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 James Eric's Profile |
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I am inspired by DIY poets, cats, and stingrays |
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| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Nov 27, 2007 (771 days back) |
About Me |
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Nestled in the neighborhood of Old Irving Park in Chicago is the studio of a buried treasure that is slowly becoming unearthed. Underneath headphones and tangled wires, indie rock artist James Eric composes experimental pop soundscapes, splicing them with distorted noise rock, and reinterpreting them for an inventive, yet accessible, melody-driven backdrop. The heart-on-sleeve sincerity is saturated with fierce dynamics, telling simple truths with a single voice and one man's instruments. 2007 welcomes the culmination of his songwriting career with 2 releases in one year.
Be Right There and Tonight The Moon both dip into numerous genres; from dance-trance to plaintive folk, but always with a stylistic consistency that maintains the artist's identity. Both records are genuine and moving pieces of work, utilizing an undeniable knack for catchy hooks to explore the potential of off-beat instrumentation in the ultimate pursuit of combining the emotionally stark lyrics with a quiet-to-loud intensity that best befits them. In 2007, James will bring that sincerity he captures in the studio out into performance spaces throughout the summer, whether it be clubs or living rooms. James' motivation and passion takes his new beginning and turns it into something that can't be met with cynicism or doubt; only acceptance and passion. Favorite Books Include: Tropic of Cancer, A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius, Who Will Run The Frog Hospital, Slaughterhouse Five, High Fidelity, Quiddity, Free Stallion Favorite TV Shows Include: Twin Peaks, Veronica Mars, The Wire, Joan of Arcadia, Lost, Buffy, Arrested Development, Alf Favorite Movies Include: Fearless, Punch-Drunk Love, All The Real Girls, The New World, Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind, The Science of Sleep, Once RECORDS: Track listings available here Download Free Cover Songs Compilation By Clicking Here Download SPLIT CD By Clicking Here (featuring Stephano Ponce ) Download CLOSE CALLS SPLIT EP By Clicking Here (featuring Charlie Sullivan ) TONIGHT THE MOON ($3) 12-track James Eric compilation CD includes 4-page panel booklet with lyrics ACCEPTANCE ($3) (featuring Real Live Tigers on the song "Let Me In") BE RIGHT THERE ($3) WANTED ($3) (split with Kristen Sylvester ) Isolated Storms ($3) (a compilation of various instrumentals from 2000-2007) Cheese Alfred Pickles Spam ($3) ( Einstein's Creation Anthologee) Real Live Tigers Tribute Record ($5) (purchase the record through Toby Foster by clicking on the artwork) COMING SOON: Redbear / Rubber Dharma / James Eric (split released in late Jaunary 2008 ?) Fire Island, AK / James Eric (split released in February 2008) The Magnetic Fields Tribute Record (message me if you want to be on this!) - Feb 14th, 2008 Houses in the Mountains (March 2008 new full length) If We Were Our Futures (Alanis Morrissette Tribute Record - May 2008) |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 6/10/2005Band Website: jameseric.net Band Members: James Eric - I play anything I can get my paws on
Influences: redbear , super famicom , real live tigers , karrie hopper , imadethismistake , toby foster , caleb jehl , kristen sylvester , dustin and the furniture , a drum and an open window , tinyfolk , my bicycle emergency , milly geronimo , nice and friendly , doby watson , cains and abels , shalloboi , fire island ak , for the kid in the back, yes but slowly , annie palmer , emily jane powers , david israel, blanketarms, sam king , jenny is a boy, angel katz , wabash, ben laatsch, the awful truth jeff tweedy, saul williams (for fucks sake!), the arcade fire, bob dylan, neil young, neutral milk hotel, daniel johnston, tom waits, the magnetic fields, will oldham, brian wilson, ani difranco, brian eno, bjork, jeff buckley, fiona apple, remy zero, beck, the twilight singers, the afghan whigs, rjd2, the frames, harry nilsson, matthew sweet, the secret machines, the frames, cat stevens, saul williams, radiohead, elliott smith, postal service, low, nick drake, the shins, atmosphere, rufus wainwright, ryan adams, the police, otis redding, james taylor, miles davis, depeche mode, the cure, velvet underground, wilco, david bowie, sam beam, badly drawn boy, bright eyes, travis, nick cave, rachael yamagata, modest mouse, the flaming lips, the decemberists, snow patrol, damien rice, aimee mann, mos def, elo, feist, broken social scene, the stones, van morrison, okkervil river, jolie holland, red house painters, johnny cash, nine inch nails, sage francis, low, neil young, the sundays, shelley short, the cure, fiona apple, the pixies, explosions in the sky, bad religion, leonard cohen, nick drake, the replacements, john coltrane, sparklehorse, sonic youth, death cab for cutie, mark lanegan, the shins, modest mouse, radiohead, the jayhawks, pj harvey, fountains of wayne, pavement, sigur ros, my bloody valentine, the clash, morrissey, television, patty smith, miles davis, hank thompson, aesop rock, outkast, smashing pumpkins, nirvana, clem snide, peaches, sebadoh, mazzy star, juliana hatfield, counting crows, ben folds, buffalo tom, pavement, placebo, eels, old liz phair, e.s.t, paul winter, smoking popes, public enemy, jars of clay, godspeed you black emperor, dj shadow, postal service, the beatles, old folk-roots compilations, punk-folk movies fish (and all aquatic life particularly dolphins and stingrays) shows (DIY events) letters /pictures /phone conversations jesus water Sounds Like: a hopeful shrub that's regrowing its branches or an unconventionally sexy stingray slowly gliding along Record Label: Grey Noise Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Alternative / Pop / Indie) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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ATTN: Musicians Who Can Record & Love The Magnetic Fields! |
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| So are you a recording musician who likes The Magnetic Fields?!?! I want you to contribute to the DIY Magnetic Fields tribute record I'm putting together. So far, my friends Tinyfolk and Redbear. hav... Posted by James Eric on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:54:00 PST |
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SPLIT CD with Charlie Sullivan! |
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| Download CLOSE CALLS SPLIT EPBy Clicking Here(featuring Charlie Sullivan)... Posted by James Eric on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:43:00 PST |
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Winter Poems Volume One |
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| I said to myself "The first morning I wake up, and see snow on the ground, is when I will post up new poems." Today is that day. I always welcome the cold with open arms because that's when I write ... Posted by James Eric on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:31:00 PST |
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HUGE CD SALE (Everything is only $3) |
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| James Eric - Tonight The Moon A 12-track "best of" compilation featuring "Purple Heart, Emma Lee, More Than We Thought" and much more. Includes 4-panel cover art with lyrics. James Eric - Acceptance... Posted by James Eric on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:57:00 PST |
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Live Show At The Castaway Collective From Last Night! |
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| http://www.jameslaczkowski.com/LiveAtTheCastaway.zip1. More Than We Thought 2. Emma Lee3. Inside 4. Learn To Hold On (new)5. Someday6. Daddy Don't Cry... Posted by James Eric on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:50:00 PST |
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Photos From Last Night’s Show |
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| featuring Steph Davies and Matt Davies... Posted by James Eric on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:57:00 PST |
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Free Covers CD By Yours Truly Available For Download! |
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| http://www.jameslaczkowski.com/TheJailOfYourArms.zipHi everybody! Click on the link above for I've compiled a free 12-track compilation of cover songs from some of my favorite songwriters. These son... Posted by James Eric on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:35:00 PST |
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Release Info (updated November 19 2007) |
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| ReleasesReal Live Tigers Tribute Record (w/ Redbear, Jenny Is A Boy, Tinyfolk, Toby Foster - November 2007)Stephano Ponce / James Eric (split released in late December)Charles Sullivan / James Eric ... Posted by James Eric on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:50:00 PST |
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House of Grey Noise Photos 10/26 |
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| starring Make Believe Bombs For Make Believe Wars... Stephano Ponce... State Champion... and Woody Hart! ... Posted by James Eric on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:41:00 PST |
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House Of Grey Noise - Show 1 (September 2007) |
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| Super-special thanks to EVERYONE that showed up last night to make my first house show at the Grey Noise apartment a tremendous success. Next time, I will make sure to have more pillows for everyone ... Posted by James Eric on Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:39:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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House Of Grey Noise, Juno, The Magnetic Fields, Dan, dan, saul williams, Collin, redbear., super famicom, dustin and the furniture, Toby Foster, Kristen Sylvester, Real Live Tigers, kimya dawson, Harry Nilsson, Jeff Tweedy, Tom Waits, Remy Zero, Neil Young, porches, Einstein's Creation, The Castaway Collective, the radish patch, Angelo Badalamenti, Amber Tamblyn, We Heart Arts, Rosie Thomas, boy., lcd soundsystem, Stella, WRITE BLOODY, fire island, AK, CocoRosie, Shelley Short, Milly Geronimo, The Mighty Boosh, jess, WeNevaStop Records, jd debski, Ceci [impaciente y perezosa y desordenada], nehedar, jacenK, Eyes For Volume, James Eric, Elissa, Charlie Sullivan, music is art, shelby sifers, Angela Romany, Stephano Ponce, Ben Laatsch, Blight, s o m e t i m e s, For The Kid In The Back (NEW SONG POSTED), A Story Told, donner, Mindi, Rubber Dharma, Natasha, Megalon’s Revenge, dustin gamble, This Is Where, erinn, Tammi
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