goldenantenna Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 This is a bio we have dreaded writing since the day we first discussed the future of not only this album, but the band as well. The sudden, tragic and unexpected passing of drummer Jerry Fuchs (!!!, The Juan Mc Lean, LCD Soundsystem, Turing Machine) not only forever changed the lives of those that knew and loved him (a number that stretches into the tens of thousands by all accounts), but it immediately halted progress on a new Maserati album for which they had already begun recording. As one of Fuchs’ final recordings, the band labored over its completion for the better part of a year. Afforded the utmost care and attention to detail, „Pyramid Of The Sun“ stands firmly as a celebration of Fuchs’ legacy, and a testament to the ever increasing brilliance of Maserati. Recorded throughout 2009 and 2010, „Pyramid Of The Sun“ is the most dynamic, melodic and tuneful Maserati album of the band’s decade-long career. Retaining the trademark driving momentum that makes the band’s live shows so euphoric, the record explores the lighter and darker sides of their sound, anchored by more melodic and varied song structures. In other words, you’ll now bob your head, tap your feet and involuntarily find the tunes lodged in your brain. Mixed with Justin Van Der Volgen (!!!, Out Hud) and Jeremy deVine (Sonna), Pyramid includes two collaborations with friend and tourmate Steve Moore of the band Zombi in the form of the Cluster-meets-Jan Hammer scorcher “They’ll No More Suffer From Thirst” and the synth-heavy dance epic “Oaxaca.” Closing the album is the bittersweet “Bye M’Friend, Goodbye,” a motorik summer punk jam that splits the difference between Wipers and Neu! and carries the bittersweet distinction of being one of the band’s finest songs, and the final track written and recorded with Fuchs. „Pyramid Of The Sun“ assures Maserati their rightful place in the pantheon of rock bands who have not just painted outside the lines, but painted them over completely, replacing them with a vibrant array of colors that shine brightest on long overnight drives and early morning after-afterparties. In loving memory of our dear friend Jerry Fuchs. We love and miss you! TOUR: MASERATI will be doing a European Tour in March 2011. Stepping in on drums will be the band`s longtime friend A.E. Paterra (Zombi, Majeure). Shows are in the making. If you like to set up a show, please get in touch with Niels from Selma Booking. VIDEOS: http://www.ihaveadagger.net http://www.facebook.com/pages/MASERATI/22555970672 http://www.twitter.com/#!/maserati_band http://www.myspace.com/maseratirocks STREAM of „We Got The System To Fight The System“ @ http://www.goldenantenna.com PRESSING FACTS: - CD comes in a thick cardboard sleeve with die-cut - LP comes in a 350 gr thick cardboard sleeve, 180 gr vinyl, printed innersleeve and die-cut. You can choose between two pressings: *** 666 copies total *** 566 in black *** 100 on limited yellow wax PRICES: CD: 13,- Euro LP: 16,- Euro ORDER @ http://www.goldenantenna.com/shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackholesun Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Sweet! Will probably place an order for the yellow this weekend. Those die-cut preview images have me excited. When does the TRL version go up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemsklile Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Will hopefully get a yellow tomorrow when it goes up as well. I luckily got to see them in October of last year. Their drummer was so amazing live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 sonnnn of a...I want this and Daturah, but $64 for 2 records. must. resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniele Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Ordered the yellow one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jemsklile Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 sonnnn of a...I want this and Daturah, but $64 for 2 records. must. resist. Actually, yeah....now that I see that itd be almost 40 bucks w/ shipping I might have to pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 sonnnn of a...I want this and Daturah, but $64 for 2 records. must. resist. Actually, yeah....now that I see that itd be almost 40 bucks w/ shipping I might have to pass. know anyone else in Minneapolis that would want one? we should group buy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 TRL is up! http://www.temporaryresidence.com NEW MASERATI ALBUM AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!!! Everyone's favorite late-night-car-chase-through-city-streets rock band have returned with their third, and dare we say, finest album to date! The relentless forward momentum that has become their trademark is displayed in spades, but the big difference this time is the SONGS - these aren't just move-and-groove bangers, these are brilliantly constructed, hyper melodic tunes with an absolutely unfuckwithable rhythm section keeping it realer than real! For reasons very dear to our heart and soul, words can't express how grateful and overjoyed we are to have been able to complete this. It is a perfect celebration of the brilliance of this band and the immortal legacy of drummer Gerhardt Fuchs. Early birds get the colored vinyl worm, so chirp up! This is a pre-order and will ship on or around October 20. Catch them on tour in November, with the help of good friend and labelmate A.E. Paterra (Majeure, Zombi) on drums! THE FIRST 500 ORDERS WILL RECEIVE LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL: GREY W/ FUSCIA HAZE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtm Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 ...and it will only cost $15 shipped, as opposed to $40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijux Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 fantastic album!!! can't wait until the vinyl arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 from TRL today: Hello friends, Just letting y'all know that we are still eagerly awaiting on the limited color vinyl version of Pyramid of the Sun LPs to arrive. We have been given an estimated time of arrival for Monday, which is the day before release date. Apologies for the slight delay, but you will receive the color vinyl version (unless black is requested) and if you ordered Pyramid of the Moon 12" in the same order, I made sure to hold enough color copies to accommodate you as well. Orders with multiple copies of either LPs will receive part color vinyl, part black vinyl. A shipping confirmation will be sent to you as they ship. Below are some tracks from the LP, and an edit of Pyramid of the Moon. Hope you enjoy! Pyramid of the Moon (EDIT) http://www.box.net/shared/static/nkae7x8mkg.mp3 We Got The System To Fight The System http://temporaryresidence.com/mp3s/maserati-we-got-the-system-to-fight-the-system.mp3 Oaxaca http://www.urb.com/2010/10/18/premier-maserati-oaxaca/ Also, Maserati will be touring with AE Paterra of Zombi and Majeure lending mad drum skills. Psychic Paramount, Parlour and Steve Moore will be supporting. Nov 11 @ IOTA, Arlington, VA w/ Psychic Paramount, Steve Moore Nov 12 @ Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA w/ Psychic Paramount, Steve Moore Nov 13 @ Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY w/ Psychic Paramount, Steve Moore Nov 14 @ Lily's, New Haven, CT w/ Psychic Paramount, Steve Moore Nov 15 @ The Middle East, Cambridge, MA w/ Psychic Paramount Nov 16 @ Garfield Artwork, Pittsburgh, PA w/ Parlour Nov 17 @ Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL w/ Parlour Nov 18 @ Zanzabar, Louisville, KY w/ Parlour Nov 19 @ The Earl, Atlanta, GA Nov 20 @ The 40watt, Athens, GA Mar 3 @ Lido, Berlin, GERMANY w/ Günter Schickert Mar 6 @ Gagarin 205, Athens, GREECE Mar 8 @ 007, Prague, CZ w/ Günter Schickert Mar 9 @ Kafe Kult, München, GERMANY w/ Günter Schickert Mar 10 @ Magnolia, Mailand, ITALY Mar 11 @ Sonic, Lyon, FRANCE Mar 12 @ Le Batofar, Paris, FRANCE Mar 13 @ Exit 07, Luxenbourg, LUX Mar 15 @ W2, Den Bosch, NETHERLANDS Mar 16 @ Hafenklang, Hamburg, GERMANY w/ Günter Schickert Mar 17 @ Bahnhof Langendreer, Bochum, GERMANY Mar 18 @ Nexus, Braunschweig, GERMANY w/ Günter Schickert More dates to be announced... Maserati lives, Maserati forever! Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djones0930 Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Never heard of the IOTA in arlington, but I'll take an hour drive to see them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 http://www.iotaclubandcafe.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djones0930 Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 http://www.iotaclubandcafe.com/ Haha I already checked it out upon seeing the post regarding the tour dates. I just really hope I can get out of work in time to get there for them. And being that it's the first date of the tour, I'll post on this thread what records they have (as long as I can get there!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 they had a bunch last time. The Mercury Program - The Confines Of Heat split 12" (black) Towers Were Wires/Asymetrical Threats 7" (black) The Language Of Cities 2xLP (black) Inventions For The New Season 2xLP (black) i wish they were coming back here. i like the Parlour record from TRL too. it was a fluke getting Maserati the last time with Mono as it was, they hardly ever came here. shit was epic though. http://www.culturebully.com/mono-maserati-triple-rock-social-club-live-review-10-05-2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djones0930 Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 I shit myself when I saw they were playing with Mono in Washington DC last year...it was like $12 or $15 in a small venue (but great venue), and it didn't start til 10 pm. However, I got the dates mixed up the day of; I thought it was the day after and completely missed the show. I've been kicking myself since then. However, I got to see Mono a few months ago in DC which was purrty damn good, and hopefully I can get my Maserati fix next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcpherson123 Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 from TRL today:Hello friends, Just letting y'all know that we are still eagerly awaiting on the limited color vinyl version of Pyramid of the Sun LPs to arrive. We have been given an estimated time of arrival for Monday, which is the day before release date. Apologies for the slight delay, but you will receive the color vinyl version (unless black is requested) and if you ordered Pyramid of the Moon 12" in the same order, I made sure to hold enough color copies to accommodate you as well. Orders with multiple copies of either LPs will receive part color vinyl, part black vinyl. A shipping confirmation will be sent to you as they ship. Below are some tracks from the LP, and an edit of Pyramid of the Moon. Hope you enjoy! Pyramid of the Moon (EDIT) http://www.box.net/shared/static/nkae7x8mkg.mp3 We Got The System To Fight The System http://temporaryresidence.com/mp3s/maserati-we-got-the-system-to-fight-the-system.mp3 Oaxaca http://www.urb.com/2010/10/18/premier-maserati-oaxaca/ Also, Maserati will be touring with AE Paterra of Zombi and Majeure lending mad drum skills. Psychic Paramount, Parlour and Steve Moore will be supporting. Nov 11 @ IOTA, Arlington, VA w/ Psychic Paramount, Steve Moore Nov 12 @ Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA w/ Psychic Paramount, Steve Moore Nov 13 @ Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY w/ Psychic Paramount, Steve Moore Nov 14 @ Lily's, New Haven, CT w/ Psychic Paramount, Steve Moore Nov 15 @ The Middle East, Cambridge, MA w/ Psychic Paramount Nov 16 @ Garfield Artwork, Pittsburgh, PA w/ Parlour Nov 17 @ Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL w/ Parlour Nov 18 @ Zanzabar, Louisville, KY w/ Parlour Nov 19 @ The Earl, Atlanta, GA Nov 20 @ The 40watt, Athens, GA Mar 3 @ Lido, Berlin, GERMANY w/ Günter Schickert Mar 6 @ Gagarin 205, Athens, GREECE Mar 8 @ 007, Prague, CZ w/ Günter Schickert Mar 9 @ Kafe Kult, München, GERMANY w/ Günter Schickert Mar 10 @ Magnolia, Mailand, ITALY Mar 11 @ Sonic, Lyon, FRANCE Mar 12 @ Le Batofar, Paris, FRANCE Mar 13 @ Exit 07, Luxenbourg, LUX Mar 15 @ W2, Den Bosch, NETHERLANDS Mar 16 @ Hafenklang, Hamburg, GERMANY w/ Günter Schickert Mar 17 @ Bahnhof Langendreer, Bochum, GERMANY Mar 18 @ Nexus, Braunschweig, GERMANY w/ Günter Schickert More dates to be announced... Maserati lives, Maserati forever! Anna Sweet! I never thought I'd see them now that Fuch's has passed. I'll more than likely be at the Chicago show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blanketbyday Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 These guys used to play through here often prior to the release of Inventions for the New Seasons, Got to see them quite a few times Including a Show with Mono on their first tour of the US. Amazing Band, Can't wait to hear this record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rawkuout Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 is the yellow already gone, or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijux Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 tried to post a pic of the marbled grey one with pink haze, but couldnt get it to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mcpherson123 Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 Saw them in Chicago on Wednesday. Pretty great show. My brother came with. First time we'd ever been to any kind of show together. He had a really great time and ended up grabbing Pyramid of The Sun on CD. I managed to score The Language of Cities on LP and Pyramid of The Moon. Six of the eight songs they played were from POTS and the others were "Monoliths" and "Inventions" which to me are a bit monotonously similar in style. I wish they'd play some Language Of Cities tracks and some of the less disco beat based track from Inventions For The New Season but it was still cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protagonist Posted November 21, 2010 Share Posted November 21, 2010 great record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deafmx Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 more pictures sticker front back printed sleeve A B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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