MORN Live at Saint Vitus - July 9, 2014

John LaMacchia of Candiria's new instrumental band, Morn, performing live at Saint Vitus in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The band will be performing throughout the summer and fall. Here they are performing a song called Dust From The Valley.

Spylacopa Returns!!

Spylacopa has returned to the studio and is finishing up a series of recordings for a second release. It's been a very long while since our first, too long actually and now it is time to put this thing in motion and keep it that way. OK gang, sit tight, this may take a minute but it will all be worth it!! Stay tuned, Spylacopa - 2014

The Invaders Are Coming

Here to invade your space, is Candiria’s new release “The Invaders”. This is the band’s first new release in over 6 years. Available in 7-inch vinyl, presales are currently in progress through Giant MKT. The official release date is set for April 29th, 2014 digitally, world wide through Rising Pulse Records. Let’s talk art. The artistic concept for the 7-inch was an abstract one. The artwork was created by John LaMacchia. The inspiration for the art was the title track itself: “The Invaders”, originally written by Iron Maiden, and completely reinvented by Candiria. John shot some photos one night at Little Field music venue and art gallery in Gowanus, Brooklyn. He used a technique known as “Light Painting”. This is where the camera is handheld with light shining directly into the lens. When rapid movements are made, this creates trails of light. This must be done at a low shutter speed. John sent one of the shots he took to bassist Michael MacIvor, who then concluded that the images resembled either that of sperm or hookworms, both of which may be interpreted as invaders in one way or another. How appropriate. Thus we give you: “The Invaders” in all its glory. Here is the original image that was used for the cover art Here is what was done with it Here are some other shots John took at Little Field that day by Bernadette Lords

Happy Birthday John!

Happy Birthday John LaMacchia! Let’s take a good gander at the handsome bloke behind the guitar, and the colored vinyl. NAME John LaMacchia BIRTHDAY March 30 ________ ZODIAC SIGN Aries ________ BIRTHPLACE Brooklyn, NY ________ WHEN DID YOUR MUSIC CAREER BEGIN? I started playing guitar at age 12. ________ WHAT BANDS HAVE YOU PLAYED IN? Close Call Patterns Dead Air Candiria Ghosts of The Canal Spylacopa A Family Plot Julie Christmas Crooked Man / Crooked Machine Bilingual Gladiators of Democracy I also contributed music to: Crone Mans Gin Moonsproject The Upwelling Love Is Nothing Family Eyes of the Sun ________ DO YOU FAVOR ANY PARTICULAR TYPE OF GUITAR? Yes, I play Ibanez guitars almost exclusively and I really love them. It was my first guitar that I owned as a kid and nothing has changed since then. ________ WHAT ARE YOU CURRENTLY LISTENING TO? Midlake Zorch Autechre And I’ve been listening to a lot of classical music like Chopin, Brahms, Stravinksy, Philip Glass ________ HAVE YOU SEEN ANY GOOD FLICKS LATELY? Yes, “The Grand Budapest Hotel”. I’m a big Wes Anderson fan and I think it’s one of his best movies to date. I’m looking forward to seeing the movies “Nymphomaniac” by Lars von Trier, and “Under the Skin” by Jonathan Glazer. ________ DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS? Yes, I have a beautiful female tuxedo kitten named Bambi. She is completely insane. ________ DO YOU COOK? Yes I cook a lot at home. I like to cook breakfast a lot. I love eggs. ________ WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF A FOODIE? Yes I would. 100%. ________ DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE RESTAURANT? Yes I do, I have a few. One of my best friends is a celebrity chef. He owns a restaurant called “Beauty & Essex”. The food there is amazing. I also love going to French restaurants as of late, specifically “Juliet” in Williamsburg and Lucien French bistro in the East Village. My all time favorite restaurant is Lil Frankie’s on 1st & 1st in the Lower East Side. I love rustic Italian food and Lil Frankie's does it the best. ________ WHAT DO YOU DO FOR FUN? I’m kind of a nerd, and a fun night for me is sitting at home drawing or doing some kind of art project. ________ TELL US ABOUT YOUR ART. I’ve been drawing my whole life and I still enjoy it just as much as I did when I started drawing as a kid. There’s something liberating about it. ________ DO YOU EVER SELL OR SHOW YOUR ART? I have shown my work several times over the years but I’ve never sold my work until now. I would like to begin selling prints of my work this Spring. ________ WHAT’S THE LATEST AT RISING PULSE RECORDS? The “New Invaders” 7-inch release date is April 29th. It features guest musicians Adrian Terrazas-Gonzalez (The Mars Volta, T.R.A.M, Omar Rodriguez Lopez) and Daniel Carter (Thurston Moore, Yo La Tengo). Pre sales begin April 7th, 2014, exclusively through Rising Pulse Records and GIANT MKT. Five vinyl color configurations will be available. Two new T-Shirt designs will also solely be available through Rising Pulse Records.

by Bernadette Lords

We're Back

It's been a minute, but Candiria is back with the re-release of their eclectic and experimental album "Beyond Reasonable Doubt". This time it's on vinyl. Designed to set your turntables ablaze with a color explosion, wait until you get a load of these beauties...

Originally released in 1997, "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" is now available in three different deluxe 12” vinyl, Limited Edition styles. All are available for purchase on the Rising Pulse Records website: http://risingpulse.com

Aqua blue in milky clear color in color, with multiple colored splatter

Double mint and coke bottle green, A side B side with multiple colored splatter

Lastly, gold and bone, A side B side with multiple colored splatter. Soon to follow is the upcoming release of "The Invaders" on 7" with the help of GIANT MKT. Presales start on April 7th, and the official release date is April 29th 2014, digital worldwide. Behind the scenes of the label is John LaMacchia. He says "It's great to be back fools." by Bernadette Lords

John LaMacchia on baroness bus crash

John LaMacchia of Candiria / Crooked man helps shed some light on the recent Baroness bus crash. You can find the full article here at http://www.decibelmagazine.com/?s=Baroness&x=44&y=11

JULIE CHRISTMAS LIVE IN BROOKLYN

Julie Christmas and co. will be performing one night in Brooklyn. February 4th at
St. Vitus with Special Guest, Steven Brodsky of Cave In.

Julie Christmas will be performing songs from her Rising Pulse Records debut release "The Bad Wife" as well as some new material. The Julie Christmas band consists of:

John LaMacchia (Candiria, Crooked Man)
Andrew Schneider (Pigs)
Tom Tierney (Tidal Arms)
Fran Mark (From Autumn To Ashes)
and Mel Lederman (Thalia Zedek)

Tickets are available HERE for $10.00

St. Vitus is located at
1120 Manhattan Ave
(between Clay St & Box St)
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Crooked Man Releases Debut Digital EP

Finally, we are just days away from the release date of Crooked Mans debut EP. The band was formed by Candiria Guitar player John LaMacchia and includes Bassist Michael Shaw, Drummer Wayne Daren Schneiderman and Vocalist/Keyboard Player Sabrina Ellie.
The four song EP includes titles such as Severed heads, The parting Gift and Crucifer and was recorded by Brooklyn based engineer and producer Andrew Schneider. The BBC style vibe of the Coextinction Recording Series gives this EP a somewhat live and raw feel. A perfect match for the song writing style. Please check out the Coextinction site at www.coextinction.com
This is the only place this digital EP will be available and it will only be available for download for $2.99. Now thats a pretty good deal!!

Rising Pulse Records new home

Hello friends, Risingpulse.com has a new look and were psyched about it. Please stop by the shop and check out the new digs!! Also, news on all upcoming releases, tour dates etc... Please check out the Julie christmas page on the navigation menu to the right side of the screen.

Also!! We are doing a huge sale on all candiria product! This stuff is priced to move. All of the Toying With the Insanities Lp's and CD's, tee shirts.. full length releases.. everything priced to move!!! Please check out the site and make a purchase!! Its that time of year for gift giving and why not give the gift of progressive/jazzmetal fusion??

Julie Christmas New song and possible upcoming performance in NYC

It has been some time since our last post. We are making some changes to how Rising Pulse records functions on the net. Expect to see a lot more activity in 2012 with new releases and tons of new merch that will be for sale.
In the mean time Julie Christmas as Co. have been very busy working on a new track called scalps. This track crushes and will make its debut on the Falling Down Compilation due out in early 2012 in Europe. Here is a preview of that song.
There is also a buzz goin around that there may be a NYC Julie Christmas show in January. At least thats the word on the street. Guess well have to wait and see about that. In the mean time please check out some of the Julie Christmas tee shirt designs we have available at www.risingpulse.com
Ok thats all for now kids.