CRIMSON SCARLET TO RELEASE SANCTUARY 7" ON COOL SUMMER RECORDS

CSR is pleased to announce the release of the Crimson Scarlet Sanctuary 7" (CSR002) on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012.

Rising from the ashes of hardcore and crust punk to create something dark, sophisticated, and refined, this female-fronted goth-punk is powerful and dangerous. Combining all the finer points of their previous endeavors with a genuine appreciation of the pioneers of goth that came thirty years before them, this is nothing short of genuine.

Crimson Scarlet, forged in hell fire under a full moon, summoned by witches, the embodiment of forsaken spirits of the ancient world. This Santa Barbara 4 piece has pulled back the beautiful façade of their coastal village home revealing something darker, something unearthly.

Like a commune between the spirits of the old world and the new, Crimson Scarlet’s sound lashes out, powerful and blistering. Voices of the forgotten, channeled trance-like through front woman Chelsey Crowley, summon the powers of nature to their bidding. Echoing the wolf’s howl, and the banshee's cry. Limbs and branches twist and bend in the still of the night. The forest floor stirs and pulses. Stark and rigid rhythmic patterns, conjured by Jason Stoops, loom heavily like storm clouds over the desolate land. The hollows offer no refuge from the hissing, snarling guitar riffs unleashed by Chuck Franco and Carly “Phoenix” Gonce, scouring the earth like unholy winds. The General (drum machine) meticulously and tediously programmed by Anxious Boy, wields the power to blacken seas, tremble mountains, and raise the dead.

The Sanctuary 7” marks the first release to materialize from the mist shrouding Crimson Scarlet. A side, “Sanctuary,” with preternatural allure, beckons like the crow that raps the windowpane, or the stray that stalks the alley, but beware the shape shifter. While B side “Two Kinds of Red” is a trip down the rabbit hole, a journey into realms unknown. Together, they have created something ominous, mysterious, and sophisticated to cut through the veil of their surroundings and exhume the true power just below the surface. The bones are aligned, the crystal blessed, the blood of the serpent spilled. The spell has been cast, the spirit world unlocked. All are damned.

Track List

A Side "Sanctuary"
B Side "Two Kinds of Red"

Stream "Sanctuary"

Crimson Scarlet, "Sanctuary" by CoolSummerRecords

Pre-order the Sanctuary 7" now!
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Upcoming Shows

Saturday, January 7th @ The Swamp, Oakland, CA

Saturday, January 28th @ The Knockout, San Francisco, CA

GARDENS AND VILLA ON KCRW'S MORNING BECOMES ECLECTIC

GARDENS AND VILLA DAYTROTTER SESSION

Check it out here, there's even a special treat in the form of a Little Dragon cover!

GARDENS AND VILLA FOR WILD HONEY PIE

Check out these exclusive performances of "Black Hills" and "Orange Blossom" recorded in Brooklyn this Fall

The Wild Honey Pie Presents: Gardens & Villa - Orange Blossom from The Wild Honey Pie on Vimeo.

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT LIKES CRIMSON SCARLET

While a buzz has been brewing about Crimson, it wasn’t until a recent sneak peek of the band’s forthcoming 7″ that I truly caught on. The two-track single, slated for a limited, vinyl-only release in the coming months, is a startlingly sinister mix of grinding guitars, crashing, fuzzed-out cymbals, and frontwoman Chelsey Crowley’s big, haunting, and oh so Siouxsie and the Banshees–esque deliveries. Onstage, the band is a force to be dealt with in its own right. (Their last late-night showing at Velvet Jones found them expertly shrouded and shredding in ominous fog-machine vapor and low lights.) Needless to say, it’s a spectacle that’s well worth the paltry $5 admission charge. Consider it a great excuse to score one of those “I saw them when” moments. - SB Indy

I wonder who's putting that 7" out? More Info soon!

CRIMSON SCARLET CURRENTLY ON WEST COAST TOUR

• Sep 14

  East End

  Portland, OR
• Sep 16

  Rickshaw Theatre

  Vancouver, BC
• Sep 18

  The Alleyway

  Portland, OR
• Sep 20

  The Knockout

  San Francisco, CA

GAYNGS REMIX GARDENS AND VILLA'S "ORANGE BLOSSOM"

"In the spirit of putting the lime in the coconut & mixing it all up, Jagjaguwar band GAYNGS has remixed Secretly Canadian artist Gardens & Villa. Ryan Olson from GAYNGS took a liking to the song “Orange Blossom” off Gardens & Villa’s self-titled album. The two crews met while Olson was working in Austin just as G&V were passing through on tour. They vibed the great vibe together at Jim Eno’s (Spoon) studio & came back with a funkified new track" - Secretly Canadian

Gardens & Villa "Orange Blossom" GAYNGS remix by DOJAGSC