brice woodall

Here is a screenshot from the “Sea of Knives” video directed by Trevor Bittinger.

The year is coming to a close and what a great year in music it was for the BW camp. “Id Escaped” is continuing to get great reviews like this one from www.thedadada.com-
“The ‘Id Escaped’ EP is a very impressive collection of 6 songs that touch on identity & aspirations, guilt, self-doubt, and paranoia. The music mixes elements of post-rock, electronic, and ambient, and Brice sounds like a psychedelic version of Gary Numan.” You can purchase the 7″ vinyl and free download codes from insound.com http://www.insound.com/Id-Escaped-7inch-Brice-Woodall/P/INS96864/

The first video from “Id Escaped” will be out in January. Trevor Bittinger is directing “Sea of Knives” and you might recognize his name because he also performed on the record. We’re keeping it in house people. The video is shaping up to be a real psychedelic Great Escape. We can’t wait for it to be out!

And there is one more bit o’ news for you. On January 20, 2012 the 4 song cassette “Some Odd Years” will be released at Ace Bar here in Chicago. It will be FREE! Before you can get your hands on it, you can stream it here-
Some Odd Years (cassette ep) by Brice Woodall
Believe it or not, it’s already gotten a mention and a description on brightersounds.tumblr.com-
“Brice Woodall released a new EP made partially on a cassette 4 track and partially on a computer. It features a lot of the key elements found on his earlier release, Id Escaped, but combined with a lo-fi aesthetic giving it a nice blend of sounds. Brice released it with this note:
‘These songs were recorded using a 1994 Yamaha cassette 4 track and then dumped into a computer for editing and for the addition of more textures.’
Definitely worth giving a listen although it won’t be available for purchase until next year, it seems.”

Happy New Year!!! Thank you for all of your support. We look forward to giving you more music to listen to.
peace,
bricewoodall.com

I used to LOVE recording on my 1994 Yamaha cassette 4 track recorder. It was my favorite way to demo songs and really figure out my arrangements. Bouncing, I wasn’t too into so I would usually max out on the 4 tracks, sometimes recording more than one instrument (like a vocal and hand percussion) to one assigned track. Blah blah. Here are some demos from around 2007/2008. Enjoy.
***The next round of 2011 demos will be a hybrid of 4 track and GarageBand(Mac’s recording software). Get ready for some more white noise and hissss!! ***
2007/2008 4 track cassette demos by Brice Woodall

So far we’re 4 for 4. Here are some of the blogs that have mentioned ‘Id Escaped’ nicely. Thank you so much for taking the time bloggers! It means sooo much to us.
In chronological order-
From indieball.com-
http://www.indieball.com/2011/08/17/brice-woodall/
From believeinsound.wordpress.com-
http://believeinsound.wordpress.com/2011/09/29/suburbsandskyscrapers/
From blahblahblahscience.com-
http://blahblahblahscience.com/track-reviews/brice-woodall-sea-of-knives
From sirensofdecay.com-
http://sirensofdecay.com/post/11359973170/bricewoodallbelieve

Thanks to MJ and the crew at the station for all of the hard work and of course a huge thank you goes to my band Wade Work and Sasha Geffen for their great performance.

Here is the podcast of our performance and interview on www.fearlessradio.com. Download it!
http://fearlessradio.com/index.php/component/k2/item/2014-brice-woodall.html

http://soundcloud.com/bricewoodall/cut-off-the-legs/
‘Cut Off the Legs’ (just click the down arrow button). This is from my latest EP ‘Id Escaped’. You can buy the whole thing here if you want- http://bricewoodall.bandcamp.com Enjoy!!

Having studied psychology at one time, I love the title of Brice Woodall’s latest, Id Escaped, released this past July. Currently Chicago-based, but hailing from North Virginia, Woodall, in collaboration with Trevor Bittinger and Mark Lewis, has crafted an EP that is a melodic amalgamation of the heart of both of these places. It’s rockin’, it’s groovy, it’s delicate, it’s driven, it’s polite, it’s in your face; it’s all of these things, all of the time. Like the Id, the album feels instinctual, impulse-driven, yet at times reigned back in by other forces.
Id Escaped is a top release for me from the first half of this year. To hear why, listen to “Cut Off the Legs” below, the rockiest track on the album. The opening guitar, which drills still further, is, quite simply put, bad-ass. The drumwork is punctuated and spacious, creating a turbulent sea of rhythms pushing the song where it needs to be at any given time. Contrast this with the mellower, synth-heavy “Someone Is Sleeping,” which eerily builds in intensity, synth winding, tempo slinking stealthily by, drums shouting ominous phrases. It’s like walking through an apocalyptic wasteland, with a glimmer of hope in the distance. Don’t stop here; be sure to download the entire album or, for any record-lovers, add the 7″ vinyl to your collection.
posted by Leigh at indieball.com
If you want to read the real article click here http://www.indieball.com/2011/08/17/brice-woodall/

drawing by MSW

Well, we’re booking midwest dates now and we’re going to be starting the tour live on the radio. We’ll be playing a 2 hour set on KFAI Minneapolis/St. Paul (90.3, 106.7) on Sept. 21st! It’s on the Live from Studio 5 program which runs from 10pm to 12am.
http://www.kfai.org/livefromstudio5
And of course it’s all in support of the new record.

Click here to buy Brice Woodall “Id Escaped” 7″ vinyl at Insound!

Hello friends and lovers of democracy. Let’s make a list…
1. I will be playing @ the Abbey Pub here in Chicago on Friday July 15, 2011 at 8:30pm. Accompanied by Dan Wagner from Sequoia.
2. The new vinyl arrived. You can either buy it at the show or head over to insound.com and get it there. It comes with the 6 song downloads too! http://www.insound.com/Id-Escaped-7inch-Brice-Woodall/P/INS96864/
3. My song “Small Victories” is part of the latest Chicago Mixtape [022]. Please sign up to get these every week and get hip to the most rad Chicago artists and where they’re playing
http://www.chicagomixtape.com/