Dead Western Trio and Pregnant Shows in Davis

The Dead Western Trio just played the Villanova House last night and it was a phenomenal show as always. If you haven't seen him play with the band (including Jesse of Ellie Fortune on bass and Kevin Corcoran on percussion) you really need to check it out. It's incredible how the sparseness of the percussion and bass adds fullness to the sound and makes his songs even more somber and introspective. Joining him were Ohioan and Weaver from PDX. Ohioan was amazing too, definitely check him out if you get the chance to see him live. Apparently the filming of Dead Western's new music video for "Not Really Here At All," went really well last Saturday and I can't wait to see it when it's done. I'll keep you guys posted about that when details unfold.

Our latest KDVS Recordings artist, Pregnant (Daniel Trudeau), is playing in Davis this Thursday February 4th with Dream Goats and Soft Devil at the John Natsoulas Art Gallery (at 1st and E St. downtown). Definitely come out to that show, it's going to be great. And if you've never been to show at Natsoulas you're in for a treat. They set up the music in a huge room surrounded by whatever art exhibit is up then, usually really great stuff. It's the perfect place to see Pregnant perform!

Buying Records and Helping Haiti at the Same Time

We've been thinking of how we at KDVS Recordings can help the dire situation in Haiti right now due to the earthquake on January 12th, 2010. What we came up with was a fund matching of up to $100 in future online record sales. So, starting now, all record sales will be matched with a personal donation of the same amount to the Haiti relief effort via a charity of your choice. If you don't indicate a preference, I'll use my discretion and choose a credible charity myself.

You can make purchases on our websites www.kdvsrecordings.org, and www.myspace.com/kdvsrecordings, or directly to our paypal via kdvsrecordings@gmail.com

We're hoping that maybe you'll enjoy those record spins that much more knowing that your purchase also helped those in need in Haiti.

Pregnant "Ike Wimin" LP

Placerville, CA recording artist Pregnant has released a new 12” full-length LP with KDVS Recordings. We hope you enjoy the electronic and psychedelic ambient pop sounds of this record. Below are some published reviews…

Pregnant needs to pass the drugs: Northern California's Pregnant is more of a hermit in a forest project than a bedroom project. Imagined by Daniel Trudeau, it's a special brand of weirdness that might come from living too close to the natural mushrooms in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Although there's no cause for concern, no one in or associated with the group is pregnant and on drugs, to our limited knowledge. Pregnant ranges from flipped and backspun circus music betwixt twinkling alien transmissions and heavy drone to pitch-shifted nursery folk mimicking a children's sing-a-long tape. The distortion hovers between genuine silliness to possessed insanity sheep-skinned in coyness. --- Blake Gillespie, Impose Magazine

Being pregnant doesn’t sound like much fun. You get huge, everything hurts, it’s hard to walk upstairs, and you can’t drink gin. I don’t even want to go into the whole giving birth thing, because that seems like a real struggle. However, Pregnant is a pretty good band name. Daniel Trudeau makes mutant pop sound-collages using samples, his vocals, and his own instrumentation. Every track I’ve heard sounds completely different so don’t expect what’s below to reflect his output, though it is my personal favorite. The Liquidation on Swans tape is out on Life’s Blood now and forthcoming is the Ike Wimin 12″ on KDVS Recordings. --- Joel Wright, Vice Magazine

Daniel Trudeau otherwise known as Pregnant makes beautiful mutant pop songs that gives off traces of The Residents’ most accessible material filtered through some electro and glitch elements. To tell you the truth, we honestly are not sure how Dan makes all his badass music but we know for sure that it is bad-ass and that everyone should hear it before they die or at least collect retirement. He has a great way of using loops and mashing different things one could never dream of doing like the Steely Dan/Steve Reich mash-up that is in this LP which we have already tagged as a “future classic”. Yes! Treat yourself to this one and be at awe at the musical gem that is “Ike Wimin.” --- Only For the Open Minded Blog

Start with: Always Ocean w/u Conch, Important Clock, Hey Valley