PHILOSOPHY DADS are dead

THE PHILOSOPHY DADS ARE DEAD

2010-04-09T15:04:00.000-07:00

Hello to nobody.
My attempts to take on too many projects at once combined with my lack of effort has led me to kill off Philosophy Dads.
We're done. You can still download the albums you've always been able to download.

Good bye.
Love,
T Putnam Hill

Break Time for Recuperation and Growth

2009-08-20T12:40:00.000-07:00

Hey all.
We're taking a quick break from Philosophy Dads while we work to get everything organized. Now that I am back in the United States, we want to start creating and gathering our physical catalogue. We will still have free downloads of certain albums in the future and of every free album that is already posted. However, most releases from Philosophy Dads will now be on cassette and CD. Once we get enough capital, we'd like to start releasing vinyls, but that's a dream for the after-now.

Keep checking the Philosophy Dads Catalogue blog to see what's coming and what has already arrived.

See you soon.

The Return of Israel Putnam el Americano

2009-07-23T13:12:00.000-07:00

Israel Putnam el Americano is playing tomorrow with Sheep Sects and Puppy Time! in San Diego, CA at the Sports Arena Music Trader (3112 Midway Drive).
Come on out. This will probably be the only San Diego show for a long time.

Today - LA DESPEDIDA DE GHOSTS & MYSTERIES

2009-07-11T09:16:00.000-07:00

Today is the farewell party for Ghosts & Mysteries. We leave Chile in the coming week to return to the United States. So here's the big hoo-raw-fest. So many of our friends our playing: Namm, La Golden Acapulco, Algotra, Montaña Extendida, and Valentina Villarroel (Concepción). In addition, there's gonna be some improvised dance to improvised music, some awesome kaleidoscopes, and visualizations by Felipe Visor. The party continues with the vinyl of Daguer and Ed Streeter, and the musical destructions of El Awesome Juanito Perez. Other events will come to pass, but as of yet, we do not know what they are.
And we're gonna have a RAFFLE of all our discs.

and thanks to Productora Mutante for all the help.

Brainstorm Records and Tours

2009-07-06T17:38:00.000-07:00

Holy Latvian cow! Brainstorm, with the dad duo of Patrick Phillips and Adam Baz, go into the den to record their first album. You can expect the ol' brain meltin' songs of old with a couple surprises. More to come regarding purchasing etc. Check out their myspace for details on the August west coast tour with Summer Blondes. Woot!

NEW ALBUMS BY TWO PHILOSOPHY DADS ARTISTS

2009-07-04T10:10:00.000-07:00

We just posted two new albums. Ovni Popcorn by Ghosts & Mysteries and Long, Pretty Dreams of Home by The Silence Dogood Memorial Museum Band.

OVNI Popcorn was recorded this past April-June in Santiago de Chile. As is normal with most Ghosts & Mysteries albums, it is a project with the intention of creating pop music. Most of the album was created using one sampler and computer tools. Samples were chosen and then manipulated. The manipulations involved very basic changes of frequency, amplitude, and pan, as well as more complicated adjustments using complex effects. The idea was to use effects as instruments rather than an aid to an instrument. Thus, the product is a rhythmic adventure of familiar and sunny sounds interpreted by Spanish-speaking extraterrestrials.

Long, Pretty Dreams of Home by The Silence Dogood Memorial Museum Project is the culmination of Michael Rae's senior year project. It was recorded between January and March 2009 with a slew of guests from bands such as Forest Fire and Ah Holly Fam'ly. As the album insert reads, the album features "Nathan Delffs as Dogwood Dogood, Michael Rae as Silence Dogood, Becky Dawson as Cousin Becky Brown, and Morgan Hobart as Earl 'the Preacher' Newgod." Michael Rae also describes the album as: "NATHAN DELFFS and MICHAEL RAE move to PORTLAND, OR and become roommates, record a record for Michael's senior college art project, team up with a CRACK SHOT TEAM of polite, HANDSOME, funny, COMPASSIONATE, talented dudes who occasionally wish they were COWBOYS and/or enjoy PSYCHEDELIC SPORTS and play ROCK AND ROLL and/or COUNTRY MUSIC in an attempt to DEFY TEMPORALITY and return to an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE in which the AMERICAN PASTORAL is a REALITY."

Go to the Philosophy Dads catalogue page to download both albums. Tell your friends. Share with you friends.

Spice Tour, new albums coming soon, other summer time things

2009-06-08T12:07:00.000-07:00

Hello there.
So here's what's been going on:
Ghosts & Mysteries just returned to Santiago after playing at the Universidad Católica in Valparaíso. We performed a set together with our good friend Montaña Extendida.

G&M also just finished the new album entitled OVNI POPCORN. It should be posted on the Philosophy Dads catalogue page very soon.

Here's what's going to happen:
In the next couple weeks, Philosophy Dads and Productora Mutante will commence with our United States-Chile connection by releasing 4 albums:
1) Ovni Popcorn by Ghosts & Mysteries
2) Copete en el refri by AWESOME (pronounced ah-way-so-may). AWESOME is a project by Travis Hill, Martin Frye, and Ervo Perez.
3) Vinagreta Overdose by Algotra Fantasma. This project was recorded as a combination of Ghosts & Mysteries and Algotra.
4) and a new album by Colectivo NO, a collective of improvisational musicians from Santiago de Chile
We will let you know when those albums have been posted online. And upon our return to the United States, YOU WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO BUY PHYSICAL COPIES OF OUR DISKS AND TAPES!

Census is playing at the Kava Lounge on June 14th. They also have a lot more dates in July. Click on the link and check it out on myspace.

Brainstorm has a bunch of shows planned for the coming months. Check out their myspace for all the dates. And help them out with those they are still trying to plan.

Ghosts & Mysteries is about to set out on a mini-tour (two dates in South Central Chile): Concepción and Chillán with La Golden Acapulco and our new joint project, AWESOME.
Here's the flier:
and the flier for the June 12th show:

Week of 5/11 - 5/17

2009-05-12T17:22:00.000-07:00

Check out Shaolines del Amor on myspace

Week of 4/27 - 5/02

2009-04-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

Last week, Ghosts & Mysteries was set to play Viernes Resonantes at Campus Lo Contador. However, due to a tragic occurrence the concert had to be postponed until Thursday, April 30th.
So here it is: Ghosts & Mysteries plays at Campus Lo Contador with DJs Tomás Tomás, JMSZ61, and Álvaro Daguer.
The whole event is presented by: www.especial35.net, www.loop.cl, and www.pastabase.net
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Also, this Saturday, May 2nd: The inaugaracion of Casa Taller 12, Santiago de Chile

Ghosts & Misteryes + La Golden Acapulco + Survey Team + a project from Humilde Records

Week of 4/20 - 4/25

2009-04-13T19:33:00.000-07:00

Philosophy Dads artist Silence Dogood will be playing in Portland, Oregon at Dunes this Thursday, April 23rd. Keyboard and Jeffrey Jerusalem will also be holding it down electro style. Go check out what LSD did to Texas, R&B, and shirtless white boys.
Listen to all three artists:
Silence Dogood
Keyboard
Jeffrey Jerusalem

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Ghosts & Mysteries (or Ghosts & Misteries) will be playing at Campus Lo Contador of La Católica in Santiago, Chile on Friday, April 24th.
Plus: DJs to bring less awkward movements to the dancefloor.

Twilinght Mongo - Chupalo Academic Descripter

2009-04-08T22:15:00.000-07:00

On the night of March 31st, 2009, Travis Hill, Martin Frye, Daevid Loyza (France), Ervo Perez (Chile), Paulo Rojas (Chile), and other members of the public improvised a set at Dominica 25 in Santiago de Chile. The result of that session is "Chupalo Academic Descripter" by Twilinght Mongo.

to download album go to http://catalogoproductoramutante.blogspot.com/

La semana de 30.03 al 04.04

2009-03-22T16:00:00.000-07:00

Ghosts & Mysteries
Algotra
Compacto
@ Dominica 25 (al fin de Pío Nono en Bella Vista)
Tuesday, March 31st a las 21:00 hrs.
2.000 pesos

Oso el Roto

Es un músico multiinstrumentista que toca en alrededor de 40 bandas. El empezó a hacer música en el mundo capitalista en el año1996, pero realmente nació el 1977.
Su música suena como Henry Chopin y Captain Beefheart, Chadbourne, Boredoms Caroliner, Reynols, etc…La formación de Oso el Roto es variable, puede tocar solo o con una baterísta, con una banda completa (un baterista un segundo guitarrista y el bajista), con un amigo que puede ser un artista intérprete o ejecutante como romaric sobac o un guitarrista como romain chrrr ¡Grrr vrrr.
Le interesa conocer gente durante el viaje para invitarlos a tocar y así hacer musicaquesetratadecambiarlacabeza, como el mismo lo dice.
A pesar de que el es un multiinstrumentista la mayor parte del tiempo canta y toca guitarra, además de que el armo su propia guitarra.
Oso el Roto ha tocado en Alemania, Italia, Slovenia, Bélgica, Holanda
Sus discos han sido publicados en distintos sellos de Francia e Israel.
Birdsong (Israel), Les Potagers Natures (Bordeaux, Francia), Galerie Pache (Paris), Vives Eaux (Chemburgo, Francia), Comence Par maman (Rennes, Francia), Rien Records (Les Lilas, Francia), Deux de Pirque (Toulouse, Francia), Le Vilain Chien (Pantin, Francia)
Para mas info pueden chequear su web: http://osoelroto.free.fr/

Ya en Santiago Oso el Roto se ha presentado en distintas tocatas de Productora Mutante en Santiago y Valparaíso, además de juntarse con amigos a tocar. Para este fin de semana se viene la despedida de este OSO gigante y simpático, convocamos a las siguientes bandas: Ghosts & Mysteries (Desde Pórtland U.S.A), Los 5000 (Proyecto de Carlos Reinoso MOSTRO), Un Festín Sagital, Tomates Rocky, Nnnaaammm (Jacobino Discos), Ensayos Nucleares, el dub de Pinche Tirano, desde el puerto El sueño de la casa propia, Los Caballo Loco. Fiesta con Dj Miklos y Streeter, amenizacion de A. Daguer (Especial 35).

En Resumen:
Oso el Roto + Ghosts & Mysteries + Un Festin sagital + Los 5000 + Tomates Rocky + Nnnaaammm + Ensayos Nucleares + Pinche Tirano + El sueño de la casa propia + Los Caballo Loco.
Fiesta con Djs: Miklos + Streeter + A. Daguer

Sabado 04 de Abril 2009, desde las 18:00 / $ 1000 hasta las 22:00 después $ 3000 con cover.
MANUEL RODRIGUEZ # 529, Esquina Santo Domingo – Metro Santa Ana

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A SERIES OF FLIERS FROM PAST SHOWS

2009-03-22T15:50:00.000-07:00