Mt Sims presents: Happily Ever After....Again!!

Though it's not a Hungry Eye release per se, we are happy to announce the teaming up of Mt Sims with Italy's Punch Records for the release of Happily Ever After... Again. After the release of Happily Ever After, Matt continued to work non-stop in the studio on new material with one song following the other. By the time a european version of Happily Ever After was under consideration, there was enough a wealth of new material and the european version started to look like a sequel to the story of Happily Ever After. Included are alternate mixes of "the Bitten Bite Back," "Grave," and "Love's Revenge" from Happily Ever After, and "Unwound" from the A Grave EP along with 10 new never before released songs. This will be out in late January 2010 and is available for pre-order now (in a pre-order package that includes a limited edition t-shirt). Have a look here for pre-order information!

Some more info below:

Like the sequel to a novel, Mt.Sims (Matt Sims) returns with his magnum opus entitled "Happily Ever After...Again!" as the final response to his previously released album "Happily Ever After". This new album begins where the last one left off, asking the questions "why am i here", and "how can i transcend myself". With songs like Grave and The Bitten bite back linking the past to the present, Sims's text dissect the human condition, giving it a hard look and pointing out the repercussions and could be repercussions of our behavior. As one sinks deeper in the head of Mt.Sims, it becomes clear that this album is a story dealing with faith and the worship of ideology. From the perspective a solider with many faces, Sims skips around from army to army, side to side, life to death, present to forgotten. From song to song, the one can hear a voice questioning his own identity and the way that he sees the world. Candy coated, a song of violent obsession, screams in ending "how could you love me to destroy me?" Disappearing act drives like a car on a never-ending highway. What the driver must deliver is his own soul. As Sims sings " I see my footprints on the floor but i can't see myself anymore", one can realize the voice crying out from the speaker, in an acousmatic tradition, is separated from its owner who at this point has vanished from site. As the Soldier changes faces, he is Orpheus, he is a Kamikaze pilot, he is the ghost of childhood, he is a gypsy and he is finally Matt Sims. This album is a journey where fiction and fact intertwine and leave cold impressions about human behavior and our need to believe in something. Lyrically this album shows that most of the time our ideologies need us. From floating psychedelic textures and screeching synths to strange yet beautiful melodies that writhe and twist around deadly disco beats, one can come closer to understanding the necessity of contradiction in modernity. One may find themselves by losing themselves in this soon to be cult classic. A mixture of Electronic and acoustic, this album delivers an environment to question all that you believe is true.... but don't believe a word we say.




RELEASE DATE 30 JANUARY 2010

Tracklist:

1. The Bitten Bite Back
2. Grave
3. Love's Revenge
4. Unwound
5. Candy Coated
6. Disappearing Act
7. In Exile
8. Hellbent
9. New Authority Volunteers
10. Fall Back
11. The Shattering Of Cyrstal
12. A Simple View
13. Fragile Breaks Fragile
14. Shelter

Mt Sims- new video for "Grave" out now!

Berlin based band Mt. Sims has just released a video for the song "Grave" off of the recently released third album album on Hungry Eye Records entitled "Happily Ever After". The song, says vocalist/ guitarist Matt Sims, "deals with human nature which, going along with animal nauture, has a tendency to fight against itself. Willingly we fight and defeat ourselves in an attempt to save ourselves." Produced by photographer and former East Village Radio program director Echo Danon and directed by Danon and Bart Grieb, and shot on location in the abandoned Spree Park in Berlin. Danon is a long time collaborator with Matt Sims, having previously shot photos for the band, done some production work for the previous Mount Sims album "White Light" and background vocals on the Mount Sims/ the Hacker track "Traces," and even worked with Matt on the band/ project So Does the Fire (http://www.myspace.com/sodoesthefire). Grieb is is an independent film director and visual artist, as well as the president of Cygnet Films. This is his first project with Mt. Sims.

http://www.hungryeyerecords.com
http://www.myspace.com/mtsims
http://echodanonphotography.blogspot.com/

Mt Sims remix by True Pseudo

Remix crew True Pseudo have released a remix of Mt Sims "The Bitten Bite Back." These CA folks have recently made a name for themselves for remixing the likes of Arcade Fire, Crystal Castles, MGMT, and others. It's a heavy and distorted affair, and delivers a generous share of the oonce. It's making its way around the interwebs, so if scouring blogs for remixes is your sort of thing, you might well find it soon. If you'd rather just get a quick link, we can direct you to Big Stereo's posting of it.

We won't let the cat out of the bag just yet, but you'll be seeing some other Mt. Sims remixes pop up in the near future. Right now, the plan is to release these remixes in 2009. Stay tuned....

Mt Sims- video for "A Grave" forthcoming!

In a short amount of time, Mt Sims will release a video for the staggering song "Grave," which appeared on Happily Ever After as well as on the A Grave EP.

It was a 2 camera shoot filmed in the abandoned Spreepark in Berlin over the course of 2 days by Bart Grieb and Matt's long-time collaborator Echo Danon. Bart is an NYC photographer (currently shooting an A&E biography), has been a gaffer for the past 7 years, and owns Cygnet Films, the lighting rental company. Echo is a familiar face in the music, photography, radio, and film world herself, who, along with shooting camera B, did make-up and helped with wardrobe and production.

As a teaser, you'll find a screen shot by Echo Danon below:

Mt Sims pre-orders = all shipped!

By now you should know that the Mt Sims- Happily Ever After album is out! Be sure to ask your local record store for it if they don't have it yet! The pre-orders have been shipped including the the ones with the t-shirts. We've got limited sizes left of the shirts from this first batch we did with the pre-orders so you might want to check in with us before ordering to make sure we've got your size.

Also, Happily Ever After is now obviously available digitally as well, so if that floats yer boat, head over to iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, what have you, to get it.

Here's a nice little picture of what you t-shirt orderers can expect:



And then, here's some footage from Mt Sims' recent Berlin release party a few weeks back!

Mt Sims- Happily... CD shipping now/ pre-orders packed up!

Thanks to all who pre-ordered Mt Sims- Happily Ever After, whether as a single CD or in one of the packages with the 12" and/ or t-shirt. The pre-orders have been packed up and are shipping this week. Expect them to start turning up in your places of residence shortly. Also, I'll be dropping a line individually with confirmation emails as we hit the PO for shipping!

Mt Sims t-shirts!

Pre-orders for Mt Sims- Happily Ever After are shipping shortly, and the record will be dropping in about a week as well. You can still order some of the limited edition t-shirts we've pressed up for the occasion. Head over to the webstore to snag one up.

New Hungry Eye titles at Manic Depression Records in France

Manic Depression has put a number of additional Hungry Eye and Hungry Eye and related titles in their mailorder catalog, to make it a little easier for folks from France to obtain fine titles by the likes of Red Voice Choir, Black Ice, Sixteens, and the Holy Kiss. Copies of the Mt Sims 12" went out that way as well, but are not yet to be found in the webstore. Perhaps they've sold already? In any event, keep your eyes peeled for them, as well as for another round of Hungry Eye releases to reach there shortly.
Manic Depression webstore

Mt Sims w/ the Cranes in Paris 10/14

Mt Sims takes off to Paris at La Locomotiv right in time for a show with Cranes sponsored by D-Side magazine coinciding with the release of his third album "Happily Ever After".

Mt Sims LP preview at XY:XX in LA 10/18!!

The fine folks at M/R/X are now hosting a new party called XY:XX and will be sampling some tunes from the latest Mt Sims- A Grave 12" as well as the new LP "Happily Ever After" which will be dropped at the end of the month. Info below: be sure to turn up for it!

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NEW NIGHT OF MINIMALWAVE SYNTHPUNK & EXPERIMENTAL

...BECAUSE WE STILL THINK THAT NIGHT CLUBBING IN LOS ANGELES SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!
WE DECIDED TO BRING OUR RECORDS & CDS TO OUR FAVOURITE BAR
PLAY FOR FRIENDS AND MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS...WHATEVER WE FEEL LIKE!!!!!

NO DANCE CULTURE BULLSHIT

NO SUPERSTAR DJ CRAP!!!!

NO "KEEPING UP THE DANCEFLOOR" PACKED WITH RATS LISTENING TO TRANCE...EEEEYAWK!!!!!!!!

JUST NICE COMPANY...NICE DRINKS AND ONE OF A KIND MUSIC...
AND THAT'S NOT ALL
THE BAR ALSO HAS 80'S VIDEO ARCADES!!!!
AND A 24HR LAUNDRYMAT NEXT TO IT!!!!!
SO YOU CAN DO YOUR EVERY DAY CHORES WHILE HAVING FUN...
THAT'S WHAT I CALL SMART LIVING!!! YEP!!!




SATURDAY OCTOBER 18,2008

JOIN US FOR ANOTHER XY:XX SESSION

THIS TIME WE'LL BE HOSTING
THE OFFICIAL HUNGRY EYE RECORDS RELEASE PARTY
FOR
MT. SIMS NEW ALBUM:
HAPPILY EVER AFTER"

MT. SIMS HAS LONG BEEN STIRRING THINGS UP IN LOS ANGELES UNDERGROUND SCENE VIA BERLIN-NEW YORK...NOW HE'S BACK WITH A FULL LENGTH ALBUM AND IN FULL POWER MOTION!!!!





"Mt. Sims returns to form after relocating from LA to Berlin with his eagerly anticipated third full length. Now with a new moniker-- "Mt. Sims" replacing "Mount Sims"-- and a full band with Randy Twigg and Andr'e Lange, Mt. Sims drops 12 new songs that bristle with nervous energy. Merging his signature electronic style with stark post-punk textures as first unveiled on his second album Wild Light, Happily Ever After's songs showcase the new band's versatility. From the cabaret rave-up of "Playing for Keeps" to the melodramatic dirge of "Love's Revenge" and the raging death-disco of "the Bitten Bite Back", the band is flanked by guest appearances of Jessie Evans (Vanishing/ Autonervous) and Toby Dammit (Swans, Iggy Pop). To the delight of his followers, Mt. Sims strays far from the formula of "How We Do", as proved by the earlier release of a single for "Grave" on 12" format. Crisp production work done by Thomas Stern of Crime and the City Solution ensures that Happily Ever After is a future classic on par with the work of fellow travelers and collaborators ADULT., the Hacker, Vitalic, or Ladytron.

COMING OCTOBER 23rd"





TAKEN FROM HUNGRY EYE RECORDS SITE.


TRACKS FROM THE FULL LENGTH ALBUM WILL BE PLAYED
THROUGH OUT THE NIGHT BY YOUR DJS:


ERIC DEAD

JOB LEATHERETTE

AND SPECIAL GUEST: CARLOS ROSSI!!!



PLUS GIVEAWAYS BY MIDNIGHT:

"HAPPILY EVER AFTER" CDS AND 12"S "A GRAVE" & "FENDI" BY MT. SIMS AND THE SIXTEENS COURTESY OF HUNGRY EYE RECORDS!!!

FOR MORE INFO CHECK:



MT. SIMS MYSPACE


HUNGRY EYE RECORDS OFFICIAL SITE


HUNGRY EYE RECORDS MYSPACE


FREE ALL NIGHT

21+

CASHBAR VIDEOGAMES & FOOD!!!

9PM TO 2AM

@ THE BARCADE!!!!!!


371 N. WESTERN AVE

KOREA TOWN/MID WHILSHIRE DISTRICT


XY:XX MYSPACE

Mt Sims- Happily Ever After up for pre-orders!

Mt Sims- Happily Ever After CD is up for pre-orders now in the Hungry Eye webstore.
Hop to it

Mt. Sims- A Grave 12" in stores now!

The Mt Sims- A Grave 12" is now at most of our distributors. At least, copies have gone out to the usual suspects in North America. Which means you can take a look for it in all the local stores. And if they don't have it, ask for it!




Now, it's full speed ahead for "Happily Ever After." Details forthcoming.

Website updates

The Bellmer Dolls, Sixteens, and Mt. Sims pages have all seen some updated and have some new content. Remember some years ago when the website saw only rare updates? Well, we hope to have sufficiently proved that this is no longer going to be the case. Indeed, we've been in the process of streamlining and improving the site for over the past year.
Head over to the following pages to take a look:

http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/bands/mt_sims/index.html
http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/bands/bellmer_dolls/index.html
http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/bands/sixteens/index.html

If you're paying attention, the next month should find us updating the other band pages, getting to that "links" page finally, streamlining the webstore a bit, compiling a list of stockists, and last but not least, maintaining a detailed discography page. We've got our work cut out for us, but it'll happen.

Mt Sims- A Grave 12" EP now available on iTunes!

Mt Sims- A Grave 12" EP now on iTunes, eMusic, Yahoo Music, Rhapsody, Amazon Digital, Virgin Mega (Fr), Audiolunchbox, and a whole bunch more.

the Holy Kiss/ Sixteens/ Mt. Sims: PRESS!

If you are a Spanish-speaker, or just want to hone your Spanish speaking skills, you'll want to make your way to the Spanish webzine/ blog La Letra Capital for their recent interview with the Holy Kiss. Many thanks to them also for their recent reviews of a slew of Hungry Eye material.

In other Hungry Eye-related news in foreign languages, France's D-Side magazine recently published a feature on Mt Sims in their May/ June issue (along with a Mt Sims track on the accompanying CD). They also had some kind words to say about the "A Grave EP" (as well as Mt Sims' "Happily Ever After" which isn't even out yet), and Sixteens- "Into the Gold Wave..." It was nice to read some kind words alongside interviews with Frustration and Ladytron!

And, in German, Dorfdisco attended a recent Mt Sims show in Berlin and had some nice things to say about the performance.

Mt Sims pre-orders shipped!

If you placed a pre-order for the Mt Sims- A Grave 12" it's now shipped. There's still a small handful of the test-press pre-order versions left limited to 50 so get them now! It's available now for download now on most digital download stores if you are more digitally inclined. The vinyl version will hit the store's shelves in a few scant weeks. The covers look phenomenal, if we may say so ourselves. Stay tuned for lots more Mt Sims related news in the coming weeks!

Mt. Sims- A Grave 12" EP update!

The Mt Sims release: "A Grave" 12"EP has encountered some slight delays and we're currently waiting on the vinyl. We are currently in possession of some very neat looking covers, though. Rest assured, this will be hitting the streets shortly and those fine folks nice enough to have pre-ordered the record will be getting their copies shortly.

Ah, vinyl! You're a demanding mistress, but so worth it when all is said and done!

Let it be known you still have the chance to snag some of those test presses for the pre-order.

Banner for Mt. Sims release

Here's a banner from the Mt Sims release that's been making its way around.



Do feel free to grab the code and post it where ever!

<a href="http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/store.html"><img src="http://www.hungryeyerecords.com/press_resources_files/MtSimsAd.jpg"></a>

Mt Sims- A Grave 12" pre-orders up + April '08 webstore update

Here are the updates for April 2008.

Pre-orders are now up for the upcoming Mt. Sims - A Grave 12" EP which will be shipping at the end of the month. The first 50 pre-orders through the website will receive a limited test pressing version of the record (in it's proper sleeve, of course). These will be super-limited and only available to the band, label, and the lucky folks who pre-order the record. Take note those of you who are into that sort of thing! Also available is a Mt Sims pre-order bundle with the Bellmer Dolls and Sixteens- Fendi 12"s (look at the "Special Offers" section on the webstore). Stock up on some nice vinyl. If only ordering 1 record/ 1 copy of the Mt Sims record, please take note of the minimum order. There's a $35 minimum on vinyl orders for overseas orders due to postage costs, but if you only want 1 of these, there's an option with postage for one copy.

Also available is a Black Ice special bundling up all 3 of their releases at once.

New titles available this month are a new 7" by Portland's the Prids, the newest Deadbeats CD entitled "999 Ways to Die," and the recent Sixteens/ Lineas Albies split 10" coming out of Spain. (More Lineas Albies material should pop up on the webstore this month as well).

We're running low on the Frustration CDs, Vanishing Kids CD, Swann Danger 10", the Holy Kiss- Back to Colma 7", and I don't know if we'll be able to get more of those, so get them while you can.

Mt. Sims joins Hungry Eye/ announces new releases

Mt. Sims and Hungry Eye Records are proud to announce their collaboration on a series of upcoming Mt. Sims releases.

Matt Sims has two albums under his belt on DJ Hell's International DJ Gigolo label as Mount Sims, the first of which, "UltraSex", saw an American release via Emperor Norton, and was supported through a North American tour with Ladytron. He's also known for his collaborations with the Hacker, David J of Bauhaus and Cross-over. The past year and a half has seen Matt relocate from LA to Berlin and and establish a new chapter in the Mount Sims legacy, rebuilding the band with Berlin musicians Randy Twigg and Andre Lange and working with producer Thomas Stern of the legendary Crime and the City Solution. "A Grave" 12" EP is the first offering of these new tracks and will be available in April 2008 as a limited 12" EP on clear vinyl with stunning artwork by Peter Wu (one time pressing of 1,000 worldwide) and a digital release.

Mt. Sims is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on the third album "Happily Ever After" which will see a release on Hungry Eye as well.

Mt. Sims page on Hungry Eye site
Mt Sims on myspace