Lee Mifsud's Review Of The Dino Soars

Yep, another review, this time by Lee Mifsud http://www.leemifsud.blogspot.com/

"An artist I recently discovered, Stegosaurus Rex, who it seems is quite unknown at the moment, and by quite unknown I mean just over 1000 plays on LastFM, is the solo efforts of Max Chen, who is also a member of various other projects, although in my opinion, SR is where he really shines. His music seems to regularly be compared with Cystal Castles, and the resemblance on some tracks is crystal clear (no pun intended),with infectious home-made melodic bleeps and the occasional glitchy vocals, its not surprising why some people would think that.
The album itself, The Dino Soars, released last year, is simply brilliant. Full of various genres of electronic music, and packed with masses of samples, ranging from live percussion to Hip Hop vocals, theres definately something for everybody. Each track seems very well constructed and interesting in its own way, and the variation in style from track to track is so drastic youd think it were some futuristic NOW compilation. So far my favorite tracks are 'Green', incorporating his own catchy vocals over some infectious cut up drum samples, and 'Nowhere to run' (see video below).
Its safe to say ill have this album on repeat for a long time." (-Lee Mifsud)

Thanks Lee! Check out the blog at http://www.leemifsud.blogspot.com/

Steg Rex + Green Tease Updates

So I played a short little show at Nickel City San Jose last weekend on the 13th. Thanks to Johnny Darko for lending his voice and an extra pair of hands, and to Eric Fanali for having me play! And definitely thanks to all of you who came by to support me! I'll be having parts of the show be put up onto YouTube hopefully soon.

Next up, I'll be looking for other places to play, as well as getting some t-shirts screenprinted with the design by AyDee, so keep an eye out for those!

As for my other project Green Tease, I'm in the final stages of putting the artwork and whatnot together for the pressed CDs for the EP Desolate Pool. However, the it's already been released digitally on Amazon, iTunes, as well as CD Baby so check out the release (and the Green Tease MySpace profile if you haven't already).

The Stegosaurus Rex EP release Undeniable is available on Amazon, iTunes, and CD Baby as well.

In the meantime, as a way for me to take a break from new tracks (because of all the logistics stuff that needs to be done right now) I'll be working for the next two months on a drum sample pack. That's right, I'm in love with 80s drum machines, and I'm going to replicate the methods used in the 80s to produce the classic sound samples immortalized within the modules of the Casio, the Alesis, the Linn, etc. I'll release this as a WAV pack for people to download and to load onto their own sequencers/drum machines. I love tweaking synth patches, and this drum pack will be a first for me :) I haven't yet figured out what to call it yet, maybe I'll give it some fake 80s-sounding synth name. So for those of you who make your own music, keep an eye out for some new sounds you can use!

Steg Rex Show June 13 At Nickel City!

I'll be opening the show Saturday June 13 in Nickel City San Jose, so come by at 7:00 sharp (or you might miss me) and watch!

And bring some nickels for the arcade games!

saturday june 13th
david knight
ear pwr
adventure
seabright
stegosaurus rex
@ nickel city arcade - 1711 branham ln. san jose, ca 95118
$10 - all ages - 7pm - http://www.grandfanali.com

New Artwork By David Nguyen

(Art by David Nguyen AKA AyDee)

For the month of May, I've been working with artist David Nguyen AKA AyDee on Stegosaurus Rex stuff. This is in preparation for screenprinted shirts and hats, and the picture up above is a draft of one of the very awesome designs!

I'm also collaborating with Justin Siebert to make a track for a promo vid for AyDee.

So keep your eyes open for new art by AyDee and Steg Rex merch coming up REAL soon!

AyDee's MySpace Profile
Justin Siebert's MySpace Profile

Also check out my profile for a new track I've been playing with "Mattie Silver," written about the character from the book Ethan Frome.

And the digital releases of Undeniable and Desolate Pool are both now on iTunes so check them out NOW!

Undeniable
Desolate Pool

Green Tease: NEW PROJECT!

The past few months, I've been working with singer Natasha on a new project Green Tease. Check out the MySpace profile over at http://www.myspace.com/greenteasepop!

The debut EP Desolate Pool (MP3 release) is available at CD Baby, which you can BUY NOW for $7.98! Also, we're going to shoot the Desolate Pool music video, so keep your eyes peeled for more updates coming very soon!

But for now, go over to the Green Tease MySpace profile and friend us!

Also, don't forget to check out the limited edition Undeniable release (also available in MP3):


Undeniable (MP3) - $9.99 (CD Baby)


Undeniable - $9.98


Undeniable AND The Dino Soars CD Combo - $14.99

Undeniable Orders

Order a copy of Undeniable NOW!

Links:


Undeniable (MP3) - $9.99 (CD Baby)


Undeniable - $9.98


Undeniable AND The Dino Soars CD Combo - $14.99

Much easier than emailing me ;)

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Undeniable Cassette And CD-R (Order Now!)

Happy Birthday to The Dino Soars! It was released exactly 1 year ago, April 8, 2008!

And with that, I'm happy to announce that the Undeniable EP (actually about 1 solid hour of music :] ) is being printed and will be sold beginning...onetweothree NOW!

I'm doing a limited, 10-run release of cassette tapes and a limited, 10-run release of CD-r (all made-to-order). Each piece of art will be custom printed, and will come with exclusive parcel art (check my other posts if you want to know what I'm talking about).

Each piece is 10 bucks (Undeniable) or 15 bucks (if you want a copy of The Dino Soars AND Undeniable TOGETHER) shipping included! You can buy directly by contacting me at steg.rex@gmail.com or by snail mail at:

Stegosaurus Rex
19144 Brookview Drive
Saratoga, CA 95070

Here's the tracklisting for the CD-r version:

1. Undeniable
2. Radical Un
3. Desolate Pool (Instrumental)
4. When I Mean Nothing To You
5. Next Time Around
6. Radical Deux
7. Collapse
8. This Is How It Goes
9. Fallen Vision
10. Radical Trois
11. Gyroscopes
12. Connective Collective
13. Radical Quatre
14. Serpentine Turpentine
15. Cellulose
16. Radical Cinq
17. Fovea
18. Painful Words

Annnnd the tracklisting for the tape:

Side A:
1. Desolate Pool
2. Undeniable
3. When I Mean Nothing To You
4. Next Time Around
5. Collapse
6. This Is How It Goes
7. Fallen Vision

Side B:
1. Fovea
2. Serpentine Turpentine
3. Gyroscopes
4. Connective Collective
5. Cellulose
6. Sea Breeze
7. Painful Words

The Undeniable EP was originally going to a collection of my New Wave work, but I decided to throw in a second half that covers some more of my electro stuff! More than 60 freakin' minutes of Steg Rex material!!!

Order now, because these are the firstest, freshest, most limited makes of the release! Snag a piece of limited parcel art NOW!