Mount Eerie, Seven "New" Songs

Some years ago Phil Elvrum put an end to his much lauded Microphones project and named his new one-man-band after an area in Anacortes, WA called Mount Eerie. Since then his songs have become more natural and the recordings less meticulous and fetishistic. In a good way. (He's also taken to self-releasing on vinyl only and in limited quantities.)

Back in 2004, when Pitchfork still cared, Phil's first release as Mount Eerie was a CD-r that he sold at shows in Japan. He's since decided to give these tracks away for free on the internet. About this, he writes,

"The release was in an edition of 196 CDRs and sold out on tour.

Somehow people in North America found out about it and thought they really wanted it because of the low quantity. Now it is available forever for free. No more romance!"

For those of you living in New York and in need of more romance in your life, Phil is performing tonight as Mount Eerie at the Lutheran Church of the Messiah, 129 Russell St @ Nassau, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He's also "selling many exciting and “expensive” things at all these shows. If you have money bring as much as possible to the show. You may want to buy something."

"Something" may include this amazing 64-page book / picture disc documenting Phil's mythic love for the spookier bits of mother nature.

He'll be joined by Geneviève Castrée, a young French Canadian woman performing (en Français!) as WOELV. (I really like how many artists from this scene manage their identities like comic book superheros.)

Mount Eerie, Seven New Songs (2004)

Wooly Mammoth's Absence
Do Not Be Afraid
With My Hands Out
2 Blonde Braids
My Burning
November 22nd 2003, 4:45 PM
Cold Mountain Song 286

(These Mount Eerie songs are provided under the following Creative Commons license)

WOELV

DRAPEAU BLANC” de/from “Tout Seul dans la Forêt en Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur?”
LA CORDILLÈRE DES HOMMES” de/from “gris”
RAFFINERIE

Comments

[Chris Anderson]

Thanks for pointing the record out to me! I haven't seen Mount Eerie / the Microphones for ages but this takes me right back. Good lazy listening.

track 5 is missing

[ChiLurker]

missing link for Track 5 - My Burning - http://www.archive.org/download/SevenNewSongsofMountEerie/05_MyBurning.mp3

[adam c.]

radical! what a cool guy. posted a song from the free cinders show here: hammerheadsharkattack.blogspot.com

[D]

That "young French Canadian woman" is Elvrum's wife.

I actually really like how no one refers to her as his wife in blog posts or news stories. Maybe women in music have come a long way.

[Marcus]

I was aware of the fact that she's his wife but decided not to mention it. It's difficult not share share information like that which is so *narratively* interesting - but I decided against it because it threatens to detract from her work. Which is really very, very lovely and perhaps at the moment even more touching and vital than Phil's.

I saw them live last night and was amazed at what she's doing. Most of her new songs use only loops of her voice, recorded live, with no instrumentation.