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Calvin, don't jump!

About Me

Greetings earthlings, The new album is complete. Please fasten on seatbelts and hang on for God's sake!...

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 14/02/2006
Band Website: www.hhbtm.com/calvindontjump
Band Members: j. kirk pleasant -vocals, guitar
nathan matthews - bass
lee-ann sheel - drums
shinobu hata - keyboard

Influences: Jazz: Sun Ra, Coltrane, Charlie Haden, Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, Art Ensemble of Chicago, William Parker, Monk, Bird, Eric Dolphy, Pharoh Sanders, Roland-Kirk, Mingus.

Rock: Mountain goats, Palace, Thinkin' Fellers, All things Elephant 6, especially the gerbils, T Rex, Robyn Hitchcock, Captain Beefheart, Residents, Robert Wyatt .. .. ....> .. .. .. .. .. ..
friends

Sounds Like: Dogs barking in the distance, while a baby cries all fed through delay, while an Afghani man laughs about his latest bumper crop of okra.
Record Label: currently looking for a label
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

change of plans

I have been planning to release our new album, Under Bridges, on the Royal Rhino Flying Records label for the last couple of years, but now that is no longer the case.  So in lieu of us now trying to ...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:08:00 GMT

'palm sunday' - a new song for you

i have posted a new song from the forthcoming album, 'under bridges' on this page.  the song is called, 'palm sunday' and will be the last of twelve songs on the album.please enjoy and let me know wha...
Posted by on Tue, 25 May 2010 17:34:00 GMT

under bridges

well, it's almost done...  this past weekend, lee-ann, nathan, ira, julian and i went down to anacortes to record drums for our new album, 'under bridges'.  10 of the 12 songs on this album are comple...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT

an explanation of the recent field recordings.......

You may have noticed some recent field recordings posted here......the idea first came to me during an acupuncture treatment i was giving when a skateboard passed under my window.  my patient commen...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:30:00 GMT

new album in the works

hey everybody,sorry i haven't been myspacing in quite awhile. my apologies for the long silence. the band and i are now engaged in the final pre-production stages of our forthcoming album. we'll be...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:54:00 GMT

big show with the visitations!!!

i'll be playing a solo acoustic set with the visitations at the montmartre cafe in vancouver on tuesday september 9th @ 10pm. be there if you dare!
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 05:43:00 GMT

sunnyside street - the salteens

this is the other song we blew horns on that day.
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:00:00 GMT

big show coming up

heyya,big calvin, don't jump show coming up for those interested. it'll be at pat's pub here in sunny vancouver on saturday night february 2nd with the collapsing opposites, international falls, and ...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:49:00 GMT

new video

i know, i know, i just posted a blog with a new song on the ole' myspace.but i'm getting in the christmas spirit, so here's a new video of the new band playing a new song that nobody except us has hea...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:31:00 GMT