Corinne Day, Rest In Peace.

Corinne Day has passed away.  She was the phenomenally talented photographer credited with launching Kate Moss’ career and sparking the ‘heroin chic’ aesthetic.  She also did the album artwork photographs for Villa Elaine, by my other band Remy Zero.  She was a very kind and unique person,  and I’m grateful for our brief but lovely interaction with her.

Godspeed in your onward journey,  Corinne.  Rest In Peace.    (S)

REMY ZERO ON TOUR!

Dear Remy Zero friends and family -

Many of you have heard by now that we will be playing a few live shows soon and we’re here to corroborate the rumor!  In early October we’re doing 4 performances to honor the memory of our dearly departed brother, Gregory Scott Slay.

October 7 – Dante’s / Portland, OR
October 8 – The Crocodile Cafe / Seattle, WA
October 11 – Cafe Du Nord / San Francisco, CA
October 12 – Spaceland / Los Angeles, CA

Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.songkick.com/artists/278348-remy-zero

We look forward to a beautiful experience and we hope that you’ll join us!

Love, REMY ZERO

Pulled In All Directions

SOOOO much going on right now.  Trying to blow the dust out of Remy Zero’s circuits and create a little flow ahead of the October shows.  RZ always draws a lot of my CPU,  even when nothing seems to come of it.  Old habits die hard I guess.  Also keen to get new O+S music to Orenda before the Azure Ray tour kicks off.  We’re way behind and it’s my fault.  The wait will be worth it though!  Have also been in the studio with Barrett Martin and Solon Bixler this past week and am very excited about the potential results.  Not sure exactly what this music is going to be or what channels it will travel to reach people’s ears but I do know it’s going to be super cool.  All this on top of finding the right living situation now that I’m back in LA,  getting reacquainted with my people here and searching for chests full of coin with my name on them equals one helluva juggling act.  On a tightrope.  Over wildfires.  In the wind.

Bring it on.

(S)

Patterson

Cedric + Michael + Jeffrey

My friend / collaborator / co-conspirator Michael Patterson calls his studio The Gloryhole.  It’s ridiculous I know.  So is he.  But he’s also a bit of a mad genius and has become a touchstone in many of the projects in O+S world.  He mixed O+S and toured with us;   mixed the forthcoming Azure Ray album Drawing Down The Moon;  will be releasing the Dead Snares album on his POPANTIPOP label in September;   will be co-writing and producing music with me and others for a new collective project;  and today is lending his ideas and assistance to the reactivation of Remy Zero.  RZ is doing few club dates down the west coast in October (not officially announced yet but the word is already out,  so there you go…) and we’ve decided that new music,  new web presence,  new ENERGY should go along with the shows.  And since I’ve just moved back to LA and haven’t got my situation fully set up The Gloryhole is sort of our unofficial air traffic control center.  I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Mike for that and for his many other valuable contributions,  and also to wish him a Happy Birthday tomorrow!  Here’s to you,  Maestro…  (S)

Here Comes The Flood

Sitting in the control,  going through Gregory’s old sessions.  Cinjun and Darrel (Thorp,  longtime friend and engineer) are supposed to arrive tonight.  Tomorrow we start 3 days of recording which will hopefully yield beautiful music.  Feeling excited,  nervous,  melancholy,  afraid.  This will be the first time we’ve all made music together since Gregory passed.  I’m looking forward to it but it’s heavy.  And of course Cinjun is caught in an apocalyptic storm / flood in Tennessee.  I’d like to consider it a good omen - Remy Zero sessions are never born easily!  Gregory is probably getting a kick out of it.  I’m missing him terribly right now.  Always,  but especially right now.

(S)

Rare Convergence

Hard times bring people together,  right?  So it seems.  Cinjun came to town so he,  Jeffrey and I could spend some time together and reconnect after the events with Gregory.  Now we’re beginning the work of putting together some music to honor Gregory’s memory.  Some of it will be songs we all wrote together a couple of years ago,  when we were considering reforming Remy Zero.  Some of it will be songs incorporating musical pieces Gregory left behind.  (He was very prolific,  so there’s a wealth of material to explore…) I imagine some things will end up being called Remy Zero,  some used on O+S and Dead Snares records,  and some will come out in other unusual ways.  How and when we’ll share it with people is an unknown because who knows what exactly will come of all this.  But it feels like mended fences and magnificent ideas right now,  so let’s see what we can do.  (S)

MTV NEWS: Former Remy Zero Drummer Gregory Slay Dies After Long Fight With Cystic Fibrosis

The MTV News article on Gregory’s passing is one of the nicest we’re likely to see.  It made me happy to read it.  The memories are coming in a flood now…

Gregory Scott Slay. May 10, 1969 – January 1, 2010.

Photo by CJ Reddy / cjreddy.com

Photo by Randall Slavin / randallslavin.com

Gregory Scott Slay – our beloved friend,  partner,  brother,  master musician,  beautiful artist – passed away this morning,  January 1, 2010.  He was in a peaceful place and surrounded by his family.  We are so grateful for the time we were allowed with each other and for the wonderful opportunity to create with him for so many years. Gregory inspired all who had the chance to see him perform,  to hear the music that he made or just to be around his bountiful spirit.  He will be greatly missed.

With our deepest love,

Jeffrey Cain,  Cedric LeMoyne,  Cinjun Tate and Shelby Tate  -  the members of Remy Zero

Someday At Christmas

A classic Christmas song covered by some old friends of ours…

Remy Zero – Someday At Christmas

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Download:  Remy Zero – Someday At Christmas