STEREO SALEM is the first project of THE SALEM SOUNDWAVE, a non-profit venture to celebrate the music, art and culture of Salem, Oregon and the Mid-Willamette Valley. It is a partner project of The Culture Shock Community Project and Radio Free Salem. STEREO SALEM has been released, and is currently available at: Ranch Records, The Ike Box, and The Willamette University Bookstore. You can also purchase it online at www.thesalemsoundwave.org On June 15th, it will be available in stores throughout Salem, sold online AND in independent record stores in: Corvallis, Silverton, Eugene, Bend, Portland, Seattle, Olympia and elsewhere.STEREO SALEM is a mixed-genre collection of some of the most amazing, incredible and often unheard, music from Salem Oregon and the Mid-Willamette Valley. Forget what you think you know about Salem music, because you have no idea. Your mind, as well as your ears, are about to be blown. This is AMAZING music. It features Rock, Indie, Folk, Celtic, Trance, Hip-Hop, Bluegrass, Shoegaze, Experimental, Harp Guitar, Metal, Irish Punk, Garage Rock, Latino, Choral, New Age, Classical, Progressive, Digital, Folk-Jazz, Singer-Songwriter, Blues, Funk, Sierreño, Psychobilly, and Roots music. You will love it.The proceeds from the sale of this CD support the Culture Shock Community Project, a 501-C3 non-profit effort to spark a deeper social consciousness and build a better and more engaged community.)It has been an exciting (sometimes arduous) experience bringing this collection
to fruition. In the two years since we began the project, all of the music we had collected for the first attempt was stolen; the lead of our project leaving due to the great American migration (he moved away); the budget for the project disappearing when another project of ours ran aground. But, we believed in the project and were determined to see it come together, so with the combined forces of our two organizations founders, Karen Holman, Dayna Rogers and Ryan Rogers, we pulled it off. And may we just say, in our humble opinions, that it is completely awesome, and we have no doubt that you are going to love it.Disk One:
A01 - I Love You – DJ CxRx
A02 - Delay:Delay – La Cosa Nostra
A03 - The Crow – Sister Ray
A04 - The One – Easterly
A05 - The Fermoy Lasses / Cooley’s – The Nettles
A06 - Ship Across The Ocean – The Falcon
A07 - Get It Up – Charlie Blu (with Lil. Dee)
A08 - Who’s Cryin Now – Justin Bennett
A09 - She Brushed Up – LeNUNES
A10 - Circle Tours – Liana Bumstead
A11 - In John Fahey There Is No East Or West – John Doan
A12 – Heart-Shaped Rock – True North
A13 - Tus Desprecios – Ruben Ramos El Niño
A14 - Sugar Kiss – The Funhouse Strippers
A15 - I’m Gonna Miss You – The Ty Curtis Band
A16 - Grey – Sad Panda
A17 – Brand New Day – Jewelia Owens
A18 - Icicles – Seahorse
A19 - Threnody – Bo.MonroDisc 2
B01 - Turn To Speak – symmetry/symmetry
B02 - Irish Coffee – Potatoe Famine
B03 - Sweet Skinny Marie - Stumblin’ Southways
B04 - Fresh – The Kid Espi (w. Amsterdam)
B05 - William and the Judgmental Machine – Quandry
B06 - Leftovers – Quirk Monarch
B07 - The Coming Storm Has Passed – Plants
B08 - Here – Whiskey Priest
B09 - Anita’s Lament and Breakdown – Mollybloom
B10 - A Garden Gnome, The Garden Never Known – Mill Race
B11 - Loco De Amor – Grupo Minimar
B12 - Semi-Automatic – Nodding Tree Remedies
B13 - Mrs. Coinslot – Sunmarine
B14 - No Remorse – The Casketeers
B15 - Superstar / Circus Clown – Crossing 13th
B16 - Yesterday – Trees of Lyres
B17 – Blue and Black - Norman
B18 - Nothing But Time – Hopewell Water Rights
B19 - Rise and Follow – Alphalyphe
B20 - Ong Namo (radio mix) – Martyrs Of Sound
B21 - Nunc Dimitis – The Willamette University Chamber Choir About "The Salem Soundwave":Salem, Oregon, as well as all the Mid-Willamette Valley, has long been an undervalued, but potent, scene for some of the the Northwest's greatest (often unknown) music, art, and culture. Salem, Oregon boasts an incredible range of music, talent, and creativity right within it's borders. And it's not alone. Include Corvallis, Albany, Monmouth, Silverton, and other Mid-Valley cities and you have a brew of some brilliant and original music.However, Salem has oft stood beneath the shadow of more assumed cultural meccas like Portland, Eugene, and even Seattle and Olympia. Now, while these are all fine cities with brilliant music in every one, Salem no longer wishes to be perceived as their frail younger sibling.The Salem Soundwave is here to prove that we can stand alongside our cultural brother-and-sister cities and truly rock. (Not to mention rap, folk, jazz, bluegrass, punk and metal.)The Salem Soundwave is currently focusing its efforts on music, but is hoping to expand it's partnership, sponsorship, and support to all the cultural and artistic passions of Salem. In fact, we look forward to the chance of working closely with other local Salemanders to spark a renaissance of Salem, Oregon culture.We will be using this MySpace as one of our beachheads. Bands will be able to post info about their upcoming shows and projects, we will post news and resports about the local scene, the page itself will feature music and videos of local Mid-Valley favorites, and more as we evolve.So join in, friend us, and get involved. Bands are encourage to post their show fliers and posters on our comments page. Let's all see where we can go from here.CA Special Thanks to The Funhouse Strippers and Mill Race who helped us immensely in putting this collection together, and to The Nodding Tree Remedies who have always supported us and helped us through thick and thin.Funhouse Strippers - A Murderer's ThumbMill Race - A Garden Gnome, The Garden Never KnownNodding Tree Remedies - Robofry (live)
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