Arizona

Arizona is a band from New York City which, so far, had been able to record the four songs comprised on this 7" and some more. Their songs are about:

a.) the musical illustration of a new start in life, when grief and worry expands to fill all your head’s capacity, and eventually implodes, to give way to a void, that makes a human want to carry on, without the realization of the feeble notion of hope.

b.) telling your former loved one, to leave you, as she spoils the reckless nature of raping all nights, with her attempt to reconstruct the "sweet" and "memorable” that once led to love , in intoxicated state. [irrgg}

c.) Front to Back is wincing in the face of the inevitable return to a desire for another. Giving in to another attempt to dissolve oneself into another out if weakness.

d.) Identity- To forcefully take a slighter man's essence and taste in replacement of your own. Yours being too pained, too bold, too confused, too feel like it fits in. Wishing you could be happy just to proceed a long in simpler ways, wishing to speak less often and wishing for beauty and it's repetition to be enough And no desire for anything more. Wishing for another's ability to believe in it and put it to paper. But all of this soft and gentle boringness stolen from another in the most Violent sudden way, so at least in the transferring of identity, the other will feel immense pain and confusion and ask "why me? What did I do wrong?" of course they never did anything wrong.

the band Arizona will have a place in your heart and settle with discomfort in the minds of those who wish to grapple modernism by the means of their intellect.

“Starting Life“

“Front To Back“

“Dance Out“

“Identity“

Matteah Baim

Matteah Baim was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the age of 17, She moved to California to study painting and drawing at the San Francisco Art Institute. After moving to New York City, she formed the band, Metallic Falcons, along with Sierra Casady. Their 2006 debut, Desert Doughnuts, was released by VE/ Touch and Go. Baim went on to record her first solo record, Death of the Sun, in 2007 for Dicristina/ Revolver USA. Laughing Boy, her second album, followed soon after in 2009. She has performed in conjunction with Antony and the Johnsons' US performances of The Crying Light and their Another World Installation-Performance at MoMA's Clock Tower Gallery, as well as, Vashti Bunyan's film release, From Here to Before. Tours have taken Baim all over the world to festivals such as ATP U.K. and Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit at the Shoreline Amphitheater. Baim has been featured in exhibitions at MoMA PS1, Gavin Brown Enterprises, James Cohan Gallery, Sara Meltzer Gallery/Projects, The Armory Show 2010, The Contemporary Art Museum St Louis, White Columns, and The Dispatch Gallery. Recently, Drag City released The Accidental Joke, a series of collaborative drawings made with Rose Lazar. Baim lives and works in New York City.

“Blindman's Hands“

“Judy's Moon“

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This edition contains two vinyl 7″Singles with music by Arizona and Matteah Baim handnumbered and signed by the artist. Limited Edition of 200 only!

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