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Pario Marty - The Black Hole of Fun
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Martin Courtney IV - the man behind the hit band Real Estate, reissues his original solo recordings on Wild Animal Kingdom! One can hear how a younger solo Martin went from 4-track jams to hit Real Estate tunes. Check it out!

   

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

MM-TC Year II
mmtcyearII.jpgGood news friends! Monthly Mix-Tape Club is back after a successful 12 months of sweet jams and avid subscribers. Issue I of Year II will ship near the end of September. 
Year II is sure to offer another crop of some of our generation's finest musicians, writers and underground music-biz aficionados curating tapes for ya'. For the low price of 24 bucks a year (that's only 2 dollars a month) you will receive a hand-dubbed 32-40 minute cassette tape featuring unique artwork made by Drew Donaghy, differing in look and style each month. We had over 40 subscribers last year from four different continents. How could that many people from vastly different backgrounds be wrong? They couldn't! So please visit the MM-TC section of the WAKR website and subscribe today! International MM-TC customers will still be charged 36 bucks a year, no price hike from last year. 
Also, back issues from Year I are always available to purchase. 
The first 2 subscribers receive a free bar of handmade cassette tape shaped soap. Made by Emily Beanblossom. Also, her band Christmas is on a national tour, click here to see if they're comin' to your town!
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

The Sweaty Summer Special Pack!
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Have you been getting really dirty, hot, and sweaty this summer? I know I have... Have you been wanting to jam on some tapes but are really in need of a bath? If so Wild Animal Kingdom has just the offer for you: The Sweaty Summer Special Pack! Choose any Wild Animal Kingdom tape of your choice and a handmade bar of cassette-tape-shaped soap is included for the low price of $10.00 ($13.00 international) - shipping included of course. So take your pick.. perhaps Liam The Younger, maybe even a Monthly Mix-Tape cassette and get ready to chill-bathe with some chill-wave. Purchase here for the US, and here internationally. Specify the tape by e-mailing me when you order or specifying in the Paypal notes.

WAKR soap made by Emily Beanblossom.

 

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Thursday, July 8, 2010

Guided By Guided By Voices
GuidedbyVoices.jpgAs it seems that there is some press about this compilation I figured I might as well announce it now...
Coming sometime in August, GBGBV will be released as Wild Animal Kingdom catalog number 016.
I don't really wanna' leak who's on it, but you can probably get a pretty good idea if you have listened to either WAKR Vol.1 or Vol.2
Since there is no cover art at the moment I have provided a picture of Bobby's band with my favorite lineup. (No one has looked cooler than Mitch Mitchell, before or since)
So look for a pre-order to come up on this website soon and go practice your jump-shots. You never know when you'll have to play Bobby on a Sunday in Dayton, OH...
If you or your band wanna possibly contribute (unfortunately no guarantees as everyone loves GBV) e-mail me.
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Liam The Younger - Revel Hidden Worlds BACK IN STOCK!
l_d4ecaf63a582e8edce661cf6549c3650.jpgHello folks! I'm happy to announce that Liam The Younger's latest record Revel Hidden Worlds is ready to be shipped once again. Unsure of what he wanted to do with his new material, Liam asked if I would hold off on selling the tape for awhile. Now, not only can you purchase a limited edition tape of Liam's latest work on cassette (Run of 50, about 35 left) you can also buy an LP with handmade artwork from Liam himself on his website! So whichever medium tickles your fancy, be sure to check out Liam's newest music. He is a really nice guy, and very talented musician. 

Also, the newest addition to our Baseball: America's Game series is now for sale. If you are a Seattle Mariners fan, or just appreciate listening to any team's amazing comeback over the Yankees, then Volume. II of our series is perfect for you. Or perhaps you're just nostalgic for the mid-90s. Either way, this is a limited run of 10 tapes, so check it!
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Friday, March 5, 2010

Wild Animal Kingdom Seeking INTERN!
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Possible Interns,

Do you live in Olympia, WA? Are you planning on moving to Olympia, WA? If you are in the area or are going to be and you would be interested in drinking Trader Joe's $2.99 Red Oval six-packs with me while we listen to Julian Lynch tapes dub, or make a billion Monthly Mix-Tape Club cassettes on the last day of the month, then please shoot me an e-mail! (dlucasjewell@gmail.com)
Perhaps if you are sooooo super interested but live somewhere else we could figure out some way for you to join the Wild Animal Kingdom posse, or at least turn Wild Animal Kingdom into a duo.
Let me know fools!
Buy the Pill Wonder record.
Thanks to Pitchfork for all the press.

-Dana Jewell
WAKR

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