Offshore by Points Gray
In Vancouver, BC during the late 90s Robert Dayton (July Fourth Toilet, Canned Hamm, The Canadian Romantic), Dan Bejar (Destroyer, the New Pornographers) and Julian Lawrence (July Fourth Toilet) recorded an album called "Offshore" under the name Points Gray. This is an album that the three of them are very proud of these years later, a collection of melodramatic hallucinatory downer damage that informed their later work. Melodic and troubled with a playful fear of death. Freaky despair.
It has never been released on vinyl. In fact it has never been released in its' entirety.
But now it has. Limited edition 500 copies with MP3 download code. With this LP Robert, who is also a visual artist, has designed a brand new cover using pen and ink and washes, it comes with a lyric and art booklet, quality mastering done by Josh Stevenson (Otic Sound), liner notes by Kevin "Sipreano" Howes (who has worked with Light In The Attic on the Jamaica To Toronto series, Doug Randle, Sixto Rodriguez, etc.).
Distributed by Tedium House
Contact: mrdayton@gmail.com
Tracklist
| 1. | Echo Power | 3:47 |
| 2. | Stone Mary Stone | 2:19 |
| 3. | People Hate You In This Town | 3:09 |
| 4. | Help Me To Nick the Stone That Surrounds Us | 6:00 |
| 5. | Frowny Frown | 2:47 |
| 6. | Growing Beards | 4:16 |
| 7. | No | 4:09 |
| 8. | Lullaby | 2:17 |
| 9. | Attractor Of Moths | 2:26 |
| 10. | Tonite You Sleep Alone | 4:16 |
| 11. | Weeds | 1:46 |
Credits
Performed by: Robert Dayton, Daniel Bejar, Julian Lawrence (all tracks by them except for track 8 by Henske-Yester), synths by Ted Bois on track 9.
Recorded and mixed 1999-2000 by Mark Gabriel. Mastering by Josh Stevenson 2012. LP cover drawing: Robert Dayton 2010. Photos: Clancy Dennehy 1999. Contact: mrdayton@gmail.com
