Feller Quentin’s “I Am Not A Monster” sounds great and we are really excited for you guys to get your hands on it. It will be getting in stores in the spring, but you won’t necessarily have to wait that long. We will be offering pre-sale copies online at the end of next month, and if you can catch Feller live, he will have copies available starting around the same time. We are also planning a springtime tour to support the release, so hold on tight, its all coming soon. In the meanwhile, you can download two songs off of the album now, to whet your pallate. Quentin live dates will be posted as they become available.

And also, this month, we expect to have the mixtapes back up and running. Sorry for the delay on that one. After all the christmas carnage is settled, you should have at your disposal one brand new, shiny pause tape mix.

Stamen & Pistils have a couple of shows coming up soon. On Dec 31st, they will be playing a New Years Eve House Party in Mt. Pleasant, DC. Also, on January 16th, S&P will be playing Def Dumb & Bass in Baltimore. There will probably be one or two other shows next month too, so stay tuned to the S&P website for updates.

Don’t forget, the Stamen & Pistils EP will also be making its way out this spring too, and recording for that is pretty much in the final stages. Pretty exciting.

Our friends Nine:Fifteen are preparing to put out the follow up 12″ EP to last year’s acclaimed, “Spilt Milk.” Comprised of Blake9 (Dead Artists, Candlewax Records) and Comel_15 of Time Machine fame, the new ep entitled “Deluxe Laminated” is some of their strongest work to date, and we’re happy to be carrying this title. Expect to see this in the Echelon shop come January.

Happy belated Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, or whatever else you may or may not care to celebrate.