Karate Body » johnny quaid http://www.karatebodyrecords.com Louisville, USA Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:00:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sweden’s Chemical Mag on ‘Slight Spell’ http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/swedens-chemical-mag-on-slight-spell http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/swedens-chemical-mag-on-slight-spell#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:48:30 +0000 admin http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/?p=2148 Continue reading →]]> By Andrea Caccese / Chemical Magazine
The Ravenna Colt is the brainchild of former My Morning Jacket guitarist Johnny Quaid, introducing his new band with the debut album Slight Spell.
The groups brings a great sound to the table, in between folk and dream-pop, with a certain southern rock flavor to it.
The glowing texture of keys and slide guitars of “South of Ohio” makes for a great start, setting coordinates for the whole record to develop song by song: “Loner in disguise” has a “poppier” vibe, followed by the dreamy “according to the matador” and the ballad ‘If Josie Wails can fail’.
‘Now to Begin’ might get close to some shoegaze – post rock (it would fit perfectly in the soundtrack of “Lost in Translations”). The band chose to push on the accelerator for the last couple of tracks ‘prepare to be delivered’ and ‘forsake and combine’, that give a rockier twist to the album, still keeping the space-folk vibe alive.
Slight spell offers a great candle-lit sound: bright acoustic guitars are topped by glowing electric guitar walls, twangy riffs and Neil Young – style singing. A simple, but effective rhythm section definitely helps to push the dynamics of the record out.
Other than being a great debut album for The Ravenna Colt, this record is also the first release on Removador recordings and solutions, which was started by the group’s front man together with Jim James (My Morning Jacket).

]]> http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/swedens-chemical-mag-on-slight-spell/feed 1 “South Of Ohio” video debuts http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/the-colt-debuts-%e2%80%9csouth-of-ohio%e2%80%9d-video http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/the-colt-debuts-%e2%80%9csouth-of-ohio%e2%80%9d-video#comments Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:04:10 +0000 admin http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/?p=1644 Continue reading →]]>

Above is the video for “South Of Ohio.” It is the first song off “Slight Spell,” the debut release from The Ravenna Colt.

The Ravenna Colt is the solo project of Johnny Quaid, a founding member of My Morning Jacket who performed on the band’s first three albums, “The Tennessee Fire,” “At Dawn” and “It Still Moves,” as well as countless EPs.

The video for “South Of Ohio” was shot this past July in Oldham County, Ky., by William Wallace on a Canon 5D Mark II.

“Johnny and I met a few times last spring to discuss the song, and from those conversations, I really got a sense that this song was about a journey and personal growth at its core,” Wallace said. “I really tried to approach the shoot from an outsider watching with that viewpoint. I wanted it to be as organic and as voyeuristic as possible to give a feel of viewing an unforced self-exploration process. The old man kind of represents a ‘guide,’ if you will.”

For nearly a decade, Wallace has worked on commercials, reality shows and big budget films, including a concept video for SonaBLAST recording artist Ben Sollee and Sub Pop’s Daniel Martin Moore. Wallace is on his way to southern Sudan for the third time to shoot a feature film called “Grace Surpasses.”

“Slight Spell” is for sale at our webstore. Digital version is available from Removador.

]]> http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/the-colt-debuts-%e2%80%9csouth-of-ohio%e2%80%9d-video/feed 0 Johnny Quaid / MMJ / Terminal 5 http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/johnny-quaid-performs-with-mmj-at-terminal-5 http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/johnny-quaid-performs-with-mmj-at-terminal-5#comments Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:46:19 +0000 admin http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/?p=1570 Continue reading →]]> Footage of Quaid/The Ravenna Colt performing “Phone Went West” from the group’s second album, “At Dawn.” Be sure to watch the whole video.

Purchase The Ravenna Colt’s debut, “Slight Spell” here and digital here. Fans of KCRW, “Slight Spell” has been added to the station’s library!

]]> http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/johnny-quaid-performs-with-mmj-at-terminal-5/feed 0 Pre-order The Ravenna Colt LP “Slight Spell” now! http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/pre-order-the-ravenna-colt-lp-%e2%80%9cslight-spell%e2%80%9d-now http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/pre-order-the-ravenna-colt-lp-%e2%80%9cslight-spell%e2%80%9d-now#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:49:18 +0000 admin http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/?p=590 Continue reading →]]> Karate Body is pleased to announce the pre-order Slight Spell, the debut album from The Ravenna Colt. This is the solo project of Johnny Quaid, a founding member of My Morning Jacket who played on the group’s first three albums, The Tennessee Fire, At Dawn and It Still Moves. Slight Spell will be released in stores in the U.S. on Tuesday, Feb. 16 on LP. CD and digital formats will be released by Removador Recordings & Solutions, the new label run by Quaid and MMJ frontman Jim James.

Each of the first 500 LPs is hand-numbered and contains a card you can redeem for a free download of the full album. Cost is $12, shipping not included.

In tour news, The Ravenna Colt has added two more shows with Roman Candle:
3/26: Indianapolis @ Radio Radio
3/27: Nashville @ Mercy Lounge

]]> http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/pre-order-the-ravenna-colt-lp-%e2%80%9cslight-spell%e2%80%9d-now/feed 2 The Ravenna Colt, “Slight Spell” http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/the-ravenna-colt-%e2%80%9cslight-spell%e2%80%9d http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/the-ravenna-colt-%e2%80%9cslight-spell%e2%80%9d#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:44:41 +0000 admin http://www.karatebodyrecords.com/?p=525 Continue reading →]]> Photo: Linda Park

Photo: Linda Park

Karate Body is pleased to announce that Feb. 16 marks our 10th release, the vinyl version of Slight Spell, from The Ravenna Colt.

The Ravenna Colt is guitarist-singer Johnny Quaid, a founding member of My Morning Jacket who performed on MMJ’s first three records, The Tennessee Fire, At Dawn and It Still Moves. The CD version of Slight Spell will be released by James’s record label, Removador Recordings & Solutions, the same day.

The Ravenna Colt has announced a few dates, including a Louisville release show and a very special solo performance opening for Alejandro Escovedo:
Jan. 19: Knoxville, Tenn @ The Bijou Theatre (solo show), opening for Alejandro Escovedo
Feb. 19: Louisville, Ky. @ Zanzabar (album release) w/ Roman Candle
Feb. 20: Lexington, Ky., @ Natasha’s Bistro (late show) w/ Roman Candle

More info is on the way!
KBR

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