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Review and Photos by Zachary Tomlinson

Let’s go way back: It’s 1993 and Joe Sonic is bringing his bass to Dave Reeder’s house. Joe taught himself guitar. Both of them start jamming on Ramones and Jesus and Mary Chain classics. Soon an ad is put in the trades. A singer and drummer are brought into the mix and things start coming together. When the singer flaked out, Reeder picked up the microphone. Now is when we would say that the rest is history, but it’s not.

After a few years of relative quiet from the Lake Worth singer/songwriter, it's a relief to hear that John Ralston can still fill a single tenor note with vulnerability and hope, glee and introspection, or wisdom and bitterness. His latest album, Shadows of the Summertime, proves to be one of the finest alt-country/roots collections the area has ever heard, and above all, it's his relaxed vocal style — a tad like Tom Petty, a smidge of Jeff Tweedy, but mostly just uniquely Ralston — that makes it definitive. His recent recordings with Invisible Music show an equal amount of polish, so he might not only be the best vocalist but the hardest-working one as well. - Broward / Palm Beach New Times

Release date: August 9th, 2011

FOR FANS OF: New Order, Cut Copy, Human League, Junior Boys.

Kites With Lights "Cosmonauts" combines dreamy melodies & dance floor ready beats creating thoughtful indie electro pop.

Fritz von Runte Redesigns David Bowie's A Space Oddity & Stanley Kubrick's 2001 - A Space Odyssey Into A Masterpiece Of Sound and Vision: BOWIE2001.

Bowie2001 is many things. It may even be what you are looking for...

As urban legend goes, if you sync a recording of Pink Floyd's masterpiece album Dark Side Of The Moon with the movie The Wizard Of Oz, all sorts of strange and wonderful coincidences fall into place. What Fritz von Runte has concocted with two differen source materials for ingredients is no accident, but a painstakingly produced mangnum opus of Sound and Vision in three parts. It is a compilation of brand new remixes of David Bowie songs. It is also a non-stop continuous mixpiece comprising those remixes and more of Bowie's finest moments. And, it is a movie. A re-imagined re-edited version of Stanley Kubrick's landmark film, 2001, synchronised to this mixpiece.

24 Hour Service Station is proud to release John Ralston's new single, "Jesus Christ b/w A Marigny Xmas". Nearly three full years since last we heard from him with 2008's White Spiders, he appears like a mirage with two alternate universe classics.

"Jesus Christ" may be the most daring A-side we have ever heard with it's drones, screeches, and clanging recalling the glory of the Velvet Underground. The B-side is an alarmingly gorgeous New Orleans heart breaker entitled "A Marigny Xmas". Both songs feature the downright spectacular rhythm section of bassist Dan Bonebrake and drummer Deric Dickens.

Available in a limited vinyl pressing of 300 copies - 150 on translucent red & 150 on opaque white, a demo of "A Marigny Christmas" comes bundled with the free digital download of the songs included with a mail order purchase. As an added bonus, if you wish, JR will even sign it for you. Grab one of each before they vanish for another 2222 years! ORDER HERE

Also available at iTunes, Emusic, Amazon mp3 and all other fine digital outlets.

Here's a great review from losingtoday.com