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January 1, 2006

Interview in Hardchord Magazine

Carl Davenport, my best friend and former bandmate, has been interviewed in the recent issue of Hardchord Magazine. You can pick it up for free at most indie record stores, or you can read the entire article at our website by clicking this link. You all should read it.

Hope everyone had a happy new year’s celebration. I watched Brian Wilson and his band perform Pet Sounds on PBS. Tremendous. I wept during “Caroline, No.”

—Girth

Posted by Girth McDürchstein on January 1, 2006 10:58 PM
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January 5, 2006

RECORDING

HAY CATS WHATS UP

I GOTTA GIVE YOU THE HAPS ON THE CURRENT SHIZZY (THIS IS HOW WE’RE TALKING IN THE STUDIO ITS SO FUNNY WE KEEP CRACKIN UP!)

WE SPENT THE WHOLE WEEK (SO FAR, WE STILL GOT ANOTHER DAY DUH) JUST JAMMIN AND WORKIN SHIT OUT. GIRTH WHROTE THSI WHOLE NEW ALBUM CALLED “THE RETURN,” AND ITS GONNA BE SO FUCKIN AWSOME BECAUSE GIRTH IS SO FUCKIN AWSOME.

SO HERES WHAT ITS ABOUT:

GIRTH LEFT HIS WIFE (SUNG BY MARGO) AT THE ALTER, AND GOES BACK TO HIS EHOMWTOWN IN IOWA, TO FIND HIS OLG GIRLFRIEND, KELLY ROBBINS (SUNG BY ANNA LEXINTON FROM “THE HEDGE” MOEVIE). SHE DOESN’;TWANT HIM SHESA LREADY ENGAGE,S SO HE GOES TO HIS FRIEND CARL (SUNG BY ME NO WAY) FOR HELP TO GET HER BACK. KELLY’S GONNA MERRY WALTER (JAM OR GIRTH WILL SING IT), AND NOW GIRTH WANTS TO SOTP IT, SO HE WRITES A SONG TO STOP IT, AND HE FUCKS UP AND SHE GOES TO MERRY HIM BUT THEN CHANGES HER MIND AT THE LAST MINUTE BUT NOW ITS TOO LATE CUZ GIRTH IS GONE BACK TO LA WITH HIS WIFE MARGO. OH MAN ITS A SAD END BUT ITS SO FUCKEN AWSOME

ALL THE MUSIC AND SHIT SI SO GOOD. WE’VE BEEN REHEARSIN AND JAMMIN ON SOLOS AND SHIT, JUST FIGURIN THE ARR AND STUFF.

FOR REAL, THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM EVER

LITTLE RIFFS NICKY ^_^

Posted by LITTLE RIFFS NICKY on January 5, 2006 3:57 PM
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January 14, 2006

The Process

I plan to spend this long weekend, the first time off I’ve had since the new year, relaxing in a home I’ve rented in nearby Lake Bluff. Before I try to forget about my grueling past two weeks, I thought I’d take a moment to share with you, fans of Abysmal Crucifix and readers of this blog, the typical process by which we record our albums.

January 15, 2006

Response to Carl Davenport, Sharon Rexsmith, and Hardchord Magazine

(This post will refer extensively to an article in Hardchord Magazine that we posted on our website. Click here to read it.)

Well, it’s been a few weeks, and I’ve finally gotten around to reading Carl’s interview with Hardchord Magazine. I’ll tell you right now—I was not pleased.

Posted by Girth McDürchstein on January 15, 2006 11:45 PM
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January 21, 2006

Promoting Our Website

Look, we’re in an unfamiliar city. We don’t have a “street team” here, and at this time we don’t really need one. We’re not playing out at all, though we do have something special TBA to celebrate the upcoming anniversary of The Hedge; more on that soon.

But it has come to our attention that our official website has garnered very few hits since we launched it over a month ago. Come on, folks, this is our official site, not a half-assed MySpace filled with terrible web design and awful-quality streaming. This website takes a comprehensive look at everything: our extensive discography, band history, every recent review I could find, a detailed list and explanation of all the gear we used on The Hedge…

But perhaps most importantly, we have allowed you, the fans, the friends, the everyone, to glimpse at the Hedge project with unparalleled detail. Here we have an explanation of the genesis of the story (with downloads!), the complete lyrics, and—best of all—the entire double album available for download as high-quality, variable-bit MP3s. That’s right—24 songs spanning two CDs, plus the Japanese release featuring a subtly difference mix and two bonus tracks, and we’re just giving it away. And we have more in the works, including a complete, annotated events calendar detailing every single concert we’ve performed from 1995 until now.

So everybody—visit our website, and get stoked on Abysmal so that you—not us!—will rock the house at our shows promoting Girth McDürchstein’s ‘The Return’ (tentatively slated for an April release).

We hope to see some hits on our counter, so everybody give us a visit and a listen. You won’t regret it.

—Girth

Posted by Girth McDürchstein on January 21, 2006 2:12 PM
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January 29, 2006

Recording: Week in Review

Wow, has it really been over a week since our last post?

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been working on the basic tracking for our latest album, Girth McDürchstein’s ‘The Return.’ The process of Girth showing us his songs and us hashing out the arrangements, a task already imbued with impossibilities, seemed all the more difficult with this album. As it’s of a more personal nature to Girth, he finds himself refusing to budge on many of his song ideas, fragmentary though they may be.

Posted by Jam Malone on January 29, 2006 2:17 PM
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One Night Only — The Hedge, Live at the Charnel House

Hey, motherfuckers, Girth here. Just wanted to let you know that we finally got some resolution about our fourth anniversary party for The Hedge. We’ve booked a performance here in Chicago at the Charnel House, 1035 E. 67th Street. It starts at 9 p.m. sharp on February 12th, and tickets are available in advance through TicketWeb (search for “charnel house,” or browse Illinois / Hard Rock/Metal / Next 30 Days—you’ll find it!). I’d recommend buying advance tickets, because this show is going to sell out. Hope to see you all there!

Posted by Girth McDürchstein on January 29, 2006 3:09 PM
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