Cupcakes & Muffins: a music label
Tagline for this month: A Complete Treat Beyond Beliefs (Definitely no Dogs, Cats, and, explicitly, no Geese!)
Our first three releases for 2024.
C&M Album Releases for 09/13/2024
CM 2401 We’ve Got The Power (Strangebyrds Version)
Artists: Strangebyrds, Mothers of Exile
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/2g3oBHURXMwX4VY8BkrChY?si=dC0OP68UQ6Sl6mO3HFH-LQ
CM 2402 We’ve Got The Power (DJ Trotsky Version)
Artists: DJ Trotsky, Mothers of Exile feat. Sigríður
Clean and Explicit Tracks
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/7E8KaN9sYol094UJso4Tfi?si=8eZsKwsMT3aJNzChCtNNFQ
CM 2403 We’ve Got The Power (Original Versions)
Artists: Mothers of Exile feat. Sigríður
Clean and Explicit Tracks
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/3MWFyakoGwpTmuBjmmf2D7?si=qqlO-XGzQ_6nD3_o0Q6v6A
Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mothers-of-exile/1766441990
Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0DG2L57B1/mothers-of-exile
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxFwzRkANqUsEZ-PnKBEQtQ
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
It Was Four Years Ago When America Was Doomed
It looked hopeless, but Mothers of Exile knew the answer was…
(HVOLSVÖLLUR, Iceland) - Four years ago, after the devastating Trump years, the creative consortium of artists in Mothers of Exile had hoped that Trump would have a phenomenal fall and all Trump’s lackeys and all his true believers would not be able to put him back together ever again. But as the USA watched from the sidelines, the news pitched the situation as hopeless. Night after night, Trump’s lies (as well as other Right-winged Politicians) were tearing apart not only the Mothers of Exile but nations the world over.
The power to affect change in democracies, as many know, is the singular vote by free citizens. As the Mothers of Exile watched, they imagined the last vestiges of democracy falling to the fascists and demagogues across the globe, they whipped up the song "We've Got The Power" to get out the vote.
Bringing SF Drake and Johnny G into the studio, they also enlisted the vocal attitudes of Sigríður (sɪɣ.ri(ː)ðʏr), a barista/singer they discovered in Hella, Iceland. Sig was amazed to learn the lyrics were not a parody but a chilling illustration of then-present-day politics. Sig sings under her maiden name around the Northern Lands.
The two versions of the song (clean and explicit) were created as videos for YouTube. For this political cycle, the label, Cupcakes and Muffins is releasing a suite of singles by three distinct artists.
Strangebyrds, Cari Minor, and Ray Smith, out of Colorado, have created a Blue-Collar Folk version of the song that will reverberate across Americana with their positive and refreshing turn of the phrase in that “We’ve got the power, gotta let it out.”
DJ Trotsky, out of Los Angeles, jumped into the studio to construct his Electric Dance version, broke apart the classic rock of SF Drake guitarish slashes and flinty beats which just powered up Sigríður’s vocals. This is not just a take on fuck art, let’s dance, it’s also, fuck them, go vote.
As noted, Mothers of Exile is the nom de guerre of a group of producers, lyricists, and musicians. SF Drake is a multi-instrumentalist, one of the true veterans of Worldwide touring; he brings his musical and lyrical skills to the part "E", from the howls of London to the bowels of LA; it's been a long voyage of musical collaborations and discovery over the decades, and many associations with top rank artistes. Above it all, Drake still drives home the true spirit of ’77 (1577, that is!). On trumpet and catcalls is Johnny G, a cousin wielding his horn from deepest Florida. When he’s not on the road or blowing sweet sounds from the tip of his bugle, Johnny is busy fighting alligators invading his backyard! The next project for MoE will be Les Déplorables, a rock opera based on the attempted demise of democracy on 01/06/2021.
Cupcakes & Muffins will release a full-length (and then some) album collecting outtakes and alternative mixes later this year in the hopes that Democracy wins out and the members of MoE are not ensconced in penal colonies.
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Strangebyrds
“Cari and Ray are such bright lights and such incredibly talented performers and musicians. Plus, the spark between them is irresistible. Their new album, Shrieking Violets, is an absolute gem. A must-have! I’m proud and privileged to know these two exceptional artists." e-town
Strangebyrds, Cari Minor & Ray Smith are internationally recognized singer-songwriters who have made award-winning music together for twelve years and who hail from the mighty little town of Rollinsville, Colorado. Before live audiences and in their recordings, Strangebyrds' heartfelt talent, chemistry, and harmonies are a captivating brew. Their songwriting prowess and recordings have garnered numerous highly sought accolades in both National and International Singer-Songwriting Competitions.
Strangebyrds sixth album, "Shrieking Violets" (2023) and their previous album, "Highway Islands" (2022) were made possible by the support of their fans worldwide.
DJ Trotsky
“My spiritual practice is writing pop songs. They’re a way to communicate to the world with emotional authenticity, express feelings, and give musicians a voice,” says producer DJ Trotsky.
DJ Trotsky is a Los Angeles, California-based producer and songwriter who works with pop artists and developing pop artists. He works in a variety of contexts, including turning in complete songs, collaborating from scratch, writing top-line, building tracks from beats up, and simply producing artists with already-written songs. Through these many guises, DJ Trotsky tailors his perspective to suit the situation. “Often the best approach in my work is just me disappearing and serving the song,” he explains.
Signature to DJ Trotsky’s aesthetic are well-crafted songs brimming with infectious melodies, and often intimate and vulnerable lyrics. From this core, he crafts sleekly modern tracks informed from a lifetime of crate digging as a DJ, and playing organic instruments in rock bands, and his tireless desire to always seek fresh sounds. Along the way, DJ Trotsky has played in funk bands in San Francisco. He has experienced the renaissance of modern electro dance music in Ibiza, Spain. He has reveled in the rumblings of punk, early hip-hop, and dance music in those seismic and formative music moments in New York City at the Mudd Club and CBGBs. And he has DJ-ed exclusive parties in vibey venues in Bali, Thailand, Ibiza, and Estonia.
https://www.djtrotsky.com
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