"Slip Away" music video

I put together a music video for the closing track on The First Book of Electricity. Check it out!

some press

Weird Canada just gave Looper Pedal Blues a nice lil' write-up. Thanks, guys!

Looper Pedal Blues also debuted at #2 on CJSW's overall charts this week. Percolator Glitch debuted at #11; both albums also debuted at #1 and #2 on the experimental chart.

These tapes are still hot off the press, shoot me an e-mail or head to bandcamp if you're wanting one! If you're in Calgary, they're also available at Sloth Records and Hotwax.

-df

Looper Pedal Blues & Percolator Glitch - out now!

Well, after a delay caused by delivery truck accidents, fire, and general mayhem somewhere on the road in Northern Ontario, the cassette versions of Looper Pedal Blues and Percolator Glitch are out now!

They're $5 each, plus shipping. If you want to mailorder one, shoot me an e-mail (d . friesen at hotmail dot com) and we'll work out the shipping details/paypal/etc. If you're in Calgary, swing by Sloth Records where I'll be keeping them stocked. They'll also be at Hotwax soon.

All releases are available for streaming/download here.

The First Book of Electricity is still available at Sloth, Hotwax, and directly through me, although I have less than fifteen copies left.

UPCOMING SHOWS

Hey - go check out the new releases one post down, and then come to these upcoming shows!

August 31st - at Broken City, w/Seizure Salad and The Folsoms
September 12th - at Undermountain, w/Stalwart Sons, Faux Fur and Sans AIDS (All ages)
September 17th - at the Palomino, w/peAks and Drawn Ship

I should have copies of my new tapes ready for the September shows.

edit - I was just informed this morning that the UPS truck delivering my tapes was in an accident and err, ignited - needless to say the replacement tapes will be delayed. bummer!

further edit on Sept 20th -- still no sign of the replacement tapes, hoping they'll be here soon.

New Releases in September - Looper Pedal Blues and Percolator Glitch

Hey all - I've wrapped up work a couple of new releases. They'll both be out on cassette tape in late September. In the meantime, I've uploaded them both to Bandcamp for your streaming/downloading perusal. You can also pre-order the tapes there, or just shoot me an e-mail and we'll figure something out.

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I've also started playing shows -- I opened for Extra Happy Ghost at the Area earlier this month (Aug 12th), and played at Weeds on July 13th. I don't have any more shows scheduled right this minute, but I'm hoping to set some up in the Fall (incl. a proper release show), so keep yr eyes peeled.

The First Book of Electricity - available now

My debut release, The First Book of Electricity, has been available since January. I pressed sixty copies of it on cassette tape, and you can nab one of 'em by e-mailing me ( freezeyx at hotmail dot com ) - they're $5 plus shipping, and I've got about twenty left. You can also stream the album for free at bandcamp, or do a pay-what-you-want digital download if you're feeling generous.

Thanks!

"Fast Forward Weekly scribe, CJSW DJ and Sloth Records curmudgeon Devin Friesen puts his money where his mouth is with the release of his solo debut as Bitter Fictions. The First Book of Electricity strains the constraints of its c40 packaging with classic ’90s-style noise rock from the Touch and Go/Quarterstick axis. Stalwart Son Kevin Stebner jumps behind the drums for a few numbers, and Friesen surprises with actual singing. Feedback-laced fun from start to finish, yet not for the faint of heart." - Jesse Locke, FFWD Weekly

" [...] this is Devin's first solo outing and it's really really good. Like, great even. Catchy '90s drenched guitar abuse in the vein of Trumans Water or Pavement complete with era-perfect ennui'd vocals (no idea Devin could sing) with warm, lush bedroom drones sandwiched between. Lots of cool guitar textures here that play out over a couple of listens." - Kevin Boyer, Sloth Records

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Shows will hopefully occur in Calgary this summer. Demoing new material as you're reading this - hoping to put out something else later this year.

-DF