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In-store appearance!
June 15, 2006
The Jigsaw Seen will be celebrating the release of “My Name Is Tom” with an acoustic performance at Freakbeat Records in Sherman Oaks, CA on Sunday, June 25 at 2 PM. Freakbeat is located at 13616 Ventura Blvd. (near Woodman Ave.). For more information, contact Freakbeat at (818) 995-7603
Terrascope Online review!
June 12, 2006
The lengendary UK magazine Ptolemaic Terrascope recently posted a review of “My Name Is Tom” on their website with Mick Wooding saying: “an album’s worth of excellent material, I would recommend it to anyone interested in modern psychedelia”.
To read entire review, click here.
“My Name Is Tom” reviewed at babysue.com!
June 1, 2006
“My Name Is Tom” The following review appears at webzine www.babysue.com:
Jigsaw Seen - My Name Is Tom (CD, Vibro-Phonic)
Reissue of the Jigsaw Seen's 1991 EP with five additional tracks added (four of which were previously unreleased). On these tracks this band played slightly jangley melodic pop with subtle hints of psychedelia. Rather than writing formulaic pop, these folks created strangely epic compositions that didn't really sound like any other band that was recording at the time. The centerpiece of this disc is the lengthy title track (over seven minutes long), which displays some wonderfully inventive playing. In addition to the cool tunes, this disc features a really great CD cover with a die-cut cover of an eyeball looking through a keyhole (the CD fits over the pupil of the eyeball). Neat stuff, packaged to perfection... (Rating: 5)
"My
Name Is Tom” review!
May 16, 2006
“My Name Is Tom” was recently reviewed by webzine Twist & Shake with Beverly Paterson saying “stocked with clever songwriting, razor sharp technique and a willing to experiment, “My Name Is Tom” is a masterpiece of it’s kind and ripe for reappraisal.”“
To read entire review, click here.
“My
Name Is Tom” released today!
May 09, 2006
The Jigsaw Seen’s “My Name Is Tom” reissue CD is officially released today in the United States. To purchase “My Name Is Tom”, click on any of the following links:
Vibro-phonic Mail Order (Worldwide)
Amazon (USA)
Amazon (UK)
Sonic Rendezvous (Europe)
Amazon (Japan)
Amazon (Canada)
"My
Name Is Tom” available now!
April 24, 2006
The Jigsaw Seen’s “My Name Is Tom” reissue CD is now available to purchase from Vibro-phonic Mail Order (CD will not be available in stores until May 9). To purchase “My Name Is Tom” ($9.99 + shipping), click here.
“My
Name Is Tom” available May 9!
March 27 2006
Vibro-phonic’s reissue of The Jigsaw Seen’s “My Name Is Tom” will finally be released on May 9, 2006.
From the press release:
Considered a psych masterpiece, The Jigsaw Seen’s sophomore effort My Name Is Tom was met with ecstatic reviews when originally released by Skyclad Records in 1991 and has been unavailable since 1993.
Recorded quickly in the Spring of 1991, My Name Is Tom features current members Dennis Davison and Jonathan Lea along with former members Steve LaFollette (Beulah) and Tom Sullivan (Lords of Altamont).
This collection features the band’s most well known song “My Name Is Tom.” An edited version of the song appears on Rhino/Warner Music Group’s box set Children Of Nuggets alongside tracks by Soft Boys, Teenage Fanclub, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade and others. Apple iTunes recently included the title track on their compilation of “Essential Garage Rock”.
Another highlight is the band’s version of Arthur Lee and Love’s Forever Changes classic “The Daily Planet.”
Of the 5 bonus tracks, 4 are previously unreleased (recorded for a follow-up EP and an Italian single) and 1 appeared on an extremely rare Skyclad compilation LP. With the release of this deluxe edition of My Name Is Tom, new fans of The Jigsaw Seen will get a chance to discover a lost classic.
Russian
reviews!
Feb. 27, 2006
Skooshny’s “Zoloto” and The Jigsaw Seen’s “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” were recently reviewed by Russian webzine Real Art. To read reviews, click here.
Free
shipping on all merchandise until Dec. 31!
Nov. 14, 2005
Vibro-phonic
is offering free shipping (worldwide) on all merchandise purchased until Dec.
31. To go to the Vibro-phonic shop, click here.
Zoloto review
April 7, 2005
"A gratifying flurry of pop rock brilliance" is what Katie Zerwas writes in a review of Skooshny's "Zoloto" at the website Pop Matters. To read entire review, click here.
"Zoloto" at iTunes
March 16, 2005
Tracks from Skooshny's CD "Zoloto" are now available for download at Apple iTunes.
Big Takeover reviews
February 3, 2005
The current issue of The Big Takeover (#55 with Wilco on the cover) includes reviews of Skooshny's "Zoloto" and Kristi Callan's "Feed The Kitty". This issue is available at newsstands now.
"God Rest Ye..." airplay
January 26, 2005
The Jigsaw Seen's "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" received substantial radio airplay over the holiday season, including spins on the following stations: BBC 6 (London, UK), KCRW (Los Angeles, CA), KXLU (Los Angeles, CA), WBZC (Philadelphia, PA), WDIY (Philadelphia, PA), WXPN (Philadelphia, PA), KFJC (San Francisco, CA), WBJB (Lincroft, NJ), WRUW (Cleveland, OH), KAOS (Seattle, WA), KSER (Seattle, WA), KPUR (Portland, OR), WNCW (Greenville, NC), WCBE (Columbus, OH), WYCE (Grand Rapids, MI), KSYM (San Antonio, TX), WORT (Madison, WI), KRVS (Lafayette, LA), KURE (Aimes, IA), KKCR (Hanalai, HI) and KRUA (Anchorage, AK).
Mundane
Sounds review
January 19, 2005
Webzine Mundane Sounds recently reviewed The Jigsaw Seen's "God Rest Ye
Merry, Gentlemen" CD with Joseph Kyle saying "both songs sound really
nice".
To read entire review click here.
Americana UK reviews
January 5, 2005
Webzine Americana UK recently reviewed Skooshny's "Zoloto" and The Jigsaw Seen's "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen", proclaiming "Zoloto" "wonderfully consistent" and "God Rest Ye..." "rather good".
To read Skooshny review click here.
To read The Jigsaw Seen review click here.
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