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POCKET Releases Double A-Side EPs Featuring Craig Wedren & Dave Smalley

posted Sep 10th 2009, 23:05

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POCKET pulls out something different this time: Two separate singles, each acting as the others B-Side!
 Craig Wedren (Shudder To Think) and Dave Smalley (Dag Nasty, Down By Law, ALL) both have connections to DC's hardcore scene and Dischord Records, so it seems like a fun idea to release them together! Videos for both songs will be released in conjunction with the singles.


"Someone To Run Away From" finds Pocket & Craig Wedren putting down a shimmery shoegaze shuffle akin to My Bloody Valentine's Kevin Shields on a swaying sea.

"Beautiful Gray" changes things up as Pocket & Dave Smalley get aggo-eclecto reminiscent of Al Jorgensen's Pailhead project which featured another DC / Dischord superstar, Minor Threat's Ian Mackaye, on vocals.


POCKET aka Richard Jankovich, fronted electro pop group Burnside Project whose "Cue The Pulse To Begin" was the title theme of Showtime's Queer As Folk. He has remixed Radiohead, Beck, Joanna Newsom, Of Montreal, Kristen Hersh, Antony & The Johnsons, Asher Roth and many more.

POCKET's latest project is a series of singles with A-Sides featuring a "Dream List" of legendary vocalists to collaborate with. These songs are paired with B-Sides where he introduces breaking artists. Each release also features three remixes by producers from across the spectrum of electronic music, such as Styrofoam, Justus Köhncke & GD Luxxe.

"SOMEONE TO RUN AWAY FROM" Featuring Craig Wedren

Listen on SoundCloud

1. Someone to Run Away From
2. Beautiful Gray Featuring Dave Smalley
3. Someone to Run Away From [Spoolwork Remix]
4. Someone to Run Away From [Askew Remix]
5. Someone to Run Away From [Asphalt Thieves Remix]

 

"BEAUTIFUL GRAY" Featuring Dave Smalley

Listen on SoundCloud

1. Beautiful Gray
2. Someone to Run Away From Featuring Craig Wedren
3. Beautiful Gray [Styrofoam Remix]
4. Beautiful Gray [GD Luxxe Remix]
5. Beautiful Gray [The Message Remix]

Digital versions of both EPs wil be available 9/21/09 at iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody & all other outlets.
Physical versions wil be released 12/1/09 from MVD, Amazon & your local Mom & Pop record shop.

Featured Vocalists & Remixers On Current & Future POCKET Singles

Tanya Donelly (Belly, Throwing Muses, Breeders), Danny Seim (Menomena), Mark Burgess (The Chameleons UK), Sal Principato (Liquid Liquid), Mux Mool (Ghostly), Justus Köhncke (Kompakt), Alien Skin (Real Life), Styrofoam (Nettwerk), Steve Kilbey (The Church), Robyn Hitchcock, Yuki Chikudate (Asobi Seksu), Slim Moon (Kill Rock Stars), Kites With Lights