Latest News from Mayday Records
26.Jun.2010 The Spring 2010 issue of the Rice Radio Folio has a nice interview with IMR, and we are happy to share it with you here. Yes, just go here. That's here. Riiiiight here. Excellent. We hope you enjoy reading it, we think it's quite good.
12.Apr.2009 A good sized crowd took in the sounds as IMR got going on the main stage late/mid-afternoon at the KTRU Outdoor Show yesterday. There were no major technical hickups and everything flowed smoothly. All in all, a very satisfying 30 minute set. New songs were debuted, and a reprise of Hunt (performed back in Dec. 07) was included along with some spacey jams. We'll try to get some photos up soon.
Were you there? Did you see IMR? If not, did you listen as the event was broadcast live on KTRU? We got lots of good feedback from the aud, with only the low volume of the PA being an issue. I expect next show should contain an appropriate ear-splitting number of decibels. When will that be? Hmmm... don't know yet, but, as always, check back often.
BTW, the organizers and volunteers did a great job of, well, organizing and keeping the show going. Hats off to them. And I would encourage folks to listen to KTRU!
30.Mar.2009 Here at Mayday Records, we like rice. We also like radio. So, natch, we really like Rice Radio (KTRU 91.7 FM in Houston). Thus we were especially honored when Rice Radio asked Infant Mortality Rate to play the KTRU Outdoor Show this year! And its free, huzzah! Go to the Rice University campus on Saturday, April 11, to see IMR live on stage. IMR is scheduled to be in the middle of the pack, going on around 2:15 PM. There will be a number of other bands, too, so bring a blanket, hang around a while, and enjoy the tunes (and record sale, and merch, and food, and drink!).
27.Dec.2008: We have a new release from Mayday Records -- so pop the cork and down the hatch with that champaign (oh wait, that's for New years Eve). Anywho, Rare Hungry Birds burned their hit single "Voting Booth 2.1" to a mini-CDR to give away to those who saw and experienced their installations Voting Booth 2.1 and 2.2. From a limited run of 50, they are now offering the remaining copies to you, gentle internet browsers, for a very modest sum. See our catalog page for more info. And happy almost new year!
24.Oct to 3.Nov.2008: Our fine feathered friends Rare Hungry Birds are taking their neato art piece, Voting Booth 2.1, on a mini-tour of some of Houston's progressive hot spots. We really hope you can make it to one of these events to view it, listen to it, and talk to the nice RHB staff about it. And if you can't be there, please send RHB your good thoughts and hopes for a fair, honest, and problem-flee evection.
Here's the schedule so far:
-> 24.Oct, 1 PM onward at KPFT, with live appearance on their "Living Art" program
-> 26.Oct, 4:30 PM to 6 PM, Rice U. campus near Valhalla
-> 30.Oct, 7 PM onward at KPFT, with an appearance on their "Progressive Forum" program
-> 2.Nov, 2 to 4 PM, Vinal Edge Records, 13171 Veterans Memorial Drive
-> 3.Nov, evening, Aerosol Warfare, 2110 Jefferson at Hutchins
-> possible other places and dates TBA, so check back often
And Rare Hungry Birds want me to remind you to get out and vote!
27.June.2008: Added individual pages for each artist we represent! And it's about time, huh. Also did some minor html spiffing up kinda stuff.
18.May.2008: Mayday Records is proud to announce the addition of another band to our label! They are called Rare Hungry Birds and hail from the treetops of Houston Heights. Like all rare species, they may be difficult to find, but we'll be sure to announce all of their upcoming releases and events here, so fear not. More info on our Artists page.
02.Feb.2008: Mayday Records finally has a snail-mail address! Yes, you can now put pencil to paper and write unsolicited letters to us. Ready? It's P.O. Box 70611, Houston, TX 77270. We check the box regularly, honest.
15.Dec.2007: See Infant Mortality Rate live at Super Happy Fun Land! First time in over a year! IMR will be playing 2nd after Mr. Obliviated and before the Delta Block and Sad Pygmy. Come out and enjoy one of the last shows at this venue before they get torn down and have to move somewhere else.
4.Nov.2007: Updated the Artists page with up-to-date info on IMR, and also updated the Links page.
4.Dec.2006: Finally put up some photos of the 24-Nov-06 show, so go to this secret link and see what you missed! There was a good sized crowd this time to see some great bands, so many freaky thanks to Aeron for putting on this show.
24.Nov.2006: It's the Friday after Thanksgiving, so come waddle over to Super Happy Fun Land for the 'Abstration002' showcase of noise and get aurally assaulted by Kai/ros, Mugwumps, Infant Mortality Rate, Bully Pulpit, Chiasma, BRR, and Wasp & Pear. Yup, IMR makes it's second live outing of the year. This is a promotional show for the upcoming Abstration002 CD compilation on the Molecular Reconstruction Network label. I don't know if IMR is on the CD or not, but if not that one, then the next one fur shur.
21,22,24,28,29.Jul.2006: Five chances are all you get to see the first American expressionist play The Adding Machine, written in 1923 by Elmer Rice. It's a play about hopelessness and despair. About being nothing. Going nowhere. What did you expect from Houston? Yours truly will be in the band, playing theremin and adding dissonance and disruption throughout. Oh, I live for that. Come out and see it, y'all! Here's a link to the myspace site for the play.
17.May.2006: Thanks to all who showed up for the Mother's Day show at Super Happy Fun Land on Sunday. The only thing rarer than a live IMR gig is the number of people who witness it. Anyway, we all had fun. The dynamic duo that is price taggery opened the night with meditative electronics punctuated by blasts of throbbing intensity. It was very sonic and very well received. Thanks guys! IMR was up next, playing theremin, photo oscillator, the AN-15 sequence synthesizer, one tape, one sampler, and two circuit bent clock-radios. The Mayday Records marketing department has decisively concluded, through extensive in-depth interviews of audience members coupled with linear regression analysis, that it was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Lastly, percussionist extraordinaire Stephen Flinn took (a corner of) the stage and wowed us with his highly skilled and creative performance. He was quite mesmerizing, using a variety of techniques on a variety of commercial and homemade instruments to create some fascinating acoustic audio textures, while weaving it all into a cohesive whole. Stephen has a life-long dedication to his craft, and it really shows. Some secret photos from the show can be found here.
14.May.2006: It's Mother's Day, so get ready for a motherfukker of a show: Infant Mortality Rate will be playing live at Super Happy Fun Land! First live outing since January '05. IMR will be opening for San Franciscan improv purcussionist Stephen Flinn, so get ready to freak out, cats and chicks.
05.Feb.2006: Finally found those Puer Æternis reviews from last century. Typed em up just for you.
30.Dec.2005: Have linked some song titles to mp3 files for your listening playzjure.
Nov.2005: This web site is here, have a cigar! Thanks to my great friend Mary Ann for birthing this infant endeavor and slapping it on the butt. Now that it's home from the birthing ward, it's time for some "hard love" parenting from yours truly. Bwa-ha-ha-ha!
Sep.2005: Mayday Records is proud to announce the release of Infant Mortality Rate's latest CDR Radio-Electronics. All sounds on this disc originate from old clock-radios that IMR has personally and uniquely modified. These alterations have brought forth torturous sounding howls, screeches from an electonic hell, and whimpers of analog sorrow. The thirteen songs reveal a cut-n-paste collage of circuitry in its death-throws. The captive appliances, whose only desire was to serve their owners by waking them from a peaceful slumber, are never to be released from their eternal, yet oddly blissful, electronic damnation.
1928: The invention of sliced bread.
13.7 billion years ago: The fucking Universe was created. Like, wow man.
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