The Three Sides of the Cyanide Valentine
The Cyanide Valentine was essentially an alias for a solo project that began around 2005. I made two albums under the name with some various Boston musicians, most notably keyboardist Wendy Mittelstadt on the first album, and singer Kate Papineau on the second, 2008's "The Three Sides of the Cyanide Valentine". The latter was very well recieved in the blogosphere and, unlike almost every album I've ever made, I still like it. You can now buy it on Bandcamp for wicked cheap.
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New Album: Songs From "I Hate Being Single": Profits for to City Harvest
Easily one of the highlights of the year for me was making music for a new web TV show by Upright Citizen's Brigade's Rob Michael Hugel called "I Hate Being Single". Dan Opsal, who made "Actor Reel Master Database", which I also made the original music for, and who now writes for Jimmy Fallon, also works on the show.
The last album of my charity project this year is the soundtrack to the show. With a couple exceptions, it is mostly dub. Or as close as a white guy from Boston can come to approximating Jamaican dub. I love a lot of dub music so I was really excited when Rob told me he wanted the music for the show to be dub.
The proceeds from the album will go to City Harvest, which helps to feed New York City's homeless.
I hope everyone has a great new year!
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New Single: Heretics In Love: Heretics In Love: Profits go to Central American Legal
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New EP: Vox Unhumana Vol. 2: Profits go to American Cancer Society
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New EP: Vox Unhumana Vol. 1: Profits go to Farm Sanctuary
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New EP: The Revenant: For Helen Keller Foundation
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New EP: Jake and Eva: Android Diary: For Coaltion for the Homeless
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New LP: The Carnivore Suite: For Pollinator Partnership.
This is a live album (LV22TRK= "Live to two track") in that there's no overdubs, but it's not performed in front of an audience. The layered voices you will hear are the product of using a Boss RC50 Looper to loop the vocals.
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May LP: LV22TRK - For Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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April EP: Alice Malice: For Red Cross Japan Relief
Happicil/Alice Malice
Someone Didn't Take Their Meds Today
Attack of the Dragon Queen
A Sea of Light
Medicine Dreaming
Alice Malice (Reprise)
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March EP: The Ballad of Xadia Xanax: For The Michael J. Fox Foundation
The Ballad of Xadia Xanax
Xadia Xanax Part II: Mood Pills
Xadia Xanax Part III: Controller X
Xadia Xanax Part IV: Little Addicts
Xadia Xanax Part II: Waltz in Violet
Xadia Xanax Part VI: Xadia Xanax vs. Dr. Doomsayer
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February EP: Evil Things: For The World Wildlife Fund
Evil Things
Provigil Polly
Provigil Polly and the Powder People
Provigil Polly and the Endless Rope
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January EP: The Spy: For the ASPCA
The Spy
Heidi Heroine and the Heavy Horses
Heidi Heroine and the Heavy Horses Pt. II
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LIVE
12:31: Rock Shop, Brooklyn 9PM
3:1: The Grand Victory, Williamsburg 9PM
LOWLANDS RESIDENCY - EVERY FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY FROM NOW UNTIL FOREVER AND BEYOND: My residency at Lowlands in Brooklyn (543 3rd Ave at 14th) where I play some songs and host great performers and friends. It's very loose and casual by design but it usually gets going around 9:30PM. Check my Facebook page for more up to date and detailed information.
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ARTICLES AND OTHER BS:
Jake in the Boston Globe talking about Morrisey || Jake in the Village Voice talking about Lowlands || Jake in Playgirl in the nude.
VIDEOS AND YOUTUBES:
VIDEO: Acting Reel Master Database Ep. 2 with "Sadness".
VIDEO: Acting Reel Master Database Ep. 3 with "All My Shit".
VIDEO: Acting Reel Master Database Ep. 5 with "LMFAO".
VIDEO: Acting Reel Master Database Ep. 6 with "This Is The Time".
VIDEO: Acting Reel Master Database Ep. 7 with "Die Ziege".
My video page on YouTube with my previous project "the Cyanide Valentine" videos and "Breakaway: A Machinima Rock Opera" from the short lived but excellent cable show "Senor Nugget".
PLACES TO PURCHASE ME
ZAVRACKY ON BANDCAMP || ZAVRACKY ON ITUNES || ZAVRACKY ON EMUSIC || ZAVRACKY ON AMAZON || ZAVRACKY ON NAPSTER || ZAVRACKY ON RHAPSODY