Hello, welcome to The Tempe Times!
Travis
Hello! I am interested in IPR releases, upcoming and old. I've heard the For Against releases and they are great. Keep up the great work---Jason....
Woah! A post!!! Throw me for a loop! :)
[Note the dates; over six months had passed since the list got started! -- Trav]
In case you haven't heard yet, IPR is moving their mail order over to Parasol. Out of curiosity, Jason, what are your favorite IPR bands, and how did you get into IPR?
Trav
This is a test....
My test worked :)
I tried the For Against one and it didn't. Anyway, I love For Against, Savage Republic and The Abecedarians. I truly hope "Echelons" will be released on CD as my copy on Cassette is wearing out since I bought it in 1987!
Cheers,
Julia
I have been an IPR [fan] since I first heard about them around '87 or so. When I worked at a radio station in the early '90s I discovered several bands but the one I like the most has to be Scenic. The "Kelso Run" 45 really entranced me and while I still don't have "Incident at Cima" I did just order "Aquatica" which, to my shock, is offered through Columbia House record club in the states! I'm very anxious to get it, and I would also like to hear the tour split ep they did with Lanterna (locals where I come from). Nice to see other IPR fans.
I have been waiting for this for a long time. I would have created a site like this myself, but I'm too lazy! I met Ethan Port in 1984 and Bruce and the rest of the band in 1985. It took me all of 2 seconds to become addicted to the music, art, and style that is IPR.----P.S. Hi Bruce! If you see this, get in touch with me. Been trying to reach you. Maybe I'll get off this thing and use the phone!
A warm hello to Bruce and his wife!
You sent me loads of stuff in Switzerland back in 1993, and I am a fan of your art and all IPR bands.
I work in Italy now as a graphic artist...
Cheers,
David Liso
Pesaro, Italy
I am doing a research paper on IPP/Bruce Licher this Spring for an independent study art history course. I was wondering if anyone out there knows about any printed articles on IPP or Bruce in magazines or journals, etc. I am having a little difficulty in finding this type of material. I have a few sources from the net, an Emigre interview, and stuff on IPR but not nearly enough for 20 or more pages. The main focus will be on Bruce/IPPress, but any info related IPP/IPR will help. I'm on a very tight deadline for a bibliography and outline so anybodys help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Armando
Armando - The new Big Takeover has a nice article about Bruce Licher.
Brandon Capps (ex-IPR mail order guy) is on the Internet, and occasionally checks his email, so you might be able to ask him if he's built up an IPR magazine clippings.
It would be interesting to see what IPR bands everyone listens to, and which are highest recommended to newcomers!
Take care!
Trav
What don't I listen to would be easier to tackle, but not as much fun. So here are my recommendations:
What IPR bands do I like???
Must get the back catalogue!
Cheers,
Julia
Jack Rabid's The Big Takeover magazine mentioned The B. People in the last issue (I think). They have a new band, but I forget the name. But anyway, I like that peppy, punky sound.
Okay, here's a more restricting question... Which are your favorite IPR CDs? I know they've got a *ton* of vinyl, but not so much on CD. So, of all the IPR CDs you have, which do you recommend most? As far as I know, Fourwaycross only has that one CD (the one with "Shimmer" and "Alison.")
Trav
Hi Trav/All,
Well I have all the Fourwaycross vinyl, but I may pick up the On The Other Hand CD just to have it. However, my top recommendations would have to be packaged in Bruce's Discfolio. If you don't have a CD in one of these, they're not only aesthetically beautiful but functional as well, avoiding the use of a plastic tray altogether. The folds of the cardboard hold the disc in place, and some releases come with the CD in a separate sleeve within the Discfolio.
I highly recommend Tripped Up Breathing by Halfstring and Shelflife, the new one from For Against. Both are unique in that they combine letterpress printing with other artwork on the covers. Of course the music is great too!
IPR CDs? I have *none* Just tapes and vinyl.
Wait, Paul is supposed to give me his Ceremonial CD ;) I didn't even know IPR made CDs until recently..
I did see Fourwaycross CD on the net, so I probably will get it
Cheers,
Julia
Anyone have anything they want to BUY, SELL, or TRADE?
Post here
Trav,
You certainly are the king of message boards. How many of these things you got out here? At least two good one's between this and Rail On!
Anyway, I'm glad there's at least some attention being paid to the highly creative ensemble that is IPR. I've been a fan ever since I got into Savage Republic back in the dawn of the 80s. I've been out of touch with IPR from right about when Scenic arrived. (No more phone calls to Bruce at that point) I've got a boatload of stuff from the label. I have to say it was the care that each product was given that got me to explore the roster of bands.
If I had to list favorites, the list would have to be topped by Savage Republic. Other favorites are 17 Pygmies, For Against, Red Temple Spirits, FourWayCross and more I can't even think of. I'll have to dig out my vinyl from storage (I'm in a no-bedroom apartment right now) or some of the old catalogs.
So, that's about it for right now. Guess I'll have to place a call to Bruce and get a new catalog and play catch up on all the stuff I've been missing. Any suggestions folks?
Thanks for putting this up here Trav.
Ben Maki
Hey, paul! Email me when your email is back in business and we can finish your discography page. Then we can provide a link to it! :)
Ben, I have links to the different discussion lists I run on my Music page. The page is a little out of date (doesn't mention the main IPR page). One of these weekends I hope to be able to update my pages.
Trav
Interesting website. Just happened upon it looking for IPR home page. I had the IPR homepage bookmarked sometime ago. I get some type of garbage trying to get to the site now.
FYI on For Against and Millions former members. Check out Floating Opera for Lori Alison and Harry Dingman III contributions. Maybe available at CDNOW or CD Universe. Harry Dingman performed and headed the band Starla and the Nudie Dancer. Some recordings, don't believe they are available to the public. The Return for Greg Hill contributions (cassette only). Contact Randy Watson in Lincoln Nebraska, Black Sea Studios.
Ask Jeff Runnings about pre For Against; Four Against One and Glue.
Anyone interested in Dingman original silkscreens (framed)? I purchased (150$ each) years ago and have no place to display them.
I have been a fan of IPR and Savage Republic since very early 80's -- I have all SR records and 45's -- and have recently found Scenic CD's in my local record stores. I have Fourwaycross, Deception Bay, Abecedarians, 17 Pygmies, and other IPR products in my record collection. I wandered in here through Yahoo search for Savage Republic websites.
Hi All,
Ben, I cannot say enough good things about Half String. If you are looking for an introduction to their music, get the Tripped Up Breathing CD ep. It hasn't left my CD player for the last 2 months!
Maybe we can get a topic or two rolling for discussion here. Favorite music, packages or artwork, live shows?
Also, I was going through my IPR printed material today and noticed that I have doubles (or triples) of several items. Maybe some of you are in the same situation and would like to trade.
Paul
Paul:
I hope you give me first dibs on whatever you want to get rid of!
You know I am lacking in IPR products!
help me,
Julia
hi folks
not sure is this the right place ,but i'm desperately searching for Alison's Halo records. just wondering can any of you help me ??
TIA
Renars Zivers
Hi All,
Renars-I got the Dozen/Calendar 7" single and have been aching for more.
Anyone else-I would like to add to my collection the following:
I will buy or trade for these, if anyone has one or more to offer.
Paul
[posted by Travis]
Hi.
Thought I might try searching out IPR from Japan. I used to order from time to time (about 6 years ago now.) I am trying to get a hold of the Abecedarians ABCD CD. Is it available? I don't suppose IPR would send a catalogue and price list overseas? Or over the net? I would really appreciate your help. I realize you are busy....thanks in advance
Alison
Tokyo Japan
To Renars/all,
re:ALISON'S HALO
I heard from Bruce the other day, and knowing how anxious I am to receive the latest on Alison's Halo, he relayed the following:
The Burnt Hair label will be doing a full-length with all the noisy Alisons Halo recordings which IPR almost put out
Can't wait! :o)
Paul
Just rec'd my last direct shipment from IPR (Parasol is now handling all IPR orders), and I have to say, Bruce continues to outdo himself! The Scenic/Lanterna double 7" is just nifty, and the Scenic Acquatica T-shirt is so nice I'm afraid to wash it! Hmm, what's worse? A faded print or a faint odor?
Anyway, I also got to check out an Alison's Halo track (Sunshy) from the forthcoming album. Very nice, but for those of you who don't have the Dozen/Calendar 7" on IPR...what are you waiting for?!
Paul
P.S. Is anybody out there?
Thanx,Paul but i already own Dozen/Calendar 7" myself. Am a lucky owner of IPR/World Domination compilation (feat. A.Halo track "Sunshy" ) and Dewdrops Rec. compilation (feat. A.Halo track "Leech") as well. And all thanx to Adam from A.Halo As to full-lenght, Adam said it should be out in a month . /he said it ~ month ago :) / . Anyway have to check Parasol mail order from time to time .
love,peace
Renars
Hi,
Just got my pages working, although things don't seem to work out so great when I try to make changes. Hopefully this will link to the IPR discography page (plain and dull and incomplete, but it should be working--
hi, all
Some good news regarding Alison's Halo :
Burnt Hair is currently pressing AH debut CD "Eyedazzler". It should be out in two weeks time, i believe. Album features "Sunshy" , "Chalkboard James" (!!) , "Leech " + 7 or 8 more songs.
bibi
Renars
Hi Trav and friends,
Ever so slowly (but surely) I am getting my IPR webpage together. One recent addition some of the folks may be interested in seeing is a Savage Republic poster that hangs in the shop at IPP. Just click the "Images" link at my homepage.
http://members.tripod.com/~Trudge/
Paul
happy to have found you! I have been collecting ipr stuff for 10 years now and it's still hard to get a complete list of all released and available material.Can you help???? furthermore i am interested in anything that Bruce has done besides record covers.I'd like to get in touch with people who are collecting as well, maybe we can exchange items. thanks
Hello!
I made some updates to my IPR home page this morning. Mostly added links to whatever IPR-dedicated sites I could find (there are very few).
Sylvo, you should check out Eardrumbuz's discography; it's not complete, but it's a start. As for ordering IPR material, check out Parasol Mail Order. Both sites (Eardrumbuz and Parasol) have links on my IPR home page.
This is definitely the place to talk to fellow IPR collectors. I'll add IPR to the UBL as soon as I'm done typing this message; that'll get us some more exposure.
Trav
Alison's Halo Eyedazzler CD is now available Through Parasol mail order. Catalog Number is BurntHair-018
Also, I just picked up a 7" by Medusa Cyclone, very good stuff and quite attractive in an IPP sleeve!
-Paul
hi, folks
adding more to Paul:
Alison's Halo debut can be found at:
btw, Adam & Catherine have another band besides Alison's Halo, called The Pastry Heroes.
in weeks time i will open up Alison's Halo homepage. will inform later when exactly.
bibi
Renars
looking for any information on the band autumnfair
Looking for any info on the band Autumnfair
I'll try to get some Autumn info for ya soon.
Right now I'm holding off construction on the IPR site until I get my new computer, which should be today (good timing!). Pretty soon I'll be adding info about the different bands. Yay! :)
In the meantime, have you already searched the web? There's a bunch of pages out there that talk about the band. Are you looking for particular information, like what they're up to, what they've released, where to buy their albums, etc? That's the type of info I'll try to get together on here soon.
Trav
is there any news on if Scenic is recording again? Aquatica was a masterpiece, just wondering what Scenic is up to lately ... please e-mail me, thanks
Scenic has a new split 7" out. I forget who's on the other side. Parasol is selling it.
Hello!
Today I've found out the following:
I've searched one of our online CD-Stores here in germany and as a result , there was a new CD from Scenic called "Broken Wings". Never heard anything before, so is this real, should I buy it? You can check it out by yourself, go to http://www.cybercd.de/
By the way, is there an official Scenic page on the net? I've tried all search engines I know and I`ve found some sites, but nothing official or permanently updated.
If someone could help me out, I would be very happy!
S I N G W H I L E Y O U M A Y
Dirk