colin langenus “infinite ease • good god” double compact disc set

• you need sleep (7:21)
  
• beer can (4:13)
  
• descaped (4:08)
  
• numbers hall (3:56)
  
• hold tite (9:14)
  
• best thing (10:14)
  
  
• smoking (3:03)
  
• paradise (3:24)
  
• nothing to say (2:10)
  
• keep one tree (1:26)
  
• need to know (3:15)
  
• socialite (3:45)
  
• surrounded by love (3:38)
  
• doom (4:25)
  
• dreams only friend (6:11)
  
• lose my heart (3:42)

northern spy press release...

artist: colin l. orchestra title: infinite ease / good god genre: rock, country, psychedelic, jam band format: double cd in ecowallet street date: 5/10/2011 artists on this album colin langenus, eli winograd, raphael lyon, jonah rapino, brenden wood, derek stanton, patrick muecke, matthew clark, sara shapouri, jesse lent, michael troutman, stephen muecke, jarrod hood, michaux hood, tim nylander, peter schuette, dave kadden, marc orleans, maxx katz, jeremy harris, dan beckman, don godwin, adam taber, jimmy thomson, matt mottel, ben ronen, deya+nini, sebastion paulson, peter b in the tradition of long strange trips across wide open spaces, the colin l. orchestra arrived at the offices of northern-spy records via colin langenus previous project, usaisamonster. he’s exchanged his previous duo for a full-scale rock orchestra of his bestest buds on multiple guitars, drums, violins, keyboards. their first project, infinite ease / good god, is full-scale indeed, available as a double-cd or a deluxe fully re-mastered for vinyl version of infinite ease. though three years in the making, they flow as smoothly as an inner tube on a lazy stream on a summers afternoon. three years setting schemes and arranging sleeping dreams have culminated in two lush, flowing albums full of anthems and wee small moments. from the supple bass line that opens, you need sleep, to crunches of guitar shred melting into velvet strings on their way to a country ditty that would do graham parsons proud. here is a double-pleasure that re-envisions the jam band and, at the same time, indie rock, meshing together minimalistic repetitive jams, bright melodies, and loose, easy-going vocals all in the sole service of aiding your bliss. sounds like rhys chatham jamming with the meat puppets. - colin langnus debut albums for ex-usaisamonster member colin langenus’ new project, the colin l. orchestra mastering by heba kadry at the lodge

the usaisamonster “r.i.p.” long playing record

• grey owl (4:58)
  
• ranald macdonald (4:56)
  
• no drugs til now (8:14)
  
  
• heavner (5:26)
  
• four more years (6:35)
  
• dynamite day (8:50)

northern spy press release...

catalog #: nslp 001 artist: the usaisamonster title: r.i.p. genre: avant rock number of discs: 1 format: lp street date: 11/16/2010 artists on this album colin langenus: guitars, vocals, keys, percussion tom hohmann: drums, vocals maxx katz: keys, vocals, flute on 3 peter schuette: keys overview it’s been a long journey for northern-spy artist colin langenus and tom hohmann, like floating stoned on the back of the turtle that carries the world. or primal scream therapy. that trip culminates with r.i.p., the group’s final release, and the first of brooklyn’s newest indie label. a swan song of a group at the top of its form, flowing with ease through psychedelia, stoner rock, prog, native american mythos, and even political disintegration. r.i.p. was mixed by sludge-riff wunderkind, max hodes and features local nyc luminaries such as jeremy danneman (parade of one) and matt mottel (talibam!). graced by tom hohmann’s original cover art and pressed both on high quality vinyl and cd digipack, it will be a small treasure to carry forward for both the band’s fans and those just discovering this fascinating group as they embark on their next journeys.

the usaisamonster “r.i.p.” compact disc

• grey owl (4:58)
  
• ranald macdonald (4:56)
  
• no drugs til now (8:14)
  
• heavner (5:26)
  
• four more years (6:35)
  
• dynamite day (8:50)

northern spy press release...

catalog #: nscd 001 artist: the usaisamonster title: r.i.p. genre: avant rock number of discs: 1 format: cd (6 panel digipak) street date: 11/16/2010 artists on this album colin langenus: guitars, vocals, keys, percussion tom hohmann: drums, vocals maxx katz: keys, vocals, flute on 3 peter schuette: keys overview it’s been a long journey for northern-spy artist colin langenus and tom hohmann, like floating stoned on the back of the turtle that carries the world. or primal scream therapy. that trip culminates with r.i.p., the group’s final release, and the first of brooklyn’s newest indie label. a swan song of a group at the top of its form, flowing with ease through psychedelia, stoner rock, prog, native american mythos, and even political disintegration. r.i.p. was mixed by sludge-riff wunderkind, max hodes and features local nyc luminaries such as jeremy danneman (parade of one) and matt mottel (talibam!). graced by tom hohmann’s original cover art and pressed both on high quality vinyl and cd digipack, it will be a small treasure to carry forward for both the band’s fans and those just discovering this fascinating group as they embark on their next journeys.