We are delighted to welcome Ottawa electric troubadour Chris Page to the Kelp fold this fall. Page has an enviable rock pedigree, which stretches back to his teens, when he helped form Glengarry, ON punk outfit The Stand GT. The Stand GT's blue collar DIY ethic was a thing of legend. The band toured Canada countless times in the early 90s, releasing several cassettes, records and CDs on various International imprints, and convincingly carved their names into the CanCon tree. With The Stand GT becoming less of a focus, Page has three solo releases including 'You Clean Up Pretty Good' (2001), 'Sell Out Slow' (2002) and 'Decide to Stay and Swim' (2004). On his own with an electric guitar, Page sounds equal parts punk, rock and folk, and Billy Bragg is a common reference point. A closer listen reveals elements of Superchunk, Joe Strummer, and the urgent guitar calisthenics of Malcolm Young.
'Decide to Stay and Swim' has softer tones as well though, and the album careens into balladry at the end of its course, showing a maturity unheard on previous recordings. Chris Page has made a highly textured and diverse record in 'Decide to Stay and Swim', and will certainly win new fans as it makes its way into stereos soon. (kelp records, 2003)
the video for 'slideshows' - a video for the demo of the song 'slideshows' by chris page, courtesy kelp records. this was filmed on two scooters in ottawa, canada, one summer evening in 2004.
up next-ish:
more pics via flickr
more silly vids
more mp3s and flash radios...
decide to stay and swim
kelp records
2004
01. mostly stellar, gunning strong
02. the disaster drop
03. a.v. in the sunshine, man
04. she floats like dizzy sunshine
05. whisper astrologics
06. a makeshift marvel
07. the sympathetic slur
08. what makes you think you're the one?
09. one projectile from the sun
10. killing time in the doubt department
11. sleeves cover sores
12. the dead weight song
sell out slow
slag-o-matic/kelp
2002
01. country mothers in disguise
02. breaking out of replacement therapy
03. resemblance
04. feel like caving in
05. the trouble with thursday anne
06. quit while i'm behind
07. try to coax the world
08. guilt trip fashion
09. the opeechee contender
10. i own the board
11. motor skills fading
12. for emily, whenever i may find her**
you clean up pretty good
slag-o-matic/kelp
1999
01. breaking out of replacement therapy
02. i own the board
03. rocks to stones
04. guilt trip fashion
05. feel like caving in
06. quit while i'm behind
07. the drugstore record machine
08. bushpilot*
09. august 2nd, 5am
all songs written by chris page, SOCAN except *by superconductor and ** by paul simon
ottawa, ontario, canada's incredible kelp records. home to much of the music on these pages and so much more. speak to jon bartlett about having a party on your road.
home to amazing vinyl releases and kelp's western canada partners in crime. come to one of our bbq's and you'll get a taste! toronto, montreal, austin and counting. rebels united!!
great web space for me, camp radio and the stand gt. but get in there and explore all the fantastic indie canadian talent (andrew vincent's 'bahamas' is streaming on web radio as i type this. good vibes? good vibes).
a guy i know knows a guy who helped start this in the uk. he's probably doing well now. i always say i need to spend more time in here, and you should too.
you can only have so much web presence right? i mean, after all, how the hell do you keep it all up? one day we can all decide on some internet gathering utopia and settle. 'til then, there are places like myspace. no, i'm not on facebook. see? i drew a line.
all stuff copyright 1999-2008 chris page, the stand gt and camp radio > contact us.
