New shows; New music

So, after careful consideration, we have decided to release the as-yet-untitled new ninedays record in two parts...Part 1 will be released in late Jauary/early February (we have an official date in mind, but i will withhold that info until its firm) and Part 2 will follow a few months later...Each EP will have 6 songs on it and will form a pure, whole statement of where we're at musically...i'm very exicted by this idea because it allows us to a) put new music out! b) get behind semething to play more shows c) concentrate on the next batch of songs without feeling pressure to finish a whole record, and d) put new music out!

the first 6 are basically done right now...we're just mixing, mastering and creating artwork...Hopefully you all like this idea...i was stuck on the concept of the 10-12 song "ALBUM" and resisted the idea at first...but in this day and age, when everyone loads their music onto mp3 players, the idea of the album is more relevant to big business music where you're spending hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars to create and promote...when you spend that much, you need 2-3 years to re-coup the investment, and therefore you need a full album to satiate the fans and the masses for an extended length of time...we're not in that boat right now...if we can release an EP of 5-6 songs every six months, i'd be thrilled...i write alot of music and much of it never makes it past my own mp3 player...this way, we get to create without the financial and time pressure burden...so, onward we go!

We'll be playing on Januray 20 at the Boulton Center in Bay Shore, Long Island...more details will follow later, but you can go to;

www.boultoncenter.com for tix, directions and other info...

there will be a few more shows announced soon...perhaps in Maryland and NJ.

Happy Holidays!

john

that sounds really cool, can't wait... I like the 2 cd idea, avoiding the standard procedures... sounds a bit revolutionnary... you should put 2 linked titles like "children of..." and "...the revolution" lol

not really revolutionary...ryan adams did it with love is hell a few years back as im sure itd been done before him. of course, he also released two albums and a freakin double album in one year so hes just different. it is a great analysis of the current music industry trends, though. things they are a changin. cant wait for the eps.

Good idea if it means everyone gets new music without having to wait 2 years or more. When you have both CD's you will have 12 new songs anyway which is like an album.



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12-songs is a bit overwhelming at one time... i like this new idea

yay! new album. can't wait to put my order in.

USAFALL ---> you're not your



*~katie~*

*excitement*

And I'm pleased for all these shows that keep happening. Yay Americans.



~ Sofi ~

"And so tomorrow there will be another number for the one who had a name."

greatness

i'm sure you'll do great with the new EP, i know i will buy a lot of copies...

Excellent.

$15 are u high thats way too much and whats with seats!!!!

Fantastic! Now come to Indy again!



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i would prefer to get a 12 tracks cd...dunno why...looks more like an album.

but at the same time cant wait to check the new songs out.


Thx John



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"now shut up and listen to the music!" by John Hampson

hooray!



*Azure*
xxxx

I am in love with the idea of new Nine Days music in my hands every 6 months.

I am glad that it's coming out in two parts, I'd be too overwhelmed with a 12 song CD. But it would be good at the same time...It's Nine Days Music, so I'm just happy, that it's happening soon



"Never let the sun set on tomorrow before the sun rises today"

That's awesome. New music is always great, whatever form it happens to be in.
Glad to see you guys getting out there again.

Hope to see a Chicago show on the list some time in the futrue. =)

**Lisa**

Way to think outside the box, John and company.
In our ever changing world, we have to start rethinking the way music and other forms of arts are presented for mass consumption.
Who knows, you may be onto a real grassroots thing here with new music every half year. Or, a song a month average.

speaking of new, there's new black and white pics on the myspace page. i've never seen them before, so i think they're new! by the way, whatever happened to the plan a few months ago to release SHU? did i miss something?



-Bryce, Utah