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And Vice Versa &
Magical Mistakes
Going Nowhere Split EP
7.6.2010


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[PREVIEW TRACKS]
And Vice Versa: addiction.1
And Vice Versa: the brain into the sea.2
And Vice Versa: two left feet.3
And Vice Versa: unchain.4
And Vice Versa: want you.5
Magical Mistakes: Early Morning Come Down.6
Magical Mistakes: Getting my Ego Back.7
Magical Mistakes: Heavy Fog Driving.8
Magical Mistakes: Through the Mirror of my Mind.9

And Vice Versa is Kubo Masayuki, a producer from Osaka, Japan. I met him while playing at this small after hours club called Saomai in Osaka. I decided we should put a split EP out because I love his music. Jazz, hip hop, glitch hop, I don't even know how to describe this guy--he's a genius. Also featured on the EP are four tracks from Magical Mistakes, aka Erik Luebs (me!). I've been practicing my production hoping to get more low end. Maybe I ended up with too much, who knows. If you dig the music, consider ordering a handmade CDR for $10. 200 will be printed. I want to keep this project alive and help get some more Japanese artists exposure in the US. Cheers to release #1 and many more to come.
英訳・ようこそ
Something America is a rather vague attempt to disrupt conceptions of national identity through art. The social magic that creates our understanding of self, something that has long been governed and controlled by imagined ideas of the nation-state, finds freedom in the intercultural celebration of expression. No concern for exoticization, fetishism, or escapism. We must recognize our own paradoxical existence as the other's other. Mutually shared fantastic conceptions of radically different configurations of the everyday.
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翻訳・ようこそ
もしできれば、日本とアメリカと両方でレーブルを開きたい。最初はブログを、ただのダウンロードで曲を貼る。それで段々進歩したら国際的な音楽のコミュニティーが発展する。
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News & Ramblings

Updated info on Cameo Gallery Brooklyn | Now 9.20.10

August 30, 2010

Moved to the 20th.

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Jarvis Jun Earnshaw | Now Here Single Release 9.11

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Tonight in Los Angeles | 今夜大阪で (二つの演奏!)

August 28, 2010

If you are in Los Angeles, Magical Mistakes will be playing at Three Clubs on Vine and Santa Monica. Event starts at 9, Magical Mistakes goes on at 10:30PM.
More info on that
And if you are in Kansai, Magical Mistakes will be doing a video broadcast to Sleeper Hallucination Camping. Bring your headphones to plug into an amp, or an FM radio transmitter. Silent performances and psychedelia.
More info here
大阪でSLEEPER HALLUCINATION CAMPINGというイベントはFLOATで8時に始めます。イアフォンで音が客様に放送します。ほまに楽しそう。僕は9時半にでます。
情報

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Photos from Portland

August 26, 2010


Woo Portland!

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今敏はいきなり亡くなった…RIP

日本語
This guy made some of the most fascinating post-modern films and series on escapism, fetishism, love, and dreams. It’s too bad he died so young.
Here is his final farewell letter.

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Jarvis Jun Earnshaw | Cool or Coolest?

August 23, 2010

Here’s some info on Jarvis Earnshaw, my friend and 先輩. He’s going places all the time.

1982 born London / raised in Japan
1992 Dancer/Chorus on Michael Jackson‘s Dangerous Tour Tokyo Dome Japan Dec.30/Dec.31
1993 Recording Artist for ALC Japan
1998 Debut from Slam Records Japan/Victor Entertainment
1999 extensive touring throughout Japan
2000 Bob Marley tribute album “Spiritual Heartbeat” nomimax ent.
2001 Graduate BunkaGakuin Art School tokyo first performance abroad Paris/NYC
2002 Live Performance Gotou Planetarium
2003 Live Performance Fuji Rock Festival Jpn, Rising Sun Festival
2004 around the world for1&1/2years including performances in Berlin,Paris&Chile
2006 NYC
2009 Graduate Pratt Institute with Honors
2010 recordings for movie soundtrack, performances in NYC,LA,Boston
Okay sorry about that big institutional goofy list. Just being a weirdo.
But really, I am excited for his eminent release on this website. On top of his various musical accomplishments he is a super legit photographer.
He’ll be on all the upcoming NYC and Boston gigs as well, plus an additional performance September 3rd at 1492 in New York (a tapas bar or some such place). It’ll be groovin.

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A few photos of Washington (more to come soon)

August 20, 2010

Kitty in our Suitcase

Mbira looping time at house show on 17

Shelby aka Nicky Snickerdoodle

strange places in washington countryside

Martin Selasco is my hero


Thanks Melissa for photos.

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Magical Mistakes featured on Seattle Show Girl Preview

Thanks Julie!
http://www.seattleshowgal.com/magical-mistakes/

Erik Luebs, the man behind the moniker, began his musical life learning the drums at the age of 10. Since then he has ventured into other instruments, including guitar, kalimba, electronics, and his voice. To watch him on stage is both inspiring and frustrating for the knowledge that it would either be impossible to replicate or take an insurmountable amount of time to learn to do.

Luebs is a fan of post-rock, jazz, and Japanese music, which creates an interesting sound all his own. His music brings bands like Mogwai (one of his influences), Radiohead, and Mum to mind. Since Luebs started recording his albums, they’ve always been online, for free, on his site, so you can listen as much as you want, whenever you want, to decide who he does or doesn’t sound like.

We met up with Erik last week, and he talked about being a hipster, his music, having a stalker, and Japan.

There are very few artists who make jaws drop just by the pure skill they show in what they do on stage. There are far fewer who also create inspiring music that is pleasing to the ear. One of these unknown artists is Magical Mistakes.

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Up now: Hollow Earth Radio Session MP3s

August 18, 2010


Thanks to Julie, Martin, and everybody else who helped make this happen. Hollow Earth Radio is chill–you should check ‘em out.
Magical Mistakes: Early Morning Come Down, Getting My Ego Back
Magical Mistakes: Magical Myths and Expectations, The Power is Out, D-Machine 3000 (MSelasco)

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Summer/Fall Tour with Magical Mistakes, Jarvis Jun Earnshaw, Sun Castle, Many More

August 13, 2010

Summer/Fall Tour
Seattle, Portland and Bay Area shows will feature Martin Selasco as an additional member of Magical Mistakes**

16.8
Monroe, Washington @ The Chopping Block with Magical Mistakes, Pocket Panda & Doom Cookie | Start: 9PM

17.8 Magical Mistakes on Hollow Earth Radio on The Majority

18.8 Seattle, Washington @ Sureshot with Magical Mistakes, more more more | Start: 7PM (ish)

20.8 Bellevue, Washington @ Ground Zero Teen Center with Color Change, 8 Meter Trees, Defiy | Start: 7PM $6 Flier

21.8 Seattle, Washington @ Seamonster with Glacier Saint

23.8 Portland, Oregon @ House Show (address will be twittered day of)

26.8 Oakland, California @ WE Artspace 768 40th Street Oakland, CA with Magical Mistakes, Selaroda, Pykrete

28.8 Los Angeles, California @ Three Clubs More Info Herewith Bestial Mouths, Sister Mantos, Magical Mistakes, Warrior Line | 9pm-2pm

29.8 Osaka, Japan Video Broadcast @ Float with 雷蔵 [ ヨシムラエリ x マツダユミ ], guitar noiz orchestra ,s l o n n o n + sonsen gocha bacco MORE INFO HERE

3.9 New York, New York @ 1492 Performing drums with Jarvis Jun Earnshaw

4.9 Boston, Massachusetts @ Whitehaus Family Record with Sun Castle, Jarvis Jun Earnshaw, Magical Mistakes and Many Mansions

6.9 Boston, Massachusetts @ ZuZu Bar with Jarvis Jun Earnshaw, Many Mansions, Magical Mistakes

18.9 Brooklyn, NY @ Party Xpo with Blondes, Magical Mistakes, Jarvis Jun Earnshaw, Sun Castle and Psychobuildings (DJ set)

9.18 Party Expo

MOVED TO THE 20TH. 20.9 Brooklyn, NY @ Cameo Gallery with Jarvis Jun Earnshaw, Sun Castle, Sssen, Magical Mistakes

9.20 Cameo Gallery


Many thanks to Julie Unpronouncable, Martin Selasco, Sun Castle, Michael of The Why Because, & Jarvis Jun Earnshaw for making all ofthis possible

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