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Here are the first commercial and college/community radio stations playing cuts off 'Picture This':
"Picture" (track 2), the legalization anthem, is receiving airplay on UIC-radio, Hemp Rock Radio, Stone Zone Show.
It is also slated to be on the soundtrack for the upcoming documentary
"RX: Cannabis: A Freedom Tale", which is still in production.
MSF's version of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (track 7) is receiving commercial airplay in Europe, FM4, Austria,
"Ex-Insane" (track 3) has begun receiving airplay at UIC-radio (USA) and is MSF's first music video off the album
and "Young Gods" has begun receiving airplay at WRUW (USA).
FM4:
http://fm4.orf.at/radio/stories/1602247
UIC-radio:
http://www.myspace.com/rose60612
WRUW:
http://www.wruw.org/guide/playlists.php?show_id=322&playlist_id=14246
Hemp Rock Radio:
http://www.hemprock.com/
Jillie Simon: vocals
Thomas Simon: guitars, keys, sampling, vocals
Keith Golden: bass
Alex Alexander: drums
samples consist of field recordings of street and temple musicians gathered worldwide as part of T.S.'s Walkabout sessions, featuring:
Pura Desa, Ubud, Indonesia; Pelo Cover, Salvador, Brazil; Ishwar Lal Mishra, Varanasi, India; among others...
recorded at Hoboken Recorders, NJ, and at the Transformer Room, NYC
mixed by Alex Alexander and Thomas Simon
mastered at The Vault Mastering, NYC
produced by Thomas Simon
all songs written by Jillie (lyrics) and Thomas Simon (lyrics/music)
except 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', written by Kurt Cobain/Nirvana.
MUSICIENS SANS FRONTIÉRES play alternative rock world pop; an exhilirating mix of edgy rock fused with world beats.
MSF was created in 2005 by NYC - based musician-composer-filmmaker Thomas Simon, who, as Ischler Woche (Austria) says "has reached a lot of acclaim with his experimental progressive fusions..."
MSF is co-fronted by singer-songwriter-actress Jillie Simon who "has been garnering rave reviews and probably more than her share of stalkers..." said CMJ New Music Report.
The powerful rhythm section of Alex Alexander on drums and Keith Golden on bass (last touring and recording with Dido), adds infectiously danceable grooves.
Thomas' sound had previously been compared to Love & Rockets, Dead Can Dance, Sonic Youth, Nine Inch Nails & Moby, while Jillie has earned comparisons to Kate Bush, Tori Amos and Sophie B. Hawkins...
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