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The Faraway Places Spacerock Arkestra:
with The Blank Tapes
August 6 at Tangier, LA

2138 Hillhurst Ave.

The Blank Tapes rule, and it's our first LA rock show in a while, so we hope to see you.




the new album!
"out of the rain, the thunder & the lightning"

The Faraway Places: Out of the Rain, the Thunder & the Lightning

After a mere 3 years, we are ecstatic to present this 2nd record. Official release to be announced soon. Meanwhile...
>> stream it for free here


our 1irst LP:
Unfocus on It is now out in the U.S. on Eenie Meenie Records, and available in Europe on Bella Union Records. Recorded live in a cabin in the New Hampshire mountains, then mixed in Minneapolis with Bryan Hanna, who has worked with the Waxwings and Papas Fritas among others.

The record is sort of space baroque, with strings and carefully arranged pop songs, but it also reflects a move towards wall-of-sound psychedelia and california krautrock.
Rock some mp3's here.



sideproject...
the background
Colthart recorded these tracks with his friend Tim Power. A little Eno, a little George Michael, a little Zeus.


contact us:
If yr on myspace, add us as a friend!
rock@thefarawayplaces.com
1886 Preston Ave.
LA, CA 90026

right now it's... :

roy wood, leon thomas, ian gomm, j.j. cale, the blank tapes, prince lasha, guided by voices, todd rundgren - a wizard a true star, the clash, {{{sunset}}}, is the new sloan any good?

 

Photo on this page by Sasha Wizansky. "Images" page photo by Keith Gendel. Others by Colthart.