MFR Reboot

As Mr. Furious Records approaches twenty years, we’re looking at a significant reboot.

The wind-down I planned and carried out last August hasn’t wound up again yet, for a lot of reasons.  The adoption plan Cari Ann and I were a part of failed (sounds harsh, but that’s the term of art in the field).  I had a health scare (I’m fine).  Mom got sick and died, and I continue to help Dad in the wake of that.  Amber died shockingly, suddenly.  It’s been rough!

It’s time for another evolution over at The Long Play Listening Party.  Then, just this week, I learned our streaming distributor is shutting down and we’ll need a new one of those.  Oh, right, so:

AS OF APRIL 15 LINKS TO OUR MUSIC ON SPOTIFY, YOUTUBE MUSIC, DEEZER, APPLE MUSIC, TIDAL, AND AMAZON MUSIC WILL GO DEAD

BANDCAMP, AS ALWAYS <3 <3 (LONG LIVE BANDCAMP), WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE

I believe I have a new distributor and will be working to get stuff re-posted over the course of 2024.

I’ve continued to work on music through this time, even as I let the LPLP, label, website, and promo stuff go.  I finished writing and demoing all 22 “Jam My Wave” songs, and am now tracking guitars.  I’ve finished some “I Am The Brute Squad” synth/404 songs, and identified collaborators for the “You Are The Brute Squad” half, so the end is in sight for that project.  I’ve worked on a new Night Mode solo record, “23 Infinite Choices.”

So, what will the reboot look like?

  • Our same signature everything-and-the-kitchen-sink approach to music
  • A weekly podcast with multiple formats
  • A more active newsletter
  • Fewer updates on the website

I don’t have a timeline for anything.  Making music is more fun and more healing than any type of label logistics.  I’d love to have this new battle station fully armed and operational by the actual 20-year anniversary in September, though.

Love ya’ll.  -h

Night Mode “Nobody Lived” Out Now On Completely Gone Recordings

For the first time, we’re releasing music on another label! Night Mode’s new album Nobody Lived is out now courtesy of Completely Gone Recordings.

Nobody Lived is the live set Drew and I were preparing in March 2020, as the pandemic loomed. The show at Records with Merritt was ultimately cancelled. From the liner notes, the email that got it started –

“like 1:00 sunday? my idea for a piece is building up a volca bass sequence in the C dim scale (or any diminished scale, but C is easyish) and tearing it back down to noise/sub freqs. then i was thinking the paraphonic ms20 patch as an accompaniment to something of yours.”

These sessions also yielded the tracks “No One,” which appeared on Completely Gone Recordings’ Volume VIII compilation, and “No Two” (Silber Records Droneuary 2021).

Shacker Arrives on Bandcamp and Streaming

We’ve released Shacker’s three LPs on Bandcamp and major streaming platforms!

This includes a re-mastered “Pardon My Pretension, But Isn’t It Blackbeard’s Birthday?” which hasn’t been available online until now.

We’re celebrating the release with an episode of The Long Play Listening Party guest-hosted by Rob. Get it on your favorite podcast platform or Instagram TV here, or on YouTube below.

“A Life Without Fireflies” on Bandcamp, Streaming, and The Long Play Listening Party

Happy holidays, all! We’ve brought Arturo Got The Shaft’s “A Life Without Fireflies” into modernity on Bandcamp and your favorite streaming platforms. To celebrate Rob, Royce, and I recorded a very special throwback episode of The Long Play Listening Party.

Have a safe week, everyone. -Howie & Rob

“A Life Without Fireflies” on Spotify | Deezer | Amazon | YouTube Music | Tidal | Apple Music