December 20, 2008
With The Jigsaw Seen well on their way to becoming the Manheim
Steamroller of indie rock, their 2004 reissue of "God Rest Ye Merry,
Gentlemen" recently reached number 12 on Amazon's "most popular items
in Rock" Alternative Music sales chart. The top 11 included albums by
Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, R.E.M., Elliott Smith, Ben Folds Five and others.
To purchase "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" at Amazon, click here.
December 18, 2008
USA Today recently proclaimed The Jigsaw Seen's new x-mas single
"Candy Cane" "a holiday pop gem from an unjustly overlooked L.A.
band."
To download "Candy Cane" at iTunes, click here.
Interview with David Cohen in The Guardian
December 6, 2008
The Jigsaw Seen's version of "30 Century Man" was recently
mentioned by Futurama producer David Cohen in an interview with the UK newspaper
The Guardian.
To read interview, click here
"What About Christmas?" Top 20!
November 17, 2008
The Jigsaw Seen was recently informed by the producer of the internet
radio channel "The Sounds Of Christmas" that their 2006 holiday
recording "What About Christmas?" was among the channel's top 20
requests this week, out of tens of thousands of requests for thousands of
Christmas songs.
To listen to "The Sounds Of Christmas", click here.
Rarities collection available at iTunes!
October 28, 2008
"The Jigsaw Seen For The Discriminating Completist", the new
collection of rarities and previously unreleased tracks, including versions of
"30 Century Man", "My Name Is Tom", Jim Is The Devil",
"Baby Elephant Walk" and 9 others, is now available at iTunes.
To download at iTunes, click here.
"My Name Is Tom" reviewed in Greece!
September 29, 2008
The Jigsaw Seen's 2006 reissue of "My Name Is Tom" was recently
reviewed by Spiros Pelekis in the Greek fanzine Rumble Skunk. Below is an
excerpt from the review:
"...They gigged around L.A., attracting the attention of the New
Jersey-based Skyclad Records, which released their amazing debut album,
“Shortcut Through Clown Alley”, in 1990. This was followed by a five-song
M.LP, “My Name Is Tom”, in 1991. This M.LP reissued by their own label
Vibro-Phonic Rec., for the first time on CD, in a great digi-pack-sleeve and
includes those five tracks: “Warehouse The Wicked”, “Black Aggie”,
“Persephone Again”, “The Daily Planet” (a fabulous cover of Love’s
psych-masterpiece), and “My Name Is Tom”! You can find also some unreleased
material like the killer instrumental “Murder At The Luau” (full of tremolo
and fuzz guitars), “I’m So Happy Today”, “Off Track”, a cover of
“The Best Is Yet To Come” (Coleman/Leigh), plus “Eight Lancashire Lads”,
which originally appeared on the LP compilation “Son Of A Witch”. Incredible
melodies, dreamy lyrics & Baroque atmosphere with lots of 6 and 12-string
acoustic-electric guitars, as well fuzz-guitars here and there, strong
bass-lines, up-drum-beat rhythms packed with mellotron, piano, tablas,
percussion, mandola, clave, and of course the coolest-Baroque vocals of Dennis
Davison with his permanent-personal trademark made this CD an awesome ethereal
psychedelic-pop release!!! "
New holiday single available Oct. 28!
September 22, 2008
"Candy Cane", the new x-mas single by The Jigsaw Seen, will be
available to download at iTunes on October 28. This release will be followed by
the rarities collection "The Jigsaw Seen For The Discriminating
Completist" and the band's new album "Bananas Foster".
September 8, 2008
The Jigsaw Seen have posted 3 previously unreleased songs from their
forthcoming compilation "The Jigsaw Seen For The Discriminating
Completist" to their myspace page.
To listen to the fuzz version of "The Best Is Yet To Come", the karaoke mix of "30 Century Man" and an early version of "We Women", click here.
"Discriminating Completist" track listing
August
23, 2008
After
3 sessions with mastering engineer Dave Schultz at Digiprep in Los Angeles, The
Jigsaw Seen have decided on a final track listing for their forthcoming
rarities collection “The Jigsaw Seen For The Discriminating Completist”. 4
of the songs are previously unreleased and 5 have only been released on vinyl.
This album will be available for digital download this autumn at iTunes.
01.
The Best Is Yet To Come (fuzz version)
previously
unreleased version, recorded 1992
02.
Jim Is The Devil (single version)
Get
Hip single a-side, released 1989
03.
My Name Is Tom (Nuggets edit)
from
the Rhino box set “Children Of Nuggets”, released 2005
04.
We Women (early version)
previously
unreleased version, recorded 1993
05.
Baby Elephant Walk (Del-Fi version)
from
the Del-Fi album “Shots In The Dark”, released 1996
06.
Melody Fair (single edit)
from
the Eggbert EP “Melody Four”, released 1994
07.
When You're Pretty (single version)
Vibro-phonic
single b-side, released 1996
08.
Whore Kiss (single version)
Vibro-phonic
single a-side, released 1998
09.
Can Andy Come Out And Play? (1998 version)
previously
unreleased version, recorded 1998
10.
Celebrity Interview (single version)
Vibro-phonic
single a-side, released 1999
11.
Another Predictable Song (single version)
Vibro-phonic
single b-side, released 1999
12.
Luci Baines (Del-Fi version)
from
the Del-Fi album “Delphonic Sounds Today”, released 1999
13.
30 Century Man (karaoke mix)
previously
unreleased mix, recor
"30 Century Man" (cover version) video
August 20, 2008
Jason Breslin, a 20 year old college student in Huntington, West Virginia has
captured himself performing The Jigsaw Seen's version of
"30 Century Man" and posted the video on Youtube.
To view this outstanding performance, click here.
July 20, 2008
The Jigsaw Seen are happy to announce the upcoming release of 2 new
albums.
The first, "Bananas Foster", is the band's long-awaited new collection
of art-pop consisting of 11 songs including "David Hart's Name Of
Song" which the band originally performed in the cult classic documentary
"Public Access Hollywood". Jonathan Lea, inspired by "The White
Album", "Goat's Head Soup" and "The Velvet Underground &
Nico", has designed an elaborate package for the album featuring
commissioned paintings by Mark Longo and prog art specialist Tony Velasquez.
After months of mixing, the album was mastered last week by Dave Schultz at
Digiprep in Los Angeles.
Vibro-phonic is currently arranging worldwide distribution and will announce a
release date soon.
The second album, "The Jigsaw Seen For The Discriminating
Completist" is a download only release featuring 10 rare tracks (including
the band's debut single "Jim Is The Devil") and 2 previously
unreleased tracks. This release will be available at iTunes this autumn.
"30 Century Man" video on You Tube!
July 7, 2008
David July has created a video for "30 Century Man" using Futurama
footage.
To watch video at You Tube, click here.
"Baby Elephant Walk" video on You Tube!
May 31, 2008
An Australian video director named Aldofz has created a music video for The
Jigsaw Seen's version of "Baby Elephant Walk" and posted it on You
Tube. The clip looks fantastic, with a Pink Floyd meets National Geographic
quality that the band is extremely impressed with.
To watch video at You Tube, click here.
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"Persephone Again" live at the BBC
March 15, 2008
The Jigsaw Seen have posted an acoustic version of "Persephone
Again" recorded live at the BBC.
To download track, click here.
"Fiddlesticks" live at the BBC
March 03, 2008
The Jigsaw Seen have posted an acoustic version of
"Fiddlesticks" recorded live at the BBC.
To download track, click here.
February 02, 2008
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