGELES CA, BOOTLEG BAR*
5.18.13 SAN FRANCISCO CA, BOTTOM OF THE HILL*

† WITH MAN FOREVER
* WITH WYMOND MILES

WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF PLANNING AND RECORDING AND ARE EXCITED TO FINALLY GET OUT OF THE PRACTICE SPACE AND INTO SOME CLUBS. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF NEW TUNES AND ARE PLAYING WITH SOME GREAT BANDS ON THESE SHOWS. ALSO - CHECK OUT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR A OUR COMPLETE LIVE PERFORMANCE FROM THE RAINBO CLUB DIRECTED BY THE ALWAYS EFFERVESCENT MICHAEL MAYER. MORE SOON - BE SAFE!

Here's a new blog by Disappears, with news of yet another release. Sadly Steve is replaced by a drum machine.....

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Thursday, February 28, 2013

A NEW HOUSE IN A NEW TOWN

FRIENDS - BELIEVE IT OR NOT WE'VE GOT ANOTHER RELEASE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. SLEEPERHOLD PUBLICATIONS IN BELGIUM INVITED US TO COLLABORATE WITH PHOTOGRAPHER STINE SAMPERS ON THIS 12" - OUR MUSIC ON ONE SIDE AND HER ETCHED PHOTO'S ON THE OTHER. IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. ORDER HERE - SLEEPERHOLD SAYS:

"Disappears" with their release called "A New house in a New Town".

Chicago's Disappears are Brian Case (also of the Ponys and 90 Day Men), Jonathan van Herik, Damon Carruesco and Noah Leger. Their latest album "Pre-Language", released on Kranky records, features Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley on the drums. Disappears' druggy, rythmic rock music has often been compared to Neu!, Spacemen 3 or Jesus and Mary Chain at their noisiest.

This output features the demo versions of 2 new songs and a rework of "Love Drug",from their acclaimed last album "Pre-Language", recorded in a single track at their rehearsal space The material could not be more unpolished and this rawness only adds to the magic of the songs. The blown-open sound and potential of these versions is enormous. Brian's barked, deadpan vocals remind of The Fall's Mark E. Smith, while the music shivers on. The drumming on this release is taken care of by a drumcomputer, adding a dry rhythm to underline the repetitive nature of the 3 songs. Disappears' haunting basslines, monotone singing and shivering guitarsound are just enough to convey the mood of 21th century suburbia, with its nihilism and loneliness, the perfect soundtrack for hazy nights. In a unique blend of krautrock, minimalism and garage the group evocates desolation, despair and catharsis. This record seems to build up to an explosion that never seems to arrive. Their smoggy, narcotic sound makes everything come to a stop and builds up in a dynamic thrust, only to stop again. This is truly a thrilling release. Disappears' interplay between tention and release is seamless and compelling.

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The etched artwork on the b-side of this vinyl was done by Belgian photographer Stine Sampers. The diptych she created, captures the mood of the music so perfectly one could see it as the 4th song of the album. Samper's pictures seem to dissect the beauty of the empty, simple moments within the human lifespan. Her pictures capture the hidden self of her subject. It seems as if the spectator is allowed to gaze into a world that's completely indifferent to his/her presence. Her work is highly personal, helping her cope with love, loss and regret.

But Sampers doesn't just register. By taking a picture Sampers builds a visual narrative around the subject, similar to a diary entry. They often speak of despair or desillusion, as often as they evoke happiness. There is no in-between in Samper's work.

Posted by disappears at 9:40 AM

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Here's a new blog by Disappears, with news of yet another release.

Looks pretty bitchen, but €29 for shipping? YIKES.

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Originally Posted by The Soup Nazi

Looks pretty bitchen, but €29 for shipping? YIKES.

Well, if Steve delivers it himself....