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█ ARTIST: Carlon █
█ TITLE: Johari Window █
█ LABEL: Ropeadope █
█ GENRE: Indie █
█ GRABBER: EAC (Secure Mode) █
█ ENCODER: LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new █
█ QUALITY: 191 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo █
█ PLAYTIME: 0h 44min 25sec total █
█ SIZE: 60.96MB █
█ RELEASE DATE: 2008-00-00 ▐▌
█ RIP DATE: 2009-05-25 █
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█ 01. Mixed 3:02
█ 02. Messages 4:55
█ 03. Cantaloupe 4:07
█ 04. Where The 3:07
█ 05. Driveway Ends 3:03
█ 06. Caution Rosie 3:42
█ 07. RedRover 4:04
█ 08. Have A Window 4:14
█ 09. Learn From Your Friends 1:54
█ 10. Noel The Haunt 3:21
█ 11. Murder The Night 4:13
█ 12. Rutherford 4:43
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█ Happy Memorial Day!
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█ Carlon is a band built on relationships, both present and past, and the
█ result is deliberate rock music that strives to explore them. With a
█ resonant, classic sound, Carlon creates heartfelt and haunting moments that
█ are somehow familiar to all of us. On March 17, 2009, fans and newcomers
█ alike will hear the results of the bandÆs honest exploration with the release
█ of Johari Window (Ropeadope Digital), a 12-track LP that clearly demonstrates
█ the breadth of the bandÆs vision, musical drive and talent.
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█ Produced by Carlon and Ross Petersen (engineer for Bruce Springsteen, Muse,
█ John Mayer) and Executive Produced by Pete Francis (bass player of Universal
█ recording artist Dispatch), Johari Window was recorded in the bandÆs 20,000
█ square foot warehouse rehearsal space in Fairfield, New Jersey. Lead singer
█ and rhythm guitarist Mike McWilliams notes that the bandÆs approach in
█ recording the album reflects a maturity the group worked hard to develop:
█ ôWeÆre proud that we recorded the album ourselves in our own rehearsal space
█ - we didnÆt go into a sterile studio, we did it in a place that we made our
█ home. On earlier records, it seems like we just made individual tracks and
█ hoped that they would come out okay. But on this record, we set out to create
█ a specific atmosphere - we learned how to do that in the warehouse better
█ than ever before - and as a result, the music we wanted to create just seemed
█ much more possible than ever before.ö
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█ While the material for Johari Window is drawn directly from the experiences
█ of all four band members, the album is just as much about Carlon learning how
█ to communicate with one another and reflecting on what they went through
█ while working to record the album. Bassist Jared Pollack recalls, ôSomething
█ we asked ourselves from the very beginning wasnÆt æHow can we learn to make
█ new music with one another?Æ but, more importantly, æHow can we communicate
█ with one another during the creative process, learn to try different things
█ and make personal compromises for the collective good.ö Drummer Milo Venter
█ adds, ôDuring recording, we lost our minds. But, our minds came back. We got
█ our vision across and we achieved what we set out accomplish: to just make
█ real music in a real environment. WeÆre proud of what the last year has
█ taught us.ö
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█ When asked what Carlon sounds like, the band can become pretty uncomfortable.
█ Lead singer and guitarist Ryan McGlynn explains: ôI donÆt know that there has
█ been much of anything that we have listened to that hasnÆt influenced the
█ songs that we have written in some way. If we hear country in what weÆre
█ writing, weÆll add a bit of country. If we hear something new or old, we
█ wonÆt hesitate to quote it in our music. For us, itÆs never been about trying
█ to sound like anyone or anything in particular, just creating something that
█ sounds good to us. Johari Window was the chance to share a dream of ours to
█ create a whole album that was a piece of art to us, with each song depending
█ on the next. We thought, æMaybe then other people will like the music, too.Æö
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█ Although Carlon was officially founded in the spring of 2005, the beginnings
█ of the band go back several years. McGlynn first met McWilliams down at the
█ Jersey shore back in the summer of 1998. The two started playing and writing
█ together almost immediately and continue to co-write most of the bandÆs songs
█ and lyrics. Around 2002, Pollack, a friend of both McWilliams and McGlynn,
█ had been working summer jobs down at the Jersey shore. Jared soon joined the
█ other two playing bass and the three eventually began playing together
█ whenever they could. It was clear to them that it was time to start a band;
█ all that was left was to find a drummer.
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█ A few years later, McGlynn started music classes at Raritan Valley Community
█ College, where he met Venter. The two hit it off and, after Venter played a
█ rehearsal with the others, Carlon was finally complete. The band
█ self-released a 4-track demo, Day Two, in October 2005 and a 7-track EP,
█ Suburban Heel, in October 2006.
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█ In looking back at the past few years, the present with Johari Window and the
█ future of the band, McGlynn assures us that Carlon will always seek to
█ achieve more in its music: ôAs long as we continue to challenge ourselves,
█ weÆve learned through this album to appreciate and enjoy our work, especially
█ if its flawed and reflective of the change we went through while recording.
█ There is an overall lesson in the process: not everything turns out the way
█ you may have wanted it to turn out, but, when you start to appreciate that,
█ you just want to do it again and better the next time. Maybe thatÆs why I can
█ actually listen to this album.ö
█
█ Don't forget to support the artists! We did.
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▓ Greets to all who put out quality and those who have helped along the way.
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