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modern lakes

About Me

1. Brian started a solo project called Sound and Silence last summer.
2. Brian gathered musicians; Heather Konkin, Eugene Burton and Patrick Doyle, to play his album, Our Static Lives, live.
3. By winter, the music had changed and the band began recording a new ep.
4. It was titled Better Times.
5. It was recorded in basements, bedrooms, kitchens and cabins around Mission BC.
6. Our good friend Hayz Fisher helped produce and record.
7. It was mixed by Brian in spring.
8. They are now Modern Lakes.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 29/05/2006
Band Members: Brian Holt
Eugene Burton
Heather Konkin
Patrick Doyle
Influences: Lately we've been listening to: Two Suns
Intimacy
For Emma, Forever Ago
Dark Was the Night
Microcastle
In Ear Park
Here We Go Magic
Youth Novels
Kala
A Thousand Shark's Teeth
Santogold
Actor
Illinois
Midnight Boom
Sounds Like: creepy cool electric fire
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

music? music. music? music!

it sounds like we're finished.we're checking out our masters of Better Times and if it's alllllllllllllllright then it goes to press!expect a copy in June!we like modern lakes!do you?brian
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 00:01:00 GMT

almost there!

I've just got the finishing touches left on the mixes which will be completed during this coming week.We're estimating the physical cd to be released early june, and the digital release will be availa...
Posted by on Sun, 03 May 2009 01:45:00 GMT

mixing with your mind!!!!

we're halfway there! 4/8 songs are mixed for our upcoming ep 'better times'. the rough mixes have been posted on our player so you can take a listen to what's on the way. there will still be some m...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:51:00 GMT

new band name?

we're thinking of changing our band name to better represent our sound. when i started 'sound and silence' i was doing acoustic gigs and the name was great for the repertoire. now, if you've seen th...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:28:00 GMT

album artwork

Front - http://iamchriscollins.com/badpaintingsofbarackobama/images/ /37.jpgBack - http://iamchriscollins.com/badpaintingsofbarackobama/images/ /3.jpgInsert - http://iamchriscollins.com/badpaintingsofba...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:55:00 GMT

oOOooh

we begin mixing now! i got all the vocal tracks back from Hayz so now we begin the fun partyou can expect some rough mixes in the 2-3 weeks!for now, if you haven't already, check out little joyhttp:/...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:23:00 GMT

Our Static Lives Review by Jeremiah Sutherland

Taken from frogblogreviews.bullfrogmusic.comWhen his previous band broke up, Brian Holt decided to record some of his own material. As a multi-instrumental musician, all he needed was minimal recordi...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:35:00 GMT

patience.. a new ep soon!

we're hoping to have everything finished by the end of february! vocal sessions this weekend! and i think you will enjoy the completed project.. it's sounding superb so far.
Posted by on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:02:00 GMT

updated songs?

it's about time! myspace has finally allowed me to upload songs onto our myspace player. i don't know what the hold up was, but it's been nearly half a year since i was able to update. anyway. we'...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:38:00 GMT

borrowed blog

hey [everybody][brian] here, with a quick update. it's been [time] since i last blogged and [things] have happened. first off, we've [started recording]. that's [superb]. we [expect] tp have [the ...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:45:00 GMT