Chris Mason

Restless Album Review

Chris Mason — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:21:16 -0000

Delusions of Adequacy have seen fit to post a lovely review of Restless up on their wonderful website. Check it out at http://www.adequacy.net/review.php?reviewID=8078

Restless is available through Hidden Shoal Recordings at music.hiddenshoal.com

Gig @ Clancy's Sept 5

Chris Mason — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:24:39 -0000

Hello all, we have gig coming up on September 5. For anyone near Fremantle, WA, head down to Clancy's Fish Pub - 51 Cantonment St, Fremantle - have a pint of beer and catch us playing in a friendly atmosphere. Doors open 8pm.

Radio Spot

Chris Mason — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:34:09 -0000

Hey people, check out RTRFM 92.1 at 4pm on Saturday August 4th (Perth, Western Australia Time) to hear me live on air. The host of the Saturday Arvo Live show has asked me to come in and have a chat, as well as play a couple of tunes. I said yes of course, so here we are. Ahem. If you're not in the Perth metro area, catch it streaming live at www.rtrfm.com.au.

Radiothon 2007

Chris Mason — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:11:57 -0000

Hey groovers!

For anybody in Perth, head down to the Bakery Artrage Complex Saturday, August 18, for RTRFM 92.1's Radiothon Closing Party. I'll be playing an intimate, stripped-back (that's the music, not my outfit) show with the help of fellow Implosion member and cellist, Miriam Braun. Radiothon is RTR FM's biggest fundraiser of the year, and the closing party is a big deal indeed for a station that, in supporting local and international independent music, needs all the support it can get. We're excited to have been asked to play and are planning a very special set indeed so don't miss out. Tix are $10/$15, door opens 7pm. We're onstage at 8:30pm so be early if you want to catch us.

Cheers!

Chris

New Chris Mason Album, Interview and Launch!

Chris Mason — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:16:11 -0000

Chris Mason’s fantastic new album Restless is now available from the HSR Store.

“On his sophomore release Chris Mason and his band The Implosion
traverse the realms of melancholic pop, gorgeously crafted acoustica
and shining newgaze rock. Restless is a masterful foray into pop music
in all its varied guises” – Press release excerpt.

This Friday, 20 July at 7:40am, Chris will be appearing on the Breakfast with Barr show on Perth’s RTR FM 92.1 (streaming www.rtrfm.com.au) for a chat and to play a live acoustic song. Chris will be accompanied on cello by Miriam Braun.

Then, on Sunday 22 July, The Chris Mason Implosion launch Restless at The Velvet Lounge, The Flying Scotsman pub, 639 Beaufort St, Mt Lawley, WA. Entry is free, doors open at 6pm, and The Chris Mason Implosion are on at 9pm. Support comes from Andrew Ewing (and band), The Imps, and Bianca Sharkey.

Listen the album in full here.

New Single by Chris Mason Released

Chris Mason — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:06:02 -0000

The Australian digital music label, Hidden Shoal Recordings, today announced the release of the new Chris Mason single, ‘Fast and Furious‘.

An essential taster for the upcoming album Restless, Chris Mason’s new
single ‘Fast and Furious’ is a heartbreaking thriller from the ground
up: the insistent pulse of the drums, the visceral growl of the
guitars, layered rolling hooks and Chris’s aching vocal. As Mason
sings, “He’s coming back for us” the song’s wonderfully razored
balancing act between hope and a dark sense of fatalistic urgency is
exposed. This is newgazer pop with an edge. - Press Release Excerpt

For a limited time the single comes bundled with a bonus track taken from the upcoming Restless album. “Deer in the Headlights” plays out like a slow loss with all the dark
melancholy of Mazzy Star and the loaded cavernous spaces of Bark Psychosis.

A full press release is available for download here. Listen to the tracks in full here.

Updates to playlist: Chris Mason

Chris Mason — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:52:52 -0000

The Safety Day by Chris Mason

Chris Mason — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:01:09 -0000

Wait by Chris Mason

Chris Mason — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 23:08:40 -0000

Ether by Chris Mason

Chris Mason — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 22:57:22 -0000