Album: Been Meaning to Tell You by Ernest Gonzales
Out Feb 9th on Friends of Friends Records
Available as Artbook, Vinyl, Digital
Cover Art by Archan Nair
 
The Friends of Friends label ventures into the world of Exponential Records boss Ernest Gonzales with a full-length album and art project that speaks louder than the music alone. Been Meaning to Tell You hopes to be more than merely a foray into the LP format for the label and Gonzales’s second album but rather a glimpse into eyes and ears of EG and his friends…

Been Meaning To Tell You is an album of raw emotion interpreted into sound and stands as a testament to Ernest’s wife, Devyn. From the unlikely joy of wintry bells speed-skating alongside beatboxing (”Dancing In the Snow”) to a bleeps-and-blips shuffle (”Falling Asleep to the Glow of the Television”), Gonzales’ musical vocabulary is right on, while psychedelic riffs and acoustic guitars alike haunt the album’s thirteen tracks; the songs are all linked by a well of innovative sincerity. His unique sound has received accolades from places like Pitchfork, XLR8R, RCRD LBL and he has remixed artists such as Sunny Day in Glasgow, AM Architect, and others.

The album wouldn’t be a Friends of Friends project if it weren’t something special so EG and FoF invited a over 30 people to the mix! The final collaboration includes 16 tracks from the likes of Daedelus, CYNE, Faunts, Yppah, matthewdavid, & Copy and is accompanied by a full-color art book featuring original works from 14 visual artists. The book will be available in physical form from FoF Music as well as in the digital bundle in all formats (as a .pdf) including as a download with the 180g white vinyl released by Tall Corn Music.


On top of all the amazing contributions from friends, the Been Meaning to Tell You posse has created a website to house these creations and more. The website, www.beenmeaningtotellyou.com, tells all about the album and includes gorgeous previews of the book’s artwork, downloads, and all sorts of interactive shenanigans to entertain you while you bliss out to the music and swoon over the art.
 
Artists: Martin Allais, Diego Chavez, Popenkov Denis, Mitxel Gonzalez, Marcel Kaczmarek, Shaun Koplow, Jacob Livengood, Aaron McKinney, Archan Nair, Andy Pitts, AshkahnShahparnia, Alexandre Szewinski, Jon Turner, and Alexis Ziritt.

Remixers: Aether, Copy, CYNE, Daedelus, David Ramos, Faunts, Faux Pas, matthewdavid, Mexicans with Guns, Mirm, Ocuban, osos .o, Pollination, Take aka Sweatson Klank, Yppah, and Zoon van snooK
 
For More Info, View Art, Listen to Album, and more
www.beenmeaningtotellyou.com
 
Digital Download of album, 16 remixes, and PDF Artbook for only $12
http://fofmusic.bandcamp.com
 
Pre order books and vinyl
http://www.fofmusic.net/store.htm
 
Upcoming Live Shows
Jan 30th - The Independent - Austin, TX
Feb 5th - Limelight - San Antonio, TX
Feb 17th - Low End Theory - L.A.
March - SXSW
 
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Worldwide Press/Online:
Leeor Brown(Terrorbird)
leeor@terrorbird.com
 
Label Contact:
Lazy Brow (FoF Music)
lazybrow@fofmusic.net
 
Distribution: Alpha Pup(Digital), CTD Ltd (Vinyl), Art Union/Moamoo (Japan)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 

You are a particle

Scientists contemplate the behavior of subatomic particles trying to make sense of everything…it makes me wonder what is thought about the behaviors of the particles known as humans. Next time you stress about money, next time he cheats, next time she looks the other way, next time you feel alone, next time you laugh at a joke, next time you drive or floss or walk your dog…remember you are a particle.

Zebra Militia and Exponential Present: SNEAKVIEW

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Our friends at Zebra Militia and Exponential Records have teamed up for a night of secrets, sneak peeks, and just general LOUD audio therapy. Leave a secret or something you’ve been meaning to say to someone as a comment to this post…amd if your note is printed out and drifting on a balloon when you get there… you get a bag of goodies!

Sneakview Party at The Independent in Austin, TX on Saturday Jan 30th. More info about party at http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3807840&id=552726474#/event.php?eid=240795616924

Ernest Gonzales & FoF present Been Meaning to Tell You

To whom it may concern,
By either cosmic forces, fate, or maybe a friend’s suggestion, you have landed upon BeenMeaningToTellYou.com

First, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ernest Gonzales. I am a music producer from San Antonio, TX. The production of my new album, Been Meaning to Tell You, is complete and set for release of February 2010 as a 13 song album with 16 seperate remixes, a book with notes and 13 illustrations by award winning international artists, a limited edition 180 gram white vinyl, and this website.

The purpose of this site is to allow people to express an idea, an opinion, a thought, an emotion, or any other form of expression. This can be done in 2 ways: you can send an anonymous email to anyone you choose or you can post a comment for everyone to see.

What have you been meaning to say?
To send an anonymous email use the form to the right.
To post a public message  click here!


© Copyright 2009 FoF Music LLC & Ernest Gonzales. Been Meaning To Tell You .