Still Gone

No new Recent Photo action to report since frontman Derek started his family (Alex b. 10/30/09, Orla b. 8/23/11). Meanwhile, a few albums' worth of songs still gather dust on the shelf, hopefully aging well. As 2011 draws to a close, Derek would like to draw your attention to a few blasts from his past. One is Stardust - The David Bowie Tribute Band, with whom Derek in the '90's occasionally took the stage as a cellist/vocalist donning vinyl pants and a sparkly shirt. Stardust has a Mutiny gig on Oct 28th, and Derek plans to cheer them on. Another is Peep, who play a Dec. 23rd reunion show at Reggie's, with Derek on bass, to benefit the family of the band's original, dearly-departed bassist Fabian. Will Derek's hands remember the songs some 15 years after his 6 month stint with the band? We'll see! Rounding out the bill will be a handful of bands Fabian managed back in the day, but Derek hopes his old buddy Rich Experience can be squeezed in too. When not too busy with the family man thing, Derek's also been curating a new SoundCloud group devoted to obscure Chicago pop music, or hitting the occasional Chicagoland open mic with some simple bass and vocal sketches. Such is how Recent Photo came to be: Open mic songpeddling. Hopefully, you can commune with Recent Photo in these ways until we again reach out with musics in a proper band-like way. Later!

$ingle

We did all we need to do - except pressing - to release a 7" single called "This Whole Time b/w Her Signs Are" featuring inter alia the recording arts of Jamie Carter and the visual arts of Ezra Claytan Daniels. Hope we'll make it past the hefty price tag and git 'er done! Otherwise, we'll just plow these tracks into the next release. Either way, feel free to check 'em out on MySpace and please let us know what you think of 'em.

Tracking Done... Mixing Time

Dan Wallace has undertaken the task of mixing our upcoming CarterCo-recorded, as-yet-untitled EP.  Check back here to find out when it's ready. We aim to release it by the end of the summer. Peace!

Happy Holidays

Just breaking the silence, folks. Not a whole lot to report save for recording activities, speaking of which: A rough demo of "Her Signs Are" is currently streaming on MySpace for your enjoyment. It's the "whistling song" that seems to have been standing out in our live sets of late. If you have any suggestions on that score we'll hear you out. Enjoy the holidays!

Two New Recordings on MySpace

A few new draft mixes are up, for now, on Our MySpace Page. Check 'em out! One is a Glome EP redux and the other is a cover of a tune from Derek & Rich X's old band Mant.

Busy July

Thanks if you made it out to Quenchers Thursday, you great person, you. We're pleased to have finally played under Quenchers' old-timey chandelier. If you are lucky enough to be a child, and here in Chicago, please come and dance at our Chic-a-go-go taping on Saturday, July 7th. We'd love to see you there. In other news, we'll be playing the Rich Experience wedding on July 14th, and doing some recording at CarterCo on July 21st. A busy month! See you soon...

BMX Motorcade on FabSound's anti-autism compilation.

Our "BMX Motorcade" is featured on the compilation Fabsound Records recently put together to fight autism. Landing on a compilation is a first for us, so we're pumped, to say the least. I've previewed it and it's well worth the $10 price. And the $10 will fight a worthy battle, so please stop over to Fabsound's Store to buy the thing! -Derek