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Born out of VOID Records after a relocation, Happy Puppy launched in 2001, and began releasing CC albums in 2006. The label is home to Lee Rosevere's various musical indulgences, along with music made by other people, like C4, Jason Kaneshiro, Monopole, Logan Whitehurst (rip) and many others.
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happypuppyrecords on 02/11/2012 at 09:06PM
The Simple Carnival
Being a lover of smart pop writers like like Todd Rundgren, Andy Partridge of XTC, Harry Nilsson, Brian Wilson, The Beatles, etc..it's not surprising why I like the music of The Simple Carnival.
It's undeniable the one-man band of Jeff Boller is influenced by those very same artists, not merely in songwriting style, but also in the creative production process as well; constantly innovating and challenging themselves for the higest quality. Even in the day of vanity-projects galore, he brings the standard of home-recording to a whole new level.
For instance, no sound on any Simple Carnival song is made via midi - when Jeff wanted a marimba and couldn't find a used one for sale, he built one instead.
That kind of dedication crosses over into his songwriting, which seems to come effortlessly to him; every song different and instantly catchy, even at his most experimental.
Always learning and wanting to share, he also runs the Songs and Sonics blog, interviewing other artists about their music and sharing recording tips and tricks.
His latest project is a "Smitten 3-D" album - a 3-D video is being made from scratch for each song on his forthcoming album. Currently he's just completed video #2 for the song "Everything That Grownups Know", which took 5 months:
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happypuppyrecords on 01/29/2012 at 11:21AM
Music inspired by the writings of Asimov
In possibly his most nerdy move yet, Lee Rosevere's latest project is music inspired by the writing of Isaac Asimov, known for his many science-fiction stories.
This project kinda makes sense, given that Lee's previous works (like the three installments of the Light Years albums I, II and III) have been likened to unofficial scores for non-existent sci-fi movies. It isn't essential to be familiar with the Asimov stories the songs are named after, but it does enhance the listening experience.
The album is available now on FMA (also available in lossless FLAC with extra goodies), and here is the first 'single' "The Machine That Won The War", sync'd to an edited version of the film "Le Voyage Dans La Lune" by George Melies (1902, public domain via archive.org).
