Album Notes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The San Francisco Bay Area’s favorite Fetish Electronica band is at it again! Cuir Bleu delivers their own fresh and sensuous brand of electronic rock on their latest CD, “Sex Toy”. True to its name, the album offers fun, sexy lyrics with the band’s enticing dance beats and bold, unapologetic style.

THE RECORD: Cuir Bleu's first full-length album, “Sex Toy” delivers everything the band stands for – “Electronic rock with a spanking good beat” - spotlighting several of the their more racy and sex-positive songs (“Sex Toy”, “The City”, “Brass Pole”, “Blue Leather” & “Pleasure and Pain”). This CD also includes dance remixes of earlier songs by Bobby Cochran (“Take A Picture Dream Mix”, “I’m Your Lover Water Mix”) and a club mix of the title track by DJ Moda (“Sex Toy Phone Mix”) that’s currently in rotation at The Power Exchange, The SF Citadel and Club Shadowplay. Rounding out the collection are the evocative “Haunted Play”, an instrumental reprise of “Brass Pole” and a little surprise piece called “Future Transmissions”.

PRODUCTION: Preliminary mixing & production for this CD was done by Kalib DuArte, Makana Morab & Pixie Bleu at the Music Hotel in Berkeley, CA. The final product was engineered and mixed by Bobby Cochran at Laughing Coyote Studios in Ukiah and Rob Doolan at Asylum Arts in Berkeley. All songs were digitally mastered by Rob Doolan, under Kalib's executive production. Music for all songs composed by Kalib DuArte, all lyrics by Pixie Bleu.

PLAYING LIVE: Cuir Bleu has shared the stage with Jodie Watley, Lisa Lisa, Chaka Khan, Lipstick Conspiracy, San Jose DJ Neshama and Bay Area Celtic rock band Avalon Rising. They have been featured on musicresearch.com, showcased on Frank Moore’s Shaman’s Den and contributed music to the soundtrack for Cleo Dubois’ video, “Tie me up!”.

MORE INFO: Be sure to check out the band's official website, including their newsletter and FREE audio and video downloads at www.cuirbleu.com! Cuir Bleu can also be found on Tribe (http://tribes.tribe.net/cuirbleu) and on MySpace (www.MySpace.com/CuirBleu) Check it out!