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The Boo Jays – Picture Experts As If They Were Mammals

happyhalloweeen — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:12:31 +0000

Picture Experts As If They Were Mammals

Performed, written, and recorded by Cinco Sanders.

vocals/guitar/casiotone/bass/drums

The Cinco Sanders Show – Episode 004 – These Colors Don’t Run For Office

happyhalloweeen — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:56:01 +0000

Directed by Cinco Sanders
Produced and Edited by Cinco Sanders
Camera – Jeff Martell, Andrea Miller, Rich Decker

The Boo Jays – Homewrecker

happyhalloweeen — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:36:31 +0000

Homewrecker

Performed, written, and recorded by Cinco Sanders.

Vocals/Acoustic Guitar/Casio CTK-451/Drums

The Boo Jays – There Was This Mummy

happyhalloweeen — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:31:47 +0000

There Was This Mummy

Performed, written, and recorded by Cinco Sanders.

Vocals / Casio CTK-452 / Drums

The Boo Jays – When I’m Dead

happyhalloweeen — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:45:19 +0000

When I’m Dead (w/ Andrea Miller)

Written and recorded by Cinco Sanders. Performed by Cinco Sanders and Andrea Miller.

Vocals, Casio CTK-451, Acoustic Guitar, Optical Theramin

The Boo Jays – Neurotoxxxins (VIDEO)

happyhalloweeen — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:54:20 +0000

Directed by Cinco Sanders

Filmed in Portland, OR and Greenville, SC

Camera – Cinco Sanders / Kyle Freeman / Toney Palumbo / Casey Taylor

Neurotoxxxins

Performed, written, and recorded by Cinco Sanders.

Vocals/Guitar/Bass/Drums/Crumar Pixie Organ

The Boo Jays – Happy Halloween

happyhalloweeen — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:15:02 +0000

SIDE A

Spider Party

We Drank Your Blood with the Owls

SIDE B

Creepy Crawlin’

Mauthaus

Recorded by Naveed Mir @ Planet Claire in Portland, OR.

Written and Performed by Naveed Mir.

Mastered by Ben Greenspan in Boston, MA.

Available on Cassette and 7″ Vinyl through Astrodorque Records

ASTRODORQUE RECORDS 002

“The trio from Portland unleashes on unsuspecting listeners a mix of surf, punk, post punk and psychedelia drowned in distortion, from what we hear very often nowadays. Within the four tracks of this EP their second Boo Jays have time to combine the Birthday Party and B 52 ‘s in Spider Party, to record the soundtrack for a porn film shot in a haunted house in the surf molested Creepy Crawlin’, and show that through the noise they can make obscure tunes beautiful to Mauthaus (the wonderful vocals and organ) and We Drunk Your Blood With The Owls (!). Add these vocals that sound like going through the cave (something like Beat Happening or God Bullies) and you have the perfect birthday gift for a psychopath friend or appropriate-sounding to scare your neighbors. I definitely want to hear more soon from these guys!” - Stereoworld.gr

“In addition to being a holiday and a time of year, Halloween is also a state of mind. We know this because Mrs. Clicky Clicky is all about Halloween no matter what the calendar says. She would seem to have a kindred spirit in Naveed Mir, the sole proprietor of the Portland, Ore.-based spooky surf-psych band The Boo Jays. Mr. Mir’s own Astrodorque Records will issue June 24 The Boo Jays‘ four-song single Happy Halloween on cassette and 7″ glow in the dark vinyl. It’s a little B-52s, a little Bauhaus, and more than a little awesome. Reverbed, bending guitar chords, eerie vintage synth and quietly growled vocals are the pleasantly recognizable psych signifiers for “Creepy Crawlin’.” But the song we like best is “We Drank Your Blood With The Owls,” which leads off side B of the planned release. The uptempo track rides breakneck drumming while Mir offers some of his hookier vocal and organ melodies. All the while a lead guitar line ripples under the weight of something like overdriven Small Stone under a canopy of crash cymbal. It’s a hot track. Mir has graciously consented to let us give the track away here. Check it out, and if you dig it, order the vinyl here.” – ClickyClickyMusicBlog

“Naveed of The Boo Jays hooked us up with their debut 7″ coming June 24th on Astrodorque Records. Monster Mash-influenced psych. Baritone vocals. Heavy bass grooves. Very fucking cool. Better appreciated when listening through headphones. I’ll be bumpin’ this shit hard when I’m drinking my Fighting Cock on the rocks this weekend. Four tracks on glow-in-the-dark vinyl. A must have. Keep an eye out.” – Ongakubaka

“I was sent this awesome 7″ from The Boo Jays last week to post on my blog. I was actually already planning on posting it because I’ve been listening to the mp3′s of this 7″ for quite some time now and I must say, it’s a really amazing release. Yes, more garage rock, but they’ve got a definite sound that’s all their own. Think of a spooky Halloween party at an abandoned house with a surf punk band dressed up as various demons and fiends playing some awesome tunes.. Most of the lyrics are occult themed, or at least the title of the songs are and it definitely radiates a spooky vibe. More so if you buy the glow-in-the-dark 7″…” – Royal Jelly

“The Boo Jays play some hardcore new wave surf spy punk that make it absolutely necessary to throw on some Ray Bans and act like a badass. The video for their new tune “Creepy Crawlin’” has the trio grabbing a blonde blow up doll and a Cocker Spaniel to round out the Mystery Inc crew. The only other difference between The Boo Jays and Scooby-Doo’s gang is that I don’t think Shaggy and them ever found themselves in a Monster Mash whore house. Probably not too safe to watch at work, unless your boss is down with Dracula BJs.” – Anti-Gravity Blogspot

“A bastard child of B-52’s, surf and psychedelic rock (and, according to press release, Nirvana – although I can hardly hear their influence on this record), Boo Jays are a Portland, OR quintet that sound like they got hold of time machine (or, alternatively, got stuck in the 60s).” -I Heart Noise

The Boo Jays – F U C K i N G

happyhalloweeen — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 10:48:03 +0000

F U C K i N G

Performed, written, and recorded by Cinco Sanders.

Vocals/Korg DDM110/Bass/Drums

The Cinco Sanders Show – 002 – Occupy Portland

happyhalloweeen — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:38:09 +0000

Directed by Cinco Sanders
Produced and edited by Cinco Sanders
Camera : Kyle Freeman

http://www.facebook.com/cincosanders
http://www.theboojays.com
http://www.naveedmir.com
http://www.occupyportland.org

Featuring : Zeppo the Clown, Party Mummy, Cinco Sanders, Charles Manson

Music by The Boo Jays

“Paul Billy” and “Vampire Weeknight” were performed, written, and recorded by Cinco Sanders.

The Boo Jays – Lay Down

happyhalloweeen — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:11:06 +0000

Lay Down (3:21)

Performed, written, and recorded by Naveed Mir @ Chris Shaver’s Girlfriend’s House in Portland, OR.

(x_vocals/leslie/casiotone, xx_guitar/vox, xxx_bass, iv_drums)

Directed by Cinco Sanders