  Blank Squirrel in 2010 It's been a busy 2009 for Blank Squirrel (in all sorts of ways), and this new one promises to be nothing if not equally hectic. So, here's some things you should keep on your radar for 2010:
1. Other artists. Blank Squirrel is looking to expand a bit to include musicians with actual talent. There's already a few prospects lined up that we're excited about (more on that as the year continues), and we encourage you to submit your demos and suggestions. See 'about' for more details.
2. Updated website. blanksquirrel.com has been due for a makeover for a while now, but with the eventual arrival of new artists on the horizon, change will finally arrive before summer this year. The new site will likely feature artist blogs, song lyrics, better sharing tools, maybe a podcast, and many more cool new things, so stay tuned.
3. At least one major release by Decomposure. i have a list of potential albums the length of my arm that i'm itching to work on; at least one is bound to happen. Among them is Horizontal Lines B, which was put on hold as 2009 staggered from mess to mess, but which i've recommitted myself to for 2010 in a reimagined framework. i've also felt increasingly comfortable pursuing my own tangents recently, so chances are a small surprise or two will wander out when you least expect it.
4. 'Vertical Lines A' goes free. In case you hadn't noticed, Blank Squirrel likes giving stuff away. We're down to our last 13 copies of VLA, so at some point this year we'll open up the entire 2-disc album as a free download. (Of course, donations are always appreciated. And sometimes even rewarded...) Posted by Myself on January 4th, 2010  Decomposure's Favourite Albums of 2009 (Not in order, of course.)
ALBUMS FROM 2009
1. David Bazan - Curse Your Branches
2. Sole and the Skyrider Band - Plastique
3. Sol.iLLaquists of Sound - No More Heroes
4. Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself
5. Maria Bamford - Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome
6. Themselves - The Free Houdini
7. Roddy Bailey - Edge of Town
8. Kill the Vultures - Ecce Beast
9. Why - Eskimo Snow
10. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Honorable Mentions: DM Stith - Heavy Ghost; Dalek - Gutter Tactics; 10-20 - 10-20; Mark DeNardo - Lion, Tiger, Bear; Metermaids - Nightlife in Illinoise; Paza Rahm - Megatac 2; Hayden - The Place Where We Lived; Edan - Echo Party
ALBUMS FROM OTHER YEARS
1. Damien Jurado - Ghost of David
2. Talking Heads - Remain in Light
3. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
4. Ohmega Watts - The Find
5. Pedro the Lion - Control
6. Everything the Beach Boys did before Holland
7. Mark Heard - Second Hand
8. Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
9. The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave
10. Neil Young - Time Fades Away
Honorable Mentions: De La Soul - De La Soul is Dead; Soulfood76 - Original Soundtrack; Bud Melvin - The Return Of; DJ Olive - Sleep; Idaho - Alas Posted by Myself on January 3rd, 2010 Decomposure's Favourite Songs of 2009 (Again, not in any particular order.)
1. Manic Street Preachers - Jackie Collins Existential Question Time (Journal for Plague Lovers)
2. Themselves - TheMark (Crownsdown)
3. Milanese - Mr. Bad News (Clark Remix) (Adapt)
4. Beach Boys - I'm So Young (Today)
5. David Bazan - Harmless Sparks/Fewer Broken Pieces (Live at Sasquatch)
6. Deer Tick - Song About a Man (Born on Flag Day)
7. Fake Cops - Two Mutes, Two Not (Absolutely Your Credit is Perfect...)
8. Pedro the Lion - Priests and Paramedics (Control)
9. Soulfood76 - Vortex (Original Soundtrack)
10. Spoon - Execution (A Series of Sneaks)
11. Darkleaf - Eclectic Storm (Fuck the People)
12. fbcfabric&reindeer - One Inch Brook
13. Kanye West - Street Lights (808s and Heartbreaks)
14. Movits! - Swing for Hyresgastforeningen (Appelknyckarjazz)
15. Mr. Lif - I Heard it Today (I Heard it Today)
16. Bon Iver - Flume (For Emma, Forever Ago)
17. John Mellencamp - A Ride Back Home (Life, Death, Love and Freedom)
18. Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts II-13 (Ghosts I-IV)
19. Fletcher and Maga Bo with Neon Don - Alleyways (Cape of Good Dope 2)
20. Animal Collective - My Girls (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
21. Burial - Fostercare (5 Years of Hyperdub)
22. Wale - TV in the Radio (Attention Deficit)
23. Myka Nyne - Viles (Citrus Sessions)
24. Busdriver - Least Favorite Rapper (Jhelli Beam)
25. Themselves - Take It To The King (African JAG)
26. Why - This Blackest Purse (Eskimo Purse)
27. Themselves - Long Time Coming (The Free Houdini)
28. Jon Brion - Piano One/Two/Three (Synecdoche, NY Soundtrack)
29. Damien Jurado - Gillian Was a Horse (Caught in the Trees)
30. B. Fleischmann - Phones, Machines and King Kong (Angst is not a Weltanschauung)
31. Clint Mansell - Together We Will Live Forever (The Fountain Soundtrack)
32. Telefon Tel Aviv - The Birds (Immolate Yourself)
33. Bibio - Steal the Lamp (The Apple and the Tooth)
34. Yea Big and Kid Static - The Nameless (The Future's Looking Grim)
35. Antipop Consortium - Capricorn One (Fluorescent Black)
36. Edan - Echo Party (Echo Party)
37. Damien Jurado - Tonight I Will Retire (Ghost of David)
38. Noah23 - Hungry (Rock Paper Scissors)
39. Boxcutter - Spacebass (Arecibo Message)
40. Sol.iLLaquists of Sound - Solilliquy: The 4 Telling (No More Heroes)
41. Sole - Bring It On Remix (The Secret History of Underground Rap)
42. Mos Def - Quiet Dog Bite Hard (The Ecstatic)
43. Hayden - Living Grows on You (The Place Where We Lived)
44. Modeselektor - The White Flash (Happy Birthday!)
45. The Tallest Man on Earth - Where Do My Bluebird Fly (Shallow Grave)
46. Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues (Highway 61 Revisited)
47. Cadence Weapon/Shuttle - Rotten Guts (Tunnel)
48. Alexis Gideon - Clement Mason (Video Musics)
49. Beach Boys - 'Til I Die (Surf's Up)
50. Dirty Projectors - Two Doves (Bitte Orca)
Honorable Mentions:
Buck 65 - Dirtbike 1; Brothers Backword - Stupid Intelligent Continuous Mix; Milanese - Mr. Ion (Extend); Dose One and DJ Baku - Void It Out (Dharma Dance); Chad VanGaalen - Stuffed Animal (Soft Airplane B-Sides) Posted by Myself on January 3rd, 2010 Like a Soundtrack i Wrote to the Beat Decomposure has finally released an album on time! 'Songs from Old Headphones' is up and freely downloadable. It's 27 tracks long (which is bloody ridiculous), contains songs going back all the way to 1998 (including Decomposure's first song ever) and comes with a 32-page booklet thing full of notes and old artwork from dusty boxes and sketchbooks. Go get it, before no one else does: http://www.blanksquirrel.com/sfoh Posted by Myself on December 29th, 2009 Songs from Old Headphones Decomposure will be releasing an album of hand-picked b-sides, unreleased and rare material on December 29th as part of his 'i run the bloody label, i should just release this stuff before the decade's up and get on with my life' phase. It'll be called 'Songs from Old Headphones', and it'll be a double album. What? Yes. Disc 1 will be generally ear-friendlier pre-Decomposure sampletronica, and disc 2 will contain Decomposure-era remixes, one-offs and failed experiments. More details than you require coming soon. Posted by Myself on December 13th, 2009 After all this important stuff gets done 'North Carolina' gets tagged as the ninth-best free album of 2009 - read more. Posted by Myself on December 11th, 2009 Surprise! Those who aren't following Decomposure via Twitter, Facebook or Myspace likely have no idea that Decomposure/Blank Squirrel just released an album of sketch comedy entitled 'The Velvet Rain' just now, which means they're part of the majority! Woooo! The unsurprised minority can continue on to www.blanksquirrel.com/tvr and snag the album for free. Free, i said! It's an hour long and comes with artwork made from other inspiring albums, released just in time for Oscar season. Posted by Myself on December 5th, 2009
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