The Challenger EP is a companion of sorts to Sole and the Skyrider Band's critically acclaimed Hello Cruel World. Named after the 1980s Space Shuttle disaster, the title is also a representation of it's tone and sound, leaning more toward the experimental leanings of their past recordings. The band is complimented for the first time with female vocals provided by Carla Bozulich (Evangelista/Constellation Records) and Alexandrah of Solillaquists of Sound.
In the wake of Black Friday I am announcing the "BLACK HOLE HOLIDAY SALE" where most sole cds will be available for $5 for the month of December. Most people don't know it, but our solar system is actually inside of a black hole. Anyway I'm looking to liquidate the remaining stockpile of my physical product, and I'm pretty close. Feel free to give the gift of sole for this Christmas or treat yourself to some of my fine offerings! All orders recieved by Dec 15th are guaranteed to arrive by Christmas. I've also got new digital gift certificates, ie; solebucks:
wow. so far this tour has been nothing short of incredible even though im doing a solo tour, these are some of the best responses i've ever had. come out! playing lots of new stuff, lots of old stuff. good times.
Monday November 7 : CH – Zürich tbc
Wednesday November 9 : G – Frankfurt / IVI
Thursday November 10 : CZ – Praha / 007 Club
Monday November 14 : DE – Berlin / Comet club tbc
Tuesday November 15 : DE – Hamburg / Hafenklang
Wednesday November 16 : SW - Lund tbc
Friday November 18 : DK – Copenhagen / Stengate
Tuesday November 22 : DE – Leipzig / Zoro
Wednesday November 23 : DE – Münich / Feierwerk
Friday November 25 : NL - The Hague (
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Download for free or with donation on bandcamp or direct download here
Dispatches From The American Fall
A 23 track mixtape of songs about economic issues covering 10 years of my career. Featuring tracks with, Sollillaquists of Sound, Lil B, Astronautalis, Pictureplane, Odd Nosdam, B. Dolan, Mac Lethal, Buddy Peace, Time, Jared Paul, and the pedestrian. Although the movement has already been dubbed “The American Autumn,” its “The Fall” that I’ve been documenting. Despite what “economists, lobbyists, and experts” have been telling us over the past 20 years the project of “American empire” could only end like all other empires in history… in Collapse.
Like the Folk aesthetic of protest songs that have inspired this work, this music serves as discourse, diatribe & documentation. For the first time in history, we have a global civilization… Corn in the Midwest being used for Ethanol effects the price of tortillas in Bolivia… A border dispute in the Middle East can bring down the World Trade Center… A mortgage bubble bursting in Phoenix can bring down the economy of Greece… And this is only the beginning.
For the first time in my life I’m watching a generation which has largely been written off as “lost” stand up and demand to have its best interests represented in the halls of the capitol. Who knew that our project of spreading democracy in the middle east would have thereverse colonizing effect? The actions in Egypt, Tunisia, & Libya serve as lessons to us all, hopefully we won’t have to call in China for air support.
I've been talking this shit for a decade. I felt it would be fitting to compile all the songs I made that touch on economic issues and throw em together for a free download. Here they are.
This is a free download with an option to make a donation. A few of the beats on here I do not make any claim to copyright ownership of, so for legal purposes, any $ that is given is for the labour I have put in, not the music itself.
I'll be hopping over the pond and doing a few solo engagements in support of my new album w/ Skyrider "Hello Cruel World." If you are a promoter in europe and don't see your city on this list... hit me up and I'll be there. Spread the word!
Friday November 4 : FR – Paris Petit Bain
Saturday November 5 : FR – Bourgoin Jallieu / Abattoirs
Sunday November 6 : CH – Neuchâtel / Queen Kong Club
