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THE THUNDEROUS SOUND OF BLACK EARTH AND THEiR NEW RELEASE 'PiNK CHAMPAGNE'  OCTOBER 17, 2011 - Lots
of indie bands use titles so generic that their fans have no clue
about the light and dark places in the heart that the songs emerge
from. Not so
with BLACK EARTH, the Austin based power trio who declared “HELL YEAH”
from the
get go on their 2008 album THAT'S RIGHT- WE'RE GOING BALLS DEEP — a
collection that also included high energy fare like WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO DRINKIN WHISKEY AND KICKIN' ASS? The title track to their highly
anticipated follow-up PINK CHAMPAGNE, on their label Purple Kush
Records, is all about
addiction to love, but the band—JASON “VING” CALISE (vocals/guitar),
DAVE
RANGEL (vocals/bass) and JASON REECE (drums)—begins in, and then
emerges from,
a much darker place, resulting in an emotionally compelling work that
RANGEL
calls “our best record to date.” PINK CHAMPAGNE was
produced by
Chris “Frenchie” Smith. As a title like PINK CHAMPAGNE might indicate,
Black Earth has a lot to celebrate. They had just returned from a
successful
European tour and were feeling euphoric when they began working on
their second
album THAT'S RIGHT…During the recording, they lost their
longtime
drummer. They were mid-record without him when RANGEL got together for
a drink
with REECE, the drummer for …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD;
the
group had just finished its latest project and REECE offered to fill
in. The
new trio spent one week rehearsing three songs and went into the studio
a week
later to finish the album. Though REECE is still with his original
band, he has
since become a full-time member of BLACK EARTH. “When Jason joined,”
Rangel
says, “it sparked a renewed vigor and it shows in the songs he recorded
on our
last album.” ADVERTiSEMENT
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RELATED LiNKS: CHECK OUT BLACK EARTH ON FACEBOOK.COM!!! ABOUT THE HOST:  BRIAN
LUSH holds a BA in Creative Writing from the UNIVERSITY OF
NEW MEXICO. He established ROCKWIRED on New Years of 2004 and hasn't
looked back
since. He is currently the host of all of ROCKWIRED.COM's programming
which includes such shows as ROCKWIRED RADIO PROFILES and ROCKWIRED
FREE FORM RADIO. As
program producer for ROCKWiRED.COM, LUSH is hands-on when it
comes to
interviewing and building a lasting rapport with the artists that come
ROCKWiRED's
way. As a youngster, BRIAN LUSH had no idea what kind of seed was being
planted
by reading magazines such as HIT PARADE, HIGH TIMES, SPIN, REQUEST
(remember
that one?) and even ROLLING STONE. "Those were the days before the
internet and being a rock journalist
looked
like the coolest job imaginable." says LUSH "But reading these
magazines had me
imagining that one day I'd be the artist giving all of the clever
answers to
some poor guy with a tape recorder. Well, life has a way of surprising
you.
Now, I'm the poor guy with the tape recorder and asking all of the
questions."CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH
AT: djlush@rockwired.com
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