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Rat Columns _ "Blinded By The Shadow"

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Rat Columns 3rd LP - “Candle Power” - APRIL 1, 2017! And April/May Euro-Tour!

Upset The Rhythm from the UK will release the third Rat Columns LP, “Candle Power” on March 3rd. You can pre-order it now to get some fancy magenta coloured vinyl!

Here’s a song from the record...

Pre-order details;

http://upsettherhythm.bigcartel.com/product/rat-columns-candle-power-lp-cd-pre-order

We're also doing a tour in Europe in late April/early May. Anyone that wants to help with a show on the free dates, feel free to get in touch! david t west AT gmail DOT com. Thanks!

Wed 19th April - LONDON / THE LEXINGTON Thurs 20th - MANCHESTER / FALLOW CAFE Fri 21st April - GLASGOW / TBC Sat 22nd April Sun 23rd April Mon 24th April Tues 25th April - PARIS / SUPERSONIC Wed 26th - April Thurs 27th - April Fri 28th - BIEL, LE SALOPARD Sat 29th - April Sun 30th - April Mon 1st - KRAKOW / TBC Tues 2nd - WARSAW / CHMURY 11 LISTOPADA 22 Wed 3rd - BERLIN / TIEFGRUND Thurs 4th - April Fri 5th - FREIBURG / SWAMP Sat 6th April Sun 7th - ROTTERDAM / WORM Mon8th - GRONINGEN / DOWNSTAGE Tues 9th April Wed 10th - BRIGHTON / HOPE AND RUIN

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DW WINTER MIX

David from RC recently contributed a mix for Northern Hemisphere winter sufferers and Southern Hemisphere sympathizers to Fixe Magazine...

This is the tracklist;

EXCERPT FROM 'LITTLE WOMEN' CROSSING THE TRIANGLE OF FLAMES (COMMENTARY) - DARKTHRONE BEAUTY CHORD AND VOICE - CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE FEMME FATALE - BIG STAR EXCERPT FROM 'HOUSE OF YES' EXCERPT FROM 'MARY JANE'S NOT A VIRGIN ANYMORE' BACK TO STAY - BRIDGET ST JOHN CRUISING SUITE - JACK NITZSCHE GRINNIN' IN YOUR FACE - SON HOUSE I AM HATED FOR LOVING - MORRISSEY HELP ME PLEASE - SONIC BOOM HEART - PETULA CLARK FOR MY LOVER RETURNING TO HIS WIFE - ANNE SEXTON PANDEMONIUM INSTITUTE - LEE GAMBLE MIZAKE THE MIZAN - COCTEAU TWINS I'M SORRY - INFLATABLE BOY CLAMS

Thy D.L. code...

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VIDEO: Reform School - “Very Lonely”

Reform School - "Very Lonely" from DT WEST on Vimeo.

Reform School is Matt Picola from Surfbort outta NYC and David West from Rat Columns. They recorded this song and this video in NYC in October 2015.

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VIDEO #6 - ‘SHOULD I LEAVE YOU ALONE?‘

Rat Columns - 'Should I Leave You Alone?' from DT WEST on Vimeo.

Shot in Roleystone in the hills of Perth, Western Australia. Starring Vertex Record head honcho Richard Niels Loveday. Taken from ‘Fooling Around’ EP, Blackest Ever Black, 2015.

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DO YOU REMEMBER REAL PAIN? EP

The second Rat Columns 12″ EP for 2015 is available for pre-order from another Berlin-based label, this time the awesome Adagio 830! The pre-order wax comes in delicious pink. The digital download version is also available.

This record contains five songs, four of which DTW from Rat Columns recorded by himself in a couple of rapid-fire sessions at an academic studio in a Melbourne university. These songs were mixed in New York City by the highly talented Jonathan Schenke. The fifth song ‘Little Drill’ was recorded during the ‘Leaf’ sessions at Kelley Stoltz’s Electric Duck studio in San Francisco with RC/SF lads Jonathan Young, Matt Bleyle and DTW.

Here’s a song from the record, ‘New Honey’;

The full tracklist; A1. New Honey / A2. Do You Remember Real Pain? / A3. Little Drill / B1. New Girl In Town / B2. If You Can't Fall In Love.

Hardcore Trivia! Adagio 830 are also releasing the E(uro)dition of our Berlin buddies Diät’s killer debut LP, ‘Positive Energy’. Members of Rat Columns and Diät were once in the Perth-based hardcore trio Burning Sensation. The 'Do You Remember Real Pain?' cover star, Mike Harkin, played with DTW in the hyper obscure indie-rock dirge duo Egypt and with Matt Bleyle in the SFHC powerhouse Caged Animal.

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FOOLING AROUND EP

The fabulous Berlin-based label Blackest Ever Black are releasing a four-song 12″ EP by Rat Columns, the ‘Fooling Around’ EP. It contains the extended, unedited version of the DTW/Mikey Young jam ‘Fooling Around’ from the ‘Leaf’ LP, as well as another track from the ‘Leaf’ sessions, ‘Strays’. ‘Fooling Around’ features the stellar lineup of RC SF mainstay lads Jonathan Young on bass and Matthew Bleyle on drums, with special guests M.Young on synth and Rusty Miller on backing vocals.

There are also two songs, ‘Waiting In The New World’ and ‘Should I Leave You Alone?’ that DTW recorded on a borrowed four-track (thanks Marijn!) in friend’s apartments in Berlin and a friend’s Danish summer house after the 2013 Rat Columns & Rank/Xerox European tour. Thank you, friends. 

The record is available to pre-order now from Blackest Ever Black, physically and for the digital spectrum. It hits the streets in late July!

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LIBERATION

RC related noise;

DTW from Rat Columns’ new electronic pop jams…

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MIX

This is a mix that David from RC did for the fab label Happy Endin’ from Melbourne and the excellent band Merchandise from Tampa, Florida.

Here’s a download link...

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Video #5 - 2014 USA TOUR VIDEO

RAT COLUMNS 2014 USA TOUR VIDEO from DT WEST on Vimeo.

SOUNDTRACK: 'LEAF' from 'LEAF' LP

SHOT/EDIT: DT WEST

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SHOWS

NEW YORK CITY SHOWS!

TUESDAY TOUR, SEPTEMBER 2016

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TUES 20TH SEPTEMBER

@ UNION POOL

in WIlliamsburg, 484 Union Av.

w/ ASHES TO RAIN & GIFTWRAP (BRENDAN FROM B-BOYS SOLO)

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TUES 27TH SEPTEMBER

@ ELVIS GUESTHOUSE

in Manhattan, 85 Avenue A

w/ Zerodent (our friends from PERTH!) & RIPS & WHAT NEXT? (ex-caUSE coMOTION!/German Measles)

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DROP OUT OF COLLAGE

David West - 'Drop Out Of Collage' - Promo Video from DT WEST on Vimeo.

'I Don't Wanna Need You' - David West ('Drop Out of Collage' CS) from DT WEST on Vimeo.

Some RC related noise;

A tape assembled by DTW from RC. Contains fragments of old new demo's, released songs from many of his band things, real songs, fake songs, live recordings, real new songs, ambience, noise, hard drive vomit, stitched into two 15 minute macro jams.

Available any day now on fab USA label Night People and NOW on hyper hyper limited edition (20 copies) from Melbourne label Happy Endin. Both tapes have separate and unique art jobs. Digital versions available too.

raccoo-oo-oon.org/np/ shop.happyend.in/products/525305-david-west-drop-out-of-collage

https://davidwestmusic.bandcamp.com/album/drop-out-of-collage

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VIDEO#4 - FOOLING AROUND

RAT COLUMNS - 'FOOLING AROUND' from DT WEST on Vimeo.

'Fooling Around' from 'Leaf' LP.

Shot and edited by Dobby Winters. Various locations around Sacramento and San Francisco, Summer 2014.

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Video #3 - PINK MIST

'PINK MIST' - RAT COLUMNS from DT WEST on Vimeo.

The video for 'Pink Mist' from the 'Leaf' LP. Filmed in Coburg, Victoria. Starring fabulous young actors James Beck and Laura McIntosh.

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LP 2 - 'LEAF' - OUT NOW

'Leaf', the second LP by Rat Columns is out now, released by RIP Society on 12" wax and available in various stores in Australia, the USA and elsewhere. Digital is available from Bandcamp. Americans can pick up the record from the Easter Bilby record distro. Send them an email if they are behind on visual electronic updates.

'Leaf' sees the Rat Columns ensemble both zoom in on the pop mainline and zoom out into some unforeseen strangeness. Jangle and chime crosses beams with grey feedback, glammy rock'n'roll, luxurious ambience and hypnosis beat panorama.  

'Leaf' was recorded in the fabulous musical artist Kelley Stoltz's home studio and features contributions from RC mainstays David West, Jonathan Young and Matt Bleyle, return appearances from fab drummer James Vinciguerra, and sparkling cameos from crisp young things Mikey Young and Rusty Miller. 

If anyone would like a lyric sheet, here it is...

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VIDEO #2 - ANOTHER DAY

Rat Columns - 'Another Day' from DT WEST on Vimeo.

Video for 'Another Day' from 'Leaf' LP out now on RIP Society. Shot by DTW in rural Western Australia.

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Video for 'I Wonder' from Smartguy Records 7" created by fabulous ladies Hannah Lew & Aubree Bernier-Clarke.