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oh be joyful

About Me

oh be joyful is:
-the musical project of a midwesterner living part time in the big city, part time forest, part time road.

i would love to do your album artwork / insert / zine pages. here are a few recents: come check out

the tired trails , a little music & arts label i started up, where many lovely artistic ventures are taking place in liminal space. including but not limited to: music, poetry, drawings - putting that all together in tapes, cds, zines, books and other odd but fascinating creations. all the while respecting the earth by using recycled & found materials and creating little to no waste.

Discography:
black eagle child / oh be joyful - split cs 1 c30 (tired trails) SOLD OUT
al qaeda / oh be joyful - split - SOLD OUT
OUt Now:
ttc 005.5 VA- the field notes that fled tape (tired trails)
(i have a track on here w/ a lot of great musicians & friends) $6 go here to order!!: http://tiredtrails.blogspot.com/

VA - Board Music (Bigger Tapes) - c120 (i have a track on here as well) Silkscreened covers. Oversized insert art by Athena Cocoves. Yellow c120s dubbed one-at-a-time in real time. Edition of 100. Bigger Tapes 05 $5 ppd in the USA. $8 International. Questions/Trades/Paypal etc [email protected] www.biggertapes.blogspot.com www.fangsandarrows.com

UPcoming:
oh be joyful - untitled cdr (dust wind tales)
oh be joyful - untitled cs (tired trails)
oh be joyful - untitled cs (digitalis)
www.myspace.com/tiredtrailscollective
http://tiredtrails.blogspot.com
may you all find peace, joy and freedom. please respect, love and encourage your sisters, brothers and yourselves. may you walk the tired trails with light in your step.

*NOTE : if you don't say something with your friend request you will be denied. i'm not on myspace for "friend" requests. i'm here to share some music and find good people/musicians that want to be a part of something. but i can do that on my own. thank you very much.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/24/2005
Band Website: you lookin at it
Band Members: jess hotchkiss (noise, silence, racket, chimes, string arrangements)

jj - the red hen

sometimes chris way (buriedbranches.com)

lovely family / guests / ghosts /
gurus & gofers.
Influences: amazing friends/family, musicians (theres a list somewhere, miles long), crazy zen poets - walking one shoe-less home, alliteration, loud repetitive protest speeches, wild campfire jams, compassion, sitting, disappearing
Sounds Like: a war between two different worlds, consciences
with similar faces, stares and handshakes
Record Label: tired trails collective
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

the excellent Bill Baird- new album !!

Hey Ya'll!Bil Baird (see: sound team, {{{sunset}}} ),the magic master troubadour has a new album out on tired trails,and its killer! its already circulating around the net,blogs, radio stations..etc. ...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:34:00 GMT

i’m playing a show tonight in brooklyn

hey everyone! i'm playing a show tonight with my good friend chris way(aka buried branches) under the name neyta (nhetya) with someother really cool bands in brooklyn. come out and jam with us. here i...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:03:00 GMT

walking the tired trails

Hello to all my relations: here is a link to the tired trails blog: updates, love, news all gather there.http://tiredtrails.blogspot.complease swing by and support our little community.please feel fre...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:51:00 GMT

tired trails collective

Hello again - i wanted to let ya'll know that there is a littlemusic label / zine thats planting its roots intothe ground as i type. its called the "tiredtrails collective" and you can see the (temp)...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:21:00 GMT

oh be joyful -- name change.

Heeellliiiioooo! (read heel- e - oh )Name has changed. We are still nothing separate,but i will no longer be playing under thename. don't be mislead. don't be dismayed.all is well. new name:oh be jo...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:56:00 GMT

The observer here:

Hey everyone- just wanted to tell you i've got some travel notes from our recent adventures in the NE and beyond here: http://lookimapenguin.blogspot.com/ more will be there, like the fight ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:23:00 GMT

Quote of the Day

This is from an article about the new generation of queers invading the West Village.(according to some)"They're all out with their radios, and they're just hip-hopping all over the street."Go hip-hop...
Posted by on Sat, 19 May 2007 11:26:00 GMT

tunes, hues, and worn out shoes

new songs coming. stay tuned.thank you.
Posted by on Sun, 22 Oct 2006 08:20:00 GMT