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the battle of land and sea

About Me

visit the mis ojos discos shop where you can find our cd and t-shirts



"Eight tracks high, and rising." -- Paper Thin Walls
"With a voice and a sonic signature that evokes dark forests and lost worlds, the singer has, with a single album, established herself as another sly force not to bet against." -- Village Voice
"an album of blissful folk music and mysterious lyrical lamentations; an album, then, truly worthy of the tape it’s been recorded on." --
Drowned In Sound

Calling out all the old ghosts from past recordings on beautifully warbled vinyl. The Battle of Land and Sea recreate an old jazz club atmosphere but with a little sawdust on the floor. With a DIY attitude and work aesthetic that reaches past the music, believers in creating a complete creative musical life - living rooms tours, tee shirts, hand painted 7 inch sleeves, the list continues to grow...


My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 02/12/2006
Band Members: CONTACT: Press, radio, licensing, etc: contact Steph at mis ojos discos (general at misojos-discos dot com)
Band - (battlemusic at gmail dot com)
BOOKING: European Booking please contact Phoene Somsavath at Summery Agency - (phoene at summery-agency dot com)

US Booking- contact Sarah O'Shura (battlemusic at gmail dot com)
we love to play house concerts, art galleries, creative collectives, festivals, college shows - let's set something up.
check out Sarah's Etsy shop below. Band shirts live there.

Etsy
Buy Handmade
craftyfolk

Influences:
Record Label: mis ojos discos
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Portland Show

It's been awhile since a live show has occurred.  We are playing March 11th at Holocene with Phosphorescent and Nurses.  Should be a fun time. Some new and old songs will be played.  Show starts at 8...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:01:00 GMT

writing new songs/ M Ward

Last Friday I participated in a total immersion songwriting day, which resulted in 10 new tunes.  Not all are golden keepers by any means, but I think at least 3 may see the light of day.  If I was ...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:30:00 GMT

Digipak CD available again / new recordings

First off, the total immersion songwriting day was a complete success, I managed to churn out the 20 songs that is the goal. I accomplished what normally would take me a year in 12 hours, with demo r...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:28:00 GMT

total immersion songwriting day

i'm doing a total immersion songwriting day tomorrow for 12 hours without any outside distraction (aka internet/phone/tv). starting at 8am. the goal is to write at least 20 songs, you record them humb...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:03:00 GMT

number 1 on kboo - EP news

pretty cool folks'CMJ Top 30 as reported from KBOO-FM for 09/16/081 BATTLE OF LAND AND SEA Battle Of Land And Sea Mis Ojos Discos2 IRONICO ORKESTRA Passeggiata Dei Buddies Ambiance Magnétiques3 THE OR...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:15:00 GMT

show tonight in Portland at the Funky Church

hello friends,i'm inviting you to our show at the Funky Church tonight. 2456 SE Tamarack (at Division St)show starts at 8pm, the order isJacob Golden goes on at 8pm, then the rest follow-Down South Sa...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:42:00 GMT

song download for you - six days

we've been hibernating a bit lately, so to perk things up around here i've posted'six days' on the player and it's available to download.if you have the record this won't seem so spectacular, but if y...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:28:00 GMT

some highlights of the east coast tour so far

we've been playing a few handful of shows here on the East Coast, a good mix of club venues, living room, garage and basements...here are some photos and tales of the travels thus far.if anyone has ph...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:34:00 GMT

upcoming East and West Coast gigs with Jacob Golden

we have some shows coming up in (all shows BLS and Jacob Golden)June 11 - Brooklyn, NY - Union HallJune 14 - Boston, MA - Twin Peaks JP - basement gig ALL AGESJune 17 - New York, NY - Living RoomJune ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:23:00 GMT

living room/basement gigs for June - need your help

we're opening up our East Coast dates for someliving room gigs. fun fun.this would be both The Battle of Land and Seaand Jacob Golden...i've posted the dates (dates are flexible) we need help for on o...
Posted by on Sun, 11 May 2008 19:07:00 GMT